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

April 29, 2015

CARDINAL CHATTER 4/30 High School Band Performance, 8:30, Gym 5/1 FLS Track Meet! Pack a lunch or bring money

for the concession stand. School lunches will be limited to pb&j sandwiches.

5/4-8 Teacher Appreciation Week (see attached) 5/5 3rd Grade Career Day 5/6 Last Day for Cardinal Cards Contest 5/7 National Day of Prayer 5/7 Last day for after school tutoring 5/8 Pre-K to Osage Cove 8th to OSU

5/13 2:30 Band Concert, Gym; Volunteer App Day 5/14 1:30 & 6:30 Band Concert @ St. Mary’s 5/14 3rd Grade to Natural Resource Day 5/14 Band Concert: 1:30 & 6:30 @ St. Mary’s 5/14 Mayfest @ Edwin Fair; 3:30 – 5:30 5/15 Deadline for Scholarship requests 5/16 Relay for Life 5/20 8th Grade Graduation 5/21 8th Grade Skip Day 5/22 Last Day of School/Noon Dismissal

ENROLLMENT FOR 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR! Have you re-enrolled yet for next school year to

hold your spot in the class? If you have not, this is the last week to get the discount on the enrollment fees; next week the enrollment fees increase by $25. If you aren’t sure if you have re-enrolled, call the office and we can check; if you need another enrollment form, there is one attached to this Chatter and more are available in the office. We are once again offering a $200 credit to a current school family account in January of next year, if you recruit a new family to our school with a student in grades 1-5, that remains enrolled through the first semester. The new family must list your name as the person who referred them to First Lutheran on their enrollment form. We are happy to say that we were able to apply that credit to 8 school families this year, for the referrals that they brought in.

HELP! The school-wide track meet is this Friday! This is the day where we host a track meet not only for First Lutheran students, but also for other Lutheran Schools in Oklahoma, and we need YOUR help to pull it off! If you can help run events, write names on ribbons, assist with academic bee’s, be a runner, or any number of other odd jobs, please contact the school office

ASAP to let us know! We’ll take you for all day or an hour or two; any time you have to spare we would appreciate! THANKS! TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK-PTL: Next week is Teacher’s Appreciation Week; a time we set aside to thank our teachers for all of the things they do for our kids! We ask that you bring a small gift to your teachers each day of the week, and our theme for each day is as follows: Monday is books or supplies, Tuesday is flowers and a thoughtful note, Wednesday is a favorite drink, Thursday is a sweet treat, and Friday is Pamper your teacher with a gift card. Remember that there is a book on the table outside the office that lists the staff’s favorite things like drinks, gift cards, etc. END OF AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING: Our last day for after school tutoring will be Thursday, May 7. Thank you , Cora Watts, for helping us with tutoring this year. SCHOLARSHIP REQUESTS: If you have picked up a form to apply for a Scholarship, they are due to the office no later than Friday, May 15. Remember that scholarship funding is limited to donations that have been received, and is, therefore, limited.

GOLF WRAP-UP: Praise God for the amazing success at the first ever Cardinal Classic at Wentz on Saturday. We had a total of 57 players; this includes the three players that joined us at the course! This was a major success because of you – the players, the sponsors, and your dedication to the school and its continual

growth. We raised over $5,000.00! Just think of all of the computers and technology equipment that we be able will purchase for the school! Look for more information when the next Cardinal Classic is going to be!

CARDINAL CARDS CONTEST!: The PTL is having a contest to see which class can buy the most gift cards from our Cardinal Cards in the office. (Cardinal Cards are gift cards that merchants sell to the PTL at a discounted price. The PTL sells the cards at face value, and they get to keep the profit and use it to sponsor projects around the school.) The contest starts today and ends on May 6. Whichever class purchases the most (face value) Cardinal Cards will win an ice cream party. To participate in the contest, stop by the school office and purchase gift cards, and be sure to let Mrs. Erickson know which class your student is in. We have cards for everyday things like WalMart, JCPenney, and Pizza Hut (you know you’re going there, anyway…) to weekend road trips like Logan’s Steakhouse, Old Navy, and Bass Pro Shops (you’ll have a reason to go there!). Thanks for supporting our PTL!

PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Mrs. Hamre has adventured into teaching part-time online courses this quarter and is considering doing it full time next year. We will miss her amazing skills and passion. If you or someone you know would be interested in a part-time position of working with children in the library for one or two days a week, please obtain an employment application in the school office.

CONTROLLED BURN--The FLCS property committee plans to stage a burn of the remaining brush on the SW property on THIS Saturday May 2 and needs volunteers to attend the fire. The burn permit we have from the PC fire department specifies that the fire will be attended. Volunteers are needed for two-hour shifts and will only need to bring a hard rake and shovel to help tend the fire. Contact Doug Fjare at 304-7071 to sign up.

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.

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE: will be on Saturday, May 16 beginning at 3:00 p.m. at the Ambucs Motocross Track. As part of our reaching out to the community during FLC&S’s 90th year, we will be participating in this event. You can help us, and support the American Cancer Society, by purchasing footprints in the school office for $1 each. You write your name (or the name of a loved one) on the footprint, and we will display them around the school. You can also dedicate a luminary in honor of someone who has survived cancer, or in memory of someone who lost their fight. The luminaria cost $5 each, will be lit the night of the relay, and remain lit throughout the night as a reminder. To purchase a luminary, please contact the school office. The proceeds from the Relay for Life sales will go to the American Cancer Society.

HELP NEEDED AT RELAY FOR LIFE: We need families to help sell walking taco’s from 3:00 – 9:00 (or later, depending on sales; we need 2 people per shift, please call or stop by the office to sign up. This is one of 4 fundraising events for FLC&S to help with the Relay for Life, as part of our reaching out to the community in conjunction with the 90th anniversary of FLC&S. Ways that you can participate include: 1) Footprints for sale in the office for $1 2) Luminaries for order in the office for $5 due May 8th (Peggy Stracener 580-401-1492) 3) Relay for Life T-shirts orders - now! Orders due Friday, April 24. 4) Walking Tacos, day of event

RELAY FOR LIFE WALKING TACOS NEED DONATIONS FROM CLASSES We ask that families donate items that we will use to make the walking taco’s; all proceeds from the sale

of the taco’s will go to the Relay for Life. Please see below to see what your students’ class is assigned, and have the items to the FLS office by Thursday, May 14.

Presch – K 8 oz. bags of shredded cheese Grades 1- 3 Ranch salad dressing bottles, head of lettuce, small container of sour cream, package of

McCormick taco seasoning Grades 4 & 5 1 lbs of hamburger meat Grades 6 - 8 Box of individual-sized bags of Doritos and /or Fritos (can be found at WalMart on bottom

shelf of chip aisle) PO-HI BASKETBALL CAMP: Po-Hi is hosting a basketball camp for students completing grades 2-9. The

Boys Fundamentals Camp will be June 1-4, 8:00 – 12:00, $50. There will also be a Boys and Girls Shooting Camp, June 8-10, 9:00 – 11:00, $35. If you would like to pick up en enrollment form, they are on the bulletin board outside the school office.

SUMMER SKILLS WORKBOOKS ORDERS DUE THIS WEEK: 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.

CHATTER ONLINE: If for some reason you don’t get the Cardinal Chatter on Wednesday, you can view it online! It is on our web page at flspc.org, then click on “Chatter” in the dropdown box under “Communication”, or go to http://flspc.org/page127.html to get there directly. You can also find the Cardinal Chatter on our facebook page, “First Lutheran School-Ponca City, OK”. While you’re surfing, be sure to check out First Lutheran Church’s Facebook page, “First Lutheran Church - Ponca City, OK”.

