October 27th Note

October 27th Note

For most of the country Friday will be a great time of fun and trick-or-treating for nation’s children. We can also look back and remember a man who shook the very foundations of the church to their core. Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on October 31, 1517 and began what we call today, the Reformation. We can thank God that we have a church who bases their teachings on Scripture alone and on Christ alone, being saved by his grace alone.

Calendar Notes

• Picture retakes are Monday, October 27th.
• The AZ/CA Teachers’ Conference will be held Thursday and Friday, November 6-7. We will dismiss at noon on Wednesday, the 5th to accommodate for travel. There will be no school November 6-7.
• Friday, Nov. 14th is a noon dismissal due to Teachers’ Collaboration.
  
  Classroom Notes
• The hymn for this week is 204 st. 1-4. The spelling list is Unit 9.
• Thank you to the students who helped out with the children’s musical. They did an excellent job!
• Great job to the students who volunteered to sing for the special Reformation service yesterday. They sounded fantastic!
• Congratulations to our flag football and volleyball teams at the end of their seasons.
• The Book Fair will be held in the church’s fellowship hall Nov. 17th – 23rd. This year has a safari theme. Students will help decorate the fair with their creation of a safari animal.
• Science has a test on Tuesday this week.
• Students are researching a different world religion for Christ Light this week as we look at how we can share God’s Word to people with other beliefs.
  
  Help Support Apostles
• Register your Safeway card and designate Apostles to receive the rewards.
• Don’t forget about our scrip program!
• Use www.goodsearch.com as your search engine and designate Apostles Lutheran School as your charity -- then search and earn!
  
  
  
  God’s blessings on your week,
  Mr. Fillner

October 20th Note

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  October 20th Note
  How amazing is it that we have a God who blesses us so much! God not only provides us with what we need, but goes beyond that. This weekend’s theme was God’s “abundant” grace. He gives us that loving grace above and beyond anything that we can even imagine. We can truly thank God for his overflowing mercy.
  
  Calendar Notes
• The fall musical’s dress rehearsal is this Thursday at 9:45. The school will be viewing the lower grades’ production of, “Go Fish.”
• Friday, October 24th marks the end of the 1st Quarter. Report cards will be sent home at this time.
• Friday, October 24th is also the fall musical at 7:00pm.
• Picture retakes will be Monday, October 27th. Please do not open or especially cut apart your child’s pictures if you are planning on having them retaken.
• The AZ/CA Teachers’ Conference will be held Thursday and Friday, November 6-7. We will dismiss at noon on Wednesday, the 5th to accommodate for travel. There will be no school November 6-7.
  
  Classroom Notes
• The hymn for this week is 368 st. 1-4. The spelling list is Unit 8.
• There will be no Catechism this week. Both Pastor Bork and Pastor Kronebusch are out of town for Pastors’ Conference. Eighth grade will use this time to work on their mission presentation.
• Football plays at Hillbrook, Monday at 3:45, practices Tuesday, and plays at Stratford Wednesday at 4:00.
• Volleyball plays Carden at home Tuesday at 4:45, practices Wednesday, and plays Hillbrook at home Thursday at 3:45.
• Intramural bocce ball is in full swing at recess.
• Our first ever “Fun-Raiser” at Sweet Tomatoes turned out to be quite a hit! I hope a fun evening of eating and mingling was had by all.
  
  Help Support Apostles
• Register your Safeway card and designate Apostles to receive the rewards.
• Don’t forget about our scrip program!
• Use www.goodsearch.com as your search engine and designate Apostles Lutheran School as your charity -- then search and earn!
  
  
  
  God’s blessings on your week,
  Mr. Fillner

October 13th Note

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  October 13th Note
  This week the students will be finishing up looking at how we can get along better with people of other cultures. We will continue with how we can model Christ’s love with those who have different gifts than us.
  
