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September 5, 2008
SPIRITUAL
FOOD
Laboro—the Latin word for “I
work.” Our Latin discipuli haven’t
found this a hard vocabulary word to remember because it resembles our English
word for labor, as in Labor Day.
During
our devotional time, Mrs. Steinmeyer, Mrs. St. Peters and I pondered, “Is work
part of God’s Law or is it a Gospel thing?” We searched Genesis 2-3 for the origin of work and
came across this passage: Therefore the
Lord God sent [Adam] out from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which
he was taken (3:23). As a consequence of Adam and Eve sin, they had to work.
Sounds like a law thing to me. Then we found this passage: God
blessed the seventh day and made it holy because on it God rested from all his
work that he had done in creation (2:3). Hmmm. Reason might say that if God
blesses the day he didn’t have to work, maybe work is still something we want to
escape—perhaps, another law thing. Finally, Mrs. St. Peters discovered this: The
Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and keep
it” (2:15). Aha! Work was
God’s plan for man before sin
entered the world. Therefore, reason would say that work is a Gospel thing.
I suppose work is both law and gospel; that is,
sometimes we find fulfillment and joy in our work and sometimes we just don’t
want to do it. Yet, God intended that our work be a blessing to us. He blesses
us through our work and He blesses us through our rest from work. God also
accomplishes His own purposes by beginning and completing His work through us.
In heaven, God’s purposes will be complete in Jesus and we will rest from our
labors eternally. But for now, we
labor. May we rejoice in the work God gives us here at TSP and find renewed
energy and accomplishment as we share the Gospel and prepare God’s children
for their work in God’s kingdom. –Pax
Domini! Mrs. Farrell KINDERGARTEN
NEWS
We enjoyed walking to the deli for the Madison County
Walk Day. The afternoon was beautiful and the ice cream was delicious.
Look for our picture in the Chronicle. Everyone checked out a book Wednesday from the library.
Your child may return the book anytime if they would like to share it with the
class during story time. ALL books need to be back the following Wednesday. We have been talking about strangers and what we should
and shouldn’t do when we see a stranger.
Please discuss strangers with your child. They all know what to do if a
stranger approaches, but extra talking won’t hurt. The boys and girls are doing a great job at
handwriting. There is a handwriting
paper in the folder. We have
learned Ll’s and Tt’s. Please
pay close attention to how each letter and number is made and the red and blue
lines on the paper. Make sure that
each letter is the correct way and that your child holds his/her pencil
correctly. Handwriting homework will come home on Friday, but that
doesn’t mean you can’t practice every night at home.
It would be a great advantage to your child if they practiced their name,
numbers, and the letters that we have learned to date every night. Don’t forget our first PTL meeting on Monday,
September 8 at St. Paul. Thanks for returning all the book orders. Our memory verse for Friday is: Know the love of Christ
and you will be filled with all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:19. Chapel will be at St. Paul until further notice.
Have a great weekend! God’s
Blessings – Mrs. Steinmeyer 1st
& 2nd GRADE NEWS
It was a short week but boy we were busy.
Thanks to everyone who returned all the forms and/or permission slips
last week. It is very helpful when
those come back on time. Our spelling tests went well last week. We have a test
every Friday. It’s most helpful
to your child to study a little bit throughout the week. We review these words
daily, also. On Wednesday we went to the library. Please make sure your child brings their book-bag to school
by Wednesday so they can check out another book. Monday night is our first PTL meeting of this school
year at St. Paul at 7:15. Please
make every effort to attend. The
class with the highest attendance wins a cash prize!
Have a great weekend. Please call if you have any questions or concerns.
In Christ – Mrs. St.
Peters 3rd & 4th GRADE NEWS Which state has 6,640 miles of coastline, which is more
than any other state? It’s
Alaska! Winners of this week’s
“Who Am I” map contest are: Cyrus, Adam, Nick, Claire, Katelyn, Christian,
Ryan and Erica. Congratulations! Magazine sales have been going well. If your child
isn’t selling and you need a renewal, contact the school office. This coming Monday is our first PTL meeting at 7:15 in
the 7/8 grade room. Please attend
so our class can win the attendance prize! Please return the field trip permission slip by
Wednesday. Upcoming tests: Monday – Spelling Pretest 3, Tuesday
– English Chapter 1, Wednesday – Science Chapter A1, Friday – Spelling
Test 3, Monday (9/15) – Social Studies Chapter 1. Parents, please help your
child review for these tests, quizzing them on vocabulary words, former
worksheets, review questions from the lessons and assignments (Social Studies
& Science). I will send home a study sheet for Social Studies since such a
large amount of information is in this chapter. Don’t forget to read the entire Update for more important information.
