Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Principal's Epistle



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Calendar                   
13 Chapel at 9:15 AM
14, last day for Market Day orders
15 principal gone all day
17 St. Mark’s has worship services at 8AM, 10:30AM, and 6PM with Sunday Sch. at 9:15AM
18 Last Strategy Club until 4:15 PM, principal gone all day
19 Jump Rope Club until 4:15 PM, Family Fun Night 6:30 PM
20 Chapel at 9:15AM, Market Day 11:30 AM
21 Last Jump Rope Club and Last Art Club until 4:15 PM
Prayer Families
Jude T. (P4), Connor R. (P4), & Bryce M. (PK)
Saint Salute
A big Saint Salute to those reaching their volunteer service hours goal
            Kaitlyn B. (K), Jordan S. (K), & Olivia C. (3)
A big Saint Salute to those students climbing the AR Wall of Fame
Olivia C. (3)                           100 points
Amanda P. (6)                      200 points
Dylan M. (6)                          800 points
Notes
            The Christian Day School Board of Education last night extended a contract to Miss Lisa Rhonemus to teach grade 2 and 7-8 science for the 2015-16 school year.  If she accepts the contract, Mr. Reisenbichler will teach ¼ day in the morning along with Lisa teaching science the other ¼ day.  Mr. Mayo will finish the day with the 7-8 grade students.
Important Dates to Know
19     All tuition due, Family Fun Night – 6:30 PM, cornhole
20     Last Day for Pre-2
21     Last Day for Pre-3 and PK
22     Last Day for Pre-4
25     No School – Memorial Day
29     Last Day for K-8, dismiss at 11:30 AM
31     8th grade graduation during 10:30 AM service
Parents that have not yet enrolled for 15-16 are reminded that the enrollment fee increases June 1.
AR during the summer
The AR site for taking tests will be open during the summer 8AM – 8 PM.  Read, gather points, and have fun.
Family Fun Night
St. Mark's will have their last Family Fun Night of the year on Tuesday, May 19, 6:30-7:30 PM.  It’s our annual cornhole tournament and it’s always a fun time.  There’s also a contest for the best corny joke.
Tree Cutting Needed
St. Mark’s has several trees that have died and need to be removed.  At least two of them are needed for the zipline for the addition to the playground.  If you have a chainsaw and are willing to help, please contact the office or email me at rreisenb@!hotmail.com.
Uniform Exchange
St. Mark's has a uniform exchange table in the hallway.  Please feel free to take larger sizes for your child for next year.  You may also contribute clothes as you wish.
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.

Classroom information
Mrs. Schulte (Pre-2)
This week we had a "Wet and Wild Day at the Beach".  We shared some fun books about the beach.  We played with some beach sand during our outdoor time and played games with our beach balls that had us moovin' and groovin'.  Later in Bible Time, we shared the story of "A Boy Named Timothy" and sang songs and made crafts about putting on the Full Armor of God.   We ended the day with the 3 year-old preschool class learning about bikes and bike safety.
Mrs. Frey (Pre-3,4)
Preschool is learning about life on the farm this week! 3’s will create handprint rooster art and muddy pigs. 4’s will create horse art and bubble print sheep art. 4’s also have a special bike day this week. We will read Duck on a Bike, learn about bike safety, and enjoy riding bikes in a section of the parking lot. In Bible Time 3’s will learn about Timothy and his mother and grandmother, and 4’s will learn about Paul’s change. The Holy Spirit makes your life new!
Mrs. Reynolds (PK)
Pre-K is reviewing the alphabet the last few weeks of school. This week we are reviewing Z, A, B,C,D,E,F,G, and H. We will discuss what sounds these letter make and list words that begin with each letter. The student have been working on a letter book where they are drawing pictures for each letter we will be working on those this week as well. Bike Day is this Wednesday! Students will get to bring their bikes to school, ride through and obstacle course, learn about bike safety and eat popsicles for snack. We have a very exciting and fun week planned in Pre-K!
Mrs. Sherman (K)
Kindergarten's rainforest adventure ends this week.  They will wrap up the unit by writing facts about the rainforest.  For the remainder of the school year, the class will explore maps, their state and country. During math, the boys and girls will complete rainforest subtraction and review skip counting, time and money.  At Bible time, they heard the account of Philip and the Ethiopian.  God makes us His children as the Holy Spirit works in us through his Word and in Baptism just as He did with the man from Ethiopia.  The full day Kindergarteners will play several math and sight word games.  They will draw and paint a lighthouse after reading The Lighthouse Children.
Mrs. Reisenbichler (1-2)
What a joy to teach the children about Jesus' ascension into heaven and the pentecost.  In math, we have started our year end review units.  Several children have earned certificates of excellence from Xtra Math and many have earned medals in IXL Math.  In language arts, the second graders learned to take two column notes and fill in a content chart.  The first graders are reading a book entitled Cleversticks.  During this unit they will review contractions, ABC order, syllabication, and much more.  In science, our unit is on the food web.
Mrs. Mayo (3-4)
In religion, we'll go over the account of Jonah.  In reading, we continue reading James and the Giant Peach.  In math, the 3rd graders will work with polyhedrons and explore congruence, segments, and decimals.  The 4th graders will have fun working with transparent mirrors and learn about lines of reflection.  In social studies we'll learn about rights and responsibilities of citizens.  In science we'll learn how we share the earth.    We're finishing our spelling books this week, which lets us know the year is almost over!
Mr. Postenrieder (5-6)
In our Bible time this week we looked the Means of Grace with an emphasis on baptism.  In 5th grade math we reviewed geometric solids and worked with volume.  In 6th grade math we took our 19th test. We also worked with fractions, decimals, and percents as well as integers. In our Language Arts time we to look at mood, tone, and style. We also continued to build our vocabulary. In Social Studies we studied Australia and the islands of the Pacific. In Science we worked the flower beds and planted flowers. We also checked our bluebird houses. In Spelling we studied the Latin roots: ject, man, and cred.
Mr. Mayo (7,8)
In History, we’ve learned about the major events of World War I, the Great War, some thought The War to End All Wars.  We discussed how that worked out, historically.  We’re learning about the Armistice, whether it was fair, and what it had to do with the start of the Second World War.  In Literature, we read a piece about the events of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, in 1968.  It’s odd teaching about something I witnessed as a teenager on television!
Mr. Reisenbichler (7-8)
In religion we are studying death.  In 7th grade math the students are calculating compound interest, working with the scale factor in 3-D solids, and dividing in scientific notation.   In 8th grade math we are studying consumer interest.  In science we are learning about ceramics and glass.  The students are building a roller coaster in STEM.

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