Newsletter for the week of May 20, 2019

May 20, 2019

(No memory work)

Dear Parents,

Here we are at the end of the school year.  It has been an awesome year.  The children have come together as a wonderful group of friends, always willing to help one another.  My prayers are with each of them as they move on to third grade.

This is going to be a very busy week!  We have lots of loose ends to tie up and there are a few things that may not be finished.  If only we had a few more weeks??!!!

On Thursday we will be doing some serious cleaning!  Your child may want to bring along an extra bag for carrying home all of the supplies, etc. The big brown envelope is coming home on Friday. Be sure to check through it. If your child earned a Six Flags ticket, that will be in there.  There will be a summer activity calendar.  The math tests for the fourth quarter are also in there.  There are a few pages in the handwriting book that we did not finish.  Please encourage your child to practice cursive writing over the summer and to complete the handwriting book pages. What a lot of things to see!  

Remember that we dismiss at 11:00 on Friday. There is NO after school care on Friday, so everyone will need to be picked up at that time. The used uniform sale will open at 7:55 Friday morning. We will have an all-school chapel service at 8:30 Friday morning here at Webster.  You are welcome to join us. Our school picnic begins immediately following school dismissal.  It will be at Kirkwood Park beginning at 11:30.  Please RSVP so we have a head count.  Feel free to bring your own lunch or to order a box lunch.  Hope to see you there!

The last report card will be released online in the afternoon on May 31st and will be mailed home the following week. Speaking of report cards, please send in your child’s church and Sunday School attendance form tomorrow if you did not send it in today.  Also, remember to send in the service project form for the fourth quarter. Thank you so much!

Eighth grade graduation will be held this Thursday night at 7:00 at Concordia, Kirkwood.  It is always a wonderful evening of celebration.  You are invited to join us.

On Friday, I will ask the children for their thoughts about second grade and if there is anything (within reason) that they would like to change.  I would like to give you the same opportunity.  Please feel free to jot me a note about this year, especially if there is something that you would like to see done differently.  Mrs. Klug and I are always open to your comments. I have thoroughly enjoyed my partnership with Mrs. Klug this year.  She has encouraged and pushed your children to do their best in their writing and language arts.

Thank you for all of your prayers of love and support during this school year. I hope that all of you have a relaxing and refreshing summer.  I will be spending my summer ordering materials for school, going through files at school and at home, and working with the administrative team to assure a smooth beginning in the fall. In July, I will be serving as a Community Life Builder at the LCMS National Youth Gathering.  It is an amazing event with close to 30,000 youth growing in their faith over the five days in Minneapolis.  Then, I will travel to Camp Arcadia, Michigan, to spend some time with my daughter and her family and Mrs. Klug and her family.  It will be so much fun!

My prayers for you are that God grants you a safe and restful summer. Be sure to remind your child to read every day, write some stories or keep a daily journal, and to practice math facts. All of these things will help the transition to third grade to be a smooth one.

In His Name,

Janet Leet

Newsletter for the week of May 13, 2019

May 13, 2019

Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them... and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.  And I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Matthew 28:19,20

Dear Parents,

            Our prayers continue to be with Mrs. Ladd and her family.  Mrs. Ladd’s mother passed away last Tuesday.  The funeral will be Wednesday morning at 11:00 at Webster Gardens.  Carole was a huge blessing to our CCLS family, always willing to help and serve in any way needed.  She will be truly missed.

Thank you for joining us last week for our chapel service and author celebration.  It is amazing to see how much these student authors have grown over the year.  Also, thank you for all of the special teacher appreciation gifts. Mrs. Klug and I love working with your children each and every day!

            We are looking forward to our field trip to the Botanical Gardens next Monday, May 20^th. Thanks to all of the adults who have signed up to go with us.  We could always use more help. (Adults may enter free with a Gardens’ membership or pay $6.00 (cash please) to Mrs. Leet for the admission fee.) The schedule for that day is to leave CCLS at 9:00, take a class from 9:30-11:30, and then have a little free time in the gardens. Around 12:00, we will get on the bus and head to Tilles Park in Brentwood for lunch and some play time.  The students are to bring a lunch and one or two drinks.  Lunchboxes are fine. If your child wants a school sack lunch, please let me know that ASAP so that I can place the order.  Normal lunch prices will apply. Also, let me know if you will be able to join us for all or part of this trip. The students will learn a lot about how we get our food, planning a garden and then they will tour the home garden center to see lots of different food plants growing.  The Missouri Botanical Gardens is a wonderful place for a family field trip.  Wednesday mornings and Saturday mornings are free mornings to residents of St. Louis City and county, so take advantage of this wonderful gem in our city.

