Fourth Grade Thursday Updates

Book Order
This was an uninspiring book order - not a ton of great ones, but there are some good ones in there. Here's what I can recommend:

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Goofy titles, but a pretty innocent and funny book.
• The 39 Clues - Mystery, collectable game cards, and online additions make this an interesting option. I've read numerous rave reviews, but will be getting my copy in the book order so we'll see...
• The Kid Who Ran for President - We just finished this as a read aloud.
• The Invention of Hugo Cabret - Incredible! There's a waiting line for this one in the room.
• Elijah of Buxton, The Wednesday Wars, and Feathers - All are great award winners, but the reading level could be challenging as well as some subject matter for fourth grade.
• The Sign of the Beaver
• Roald Dahl Set
• Chasing Vermeer and The Calder Game - Books 1 and 3 of a series. Book 2 is not available but is called The Wright 3.
• Meet Kit
• Chronicles of Narnia Pack

Book orders will be due on Tuesday, October 21.

Two Permissions Slips - Field Trips
Students received a permission slip today for our trip to the cranberry marsh next week on Tuesday. Students will need to pack a cold lunch for the day. We will leave at 9:30 (after chapel, which is on Tuesday next week). My best guess as to when we will return is around 1:30.

Drivers are needed. If you can drive, please indicate so on the permission slip and I will send a note out confirming who is and is not driving. All parents are welcome to join us even if you aren't driving students, and as long as we have room.

Yesterday students received a packet for our trip to the Central Wisconsin Environmental Station in three weeks.

Memory
We have the rest of this week, next week, and a short week after that before the end of the first quarter. The remaining At School memory is the second, third, fourth, and fifth commandment and meanings. Consider them all assigned. Students may say them as they are ready, sometime before the end of the quarter.

Friday and Weekend Updates

Monday and Tuesday
I will be gone on Monday and Tuesday in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Mrs. Weiss will be our substitute. Mr. Betts and I thought she'd be a great sub - she knows the kids, the school, the families, and the Lord. She and I have met twice leading up to this discussing how things roll in fourth grade. (AND she's already finished Frindle.)

(Just in case you'd like to see what I'll be doing, click here to see information about the conference.)


Special Program Next Friday, October 17
Everyone is cordially invited (sounds impressive!) to attend a presentation at school next Friday at 2:30 in Kuechle Hall. All students in grades K-4 will share a short presentation or demonstration on the value of fluency in reading. There will be reader's theater and books read aloud and all variety of impressive stuff done by the children. (Don't expect each child to get 10 minutes of spotlight, however.) Fourth grade parents attending will be ... uh, I mean ... could be asked to participate in our demonstration. (Don't worry, nothing painful. And don't forget, I'm one of you.)

Afterward there will be time for socializing with other families from the school. It should be a fun time. Feel free to stick around until the end of the day and your and your child can leave together.

If you have any questions, let me know. Thanks!


Spelling and Memory
Spelling lists and Q1W7 memory slips are in students' mailboxes. Sorry I didn't have them yesterday.


FIELD TRIPS COMING!!! FIELD TRIPS COMING!!!
We have two field trips coming soon! The first will be our trip to the cranberry marsh on Tuesday, October 21. We will be visiting B & R Cranberries in Nekoosa to see how harvest is done. (This is still in the planning stages...but it looks like a go.) We will need 3-4 drivers for that morning and possibly the afternoon. There should be no charge for this trip.

The second field trip coming is our trip to the Central Wisconsin Environmental Station. This trip is Wednesday and Thursday, November 5-6. Less than four weeks! We will need drivers to get us there on Wednesday morning and to pick us up on Thursday afternoon. The cost of this trip is around $45. Tons of information will be coming home next week. If you have questions, wait until that information comes home. Then if you still have questions, let me know. :-)

Hand Bell Choir

Mr. Altis asked me to pass on a message. Any fourth grade students interested playing in the school hand bell choir is welcome. Practices are at 8:00 on Tuesday mornings. The choir plays for chapel as much as they can.

The only out of school committment would be the Immanuel Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 14th at 4:00 p.m. There is a rehearsal on Saturday, December 13th from 9:00-9:45 a.m.

If you have any additional questions you may contact him or let me know and I'll pass your message on to him. Thanks.

