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.
April 2 – Maundy Thursday Services @ 4 pm or 7 pm
April 3 – Good Friday Tre Ore Meditations 12 pm-3 pm or Tenabre Service @ 7:00 pm
April 5 – EASTER DAY SERVICES @ 8 am or 10:30 am
Hope Lutheran Youth is sponsoring an Easter Fair with crafts and an Easter egg hunt for kids in 3rd grade and younger on Saturday morning from 9:00-10:00.
Remember that we do not have school on Good Friday or Easter Monday.
Report card envelopes
Remember to sign and return the white envelope from the 3rd quarter report card that was sent home in last week’s envelope. It lets us know that you have received it, and we will need it again to send their final report home at the end of the year. Thank you to those who have already sent them back.
KAP (Kansas Assessment Program) testing schedule
We will be taking our Kansas state assessment tests between March 30 and April 10. KITE testing is required by the state of Kansas. It is our state assessment test. It begins in third grade, so this is the first time our class will experience this format. We will spread it over 4 different days. There are 2 sections of both English/Language Arts and Math. Please make sure your student arrives at school on time, has a good breakfast, and gets plenty of sleep during testing time.
JOG-A-THON
We are looking forward to our Spring fundraiser: Jog-a-Thon “Running for Health and Safety. Strengthening Care. Supporting Every Student.” We will be having our running event on Tuesday, April 7th, which is our first day back after Easter weekend. You can refer to the flyer in today’s envelope for more information. Please sign and return the permission slip that is coming home today. Your child is asked to wear a shirt to match his/her chapel family color. Most students are with a teacher other than their classroom teacher. The Chapel Family Leaders and colors are as follows: Miss Haley- Blue, Mrs. Heis- Red, Miss Christian- Green, Mrs. Krzensinski- Yellow, Mrs. Begley- Purple, Mrs. McIntosh- Gray, Mrs. Schkade- Orange, Miss Mondary- Pink, Mrs. Maurice- White. Please ask your child which family he/she belongs to so you know which color t-shirt they should wear that day. Each student has a goal to raise $350. Please tell family and friends. Donations can be made at the following link: https://hopelutheran.dojiggy.io/2026-jog-a-thon/t/43e021.
Donations started on March 30 and are available until April 10, 2026, at 6:00 pm CST.
Oxford Schoolhouse
The date is set for Friday, April 17th! We are looking forward to our trip to the historic Oxford schoolhouse, where we will experience a living history day as students in a rural one-room schoolhouse in 1909! This has been a favorite field trip in the past because we dress in period clothing for the day. (The standard outfit of the day for boys was bib overalls, blue jeans or dungarees made of sturdy fabric with cotton or flannel shirts. Any color shirt was appropriate, except white, as it was impossible to keep white clean on an active farm boy. Girls wore dresses that fell anywhere below the knee but above the ankle. She might wear a pinafore or apron to keep her dress clean. Large hair bows were popular at the time. She usually wore black tights or stockings. Both girls and boys wore leather shoes or ankle boots.) Permission slips are in this week’s Thursday envelope.
Celebrating America, 250 Years in the Making
Look for more information coming home today in your child’s homework folder. As you have already heard, our all-school project for this year is focused on America. Our class will focus on pioneers who moved across the prairie, heading west. Students will be conducting their research at school. On the evening of the event, students will be in costume and display an artifact. (I may be able to help with costuming if needed, as we will also need it for our trip to the Oxford Historical Schoolhouse. If you have any questions or concerns about this, I am happy to help and assist you with this task.) After looking through the information packet at home with your child, please return it to their folder to bring back to school. We will be using it as a working copy.
Spelling words for April 10: (Little House #3)
from Little House in the Big Woods
| 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 8:
Hymn – I Know That My Redeemer Lives
verse 1
I know that my Redeemer lives;
What comfort this sweet sentence gives!
He lives, He lives, who once was dead;
He lives, my ever-living head.
Next week:
- Saturday, 4/4
- Hope Youth Group is sponsoring an Easter Fair, 9:00 am
- Sunday, 4/5
- Easter Sunday
- Monday, 4/6
- No School – Easter Monday
- Tuesday, 4/7
- Jog-a-thon
- Wednesday, 4/8
- Memory
- Chapel
- Thursday, 4/9
- The Ugly Duckling field trip
- Friday, 4/10
- Spelling test
- Science test – chapter 5
*Please note that we have multiple field trips in April! Watch for the permission slips, and consider if you might help with transportation.
Upcoming Dates:
- 4/17 – Oxford Schoolhouse
- 4/23 – LinkUp Concert (drivers needed)
- 4/26 – 3rd- 5th Grade Choir sings -10:30
- 4/27-5/1 – MAP testing
- 4/30 – Celebrate America – 250 Years in the Making!
- 5/14 – Fine Arts Night
