March 30 Note

• March 30th Note
  Thank you to the parents who helped make the CLHS trip a success. From the sounds of it, the students had a good time. I hope that the adults that went were able to get some rest yesterday and maybe recover a bit.
  
  Calendar Notes
• Girls in grades 7 and boys in grade 8 will be screened for scoliosis on Thursday, April 9th.
• Good Friday is April 10th. Students will be singing in the 2:00 pm service.
• Easter Vacation is April 13th-17th. There is no school.
• The Practice Track Meet is Wednesday, April 22nd at Cahalan Park.
• Students in grades 1-8 will see Disney’s new movie, “Earth” on April 23rd. Thank you for your timely return of the field trip forms.
• Career Day is Friday, April 24th. There is no school for the 8th grade on this day.
  
  
  
  Classroom Notes
• The spelling list for the week is Unit 27. The hymn for Friday is the song grades 6-8 sings in the Good Friday service, “What Grace Is This?”
• This is your weekly Career Day reminder! Please return the form by Monday, April 6th. Thank you for making this an exciting opportunity for your child.
• Students are continuing to go over the options for the various graduation items. We will set aside class time on Friday to see what they have come up with so far.
• Wiffleball intramurals begins this week during recess.
• Starting this week in PE, students will begin practicing for the track meet.
• Report Cards will be sent home this week. Please take a moment to look them over and discuss them with your child. Please sign and return the envelope by Friday, April 10th. If you have any questions concerning them, please feel free to contact me.
• The following is an encouragement that specifically addresses staying for worship when the children sing in that service.
• Worship services are an important part of our school’s educational program, as was explained prior to enrollment. Worshipping is an outflow or response of faith, which we are nurturing through the school, therefore we strongly urge families to attend worship and stay for the whole service when the children come to sing. An additional problem occurs when people leave during the service as it is disruptive to worshippers and can also give the impression that worship is not important; we don’t want that message to be given to the children or other worshippers. Therefore, we ask that families take to heart the encouragement to stay for all of the worship service.
  
  
  God’s blessings on your week,
  Mr. Fillner

March 23 Note

• March 23rd Note
  
  
  Calendar Notes
• If your child is interested in the Pine Car Derby, please return registration forms by March 27th.
• Good Friday is April 10th. Students will be singing in the 2:00 pm service.
• Easter Vacation is April 13th-17th.
• Students will see Disney’s new movie, “Earth” on April 23rd.
• Career Day is Friday, April 24th.
  
  
  
  Classroom Notes
• The spelling list is Unit 26 for Monday of next week. The hymn for next Friday is the song grades 6-8 sings in the Good Friday service, “What Grace Is This?”
• Don’t forget about Career Day! Please be continuing to look for exciting opportunities for your child on that day.
• Last Friday we began to go over options for the various graduation items. Students will continue to look at the different selections for each item. In the past, grades 1-7 sing one song and 8th grade sings a different song in the service. This year grades 1-8 will sing the class song together, instead of two separate songs.
• A note went home on Friday with the logistics for the CLHS trip. Please meet at Apostles no later than 7:45 on Wednesday morning. On Saturday, we will return to Apostles about 4 pm. Students will call as we get close to campus.
  Students need to bring a sleeping bag.
  Students will need to bring money for meals and any souvenirs.
  Students may bring a pillow, swim suit, iPod, snacks.
  We are looking forward to a very fun and memorable trip.
• Students in Economics are getting familiar with the “Stock Market Game.” We began as the only class involved for the first few days, but now there are currently a total of 39 students participating in our area. The game runs until May 22nd.
• From now until the end of the year, we will have some different games in our classroom, almost like intramurals. On Friday we began a paper football tournament in our room. There will be 15 minutes set aside on Fridays for games, but the majority of games will be played during lunch after everyone has finished eating. This is purely for fun and I hope that it is just that.
  
  
  God’s blessings on your week,
  Mr. Fillner

March 16th Note

• March 16th Note
  Thank you to the students who helped serve during church’s soup supper on Wednesday.
  
  
  Calendar Notes
• Friday, March 20th is a noon dismissal due to collaboration. It also marks the end of the 3rd Quarter. Report Cards will be sent home the following week.
• If your child is interested in the Pine Car Derby, please have registration forms ready by March 27th.
• Career Day is Friday, April 24th.
  
