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Jeremy May, Pastor David Birnbaum, Principal Sunday Services: 8:30, 11:00 School: 580-762-9950 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. website: flspc.org Church: 580-762-1111 E-mail: lutheransecretary@yahoo.com www.flcspc.com Child Care: 580-762-1124 FastDirect: fastdir.com/flcspc

November 11, 2015

CARDINAL CHATTER

11/11 Veterans Day Assembly. Wear red, white, and blue; Invite a Veteran!

11/12 Marco’s Pizza Day 11/16-24 Book Fair! 11/17 7:30 – 8:00, Donuts with Dad’s, Book Fair,

Elementary Building 11/19 7:30 – 8:00, Muffin’s with Mom’s, Book Fair,

Elementary Building

11/20 Pk,K, 1 to NOC play 11/20 Deadline for Box Top Contest 11/23 PS & PK Grandparents’ Day 11/24 K-8th Grandparents’ Day; School dismissed

after lunch. 11/26-27 Thanksgiving Break – No Daycare 11/26 Ponca City Daddy Long Legs Fun Run/Walk.

Entry forms available in office. SIGN-UPS FOR DAYCARE ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25: Friday, November 13 is the last day to sign up for

daycare for Monday, November 23 afternoon, and Tuesday and Wednesday, November 24 & 25. If you need child care any of those days, please sign up in the daycare room. If there are not enough people that sign up, daycare will be closed. If you sign up for daycare, but do not come, you will be charged. Daycare will be closed on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27.

Sign up sheets are available in daycare for: Monday, November 23rd after Pre-School & Pre-K Grandparents Day; doors will open at 11:00 Tuesday, November 24th all day for Pre-School & Pre-K, 12:30 for Kindergarten and up Wednesday November 25th all day; need at least 15 children signed up to open BOXTOP CONTEST: Did you know that your trash is FLS' treasure? Each box top that you save is worth 10 cents! Fill

in the sheet attached to this Chatter and return it to your child’s classroom, and you've earned our school $5. The class that collects the most by November 20 will be treated to a pizza party. Good luck!

Keep saving those box tops! Your child's class could win the pizza party prize! BOOK FAIR EVENTS: We are looking forward to some upcoming Book Fair events! Donuts with Dads will be

Tuesday morning, 11/17, 7:30-8:00 am. Dads, bring your children to the book fair in the elementary building, and enjoy a donut with us!

Thursday, 11/19, will be Muffins with Moms, 7:30-8:00 am. We look forward to seeing Moms and their children at the book fair in the elementary building for a yummy muffin and some morning shopping!

I am also looking forward to seeing everyone at the book fair following Grandparent's Day activities. I will be sending home invitations soon for participating grandparents. This is a great opportunity to see the kind of books your grandchildren love and to appreciate how much they have come to enjoy reading.

BOOK FAIR WORKERS NEEDED! Hello Parents! Our Fall Scholastic Book Fair is coming up soon and I am looking for some help. The First Lutheran School Book Fair will run November 16-24, with a few special events mixed in. This event is vital to helping the teachers and our Libraries get new books for their classrooms. Whether you have volunteered for a previous book fair or are interested in getting involved for the first time I would love to have you on board. Call or message Susie Ware on Fast Direct to sign up!

$10,000 REASONS TO SAVE: To encourage families to save for college, and to be aware of the state-sponsored 529 savings plan, The Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan is giving away $10,529! To enter, visit ok4saving.org and submit the “10,000 Reasons to Save Sweepstakes” online entry form. One winner will be randomly selected, and the winner will receive $10,529 towards a college savings account, and their school will also receive $10,529 in cash!

Entrants must be at least 21 years of age or older, and be the parent, legal guardian or grandparent of a child age 18 or under who is an Oklahoma resident and a) attending an Oklahoma elementary, middle or high school or b) a

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homeschooled child, or c) a child not yet old enough to be eligible to be enrolled in school to enter. Non-OCSP account owners must be a legal resident of the state of Oklahoma. More details can be found in the attached flyer.

