Last week the Oswego Fire Department visited the Preschoolers! The Firefighters talked with students about fire safety.
The Firemen also dressed up in their full fire gear to show the children what they look and sound like when they go into a
fire situation. They can look and sound scary to a child! Thank you to the OFD for taking the time to come to St. Luke’s!
ISSUE 2
October
2016
Dear Parents and Guardians,
On this last day of our first full month of school, I am reflecting on the blessing of children. This past
Monday I went to a Leadership Conference in River Forest. The devotion was on how our students are
“children of the Heavenly Father”. Part of it involved a family that was taken suddenly in death. They
were strong in their faith and certain in their future with Jesus. It made me feel blessed to work in a
school that helps our children learn to love God and to have hope and knowledge of being eventually in
heaven with Him.
In this line of thinking, I wish to thank all those who are led to help us in our efforts. The congregation and
our parents and guardians as a whole and as individuals are a great part of working for Him as they
volunteer both time and money. Not wanting to diminish any one person’s effort, but wanting to give
recognition to some, please note that the following are in the school weekly helping us “train the children
in the way they should go.” (Proverbs 22:6):
St. Luke’s News and Notes 2015-16
Nelly Needs
Ingrid Croall
Barry Croall
Tara Brown
Ted and Ruth Davis
www.stlcschool.com
Mary Ruch
Venetia Crowell
Angela Steinolfson
Lorie Len
Kim Hamann
Monika Riban
Laurel Lang
Sue Dolusic
Regina Arnold
Maria Courtney
Jeanne Forster
Michelle Collins
Mariann Benda
Our PALS Group
There are more, but in this letter, I would like you to thank God for these workers.
Of course the work of the church and school employees does not go unnoticed. But this letter is for the
many volunteers that God has moved in their heart to be a blessing unto us. Thank you!
God bless you with faith, safety, and joy,
Linda King,
Principal
Learning about statistics in 7th grade math with Mrs. Mosher!
“Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, …cease not to give thanks for you, making
mention of you in my prayers.” Eph. 1:15-16
Reading is fun in preschool!
St. Luke’s News and Notes
Please don’t drive and talk on your cell phone.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS……..
PRESCHOOL
October
NEWS FOR EVERYONE
MARK YOUR CALENDARS…
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
October
Preschool News
3rd/4th grade news
We are enjoying fall! We learned The Third and Fourth Graders have been
about apples, scarecrows, and
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Internet Safety Seminar with
enjoying our new Chromebooks and Google
4
Internet Safety Seminar with
Officer Lawson-small gym changes to come! Please mark
Officer Lawson, small gym
Classroom. The Third graders have been doing
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
your calendars for Parent’s Night
some fun STEM projects with our Kindergarten
4/5
Preschool Chapel
th
5
Picture Day
October 19 at 6:30 p.m. (more
partners. The Fourth graders are busy learning
5
Picture Day
5
2 p.m. dismissal K-8
info to come). Also, we will be
5
1:45 p.m. dismissal
about the 50 states of the US and about our
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NO SCHOOL-Columbus
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NO SCHOOL-Columbus Day
celebrating fall with a Fall Festival great state of Illinois. We will be beginning a
Day
10
Culver’s Night 5-7 p.m.
during class on October 26th!
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Culver’s Night 5-7 p.m.
new Science unit on the solar system. – Mrs. K
18/19 Preschool Chapel
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Parent technology meeting
Blessings and Happy Fall!
Thank
lead, but the 5-6th
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Parent technology night
withyou to the many people who sent in the bonus certificates. Mrs. McNeilly's class is in the lead for the pre-school classes. The 3rd grade is in the over-all
with Mrs. K 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
gradersMrs.
are moving
up quickly.
Thank you to all my cutters for trimming the Box Tops. Mrs. Paydon
K 6:30-7:30
p.m.
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Bingo Night 7 p.m.- gym
Boy Scout Pancake breakfast
7:30-11:30 - gym
Coming up in November….
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7
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Early dismissal 1:45 p.m.
Early dismissal 1:45 p.m.
NO SCHOOL
We are still in need of volunteers to
help with hot lunch on Fridays. We
need help with set up, picking up
lunches, serving and clean up.
Commitment would be 1 ½ - 2
hours, once or twice a month.
Please consider helping! We thank
our volunteers who have kept the
hot lunch program up and running
so far. We can’t do it without you!
Contact the school office for more
information.
Hot Lunch for October:
7
14
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28
Pizza
Hot dogs, corn dogs, Mac &
Cheese
McDonald’s
Pancakes
Look what’s happening in Kindergarten!
Kindergarten’s latest STEM. project –
Kindergarten and 3rd grade picked which
shape they thought would be the
strongest. They then placed books on each
shape to see which one would hold the
most weight. Which shape would you
pick?
1stand 2nd grade
In first grade we are making puppets to help us
learn about the short vowel sounds. We have
made Andy Astronaut, Izzy Inchworm, and Oscar
Otter, so far. We will make Esther Elephant next.
In second grade we practiced and performed a
play entitled, “The Strongest One.” We discovered
that everything is stronger than something else.
Only God can be our real strength. We also used
websites to discover facts about desert animals.
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Join us for Bingo Night!
Mark your calendars for Friday,
October 21st, and join us for a
night of fun, fellowship, and
bingo! This is a PALS sponsored
event and is free. Popcorn,
beverages, and snacks will be
available for purchase for a small
fee. Invite your family and
friends!
Picture day is October 5th!
There are 2 ways to pay. You can go online at
mylifetouch.com and pay with a credit card or send
the competed form and payment (cash, money order
or check) with your child on picture day. If your
student is absent on picture day, there will be a retake
day to be determined
Congratulations to the St. Paul
Volleyball team! They are the
Consolation Champions of the 19th
annual Bethany Tournament,
winning 2 out of three games.
Congrats to Amber and Raven who
are a part of this team. Way to go,
girls!
Join us Thursday, October 20th from 6:30 – 7:30
p.m. for a night of technology learning! We will
be learning about different education Apps and
websites for your child’s age group. Parents of
preschoolers through 8th graders are welcome to
join in! Light snacks will be provided. Please, no
children. Bring a device if you have one!
Devices can be provided if needed. Please
contact the school office or email
[email protected] by October 13th
to reserve your spot.
Bingo night 7:00 p.m. – gym
Boy Scout Pancake
Breakfast 7:30-11:30 gym
Coming up in November…..
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7
8
Early dismissal 2:00 p.m.
Early dismissal 2:00 p.m.
NO SCHOOL
Middle School News
Middle School Math and Language Arts
have been extremely busy this quarter!
IN 7th and 8th Language Arts, we have
almost finished reading our book “Freak
the Mighty.” Each week the students are
busy learning new vocabulary, and
participating in a focus in literature,
writing and language. For instance, this
week the students will be focusing on
connotation vs. denotation for Literature
Focus and intensive pronouns for
language focus. In 5th and 6th grade
Language Arts, the students have finished
pre-writing their personal narratives and
will begin planning this week. I am
looking forward to reading their
completed work! Each Language Arts
class has been generating a class spelling
list –this week students discovered
palindrome words, which are words
spelled the same forward and backwards.
In music, we have listened to famous
masterpieces such as Vivaldi’s Four
Seasons and Pachelbel’s Cannon in D. The
students have been researching facts
about composers from different eras as
well.