Newsletter 10/22/2025

Calendar      

¨  October 31^st 

Fall Festival

¨  November 2^nd 

Sing at St. Peter’s in Darwin, be there 10:15

¨  November 5^th 

Early Release – 1:00

¨  November 3-7^th 

Parent / Teacher

Conferences

¨  November 14^th 

Fall Play

¨  November 26-28^th 

NO SCHOOL

Thanksgiving Break

VOLLEYBALL & SOCCER

If you haven’t already, please return your CLEAN uniforms to the office.

FALL FESTIVAL

Is Friday, October 31st.  We will have activities in the morning and possibly in the afternoon as well.  We are looking for parent volunteers that would be able to help run and supervise activities.

Please let the secretary know if you’d be able to help, 320-587-4858 or immanuellutheranschool@hotmail.com

HAYRIDE PERMISSION

During the Fall Festival party on Friday, October 31st the students will have the chance to ride on a hayride (hay rack driven by a tractor) down the gravel road Walden Ave, supervised by teachers and classroom aides.  A link will be emailed if your child has permission to participate in this activity.  If you do not sign-up, your child/ren will not be eligible for the hayride.

FALL PLAY

A sign-up has been created for items we still need:

Please review the available slots and click on the button to sign up if you can supply the item. Thank you!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A45ADAD2FAAFE3-59794208-fall

Please bring them into the office by Friday, October 31^st. 

EARLY RELEASE DAY

Our next Early Release Day is next Wednesday, November 5^th.  School will be dismissed at 1:00. Bussing will still be available as well as Latchkey.

If Latchkey is needed (before or after school care) please contact the school at 320-587-4858 or immanuellutheranschool@hotmail.com

PICK A DATE CALENDAR FUNDRAISER

DON’T FORGET TO FILL IN YOUR CALENDAR!  Funds earned from this will go towards improvements or non-budgetary items. We invite all families to participate!

Turn in your calendar at any time, you will be entered into a drawing for a chance at winning gift cards ($25, $50, $75, or $100)! We understand that it might be difficult for some families to completely fill the calendars so we are doing Multi Level Drawings. 

PARENT-TEACHER CONSULTATIONS

It is very important that the parents and teachers feel free to openly discuss any concerns or questions concerning the child’s education.  Two conference periods are scheduled each year: one in the Fall after the first quarter (November 3-7^th), and one in the Spring after the third quarter. At least one parent is expected to come to these meetings to discuss the progress of their child. 

A sign-up will be emailed to schedule a time slot.

CHURCH SINGING

Sunday, November 2^nd we will be singing at St. Peter’s in Darwin. Please have your child/ren to the church basement by 10:15, church begins at 10:30.

We know there are many churches that feed into our school family, we understand if you are able to sing but need to leave after.  Since this is a smaller church if you intend to leave after singing, please stand in the back of the church.  All are welcome to stay for the entire service.

PRESCHOOL (3): Miss Lokensgard

This week we are still focusing on all things Fall. Learning about pumpkins; how to grow them and what pumpkins are used for.  At the activity center this week we have fun games with the letter Pp, playing a pumpkin number game and working on patterns with pumpkin seeds. 

Monday- Name recognition pumpkin activity at the writing center. Large Group- Show-N-Share 

Tuesday- Cut and rip pumpkin activity at the writing center. Large group- Color by number bible activity. 

Wednesday- Letter Pp phonics page. Large Group- large motor activity, parachute. 

Thursday- Glue on popsicle sticks and pumpkin seeds on the letter Pp. Large group- Paint with pumpkins on a paper.

Friday- Fall bingo and Q-tip activity. Large Group- Sink or float STEM activity. 

Bible story lesson is Joseph’s New Coat. Memory Treasure: With God all things are possible Matthew 19:26. 

PREKINDERGARTEN (4): Mrs. Dragt

Welcome to pumpkin week!

Monday- Show and share was to bring in a picture of your carved pumpkin or draw a picture of

pumpkin. In our center we worked on making our letters, counting and number recognition.

Tuesday- We cut out pumpkins and painted them with marbles! We also worked on making the

letter Tt.

Wednesday- In movement we played with the parachute with Ms. Lokensgard’s class! We

continue to work on writing our names and learning the names of the letters in our names.

Thursday- In our STEM activity we learned how to measure the height and length of a pumpkin by

using cubes and linking chains.  “Around and back on the toot toot track” is how we are learning

to make our number two’s.

Friday- We made a few predictions on what we thought would sink or float and, why. We

continue to work on our center.

Our Jesus story is God’s Rules Guide Us

Memory Treasure: Your word is a lamp to my feet, a light for my path Psalm 119:105

Kindergarten: Mrs. Eckstrand

This week our Bible lesson continues with Joseph becomes Ruler in Egypt.  We learned that life was hard for Joseph in Egypt.  God helped in understand dreams.  God helped him interpret Pharaoh's dreams and Pharaoh put him in charge of everything! Romans 8:28a We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God is our memory treasure.  

In Math, we are making our numbers 1- 5 one last time so we can be experts.  We are also finding lots of ways that each number can look. 

In Reading, WE ARE READING!  We are starting to put sounds together to make words.  We will finish Cass this week and meet a new Superkid.  

We are really starting to work hard on our November show, so there is a lot of art and movement involved.  

We are really working hard at following directions the first time from the teacher, not on their own time, or when they finish.  

1-2^nd: Mrs. Markgraf

I hope you all had a wonderful fall break!

We are jumping back into the swing of things. First graders are learning more about consonant blends in reading. Second graders are focusing on words with -le and -ng endings.

For math, the first graders are starting their very exciting chapter about subtraction. The second-grade class feels very grown up with being able to add numbers in the hundreds with regrouping.

For a social studies connection at home, ask your child what right Susan B. Anthony fought for and if she was successful. (Answer: The right for women to vote)

Our Bible stories for the next few weeks are going to take us to Joseph. It seems like everything is terrible for Joseph, but we will start to see how God works everything for the good of his people. Matthew 26:41a reminds us, Watch and pray, so that you do not enter into temptation...

K-5 students have been working hard on the upcoming musical. A few students in our class have small speaking parts that they should be working on. Have a blessed week!

3-5^th: Mrs. Horn

Happy Wednesday, Parents, Students, Families, and Friends!

It's crazy to think that this is the last week of Quarter 1. I continue to keep all of you in my prayers during this fall season. 

This week in Christ Light, we learned about Jacob and how he learned to depend on God in times of trouble. We are also beginning to review the stories of Joseph and his journey to Egypt. 

In Math, 3rd grade is regrouping and borrowing in addition and subtraction problems. 4th graders are learning various methods for multiplying large numbers. 5th graders are finishing up a chapter on division.

In Language Arts, the 3rd and 4th grade students are continuing grammar studies with different parts of speech. The 5th graders have finished their novel and are working on their final project, which involves writing a letter to the author. 

In Social Studies, we are studying the Southeast region of the United States.

In Music, we are working really hard on our musical songs. 

Thank you for your continued support and encouragement as we strive to learn new things every day and fulfill our roles in the classroom!

6-8^th: Mr. Holz

Hello Parents, Family and Friends

This week:

Grammar is working through irregular verbs.

Reading, we are reading the novel The Little Prince, they will be reading through the end of the novel.

6th Grade math is working on decimals.

7th Grade math is working on integers.

8th Grade math is working on conversion factors.

In Science, we are covering chemical and physical changes.

In History, we are studying the importance of traditions and how they affect modern life. We will be starting a project where students will have to interview an older relative to learn more about traditions.

Students are also working on their Forensics which is a type of competitive speech.