Jeremy May, Pastor David Birnbaum, Principal Sunday Services: 8:30, 11:00 School: 580-762-9950 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. website: flspc.org Church: 580-762-1111 E-mail: lutheransecretary@yahoo.com www.flcspc.com Child Care: 580-762-1124 FastDirect: fastdir.com/flcspc

March 25, 2015

CARDINAL CHATTER 3/26 FLS Day, 11-8 @ Papa Murphy’s 3/27 Menu changed; see details below 3/30 Greg Strange, Comedian, 2:00, Gym 4/2 Deadline to return un-purchased picture

packets and/or payments to classrooms 4/3 & 4/6 No School (Good Friday & Easter Monday) 4/9 8th Grade Graduation Pictures 4/10 Deadline for track meet tshirt orders

4/10 OCC Choir here

4/11 Auction!!; 5:30, 6:00, and 6:30

4/13-17 ITBS tests 4/15 Deadline for Boxtops contest 4/17 ECE to Wondertorium (Stillwater) 4/22 Mid-Quarter Reports 4/25 FLS Golf Tournament

MENU CHANGE: The menu for Thursday, 3/12, was traded with Friday, 3/27 due to field trips. Tater tot

casserole, carrots (cooked), peaches, bread, chocolate pudding, and milk will now be on Friday, 3/27. ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR CONTINUES: We do already have one class full, and others are

filling up. We are now taking enrollments from the public, so be sure to refer your friends, and have them mention your name on the enrollment sheet!

CHRISTIAN COMEDIAN GREG STRANGE will be entertaining us on Monday, March 30 at 2:00 in the Gym; CD’s will be available for purchase after the show for $8 each. Thanks to P.I.E. Partner Shepherd Oil for sponsoring this entertainer for us!

BOXTOPS CONTEST: It’s time for another boxtop contest. Turn your boxtops in to your classroom teacher by April 15 for a chance to win the classroom prize for most boxtops.

PAPA MURPHY’S DAY!: Thursday, March 26 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. will be FLS Day at Papa Murphy’s! If you haven’t been there yet, they are located in the strip mall in front of WalMart (with Hibbett’s and Game Stop). You order a pizza from them, dressed however you want, and then take it home, cook it, and have an easy dinner at home with no mess! (Note, you cook the pizza at home! There is no place to eat there.) Be sure and tell them you are there for First Lutheran when you place your order, and FLS will get 15% of pizza’s sold up to 99 pizza’s; if more than 100 are sold, we get 20% of the proceeds! Thanks for your support!

SUMMER DAYCARE: We are now taking sign-ups for summer daycare; stop by daycare or the school office to pick up your application! Summer Daycare fills up quickly, so if you are interested, be sure to sign up early. The deposit is $200 for the first child and $100 for each additional child.

AUCTION TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE! The PTL fundraising auction is fast approaching. It will be held on Saturday, April 11 with the item preview at 5:30, BBQ dinner at 6:00, and auction beginning at 6:30. Tickets are available in the school office for $10, or will be $12 at the door. Please make your checks payable to FLS PTL.

SPRING PORTRAITS ARE IN AND HAVE BEEN HANDED OUT: If you want to keep the pictures, please follow the instructions inside the packet as to how to pay for what you want to purchase. Return any pictures you don’t wish to purchase, and any payments for pictures you are keeping, to your student’s teacher on or by Friday, April 3. We are still waiting on class pictures; they should be here soon.

FLS FIRST ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT! Are you a golfer and are looking for a fun opportunity to help First Lutheran? Maybe you're not a golfer, but would still like to support our students! If either (or both) of these opportunities appeal to you, we have a new event coming up! The first ever Cardinal Classic golf tournament will be held on Saturday, April 25, at Wentz Golf Course. All money raised will benefit the FLS technology and educational programs. Interested in participating in the 4 person scramble? Attached to the back of this Cardinal Chatter is your registration form. You may sign up a team, or you may sign up as an individual. Are you wanting to support the school through a sponsorship? A sponsor form is also attached so you can choose your level of giving.

Remember, all levels of hole sponsorship is tax deductible! Need a little more incentive to get involved? For every $100 hole sponsor that your family secures, your name will be placed in a drawing to win a one-child enrollment fee waiver for the 2015-2016 school year. Let's get out, play a little golf, and help raise money for our students. You may contact the office if you have further questions.