We have less than two weeks of second grade left!  This is such an exciting time with lots of special activities!  This Friday is our annual field day.  Mrs. Knost and her helpers always do a wonderful job of making sure that we have tons of fun.  So far, the weather looks like it will cooperate.  Mrs. Knost always can use some extra parent hands for the activities. Just send her an e-mail if you are available (nknost@ccls-stlouis.org). Each child needs to wear the color t-shirt noted in the email from her. Hobby Lobby and Michael’s have very inexpensive shirts if you need one.  It is OK if the shirts have writing on them.  Remember to send in sunscreen and be sure that your child is wearing gym shoes. A change of clothing (including shoes and socks) might be helpful as there are some water games, too! We will finish the day with vanilla Ted Drewes frozen custard.  Each child is asked to bring $1.00 to help with the cost of this treat. Also, Friday is the day for the author celebration pizza lunch.

On the last day of school we will dismiss at 11:00.  Beginning at 11:30, we will have our last day of school picnic at Kirkwood Park. You are welcome to order a box lunch or to bring your own picnic lunch.  To RSVP, go to the Charger and click on the picnic RSVP. Please RSVP even if you are not ordering a lunch, so that we know how many people to expect. 

 This week we will continue to do science, math and handwriting activities.  There will probably be a few pages left in the handwriting book that your child can work on over the summer on one of those rainy, “I don’t have anything to do”, days. 

Remember to turn in your Fourth Quarter service project sheets as soon as possible.  Also, please send back the church and Sunday school attendance form next Monday so that I can start to enter those numbers on the report cards. 

Speaking of report cards, they will be released online during the first week of June. The hard copies will be sent to you early in June as well.

Thanks for reading this note.  Keep smiling!  We only have 9 more school days after today.

Yours in His Ministry,

Janet Leet

Newsletter for the week of May 6, 2019

May 6, 2019

Memory work:

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.  The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.  2 (second) Corinthians 5:17

Dear Parents,

            Here we are with three weeks to go. Our prayers are with Mrs. Ladd and her family.  Her mother, Carole Spree, is in hospice care here in St. Louis.  Marcia and her siblings are taking turns caring for Carole.  I know it is a difficult time for all of them. We pray for a peaceful transition into heaven for her.

            If you have not sent in or emailed a favorite recipe, please do so today.  This is for a special Mother’s Day gift.

            Tomorrow is our last day to check out library books.  All books are due back on or before next Tuesday, the 14^th.  Please watch for the overdue notes and look for those missing books.

Remember that we are presenting chapel this Wednesday, May 8th. Chapel will begin at 8:30. If your child is a narrator, please remind her/him to read through their parts several times tonight and tomorrow night.  Immediately following our chapel service, we will move to Friendship Hall, behind the sanctuary for our author celebration.  It is important that each second grader  have a special guest there so that they can share their writing pieces. . We should be finished around 10:30.

This Friday is a busy day.  In the morning we will have an author visit from Katherine Applegate.  She is a very well-known children’s author.  You may still place an order for her books.  Then in the afternoon we will shop at the third grade marketplace. Each student will be given $2 in play money that they can use to purchase items from the third grade stored.  This is a culminating activity to their economics unit. It will be a fun experience!      

            Last call for any book orders! I will be sending in the book orders first thing Tuesday morning.  Please submit any online orders this evening or send paper orders to me on Tuesday.

            The end of this school year is three weeks away.  It is now time for your child to complete the service project form and bring it back to school.  The Church and Sunday School attendance form should come back in the week of May 20^th.