CHAPEL OFFERING: Our Chapel offering for April and May will go to support the ministry of Camp Lutherhoma. Please remember them with your financial support and your prayers.

PRINCIPAL – Mr. Birnbaum: Cancer - Do you know anyone who has been affected by cancer? Please consider donating $5 for a luminary and their name will be read at the Relay for Life event at Ambucs Motorcross Track here in Ponca City on Saturday - May 16. Please consider walking with us or hanging out with us any time from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. You can go to relayforlife.com, enter our zip code and you can find our team or just contact us or just show up. We want to show the community that First Lutheran cares. We are one of 14 teams. This is our first School team in many years.

LIBRARY – Mrs. Hamre: I am working toward doing an inventory of the library in May. Anyone who might be interested in helping, please let me know.

PRE-SCHOOL – Mrs. Herard: Can you believe it is almost May already? Time flies when you are having fun and we certainly do have fun in PS! Our final book order is due this week. Final Show and Tell is next week on Th the 7th and Fri the 8th. The track meet is Friday. If the weather is nice, I usually take the children over for a short time around 9:30. Come join us! Our theme this week is "Butterflies" and we are learning the letter "Y". We are working on final assessments this week as well. Please contact me if you would like to set up a conference before the end of the school year. God bless!

PRE-KINDERGARTEN - Mrs. Kelly: Tomorrow is our Fancy Nancy reading celebration. Thank you to those parents that are helping with snacks. Your child may bring a stuffed animal or toy to celebrate with them. Friday is track meet day. Look for the note in backpacks today! We will have our last show and tell tomorrow, before going to the track meet. Our book orders are due to me or online on Friday. Next Friday the 8th will be our field trip to Osage Cove, look for the note in backpacks today. Please sign and return the permission slip to me by Friday. Our Bible words are, [Jesus said],"I am with you always." Matthew 28:20 We are learning the letter "Y" and reviewing the numbers this week. Have a blessed week!

KINDERGARTEN – Mrs. Miller: This Friday is the school track meet. If the weather is nice, our class might walk over to the high school and watch the big kids run races with our sub Mrs. Mayer. Also, on Friday, the school will have peanut butter sandwiches for hot lunch in the ECE building (so bring your lunch if you don't want your child to have this). We will have our last show and tell Friday afternoon. Please bring something that will fit in your child's backpack. Our class would like to wish Noah a happy birthday (4-29)! Please mark your calendars, the kindergarten will sing in chapel on May 13th. Have a wonderful week!

FIRST GRADE – Mrs. Birnbaum: Memory for THURSDAY - 9th commandment. We will also have spelling test and AR test on Thursday - remember to bring your AR book! Friday is the Track Meet. Opening devotions will be in the gym at 9:00. Any parents staying for the day may meet us at that time. You may bring your own lunch, bring money for the concession stand, or sign up for school lunch which will be pb&j sandwiches. Whenever your child is done with their events and you are ready to leave - please check out with me. If you do not see me around, you can text me that you are leaving with your child (512-979-9376). It's going to be a fun day - hope to see you there!

SECOND GRADE – Mrs. Powell: Isn't the rain amazing? Our God blesses us with just what we need at just the right time. We're excited about cowboy days in second grade. Your little pardner may dress in cowboy duds as we celebrate cowboy day on Thursday. A fun day is planned and you are welcome to come watch. Be ready for a rip roaring good time! Yippee ay yo! The track meet is Friday. Please plan to share that day with us. The children always have such a fun day. Thanks to all planners for making ready a fabulous day. We'd like to send self addressed envelopes to our pen pals. Please let me know if you'd rather NOT have your child send his or her pen pal your address. Memory work for tomorrow is Psalm 139:14. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. Blessings . . .

