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Jeremy May, Pastor David Birnbaum, Principal Sunday Services: 8:30, 11:00 School: 580-762-9950 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. website: flspc.org Church: 580-762-1111 E-mail: lutheransecretary@yahoo.com www.flcspc.com Child Care: 580-762-1124 FastDirect: fastdir.com/flcspc

May 20, 2015

CARDINAL CHATTER 5/20 8th Grade Graduation, 7:30, FLC 5/21 8th Grade Skip Day 5/21 Freddy’s night!

5/22 Last Day of School/Trip to the Park/-

Noon Dismissal (See Details below!)

5/28 Papa Murphy’s Night 5/29 Report card pickup day 8/11 Registration Day (10-noon or 5-6:30 p.m.) 8/16 Open House 8/18 First Day of School

Principal – Mr. Birnbaum: We have made it to the end of another School Year. Please mark your

calendars concerning the upcoming events. Graduation Tonight for our 8th grade students at 7:30 p.m. in the Church Sanctuary School Picnic (see article below)

Our church continues to celebrate its 90th Anniversary this year. Our theme for both the 90th and new school year will be: “Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations”, Psalm 90:1 Tuesday - August 11 Registration Day (Parents can come between 10 - noon or 5 - 6:30 p.m.) Sunday - August 16 School Open House/Picnic/and Basketball games: We have former First Lutheran student - Scott Heitshusen, to preach for the 8:30 and 11 a.m. worship services. We plan to have the classrooms open at noon so students can see their classrooms and drop off their supplies. We then hope to have a hamburger & hot dog lunch for all to enjoy. At 1:15, we hope to have our current 6th - 8th grade Basketball Teams play against the High School Alumni students. (They do not have to be former basketball players.) At 2:15, we plan to have odd year alumni graduates play basketball against even year alumni graduates of ALL AGES. Come join the fun.

Day Care, First Start, Pre-school through 8th grade will be closed for Monday - August 17 to energize for our first day of classes on Tuesday morning - August 18. See you soon.

"FIRST START" PROGRAM - We will now be taking 2 year olds and up in our "First Start" program beginning in the middle of August. The rates and hours will run the same as the Preschool / PK program and before & after Child Care. We praise God for our staff leadership of Mellissa Flaherty and Michelle Lester. If you would be interested in a part-time position for 20 to 30 hours a week, please let us know.

HELP US SERVE YOU! We need every family to complete a survey for our upcoming accreditation. The survey is up and running at hansonscience.blogspot.com on the home page, and will be titled "Accreditation Survey". We prefer you do the survey online as the results will be automatically tallied for us, but if you do not have access to the internet, please stop by the office for a paper copy. We ask that you complete the survey by Friday, May 29, 2015. Thanks!

PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: For next school year, we are looking for a part-time librarian, after school custodian, and a teacher aid and/or daycare staff. If you or someone you know are interested in any of these positions, please stop by the office for an employment application. We

are hoping to hire by the middle of July; positions to begin in August. REPORT CARD PICKUP: Report Cards will be available for pickup in the school office beginning Friday, May

29. Your financial account must be in good standing in order to pick up report cards. SCHOOL OFFICE SUMMER HOURS: The last week of May, the office will be open Tuesday-Friday, 8-3:30.

Beginning in June (throughout the summer), the school office will be open Monday-Thursday, 9-3 (closed on Friday’s). Because I will need to be out for lunch, the bank, and vacation, please call first and make sure I am here

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if you are planning to make a special trip. If you need to meet with me and can’t make it in during those hours, please call the school office at 762-9950, leave a message when you are available, and I will be happy to arrange a time to meet you here that works for you. For your convenience, you may make payments over the phone by calling the office with a credit or debit card, you may mail payments (1104 N. 4th, 74601), set up a date to have payments automatically drafted from your bank account, drop by the office Monday – Thursday, or bring your payment by the cafeteria during the summer lunch hours of 11-12:30 Monday – Friday’s. Be sure to stick around and have the kids eat lunch while you are here; 18 and under eat free!

FREE SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM: First Lutheran School will be participating in the summer lunch program again this summer. Children age 18 and under will be provided a FREE lunch in the FLS Cafeteria Monday through Friday, from 11:00 to 12:30, June 1 to August 7, 2015, closed July 3, 2015. The cost for adult meals will be $4.00; Senior citizens and military adults with identification will be charged $3.30. If you’re getting together with friends over the summer, consider stopping in here for lunch and supporting the lunch program! The USDA and First Lutheran School are equal opportunity providers and employers. A menu is attached to the back of this Chatter for the month of June.

