Week 23: Happy NLSW!!

Tomorrow Night - Zion night at Great Skate!!

This week was National Lutheran Schools Week! On Monday, we had Casual Day where we dressed up in sweats. On Tuesday, we had crazy weather day where people dressed up for weather like blizzard, rain storm, and summer time. We acted scenes for religion. On Wednesday, we had pajama day. Chris cakes came and flipped pancakes for everyone to eat. The Joyful noise choir sang for chapel! We started to watch the movie"The Phantom Tollbooth" Thursday was olympic day. The eighth graders challenged the teachers to a pizza eating contest and after played their parents in an intense game of volleyball. (parents won) On Friday, we are finishing the Phantom Tollbooth and we saw a concert called "God is Great" We dressed up as all red or all white.

Addie and Emmet









Yearbook Picture Request
The yearbook is looking for your help to fill the book with pictures. You can use the following link to upload pictures of our class to share with the yearbook committee. Please remember that all pictures should be from class activities such as field trips and class parties. Also note that uploading a picture does not guarantee its use in the yearbook. Thank you for your help in making this year’s yearbook. Please also look for links on Sycamore for links to upload to athletics and other school activities.  plicbooks.com/go/83zAY



 

From Mrs.R -  This week was a wonderful celebration of our faith and fellowship at our Lutheran school.  6R is also involved in a Lutheran school postcard exchange.  So far we have heard from schools in Janesville WI,  Cedar Falls, NE, and Wichita, KS (my former grade school!!) Our class has taken on different roles. Our Lutheran school researchers had fun finding these schools websites and showing them off to the class.  Our local researchers are finding St. Louis and Zion facts to share on our postcards.  Next week our secretaries and "stuffers" will get our postcards ready to mail.

Valentine's Day
Our room parents will host a small morning party for our classes with snacks and socializing on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14.  Bringing valentines is OPTIONAL for students, but if your child chooses to, please bring one for everyone in the class.  Also remember at Zion there is no food or candy allows to be passed out.  Room parents will provide the goodies!!



Ski Trip Friday -  

Please note, it is looking warmer for our Hidden Valley Trip.  As long as it's below freezing at night - they can make snow.  Although 1 layers (long sleeve shirt,  sweatshirt) will be plenty under your winter coat, be sure hands, and heads are still covered.  Socks with a blend of wool are much warmer/drier.  Snowpants, ski bibs, or a waterproof layer over leggings/long underwear/sweats etc. are better for legs to be able to brush off snow rather than let it soak into jeans/sweatpants.

Please arrive by 7:45 a.m. on Friday so we can leave promptly at 8:00!

See Hidden Valley’s website for more beginner tips!

http://www.hiddenvalleyski.com/

 

Week 22: Acting!

January 20, 2020- January 24, 2020

By: Sean T. 

Welcome back! This week we worked hard on our texture burgers. We also worked adverbs and
 have been studying hard for Monday! National Lutheran Schools Week  is coming up and on  
Monday we’ll have casual day. Tuesday we will have crazy weather day. Wednesday, we will have 
P.J. day and will eat pancakes. Thursday we will continue the week with Olympic day. Finally on
 Friday, we will have red out/ white out day were we can wear either all red, or all white! 
Remember to have a great weekend and goodbye!

2nd Step this week
Students continued learning about RESPECTFUL disagreement.  They learned about different communication styles:  Passive, Aggressive, or Assertive.  These tips are good for you to reinforce at home as you talk through different social situations your child finds themselves in.   How wonderful that God gives us the gift of forgiveness when we may be aggressive or disrespectful.  We can identify when we mess up and apologize knowing that God can reconcile our differences.


Sanctification
 Religion class is also seeing a lot of role playing and acting.  What does it mean to live the Christian life?  Students are studying Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and looking at how the Holy Spirit works in our lives to grow our faith and follow God.  That's the process of sanctification!  We were redeemed (sins paid for) by Jesus and now we have the Holy Spirit's help to follow Him.

Riley and Adam - our class Spelling Bee representatives

Congrats to 1st place: Charlotte and 2nd place: Amanda

What's your communication style?

Acting in Literature
Kids learned all about humor in language with idioms and puns.  We acted out scenes from Norton Juster's classic novel The Phantom Tollbooth.

Milo and Tock from The Phantom Tollbooth

The princesses Rhyme and Reason - since they were banished, meant the kingdom had no rhyme or reason

Our characters could not be deceived by the Terrible Trivium....

...or the Senses Taker

Awaiting our scene

Who's the princess now???

the evil demons could not catch up with our heroes!

