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April 23, 2008
SPIRITUAL
FOOD
For
I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth; and
after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God, whom
I shall see for myself…” –Job
19:25-27. For a full
appreciation of this text, let me summarize the entire Book of Job. Job had a
wife and kids, a nice house and property, servants and livestock. Satan
“convinces” God to let him take all of this away from Job…well, all but
the wife—good choice! Anyway,
after Job lost everything, he had nothing to look forward to. His house had been
destroyed, his children’s lives were snuffed out, his property, and crops and
livestock were all gone. So Job sat in dust, scraping his painful boils with a
potsherd (whatever that is). Even
worse, Job had to listen to his friends tell him that he must have done
something horrible to bring on all this disaster, and his wife gave him infernal
advice which he ignored: “Curse God and die.” They were not very helpful. So, Job
had nothing! Or did he? He had faith in the Lord. Through all his trials he
clung to the Lord with everything he had—the sure words and promises of God.
And that was more than enough. Job confessed and believed that His Redeemer
lived; he looked forward in faith to the fulfilling of God’s promise to send
the Messiah first promised in Genesis 3:15, no matter what his earthly
circumstances. We
have much in common with Job. We have daily troubles because we are sinful human
beings. We have nothing to give Jesus but our sins. And, our Redeemer, Christ
Jesus, died to pay for our sins and lives! He rose from the dead after defeating
Satan. Best of all, the Holy Spirit delivers saving faith in Jesus to us in His
means of grace and strengthen us to sing Job’s hymn: I know that my
Redeemer lives; what comfort this sweet sentence gives! He lives, He lives who
once was dead; He lives, my ever-living head. KINDERGARTEN
NEWS
Testing went well!
Hopefully, we will have the results before the end of the year.
Our last PTL meeting for the year is Monday, April 28
at St. Paul. Hope to see you there! We are reading “The Best Pet”.
Continue to read the words in the bag. Week 11 spelling test will be on Monday. We will be leaving the Trinity Center at 8:45 Tuesday
for Cinderella. Your child needs a
sack lunch. We will return to
school around 2:00. Next Friday, May 2, will be the last Show-N-Tell for
the year. Chapel will be at St. Paul for the month of April.
Have a great weekend! God’s
Blessings – Mrs. Steinmeyer 1st
& 2nd GRADE NEWS
This has been a very busy short week. The students have worked very hard! Monday is PTL at 7:15 at St. Paul. Please make every effort to attend as this is our last
meeting of the school year. Tuesday is our field trip to Godfrey. We will leave at 8:45 and should return to the Trinity Center
around 2:00. Please remember your
sack lunch and drink. Also remember
to wear your TSP shirt. Chapel is at St. Paul for the month of April.
In Christ – Mrs. St.
Peters 3rd & 4th GRADE NEWS
We were happy to welcome all the VIP’s to our school.
Thanks for making it a great day! Mid-quarter reports and graded holiday reports are in
the folders. Your child may ask you for tissue paper to decorate
their group’s piñata. Please
bring it by Wednesday. Don’t forget a sack lunch and TSP shirt for our
Tuesday field trip. The Social Studies Chapter 3 test will be Wednesday, and that’s
also when book reports are due. Please have your child return all their library books
next week. This Saturday’s Intelligencer has the winners of the
Draw-An-Ad contest. They will also
be online April 30-May 31. Please pray for safe travel for the teachers attending
the convention in Minneapolis. We’ll
see you on Monday in school and/or at the PTL meeting! Enjoy the
time off!
In Christ – Mrs. Schkade 5th & 6th
GRADE (3rd/4th Grade Math) NEWS This has been a short, fast week and not very much to
comment on. I have started the
third in long division. They are
very much in the learning stage but with practice things will improve. The fourth graders have been working with angles – of which
they all have at some time – and learning to use the protractor.
As with the third grade practice will help. Fifth and Sixth grades will be getting back to normal
next week. We will resume with Rome
in history and Earth Science on how weather affects the earth surface.
At present we are looking at rivers and I have a few activities on rivers
planned for next week. Seventh and Eighth grades have completed the section on
the Civil War and will be getting into modern times. We will be starting out with the Cold War.
I let them select the last unit to study and sound was chosen.
So sound it is, starting Monday.
God’s Blessings – Mr. Hemann 5-8 LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH MEMO Thank you to all VIP’s who came to visit.
I hope you enjoyed the morning. *5th/6th English
– We are working on prepositions. Students
will have two quizzes covering the list of prepositions in the book.
I handed back students’ research projects this week. *5th/6th Reading
– Students had a vocabulary quiz over chapters 9-11 of Bud, Not Buddy
on Tuesday. We will have a story
quiz over these same chapters on Monday, April 28.
We should be ready for more quizzes by Thursday, May 1. *7th/8th English
– Students took a test over Unit 11 on Tuesday.
Look for them in the folders. *7th/8th Reading
– Because of a scheduling mishap, we are still trying to watch the movie
version of To Kill a Mockingbird. We
will go back to our reading books after that. **NOTES** *Students
have been assigned a day for their book report speeches. They are as follows: 5th/6th – ·
Monday,
May 12 – Brooke, Austin, Olivia,
Chelsea, Natasha ·
Tuesday,
May 13 – Sean, Randy, Shelby,
Cody 7th/8th – ·
Monday,
May 12 – Rachel, Aaron, Jake, JT,
Alex, Drew,
Abbey ·
Tuesday,
May 13 – Nathan, Hannah St.