Monday, May 20th, is our trip to the Missouri Botanical Gardens.  We will be gone over lunch time, so be sure to send a lunch and a couple of drinks.  The lunches may be in normal lunchboxes for this trip.  We will leave school at 9:00.  Our class is from 9:30 until 11:30.  We will leave the Gardens around 12:15 and head to Tilles Park (weather permitting).  If it is a rainy day, we will eat our lunches in a room at the Gardens and then head back to school.  If we go to the park, we will stay there until 1:30ish and then head back to school.  If your child would like a school sack lunch, please let me know by Friday.  Your normal lunch charge will apply.  Please let me know if you would be able to join us for all or part of the trip. If you are a member of the Botanical Gardens, your admission is free.  Otherwise, the adult chaperone cost is $6.00. Anyone needing to pay that can give that money (cash, please) to me on the day of the trip.

Our end of the year school picnic will be on the last day of school at Kirkwood Park beginning at 11:30. Soon you will receive an email about the event. You may order a box lunch or bring your own lunch. Please RSVP so that we know how many to expect. We have the big pavilion reserved, so it is a rain or shine event.  There will be face painting and a balloon artist to entertain the children, as well as all of the playground activities.

If your child earned a ticket in the Six Flags reading program, the tickets will be in envelopes in the last day of school brown envelope. Be sure to keep the ticket in a safe place as it is not replaceable. 

Have a great week.  Happy Mother’s Day to all of our mothers, grandmothers and aunts!

Yours in His Ministry,

Janet Leet

Newsletter for the week of April 29th

April 29, 2019

Memory Work:

Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.  Acts 2:38

Dear Parents,

What a busy, exciting week we had last week. Our chapel at Lutheran South went very well. Grandparents’ Day was very special. The Operetta was wonderful.  Now we are ready to finish the school year with lots of energy and activities.

What a busy month we have ahead of us! This Thursday is the National Day of Prayer.  We will meet with the other classes around the flagpole to share the Pledge of Allegiance, prayers and a song or two. 

Our last field trip will be on Monday, May 20^th.  We are scheduled to take a class at the Missouri Botanical Gardens at 9:30.  We will leave school around 9:00.  After the class, there will be a little time to explore the gardens.  Then, weather permitting, we will go to Tilles Park in Brentwood for a picnic lunch and to enjoy their playground.  We hope to be back at school around 2:00 p.m.  We will need parents to go with us.  You could join us just for the morning at the gardens, for the whole trip or meet us at the park for lunch. 

Thanks to some who have sent in a favorite family recipe. I need each child to bring in a copy of a favorite family recipe that he/she really enjoys.  I would like to have these recipes this week. Feel free to send the recipe to me by email or a hard copy is fine, too. l will return the original copies to you in a few weeks.  Thanks! 

This week we will conclude our unit on Economics and move into the last science unit on plants and animals.  We are continuing to learn our capital cursive letters.  In math, we are working to understand the concepts of multiplication.  This week we will be becoming familiar with times four facts and drawing arrays to help us figure out the facts.

You are invited to join us next Wednesday (May 8^th) for chapel as this is the day that our class will be leading the chapel service at 8:30. Following the service, we will have our author celebration!  During this time, the children will be sharing the writing pieces that they have completed over this year. It would be wonderful if each child could have an adult present for the celebration. (We should be finished by 10:30).

The last book orders for the year are coming home this week.  Any orders need to be returned to me or placed on line (www.scholastic.com, class code GL4JP) by next Thursday, May 9th.

I am sure that you read the news from Mr. Pawlitz that Mrs. Klug and I will not be teaching second grade next year.  I will be moving into the full time elementary principal position and Mrs. Klug hopes to be involved at CCLS in a way to be determined that allows her more family time.  Thank you for all of your love and support during this year. This will be a big change for both of us! The call committee is being formed and we will start looking for the next great second grade teacher for CCLS. 

Thanks for reading.  Have a great week!

Yours in Christ,

Janet Leet

Newsletter for the week of April 23rd

April 23, 2019

Memory Work:

(The angel said), "Why do you seek the living among the dead?  He is not here, but has risen."  Luke 24: 5-6

Dear Parents,

He is risen!  He is risen indeed! What a glorious Easter weekend it was! I hope that all of you were able to join together with your families to celebrate. 

Our congratulations to Shayde and his family on the birth of baby Everly!  New babies are so exciting (and change the family routines so dramatically)!

Tomorrow, the second grade classes will be presenting chapel at Lutheran High School South.  We will leave school at 10:00, present chapel around 10:30, and then return to school.  If any parents would like to meet us at South, that would be fine. If your child has a speaking part, please help him/her to review it this evening.  Thank you. 