Beginning of the Week News - 10/6

A Few Short Items:

• Tomorrow is picture day. If you haven't sent in your orders and still wish to do so, please have them here tomorrow.
• Wednesday is "Walk to School Day" throughout Wisconsin Rapids. Consider walking to school if you live close by, or parking the car and walking the rest of the way. This is just one little thing schools do in Wisconsin Rapids to remind families the importance of leading active lives. Even the little things help.
• Domino's night is Wednesday and Thursday. A percentage of all proceeds from Immanuel purchases is donated back to school.
• No school on Friday - teacher inservice day.

Friday 10/3 Newsletter Updates

Okay, For Real This Time!
Next week is a four day week. There is no school for students on Friday. It is an inservice day for teachers. Memory slips will be due on Thursday. There is no spelling test (see below).

The Upcoming Week

Memory - At Home: Q1W6 slips At School: Books of the New Testament and the First Commandment and its Meaning.

Religion - Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebekah

Reading - Begin a novel as a class.

English - Take home test on Theme 1 Monday. Revise and write final copies of our personal narratives.

Math - Time from a clock, rounding numbers, units of length, perimeter.

Science - Electricity.

Social Studies - Natural resources of the United States. Finding important information in nonfiction writing.

Spelling - No list. Review lesson.

It's Tuesday. There Must Be Some News.

Midterms Coming Home Today
Medterms aren't an official report card, just a quick overview of where we stand at this point. Please take a moment to look them over, notice the good and the not-as-good-as-it-could-be, and discuss your child's progress with him/her. Also, please return the bottom portion of the form with your signature and any comments or questions.

Midterms are coming home in sealed envelopes. They should still be sealed when they reach you. One of my great annoyances in the classroom is comparing grades. "What did you get?" and "I got an A." and "How many A's did you get?" The class and I have discussed this before, and reviewed it again today, that grades are for the student, his/her parents, and the teacher. That's it. We are not in the comparison business. Teachers don't judge students compared to other students. More importantly, God doesn't compare us either.

Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.

Choir Note from Mr. Altis
The third/fourth grade choir will be singing at the 8:00 church service on October 19. More information is on a yellow note coming home today from Mr. Altis.

Scrip from Early Registration
Katy, Kyra, Mariah, Kyle, and Zack are bringing home Scrip from early registration. Parents, please look for those in your child's homework folder. If you were expecting this, it could be going home with another sibling, but those 4 are all I received. If you have questions, please contact the Scrip office.

Just Another Reminder About Picture Day
One week from today, Tuesday, October 7.

Newsletter Correction

Yesterday there was a mistake in the fourth grade newsletter. My apologies.

Next week is a five-day school week. It's the week AFTER that is a four-day week. I talked with Mr. Betts about possibly changing the school calendar to match my newsletter, but apparently that's too much of a hassle.

So here it is:
YES - School on Friday, October 3
NO - School on Friday, October 10

That would make the Q1W5 memory slips due on 10/3 rather than 10/2 as well.

And now, back to the weekend.

Friday Newsletter Updates

Picture Day is Coming
School picture day is Tuesday, October 7. Order forms are coming home today. These need to be here on picture day. If you'd like to send them in early, I can hold on to them until then, but they don't need to be returned until the day of pictures.

Memory Work
Kids are doing a pretty good job on their memory work. I've heard, "I forgot," a couple times concerning the memory slips, but there's no epidemic of late work. I would caution students, however, not to wait until the last minute. This week nobody said memory on Monday, and by Thursday the class as a whole was only halfway finished. That made for a hectic morning today listening to memory work. Don't put memory off until the end of the week.

Next Week - Four Day Week
Next week is a short week. Friday is a professional day for teachers. No school for students. (There's another reason not to put memory off until Friday...students won't be here.)

Midterm Reports
Yes, already! Next week on Tuesday, midterm grade reports will come home. Please remember these are not final grades, nor are they even recorded. They are just an update as to where students are at the midpoint of the quarter. Take the time to notice where improvement is needed as well as where achievement has been high.

The Upcoming Week

Memory - At Home: Q1W5 At School: Historical books of the Old Testament (Genesis-Esther) and Poetic/Prophetic books of the OT (Job-Malachi). These are two separate assignments and may be said at separate times.

