29 Chapel at 9:15 AM, Martial Arts
Club until 4PM
30 Jump Rope Club and Art Club until
4:15 PM
1 Math Camp
3 St. Mark’s has worship services at
8AM, 10:30AM, and 6PM with Sunday Sch. at 9:15AM
4 Strategy Club until 4:15 PM
5 Jump Rope Club until 4:15 PM
6 Chapel at 9:15AM, Martial Arts Club
3:30 – 4PM
7 No Jump Rope Club, Art Club until
4:15 PM
8 Bake sale for Haiti
Prayer Families
Chad R. (P3), Kennedy C. (P3), &
Gavin P. (2)
Saint Salute
A big
Saint Salute to the following students on the AR Wall of Fame
Noah
J. (6) 2,400 points
Notes
I
love the spring when birds make their nests – or should we call them
nurseries? Some birds show remarkable
skill in making their nests while others – not so. I always thought the Oriole made the best of
show while the mourning dove was lazy.
As Christians, are we as careful in the building of our character? Some of the materials we should build a good
life with are love, purity, self-denial, steadfastness, zeal, consecration,
humility, and meekness. Did you know
that birds build their nests on 3 different levels? The pelican, killdeer, and others are on a
low level. That is a dangerous
place. A “low life” can always
contain. Some birds build their nests in
trees and on or under roofs. These nests
are in a safer location because they are higher. When we ask God to forgive our sins, He
places our life on a higher level.
Eagles build their nests on high cliffs.
After God forgives our sins, God places us even closer to Him and His
heavenly kingdom. The closer we live to
our Lord, the more protection we will receive when the Devil tries to tempt
us. What level is best for you and your
family?
Important Dates to Know
7 NO Jump Rope Club
Teacher Positions Open
for the 15-16 School Year
1) Morning 7-8 grade teacher for
religion (two mornings a week), math, science, and writing.
2) Full-time 2nd grade teacher
Please give the office a resume if you or someone you know is interested.
2) Full-time 2nd grade teacher
Please give the office a resume if you or someone you know is interested.
Bike Ride This Saturday
Student
council is holding a bike hike this Saturday! Join us at Nesbitt Park by the pavilion at 4:45 pm. We
will bike north four miles with water every two miles and then go back. If you
don't want to go the full four miles you don't have to. We hope to see you
there!
Jump Rope for Heart
Update
The Jump Rope for Heart is finished.
We collected $2881.97 for the American Heart Association. We had three
families, 4 students collect over $200.00 and earn all 6 levels of ducks.
Calvin and Heidi B. raised $205.00. Gaven P. raised $275.00. The overall leader
was
Jordan S. raising $435.00! This is a
statement of the generosity of all our families. I am very proud and humbled by
the student's and family efforts. Thank you!
Dollars for Haiti – Bake
Sale
As part of
the serve hour requirements a 3rd grader wanted to Do SOMETHING for kids in
Haiti. During lunch and after school Friday May 8th a 3rd grader will be
providing baked sweets for a donation towards 30 orphan kids in Haiti. Please
prayerfully consider your donation. There will be no price set for the items.
Here are some facts about the Kids in Haiti:
Before the earthquake 1 and in every 3rd kid dies before the age of 5.
The earthquake has increased the number of orphans. Orphanage will improve the living conditions
of a kid, 80% of the people live below the poverty level. There are estimated to be 430,000 orphans. Only 10% of the children attend school. Your donations will go towards safety of
shelter and goods as well as education. Thank you in advance with helping a Kid
DO SOMETHING for other kids.
Math Camp
Parents are reminded that
Math Camp for grades 1-6 will be held May 1-2.
Students in grades 7-8 may help and receive volunteer hours.
What is God? By Olivia Bryan Updegrove
The mother of
one of our preschoolers has just published her first (in a series) of
Children’s Books. The books are for kids ages 4-10. They encourage children to
ask and experience faith questions. If you are interested in purchasing a
signed copy, the cost is $11.
Website: http://revoliviabryan.wix.com/whatisgodstories (At Home Activities Coming Soon!)
Facebook Page: (Like and “Follow”): https://www.facebook.com/whatigodwhoisjesus
Facebook Page: (Like and “Follow”): https://www.facebook.com/whatigodwhoisjesus
Please
include a note with your child’s name, a check (made out to Olivia Bryan
Updegrove), and grade. Feel free to include specific “requests” for signing.
Return these by May 6th.
Full Day PK next year
St. Mark's will offer PK
students two options for next year.
