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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

March 9, 2016

CARDINAL CHATTER

3/7-11 Lutheran Schools Week 3/9 7:15 a.m. = Chess Club FLC Fellowship Hall 3/11 End of 3rd Quarter 3/13 The Garm’s Family, 7:00 p.m. 3/14-18 Spring Break; No School, daycare closed 3/23 Talent Show Auditions 3/24 Maundy Thursday Chapel (moved from

Wednesday) Papa Murphy’s Day 3/25 Good Friday; No School

3/28 Easter Monday; No School 4/1 Talent Show; ECE to Wondertorium, State Geography Bee 4/3 St. John Lutheran Hymn Festival, 7:00 p.m. 4/9 Ponca City 5K Kolor Run, 9:00; flyers in office 4/11-15 Iowa Skills Tests 4/13 7:15 a.m. = Chess Club FLC Fellowship Hall 4/22 Middle School Musical 4/30 Auction

Sunday - March 13: SPRING FORWARD ONE HOUR!

March 7-11 – Spring Break; No School!

APRIL 11-15 We will be having ITBS testing for students in grades 2-8 in

the morning’s only. If you could avoid planning appointments for your

students during these few days/hours, so that the students can

concentrate on their testing, we would appreciate it greatly! Thanks!

EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNT BILL: $3000 to parents to send their child to any accredited school

(like ours) if the Oklahoma House of Representatives passes the Education Savings Account (ESA) bill within the

next week. Please email our Oklahoma House Representative Steve Vaughan immediately to encourage his

vote for this bill. His email is stevevaughan@okhouse.gov. For more information, visit http://afpok.us/esaction. CAMPBELL’S SOUP LABELS FOR EDUCATION PROGRAM IS ENDING…We have until the end

of this school year to finish collecting labels and get them sent in before the program is discontinued. If you have any Labels for Education, please cut off the rectangle like the picture to the right, and send it to school with your student. We can use these labels to purchase p.e./recess/classroom supplies for our school!

DAYCARE: I would like to thank all the families that have completed and turned in the parent survey's, we have more copies in daycare if you would like to participate. Daycare will be closed for Spring Break due to a lack of sign-ups!

Have a great break! Summer camp enrollment forms are available for pick up in daycare as well as in the school office. We will need the enrollment pack and the deposit to hold your child/children slot. Space is limited and we fill up fast!

BAND: Enjoy Spring Break, but keep practicing that Star Wars music! Our spring concerts have been scheduled for Wednesday, May 11 at 2:30 in the FLS gym, and Thursday, May 12 at 1:30 and 6:30 in the St. Mary’s gym.

BOXTOPS CONTEST: Keep saving and bagging your box tops! We'll end this contest at the end of March! Thanks! Send your box tops with your child in a ziplock bag, 50 per bag please.

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UPCOMING CONCERTS AT FIRST LUTHERAN: On Sunday, March 13th at 7:00 pm, The Garms Family, an LCMS husband, wife, and six of their children from Minnesota who perform music in the southern Gospel tradition, will perform at First Lutheran, Ponca City. More info on this family can be found here: http://thegarmsfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/The-Garms-Family-Press-Release-2014.pdf

On Sunday, April 3rd, at 7:00 pm, a hymn festival featuring a group of about 50 junior high and high school children from St. John Lutheran in Seward, Nebraska, will take place. Info on their previous tours may be found here: http://www.singboldly.org/tour/

ENROLLMENT has opened up to the public. If you have lost your enrollment papers, you can get a new set by going to the FastDirect login page (www.fastdir.com/flcspc), and clicking on the “links” button on the left before you log in. You can also stop by or call the office and we’ll get you a new set. You only need to pay 1/3 of the enrollment fee up front.

103 students have already enrolled for next year, and we have several new families wanting in. If you already know that you are not returning, please let the office know that we can fill your spot with a new family.

If you refer a family with a student in 1st – 5th grades, and they remain enrolled through the first semester, in January of 2017 you will receive a $200 credit towards your tuition account! Tell your referred family to be sure and list your name as the referring family on the enrollment sheet. Three families earned a $200 credit this school year just by referring friends!

AUCTION DATE CHANGE: THE AUCTION WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 30 DUE TO A CONFLICT WITH PROM PTL WANTS YOUR VOTE: The Parent-Teacher League (PTL) is holding our annual Silent and Live Auction on

Saturday - April 30. (Room Mom's - should be working on their class projects.) We would like to fund the repair or replacement of the Stage Curtains and designate $4,000 to the ECE Playground additions. Please let me know by Wednesday, March 9 if you are against using our funds for these projects or have additional amounts or suggestions. My number is 762-2483. Thank you - Timilyn Crank - PTL President.