Religion - Abraham, Lot, Isaac.

Reading - One the Banks of Plum Creek, cause and effect, point of view, keep reading and keep writing.

English - Complete and simple subjects

Math - Adding columns of numbers, reading scales, reading time from a clock, rounding.

Science - Energy

Social Studies - Climate, current events.

Spelling - UNIT 5: hoop, wounded, shoot, booth, broom, boost, mood, fooling, afternoon, spoon, smooth, tooth Extra words: raccoon, bloomed, useful, route Bonus Words: souvenir, routine

One Final (Un)Important Note
And just a final note from your sports-nut teacher. If you watch the Brewers, please cheer extra hard. They really need to make the playoffs. Really. This draught is getting hard to handle. They haven't been to the postseason since 1982. My daughter is now older than I was then. Haven't Wisconsin baseball fans suffered enough? I think I was in fourth grade then, and now my daughter is in fourth grade. Once a generation? Ugh. Go Brewers.

Lou Gehrig and a Reminder

In reading class we just read a story about Lou Gehrig, the famous New York Yankees baseball player who died in the 1940s at age 37 from ALS, now called Lou Gehrig's disease. We watched a short part of a documentary about it in class today, featuring his "luckiest man on the face of the earth" comments, and I thought I'd try to post the video on the website for you to see. It's only 2 minutes long, and worth the click. You should be able to go to the site from this email. The video on on the right. Click the image of the video and a larger screen will appear.

Tonight is a Work Night here at school. Volunteers take care of general maintanence around school. It's a good opportunity to volunteer, and a big help to all of us - teachers, staff, and students alike. It starts tonight at 6:00.

Friday, 9/19

Culver's Night
An Immanuel tradition continues! Next Tuesday, September 23 is Culver's night. Ten percent of all proceeds from Immanuel sales is donated back to school. Use Scrip and school benefits even more. Half the restaurant is always full of Immanuel people, so drop by, visit for a while, and have dinner or a snack or just coffee, thanks.

Socks for Gym Class
The fourth graders have done a good job of having their gym shoes in their lockers for gym class with Mr. Voelker. Please send in a clean pair of socks (or two) to be kept with those shoes just in case your fourth grader has sandals or crocs on their feet on gym day. Blisters aren't nice.

Science Assignments Coming Home Today
Today there are some science assignments coming home. In too many cases the grades are not where they should be or where we'd like them to be. Don't panic. These were not full assignments - at least as far as my gradebook is concerned. Yes, hopefully we learned about mass and volume and density, but we also spent a lot of time practicing using the textbook to find answers. That's why you'll see page numbers next to some answers. Yesterday we worked in small groups finding answers to problems we had wrong.

The short version is this - don't worry about low grades and yes, we're done with those assignments.

The Upcoming Week

Memory - At Home: Q1W4 Slips At School: Returning Thanks parts 1 & 2

Religion - Noah and Abraham.

Reading - Lou Gehrig, genres, self-questioning as we read.

English - Sentences, subjects and predicates.

Math - Adding three-digit numbers, subtracting two- and three-digit numbers, missing two digit addends, subtracting with regrouping, expanded form.

Science - Inertia, force, gravity, friction, kinetic and potential energy.

Social Studies - Geography. We are waiting for our Wisconsin newspapers and current events magazine to arrive, but unfortunately they haven't. Humph. We'll keep being patient. We've also spent a good deal of time using the textbook, looking at ways to use the textbook and pull out the information the authors want us to know.

Spelling - Lesson 4 Spelling List: those, coach, solid, include, crew, plus, operate, broke, upset, tune, June, floating Extra Words: plume, renew, husband Bonus Words: honor, populated (Today's bonus words were Igiby and Anklejelly. They were just for fun...and no, I'm not telling what they are. You'll have to ask your fourth grader.)

Have a great weekend!

Thursday, 9/18 News

Books For Sale
If you've been hearing about $3.00 books for sale, you've heard correctly. I have two boxes full of books from past years that I've been saving "just in case." Apparently, "just in case" means just in case I fill a box, then I'll fill another. They've been gathering dust, so I wanted to make them available to readers. (What an idea!) So I've got a bunch of books, and all are $3.00. All money will go directly into buying more books for the classroom.