  Calendar Notes
• This Wednesday, October 15th the Wildlife Assembly will present at 9:30 at school.
• This Friday, October 17th there is a noon dismissal due to teachers’ collaboration. Homeroom services will be available. There will be no hot lunch on collaboration days.
• Next Friday, October 24th marks the end of the 1st Quarter. Report cards will be sent home at this time.
• Friday, October 24th is also the fall musical at 7:00pm.
• Picture retakes will be Monday, October 27th. Please do not open or especially cut apart your child’s pictures if you are planning on having them retaken.
  
  Classroom Notes
• The hymn for this week is 336 st. 1-4. The spelling list is Unit 7.
• Thank you to those students who volunteered for the special Reformation Choir. The area Reformation service will be at Apostles on Sunday, October 26th at 4:00pm. The volunteer choir will begin practicing this week.
• Thank you to all those who helped out at last Friday’s Harvest Festival.
• Football plays at Valley Monday at 3:45 and practices Tuesday and Thursday.
• Volleyball is at the C Team’s home game Monday, practices Wednesday, and plays at Valley on Thursday at 4:45 in the small gym.
• Thank you for taking time out of your schedules to meet last week. I hope that it was beneficial to you. Please feel free to contact me about any questions or concerns that might have slipped your mind during our meeting.
• Intramural badminton ended last week. Intramural bocce ball will be starting soon.
  
  Help Support Apostles
• This Thursday, October 16th, there will be our first ever “Fun-Raiser” at Sweet Tomatoes on Bernal Ave. Fliers will be handed out today describing the new event. If Sweet Tomatoes is not your favorite, we will be doing a similar event at Chevy’s in Almaden Plaza on Nov. 20th. Hope to see you there!
• Register your Safeway card and designate Apostles to receive the rewards.
• Don’t forget about our scrip program!
• Use www.goodsearch.com as your search engine and designate Apostles Lutheran School as your charity -- then search and earn!
  
  
  
  God’s blessings on your week,
  Mr. Fillner

October 6th Note

October 6th Note

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  The sixth grade has begun building their earthquake resistant models in science. (Your child would have also done this in sixth grade.) These building materials fit well with our devotional topic for today which discusses how God uses humans to build his church here on earth. Even though we are not perfect, when we are founded on Christ and his Word, his church will never fall, no matter how much the ground is shaking around us. What a great comfort this is to us.
  
  Calendar Notes
• The Harvest Festival is Friday, October 10th from 6:00-9:00 pm. A volunteer signup sheet went around last week for working the snack machines. Thank you to the students who are helping out.
• Next week Wednesday, October 15th the Wildlife Assembly will present at 9:30 at school.
• Friday, October 17th there is a noon dismissal due to teachers’ collaboration. Homeroom services will be available. There will be no hot lunch on collaboration days.
  
  Classroom Notes
• The hymn for this week is 234 st. 1-2, 4-5. The spelling list is Unit 6.
• Thank you to those students who volunteered for the special Reformation Choir. The area Reformation service will be at Apostles on Sunday, October 26th at 4:00pm.
• Progress reports were sent home last week. Please take a minute to look them over and discuss them with your child. If you have not done so already, please sign and return them. Feel free to contact me with any questions.
• Football practices Monday. We play at Valley on Tuesday at 3:45 and at West Valley Middle School on Thursday at 3:45.
• Volleyball is at the C Team’s home game Monday and practices Wednesday and Thursday.
• A note concerning parent teacher conferences went home last week with the times and dates of our meetings. If the selected time does not work, please let me know. Feel free to contact me about anything that you would like to discuss at our meeting.
  
  Help Support Apostles
• Thursday, October 16th, there will be our first ever “Fun-Raiser” at Sweet Tomatoes on Bernal Ave. Fliers will be handed out this week describing the new event. If Sweet Tomatoes is not your favorite, we will be doing a similar event at Chevy’s in Almaden Plaza on Nov. 20th. Come join the fun!
• Register your Safeway card and designate Apostles to receive the rewards.
• Don’t forget about our scrip program!
• Use www.goodsearch.com as your search engine and designate Apostles Lutheran School as your charity -- then search and earn!
  
  
  
  God’s blessings on your week,
  Mr. Fillner