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Reformation Lutheran School & Preschool Weekly Newsletter
WEEK OF OCTOBER 14-20, 2018 Principal's Message - Fortitude Fortitude: mental and emotional strength in facing di culty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously Do you have it? We certainly have a lot of di culty, adversity, danger, or temptation in our lives. But do we always approach those things with fortitude? We often times think, "We can't do it, I'm too tired, I don't get it, we can't do it on our own..." This brings me to our school theme for the year, Built on the Rock. Isaiah 26:4, "...the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal." We can have fortitude with Jesus. Remember David, the shepherd boy, the one who killed the giant Goliath? How was it possible that this small, unimposing shepherd boy was able to walk out onto a battle eld and stand toe-to-toe with this over nine-foot tall man?? Because Jesus was on his side, David was able to have fortitude in the face of that adversity. So, then we too can have fortitude when faced with adversity in our lives. We can trust that God is on our side with the small things as well as the big things. Many things will come our way and test our faith...sickness, divorce, death, jobs, rough social situations....We know that with Jesus, we can face those things courageously. Isaiah 40:31, "but those who hope in the Lord will renew
their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Go, have that "mental and emotional strength" when facing adversity, trust that God is on your side giving you a helping hand the whole way! God's blessings to you all! Mr. Ross
HOT LUNCH TEAM: SARAH LAMP, MONA CROSS, SIGNE HOLLADAY AND BRETT WILSON #RefTechTips Lego League Update We are the Space Raiders! We are Reformation’s lego league team. In lego league we learn friendship, stewardship, and programming. This year our theme is “Into Orbit,” where we have to nd out about problems astronauts have in space and come up with a solution. We also build a robot to accomplish certain tasks and program it to complete these tasks. We will compete in a competition on November 10, 2018 against other schools.
Family Fun Night 2018 is Coming! Reformation's annual Family Fun Night is Friday, October 26th, 6-8pm. Plan to attend with your family for seasonal fun like carnival games, bounce houses, costume contests, cake walk and more! And, lots of candy to take home! Admission is $5 for kids – invite your family, friends and neighbors to join you! Each year we utilize this event to connect with our school, church and local Clairemont community and expect 500 people to attend! Below is a link for volunteer sign-ups. We are looking for volunteers to help in many different ways. You can help out that evening by working a game booth for thirty minutes. You could donate candy for prizes or desserts for the cake walk. We are in need of generators to power the rented in atable obstacle courses. Please take a look and see where you best t! We'd love to have your help!
Click Here to Sign Up to Help at Family Fun Night!
Family Fun Night Poem from the 7th & 8th Graders The 7/8th graders are studying poetry in Language Arts right now. On Wednesday we learned about Tankas. Tankas are Japanese poems that have a pattern of 5-7-5-7-7 syllables. As a class, they wrote a poem for Family Fun Night. Family Fun Night Come and join us for the fun You're all invited There is candy, food, and games Bring your family and friends Come party with us Jump around in your costumes Bouncy Houses too Win a cake in the cake walk We hope to see you all there!
Kindergarten Outreach Begins School has just begun, but families are thinking ahead now to next year's Kindergarten enrollment. Our excellent Kindergarten program will be opening its doors to share a glimpse of a typical school day and providing information to parents who are interested in a Christ-centered, skill-building program. Invite friends, family and neighbors and plan to attend yourself if you have a child who will be Kindergarten-ready soon. Click here for more information. Don’t forget about the Family Referral Program which can reward you for helping our school grow! http://reformationschoolsd.org/school-information/familyreferral-program/ Wednesday, October 17 - 6-7:15pm - Kindergarten Round-Up
Classroom Update Update from Mrs. Mangini's 2nd Grade The second grade classroom is no longer the rst grade classroom. As many of you know the second graders are in the same classroom with the same teacher this year and it couldn’t have worked out better. We have become a family in room 6 and know each other very well. One theme in our room this year is “becoming independent". The students have matured, handwriting is improving and reading is becoming more uent. When we rst started off the school year and discussed classroom management, we reviewed a poster that hangs in our room with the Bible passage from 1 John 4:19; “We love, because he rst loved us.” When we discussed classroom behavior, the overall important question always came back to, are you showing love to your classmates? Students don’t need to respond because they instantly know the answer to this question. Modeling Christ’s love in the classroom is the greatest foundation for classroom management. Second grade has been busy in our classroom as we learn lots of new things in various subjects. We are busy in reading class as we rotate using the Daily 5 method. Students get to work in small groups on spelling words, buddy reading, writing center, reading to the teacher and at the listening center. We are learning how the government works in social studies, reviewing adjectives and adverbs in grammar and enjoying watercolor painting on Fun Fridays! We are heading to the Bates Nut Farm next week to enjoy some fall fun and we are also heading to the Christian Youth Theater to watch the “Newsies” at the end of the month. Grades 1-4 will be singing at the 10:30 am service this coming Sunday, October 14. You are invited to come and hear us sing! We are thankful for all the blessings that God has so richly showered upon us here at Reformation.
Sharon McKnight used her talents to make nice and inviting curtains for our 2nd grade classroom.
The second graders enjoying Pumpkin Watercolor Art, Fun Friday with pumpkin-guided drawing and painting, and playing PE games.
Athletics News Sports Update The Girls A Team has a volleyball game on Tuesday, October 16, at 4:00 pm against Victory 7. The Girls B Team has a volleyball game on Thursday, October 18, at 4:00 pm against St. Paul’s 4/5. Come cheer on our Raiders to victory! Boys basketball practices for kids in grades 5-8 begin on Tuesday, October 16. If your child would like to play this season, please ll in the signup sheet below and return it to your child’s teacher by Tuesday, October 16. Thank you!
Basketball Sign-up Sheet for 2018
Oktoberfest This Sunday, October 14, 2018, we will be sponsoring an Oktoberfest in the church courtyard after 2nd service. There will be German food and music, Oktoberfest decorations, and a German food cook-off with prizes. Enter your favorite dish! As part of our Oktoberfest celebration, the new in atable Reformation Schoolhouse and Noah's Ark obstacle course will be available for the children to use for the rst time. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Upcoming Events & Activites Tuesdays at 8:30am Infant/Toddler Playgroup Saturday, October 13 – CLHS Volleyball Tournament Sunday, October 14 at 10:30am - Grades 1-4 Sing at 2nd Service Sunday, October 14 at 12:00pm – Oktoberfest at Church, everyone welcome! Wednesday, October 17 at 7:00am - Pancake Breakfast Wednesday, October 17 at 6:00pm Kindergarten Round-up Wednesday, October 24 at 8:30am - Picture retake day for grade school Friday, October 26 at 6:00pm - Family Fun Night Wednesday, October 31 - Early Dismissal at 11:50am Thursday, November 1 - No Grade School - Teachers' Conference Friday, November 2 - No Grade School - Teachers' Conference A monthly calendar is updated on our website, and a full school year calendar is available also. Click here to review these calendars. (http://reformationschoolsd.org/calendar/)
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