SUMMER SKILLS WORKBOOKS: Studies show that much of what is learned during the school year is lost over the summer months. Summer Skills Review Books provide students with a review of materials taught the previous year, and can give them an academic edge and self-confidence when they return to school in the fall. Workbooks available include math and language arts for students in grades 2-5, or pre-algebra, algebra 1, geometry, or high school math books. If you would like to see an example, or would like to order a workbook(s), stop by the school office or visit the website www.summerskills.com. They are $18, and orders are due to the school office by May 1.

THE YOUNG FAMILIES ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS is starting a new series entitled Angels and Demons this coming Sunday. We will discuss what the Bible has to say on this topic. Drop off your little ones at Sunday School at the ECE building or in the nursery and join us. We meet down the ramp of the church and to the left (the nursery is to the right) in the choir room. We gather starting about 9:45 and start at 10. Call/text Rachael Hamre 580-362-0893 if you have any questions.

YEARBOOK: If you haven’t purchased a yearbook yet for last school year, please stop by the school office; they are $20 each. Be gathering your pictures together for this years’ yearbook, we will be asking for them soon. Remember, the best way for your child to have pictures in the yearbook, is for you to submit pictures of them! We will send out instructions soon on the different ways to submit your photos for the yearbook.

OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION has announced that it will have Summer Academies at 17 different Oklahoma colleges and universities. These science, math, engineering, and technology academies are for Oklahoma residents who will be entering the 8th – 12th grades in the fall of 2015. Subject areas include biomedical sciences, aviation, robotics, meteorology, engineering, and more. To find more information about the Summer Academies Program, please visit their web site: www.okhighered.org/summer-academies, or you may call 1-800-858-1840 to request information by mail.

PRINCIPAL – Mr. Birnbaum: Welcome to the last quarter of another school year. Can you believe how quickly time has flown? We praise God for giving us the opportunity to work with you and your family. Mark your calendar for Papa Murphy's ALL DAY this week, Thursday - March 26. Just say that you are with First Lutheran.

ASH WEDNESDAY/SEASON OF LENT: Today we invite you to join us throughout the Lenten Season on Wednesday evenings for supper and worship services. The meal will be served between 5:45 and 6:45 p.m., followed by Lenten Church Service at 7:00 p.m. Tonight’s supper will be a Taco Bar sponsored by the Youth Group and Parochial Ed. We look forward to seeing you here.

CHAPEL OFFERING: Our chapel offerings for February and March will go to “Stand for the Silent”—a non-profit that supports an agenda of kindness and gentleness and non-bullying. FLS has a Stand for the Silent group and they will help us as we promote this program.

PRE-SCHOOL – Mrs. Herard: Hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break! We thank God for the sunshine and nice weather that welcomed us back to school. Book orders are out this week and are due back by the 1st/2nd of April. Hard to believe but Easter parties are next week! You may send the filled eggs at any time. For the MWF class, our 8th grade library buddies will be helping hide eggs and walking with their friends for a bit at our party. The sign up list is on my desk if you are unsure what you were bringing. Please join us at 10:15 Wed/Thurs of next week! This week’s theme is "Flowers/Plants" and our letter is "U". God bless your week!

PRE-KINDERGARTEN - Mrs. Kelly: Welcome Back! I hope you had a great spring break! We had a great National Lutheran Schools Week before spring break! We are blessed to work and learn at First Lutheran! You are doing a great job reading and bringing back the slips to fill our reading challenge board! Easter is next week! We will have our party/egg hunt on Thursday, April 2nd at 2:00pm. Please remember to bring 12 plastic eggs filled with wrapped candy or small toys. We will not have school on Friday the 3rd and Monday the 6th. Our ECE field trip to the Wondertorium is on Friday April 17th! Look for the information and permission slip in backpacks today. Book orders are in backpacks today and are due back to me or online by Friday, April 3rd. Our Bible words this week are, Hosanna in the highest! Matthew 21:9 We are learning the letter "J" and the number "20". Have a blessed week!