This week is an exciting week for the elementary students.  Thursday is our annual Grandparents’/Special Friends’ Day.  Any guests are welcome to join us in the morning.  The morning will start with coffee and fellowship in Friendship Hall.  There are two forty five minute sessions that grandparents may visit the classrooms.  If you have more than one child in the elementary building, the guests are welcome to divide their time among the students. The classroom activity times are 8:45 until 9:30 and 10:45 until 11:30. A chapel service will be held in between the two sessions at 9:45.  If the special guests would like to take their second grader to lunch off campus, they may do so at 11:30.  We are also offering a complementary lunch to those guests who would like to eat with us at 11:30 in the lunchroom.  Please be sure to have your child’s guests RSVP for that day, so that we know how many will be joining us. 

It is also the week for our operetta. There will be a dress rehearsal of the operetta at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, the 25th.  That evening we will be performing “Oh Chicken of Little Faith” at 7:00.  All students should be in their classrooms at 6:45 p.m. Second graders are asked to wear dark pants or skirts (jeans are okay, too) for the performance that evening.  Their special chicken shirts will be in the classroom for them to put on when they arrive.  Then, they may take the shirts home. You may add these shirts to your child’s Friday t-shirt collection. (We will have rehearsals for the operetta each afternoon, so there will probably not be any math homework this week.)

I would like for each child to bring in a copy of a favorite family recipe which he/she really enjoys.  I would like to have these recipes during the next couple of weeks.  The recipe may be emailed to me, photocopied or written on any type of paper.   I will return the original copies to you in a few weeks. 

            Thanks for reading.  Have a great week.

Yours in Christ,

Janet Leet

Newsletter for the week of April 15

April 15, 2019

Memory work:

            While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.  Romans 5:8

       

Dear Parents,

            Holy Week is here. This is one of my favorite weeks to teach.  The children know the Passion story, love to hear it again and want to share it with others. Chapel this week will be on Thursday, which is Maundy Thursday.  The fourth graders will be presenting chapel at 8:30.  Then we will have an end of the day chapel service at 2:15.  The afternoon service will be a quiet, somber service remembering the events of Good Friday. You are welcome to join us for either or both of the services. There will be inside pick-up on Thursday afternoon.  We are encouraging everyone to come and leave quietly out of respect for our Savior, Jesus.

            In math, we have moved on to adding and subtracting three-digit numbers. Most of the children are doing very well with this concept. A few are still working at recognizing when they need to regroup. Please take a few moments to look over your child’s homework each night.  You can help catch any errors and take the time to explain them to your child.

            On Wednesday, April 24^th, the second grade classes will go to Lutheran High School South to present a chapel service.  We will leave at 10:00 and be back by 11:15.  Some of the students in our class volunteered for speaking parts.  They received copies of the script today.  If possible, we would like the students to memorize their parts, or at least be extremely familiar with them so that they can say the words confidently.  

            Next week is our operetta week.  We will have rehearsals each day.  On Thursday (the 25^th), there will be a dress rehearsal at 1:30 p.m. (Grandparents and others are welcome to join us for the dress rehearsal).  “Oh Chicken of Little Faith” will be presented by grades one through four on Thursday evening, April 25^th at 7:00.  The students should come to the classrooms at 6:45 p.m.  Before that time they are to stay with their parents.

            We do not have school on Good Friday or on Easter Monday. I hope that your family has a wonderful Easter!                

                                                           

Yours in Christ,

Janet Leet

Newsletter for the week of April 8th

Memory work: Hosanna to the Son of David.  Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.  Hosanna in the highest!    Matthew 21:9

April 8, 2019

Dear Parents,

With Cardinals baseball in full swing and the temperatures getting warmer, spring seems to be almost here.  This coming Sunday is Palm Sunday which is the beginning of Holy Week.  It is always a special time to be together as a Christian community.

Today we will welcome Ben’s dad to our class. He is going to make a presentation about economics this afternoon.  We will continue that unit through this week

Any Scholastic book orders are due by this Friday.  You may order online or send a paper order with a check to school.  There will be one more book order after this one.

On Wednesday, May 8^th, our class will be presenting the chapel service at 8:30.  Then at 9:30 we will have our annual author celebration where the children will share with you what they have written throughout the year.  It is important that each child have a guest at the author event with whom they can share their writing.  Please mark your calendar and plan to join us on that day. 