In Christ – Mrs. Schkade 5th & 6th
GRADE (3rd/4th Grade Math) NEWS *7/8
Science – will finish the unit on
plant structures this coming week. Also
this coming week they will be getting the information on the leaf collection. *7/8
Geography – has finished the first
unit and is started on the next “A Profile of the United States.” *5/6
Science – on Thursday boiled potatoes
for bacteria growth. This is for the unit on body defenses. *5/6
History – is discussing the early
people of North America and how they survived. *3rd
Math – will complete the first chapter this next week. *4th
Math – will start the second unit next week.
God’s Blessings – Mr. Hemann 5-8 LANGUAGE ARTS/ENGLISH MEMO *5th/6th English
– We found infinitives were easy. We
have just started to distinguish prepositions from adverbs.
We’re also writing some of our own sentences using prepositions and
infinitives and sharing our sentences with the 7th and 8th
grade. Next week we will review
everything learned so far. We will
have a Unit Test over prepositions on Friday.
No homework this weekend. *5th/6th Reading
– We are ahead of schedule and have started our last selection in this unit.
It’s from Tolkien’s “The Hobbit.”
This means next week we’ll be able to work on our first unit project,
“Preparing a Time Capsule.” Students
should also use next week to select a book for their first book report. It will be a biography or autobiography.
We will have a test over Unit 6 on Friday.
No homework this weekend. *7th/8th English
– We are working on distinguishing prepositions from adverbs.
We’re writing many of our own sentences using what we learn and sharing
these sentences with the 5th and 6th grade.
Next week we will review everything covered so far and have a Unit Test
over prepositions on Friday. No
homework this weekend. *7th/8th Reading
– We will finish our second unit early next week.
This gives us time to work on our first unit project, “Imagining
Creatures from Other Worlds.” Students should also use next week to select a book for their
first book report. It will be a
biography or autobiography. We will
review both units studied so far and have a test over both on Friday.
No homework this weekend.
God’s
Blessings – Mrs. Esch 5-8 LATIN Our 8th-grade Latin students are zipping through the review
of last year’s accomplishments. We’ll continue to review vocabulary and
grammar next week with Lessons 5-8 of Latina Christiana. 5th
– 7th Grade students
continue to learn new words in Prima
Latina as well as the Pater Noster.
Oremus! 5-8 MATH 5th
graders will have a chapter test on
Tuesday. Then we’ll begin adding and subtracting whole numbers and decimals,
then estimating sums and differences of decimal numbers. 6th
graders will take our first chapter
test on Monday. Then we’ll begin a new chapter on algebraic addition and
subtraction expressions, properties of addition and choosing a method to compute
addition and subtraction. 7th
graders will review Chapter 1 concepts
and take their test on Tuesday. Then we’ll begin our study of integers and
absolute value. 8th
graders will extend the concept of
properties in solving algebraic equations by recognizing the use of commutative,
associative, and distributive properties. 5-8 FRIDAY ART CLASSES
Please remember that your
creations are due each Friday morning. This week’s creation features
“line” with colored pencils. Next week—we get out the oil pastels! 7th
and 8th Grade Parents – We
are in need of a parent with a truck to take the aluminum cans at the St. Paul
Center to the recycle center in Cottage Hills. The price of aluminum is
currently high and the income will greatly benefit our class trip to Chicago.
Please call the office or send in a note if you can help us out with this.
Thanks! SPORTS INFO Congratulations to the Softball Team who played a great
game against Troy and remains undefeated! Congratulations also to the Lady Patriots!
They played twice this week and they remain undefeated as well! All families should watch the Update for the schedule
of workers for home games. Everyone
is asked to help whether your child participates in sports or not.
If you can’t help on your scheduled night please let me know as soon as
possible. --Mrs. St. Peters NEWS & NOTES *
LATE PICK-UP REMINDER-- Please remember
that children who are not participating in after-school activities must be
picked up at the Trinity Center by 3:00 p.m. and at the St. Paul Center by 3:30
p.m. Those children who routinely cannot be picked up by 3:30 will be required
to enroll in St. Paul Early Childhood Learning Center (125 Wolf Ave., Hamel).