SCHOOL PICNIC: The Last Day of School is - Friday, May 22. We will be meeting in our classrooms to get last minute things cleaned-up; we will then walk down to the park for some fun and then head back to the school cafeteria for a picnic lunch, followed by school dismissal at 12:00 noon. This is all weather permitting. Parents are welcome to walk with us/join us at the park & lunch. If you join us at the park and leave with your student from there, be sure to check out with their teacher, and remember that you will need to swing by the school later to pick up any items left in the classroom. If you plan to do this, please remind your student NOT to sign up for a lunch that day.

We would love to have family members join us for lunch after we get back from the park; the cost to eat will be $3 if you have RSVP’d in advance in the office by Friday, May 15, or $5 if you pay at the door (or you can get a free ticket—see the next article for details!). Please let us know as soon as possible if you are joining us, so that we will have enough food for everyone.

SCHOOL PICNIC NEEDS: We need help rounding up the supplies for serving lunch on picnic day (May 22), so we are asking each class to bring the following supplies. For each family that brings the requested items to the office, we will supply them with one free adult ticket for Friday’s lunch. If you are willing to help with serving lunch, please contact the school office and let us know. We will be feeding lots of people in a short amount of time. 1st grade: 2 big bags of chips 2nd, 3rd, & 4th grade: finger food dessert

(cookies, brownies, rice krispie treats, etc.)

4th grade: 2 big bags of chips 5th grade (boys): 50 plates 5th grade (girls): 50 cups

FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Hey, Kids, Kindergarten through 5th Grade: want to have some fun this summer? Why not join the Vacation Bible School Team for Camp Kilimanjaro at 5th Street Park Shelter House, 5th and Highland Streets, on June 20 and 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. We’ll safari up Mount Kilimanjaro on an epic adventure filled with games, Bible stories, fun songs, unique crafts, and delicious treats. You’ll learn to make wise choices with your ears, hearts, tongues, hands, and feet that glorify our all-wise God who wants us to be wise in all we do. After lunch, we’ll venture to the Splash Pad for an afternoon of water fun. Bring your swimsuit and towel and join us for two Saturdays of summer fun. Contact Linda Lyons at 765-8807 if you have questions. See you at VBS!!

SUMMER DAYCARE: We only have 8 openings left for summer daycare! To enroll, stop by daycare

or the school office to pick up your application! The deposit is $200 for the first child and $100 for each additional child.

PAPA MURPHY’S DAY!: Thursday, May 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. will be FLS Day at Papa Murphy’s! If you haven’t been there yet, they are located in the strip mall in front of WalMart (with Hibbett’s and Game Stop). You order a pizza from them, dressed however you want, and then take it home, cook it, and have an easy dinner at home with no mess! (Note, you cook the pizza at home! There is no place to eat there.) You can also take the pizza home and freeze it for later use. Be sure and tell them you are there for First Lutheran when you place your order, and FLS will get 15% of pizza’s sold up to 99 pizza’s; if more than 100 are sold, we get 20% of the proceeds! Thanks for your support!

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FREDDY’S NIGHT! PTL’s next night at Freddy’s will be on Thursday, May 16 from 4:00 – 10:00 p.m. All you have to do is have dinner at Freddy’s! When the cashier is ready to take your order, tell them you are there in support of First Lutheran School’s PTL program, and Freddy’s will send the PTL a check for a portion of your purchase! Tell your friends, family, neighbors, and complete strangers. It doesn’t cost them anything more than their dinner, and the PTL will use the proceeds towards improvements for the school!

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Thursday, May 21, 2015 4:00 – 10:00

5/21/2015, 4:00 – 10:00 5/21/2015, 4:00 – 10:00

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It’s Time to Order 2014-2015 Yearbooks!

Complete the order form below, attach $20 per yearbook ordered, and return to the school office on or before Friday, May 22, 2015. The best way to make sure that we have pictures of your child in the yearbook, is to submit your pictures! You can email them to: jessica.steichen@cune.org; if you have too many to email, put them on a cd or flash drive with your name clearly marked, and drop it by the school office.

Yearbook Order form:

Student Name:____________________________________________________ Number of Books:_____________ X $20 each = $________________ due

Total Paid $_________ ___cash or ___check/check #_____

Contact number or e-mail address:_____________________________________

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First Lutheran

Yearbook Advertisement

Please consider supporting our school yearbook program

by placing an advertisement in the yearbook! You may

buy a spot for your business, or put in a personal ad of

encouragement for your student, their team, etc.

Price List: Full Page Ad $300.00 Half Page Ad $150.00 Quarter Page Ad $75.00

Business Card Ad $40.00 Page Sponsorship $30.00

Pictures are included in ad at no additional charge.

E-mail picture to arcpc@hit.net or Contact Ann Ryan at 580-762-4243 for details

Please make checks payable to:

First Lutheran School and return to 1104 N 4th St, Ponca City, OK 74601

Business Name: __________________________________

Contact Name: ___________________________________

Address: ________________________________________

Phone: _________________________________________

Ad Content: _____________________________________

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Deadline for Yearbook Ads: May 20, 2015