Looking ahead to our end of the year field trips, we are planning to go to the Botanical Gardens on Monday, May 20th   (from 9:00 until 2:15).  We are also hoping to go to the St. Louis Storytelling Festival at the beginning of May, but that date has not been set yet.

Next week is Holy Week.  We will have school through Thursday.  Then we will not have school on Good Friday or on Easter Monday.  The week following Easter is our operetta week and also Grandparents’/Special Friends’ Day on Thursday, the 25^th.  What a busy time for all of us!

God’s blessings on your week.

Yours in Him,

Janet Leet

Newsletter for the week of April 1st

April 1, 2019

Jesus said, “Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.”

John 13:34

Dear Parents,

Happy April Fool’s Day!  It is always fun to see what second grade humor comes with this day.  Last Friday, I told them we would have five homework assignments on Monday, April 1^st.  It took them a few minutes to figure out that I was joking as it would be April Fool’s Day!

A big thank you goes to Mrs. Spangler for spending Friday afternoon with us and teaching us how to make prints.  The prints are beautiful and will be displayed shortly.  We all learned a lot!

Our math lessons will focus on mixed numbers and money amounts as well as multiplying by 5.  In social studies we will talk about wants and needs as we continue our study of the economy.  Please remind your child to practice his/her memory verse each day and then be ready to say it on Friday.  Some of the children are trying to memorize the verses at the last minute.  The goal is to commit to memory the words from the Bible.  These words will then be a help and comfort to us as our life goes on. 

The April book orders are coming home this week.  Please place any orders on or before Friday, April 12^th.  Again, if you need any books held aside, just let me know and I will get them to you without your child knowing.

Last week in an email, you should have received the invitation for Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day.  Please be sure to share this with those who might be able to join us on April 25^th for that special day.  That is also the day of the performance of our grade 1-grade 4 musical.  We will have a dress rehearsal at 1:30 and then the performance that evening at 7:00.  This day is always a highlight of the school year, so be sure to mark your calendars!

Thanks for reading.  Have a great week!                                                        

Yours in Christ,

Janet Leet

Newsletter for the week of March 25

Memory work: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you.  Luke 11:9

March 25, 2019

Dear Parents,

Welcome back from spring break.  I hope that you were able to enjoy some special time with your children during the week off.

We learned that Ella’s baby sister arrived this past Saturday.  She is having a few issues, so we are not sure when she will be coming home.  Congratulations, Ella!

 My spring break started with our family’s trip to Florida.  On Tuesday morning, I received the word that my 97 year old father had been called to his heavenly home, so we all headed to Philadelphia for his funeral.   Dad, was the best father anyone could ask for.  He was such a strong Christian man who loved his Savior and shared that love so freely with his three children.  Dad was married to our mom for 45 years.  She passed away and ten years later he married Dottie who was an amazing wife and care-giver for him,  At the end, he lost his fight against a septic infection.  The end came quickly for him.  His suffering is over and he now rejoices in that heavenly home.  (And- while in Philly, I spent 4 days in bed with a nasty virus- not flu A but nasty!!)  I am planning to be back in the classroom on Wednesday.  Thanks to Mrs.Klug and to Mrs.Sanft for covering the afternoons for me. 

Hopefully, you read over the third quarter report card. Once again, you may keep all of the papers that came home in the big envelope and the report card from the small brown envelope. Just return the big envelope and the signed report card envelope. Please let us know if you would like to have a conference with us.

This Thursday is our second annual CCLS family literacy night for our elementary families with a superhero theme.  The night will begin with a “mystery reader” and then the teachers will be hosting a variety of activities in their classrooms. Feel free to stay as long as you wish.  The evening begins at 6:00 and concludes at 7:30.  Please RSVP  to the email so that we know how many to expect. A fun part of this event is the book exchange.  Please bring any books that you are finished reading into Mrs. Callison on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.  She will give you tickets that you can use to “purchase” books on literacy night.  Please consider joining us for this family event.

This Friday we are very excited that Will’s Mom will be coming in to teach us an art project (she is an art teacher at The Rossman School).  She is also returning from Uganda this week with our team.  I am sure that she will have lots of stories to share while she is working with us. 

