Monday 2-25 Assignments

Christ Light: begin outline of Passion History

Pre-Algebra: p. 421, 11-25 All, 40-48 All

Math 87: Set 73, #10 is Extra Credit

History: Geography WS due Wed

English: Get Well Cards

Lit: Reader's Choice Cards due 3/3

Spelling: p. 134-135 due Wed

Hymnology: 106 st. 1-4

Find Baseball clothes!!

Feb. 25th Note

• Digging into God’s Word
  This week the students will be taking a closer look at the Passion history as presented in the four Gospels. They are outlining the major events during Holy Week from one of the Gospels. After they have completed their outline, we will be comparing the major similarities and differences of the recorded Word in each of the Gospels.
  
  Calendar Events
• This week is Spirit Week! Each day the students will have certain events that will score points for each grade. Points will also be awarded for dressing up according to each day’s theme. We will be having the pep rally on Friday at 10:30 to accommodate those 7th & 8th graders going to the snow.
  Monday
  Red, White, and Blue Day
  Tuesday
  Baseball Day
  Wednesday
  Dress-Up Day
  Thursday
  Cowboy/Girl Day
  Friday
  Green and Gold Day
• Grades 6-8 WILL NOT be singing on March 2nd as the schedule says due to the Ski Trip.
• On Tuesday, March 4th Ken Bergmann will present “Percussion Discussion” at school.
• Friday, Feb. 14th we will dismiss at noon for Teacher’s Collaboration.

Classroom Events

• Our spelling list for this week is Unit 22. Our hymn is 106 st. 1-4.
• We will be receiving the t-shirts from the Box Tops competition this week if everything goes as planned. Shirts will cost $8.58 per student. Sorry about the confusion, the original total I was given did not include the shipping.
• Congratulations to the Girls’ A basketball team. They ended a fun season with a tournament at CLHS and won first place. Way to go girls!
• Thank you to all who helped out with Soup Suppers. We will continue to have the opportunity to worship our Savior each Wednesday during Lent. Services are at 5:00 and 7:00.
• The Teen Room is looking for parent supervisors in-between Soup Supper set up and serving. Two adults are needed from 4-5pm the next three Wednesdays and also Maundy Thursday. If you are able to help, please contact Lori Medal at 408-629-9765 or email her at ndakian@hotmail.com.
  
  God’s blessings on your week,
  Mr. Fillner

Monday Assignments 2-11

Christ Light: WS

Catechism: mem. #1037

Pre-Algebra: p. 401, 30-44 All, 48-56 All

Algebra:

Spelling: p. 128-129 & PreTest due Wed.

Hymnology: 592, st. 1-3

Feb. 11th Note

• Feb. 11th Note
  
  God’s Word Guides Our Lives
  This week we are continuing to look at how God’s Word guides the decisions and choices that we make throughout our lives. Using people that God worked through as our guide, we will be focusing on how God would have us use our gifts and abilities.
  
  Calendar Notes
  
• There will be no school next week, Feb. 18th – 22nd. Monday, the 18th is Presidents’ Day and the Northern California/Nevada Teachers’ Conference is the 20th - 22nd.
• Girls’ Basketball will practice on Tuesday this week. We will meet at school at 7:00 am on Friday morning to leave for CLHS.
• Progress Reports will be sent home at the end of this week. Please look over and let me know if you have any questions.
• This Friday I will be traveling to CLHS with the girls’ basketball team and will therefore be out of the classroom.
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  Classroom Notes
  
• The hymn for the week is 592 st. 1-3. The spelling list is Unit 21.
• Mr. Washburn has returned his call to Christ/St. Peter in Milwaukee. We are very happy to have him stay at Apostles.
• Last night our congregation called Anna Scharrer to be our K1 teacher. A call was also extended to me, to make my position permanent. Please keep us in your prayers as we deliberate where the Lord would have us serve him.
• Last Friday the students voted on their class t-shirt that they won from collecting the most Box Tops. We will be ordering our class t-shirt order by the end of this week.
• Thanks to all the families and students who helped out with Ash Wednesday’s Soup Supper.
  
  
  God’s blessings on your week,
  Mr. Fillner

Feb. 4th Note

• God’s Word Affects Our Decisions
  This week we will begin a new Christ Light book titled, “Christian Life Planning.” This book focuses on how God’s Word helps us make some of life’s more difficult decisions. Our lessons this week have the students examine their God given gifts and talents and then look at how our Lord would have us use them.
  
  Calendar Notes
• Girls’ A basketball will practice Monday and Wednesday. There is a schedule change for Thursday. We originally were scheduled to play Harker. That will not work because we begin our Hillbrook Tournament on Thursday. Girls play at Hillbrook at 5:50 vs. Hillview on Thursday. Friday, they play at 7:00 vs. Merryhill at Hillbrook and Saturday they play at 11:10 vs. Hillbrook at Hillbrook.
• Grades 6-8 are singing in the 7:00 Ash Wednesday service this week. They will be singing, “Behold the Lamb of God.”
• Feb. 8th marks the 100th day of school.
• There will be no school Feb. 18th – 22nd due to President’s Day and the Northern California/Nevada Teachers’ Conference.
  
  Classroom Notes
• Our spelling list is Unit 20 this week. Our hymn is 505 st. 1-3, 5.
• Next week, Friday, Feb. 15th marks the halfway point of the 3rd Quarter already. Progress reports will be sent home at this time.
• All students have the opportunity to design a t-shirt on Spirit Shop’s website for the class. The class will then vote on one design for the t-shirts that they won for being the class with the most Box Tops brought in.
• Please keep Mr. Washburn in your prayers as he deliberates his calls.
• Thanks to all the students who have volunteered to help serve at Lenten soup suppers this week.
• If you would like more information on Apostles clothing or how you can help support Apostles, visit our school’ website at http://www.apostlessj.org/web/home.html.
  
  
  God’s blessings on your week,
  Mr. Fillner