Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 26th,
our school will be receiving some special visitors. Mr. Paul Hartwig and Mr.
Greg Schmill from WELS Commission on Lutheran Schools will be visiting to
complete a school assessment. As
we look to the future, our congregation’s School Focus Group and our Board for
Lay Ministry have invited these experienced gentlemen to come and visit our
school with the purpose of helping us to assess our preschool and elementary
school programs and give us advice on improvement. They will be briefly
visiting each of the classrooms in action, as well as meeting with teachers,
support staff, and leadership.
During their visit they would like to
meet with a focus group of school parents interested in sharing their
perspective on Faith Lutheran School and Faith Lutheran Preschool. This group of parents only will
meet with one of our school visitors on Tuesday, April 26th from
3:45-4:45 p.m. All school parents are invited! Your
input is very valuable. Please make every effort to attend. Free child care will
be provided is needed for those attending this hour long meeting.
If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact Mr. Schneck.
Mr. Zarnstorff’s
Class – The 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will be
going to the library on Friday. They
will also try to go to lunch as well. Be
sure to send library cards, money for lunch and any books that need to be
returned.
Co-Ed Track and
Field practices this week:
Tuesday, April 26th – Due to the
school assessment, there will be no organized track practice on Tuesday. Athletes are strongly encouraged to practice
on their own as our first meet is Saturday.
Please make an effort to practice on a track near your home.
Thursday, April 28th from 4:00 to 5:30
p.m at the Cuddy Family Midtown Park, on the B Street Side.
The Faith
Invitational Track Meet is this Saturday, April 30th at the Wendler
Middle School track on Lake Otis and Northern Lights. Team members
should be there by 9:30 a.m. to warm up and prepare.
Would you like to help out? Contact Mr. Zarnstorff if you are interested
and available to run an event, work the scoring table, or be a timer. All are
invited to come and cheer on the Huskies!
May 7th
track meet has been moved to Hanshew Middle School on Lake Otis Parkway. Athletes will need to arrive at 9:30 a.m. to
warm up.
You are invited to
join us for our weekly school chapel service this Thursday, April 28th,
from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. Families and friends are invited to come and join us in
starting our day with the Lord!
Save the Date! Coming up on Friday, May
13th our Preschool through 8th grade will present our
Faith Lutheran School “Spring Fling” musical, It’s Cool in the Furnace at 6:30 p.m. at the Mainstage Theater of
the UAA Fine Arts Building. Invite your friends and family!
Would you like to hone your cake decorating
skills? Sign up for the PTF’s Cake Decorating School Fundraiser Saturday, May
14th from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Ana Lederhos (Kindergarten parent) will be
teaching the Wilton Method of Cake Decorating, Five Steps to a Great Cake. All the proceeds from this class will be
donated to the Sprinkler Fund. The cost
is $30 with supplies and icing provided.
Bring an eight inch cake ready to be decorated. Sign up soon as space is limited! Contact Sheila Lillo at 229-7901 to sign up or for more information.
The following are
invitations to our school family from Faith Lutheran Church events this week:
Making Life Better
is a Bible class led by Pastor Ewings in which participants will discover how
God has made their lives better. This
class, covering the basic truths of the Christian faith, is for newcomers to
the faith and long-time Christians alike. Making Life Better meets Mondays at 7:00
p.m. All are welcome!
Toddler Time is an hour of educational
activities, structured play and a snack for children ages 0-5 and their
caregivers. Toddler
Time meets Wednesdays from 10-11 a.m. in the Faith fellowship hall. For more
information contact Mrs. Cara Ewings at
907-792-9388.
Faith’s current women’s Bible study, Living a Chocolate Life, continues this
Saturday, April 30th at 10:00 a.m. in the fellowship hall. Contact Cara Ewings at 792-9388 if you
would like to join in. All are welcome!
On Friday evenings at 6:30 p.m. Pastor
Ewings is leading a small group Bible study called The Art of Marriage.
This study touches on topics such as God’s purpose and plan for marriage, how
to overcome isolation, fulfilling responsibilities, dealing with communication
and conflict, and experiencing real intimacy. All are welcome and invited!
This small
group study meets at the home of Paul and Bev Lembke. For more information
contact Pastor Ewings at 792-9788.