On Wednesday, May 8^th, our class will be presenting the chapel service at 8:30.  Then at 9:30 we will have our annual author party where the children will share with you what they have written throughout the year.  Each child needs to have a guest at the author event with whom they can share.  Please mark your calendar and plan to join us on that day. 

The new salmon-colored sheet for church and Sunday school attendance came home last week along with a new service project form.  Please record your child’s attendance and return it to me during the last week of the quarter. The service project sheet may come back to me as soon as your child has completed the project.  Thanks so much!

Have a great week!  Spring has certainly sprung!!

Yours in Him,

Janet Leet

Newsletter for the week of March 11th

Memory work:

The Lord is good to all, and His Mercy is over all that He has made.  Psalm 145:9

March 11, 2019       

Dear Parents,

        Happy spring? The temperatures are starting to warm and tease us that spring should be right around the corner. The children raised more than $250 to support our students in Uganda!  Thanks for your hard work, everyone.

        The second graders are becoming more and more comfortable with subtracting and regrouping.  Please keep practicing those subtraction math facts at home.  Have you used those flash cards yet?  This week we are moving on to the minus 9 facts and those flash cards will come home soon. Thanks for reminding your child to complete his/her homework each night and to return it each day.

        We are moving on to learning the upper case letters in cursive.  Many of the children are becoming more and more comfortable with this new way of writing. Practicing the new letters at home would be a great idea.

       This week we are hoping to finish up our solids, liquids and gases unit.  After spring break, we will work on some social studies activities before our last unit of science.

If you would like to order any books from the book order, please do so by  tomorrow.  I will submit the order that afternoon.  I am happy to hold any book orders for gifts.  Just let me know. 

       The new Terrific Tuesday class information will be emailed to you today.  The last six week session will begin on Tuesday, March 26^th. 

       The third quarter report cards will be coming home this Friday.  Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.  Mrs. Klug and I would be happy to set up a time to meet with you if you wish.  Just give us a few dates and times that would work for you and we will schedule a time. 

        Spring break begins at the end of this week.  (Just in case you had forgotten.J).My plans include visiting a dear friend in Florida with my St. Louis daughter and her family. In the middle of the week, I will fly to Lexington, Kentucky to visit with the twin 5 year old grandchildren and their parents. So, lots of Grammy time for me!  I hope you will be able to enjoy your change in schedule for the week.  Enjoy your children!  They are such a special gift from God to you. 

Have a wonderful week!  God-willing, we will be back together on the 25^th of March.                                                                                                       

Yours in Christ,

Janet Leet

Newsletter for the week of March 4th

Memory work:

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.  Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.  Matthew 5: 7,9

March 4, 2019

Dear Parents,

            This week we begin the church season of Lent.  At our chapel service this Wednesday, the students will have the opportunity to receive ashes.  Parents are invited  to join us for chapel.  All of our CCLS congregations have services on Wednesdays during Lent.  Here at Webster Gardens, the services are at 3:45 and 6:30.  There is a Lenten meal served between the two services.  During Lent, we will have inside pick up at the end of the day on Wednesdays, because the parking lot becomes very busy. 

Thanks to Ben, Alli, Mitchell and William for representing CCLS at the LHSS Scholar Bowl this weekend. They all did a great job. 

            This is the last week of the third quarter. (Unbelievably!!)  That means that several things need to be turned in this week.  All service project sheets should be turned in this week.  Also, please send in your church and Sunday School attendance sheet for this quarter.  The report cards will come home to you on Friday, March 15^th.

            Friday, March 8^th, is a Casual for a Cause Day. The elementary students are asked to bring toothpaste, sharpened pencils and pencil sharpeners (without the container to catch the shavings) for Mrs. Killian and the mission team to take on their upcoming trip to Uganda.  An email was sent last Friday with the list of items that are needed. Dr. Killian will be purchasing medications once the team arrives in Africa, so cash donations are welcome as well.  (suggested amounts of $2.00 or more) 

            The March book orders are due back on or before next Monday, March 11th.  You may order the books on line at www.scholastic.com/parentordering.  Let me know if you would like for me to keep any of the books aside for gifts.

 God’s blessings on your week! 