FLC&S 90TH ANNIVERSARY MERCHANDISE: We are taking orders for the 90th anniversary video for $10; this is the same video that was playing during the lunch in the gym on Sunday. We also have 90th anniversary Christmas ornaments on sale in the office for $8 each.

DADDY LONG LEGS PONCA CITY FUN RUN/WALK: Will be Thursday, November 26, 2015. Entry forms are due November 19, 2015, and went home with the middle school students; if you have a younger student and would like a form and did not receive one, please stop by the office.

PHOTO’S FROM FAMILY FUN NIGHT: If you had your photo’s taken at Family Fun Night and would like to view, print, or order copies of them, you can see them at www.laurenreneephotography.com/lutheranfamilynight or go to www.laurenreneephotography.com and click on Portfolio, then Portraits, then Families, and then Lutheran Family Fun Night. These pictures will be used to make a pictorial directory of the families in the school, and will be given out to the families that participated.

FIRST LUTHERAN SCHOOL PICTORIAL DIRECTORY: We are going to be publishing a pictorial directory of the families here at First Lutheran, and the book will be shared with the families who send in pictures. We will start with the portraits that were taken at Family Fun Night; however, if you were unable to have your picture taken at Family Fun Night, but would like to be included in the directory, please email your family picture to lutheransecretary@yahoo.com. Thanks!

PRINCIPAL - Mr. Birnbaum: Today is already the mid-point of the second quarter. Please keep up on your child's grades because it will be a fast pace from here until Christmas. PS & PK will be celebrating Grandparents Day on Monday - November 23 and Kindergarten to 8th grade will celebrate on Tuesday - November 24. On Tuesday the grandparents meal will be $5 to join us for lunch.

Canned Foods & Angel Tree Gifts for Chapel - For the months of November and December, we will be collecting Canned Foods for the Food Bank and financial donations to help needy families at Christmas. Please help your children to see the blessings we take for granted.

PRE-SCHOOL – Ms. Lester: PRE-SCHOOL – Mrs. Herard: It's a "gobble,gobble" week as we work on decorations and songs for Grandparent's

Day and learn about turkeys this week! Please return the forms with # of grandparents that will be attending so we can finalize plans. I will send reminders next week of what you signed up to bring. Thanks for helping make the day special! Please send in your Box Tops for Education points that can be found on many food and other products to help our class in the school contest. As you are able, please consider donating canned goods for our chapel offering this month. It's always exciting when the Book Fair is here! Notes were sent home regarding the special mom and dad events next week. God bless your week!

PRE-KINDERGARTEN - Mrs. Kelly: Thank you all for the love, support and prayers shown to my family and I. They have helped in this process of dealing with the loss of our precious daughter Mollie! Please continue to remember us in your prayers.

Thank you for your love, support and prayers during this difficult time in our lives! Thank you for the wonderful gift card! We are planning a memory garden for our daughter Mollie, and plan to use it to purchase something special to put in the garden. Thank you Mrs. Mayer for stepping in and taking care of my kids while I was out and being here this week with me! Please remember to send your Grandparents Day confirmation form back tomorrow. We need this count to plan for our program. Our Chapel offering this month is canned food for the food pantry, or money for the Angel Tree gifts. Please consider helping with both of these. We are still collecting Sunny D labels and box tops. Our Bible words this week are, Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 We are learning the letter "I” and the number "7" this week. Have a blessed week!

PRE-KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Flaherty: KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Miller: It is getting cooler outside and we now need jackets. Please write your child's name

in their jacket so they don't get lost. The whole school is collecting food for hungry families. Please bring canned food to our room. Thank you so much! Our grandparents' day will be on November 24th. Your children will bring an invitation home for their grandparents soon (when I get them). We are working hard getting ready for our grandparents. Have a wonderful week! Next week on Friday the 20th is our field trip to Tonkawa and we will ride the bus to NOC to watch a play (A Year with Frog and Toad).

FIRST GRADE – Mrs. Birnbaum: Memory verse for Friday - Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened...for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go, Joshua 1:9. The Book Fair starts next week, see the note about times and special events for the book fair. Bring in your box tops by Nov. 20. Please attach them to the sheet that was provided. If you

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need more sheets, please let me know. The class that collects the most will be treated to a pizza party! We are also collecting canned goods. Please bring those to the classroom. We are also having a penny war for Mrs. Kelly. Just a reminder that next Friday, Nov. 20 will be our field trip to NOC to see a play. Blessings on your week.