GYM RESTROOM REMODEL - We are beginning the fundraising process to remodel the School gym restrooms. We would like to convert the two small restrooms on the South into one large girl’s restroom and the other two on the North to Boys only. The expected cost is $125,000. $7,500 has been given and will be matched by Phillips 66. If you or a person or business you know could contribute, we would greatly appreciate it. (These are tax-deductible gifts.)

LOST HOODIES AND T-SHIRTS: Please write your students’ name on your school hoodies and t-shirts. Many students have the exact same t-shirt and hoodie, and it impossible to tell whose it is when one is found. We

already have one of the new hoodies in lost and found! If your student is missing theirs, please stop by the office to claim it. Other lost and found items are in the cafeteria, so that the kids can look them over each day when they go to lunch.

TALENT SHOW: Audition applications are available in your classrooms and are due in March 21;

have you turned yours in yet?! The show will be presented on April 1. Auditions will be held on March 23. PRINCIPAL - Mr. Birnbaum: Sunday - March 13: SPRING FORWARD ONE HOUR (or you will be late for church) Chapel is moved to Thursday - March 24 for Maundy Thursday at 8:30 in the church for remembrance of the

Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples before his crucifix and resurrection. Joke of the Week: What do you call a snow man in Spring? Answer: A PUDDLE Are you ready for Spring Break? We are!!! Friday is the last day of this quarter and there are only 8 days left in

March. Time is flying with only 7 weeks after that in the semester and the second week of April is Iowa Test of Basic Skills. We keep praying for the success of all our students and alumni.

LIBRARY – MRS. Ware: Spring Break is next week! Our collection has expanded and I would love for all of our students to be able to check out an item before the long break. There is a book drop box located right outside of the administration building library if I am not available. Congratulations to all of the students who met their AR goals this 3rd quarter.

Have a fun Spring Break! PRE-SCHOOL – Mrs. Herard: Happy Lutheran Schools Week! The opening ceremony was fantastic! Thank you

Mr. Birnbaum for your hard work putting this week together; all of the teachers extra time and effort judging and supervising teams, and the teams...you are great! Spring Break next week so bring your filled eggs anytime this week so they will be ready for the big Egg Hunt on the 24th. Don't forget our special project for the auction is Friday morning! I

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can't wait! If you have questions, contact me asap. No school on the 25th or 28th for Easter. Our theme this week is "Plants/Flowers". Check out our bulletin board to see some really special flowers! God bless your week.

PRE-KINDERGARTEN - Mrs. Kelly: Happy National Lutheran Schools Week! We are having a great time competing in our Chapel Family Olympics! Thanks Mr. Birnbaum for planning a great week! We started a class reading challenge on Monday. The information is in backpacks today. Please read at least twenty minutes at home each day. Fill out the reading slips and return them to school. No school next week for spring break. March 24th is our Easter Egg hunt at the Renaissance in the morning. We will have an Easter party at 2:30 that afternoon. Our room Moms will call you if you signed up to bring something. This will also be Mrs. Patterson's last day in our class. She will still be at FLS, in Mrs. Powell's 2nd grade class. We will not have school on Friday, March 25th for Good Friday, and Monday, March 28th for Easter Monday. Our Bible words this week are, [God says,]"Call to Me and I will answer you." Jeremiah 33:3 We are learning the letter "W" and the number "17". Have a blessed week, and a great spring break!

PRE-KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Flaherty: Our schedule is a little off this week with assessments and School Olympics. We are working on the letter "Ff" and its sound. Bible words this week God says, "Call to me and I will answer you." Jeremiah 33:3 LOOK IN BACKPACKS!!! Have a great week and hope you enjoy Spring Break!

KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Miller: Next week is spring break and we don't have school! Please look for a new field trip form in your child's bag. We are going to the Wondertorium in Stillwater. Also, we still need your child's 12 candy filled eggs and you can bring them anytime. We will go to The Renaissance to hunt eggs on March 24th and then we will also have a party that afternoon at 2:30 (all parents are welcome). Have a great week and a sensational spring break!

FIRST GRADE – Mrs. Birnbaum: We are having a lot fun with our Spring Olympics for Lutheran School's Week! Memory for Friday - 3rd Commandment - Remember the Sabbath Day by keeping it holy. Please bring a dozen filled plastic eggs to school by Wednesday, March 23 for us to use at our egg hunt at the Renaissance Center. I am still waiting on a few permission slips and $1 to be turned in! Also a reminder to send in $2 to help with the Auction project. A note was sent home last week from Jennifer Heitman about our project. Let me know if you have any questions about this. Happy Birthday to Peyton and Alexander on Thursday! Have a wonderful spring break!

SECOND GRADE – Mrs. Powell: We're loving the Lutheran Schools Week Olympics! Thanks, Mr. Birnbaum, for planning such a fun week! Spring Break starts Friday!!! Ah!! Be safe if you travel and have a GREAT week! Blessings!

