March 31st Note

• March 31, 2008
  
  Welcome back from Easter break! I hope that everyone had an enjoyable Easter and took comfort in the great Easter message of Christ’s resurrection.
  
  Christ Lays Our Building Blocks
  Our Christ Light lessons this week focus on how God helps us lay the foundations for our lives through the study of his great acts of love for us. After Good Friday and Easter it is easy to see the ground work laid and the cornerstone in place. We will also look at how our daily decisions can work with God’s plans.
  
  Calendar Events
• The 8th grade boys will be screened for scoliosis on Thursday. Information regarding this went home before break.
• The Spelling Bee is Saturday, April, 12th in Belmont. Katie and Rachel will be representing the 8th grade.
• Career Day is Friday, April 18th. A note is going home today describing Career Day. Mrs. Schneider went through with the students what to look for in choices for the day and what their essay should contain before break.
• The Practice Track Meet at Cahalan Park is Wednesday, April 23rd.
  
  Classroom Notes
• Please have your child bring in $5.50 in for the classroom plaque by Friday if they have not done so already. Thanks!
• The spelling list for the week is Unit 26. There is no hymn due this week.
• Report Cards will be sent out later this week. Please look over them with your child and return the signed envelope.
  
  
  
  God’s blessings on your week,
  Mr. Fillner

March 17th Note

March 17, 2008

God’s Love in Action
Yesterday, Palm Sunday began the Holy Week with shouts of praise and worship to our Savior and Lord. As Holy Week continued those same lips that had sung Christ’s praises now began to deny, mock, and condemn the same Jesus they had worshiped. How often we fall into the same sins. We can thank the Lord that Jesus not only died to cancel all those sins, but then rose on Easter, giving us the confidence of eternal life. What a truly blessed and exciting time this is for us.


Calendar Notes

• Friday, March 21st, marks the end of the 3rd Quarter.
• The students will be going to a children’s Good Friday service at 2:00 pm on Friday, March 21st.
• There will be no school March 24th to March 28th.
• Spelling Bee is Saturday, March 12th. Two students will be chosen to represent Apostles from each grade. We will finish our classroom spelling competition on Wednesday this week.
• Career Day is April 18th.
  
  Classroom Notes
• The spelling list for the week is Unit 25, a review. The hymn is number 104, st. 1-3, “Go to Dark Gethsemane.”
• Thanks to the students that helped out with Easter for Kids on Saturday.
• Students decided to purchase a plaque engraved with all their names on it for winning Spirit Week. The plaque will cost more than the money allotted for purchasing the winning grade’s trophy. Each student should bring in $5.50 by Friday.
• This week we will finish any graduation items. I will be sending a note home with each item that was decided later on this week. Class speaker will be decided after we return from Easter break in order to allow 3rd Quarter grades to be accounted for the Valedictorian.
  
  
  
  Have a blessed and enjoyable Easter,
  
  Mr. Fillner

March 10th Note

• March 10, 2008
  
  God’s Love in Action
  This Lenten season we again receive the wonderful opportunity to see an amazing love in action. So often our love can be a love of just words or emotions. Thankfully God did not stop at just words, but acted through his own Son, Jesus. We especially see that love in action during the Lenten season, watching all that Jesus went through to claim us as his own.
  
  
  Calendar Notes
• We will dismiss at noon this Friday, March 14th, for Collaboration. Homeroom services are available. There will be no Hot Lunch.
• Thanks to the students who are willing to help out with Easter for Kids on Saturday, March 15th.
• Friday, March 21st, marks the end of the 3rd Quarter.
• The students will be going to a children’s Good Friday service at 2:00 pm on Friday, March 21st.
• There will be no school March 24th to March 28th.
• Don’t forget to be thinking of places for Career Day! Career Day is a little over a month away already. Don’t want April 18th to sneak up on you.
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  Classroom Notes
• The spelling list for the week is Unit 24, a review. The hymn is “Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted,” number 127, st. 1-3.
• Students will be deciding which style of trophy to purchase from winning Spirit Week in the next couple of days.
• Last week we went over information concerning class verse, song, colors, flower, and speaker. This week we will begin deciding on just what those will be. Class speaker will be decided after we return from Easter break in order to allow 3rd Quarter grades to be accounted for the Valedictorian.
• Last week the students had an entertaining, and interesting performance by Ken Bergmann. He was quite funny and very loud on his numerous percussion instruments. Some students were able to participate in performing a radio skit with him.
• Don’t forget the many ways in which you can help support Apostles. Check the school website for the different opportunities.
  
  
  God’s blessings on your week,
  Mr. Fillner

March 3rd Note

March 3, 2008


The students will continue to dig into God’s Word this week and finish off their outline of the Gospel they chose. Wednesday they will compare outlines with a group who used a different Gospel, looking for differences and similarities.

We also have many opportunities to dig into God’s Word. Lenten services are at 5:00 and 7:00 each Wednesday for the next two weeks. Some interesting Bible study topics are at 10:00 on Sunday. Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary’s choir will give a special service on Saturday, March 22nd at 7:00 pm and CLHS’s hand bell choir will be playing for church this Sunday. We have been blessed with many exciting chances to get closer to our Savior.

Notes & Upcoming Events

• Ken Bergmann will present “Percussion Discussion” on Tuesday in our church.
• Next week Friday, March 14th, we will dismiss at noon due to a Collaboration Day.
• Friday, March 21st marks the end of the 3rd Quarter. Report Cards will be handed out at this time.
• Friday, March 21st, at 2 pm we will have our Good Friday service.
• There’s a misprint on the March Hot Lunch calendar. It says that there is no school on Friday, March 21st. There will be school on Friday, March 21st along with the Good Friday service. Sorry if this caused any confusion.
• Congratulations to the 8th graders for winning Spirit Week! As a prize for getting the most overall points, the 8th grade will be able to design their own trophy. They will begin doing so this week and finish next week.
• Don’t forget to get those wheels spinning on ideas for Career Day! Career Day is scheduled for April 18th.
• We will begin going over Graduation items this week. We will decide on Class Verse, Song, Colors, and Flower before Easter break. We will have to wait on Class Speaker until after 3rd Quarter GPAs are added up. More information regarding Graduation will come later.
  
  
  Sincerely,
  Mr. Fillner