KINDERGARTEN - Ms. Miller: Wow, it is hard to believe that March is almost over! I hope everyone had a great spring break! Please look for your child's report card today. Next week it will be April and Easter is here. We don't have school on Friday, April 3rd or Monday, April 6th, so our Easter party will be on Thursday the 2nd. We hope you can come. The party starts at 2:00 p.m. at the school. Please look for our special Egg Hunt Adventure note in your child's

backpack on Wednesday (today). Also, please look for a special field trip form to the Wondertorium for April 17th. Have a spectacular week!

FIRST GRADE – Mrs. Birnbaum: Happy spring! Memory for Friday - 4th commandment. Please remember to turn in your March reading logs by next week. We will have show and tell on Friday. Our next field trip will be on Friday, April 17 to the Wondertorium. A field trip form was sent home today, please return form and money by next Wednesday. Report cards were also sent home today. There are 2 copies. Please sign and return one of them to me by Friday, you may keep the other one. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. We will have an Easter Egg hunt on Thursday, April 2. Each child needs to bring 1 dozen stuffed eggs and an Easter basket by Wednesday. Any parents are welcomed to come help at 2:00 with hiding the eggs for us. Have a blessed week!

SECOND GRADE – Mrs. Powell: Our God is an Awesome God! He provided a wonderful spring break just when we needed it the most. I pray that your break was amazing. The children seemed ready to be back together. We have 9 short weeks to finish getting ready for third grade. Let's finish strong! The start of a new quarter means we're all back to 0 AR points. Keep reading! Remember that our chapter book reports are due on March 31. Report cards are coming home today. Please sign and return them. Be sure to contact me with any questions or concerns. We will not have memory work this week. Blessings. . .

THIRD GRADE - Mrs. Steichen: Welcome back!! I hope everyone enjoyed their spring break. Over break I met our new student Jaclynn; her and her family will be here next Tuesday. I know the students are super excited to meet her. This week: Memory: 1 John 1:8 "If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us." Reading: Test and Paragraph this week. Math: Test next week. Test Prep: IOWA tests are coming up, a couple days a week we will be having extra test prep. homework to get us ready. If you have any questions please let me know. Book Report: Next week I will be handing out our next book report. Please help your child come up with two famous people that they might want to do their report on. Report Cards: Report cards came home today, please sign and return them to me ASAP. If you have any questions or concerns please let me know.

FOURTH GRADE - Mrs. Sibley: What I wonderful and relaxing spring break we all had! Time to unwind, recoup, and prepare for the final quarter of the year. A belated Happy Birthday to Sarah L over Spring Break! God has made you an amazing child to be so many wonderful things. Continue to learn, grow and be His child. New AR goals were sent home on Monday. Help the kids to stay on top of their new goal by reading chapter books daily. Cardinal Bucks are being earned daily. Ask the kids how to fill in their transaction registrar, they are doing great.

FIFTH GRADE - Mrs. Schatte: Wasn't Spring Break a gift?! It sounds like it was for most of the children. I think we all needed a break from the routine. Now we're off on our final stretch of the school year. It will fly by, I am sure. Monday I assigned books to be read for a book report this quarter. Rough drafts are due May 1, and the final copy is due May 7. A letter concerning this report will be sent home for you to read, sign and return soon. Tests this week are spelling and reading on Friday. Blessings!

MIDDLE SCHOOL 3/24 Basketball/Cheer Banquet 3/27 Spring Dance, 7-9, Gym 4/9 Graduation Pictures for 8th Grade

4/13-17 Cheer Tryouts, 3:30 – 4:30 4/13 Chisholm Track Meet

STUDENT COUNCIL-MRS. GOLL: We’ll see you at the luau! Join us for our spring dance this Friday from 7-9. Dress

is beach casual. DJ Max will be at the mic! Mrs. Harbeson: Welcome back, Everyone! I hope you had a fabulous Spring Break and are ready to finish out the

school year with your best effort! It's hard to believe that we only have 9 weeks left of our school year. My Spring Break was about what I expected...lots of sitting around and recuperating. My surgery went well, and I'm hoping to be back running around really soon! Thank you, Everybody, for the beautiful flowers and card that you gave me. That was really sweet of you all! I also want to thank Mrs. Hanson for checking on me and keeping me company all week, and to Mrs. Schatte, Mrs. Powell, and Mrs. Goll for the delicious dinner you brought me and the family last Friday. You all are the best! Please check out my webpage to see what's going on in class this week. (There might be some extra credit this week! Wink, wink...) That's all for now. Blessings on the rest of your week!

