Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Faith Parking Lot Sale Donations Needed!

Have any donations  for the Faith Parking Lot Sale? Delightful and energetic teens would be happy to make a pick-up. Call 331-7761 to arrange a pick up. You may also drop donations off at by the parsonage door at any time.
Thank you to all who made donations already. It's looking to be quite a sale!
Saturday's Parking Lot Sale is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds to benefit the Faith Teens trip to the WELS International Youth Rally in June.

Last day of school items

Tomorrow is our final day of classes for the 2013-2014 school year. Thank you, students, parents and teachers for making this a great year.

A couple of things to mention:

Classes dismiss at 11:00 a.m. for our school picnic. Family of students are welcome to join us for lunch. Students will be excused following the picnic and should be picked up by 12:00 noon. There is no Aftercare tomorrow.

Please have your child bring their part of the picnic meal to school (as outlined in the notes sent home) if they have not already done so. Even better is to drop it off this afternoon so that we know we have enough.

Yes it is the last day of school, but it is also Thursday, so students should wear their uniforms, please.

Please make sure that your child brings a bag or their backpack to take their things home.

There will be a lost and found table at the picnic. Please check it before you leave Thursday, as anything left will go to the parking lot sale.

Report cards for 4th quarter will be mailed out on Wednesday, May 28th.

God's blessings to your family this summer!

Monday, May 19, 2014

Parent Connection #36 - May 19, 2014

Thursday, May 22nd is our final day of school!
Thanks, students, teachers, and parents, for a great year!
Classes will dismiss at 11:00 a.m. for the school picnic. Parents and family are invited to join us.
A list was sent home last week detailing what we are asking each student to bring for the picnic. Below is the list in case you missed it last week:
Kindergarten: Each student please bring one 10 pk box of Capri Sun type drink pouches.
Grade 1 and 2: Each student please bring one dozen cookies.
Grade 3 and 4: Each student please bring one “personal size” melon (watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, etc.), pre sliced.
Grade 5: Each student please bring one large bag of chips.
Grade 6: Each student please bring tow pkgs. Hot dogs (16 dogs total)
Grade 7 and 8: Each student please bring one 12 count pkg frozen hamburger patties.
Please have all items here by Wednesday, May 21st.
Please note: There will be no aftercare on Thursday, May 22nd.

Thursday Chapel
Please join us for our closing chapel service this Thursday, May 22nd, from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. Begin your day and end the school year with the students of Faith Lutheran as we worship the Good Shepherd together.
This will be our last day to collect for our Haitian Orphanage Mission project. We have collected $1619.79 for this ministry. Thank you for sharing your blessings with those in need!

Lemonade
The students of Mrs. Zarnstorff (grades 1-2) will be running a lemonade stand this Tuesday, May 20th from 3:15-3:45 p.m. at the school entrance. The proceeds from this sale will be given to Bean’s Café. The price for the lemonade will be a free-will donation. 

Thank you!

Thank you to the parents and family who assisted us with our school Olympics and field day on Friday!

Thank you to Mrs. Zarnstorff and the Handchime Choir, and Mrs. Schneck and the Junior Choir, for using your gifts to praise our God in song in our chapel services and area congregation worship services this school year. Thank you for being a blessing to us.

Thank you to our athletic director Mr. Zarnstorff and all of our parent volunteer coaches for organizing our sports programs this school year. Your efforts are appreciated!

Thanks to all of our parent volunteers who assisted this year with working one-on-one with students, monitoring lunches and recesses, and helping with special activities throughout the year!

SPRING PARKING LOT SALE
Camp Luther and Faith PTF are allowing the teens to run our spring parking lot sale, which is this Saturday, May 24th from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Faith teens are asking for your donations to help them raise funds to help cover the cost of their attendance at the WELS International Youth Rally in June!
They are willing to pick up your gently used items as donations for the sale. Do you have junk to get rid of? They will take that too and gladly haul it away for a free-will donation. They may even be able to arrange some spring cleaning help for you. Contact Mr. Schneck at 331-7761 and he will arrange for some delightful and energetic teens to serve you.

If you still have any Boxtops for Education or Labels for Education please bring them in this week. Please continue to collect them over summer break. Thanks!

 On the Calendar:

Tuesday, May 20th
·         Grade 1-2 Lemonade Sale   3:15-3:45 p.m.