School Magazine Sales Results
Not bad for a bunch of nine-year-olds! Our class took second in the school! Nice work. As a school we met our goal of $15,000 in sales. Thank you to all that participated in this year's sale. All your hard work goes directly to benefit our school.

Friday 9/12 News

Our Newest Read Aloud - On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
We started out latest read aloud on Monday, and, WOW!, has it grabbed the attention of these fourth graders. It is titled On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness, and it is by Andrew Peterson. It is "high fantasy," very similar to the Chronicles of Narnia or The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. A whole new world has been created with its own countries, geography, history...everything. The story follows the Igiby family - Janner, Tink and Leeli and their mother Nia and grandfather Podo - as they deal with the evil rule of Gnag the Nameless. I'm sorry, but I left off with poor Janner, Tink and Leeli in jail for simply protecting one another. The students weren't happy.

The author, Andrew Peterson is a Christian musician, and I've long been a fan of his music. When I heard he was writing a book I was surprised, but excited, hoping I would like it as much as his music. I was not disappointed. For more information on the book, click here. For more information about Andrew Peterson, click right here.

The Upcoming Week
Memory - At Home: Quarter 1 Week 3 Slips At School: 1. Asking a Blessing, first part 2. Asking a Blessing, second part. These are two separate assignments, but may be said on the same day.

Religion - Apology and Forgiveness, the fall into sin, the family of Adam, the family of God.

Reading - My Name is Maria Isabel, characters' feelings and actions, predicting, different genres.

English - Imperative and exclamatory sentences, subjects and predicates, personal narratives.

Math - Odd and even numbers, number lines, addition stories with missing addends, missing numbers in subtraction.

Science - Physical and chemical changes, test late in the week.

Social Studies - Continue looking at the geography of the United States.

Spelling - Lesson 3 - mine, tie, wild, type, smile, drive, size, blind, visit, thick, die, prize Extra words: fifty, picnic, decide, tiny

Thursday is a Big Day!

Lot's of stuff happening tomorrow at school. Here's what's going on:

1. Anyone interested in band must turn in their band notes tomorrow. Payments do not need to be turned in yet, but sign-up notes should be returned tomorrow.
2. Magazine sales turn in day #2 is tomorrow. Remember to bring all orders in and put them in the big yellow envelope.
3. The September book order is due tomorrow. There's a ton of great ones in there, and if you want a reminder of some I recommended, click here.
4. Tomorrow is Patriot Day in honor of September 11. I didn't know this, but a few years ago, President Bush signed legislation declaring September 11 to be Patriot Day. It's purpose is to remember those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks. Everyone is encouraged to remember the day by wearing red, white, and blue. At chapel today, Mr. Betts encouraged us to do so, and now I'm repeating his encouragement. Let's all wear red, white, and blue tomorrow.
5. It's another day of school. And that's a BIG part of our day too, right?

Friday Newsletter Updates

Band and Choir Notes

On Wednesday you should have received an informational note about band. This is an optional program offered at Immanuel. On Thursday, students were allowed to try instruments just to see what would happen, and note came home saying what they tried. Please know that, while band is a unique opportunity for Immanuel students, it is optional.

General Book Order Information
1. You may send cash or a check, but if possible, I'd appreciate a check made out to the book order company. That makes the order easiest for me.
2. I try to include a list of books I know and can recommend with each order.
3. Keep an eye on the book order's due date, and watch the assignment book as well.


And Now, The September Book Order
Here are the books I know and can recommend. I told the class about some of these today:
Swindle by Gordon Korman
Planet Earth: Animals and Their Prey
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Schooled by Gordon Korman
Dive Trilogy by Gordon Korman
Knights of the Lunch Table by Frank Cammuso - Actually, I read another by this author and it was great!
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Baseball Card Adventures Set by Dan Gutman - Another set that I have't read, but his other books have been great with fourth graders.
Falling Up by Shel Silverstein
The Chronicles of Narnia Box Set by C.S. Lewis - My favorite series of all time.

Some Math Assignment Information
Some of the daily "practice" assignments have been very small - only six questions. This will be changing today when I assign "exercise" assignments. Once we complete "test" assignments, review questions from previously mastered objectives will begin to be added to "practice" assignments.