Week 21: 2nd step and news

From Mrs. R:

* Thanks to so many Dads and special guests for taking time out of your day Wednesday to share a donut with us.  Special memories!
*  Book orders will be placed Saturday afternoon if you still wish to order
*  Permission slips for Hidden Valley  are due by Friday 
*  Did you sign up for 7th grade?  Enrollment opens to the public next week.  Details are on Sycamore.
*NLSW (National Lutheran Schools Week) celebrates the uniqueness that we have to share the love of Jesus in our schools.  Our class voted for a CASUAL DAY on Monday 1/27.  Scroll down to see the other dress days.  Think of what you would wear on a Saturday.  (Girls have been told that leggings are only appropriate if under skirts/tunic style sweatshirt/etc)


2nd Step
The lessons last week and yesterday in 2nd step have focused on Respectful Disagreement.  We watched videos on siblings arguing over chores - disrepectfully, then respectfully (after Dad said they had to work it out and get the chores done!)  The students then had a chance to role play and "coach" each other in these skills.

*Keep calm
*Use active listening  (eye contact, nodding, repeat idea back)
*Consider the other's perspective
*Explain your perspective clearly
*Act nonjudgmentally

One of the best things to remember when disagreements escalate:  In the light of God's love, we can go back and apologize for not being respectful and forgive one another when we fail (which we will!) Maybe a few good tips for us adults too! 

Save the Date - Friday, March 6, 2020 for Grades 1-8

Grandparents’ or Special Friends’ Day is scheduled for Friday, March 6th from 
8:00-11:00.  Please plan on having a grandparent or special guest attend. 
Your child must have an adult present. 

8:00 - 8:30 AM Arrive anytime between 8:00 - 8:30 with your adult.

8:00 - 9:45 AM     Guests and students stay together and spend 

time at various activities.  A map will go home 
with students and extra maps will be available that day.  
Family units decide where they want to start.

*ZION ASKS YOU STAY TOGETHER AS A FAMILY UNIT FOR PROPER SUPERVISION*

9:45 - 10:00 AM     Guests and students travel to church sanctuary

10:00 - 11:00 AM     Closing program and chapel 

11:00 AM     Dismissal (from the church sanctuary)


Have you heard of GRIT?

We want our children to be able to push through when life gets tough. Resilience or grit is a buzz word 
in today's culture. Here are a few tips from Love and Logic: (sorry it's a little blurry)

Week 20: 3rd Quarter Begins

From the class bloggers:

January 6, 2020- January 10, 2020

By: Aubrey R. and Killian R. 

Welcome back from winter break! This was a great way to start out 2020! Monday was a 
regular day of school. Tuesday was the Geography Bee. Kraig Scheck won the Geography Bee
 and is going to be our schools representative. Alex Riemenschneider got second place and is 
our schools runner-up. On Wednesday, we had chapel and we did an activity with our faith
 families.  Thursday we worked hard and had a wonderful day. Finally, Friday we started a 
new art project. We have to make a hamburger with cool textures and weird food combinations. 
We had an excellent first week of 2020.

From Mrs. R.

Ameren Energy Kits

Thanks to all of you for taking the time to look through the materials from Ameren UE and Spire.  This a a free program to 6th grade students throughout the state of Missouri.  As our students had a detailed Science unit on energy and electricity back in September, we took just 2 days to learn about natural resources and conservation.  I hope you are able to make use of many of the energy saving devices.  I encouraged students to give unused faucet heads, etc. to a family member or neighbor would might be able to use them.  Your returning of the Home Worksheet will help ensure the grant program is able to continue in future years (and also possibly win our classroom a $50 Visa Card!)


Book Orders came home today.  I will place the order on Saturday, Jan. 18.  (link on the right).

Donuts for Dads is Wed. 1/15.  Join us in the church basement between 7:00-7:45.

Hidden Valley Permission slips came home today.  We will have more detailed clothing discussions as the date approaches.  We have drivers covered for this trip.

2 of our new units:

*Drama in Literature - We performed a Native American folktale this week to give us a taste of reading scripts and staging.  Our unit will focus on the play The Phantom Tollbooth, based on the novel by Norton Juster.  A great read full of puns and figurative language!

*Monsoon Asia mapping lab in S.S - We used Google Earth to help us explore physical features of our new world region to explore, Monsoon Asia. In the next chapters, we will focus on the countries of Bangledesh (human-environment interaction), India (outsourcing and global interconnections), Japan and China (population and density issues as cultures adapt to changing needs).  We will also participate in the online mission to Mongolia for National Lutheran Schools week at the end of the month!