Thursday, May 22nd
          FINAL DAY OF SCHOOL CLASSES
·         Closing Chapel Service     8:30 a.m.
·         Classes dismiss 11:00 a.m.
·         School Picnic 11:00 a.m. -12:00 noon
(Parents and families invited!)   
No aftercare.

Saturday, May 24th
·         FAITH PARKING LOT SALE  
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 28th

·         Final Report Cards mailed out

GGod bless your summer!



Monday, May 12, 2014

Parent Connection #35 - May 12, 2014

Special thanks on behalf of the school and church staff to all the school and church families and PTF members who blessed us with meals, treats and encouragement during Teacher Appreciation this last week. We thank God for supportive parents and others who are blessings to our school in so many ways. Thank you!

Please join us for our weekly chapel service this Thursday, May 15th, from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. Begin your day with the students of Faith Lutheran as we worship our Lord together. This week Pastor Ewings will present a message from God’s Word in Luke 8:30 asking the question, “What’s in a Name?”

We still need some sports uniforms returned, both the teal and white and the black and white uniforms. Students who participated in sports this year are asked to get their uniforms back to Mr. Zarnstorff right away if they have not already done so.

The students of Mr. Schneck will be going on field trip to release their salmon and visit the municipal greenhouse and Alaska Museum of Natural History on Tuesday, May 13th. Students are asked to bring in their permission slips if they have not already done so, and to remember to dress for the weather and for walking, and bring money for lunch or a cold sack lunch that does not need to be microwaved.

There will be a PTF (Parents, Teachers, and Friends) meeting on Tuesday, May 13th at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to plan for the school end-of-year picnic and also to elect officers for the next 2014-2015 school year.

The students of Mr. Zarnstorff will be spending their lunch hour bird-watching at Potter’s Marsh on Wednesday, May 14th from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Students are asked to bring a lunch that does not need to be microwaved and binoculars if they have them available.

Following the 11:00 a.m. service on Sunday, May18th, the 8th grade graduating class will receive their diplomas. This year’s graduates are Chloe Robbert, Christian Bowers,
Jacob Henry, and Gideon Schneck
We ask God’s blessings on these students as they move on to high school.
Congratulations, Graduates!

The Students of FLS K-8 will be going to the Dome on Friday, May 16th for an Olympics / field afternoon from 12:00-3:00 p.m. We will be able to run in the field and play games and sports in their incredible facility, a welcome change from our asphalt parking lot.
The students will be divided into teams
school –wide and will be asked to wear their team color if possible. The upper grades will assign the teams and let the students know their team color.
Please sign and return the permission slip sent home last  Friday along with $5 if you have not already done so.

The students of Mrs. Zarnstorff (grades 1-2) will be running a lemonade stand next week Tuesday, May 20th from 3:15-3:45 p.m. at the school entrance. The proceeds from this sale will be given to Bean’s Café. The price for the lemonade will be a free-will donation.

SPRING PARKING LOT SALE
Camp Luther and Faith PTF are allowing the teens to run our spring parking lot sale, which is now scheduled for Saturday, May 24th due to a conflict with our summer construction plans for the facility. Faith teens are asking for your donations to help them raise funds to help cover the cost of their attendance at the WELS International Youth Rally in June!
They are willing to pick up your gently used items as donations for the sale. Do you have junk to get rid of? They will take that too and gladly haul it away for a free-will donation. They may even be able to arrange some spring cleaning help for you. Contact Mr. Schneck at 331-7761 and he will arrange for some delightful and energetic teens to serve you.

Do you use a Fred Meyer card? Your purchases can help earn money for our school. Thirteen families have already raised $362 for our school! If you would like to join them, please visit www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards to sign up. Thanks!

On the calendar…

Tuesday, May 13th
·         Grade 6-8 Field Trip
·         PTF Meeting    6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 14th
·         Grades 3-5 Birdwatching Lunch   12:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 15th          
·         School Chapel Service     8:30 a.m.

Friday, May 16th  
·         Dome Outing / Olympics    12:30-3:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 18th
·         8th Grade Graduation following  11:00 a.m. service

And coming up…

Tuesday, May 20th
·         Grade 1-2 Lemonade Sale   3:15-3:45 p.m.

Thursday, May 22nd
          FINAL DAY OF SCHOOL CLASSES
          Classes dismiss 11:00 a.m.
·         School Picnic 11:00 a.m. -12:00 noon
(Parents and families invited!)   
No aftercare.

Saturday, May 24th
·         FAITH PARKING LOT SALE   

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Thank you, AFCEA !