The Change in Our Class List
We learned this week that, after beginning the year with us, Matthew wasn't going to return to Immanuel. Now that Matthew and Tyler are living in Nekoosa, their mom decided that it would be best for them to attend school in Nekoosa. There have been issues with bussing from Nekoosa, and their family's schedule made getting the boys to and from school very difficult. We prayed with Matthew and asked God to bless him at his new school, and we wish him and his brother all the best.

Yellow Notes
Also known as "late slips," some of these are coming home today. Anytime an assignment is not turned in when it is supposed to be, students receive a bright yellow note. This note lists the assignment and whether it has been turned in. These notes will always come home, even if the work has been turned in before day's end, to keep parents informed. Please sign the note and be sure it is returned with the missing work (if necessary) the next day.

The Upcoming Week

Memory - At School: Evening Prayer At Home: Quarter 1 Week 2 Slips

Religion - Creation

Reading - Donovan's Word Jar, Characters' feelings and actions, interesting vocabulary.

English - Declarative and interrogative sentences, describing.

Math - Subtraction, fact families, numbers through 999, adding money, regrouping.

Science - Matter.

Social Studies - Regions.

Spelling - UNIT 2 asleep, empty, queen, deal, needed, spelling, east, feelings, tea, keeping, beneath, agree Extra words: easy, method Bonus Words: elevator, suggested

Reminders For This Week

Wednesday Evening - Ice Cream and Book Covers
Tomorrow night from 6:00-7:30 the Immanuel PTC is sponsoring an ice cream social / book covering night here at school. Families can come, kids can bring their textbooks, and all the materials needed will be there for textbook covering. Oh, and there will be ice cream as well. All textbooks need to be covered by Friday anyway, so this is a great opportunity to get it done.

Did I mention there will be ice cream?

Magazine Turn In Day #1
The first turn in day is on Thursday. Is everything making sense? Are there any questions? We'll talk about it today in class. Remember, all orders count double on the first turn-in day.

Questions on Memory?
At-Home: These are the Bible verses (#1-24) handed out on Friday. Memory slips come home on Friday and are due by the next Friday. They may be turned in when they are complete. The numbers on the Memory slips match the numbered verses.

At-School: These may be said any morning the student is ready. This week, students may say the first half once, then say all of it when they know it. We practiced this in class together this morning and will continue to do so most weeks.

The Weekly Fourth Gradian

The First Newsletter!
This is the first edition, so to speak, of the Weekly Fourth Gradian, our class newsletter. It will come home on Friday, but there will occasionally be other updates during the week. Everyone will receive a print copy today (and a print copy of the school newsletter), so check your child's Take Home Folder. There are other things in there too. Any attachments or handouts that I mention in the newsletter will be in the folder. I have't quite made it to the level of sending everything home digitally yet. If anyone realizes that you didn't receive the emailed newsletter at an address you gave me or if you want to add another address, let me know.

Memory Assignments
Coming home today is a list of all the memory assignments for the year and all of the memory for the first quarter - three sheets total. Also coming home is a slip of paper listing verses #1-3 as the Quarter 1 Week 1 At Home memory assignment. Those verses are on the sheets. Have your fourth grader practice them at home and say them to you. When you are satisfied they know it, sign and date the form. Each verse may be done separately. These sheets are due by the next Friday. At the bottom of this newsletter is a list of next week's At School assignments as well. These may be said any morning next week. These also are included in today's handout. Keep these sheets in safe places - homework folders, on the fridge, a bulletin board, etc.

Magazine Sales Fund Raiser
Today is the kickoff of our annual magazine sales fund raiser. This is a BIG fund raiser for the school. Here are some key points.

• Don't go door to door.
• Talk to friends, relatives, neighbors, coworkers, etc.
• Encourage renewing subscriptions before purchasing new subscriptions.
• Yes, we have prizes. They are meant as part motivation and part thank you.
• There is a mail and email option as well.
• Check the packet. Most everything should be explained in there.

The packet is coming home with your child today with a catalog and order forms. The first turn-in day is next week on Thursday. Keep your orders and money until that turn-in day.

