Week 31: Guest teacher and BOBCAPS!!

Thank You Pastor H.!!

Spring is upon us! It is exciting to begin to see signs of new life:  green shoots poking through the brown earth, budding trees, flowers blooming, robins singing - even amidst a few snowflakes. Spring is the perfect time to reflect on how we, too, have been made a new creation.

In our study of "Who is Jesus" we are focusing on the events of Passion Week.  Isaiah H's dad, pastor at Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church is spending 5 days with us revealing parts of scripture that explain resurrection and leading us through events of the week through historical eyes. Thank you, Pastor, for being with us and teaching us God's Truth!!

We also will be been watching more of the word-for-word enactment of The Gospel of Matthew presented by The Visual Bible.  For some students, seeing the man who has been teaching and preaching, with loving compassion and tenderness, to now be sacrificed on the cross for our sins can be quite emotional.  

I encourage you take time with your family to reflect on Jesus' life and death, both in the upcoming worship services (see calendar on right) and in reading the Passion account from one of the gospels.  Why would anyone take such pain upon himself?  It is amazing to think that we could be loved so much!  It's truly beyond our understanding.  And what does this mean for us?  Romans 6:4 talks about how we have been buried with Christ - our sins have been taken to the grave - so that "just as Christ was raised from the death through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life."  Celebrate this new life!

Achievement Tests

Please help your child prepare for testing week by getting a good nights' sleep and eating a healthy breakfast.  It is important to remember that standardized testing is only one indicator of your child's ability.  We try to keep our schedule as routine as possible, attending PE, library, and musics.  Students need 2 good pencils and an A.R. book to read if they finish tests early.  We will test Mon-Thurs. and complete makeups Friday if possible.

Zion School Auction

The auction is one week away!!  Auction books came home Friday to those families who have registered to attend.  I hope to see many of you there!  Thanks to Ellie's mom, Gavin's mom  and all the kids for preparing our class donation item - a St. Louis Skyline made of our thumbprints.  Let the bidding begin!

 BOBCAPS!

Sorting for "quality control"

We checked for the right types of plastics and no trash

We do almost daily runs to pick up caps from other classrooms

Altogether we have 57 pounds so far!!!

Fundraiser Donations