IIssue No. 21                          stpaulgiants.com/school                                      February 1, 2012
News From the Office…

News From Pastor King….
Don’t worry about what the groundhog sees! Put your trust and faith in Jesus who alones provides all we need. Including the seasons! This Sunday will be the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany. Worship on Saturday night at 6:00 pm and Sunday morning at 8:00 and 10:30 am. Don’t forget Sunday School and Bible Class at 9:15!
FYI – I will begin teaching “LUTHERANISM 101” a basic introduction to the Lutheran Faith on Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm in the school commons beginning February 2. (We will be meeting somewhere else in the school this week due to CAC Basketball Conference Tournament.) If you are interested in learning more about Lutheranism please join me. Babysitting is available. See me or Janet for more information.
Oooops on the calendar:  On Monday, Feb. 20 we will NOT have school in honor of President’s Day.  Please make this change on your calendars.
Early Out:   This Friday, Feb. 4 we will dismiss at 11:30 AM.  No lunch is served.  Teachers will meet in the afternoon.
Health Screenings for kindergarteners and 8th graders will on Thursday, Feb. 2 at St. Joe.  All students will be screened unless the waiver is signed and returned to the office.
Kindergarten Open House will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 7:00 PM.  If you have a child that will be 5 years old before August 1, 2012 you are invited to attend this open house and find out what kindergarten is all about.  You will have a chance to see the classrooms and meet the teachers.  There will be a sign up sheet for those not enrolled in our preschool to sign up for a screening time.  If you know of someone who might be interested in our school, please invite them to come.
Sports for this weekend: Tournament brackets are coming home with this newsletter for those involved.  Concession stand workers are needed for all our home games.  There is a signup sheet on the bulletin board in the front hallway.  If your child plays or cheers, parents need to work a shift in the concession stand. 
Triple C is hosting a Father Daughter dance on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2011 in the gym. 6:30-8:30pm. The cost is $15 for a couple/ $5 each additional daughter.
St. Paul Lutheran High School Association Board of Directors is accepting applications for the position of High School Administrator.  Qualified applicants should have prior administrative and teaching experience.  Resumes may be mailed to SPKHS attn: Elizabeth Jordan, 608 e. Columbia, Farmington, MO  63640.  Deadline for resumes is Feb. 15, 2012.
Choir/Piano Lab: Burgundy polo shirts: The shirts are here and will be distributed today. Please make sure that you have paid for your/your child's shirt(s). Thank you for your patience!

IN OUR CLASSROOMS…
Little Giants –  Friday, Feb 4th is Early Out for Staff Meeting. Please remember there is no hot lunch available and to sign up at Little Giants asap. Also, we're celebrating the 100th day of preschool on Feb 4th so be thinking of creative things to bring!
Preschool –  (Keown) Learning about the alphabet is keeping us VERY BUSY! Did you know that the alphabet letters never wear out? We can use them FOREVER! Check out our Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree downstairs and our giant letters on the wall. We had some excellent volunteer painters who painted all 26 letters. Way to go! Our Featured Friends for this week are Ava Eaton and Maya Irvin. Great job, girls! Friday is our 100th day of preschool for the AM class/Monday for the PM class. Remember to bring 100 some things to show and/or share. Next week we will talk about the letter O. (Kocher) We have regretfully taken down our snowmen!!! We will still pray for snow, but know that we must move on. The kids really enjoyed the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom book and project. They are definitely catching on to the alphabet and recognizing the letters that start with their friends name. Next week we will be on letter "O" and talk about Friends and Valentines. Remember Valentine parties are on the 13th at 10:00 and on the 14th at 10:00 and 2:00.
A list with your child's classmates names has been sent home with the February newsletter. Look at the sign up sheet on our classroom door for ideas you may donate for our Auction Basket/Booth (Dischbein). Chicka Chicka Boom Boom! Will there be enough room? We found out there was not enough room for all the letters in the alphabet on the coconut tree! We are continuing our adventure with our letters, and soaring through the alphabet with letter N this week. We are also enjoying our playtime outside...and wondering if it is really Winter. Don't forget get to check cubbies, important papers will be coming home this month. Kindergarten open house will be on February 7th, more info to come. Great Job Preschool!!!! Keep up the GREAT work:)
 Kindergarten –  (Easley) We had a 100 times wonderful 100th day Monday! Thanks to all who helped make it a memorable day. We learned the /l/ sound this week and continued to learn about numbers 20 to 30. Don't forget to practice those sight words at home. It is very important that your child know them going into first grade (LaBruyere). We had a great time at our 100th Day Celebration on Monday. A huge THANKS to all our special helpers. We are learning about the letter l this week and doing some fun projects during reading stations. We have show and tell for the letter l tomorrow.
1st grade –.We had a great time with our 100th Day activities. Their collections are in the hallway and they are very creative. January Book It challenge was met by 22 students and they received their points toward their reading grade. Our field trip to the Symphony and the Science Center is next Thursday. Parents have organized our class basket/display for the auction and they are excited. Does anyone have ideas for a wall hanging, quilt or photo book for the auction? If you have questions or ideas please let us know.
2nd grade – I am so happy to be back at school! The field trip Friday went really well, I think all the kids had a great time! We have had some fun this week, a popcorn party Monday and spending Bieser Bucks Tuesday. Test over 2 digit subtraction Friday. Practice at home!
3rd grade –We will take our Social Studies Vocab test on Friday. We are working on number sentences in math. Sometimes it is hard to write down how we got the answer in our head!! I hope it helps us to learn to think things through. God's Blessings to Sabastian and family as they travel.

4th grade –Please keep Brendan and his family in your prayers at the unexpected death of his grandpa. We still need more empty paper towel rolls, and a couple more shoe boxes with lids. Don't forget to earn an EASY TWO tickets by having Mom or Dad come to the class Auction basket meeting TOMORROW, from 6-7 PM in the board room. Sam brings water bottles again next week. We start work on state reports again tomorrow, with the tasting party planned for next Thursday, February 9 at 2:00.
5th grade – I am so impressed with our book cover book reports! They look fantastic! We will be finishing our Poetry unit next week. If you are missing any poems, make sure I get a copy of them! Report cards will be sent out next Wednesday, and any missing work or corrections need to be turned in by this Friday.
6th grade –. Thanks to the parents who were able to join us for our class auction meeting. We've decided on a theme. Information about it will be coming home soon. In math we are still working on fractions and we are still reading Holes. 

7th & 8th grades – ( Mr. G). It seems that many of the required supplies for 7th & 8th graders have run out since the first of the year. All students should have paper, pencils, and calculators. These can be the inexpensive ($1 calculator) versions, but they are necessary (Mrs. Chandler). We will be finishing our midterm grades with unit tests in Science and 8th grade Reading...STUDY!!