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Principal’s Corner - Mr. Snow

Upcoming

Events

Apr 1 Pizza Making

Apr 1 Rummage

Sale

Apr 9 Cherub Choir

K-4

Apr 10-17 Easter

Break

Arp 15 Easter Egg

Hunt 10:00am

Apr 26 Progress

Reports

Apr 26 Chop Suey

Supper

Apr 29 Tree Sale

Pick up

May 12 Talent

Show/Awards

Night/Concert

May 14 Mother’s

Day Flower Sale

Next week we will begin achievement testing with the

Iowa Test of Basic Skills standardized tests. We

encourage you to have your child(ren) fed and well rested

and at school all next week so we can wrap up these tests

before the Easter break. That way we get the results

back before the end of the year to plan for next year.

Our Easter break will be April 10-17. Classes resume on

the 18th. Please remember to take advantage of worship

opportunities during Lent and on Easter Sunday to spend

in God’s house with your family.

Please remember to share the news about our tree sale

and hanging flower basket sale with neighbors, family, and

friends.

School Choice deadline is fast approaching, please share

the information with any family that will benefit from a

free Christian education.

1st/2nd

Mrs. Fritsch

PS/K

Miss Linse

4K

Mrs. Snow

Literacy

We read several versions of

“The Elves and the Shoemaker” this week.We

have sent home another

book from the grant

program, “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”.

We have added two more

sight word songs this week:

love and go. Please help your

child notice thee new words

as you read together.

We created marbleized eggs

by using shaving cream and

food coloring. We also

painted eggs by using pom

poms as our brush.

Jesus Time

This week we read about

Jesus’ suffering on the

cross, His death and

resurrection. Good Friday

was a sad, bad day when

Jesus gave His life for our

sins but it followed three

days later with a glad day

when Jesus rose again to

show that he conquered the

death.

In 3K we really enjoyed creating

our mock stain glass project and

cannot wait to get to take them

home for Easter. During Jesus

time, we are continuing to talk

about the events leading up to

C h r i s t ’ s C r u c i f i x i o n a n d

Resurrection. We spent time

talking about circles this week. A

great way to keep practicing shape

recognition is to continue showing

your child different objects and

having them identify the shape

(circle, triangle, square, rectangle).

We will be learning a new snack

prayer for the month of April. It

goes to the tune of "This Old Man"

and the words are: "Jesus, come,

be our guest. Let these gifts to us

be blest. For the things, you give

us every day. A song of thanks we

now wi l l say . Amen ." In

Kindergarten, we also had fun

creating our mock stain glass

project. During Jesus time, we are

continuing to talk about the events

leading up to Christ’s Crucifixion

and Resurrection. We took our

next Superkid progress test today.

Next week we will be taking our

standardized tests. Please make

sure that you eat a good

breakfast every day since it can

be hard to think on an empty

stomach. We will also be learning

a new prayer for April. It goes to

the tune of "This Old Man" and

the words are: "Jesus, come, be

our guest. Let these gifts to us be

blest. For the things, you give us

every day. A song of thanks we

now will say. Amen."

This week we rode into

Jerusalem with our Savior, to

remember all of the events of

Jesus’ last week before He died

for our forgiveness. He rode

into Jerusalem to shouts from

the crowd, “Hosanna, to the

King of the Jews!” The church

guys wanted Jesus to quiet the

crowd, and Jesus said if He

would do that, even the stones

would cry out. Later, Jesus

washed the disciples feet to

teach them to serve and love

each other. We are full steam

ahead in 2nd grade with

multiplication, perimeter and

area, as well as lots of review.

In first grade we are doing >, <,

and =, as well as lots of review.

In science we are studying our

solar system. In Superkids,

there is always something to

read about our characters. We

are testing and doing many

activities. Next week is the

Iowa Basic Achievement Tests.

It would be great to fuel your

brain with plenty of sleep, ate a

good breakfast, and brought a

healthy meat or cheese stick

for snack, and drink milk! Easter

Party is April 7. Worship the

final Lenten Sunday, March 26.

7th/8th Grade

Mrs. GeRue

5th/6th Grade

Mr. Snow

3rd/4th Grade

Mrs. Schram

Our Easter party will be

next Friday, April 7th. Vergin

and Trochinski families are

in charge of Easter party.

Achievement tests start on

Monday. Please make sure

your child gets a good night’s

rest and a healthy

breakfast. No spelling words

or memory assignments next

week. We will be walking to

the Berlin Public Library,

Monday afternoon, to put

the Easter art projects in

the cases. The class is at

640 AR points, our goal is

1000 points. A special thank

you to Mrs. Josie Hartzke

for the Easter bunny kits

and Mrs. Karen Vergin for all

the materials to make Easter

cards for our shut-ins. We

truly appreciate your

t h o u g h t f u l n e s s a n d

wonderful art supplies. A

new experience for the girls

this week was blowing out

the egg yolk and whites from

the eggs. My only regret was

not putting it on video. It

was hilarious!! Enjoy your

weekend and especially April

Fool’s Day!

We thank Mr. Krenke for

filling in for Mr. Snow this

week while he was out of

the building for Child

Development Days on

Monday and for a workshop

with public school officials

on Thursday. He will also be

in Wisconsin Dells next

Wednesday when Mr. Snow

will attend a conference in

the Dells.