New Immanuel Church Worship Schedule
Remember, this weekend Immanuel starts their new worship schedule. Worship times are at 8:00 and 10:30. At 9:00 is our education hour with Sunday School and numerous Bible study opportunities.

School Computer Acceptable Use Policy
Another (yeah, there's a lot today) handout coming home today is the computer Acceptable Use Policy. This is a document of rules for our computer system. These rules not only protect our school's computer system, but they are meant to protect the students as well. Please return as soon as possible. New students also have a password handout for their personal login information.

The Upcoming Week

Memory - At Home: Quarter 1 Week 1 slips At School: 1. Morning Prayer, 1st half 2. Morning Prayer, All (Students may say one half first before saying the whole thing or may do it all in one shot.)

Religion - Continue S.T.E.P.S. and apology and forgiveness.

Reading - The Gardener, narrative elements, continue working in our reading notebooks.

English - Diamante Poems

Math - Addition, missing addends, sequences, digits, place value, ordinal numbers.

Science - Begin Unit B on matter.

Social Studies - Why social studies matters, parts of social studies.

Spelling - UNIT 1 played, escape, steak, subway, gray, safely, mistake, greatest, break, after, planting, scratch Extra Words: holiday, paragraph Bonus Words: Wilhorn, Immanuel

And One More Thing...
This week has been such a good one I've decided to give the students Monday off! Congratulations, Fourth Graders! See you Tuesday!

Message Number One

Welcome to fourth grade! Day one is in the books, and it was a great day. I wanted to send out a message to see if the email system is working correctly. I sent out message earlier to the fifth grade families, then deleted the email addresses from last year and added yours.

If you want to see the website, it's located at http://loudestclass.blogspot.com/. The address is from last year's class theme, The Loudest Class in the World, based on "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth; make a LOUD noise." It was easier to just leave the address the same, even though our class theme - See Jesus - is different.

God's blessings!

Happy First Day of School, FIFTH Grade Parents

I was about to delete all of last year's email addresses and replace them with this year's, but then thought it would be great for this old fourth grade teacher to fill your inbox with some final words of wisdom.

But I couldn't think of any.

So I'll just say I hope your fifth grade year goes wonderfully and don't be scared to say, "Hi," even though your not in my class anymore.

God's blessings on the second half of your Immanuel career, and remember, always, always, always, "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: Make a LOUD noise." (And no, that doesn't mean disrupt my class!)

Mr. Wilhorn

Oops! I forgot something!

Okay, actually I forgot more than one thing.

I forgot #1 - I was supposed to write on everyone's report card whether or not students are promoted to fifth grade. So to eliminate all your fears, YES, you all passed fourth grade!

I forgot #2 - I had a letter from Mr. Betts that was supposed to get handed out yesterday with report cards, but they mysteriously remained in my bag. I did catch some of you before you left, but for everyone else, here's the informtion. There's the letter, information on a new student referral program, and a reminder of an upcoming volunteer opportunity. It won't look the same below, but all the text is the same.


6-5-2008

Dear Parents,

What a blessing it has been to have your family part of Immanuel Lutheran School this year. I hope that you have seen how your child and family has been transformed through the year. God has been at work in many areas at Immanuel and my prayer is that Jesus will continue to be the center of your family.

Next year Immanuel will celebrate 125 years of education with the theme “He is the Vine We are the Branches” which is from John 15. Here is where you become a very important part of this theme for next year. I am sure that you are all aware of the closing of Biron Christian Academy. I have talked to the principal Cheryl Ver Hulst about the situation and she has shared with the families at Biron Christian Academy that Immanuel Lutheran School is one option for their families to receive a Christian education.

As parents of the school you are a great resource to the school by being an advocate to promote to families in our community the benefits of attending Immanuel. Please encourage them to consider sending their child to our school this fall. You are all branches in this community and have the ability to inform families first hand of how they can benefit academically, physically, and spiritually through attending Immanuel. One challenge that has limited families from considering attending Immanuel has been the cost. Please encourage them to talk to me about how they can receive a scholarship to attend Immanuel.

I would also encourage you to refer any names of prospective families to the school in which I can contact to provide more information about the benefits of attending Immanuel Lutheran School. There is also an incentive program for you that is on the back of this letter.