SECOND GRADE – Mrs. Powell: THIRD GRADE - Mrs. Steichen: Penny War is on!! The kids are super excited about our penny war, they are

bombing classes with silver every morning. Keep it coming!! Chapel offering is going to the Angel Tree and we are also collecting cans, our class currently has the most with 19. This week: Spelling test on Friday, no Reading test or paragraph this week. Friday will also be a take home Social Studies Test. Grandparents Day: please be on the look out for costume information, I will need these on Tuesday, November 17. Please let me know if there is anything I can do. Also, please be working on lines at home, we are running out of time to memorize those. Memory: This week is the 2nd Commandment said to me on Friday, and next week will be the 3rd Commandment. Please continue to keep Mrs. Kelly and her family in your prayers. Have a wonderful week!!

FOURTH GRADE - Mrs. Sibley: Oh my how the weather is changing! Remember to take your coat with you wherever you go in the changing weather. I pray that we keep healthy as the weather is changing. Keep reading for AR and Book-IT. From all calendars turned in we read 12,698 pages for October. Please continue to be marking those calendars so we know how many pages we read as a class. November’s calendars are due after Thanksgiving break.

We are already coloring in pieces for our pizza party. FIFTH GRADE - Mrs. Schatte: I hope everyone has been able to be outdoors and enjoy the beautiful weather we've

been blessed to experience. It's hard to believe its November and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It will be cold before we know it. We took social studies test 3 today and math test 6 and language test 3 is tomorrow. Blessings!

MIDDLE SCHOOL 11/9-14 Shidler Tournament (8th Grade) 11/11 FLSCA, 7:30, Early Childhood Bldg 11/17 Dewey Tournament (6th)

Mrs. Goll: We thank our Veterans for helping us celebrate this day. But more, we thank all service men and

women and veterans for their service to our country. We're looking forward to the Book Fair next week. Thank you, Mrs. Ware and Mrs. Oswalt and all, for arranging this for us. Please check out my Fast Direct Bulletin Board for information on math. Blessings on your week.

Student Council: The Student Council is sponsoring a Penny War to support a memorial for Mollie Kelly. The

students are already hard at work bringing pennies and other coins. Ask your student how this works. And please keep Mrs. Kelly and her family in your prayers.

Mrs. Harbeson: Hello Everyone! I hope you all are doing well and had a restful weekend. We have a lot going on this week! Today is the mid-quarter mark of the second nine weeks. You and your student will receive a letter/message if any grades are below a 70%. Please, make sure that all work is handed in and is done to the best of your ability! If you are absent, it is your job to go to each of your teachers and get your assignments. Basketball and cheer have started up this week so it is imperative to use your time wisely at school. Remember, almost all students have a 30 minute study hall each and every day. This is the best time to get extra help from a teacher or get that homework done so you have little to none to do once you go home. Sixth graders, our class will be singing in chapel on Wednesday, November 18; we will be singing and delivering cards for the assisted living residents at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 19; and we will singing in church on Sunday, November 22. Parents, I will be sending home a letter with more information, and I will also be asking for a few of you to help get us to our destination on Thursday afternoon. We will leave the school at 2:00 and return by 3:10. That's all I have for now. Please check my webpage (harbolanguage.blogspot.com) to see what your student will be doing in class this week. Blessings!!

Mrs. Hanson: Mr. Covert: We’re halfway through the second quarter! Things are moving right along in class as we started up

basketball season as well.

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In 8th grade, we’re wrapping up our look at the Constitution this week, and we’re moving into the Federalist Era. We’re going to see how the decisions and actions of our first leaders shaped us into the nation we are today. In 7th grade, we’re starting our study of Canada, both in physical characteristics and the history of our northern neighbor. In 6th grade, we’ve finished talking about the Greeks themselves, and we’re going to start discussing the spread of Greek culture, mostly thanks to a man from Macedonia named Alexander. I pray that God continues to bless all of us as we continue to do His work!

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