Good Shepherd Lutheran School November 2014

RAMMY NEWS KIDS WHO ARE MAKING Operation Christmas Child A DIFFERENCE McClain Hermes is a thirteen- year-old girl from . She is legally blind, but she does not let that stop her from helping others. She collects shoes for the homeless and donates them to Atlanta Mission. McClain started in third grade. She uses her fame from competitive swimming to collect shoes. McClain calls her operation Shoes for the Souls. In her first year, she collected 360 pairs of shoes. The second year, her dad

told her that he would let her shave Our school is doing a new service project called Operation his head if she collected 1,000 pairs Christmas Child. What we will do is fill a shoebox with of shoes that year. She collected items and send them to different countries in need. We 1,598 pairs and her dad’s head is pack them on November 11th. Some stuff we send will now bald.  McClain also says that she wants to start collecting include pencils, pencil sharpener, pens, bibles, bracelets, toothbrushes and toothpaste. She screws, nails, hammers,nuts and bolts ect. The children says, “If you have a dream and you we send this to have nothing so anything would be greatly think it’s unrealistic, just keep on appreciated. This is a great way to spread God’s word. If doing it because you’ll get there.” anyone wants to donate items to help fill our shoe boxes This is how McClain Hermes made a difference. How will you? please call (785) 562-3181. 11: Operation Christmas Little Reminders… Child November 13: Picture retakes 2: Sing at Bethlehem 14: PTL @ 7:30 p.m. 7: All school tour 14-23 Book Fair 9: PTL skating party 26-28 Fall Break 10: No school

Teacher’s Corner

The students sang at the nursing homes on the 24th of October. They sang a lot of great religious songs that the residents enjoyed. Mrs. Kruse, our music instructor, said that the kids did a great job and she hopes to be able to do it again soon!

It’s a Minion and a Jolly Mr. Macy won an award at the latest teachers’ conference Roger! for teaching for 45 years. Congratulations Mr. Macy for th th winning the award. We are lucky to have you as a teacher. The 5 and 6 grade decorated pumpkins the Friday before Halloween. The 5th grade girls chose to do a Minion from Despicable Me and the 6Th grade boys chose to D.A.R.E. Box Challenge do a Jolly Roger flag from the Peter Pan novel we are currently reading. The 5th and 6th grade created an awesome police car box to Both groups did an excellent job and win the box challenge! For D.A.R.E., the students had to create a enjoyed the activity. Grant Holle box in which questions would be dropped into for their D.A.R.E. teacher, Officer Ohlde, to answer each week. There was a contest liked that they were able to paint among the 4 participating schools for the best box and our school and design them on their own. won! Jacob Klipp said that the reason that the box won was Mackenzie Schotte liked that they because it could move! Laney liked that the winner got a pizza are able to do creative things like this in the classroom. party!!! YUMMY!

What is every”BODY” doing in 1st and 2nd Grade?

The 1st and 2nd graders are learning about their body in science. They are learning about all their different systems and bones. Jacob Meyer said his favorite part about the science was the tracing of their bodies while Ashton Schaefer said his favorite part was learning about their bodies’ organs. Afton Harries’s favorite part was learning about heads.

In October they went to the library for a tour. Emma Behrens said her favorite part was checking out the books. Carly Bohlken said we looked at books and had fun at the library, while other kids enjoyed picking out books and movies. Alex Scheele said his favorite thing at the library was the spaces to do homework.

What’s Happening in Preschool?

In September, the kids studied apples. They had a taste test using yellow, green, and red apples. They found out that more students like the red apples. To finish their apple unit they made an apple pie for snack time!

During the month of October they have learned about fire safety, pumpkins, and the changes that occur in fall. They made pumpkin bread for snack one day this month.

In November they are going to learn about fall and talk about families. They will focus on counting, recognizing numbers, and writing their names! The photos are pictures of the A.M. morning class: Harley Frerking, Noah Polson, Landon Pralle, Grant Bruna, and Emma Bowen.

Pumpkins and Gourds Renyer’s Pumpkin Patch and Corn Mazes...Oh t The kindergarteners and the 1st and My!!!! nd 2 graders went to Renyer’s Pumpkin Patch on October 16th. The kindergarteners Harvest Hills Pumpkin Patch said that they liked the hayrack ride. Sam said that there were spooky things along The preschool went to Harvest the way, and Afton said that there was a Hills on October 21st. They enjoyed the BIG spider. Joe liked the jumpy pillows, and great weather and had a great time Alex liked the hay maze because it was playing at all the different stations the aMAZing! They also said that they got lost in the corn maze! Everyone picked out a patch has. They have a corn station, a pumpkin. Whichever pumpkin they picked moon sand station, a corn maze and a up, they kept. Mrs. Flores said that big slippery slide the kids can play on. everything went well, and that she enjoyed These are just a few fun activities for the seeing them having fun! kids, they have many more! Needless to say the kids had a great time!

Top 3 plays of September

3 In the Towson vs. West Virginia, Mario Alford caught the ball on his helmet then dropped it and caught the ball between his legs for a TOUCHDOWN!

Movies with Jacob 2 This month I went to see “Dolphin Tale 2”. Some of the stars in the movie are In the Ohio State vs. VA Tech game, Dondre Willis caught a and Harry Connick, Jr. one handed grab around the 25 yard line. The movie takes place at Clearwater Marine Aquarium in . It is about a dolphin named and a new dolphin named Hope. They have to pair Winter with a female dolphin in 30 days or else 1 Winter would be taken away. They try to pair her In the Nebraska vs McNeese with Hope. They turn out to like each other! game, QB Armstrong Jr. threw a screen to Ameer Abdulla It was a good movie. It had some drama in it while juking out four people and some humor. The movie is a family movie. The and jumping over a lineman he movie did go pretty slow. I would rate this movie 4 ran for a 58 yard TOUCHDOWN! stars.

Kansas City Royals

The KC Royals made it to the World Series!

The last time they made it to the World Series

was 1985 and they won! Hopefully they will win the Series again but either way, we are proud of our Kansas City Royals!

Bible Trivia

Questions Questions

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1. What is the first book of the Bible? 1. How many tribes did ancient Israel have? 2. What sign did God give Noah after the flood? 2. What is the shortest book of the Bible? 3. Who was swallowed by a fish? 3. How many books are in the 4. What was the boat Noah built Bible? called? 4. What was the famous city 5. Who wore the coat of many colors? Nebuchadnezzar ruled called?

5. What was the name of Joseph’s baby brother?

Last month’s winners We will have an were Carly Bohlken, Liz answer box by the Bohlken, and Jacob Box tops. Please Meyer. Congrats to all our submit your answers winners! in there.

FYI

We forgot to list Garrett Drey in our newspaper staff article for September. Garrett also does our comic strip for us every month. SORRY GARRETT!!!!

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