Students may attend the AM session – 9-11:30 PM, Monday-Thursday or all
day – 9AM-3PM, Monday – Thursday.
Happy Birthday
29 Eli S. (K)
30 Elijah F. (K) & Zeke T.
(K)
1 Chad R. (P3)
5 Elijah K. (2)
Classroom information
Mrs. Schulte (Pre-2)
This week in class
we studied "Cute Crawling Caterpillars". We talked about the
word 'transformation' and related it to caterpillars turning into
butterflies. We shared the book "Ten Little Caterpillars" by
Bill Martin. We made a butterfly craft, and used pom pom caterpillars in
our Math Center to talk about patterns. During Bible Time, we shared the
story of "Saul Becomes a Friend to Jesus". We ended the day
playing a game of caterpillar and butterfly with our parachute.
Mrs. Frey (Pre-3,4)
Preschool
is learning letter G for garden. We will focus on the parts of a plant, what
plants need to grow, and which parts of plants we eat. Both classes will create
flower diagrams and plant their own seeds to take home. In Bible Time 3’s will
hear the account of Peter and John healing a crippled man. 4’s will hear how
God answers prayers as Peter is released from prison.
Mrs.
Reynolds (PK)
This week we start our letter review.
This week we will review the letters R, S, T, and U. We will go over their
sounds and recall words that begin with each letter. We will also be continuing
our lesson on plants and how they grow. We will talk about the things
that we eat that come from gardens and discuss healthy and unhealthy food
choices. We will also be setting up a grocery store in our dramatic play
area and learning about how much things costs at the store. We are continuing
to learn how to count by 5's and 10's and remembering the values of US coins.
In Bible we are talking about Peter and his sermon in Acts. We will
also be starting our end of the year project this week.
Mrs.
Sherman (K)
Kindergarten
began their rainforest adventure this week. They learned
about the layers of the rainforest and the animals living in those
layers. They began creating a classroom rainforest to explore and
enjoy. During math, the class divided food into equal groups as they
listened to The Doorbell Rang. The also practiced place value with
bundles of sticks. At Bible time, the class heard the account of
Pentecost. The Holy spirit filled the disciples and amazing things
happened! The full day students also built addition towers and completed
a rainforest animal sort and graph. They created colorful toucans to add
to the rainforest area.
Mrs.
Reisenbichler (1-2)
This week our
lessons in Jesus Time were about prayer. WE never have a shortage of
requests in our room. Achievement testing was completed this
week. Our results should be back before the end of the
year. The writing of our science based stories has
begun. We hope to complete this task by the end of the
year. We also finished our science lessons on space this week.
Mrs. Mayo (3-4)
In religion we continue the account of
Elijah, the prophets of Baal, and the contest between God and Baal. Then
we'll learn how Elijah went to heaven. In reading we will be continuing
our character study and then do a writing assignment about the book, The
Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo. In social studies we will learn about
specialization and interdependence. In science we'll learn about the
animal kingdom. In math, the 3rd graders began the week with a chapter
test on multiplication and then will work with lines, rays, segments, and
angles. The 4th graders will be working with data and graphs. We
are looking forward to Math Camp at the end of the week!
Mr.
Postenrieder (5-6)
In
our Bible time this week we practiced for our chapel presentation on April
Wednesday. We also looked at special services and why we have them. In 5th
grade math we worked with pan balance problems and studied rules for tables and
graphs. In 6th grade math we worked with geometric formulas,
expanded notation, classifying triangles, and reducing rates before
multiplying. In our Language Arts time we continued writing a story about the
life of a gumball. We continued to work with theme but this time it was in
poetry. In Social Studies we looked at the countries of Southeast Asia. In
Science we continued our study of plate tectonics focusing on earthquakes. In
Spelling we studied the Latin roots: dic and aud.
Mr. Mayo (7,8)
We are about
to begin a study of World War I. We
start to see the world emerging as we know it now. The United States, which began the 20th
Century as an emerging power, grew as a country during this Great War. We’ll
see how Isolationism gives way to us getting involved, and ultimately
taking a leadership role.
Mr. Reisenbichler (7-8)
In religion we are studying death. In 7th grade math the students are calculating
square roots, finding the perimeter of complex figures, and finding the surface
are of 3-D figures. In 8th grade math we are making
line plots for data, finding the volume and capacity with metric units, and
solving complex average problems. In science
we are learning about polymers. The
students are building a mining tool in STEM.