  
  
  Classroom Notes
• The spelling list is Unit 25 for this week. The hymn for Friday is 105 st. 1-2, 4-5.
• A note concerning Career Day went home last week Monday. Please be working with your child to find someone that they could spend the day with on that Friday. Students will work with Mrs. Schneider on preparing a paper and report of their experiences. Forms should be returned by Monday, April 6th. Thank you for helping make this a valuable experience for your child.
• Students will begin to look at different options for Class Verse, Flower, and Colors on Friday of this week. Class Valedictorian and Class Speaker(s) will be chosen after the 3rd Quarter ends. We will also go over the options for Class Song.
• Last week a note went home concerning grades 1-8 trip to see Disney’s new movie, “Earth” on April 23rd. Please return the note, along with the fee for the movie by March 20th. Thank you.
• Thank you for returning the CLHS forms on time. A note detailing lodging will be sent home by the end of the week.
• Music class is learning about music in the Middle Ages. Next week we leave the Middle Ages and move on to looking at musical life in the Renaissance.
• This week in Pre Algebra, students will study “transformations” on the coordinate plane. On Thursday we will look at M.C. Escher’s different uses of these transformations. Students will then create their own tessellations.
• Students in Economics will begin participating in the “Stock Market Game” today. In this activity, students are given $100,000 in virtual cash and are able to invest it in stocks, mutual funds, and bonds. Students will compete with other 7th and 8th graders across the country in trying to accrue as much capital as they can over the next two months. The creators of this simulation activity have tried to make it as true to the real life experience as possible. I am hoping that this will be a fun and beneficial activity.
  
  
  God’s blessings on your week,
  Mr. Fillner

March 9th Note

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  March 9th Note
  Thank you to the students who helped serve during church’s soup supper on Wednesday.
  
  
  Calendar Notes
• Payments for the CLHS trip are due Friday, March 13th. Please have your payment of $200 into the office or me by this time. Thank you very much for your cooperation.
• Friday, March 20th is a noon dismissal due to collaboration. It also marks the end of the 3rd Quarter. Report Cards will be sent home the following week.
• If your child is interested in the Pine Car Derby, please have registration forms ready by March 27th.
  
  
  
  Classroom Notes
• The spelling list is Unit 24 for this week. The hymn for Friday is 104 st. 1-3.
• A note regarding Career Day will be sent home today. Career Day is Friday, April 24th. This is an excellent opportunity for your child to see the world outside of their classroom. We would encourage you to be thinking of opportunities and people that your child would be interested in spending the day with. Forms should be returned by Monday, April 6th. Feel free to contact Mrs. Schneider or me with any questions.
• The 4th Quarter begins in just two weeks, the time is certainly flying. That means we should begin to think of some graduation items. Starting next week, students will go over different options for Class Verse, Flower, and Colors. Class Valedictorian will be the student with the highest GPA after the first three quarters. After the grades have been calculated and the student selected, we will go over Class Speaker(s). We will also go over the options for Class Song.
• Thanks to all those who came out in the rain to last week’s Fun Raiser at the Sonoma Chicken Coop! It is always nice to get together for food and fun.
• This week is our “Open House Week” at school. If you know of anyone looking at different schools, encourage them to drop by.
• Saturday, March 14th is our area WELS schools’ Choral Fest at St. Mark’s in Citrus Heights. Thank you to those who signed up to participate!
• On April 23rd, grades 1-8 will be going to see Disney’s new movie, “Earth.” This movie is set to debut on Earth Day. A note concerning the trip will be sent home today. Please return the note, along with the fee for the movie by March 20th. Thank you.
  
  
  God’s blessings on your week,
  Mr. Fillner

March 2nd Note

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  March 2nd Note
  There will be a signup sheet sent through the 7th and 8th grade classrooms if your child is interested in helping out with soup suppers on Wednesday evenings. Thank you to those who helped out last week.
  
  
  Calendar Notes
• The CLHS Choir will be giving a special concert for the students on Thursday, March 5th at 11:45.
• The CLHS Exaltation Choir will have a special concert on Friday, March 6th at 7:00.
• Friday, March 20th is a noon dismissal due to collaboration. It also marks the end of the 3rd Quarter.
• Grades 6-8 will not sing on March 25th due to the CLHS trip.
  Please have your payment of $200 for the CLHS trip in by Friday, March 13th. Grades 7 & 8 will be visiting California Lutheran High School and going to Disneyland, March 25-28th. Thank you for cooperation and please ask Mr. Luehring, Mr. Washburn, or myself if you have any questions concerning the trip.
  
  
  Classroom Notes
• The spelling list is Unit 23 for this week. The hymn for Friday is 399 st. 1-3.
• Thank you for your timely return of your child’s progress report.
• I hope that your child enjoyed Spirit Week. It is always a fun break from some of the normal routine. This year 6th grade ended up winning.
• Boy’s basketball played some very exciting games at the Hillbrook tournament this past weekend. They beat Los Altos Christian on Saturday to get 4th place. Way to go guys!
• Flyers went home last week for our next Fun Raiser event. Come join in the fellowship at Sonoma Chicken Coop on Almaden Exp this Tuesday! The event will run from 4 – 9.
• March 9-13 is our “Open House Week” at school. If you know of anyone looking at different schools, encourage them to drop by.
• Saturday, March 14th some of our students will have the opportunity to share their voices with students from other WELS schools in the area at Choral Fest at St. Mark’s in Citrus Heights.
• Pine Car Derby registration forms are due by March 27th.
  
  
  God’s blessings on your week,
  Mr. Fillner