We have finished lesson 104

in math class. We will have

our next math test on

Tuesday.

We finished our book, The

Secret of the Cupboard, in

Reading class this week.

The class has been working

on vocabulary and literacy

skills on the book to

prepare for AR testing.

The class just finished

doing a great job in art

class as they completed a

badger drawing that we

have displayed in the hall

outside our room. Come take

a look. They did a great job.

Have a great weekend

Pizza making and pick-up

is Saturday morning.

We finished both a

science chapter and

geography chapter this

week. Geography will not

have a test for this

chapter. The science test

was started today as an

open book and open note

test. In literature we

have begun a poetry unit.

Achievement tests are

next week.

Library News:

Please return by April 18th. I will order the tickets for the June 4 game

Music

Wednesday, March 29, 7:00pm St. John: Junior Choir will sing with the

Handbells, A Lenten Love Song it would be great if the choir could warm up at

6:30pm with the Handbells. There is also a soup supper, so come early and the

students can come up into church to practice! Handbells wear black and white.

Saturday, April 22, Messiah, Ripon 4:00pm Handbells will play for The Festival

of Tables at Messiah Lutheran in Ripon. We will warm up at 3:00pm. Handbells

wear black and white.

Sunday, April 23, St. John, 8:00am Handbells and Junior Choir will participate

in Worship!

Cherub Choir (K-2) sings Palm Sunday, April 9, at the 8:00 service. Your child

needs to meet me in the narthex. We will sit in choir loft.

Third and fourth grade please join the Cherub Choir, SUNDAY, APRIL 9 at

8:00 service. I need your voices and help passing out palm branches.

Wisconsin Private School Choice

The deadline is fast approaching to register your Kindergarten or 1st grade

student in the Private School Choice program. If your family qualifies, this

means free tuition for your child at St. John through the 8th grade! Hurry and

register, we don’t want you to miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

Stop in the office or call between 8am-11:30am for more information.

To register go to https://apps4.dpi.wi.gov/ChoiceParent/Login/Login.aspx.

Make sure you choose the DPI option to verify financial eligibility.

Need to Know

Monday April 3

Lasagna

Tuesday April 4

Tacos

Wednesday April 5

Chicken Pattys

Thursday April 6

Hot Turkey Sandwiches

Friday April 7

Covered Wagons

Hot Lunch Next Week

Lunch Tickets

Grades K – 5: 5 tickets = $12.50 (1 meal $2.50) Grades 6 – 8: 5 tickets = $13.75 (1 meal $2.75

Adult Meals: $4.00 per lunch

FAMILY NAME:

Student No. of Tickets @ $ =

Student No. of Tickets @ $

=

Student No. of Tickets @ $

=

Milk Tickets No. of Milk

@ $7 per 20 = $

TOTAL:

REMEMBER, YOU CAN CHECK YOUR

TUITION AND LUNCH BALANCES

ON PRAXI!

St. John Lutheran Church is having an

Early Spring Rummage Sale! Saturday, April 1st 7:00am-2:00pm

Church—Lower Level—use South Entrance

LOTS OF ITEMS! COME CHECK IT OUT!

Any families who have items to donate, bring to school—we’ll get it over there!

Custodial Position

St. John School and Church are seeking a full-time Custodian. Our current

Custodian, Mr. Gehrke, has decided to retire at the end of this school year. This

position is responsible for keeping the facilities and equipment clean and in good

repair. Some of the included duties are daily cleaning of school, weekly cleaning

of church, mowing and snow removal. The Custodian position requires a positive,

friendly attitude and the ability to give Christian witness in their lifestyle as

they will have daily interaction with children, parents, teachers, pastors, church

members, and visitors. Flexible hours, 35-45 hours per week depending on

current school/church activities. For the right candidate, we will also consider

part-time/split positions. For more details please contact Adam Ewald at

aewald8@gmail.com or 920-290-2545.

SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS!

Sunday April 2: Craft day with Mrs. Keller

Sunday April 9: Palm Sunday

Movie Day with Snacks

Sunday April 16: Easter (No Sunday School)

We will meet until May 14th—which will be out last day!

Youth Group Activities

Wed. April 5 Soup Supper. We need sandwiches, desserts and help in the

kitchen starting at 5:15pm.

Sat. April 15 Easter Egg Hunt. Rain or Shine! Youth set up at 9:00am Hunt

starts at 10:00am sharp. Spread the word. Flyers available from

April Lueck.

Sun. April 16 Easter Breakfast. We need help prepping Saturday morning at

9:00am and Sunday morning workers in the kitchen at 7:00am.

Sat. April 29 Service Project. Camp LuWiSoMo work weekend! Watch for

permission slips. Final head count needed by Easter Sunday.

Meals provided by camp.

Higher Things Youth Conferences

June 27—June 30 San Antonio, Texas

July 4—July 7 Mars Hill, North Carolina

July 18-July 21 Bozeman, Montana

July 25—July 28 Valparaiso, Indiana

Please let April Lueck know ASAP if you would like more information or are

interested in attending one of the conferences.

Contact April if you have any questions or would like further information on any

of these activities. 920.299.2496 or jerrodl@charter.net

Registration forms and Scholarship Applications

available in the office.

St. John

Lutheran School

146 Mound Street

Berlin, WI 54923

920-361-0555

920-361-0575 fax

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