27 Chapel at 9:15 AM
28 Science Club and Dancing Club until
4:15
31 Open House 1-3 PM, St. Mark’s has
worship services at 8AM, 10:30AM, and 6PM with Sunday Sch. at 9:15AM
2 Science Olympiad until 4:30 and
Dancing Club until 4:15
3 Chapel at 9:15, Preschool chapel
1PM, Staff mt. at 3:30 PM
4 Science Club and Dancing Club until
4:15
Prayer Families
Ethan S. (8), Delaney B. (P4), Josiah
B. (PK)
Saint Salute
A
big Saint Salute to those students climbing up on the AR Wall of Fame
Liam
J. (4) 700
points
Thoughts
Parenting can be a struggle. In 7-8 grade religion, we are studying
parenting, disobedient children, and conflict resolution. One of several observations that I have made
recently is that some parents are incapable of speaking to their children in a
sentence that ends in a period. Every
sentence ends in a questions mark. The
hierarchy of parent over child no longer exists. Instead of parents exercising their authority
because they know what’s best, they are focusing on making children happy and
boosting their self-esteem. A parent’s
job is to teach children right from wrong, teach them the meaning of life and
keep their children safe. Parents could
focus on helping children develop skills such as self-control, humility, and
conscientiousness. These things are the
biggest predictors of future success in adulthood. I have noticed that parents today are
spending more time with their children than my generation. But, this time is spent more in shuttling
children from one extracurricular activity to the next or spending time going
their work for them.
So where do I think the focus should be?
1. Have
family meals at home and make that a top priority
2. Take
screens out of the bedroom
3. Put
screens in public places and limit how they are used (install software like My
Mobile Watchdog.
4. Teach
humility
5. Have an
alliance between the school and you.
Important Dates to Know
31 Open House 1-3 PM
Feb. 12-15 No School
19 Grades 1-4
Field Trip to Nature Center
20 Father-Daughter Dance
26 Preschool-4’s
to Newport Aquarium
27
Parents’ Night Out
Father-Daughter Dance
St.
Mark's Family Ministries and local American Heritage Girls Troop OH0323 invite
both church and school daughters of all ages and dads (or father figures) to
dance the night away at the Snow Globe Gala Father Daughter Dance.
The dance will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at the Miami
Township Civic Center (6101 Meijer Drive Milford OH 45150) from 6pm to 9pm.
The evening includes snacks and drinks at the "Hot Cocoa Cafe",
professional 5X7 photo, Meet & Greet with Princesses Elisa and Anna, and
a souvenir for each girl. In addition, you will have a chance
to mingle with the local American Heritage Girls Troop OH0323 and find
out more about this incredible organization. The cost of the dance
is $5 per person. Registration forms can be found in the Church Narthex
or School Waiting Area. Deadline to register is Friday, February 5, 2016.
Contact Cathi Schulte, Dance Coordinator, at schultecathi@msn.com for
questions.
Mystery Box
The mystery
has been solved involving the mystery box.
Over 17,000 pennies were collected for Bethesda with kindergarten
claiming the most. They won the
box. There were drinks, snacks, candy, a
movie, and enough on a gift card to purchase a new game for the class.
Call issued to Mr. Joel Witt
The Voters of
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church has issued a call (request) for a new principal for
next school year. Mr. Witt has been
teaching in Lutheran schools since 1993 and a principal since 2001. He has his MA in elementary
administration. Their family has 5
children ages 10 and older. Please pray
that God’s will would be done.
Enrollment for 2016-17
Enrollment for next year has begun. Open House is Sunday, January 31. At that time, the community can begin to
register. All enrollments are on a
first-come, first-served basis starting Jan. 31.
Schedule for St.
Mark’s for 2016-17 School Year
Pre-2 meets
on Friday 9-11:30 AM
Pre-3 meets
Tue. and Thurs. 9-11:30 AM No PM class for Pre-3
Pre-4 meets
Mon., Wed., & Fri. 9-11;30 AM or
Monday-Friday 12:30-3PM
PK meets
Monday-Thursday 9-11:30 AM or 9AM
– 3PM.
Kindergarten
meets Mon.-Fri. 8:30-11:30 AM or
8:30 AM- 3:15 PM
Grades 1-8
meet 8:30 AM
– 3:15 PM
Winter Closings and
Delays
Watch you email, wcpo.com, or channel
9 on the news for St. Mark’s Lutheran delays or closings. We follow Milford’s lead on this matter.
Science Fair
Although the Science Fair isn’t until
March 18, I wanted to let parents know that a display board can be purchased
for $3 at the school. I have seen some
boards in local stores for over $8, so I purchased a quantity for a reduced
price. Also, is anyone knows of a
willing judge, please let the office know.