THIRD GRADE - Mrs. Steichen: Thank you everyone for coming out to our family farm. I had a blast and I hope all of you did also! This week: Memory: Due today is Psalm 23. Next 2eek will be Luther's Morning Prayer, due on Thursday, May 7th. Spelling Test this Thursday. Reading: Working on How to Eat Fried Worms - please ask your child about this book. I think they are really enjoying it. Track Meet: Friday, it is supposed to be beautiful, so please have sunscreen on and money for lunch. Field Trip next Tuesday, please pack a lunch to eat at the park.

FOURTH GRADE - Mrs. Sibley: The chickens this year did not turn out for the best as we had intended. I am very sorry for us not experiencing the chickens past the point that we got. We learned a lot in the experiences that we had. Cardinal bucks continue to be earned. Ask the kids how they are earning them. Our classroom auction will happen the last week of school, so please continue to be on the hunt for treasures at the store. Remember to have your sunscreen on before you come to school Friday. We will take our spelling and reading test on Friday before we leave for the track meet.

FIFTH GRADE - Mrs. Schatte: Your children did a FABULOUS job on the musical Friday morning and evening! I am so very proud of each and every one of them. My heart swelled with love and pride as I directed them. They have grown physically and spiritually this school year. They are ready to be 6th graders. We look forward to the track meet Friday. Remember sunscreen, even if it is a cloudy day. We have a lot of talent in this class. It promises to be a stellar day. Tests this week include spelling and reading on Thursday. We took a language test today. Friday the rough draft of the book report is due. Memory due Thursday is Philippians 4:8. Blessings!

MIDDLE SCHOOL

4/29 Cheer Parent meeting 5/5 9th Grade Boys high school basketball

tryouts, 4:00 p.m., Robson Fieldhouse 5/8 8th Grade to OSU 5/11 8th Grade Washington D.C. Mtg; 6:00

5/14 4:00 Po-Hi 9th Grade Girls (next years’ 9th grade) Basketball Tryouts

5/5 4:00 Po-Hi 9th Grade Boys (next years’ 9th grade) Basketball Tryouts

Mrs. Harbeson: Greetings! I hope you all are doing well. We surely have a lot going on at school! Our First

Lutheran School golf tournament was a big hit! All in all, everyone had fun, and we were able to raise a significant amount of money towards our purchase of some much needed computers. Thank you to everyone who participated! Check out this week's Cardinal Chatter to see the final amount that was raised! This Friday is our annual track meet. Our 7th graders will be running the concession stand to raise funds for their Washington D.C. trips. If you can, make plans to buy your lunch at the track meet and support our 7th graders. Students, please keep up with your assignments in all your classes! We have a few students who think that school is out for the summer, and that couldn't be farther from the truth! Keep running the race and fighting the fight and finish your year with your best effort! Blessings!

Mrs. Hanson: The 7th grade is in charge of the concession stand THIS FRIDAY!! If you would like to work to raise money for DC, please sign up on my website. Girls still need to bring water, and boys still need to bring gatorade please.

6th grade will test this Thursday over work and machines. 7th grade will quiz over parts of weather, and 8th grade will be starting a new chapter. I was really pleased with the products of the genetics projects. We have some master geneticists now.

Cheer parent meeting is TONIGHT, Wednesday, at 5:30 pm and is mandatory. Last year’s cheerleaders, not returning, will need to bring clean uniforms and poms by the end of the week.

Mr. Covert: We’re getting in as much as we can in each class. In 8th grade, we’ve started World War I and are looking at the causes of the war itself, and what brought the US into it. In 7th grade, we finished up Japan and are looking at the Pacific Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, and Antarctica. 6th grade has started the Middle Ages, as we examine the feudal governing system, castles, and knights.

7th grade parents, I made a typo in last week’s Chatter and I sent out a message the next day. The meeting for the DC trip is NOT on May 10. It’s on Monday, May 11th, still at 6 PM. I apologize for that mistake. I hope to see you then as we discuss the logistics and cost of the trip.