Yours in Christ,

Janet Leet

Newsletter for the week of February 25th

Memory work:

The Lord's Prayer:  Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.  Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.  For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever.  Amen

February 25, 2019

Dear Parents,

               Welcome to a full week of second grade!  It will be good to have three full weeks of school before spring break!  The students did a wonderful job in the “Walk of Fame” last Friday afternoon. Their posters looked great and they really knew the facts about their famous Americans.  Thank you for all of the help you offered to your child at home for this project. Be sure to check out the oral reports that are posted on Seesaw.  They are awesome!

                Remember that if your child chose to participate in the “Read to Succeed” program to earn a ticket to Six Flags, those forms were due today.  We will accept them tomorrow as well. 

            This coming Saturday (March 2nd) is the Lutheran South Scholar Bowl at Lutheran High School South (located on Tesson Ferry Road just south of the intersection of Gravois and Tesson Ferry).  The first session is at 9:15 a.m. and then there are a variety of activities all morning until the closing at 11:30.  Good luck to the participants from our classroom. William and Mitchell will be competing in the second grade spelling bee.  Alli and Ben will have their artwork displayed in the art show. The second grade spelling bee begins at 9:15 in the Jubel Student Help Center (which I think is new name for the  library). The artwork from grades 1 through 8 will be on display throughout the morning.

         This coming Sunday, March 3^rd, is CCLS Sunday at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church on Litzsinger Road in Brentwood.  You are welcome to join us as we celebrate our partnership with Mt. Calvary.

   The March book orders will come home this week.  They are due back on or before Monday, March 11^th. The website for ordering is www.scholastic.com/parentordering.  Let me know if you would like for me to keep any of the books aside for gifts.

    Looking ahead:  The teachers are planning an elementary literacy night for Thursday, March 28^th.  More information will be published soon.  I just wanted to give you a “save the date” notice.God’s blessings on your week! 

Yours in Christ,

Janet Leet

Newsletter for the week of February 19th

Memory work: (Many of the students said the whole creed last week, so they do not have to say any memory work this week. Others chose to say the first half last week and are saying the second half this week.)

The Apostles’ Creed: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.  And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell.  The third day he rose again from the dead.

He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father almighty.  From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.  I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting. Amen

February 19, 2019

Dear Parents,

            Happy Tuesday! It was great seeing so many of you at the auction Saturday evening.  While we do not have the final numbers, it appears that once again our families truly blessed CCLS with their generosity.   We have a four day week this week!  Hopefully, we will not have to worry about winter weather this week!  

            In math, we are continuing to learn how to regroup (borrow) when subtracting.  Most of the children are doing very well with this concept.  It is one of the hardest things that we learn in second grade!  We are working on the minus 7 facts this week.  These can be tricky! Please encourage your child to complete the fact sheets each night, even though they don’t have to bring the sheet back to school. Also, take a few moments to look over your child’s homework each night.  You can help catch any errors and take the time to explain them to your child.

This Friday is a fun day for the second grade classes.  In the morning, Mrs. Ladd’s class will have their famous American showcase in the hallways.  This living museum will be open from 10:30-11:30.  You are invited to visit during that time. 

Then in the afternoon, our class will set up their Famous American reports in the hall for everyone to see.  Remember that your child may bring their costumes and props for this event. The time for this display is from 2:15 until 2:50.  Again, you are invited to see all of the wonderful famous American projects that the children completed.

Have you told anyone about CCLS recently? Our families are our best advertisers.  Spread the good word. Thanks for reading! Have a great week!                                                         

Yours in Christ,

Janet Leet

Newsletter for the week of February 11th

Memory work: (This may be said in two parts, this Friday and next Friday or all together this week.)

The Apostles’ Creed: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell.  The third day he rose again from the dead.

He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father almighty.  From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.  I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.

February 11, 2019

Dear Parents,

           Happy Valentine’s Day week.  This is always a fun week for our second graders!  Remember that if you want to send candy grams, the forms and dollars are due tomorrow.

           Thanks to all of the parents who have planned and are helping with our Valentine’s Day party this Thursday. It promises to be a fun day! The students should bring their valentine cards to school on Thursday.  We made bags for our cards in art last week, so we are ready to go.
       This Friday, we will have another author visit courtesy of The Novel Neighbor in Webster.  (If you have not visited this book store, plan to do so.  It is a wonderful local store!).  Mike Wahnoutka is the author and illustrator of more than 20 children books.  We are excited to hear him share with us about his career.  