Happy Birthday
27 Ava
B. (5)
28 Allie
H. (P3)
29 Annajane
U. (P2)
31 Alaina
S. (5) & Isaac W. (2)
1 Thomas
C. (K) & Griffin M. (PK)
Classroom information
Mrs. Frey
(P-3 & P-4)
Preschool
is studying letter Q for Queens and Kings. Both classes will create different
castles and crowns. On Queen and King dress up day students will imagine what
life would be like if they were the Queens and Kings for a day. We will discuss
elements of a fairy tale and read various fairy tales. In Bible Time 3’s will
hear the account of Jairus’s daughter raised from the dead in which Jesus will
show His power over death to Jairus. 4’s will hear the parable of the Good
Samaritan. Jesus made an example of this foreigner to show an expert in the law
how to show mercy.
Mrs.
Reynolds (PK & P-2)
This week Pre-K is reviewing the letters M
and W. We are continue to talk about animals that hibernate and migrate during
winter. Last week we practiced hibernating like bats by sitting upside down in
our chairs. This week we will feel the difference extra fat can make in the
cold by using ice cold water and butter (as our extra fat) to see how much
warmer the water feels with a protectant layer of fat around our hands. I also
froze a glove (Elsa's hand) and we are making predictions on how long it will
take it to melt in our classroom. I will ask: Will it melt faster in water?
Will it melt faster if we hold it? We will write down our predictions and log
our results. In Bible we are learning about Jesus' twelve disciples and how
Jesus called them to be fishers of men.
The 2 year
old class has been learning about zoo animals. This week we will be making
giraffes with our handprints, discussing what different zoo animals eat, and
making zoo animal sounds. For Bible we will be looking at Jesus' baptism.
Mrs.
Sherman (K)
Kindergarten
will hear the account of Jesus choosing His disciples and learn the Bible
verse: Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men (Matthew 4:19). At
math time, they will create symmetrical snowflakes, compare shapes and add on
calculators. The reading lessons this week focus on scientists. The boys
and girls will read books about scientists and become scientists as they
explore states of matter and conduct experiments. They will also classify
and categorize science words, blend phonemes, identify the middle sound in
words and recall story details. The full day students will study the books Tacky the Penguin by Helen
Lester and The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. They will focus on
key ideas and recalling details, new vocabulary and connecting ideas from the
story to their lives. They will play rhyming games, Snowy Day Vowel
scoot, and Mitten Addition.
Mrs.
Reisenbichler (1)
This week , we learned about Jesus's
baptism and celebrated our own. Then we learned about the calling of
Jesus's disciples. The pirates invaded our room this week in
spelling. All of our spelling words had them /ar/ sound, so we made
some pirates to help us practice our words. Friday the children
presented a story to the kindergarten class. They did such a nice
job! Science experiments are taking place in our
room. One student is testing which cheese molds fastest while
another is finding out if all chips have the same amount of
grease. Children have been smelling bags of mysterious content and
flying paper airplanes. We finally started the writing of our winter
stories. The weather has been very cooperative in helping us come up
with ideas.
Ms. Rhonemus (2)
This week in
second grade we are finishing up our reading chapter on school and beginning
our next chapter which includes the story of Helen Keller. For grammar we
are focusing on using quotations marks while working with the long i sound on
our spelling list. Meanwhile, in science we are going to be experimenting
with Hot Wheels and determining how mass may affect speed. Seventh and eighth
graders played the online quiz games they created and then had a test over
Chapter 2 which dealt with technology and the Space Race.
Mrs. Mayo (3-4)
In religion
we continued to study one of Jesus' parables. This week is we did
the parable of the great banquet. In our book, Riding Freedom, our
main character continued to pose as a boy and took a new job. Adverbs are
what we studied in grammar. Nebraska and Kansas are the states we learned
about in social studies. In science, we continued learning about the
solar system. In math, the 3rd graders worked with symmetry, congruence,
line segments, decimals, and polyhedrons....a busy week! The 4th
graders learned how to use a protractor and worked with coordinate grids.
Mr. Postenrieder (5-6)
In
our Bible time this week, we studied the monuments built in the Old Testament
and the Fall of Jericho. In 5th grade math, we worked with adding
and subtracting negative numbers. In 6th
grade math, we enjoyed our 11th test, worked with geometric solids,
adding and subtracting mixed numbers and fractions. In our Language Arts time
we completed a persuasive writing on school uniforms. We also held a debate
over the topic of school uniforms. In Social Studies we continued our study on
the effect of history on the U.S. and Canada. In Science, we looked at the use
of changes in wildlife communities. We also looked at what makes a good Science
Fair board. In Spelling, we had a review week of lessons 13-17.
Mr. Mayo (7,8)
This week
we've finally finished To Kill a Mockingbird. I think the students at
least understand why it is many people's favorite book. In History, we're
studying the making of the Constitution. It's the oldest such document on
Earth that's still in operation. We're learning of the compromises made
in the interest in agreeing to make a country in which everyone had the right
to happiness.
Mr. Reisenbichler (7-8)
In religion we are preparing for our
chapel presentation that was postponed from last week’s snow problems. In 7th grade math the students are calculating
implied ratios and multiplying and dividing integers. In 8th grade math we are using
multiple unit multipliers to convert rates and simplifying square roots. The students are making a tire for raining
conditions in STEM.
