Newsletter for the week of November 26th

Memory work:

          The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.    Psalm 145:18

November 26, 2018

Dear Parents,

Welcome back!  I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. I enjoyed spending lots of quality time with my St. Louis family and friends.  Now we have four weeks and until our Christmas break begins. These will be very busy times!

This week we will take a quick look at our government and at rules and laws in our Social Studies curriculum. Then, next week we will begin our Christmas around the World unit with our country reports.  Please let me know if you need any additional resources or assistance. Mrs. Ladd shared with me a website to help with Christmas traditions.  The web address is www.whychristmas.com.  Also, if you need other country information, go to Mrs. Ladd’s blog page (click on her name on the CCLS website), click on her websites tab and scroll down to see all of the country links that she has listed.    

This Wednesday, we will take an afternoon field trip to Global Foods grocery store in Kirkwood (located on North Kirkwood Road next to Walgreen’s).  This is a very interesting store with foods from all over the world.  The purpose of the trip is to see the variety of foods and to allow the students to look for and possibly purchase foods from their country or a food that they would like to try. It is also a good lesson in spending money and receiving change. It is suggested that each student bring $3.00-$5.00 for spending money. I have several parents who are joining us or meeting us there to help with the shopping.  We can use as many assistants as possible.  Just let me know if you will be joining us.  We will leave school around 12:30 and arrive at the store at 12:45.  We will spend about an hour there.

In math, we will finish up our addition fact review and move on to subtraction.  We will also be working with polygons this week as well as measuring line segments.

Next Monday, December 3rd, we will be going to Laclede Groves Nursing Home to sing some Christmas songs for the residents.  It is always very warm there, so please dress your child in short sleeves and/or layers to be peeled off as your child gets warm. Our plans are to leave at 1:40 and to return by 2:45.  

Santa’s Workshop is next week and we will be shopping on either Thursday or Friday.   More information will follow about that. 

This week and into next week, we will be collecting canned goods for Kirk Kare.  I have challenged the students to bring in at least 4 items each and we should easily meet our school goal of 1200 cans.  These items may come to school at any time. 

Remember that the end of the quarter is December 21^st.  That means that all of the service project sheets should be turned in before the Christmas break.  At this time of year, I am sure that there are lots of service opportunities.  Have fun completing your project.

I was once again reminded of what a very special place our school is when I read a Family Circus cartoon.  The little girl arrives home crying and says "I needed a hug at school today, Mommy... But Mrs. Clarke said she's not allowed to do that." How special it is that we can begin and end our day with hugs, sharing God's love with each other, here at CCLS.                                                     

Yours in Christ,

Janet Leet

Newsletter for the week of November 12th

Memory work:

You are my God, and I will praise you; 

you are my God, and I will exalt you.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;

his love endures forever. Psalm 118: 28, 29

November 12, 2018

Dear Parents,

            Tis the season of Thanksgiving!  We have so many things to be thankful for, including our country and the freedom to worship our God. Thank you for sharing your children with us!  They are such a special gift from God.

Remember that if you have a shoebox donation for Operation Christmas Child, it is to be turned in on Wednesday.  The instructions were sent home last week. We are hoping to fill the altar area with more than one hundred boxes of gifts.

This Sunday we will be celebrating CCLS Sunday at the Lutheran Church of Webster Gardens.  CCLS will be celebrated at both the 8:00 and 10:45 services.  I hope that many of you will be able to join us on Sunday. 

We have two field trips scheduled after the Thanksgiving break.  On Wednesday, November 28^th, the second graders will be traveling to Global Foods Market at 12:30, to learn about the variety of foods they have from many countries. The students will be encouraged to look for food from their country.  They should bring along some money to shop. $3.00 is usually enough to buy a little something.  We do need parent helpers for this trip.  Parents are welcome to join us for the bus ride or to meet us at Global Foods at 12:45. We will be there for about an hour.  Please let me know if you can join us.

On Monday, December 3^rd, we will be traveling to Laclede Groves Home in the afternoon to sing some Christmas carols.  We will leave around 1:30 and be back by 2:45. The home tends to be very warm.  I would suggest that the students wear a cooler uniform shirt so that they are comfortable while they sing.

            The children are off all of next week for the Thanksgiving break.  The teachers will be attending the LCMS Missouri District Educators’ Conference at the Lake of the Ozarks on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. 

            I hope that each of you has a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday.  Thanks to God for all of the blessings that he has given to us. 

Thanks for reading.

Yours in Him,

Janet Leet

Newsletter for the week of November 5, 2018

Memory Work:

The tenth commandment:  You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

November 5, 2018

Dear Parents,

            The weeks of November are flying by.  We have this week and next week and then we are off for the entire week of Thanksgiving. 

            In math this week, we have moved on to the addition facts of 12.  We are working on counting money (specifically nickels), making and reading graphs, and ordering two-digit numbers.

Last week we studied about Martin Luther and the Reformation. Now we will study some more Old Testament stories before we move on to the Christmas story.

In Social Studies we will talk about our early American history including the First Thanksgiving. Thank you for sending in your child’s country requests for the country projects.  I have assembled the schedule and attached it to instructions for the project. This will be sent home in your child’s take-home folder. I will send home the poster board this week as well.  Even though these are not due until after Thanksgiving, it is always good to get a head start.  Have fun working on this project together.

The November book orders are coming home today.  Please have any orders completed by November 16^th.  You may order online or you may complete the paper order and send it in to me.  If you would like any books held for gifts, just let me know. 

Remember that if you have a shoebox donation for Operation Christmas Child, it is to be turned in next Wednesday, November 14^th.  A brochure will come home this week. We are hoping to fill the altar area with many boxes on the 14^th.  The middle school leadership team has challenged the students to collect 300 boxes.  We can do it!

Sunday, November 18th, is CCLS Sunday at The Lutheran Church of Webster Gardens. CCLS Sunday will be celebrated at both the 8:15 and 10:45 services.  You are invited to join us for either service.  If you are searching for a church home, you are encouraged to visit Webster on the 18^th to see if this is a good fit for you and your family.

Thanks for reading. Blessings on your week. 

Yours in Him,

Janet Leet