Peters, Caleb, Hannah Kipp, Veronica, Tanner ·
Wednesday,
May 14 – Katy, Erin, Seth
Enjoy your extra long weekend!
God’s Blessings –
Mrs. Langendorf 5th-8th GRADE
MATH/COMPUTERS 5th
Grade Math –We’ve introduced
fractions and will continue to work with equivalent fractions. 6th
Grade Math –Fractions and mixed
numbers are still on the menu until we’re experts at adding and subtracting
them. Pre-Algebra
– We’ll add and subtract fractions
with common denominators, using algebraic forms, too. Algebra
– Direct and inverse variation (i.e.,
y=kx) has been our new challenge this week and will continue to be next week.
Then we’ll review for a test before taking off for Chicago! 7th
and 8th Grade Keyboarding
– Our midterm “grades” reflect the words-per-minute rate your students
showed on their first timed test. This will
indicate the baseline (i.e., their starting rate when typing). As we learn more
letters and strokes, that rate may remain level, but should increase with
practice. We’ll be ready for our second timed test this next week as we learn
a couple more letters and type more and more real words. 7th
and 8th Graders – Please
turn in ALL of your candy money and pizza money from our fund-raisers if you
haven’t already. Also, you are welcome to sell the extra candy to credit your
account. Otherwise, we will sell the extras at the TSP track meet. Please remember that April is our month to collect
packages to send to the troops in Iraq. 8th
Graders – Today
you got our necessary forms to fill out for our trip to Chicago. Please have
them back and the balance on your account by this coming Thursday, May 1 so
everything is ready to go the following Monday when
we leave!!!!
THANKS! This is my first
opportunity to extend my many thanks to all the students and parents who gave so
graciously during Teacher Appreciation Week. I especially loved the chocolate,
the flowers which still decorate my home, the chocolate, the tote and towel (my
daughters covet), the chocolate, the wonderful breakfast (complete with
chocolate) and lunch with my wonderful faculty. -Pax
Domini! Mrs. Farrell YOUNG DISCIPLES May
9: Nursing home tour, lunch, and
bowling – parents are welcome and needed to drive May
18: Sing at Zion, Carpenter, 8:00 a.m. SPORTS INFO We still do not have enough volunteers for our track
meet on Saturday, May 3. Please
consider helping on that day. It is
not an event that can be done with only a few workers.
It takes many people to make this a success. This is a day that the children look forward to.
Please help!
NEWS & NOTES *TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT –
Forms for transportation reimbursement for the 2007-08 school year are now
available in the school office. Forms
can be signed by any parent who lives 1 ½ miles or more from school.
Forms must be signed in the school office and will be available until
June 30. *MELHS
CAMP BROCHURES – We have received Camp Brochures from MELHS for summer camps.
If you are interested in attending Volleyball, Football, Baseball, Band,
Basketball or Soccer Camp, please pick up the form in the school office. *RECYCLING
– Thanks for bringing in so many soda
cans. Please remember to remove the
tabs and bring them in separately. We’re
still collecting milk jug lids, Box Tops, Campbell’s Labels, and used cell
phones/printer cartridges. *NO
SCHOOL – School will not be in
session Thursday and Friday, April 24 & 25.
Teachers will be attending the LEA Convocation. *PTL
MEETING – The last scheduled PTL
Meeting for the current school year is scheduled for Monday, April 28 at St.
Paul at 7:15. EVENTS THURSDAY
(4/24) – No School – LEA
Convocation FRIDAY
(4/25) – No School – LEA
Convocation SUNDAY
(4/27) – Church and Sunday School MONDAY
(4/28) – PTL Meeting @ St. Paul @
7:15 TUESDAY
(4/29) – K-4 Field Trip to Godfrey
(Cinderella) WEDNESDAY
(4/30) – Chapel @ St. Paul @ 8:30 SATURDAY
(5/3) – TSP Track Meet MENU Trinity & St. Paul Centers MONDAY
(4/28) – Snack Wraps, Lettuce,
Applesauce, Rice Krispie Treat, Milk TUESDAY
(4/29) – Hamburger/Bun, French
Fries, Mixed Vegetables, Peaches, Texas Fudge Cake, Milk WEDNESDAY
(4/30) – Chicken Macaroni, Green
Beans, Bread, Pears, Cookies, Milk THURSDAY
(5/1) – French Toast Sticks, Sausage
Patties, Carrot Sticks, Grapes, Milk FRIDAY
(5/2) – Country Fried Steak, Mashed
Potatoes, Gravy, Corn, Bread, Pineapple, Cinnamon Rolls, Milk HAPPY BIRTHDAY Drew
Barth – April 29 Joshua
Gass – May 1 Mrs.
Myra Farrell – May 3 God’s
Blessings to all of you! ACOLYTE SCHEDULE Sunday, April 27 Trinity Church 9:30
– Olivia Daube; Hannah St. Peters St. Paul Church 7:45
– Tanner Engelke; Drew Hellmann 10:00
– Veronica Bartony; Kayleigh Meinzen |
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