THIRD GRADE - Mrs. Steichen: RAIN!! I know it was much needed; I pray that all the firefighters get a break. This week we are wrapping things up for this 3rd quarter. This week: No memory, Spelling Test on Friday, and Math test corrections from out test on Tuesday. Chapel family Olympics are going wonderful, everyone looks like they are having fun. If you would like to join us we get together for events every day at 1:50 in the gym, you are more than welcome to come watch. Remember next week is Spring Break, I hope everyone has a nice and relaxing break!

FOURTH GRADE - Mrs. Sibley: Happy Lutheran School Week! We really have been having a great time with the Olympics. Presentations and rhythmic performances have been going great. Tricycle races were a blast. Relays are Thursday and Volleyball is Friday. Have a wonderful Spring Break. Don’t forget to set clocks back over spring break. Blessings as we recharge, get rest, and be ready for the fourth quarter!

FIFTH GRADE - Mrs. Schatte: Spring Break is almost here! I think we're going to make it. :} I look forward to reading state reports over the break. Many of us have turned in our rough drafts and some have already turned in the final copy. Way to go! We're having a wonderful time celebrating our own FLS Olympics this week. Thanks, Mr. Birnbaum, for arranging that for us. I wish you all a wonderful, relaxing break, and I look forward to our final quarter together.

MIDDLE SCHOOL 3/9 7:30 FLSCA 3/10 Po-Hi Cheer Parent Meeting, 6:00, Old Girls

Gym; Parents required to attend 3/21 7:00 a.m. High Stepper Try outs Clinic

3/30 4:00 p.m. High Stepper Try outs 3/31, 4/1, 4/4, 4/5 Po-Hi Cheer Clinic 4/6 Po-Hi Cheer Tryouts

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MIDDLE SCHOOL: Your teacher has information on the radio contest sponsored by Team Radio. This is a chance

for you to write a Public Service Announcement and present it on the radio. MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC: The eighth grade sang in church Sunday. We had a great turnout and they did a fine

job. Thanks, Students! The song they sang comes from our school musical which will be presented in April. Get ready for a fine presentation!

8TH GRADE GIRLS! Po-Hi Drill Team tryouts are quickly approaching. There was an informational parent meeting on Tuesday, March 8; please plan to attend. Tryout clinic will begin at 7:00 am on March 21st. Tryouts are at 4:00 pm on March 30th.

Mrs. Goll: HELP! Can you lead our class through our auction project? If you are crafty and willing, I’d really appreciate your help. I’ve decided to retire from the math classroom at the end of the year. I’m sure I’ll still be around First Lutheran in some capacity. I’ve really enjoyed teaching math and know I will miss it. Thanks for letting me teach your children. We’ve had great fun this week with the family Olympics. Our eighth graders do such a fine job of leading their younger students. Have a great Spring Break.

Mrs. Harbeson: Greetings! I hope you all are doing well and are eagerly anticipating Spring Break! I know the kids (and maybe even the teachers!) are ready for a long break, but we still have one week left in the third quarter. Just a few reminders from me... All students must hand in their Wordly Wise and grammar books before leaving for Spring Break. We will be grading folders in class on Friday. If you are leaving early for Spring Break, please be sure to give me your folder before you go. I hope you all enjoy your week next week, and I pray for good rest and safe travels for all! Blessings!

Mrs. Hanson: We made it! Spring Break here we come! We have a couple more days though and a lot to do in those 2 days. I am so proud of all the hard work that has gone on in the middle school with all the projects and tests recently. All science projects should be done and turned in.

All classes will have a normal chapter test Friday. The musical has been moved up one week to April 22. All students have been memorizing songs and the actors

are memorizing lines. If you would like to assist in any way, let me know. After break, classes will resume as normal, plowing through content on the home stretch to summer. In this

time we have to squeeze in ITBS testing, the musical, the track meet, and prepping for finals. So enjoy the break so we can all come back to finish this pretty good school year with a bang!

Mr. Covert: Spring break is just around the corner, and with it comes the end of our third quarter! We also have Easter right around the corner, and things are busy with the end of term crunch time.

In 8th grade, we're finishing up our chapter on the Westward Expansion. We'll be moving into the 1900s when we get back from spring break. 7th grade is wrapping up our chapter on Eastern Europe, and our next stop is Asia. In 6th grade, we're taking a look at the beginnings and spread of Islam, and after break we're going to head into the medieval period of Europe.

I pray God continues to bless us as we move through Lent and as we look toward the cross and the empty tomb of Easter!

First Lutheran Church & School—Growing up into Jesus, Reaching out with

Jesus, Walking together in Jesus