Newsletter – March 28th

During this Holy Week, we have been focusing on the great love that God has for us that He was willing to send His only Son to suffer and die to pay for our sin. On Easter, we celebrate that He has risen, and through Him, we are also given new life!
I hope that your family can share in this wonderful Gospel message with the symbols on the Easter egg trees that we made in class this week! As always, your family is welcome to join us in worship at Hope as we have a number of special services this week.

Mar 28 –  Maundy Thursday Services @ 4 pm or 7 pm

Mar 29 – Good Friday Tenebrae Services @ 5:30 or 7:15pm

Mar 31 – EASTER DAY SERVICES @ 8 am or 10:30am

Hope Lutheran Youth are sponsoring an Easter Fair with crafts and an Easter egg hunt for kids through 3rd grade on Saturday morning from 9:00-10:00.

Remember that we do not have school on Good Friday or Easter Monday.

Tuesday, April 2nd: KC Wolf in the House to Kick Off the Read-a-Thon, 2 p.m. KC Rumble will also get us all fired up to read and raise funds for our school.  Wear KC Chiefs Top with uniform bottom
Parents are welcome and encouraged to join us for the Kick Off!

Friday, April 5th – Start our read-a-thon theme days. Read with a Stuffed Animal or Pillow at 2:10 pm. No large stuffies, please.

Monday, April 8th – Pajama and Reading Party at 2:10 pm.  Homeroom Teacher reads to the class. 

Tuesday, April 9th – Read with a classroom friend at 2:10 pm. LCC Comfort Dogs will be on campus, a brief presentation at 9 am in Concord Hall, each class will have a designated time to read with the dogs. 

Wednesday, April 10th – Read with a lollipop (Mrs. Jankowski will provide) at 2:10 pm. 

Thursday, April 11th –  Read with your Buddies at 10 am – Shawnee Police Department will come read to all grades starting at 12:30 p.m. 

Friday, April 12th – Dress up as your favorite book character. Read outside; if it rains, read in Concord Hall or FLC at 2:10 pm. 

We are getting excited about the Read-a-thon and we really need everyone to participate. If you have not already done so, please click on this link to activate your reader’s personal page: https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/313137323738 Activation takes less than a minute. Just by doing so, you can help us meet our fundraising goal.  Students in the whole school are competing and have the opportunity to win different prizes all week long. Students will also earn class awards for activating their page and for each $10 they raise. Friends and family can even support your child by donating to their page. Our goal is for each child to raise at least $160. Our classroom goal is $2,600 to purchase a new laptop computer. Every dollar donation helps us to reach our goal!

Science Fair
The next due date for our Science Fair projects is the Conclusion on April 10th. Your student must have his/her science experiment and all data recorded by then to be able to write their conclusion. Then the sketch of the the trifold board is due on April 12th. Please send the yellow Science Fair folder to school on or before the due dates with these sections completed. The final trifold board and typed paper are due on April 26th.

Tri-Fold Boards
If your student has not yet purchased their tri-fold board from the school for the science fair project, don’t wait any longer! Color choices are quickly going! Purchasing a tri-fold board from the school is a part of the student’s grade. Each board is $6 and the color choices are now limited to green or yellow.

Kansas City Symphony “Believe” by Mo Willems
Permission slips are due today. With half of the slips turned in already, we only have seats for 3 students. Please consider helping us with transportation if you are able.

Spelling words for April 5: from Little House in the Big Woods #3

curd	shirk	thresher	curried	hewed
gilt	shock	whetstone	troughs	kettle

Sentence: When the sap is done boiling it turns to maple syrup.

Memory for April 3:   Hymn – I Know That My Redeemer Lives
verse 3
He lives to bless me with His love;
He lives to plead for me above;
He lives my hungry soul to feed;
He lives to help in time of need.

Our Next week:

• Good Friday, 3/29
  • No Scool
  • Good Friday Tenebrae Services at 5:30 or 7:15 pm
• Saturday, 3/30
  • Easter Fair – 9:00-10:00 am
    (beginning with crafts in Concord Hall)
• Sunday, 3/31
  • Easter Services at 8:00 and 10:30 am
• Monday, 4/1
  • Easter Monday – No School
• Tuesday, 4/2
  • Read-a-thon Kick-off with KC Wolf
• Wednesday, 4/3
  • Memory
• Thursday, 4/4
  • Ventriloquist Doug Mickan & Friends
• Friday, 4/5
  • All Pro Dads
  • Spelling Test
  • Puppet Show – Cirque du Wiener Dog

Upcoming Dates:

• 4/8 – 4/12 – Read-a-thon!
• 4/8 – Solar Eclipse 2024
• 4/10 – Conclusion due (for Science Fair project)
• 4/12 – Tri-Board sketch due (for Science Fair project)
  – Movie Night (Migration)
• 4/15-26 – KITE testing
• 4/16 – KinderKonzert field trip
• 4/17 – Report draft with bibliography due (for Science Fair project)
• 4/18 – Spring Play- 4:30 pm & 7:00 pm (dinner in between)
• 4/23 – School Talent Show
• 4/26 – Completed Science Fair project due
• 5/1 – Science Fair
• 5/10 – Fine Arts Night
• 5/12 – 3rd and 4th Choir at Church