August 29th, 2024
Principal Corner
Welcome back to school. We had a great first day and we will work to keep building each and every day to make them the best they can be. This year our theme is Lead on Good Shepherd. A lot of times we like to take the lead and say to God, here is where I am going, here is what I am doing, and you just sit back and relax. We may not say it exactly that way, but we make plans without first consulting God and asking for His help. If it would have been up to me, we would have had all of our new teachers hired before the end of the previous school year, but that is not what God had planned. To tell you the truth, I am so thankful that we found quality Christian people to replace the teachers that had left. God knew what He was doing and who needed to be here for the year ahead of us. It is difficult to go through trials in our life, or to have things not work out the way we want or think they should be. But in the end, when we have a moment to look back, you can definitely see the hand of God working through the process. It is sometimes hard to see while you are going through the process, but God is there. He is waiting for us to come to Him with our problems and to lead us to where we need to be. I do not like conflict, and I do not like problems, and when that is going on in my life, I am not very settled. But when these things get worked out, we can look back and see God’s guidance. Past problems have led me to be more dedicated to reading God’s word and devotions. It has helped me be better in prayer, even though I still have a long way to go. And God is ok where we are at, because His goal is to rub away anything that is not of Him, so that God’s image of who we are to truly be, can shine forth for others to see God’s work in us, and to give praise to our heavenly Father! Looking forward to a great year, as we let the Good Shepherd lead us.
MAJOR REMINDERS
SCHOOL ENDS AT 11 am on FRIDAY, AUGUST 30th. NO LUNCH. If your children are signed up to stay at school (sign up cut off was Wednesday) they need to pack a cold lunch.
NO SCHOOL MONDAY! LABOR DAY! Have a WONDERFUL long weekend.
Sports start next week. More information on details for practices. Most games and practices have been updated on the Athletic Website. Hard copies of the calendars will be made available next week.
Bussing starts next week! Your child will get a color coded tag to help them remember which bus they take!
Questions for Parents to ask your student about their school day.
Want to engage in conversation now that your kid is busy with school each day? Here are some great ways to ask them!
Tell me about the best part of your day.
What was the hardest thing you had to do today?
Did any of your classmates do anything funny?
Tell me about what you read in class.
Who did you play with today? What did you play?
What's the biggest difference between this year and last year?
What rules are different at school than our rules at home? Do you think they're fair?
Who did you sit with at lunch?
Can you show me something you learned (or did) today?
Do you think math [or any subject] is too easy or too hard?
16th Annual Fun Run Fundraiser - MUSTACHE DASH
Sept 20th, 12:45-2:45
At last Friday’s Kickoff, all students were given an informational letter and sponsor sheet. Be sure to gather your pledges from friends and family!
Students may obtain pledges per lap or donations. On the day of the Fun Run, they will run laps around the playground while listening to music and dashing with a fun smile and mustache! I MUSTACHE YOU TO DASH! Our goal this year is to have 100% student participation and to raise $22,000. Monies raised help pay for many items needed for our students.
PTL will provide a free water bottle to each student and will sell treats and Gatorade at a concessions stand.
Volunteers will be needed. Check out the SignUp Genius that was sent out to sign up where you can help: Fun Run
We hope you can join us for this fun event!
Be Ready for Some Fun at the FUN RUN!!!
NWEA Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®) Testing will take place on and off from September 16-27 for grades K-8. Please be sure your children have healthy breakfasts and adequate sleep. A pep talk about not rushing and reading through the questions carefully would also be appreciated!
MAP Testing presents students with engaging, age-appropriate content. As a student responds to questions, the test responds to the student, adjusting up or down in difficulty. As students answer a question correctly, they get a question of higher difficulty. If the students do not correctly answer the question, the next question will be a little lower in difficulty. Through this process, we will get a better idea of what the student knows. This results in a rewarding experience for the student, and a wealth of detailed information for teachers, parents, and administrators.
UPCOMING EVENTS!!! See Calendar below! You can also check out the Google Calendar under Parents > School Calendar to subscribe.
DON'T FORGET!
Puffin orders are due Wednesday, September 4th! Get some more orders this weekend! Share the online store - click the picture to be taken to the online ordering.
TEACHER FEATURE
5th & 6th Grade religion class had to work together to put the books of the Bible in order!