On April 22, 2014 the Alaska Chapter of AFCEA (Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association) awarded Faith Lutheran School a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) grant of $1000 to be used for the purchase of tablet computers to help us to develop our technology program using Google Apps for Education with our students in grades 6-8. Thank you, AFCEA and it's sponsors for your generosity! Thanks also to Jean Liebig for making us aware of this grant opportunity!

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Parent Connection #34 - May 5, 2014

Please join us for our weekly chapel service this Thursday, May 8th, from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. Begin your day with the students of Faith Lutheran as we worship our Lord together. This week President David Maertz from Great Plains Lutheran High School in Watertown, South Dakota. Great Plains is a WELS Lutheran High School where several of our former students attend.
Following the service President Maertz will be making a presentation about Great Plains to grades 5-8.  Parents interested in Great Plains are welcome to attend this presentation. Can’t make the presentation but still interested in Great Plains? Please email President Maertz at dmaertz@gplhs.org and he would be happy to arrange to meet with you.You can also take a closer look at Great Plains and what they have to offer by visiting their website: www.gplhs.org

The Handchime choir will be playing for this chapel service. Handchime students, please meet in the church at 8:15 to prepare.

The students of Mrs. Zarnstorff, Mrs. Schneck, and Mrs. Ewings will be presenting a piano recital this Thursday, May 8th at 4:30 p.m. All are invited to come and enjoy this showcase of the students’ achievements of the past year. Light refreshments will be served following.

Congratulations to our track team for their showing at the ACSAA State Track Meet last Saturday at Wasilla High School. Seven teams competed. In their divisions, our junior high boys team took 3rd place, our Elementary girls took 2nd place, and our Elementary boys took  first place.
Specific results for each event will be posted in the school hallway along with the results of last week’s Faith Invitational. Special thanks to Mr. Zarnstorff for coaching our track team!

Track was the last athletic for the school year. Students who participated in athletics this year are reminded to return their sports uniforms to Mr. Zarnstorff as soon as possible.

Three students from grade 8 will be confirmed in their faith as they become adult members of the church this Sunday: Chloe Robbert, Jacob Henry, and Gideon Schneck. Their rite of Confirmation will take place in the 11:00 a.m. service at Faith Lutheran this Sunday, May 11th. Family and friends are invited to join us as we recognize and celebrate with those students who are becoming communicant members of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Following the service there will be a picnic/potluck at Jewel Lake Park until 3:00 p.m. Our school family is invited to join us. Meat, drinks, and cake will be provided. Those participating are asked to bring a side dish or salad to share.

Parents’ Night Out
The Faith teens will be helping Mrs. Henry to run the last Parents’ Night Out on Friday, May 9th from 5:30-9 p.m. Take the opportunity for a little break while the teens keep your child entertained.
This will be a bike / scooter night! Children can be dropped off with their bikes or scooters to use on the parking lot. PLEASE NOTE: HELMETS ARE REQUIRED. Children will not be allowed to use their bikes or scooters unless they bring their own helmet and wear it while riding.
Sign-up for this Parents’ Night Out on the poster in the school hallway.
We appreciate the parents who have volunteered all year to organize and chaperone our Parents’ Night Out activities.
  
SPRING PARKING LOT SALE
Camp Luther and Faith PTF are allowing the teens to run our spring parking lot sale, which is now scheduled for Saturday, May 24th due to a conflict with our summer construction plans for the facility. Faith teens are asking for your donations to help them raise funds to help cover the cost of their attendance at the WELS International Youth Rally in June!
They are willing to pick up your gently used items as donations for the sale. Do you have junk to get rid of? They will take that too and gladly haul it away for a free-will donation. They may even be able to arrange some spring cleaning help for you. Contact Mr. Schneck at 331-7761 and he will arrange for some delightful and energetic teens to serve you.

Do you use a Fred Meyer card? Your purchases can help earn money for our school. Thirteen families have already raised $362 for our school! If you would like to join them, please visit www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards to sign up. Thanks!

On the calendar…

Thursday, May 8th          
·         School Chapel Service     8:30 a.m.
·         Handchime Choir Practice     12:30 p.m.
Piano Recital     4:30 p.m.

Friday, May 9th
·         Parents’ Night Out     5:30-9:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 11th
·         Confirmation Service     11:00 a.m.
·         Confirmation Picnic/Potluck     

12:30-3:00 p.m. @ Jewel Lake Park