God’s blessings on all of us this week! Mrs. Goll: It’s test week again for 7th grade and pre-algebra (over solids and formulas for volume and surface

area). Sixth graders and Algebra students should be ready for a test by the end of next week. Sixth graders will test

over geometry and Algebra students over rational equations and functions. Some of our students are really struggling to stay focused and do their best to close out the year. Students, I encourage all of you to finish the year strong. We’re really looking forward to the track meet on Friday. God bless you as you continue to Seek Him First!

First Lutheran Church & School—Growing up into Jesus, Reaching out with

Jesus, Walking together in Jesus

Sports spotlight

Name:_Nate Harbeson__ Nickname:Captain Giggles, Naters

Taters

Sports:Baseball, Basketball, Football

When/why did you start playing?

Baseball- 4, Basketball- 6, Football- 6 Because they all help me with life

skills.

Person I would most like to meet/hero: Cam Newton

My parents always told me practice makes perfect.

Pet peeve: Refs and Umpires

Sports memory: Making a free throw to win a basketball game

against Shidler

Quotation “You can do anything but you can’t do everything.”—Ron

Rivera

Bible Verse:For I can do all things through Christ sho

strengthens me. Phillippians 4:13

Future Plans: Go to the military

Favorites

Food: Fried Chicken Restaurant: KFC

Movie: The Blind Side Subject: P.E.

Place to dwell: Open Gym TV Show: “Cops”

Artist: “Stronger” by Kanye West

It’s Time to Order 2014-2015 Yearbooks!

Complete the order form below, attach $20 per yearbook ordered, and return to the school office on or before Friday, May 22, 2015. The best way to make sure that we have pictures of your child in the yearbook, is to submit your pictures! You can email them to: jessica.steichen@cune.org; if you have too many to email, put them on a cd or flash drive with your name clearly marked, and drop it by the school office.

Yearbook Order form:

Student Name:____________________________________________________ Number of Books:_____________ X $20 each = $________________ due

Total Paid $_________ ___cash or ___check/check #_____

Contact number or e-mail address:_____________________________________

First Lutheran

Yearbook Advertisement

Please consider supporting our school yearbook

program by placing an advertisement in the

yearbook! You may buy a spot for your business, or

put in a personal ad of encouragement for your

student, their team, etc.

Price List: Full Page Ad $300.00 Half Page Ad $150.00

Quarter Page Ad $75.00 Business Card Ad $40.00

Pictures are included in ad at no additional charge.

E-mail picture to arcpc@hit.net or Contact Ann Ryan at 580-762-4243 for details.

Please make checks payable to:

First Lutheran School and return to 1104 N 4th St, Ponca City, OK 74601

Business Name: __________________________________

Contact Name: ___________________________________

Address: ________________________________________

Phone: _________________________________________

Ad Content: _____________________________________

________________________________________________

________________________________________________ Deadline for Yearbook Ads: May 20, 2015

OKLAHOMA DISTRICT TALENT/TRACK DAY FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2015

9:00 a.m. Opening Devotions 9:20 a.m. Departure to the Track 9:30 a.m. First Event Listed on Sheet 11:30 a.m. Lunch 12:30 p.m. Remaining Events 1:30 p.m. Depart back to First Lutheran 1:40 p.m. Bees, Quizzes, Target/Basketball Free-throw 3:00 p.m. Depart for Home

Go to Go to Go to Standing LAST

RELAY next event BALL next event 50/100 M next event & Long EVENT

& watch THROW & watch DASH & watch Jump FOR ALL

1st 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 SACK

2nd 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 LEGGED

3rd 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 3 LEGGED

4th 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 200 M

5th 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 200 M

6th 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 400 M

7th-8th 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 400 M

If you plan to attend the track meet, keep the above schedule and bring with you to the track

meet to help you find your student’s events!

Disclaimer:

First Lutheran School is an equal opportunity provider and employer.