Mrs. Hanson: Cheer tryouts will be April 13-17, every day after school from 3:30-4:30. Tryouts are open to any current 6th or 7th Grader.

6th Grade has started a new chapter on work and power. Ask your student the real definition of work, and don't be offended if they say your occupation is not work. ;)

7th Grade still has their heads in the clouds exploring the atmosphere. They will be moving into weather with this chapter and it's a perfect time of year in Oklahoma to study weather! Our 7th Grade auction project is a money tree. Each student needs to bring $20 worth of gift cards or $20 toward the purchase of a gift card. If you do not already have gift cards lying around, please consider buying script gift cards from the office.

8th Grade is tracing their genetics through their own family tree. Parents, please help your students learn more about their family, preferably even past their great grandparents. If you know of any genetic disorders or diseases in your family this would be a great time to share them with your student, not to scare them but to help them learn about heredity. ;)

Thank you to all who have donated for the Makey Makeys! If you would still like to donate please visit the front office.

Mr. Covert: The fourth quarter has started! This year has flown by and we’re almost to the home stretch. In 8th grade, we’re moving on to the period after the Civil War, focusing on the development of the West. 7th grade has moved on to the last part of Europe, Eastern Europe, as we look at what has shaped the Balkan region. In 6th grade, we’re about to wrap up the Vikings and leave Europe at around 1050 AD as we move around a bit to discuss the various empires that had sprung up around the world.

May God bless everyone as we move closer to the fulfilling of His promise of salvation for us in the empty tomb! Mrs. Goll: Welcome back! I think we all enjoyed spring break and are ready to do our best as we finish this school

year. All math students are being asked to create a CK-12 account. CK-12 is an educational site that provides many resources for learning. I especially like their short math videos that explain basic concepts. Ask your student to tell about the videos we’ve watched in class lately. Students may receive 10 extra credit points this week by having you sign a math paper from this week that indicates you have seen it and reviewed it with your student. Blessings on your week as you continue to Seek Him first.

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Track Meet T-shirt Order Form

Family name:____________________________ Ph:_____________

# of each size shirt:

____YS____YM____YL____S____M____L____XL x $12 each

____2X____3X____4X____5X x $15 each

Total shirts @ $12:_____________; Total shirts @ $15:_____________

Total payment enclosed:________________ Total shirts ordered:____________

Send home with ___________________ (student name), ______ (student grade)

Make checks out to FLS; return check and order form to the school office by Friday, April 10

First Lutheran School’s Cardinal Classic

Golf Fundraiser Tournament

2015 Sponsor Form

First Lutheran School is hosting its first ever “Cardinal Classic”

fundraising golf tournament on Saturday, April 25, 2015, and we need

your help!

We hope this tournament will become an annual event to help raise money for First Lutheran

School. This year, the money raised at the tournament will help fund the school’s educational

and technology departments for grades Pre-K through 8th grade.

The 4-person scramble will be held at Wentz Golf Course, and you can support FLS by becoming

a hole sponsor for $100, a putting green sponsor for $200, or an entrance sponsor for $500. (See

below for explanation of different levels of sponsorship.) Sponsors will have a sign or banner

with their business or family names placed at the tournament for all participants to view. If you

do not want to be a sponsor, donations are also welcomed and appreciated. Not only is your

donation 100% tax deductible, it will also be helping First Lutheran provide our students with

updated technology for use in the classroom.

Please check which level of sponsorship you would like to make your donation.

□ $500 Entrance Sponsor: includes 4-person team entry fee plus banner with your name or place of

business displayed along the entrance to the tournament.

□ $200 Putting Green Sponsor: includes a banner with your name of place of business displayed at the

putting green.

□ $100 Hole Sponsor: includes a sign with your name or place of business displayed at one of the 18

holes.

□ Donation: $ _________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

Please print name exactly how you would like it printed on sign.

Thank you for your consideration. Please make checks payable to First Lutheran School. To

sign up for the tournament, please contact First Lutheran School at (580) 762-4243. For more

information on how you can support the school please call Principal David Birnbaum at (580)

762-4243.

To allow time to have all signs and banners made, all sponsor forms are due by

Saturday, April 11, 2015.

Paid:

Check Number and amount: _____________________ cash (amount):___________

FLS student/family referral: _______________________________________________