These children will automatically be transported to the daycare after 3:30. Please
understand that this is for the safety of your children. Thank you. *PTL
MEETING – Our first meeting of the
2008-2009 School year is this Monday, Sept. 8 at 7:15 p.m. in the 7th-8th Grade Classroom at the St. Paul Center. Please attend this very important meeting where many decisions about this year’s programs will be made. Remember, the class with the most parents attending receives a special prize! *MAGAZINE
SALES – Sales will run through
Wednesday, September 10. If you would like to renew or purchase a magazine
subscription please talk to any student participating in the sports program or
stop by the school office. *K-8
SING – Mark your calendars – K-8
students will be singing at St. Paul on Sunday, September 21 at the 7:45
Service. *SCHOOL
PICTURES – Mark your calendars –
Pictures are scheduled to be taken on Wednesday, September 17. *UNTIL
WE HAVE A BUS DRIVER…First Student is
providing transportation only at St. Paul in the afternoon with service to Hamel
elementary where TSP students transfer to another bus which will take them home
from there. You must sign up for this
service prior to taking advantage of it.
*A
FEW POLICY CHANGES--When you get your
PTL handbook, look for changes. We also need parents for various committee roles
to keep valuable extra-curricular programs in place. Please call Eva Bartony or
Cindy Steinmeyer if you can help us out! Thanks!
*SIGN-IN/SIGN-OUT
SHEET. Several parents have already
made use of the new sign-in/sign-out sheet in the School Office at the St. Paul.
Trinity Center parents must also sign the sheet available in Mrs. St. Peters’
and Mrs. Steinmeyer’s room whenever their student arrives to school after the
schedule start up time (8:30 a.m.). We also need parents to sign their children
in and out when picking them up anytime during the school day, for illness, for
appointments, and for other necessity. This will assist us with school security
and with keeping accurate attendance counts for government grants. *PAPER
RECYCLING – Please read the green half sheet about the exciting new recycling
program for our school. *HELP
RAISE MONEY – for our school the easy way: bring in Box Tops and Campbell’s
Labels. Raid your friends’ and
families’ pantries too! EVENTS SUNDAY
(9/7) – Church and Sunday School MONDAY
(9/8) – PTL Meeting @ St. Paul’s 7th-8th
grade classroom @ 7:15 TUESDAY
(9/9) –Volleyball Game @ Godfrey @
6:30 – TSP Board Meeting @ 7:00 WEDNESDAY
(9/10) – Chapel @ St. Paul @ 8:30 –
Softball Game @ Home vs. Litchfield @ 4:00 THURSDAY
(9/11) – Magazine Sales End Today –
Sticky Hands Event @12:15 FRIDAY
(9/12) – VB A-Team Tournament @
Belleville; TSP plays @ 4:00 vs. Zion, Belleville SATURDAY
(9/13) – VB A-Team Tournament @
Belleville; TSP plays @ 9:00 vs. Holy Cross, Collinsville – TSP plays @ 12:00
vs. Trinity, Springfield MENU Trinity & St. Paul Centers MONDAY
(9/8) – Hot Dog/Bun, Mixed
Vegetables, Applesauce, Cookie, Milk TUESDAY
(9/9) – Spaghetti, Salad, Croutons,
Breadsticks, Mandarin Oranges, Dessert, Milk WEDNESDAY
(9/10) – Cheese Pupps/Bun, Carrot
Sticks, Potato Chips/Pretzels, Grapes, Dessert, Milk THURSDAY
(9/11) – Chicken Alfredo, Peas, Roll,
Oranges, Dessert, Milk FRIDAY
(9/12) – Ribette Wrap, Corn,
Peaches, Rice Krispie Treat, Milk HAPPY BIRTHDAY Ryleigh
Isbell – September 6 Alex
Micnheimer – September 7 Mrs.
Diana Sauerwein – September 12 God’s
Blessings to all of you! FRIENDSHIP SUNDAY On Sunday, September 14, Trinity will have their annual
Friendship Sunday. The day will
begin with the morning worship service at 9:30 a.m., followed by a noon potluck.
In the afternoon, there will be a sing-a-long, Bible trivia, scavenger
hunt, pony rides, pictures with frames, water balloons, snow cones and candy
bags. Everyone is invited to attend
for a day of worship, fun and fellowship. ACOLYTE SCHEDULE Sunday, September 7 Trinity Church 9:30 – No Acolytes St. Paul Church 7:45 – Hannah Kipp; Erin Wagner 10:00 – Caleb Braasch; Nathan Langendorf
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