This week in math, we will continue working on subtracting two-digit numbers.  This is always a challenge for second graders. We continue to say our little rhyme to help us know when to regroup. (More on the top, no need to stop.  More on the floor, go next door. Get ten more.  Number’s the same.  Zero’s the game.)  This is where knowing those subtraction facts really becomes important. Please take a few moments to look over your child’s homework each night. You can help catch any errors and take the time to explain them to your child. I will continue to send home more subtraction flash cards for you to use at home.  They are yours to keep and to use. A family game of concentration can be so much fun!  Practice makes perfect! 

We are continuing to learn our lower case letters in cursive writing. The handwriting papers are really lovely.  We are saving them at school to make a book.

Last call for any Scholastic book orders.  I will submit the order tomorrow morning. 

Remember that the students do not have school next Monday, the 18^th, due to the President’s Day holiday. The teachers will work on some professional development in the morning.  Then, in the afternoon, the teachers will be on campus for the optional parent-teacher conferences.  A conference request form is coming home today.  Please send it back tomorrow if you would like a conference.  If Monday afternoon does not work for you, we will happily find another day and time that will work.

Thanks for reading! Have a great week! Hope to see you all at the auction on Saturday.                                                  

Yours in Christ,

Janet Leet

Newsletter for the week of February 4th

Memory work:  Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim His salvation day after day. 

1 (First) Chronicles 16:23

February 4, 2019

Dear Parents,

            We are hoping to have a week when everyone is better and back at school.  We had a wonderful National Lutheran Schools Week. Now it is back to our normal uniforms and hopefully, a five-day week.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and everyone is so excited!!!  We are looking forward to a wonderful party on Valentine’s Day. Thank you so much to all of the parents who are organizing and contributing to the party. The children may bring their valentine cards in on that day. (The class list of names is at the bottom of this letter.) We will make a bag to hold the valentines in class this Friday.  If you wish to send any candygrams, they are due in the office on Tuesday, February 12th. (Candygram forms are coming home today.)

            This Wednesday we will take a field trip to Concordia Publishing House to see how books go through the publishing process.  We will leave school at 9:05 and be back by 11:30 (in time for lunch).  Parents are welcome to join us.  Just let us know if you are coming.

            This week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the first graders will be holding their annual garage sale.  This happens before school in the stained glass hallway.  The items are priced from 50 cents to possibly $5.00. There will also be a bake sale (as long as the items last) at lunch time.  Baked goods are 50 cents per bag.  The proceeds will go towards the tuition costs of the first grade sponsored students at CCLS-Uganda. 

            On Friday, February 15^th, we are thrilled to have another author visit with us. His name is Mike Wohnoutka.  He has written and illustrated several books for younger children.  The form to order books came home on Friday.

The February book orders need to be turned in on or before this Friday, February 8^th. You may also order the books on line (www.scholastic.com/parentordering ).

This week in math, we will work with dimes and pennies to understand how to subtract with regrouping (i.e. borrowing). Then we will do more and more of those problems just on paper, without the coins.  We will learn a little saying to help us remember what to do. (More on the top, no need to stop…More on the floor, go next door, get ten more.  Number’s the same? Zero’s the game.). Keep practicing those subtraction facts each day.

Monday, February 18^th (Presidents’ Day) is a professional development day for the teachers (no school for the students).  The teachers will be available in the afternoon that day (1:00-3:30) for Parent- Teacher conferences.  A form will be coming home with your child. These are optional conferences that can be requested by the teachers or the parents.

Yours in Christ,

Janet Leet

(Looking ahead:  We will take the next two weeks (weeks of Feb. 11^th and Feb. 18^th) to learn and say the Apostles’ Creed.  Your child may say it all at once or break it into two parts. I thought I would share it this week just in case your child wants to start learning it.)

Part 1:  I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.  And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell.  The third day he rose again from the dead.

Part 2:  He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father almighty.  From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.  I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.

Class list for Valentines

Madeline

Noah B.

Hannah Kate

Ben

Leanna

Ada

John

Alli

Leo

Hudson

Shayde

Mitchell

Liberty

Azelie

Vivian

Ella

Noah S.

William

Hannah

Evan

Liam

Abigail

Aiden

Annalise

Alaina