Lutheran Schools Week - Jan 27-31
More information will come out next week, but here are our special dress days for this celebration:

Monday: Class Choice Day

We will vote next week and announce our choice!
Jeans optional.

Tuesday: Crazy Weather Day

Dress for a rainstorm or snowstorm or any other crazy weather event. Jeans optional.

Wednesday: PJ Day

Wear pajamas/sweats

May bring one stuffed animal/pillow

May wear slippers (bring change of shoes for outside)

Thursday: Olympic Day

Dress as an athlete or in gear from your favorite country. Jeans optional.

Friday: Redout/Whiteout Day

Choose to dress in all red or all white from head to toe. Jeans optional.

No face paint or hair color.

Vocabulary Game in Literature

We welcomed former Zion principal, Mr. Jim Brackman to moderate the Geography Bee

Congrats to Emmet for being our class rep!

New Member Class
If Lutheran teachings are new to you, we’d like to take some time to tell you about our faith. Our 101: Adult Information Class is for anyone who is interested in understanding the Christian faith as the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod teaches it, and for those who wish to join Zion’s congregation. Taught by the pastors, these sessions cover the basic teachings of the Christian faith, allowing the individuals to compare with his or her own church background. At the end of the class, you will be invited to be confirmed (and baptized if applicable) and join Zion’s congregation.

The next new member class begins January 26, 2020 in the chapel/church library from 9:30-10:15 am.  The class will meet each Sunday until confirmation on Sunday, March 15.  Please contact Vickie Adams in the church office with questions and/or to RSVP.

Week 19: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

On Friday before break, we had a special Christmas worship led by our 8th graders and Kindergarten.  Jesus  comes into our lives in whatever situation we face - military away from home, seniors in a nursing facitily, a family expecting "craziness" over the holidays  or the first Christmas without a loved one- he brings peace, joy, love, and comfort into our hearts.  Jesus IS the reason for the season.
 
I pray you and your family had a restful and worshipful holiday.  May we daily reflect the wonder of knowing He saves us!

Blessings in the New Year!

 
Mrs. Riemenschneider 

Donuts for Dad:

Wednesday, January 15th in the church basement from 7-8am.  All dads are welcome to stay for chapel starting at 8:15.

Bible Studies at Zion:

 Two great classes begin Sunday at Zion from 9:30-10:15 a.m. Check it out:

Fellowship Hall A: “WRESTLING WITH the GOD of Scripture”
Led by Pastor Fieberkorn
Join us for a 5-week class that takes on the tough stories from Scripture—the Biblical accounts we’d probably rather like to ignore than contend with! The recently concluded “Tough Confirmation Questions” class took on some of our hardest questions and sought answers. This class complements that, but instead of addressing our questions, it addresses the God who confronts us in the pages of Scripture. Come “wrestle with the text” that describes God who permits man’s fall into sin, destroys the entire world in a flood, hardens Pharaoh’s heart, destins Judas for destruction, eradicates entire nations through genocide, and condemns unbelievers to an eternal fate in hell. “What kind of God is this?” we are prone to ask in despair? “How is this the same God who loves me and sent His Son to die for me?” If you’ve ever struggled with the God of Scripture, come wrestle with us as we seek answers to our deepest, and perhaps darkest questions about our God!

Family Life Center: “What Makes a Strong Woman?”
Led by DCE Aaron Hansen
We will once again venture into the world of DC comics with Wonder Woman.  Adults and ladies are strongly encouraged to attend this study, where we’ll take a look at this PG-13 rated film.  Gentlemen, don’t think this isn’t about you, too.  We’ll take a look at the differences between men and women and our role in their lives.  We’ll dive into what makes a strong woman of faith through the Old Testament with great women like Deborah and the New Testament with the relatives of Timothy and much more.  As always, this is a multigenerational study for all who want to watch a great movie and learn with our young ladies and men. 

And as always, our Jr. High Bible Study C.H.A.O.S. meets in Mr. Braddy's room for fun, fellowship, food and a creative look at God's word. Led by the Demein family.

-->food and a creative look at God's word. Led by the Demein family.

Wrapping our Christmas Art

The "Elf" Christmas Breakout

Boys room vs. Girls room in the challenge

5 locks to open

Puzzles to solve hidden around the room

Creative thinking, collaboration, perseverance through trial and errors

and a lot of fun!!!

Christmas chapel

photo booth

flip the cup

Chase's magic trick

Thanks, room parents, for a fun party!