Thanks again for a wonderful year and may God bless you this summer as you continue to transform lives around you.

In His Service,

Brian Betts


Immanuel Lutheran School Referral Program

Get FREE SCRIP for referring NEW Families to Immanuel Lutheran School

Did you know that talking about products and services that you have benefited from is the MOST EFFECTIVE form of advertising?

By talking with area families convincingly and positively about Immanuel, You can earn FREE MONEY!

Here’s what you could talk about . . .
A.) The High Academic Achievements of the Students
B.) The freedom to talk about Jesus, All Day, Every Day
C.) The Extra-curricular Activities
D.) The Teachers

After attending Immanuel Lutheran School for six months, the “New Family” will be given a $25 SCRIP Gift Certificate! The “Referring Family” will also be given a $25 SCRIP Gift Certificate!

What REALLY happens?
1.) A new family is blessed (eternally!) by Immanuel
2.) Existing Immanuel families are blessed by the talents and the gifts of the new family
3.) FREE money goes to the Families PLUS the School!


SPECIAL PROJECT: We are looking for painters to do some inside and outside paint jobs at our school. The plan is to work on this the week of June 23 – 27th. Please contact Greg Johnson or the school office if you are able to help with this project.

Thursday, 6/5 Picnic Newsletter Updates

It's 2:00 on Thursday Afternoon. That means the 2007-2008 school year is officially over...

What's in an Envelope?
All sorts of things, but what's in this envelope? You can get the newsletter digitally, but the rest is in the envelope.

1. This Newsletter
2. Report Card
3. Iowa Test of Basic Skills Results
4. A letter from Pastor Grohs (for most people)
5. Next year's (next year!) school supply list
6. Recommended books for summer reading
7. A little card that goes with the recommended books list

Thank You!
On Monday I was surprised with a new carrying case for my computer as a birthday gift from the class. Thanks! (And I’ll be discussing all this secrecy with Mrs. Wilhorn, to be sure!) It was exactly what I wanted and I already have put it to use. I can carry the computer and a lot of books, let me tell you. Again, thank you!

Thank You! Part Two
Thanks as well for a wonderful school year. Another year has gone by and I don’t know where it went honestly. It’s more amazing when I look back at this class as first graders – Mrs. Wilhorn’s last class here at Immanuel. Didn’t fourth grade look a long way off back then? Don’t look now, but…there it goes...

Fourth grade…

As I look back I hope that the students leave with more of a lot of things: More knowledge, more desire to read, more success in school, and more reassurance of the love of Jesus in their lives. I know I am taking with me many lessons too, ways I can improve as a teacher, and another 20 students (and their families) that have impacted my life. (As I look at the class list, however, I see over half of the class has younger siblings, and some coming next year!) Thank you.

Missing Items
If you have lunch money that is owed or Mr. Wilhorn's books to turn in or any other items that need to be squared away now that the year is done, please do so as soon as possible. If your report card has been withheld because of these items, it is available in the office. Thanks for your promt attention.

Needtobreathe in Concert FOR FREE in Wausau!
On Friday, June 21 at 8:00 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Wausau the band Needtobreathe will be in concert. (Trinity has a Lutheran School about the same size as ours.) This is the band that sings "Shine On," a song on the Loudest Class in the World CD from the beginning of the year. The cost is free. They'll be loud. It'll be crazy. But it will all be in the name of the Lord! It is a part of the Rainbow Valley Music Festival. For more information check here: http://www.yat.org/Index.asp.

The Upcoming Week...I mean...The Upcoming SUMMER!

Memory – Remember, Jesus loves you. Religion – Take time to worship Jesus this summer. After all, he loves you.

Reading – Read the Bible and find 5 places where it says Jesus loves you.

English – Write 10 sentences, all stating that Jesus loves someone.

Math – Calculate how many months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds in a year Jesus loves you.

Science – Read books on ecosystems. List 10 ecosystems you could go where Jesus would love you.

Social Studies – Geography: List 10 landforms upon which Jesus loves you. History: For how long has Jesus loved you? Civics: Can any government make any law that would restrict the love of Jesus? (Trick question!)

Spelling – Word list: 1. Jesus 2. Loves 3. You *4. Unconditionally (bonus word)