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Newsletter 11/12/2025
- Brittany Clark
- Nov 12
- 6 min read
¨ November 14th
Fall Play
5:30 and 6:30
¨ November 14th & 15th
Rummage Sale
8:00 – 6:00 &
8:00 – 3:00
¨ November 20th
6-8th Grade
Forensics
¨ November 26-28th
No School
Thanksgiving Break
¨ December 2nd
Basketball Begins
FALL PLAY
FRIDAY the 14th is finally on its way! We have 2 performance times this year for the upper grades and lower grades. This is to allow room for families to come and go as needed.
On Friday morning, approximately at 10am we will have a dress rehearsal for any one that is unable to make the evening performances. This year, we will be recording the performances and sending each family the link following the shows. We will not be livestreaming.
Starting at 5:30pm will be the 6-8 Music Performances. They have instrument and vocal selections. This will go till about 6pm. 6-8 should be in the Immanuel Church basement by 5:15 and should wear nice/dress/church clothes.
Then at 6:30pm is the K-5 performances. Kindergarten will have a selection of songs and a book to perform. Following them, 1-5 will perform "Are we there yet?" The story of Israel's exit from Egypt.
K-5 should be in the Immanuel church basement by 6:10. Kindergartners should wear nice/dr ess/church clothes. 1-5 should wear regular pants and a T-shirt, no long sleeves or sweatshirt please. Also, 1-5 needs to have SOCKS. The rest of their costume will be at church to put on.
We look forward to seeing all our school families and getting to be one school family.
RUMMAGE SALE
Tell your family and friends, one more weekend of deals!
6-8th graders are hosting a rummage sale to raise funds for a trip to Kentucky: Ark Encounter & Creation Museum.
Saturdays November 8th and 15th from 8:00-3:00
All items are free will cash donation.
PRESCHOOL CALENDARS
The next set of calendars for December, January, and February will be sent home this week. Please circle Half day or Full day for the days your child will be attending preschool.
In January we have another Early Release, please note your pickup time (11:45, 1:00, 3:00, or can write latchkey)
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)!
Due by November 30th.
6-8th GRADE: FORENSICS
Our annual Forensics competition down at MLC in New Ulm is coming up on November 20th. We usually leave around 1:00 and don't return until the evening. The students may also get the chance to eat at the MLC cafeteria.
Forensics is a speech competition, the students have been practicing for the last several weeks on their demonstrations, short skits, or dramatic readings and they will be judged and receive ribbons.
THANKSGIVING BREAK
No school Wednesday, November 26th through Friday, November 28th for Thanksgiving Break.
PRESCHOOL (3): Miss Lokensgard
We are still learning all things farming. We are learning about corn and what are different foods we can make corn out of. Focusing on the letter Dd, Shape square, number 4 and the color purple. We are also working on our fine motor skills with tongs by picking up corn and one on one counting. We are also learning about living and nonliving things. At the activity center we are building the letter Dd with stickers and playdough.
Monday: Writing Center-Gluing popsicle sticks and corn to make the letter Dd. Large Group- Rolling corn in paint.
Tuesday: Writing Center- Building our name to make a long scarecrow.
Wednesday: Writing Center- Scribble Scrabble lesson is making a strawberry. Large Group- Show-N-Share.
Thursday: Writing Center- Phonics Page. Large Group- Ball relay race with a cone.
Friday: Writing Center- Number 4 book. Large Group- Hi Ho Cherry O.
Our bible story this week is Moses and the burning bush.
PREKINDERGARTEN (4): Mrs. Dragt
Welcome to scarecrow week!
Focus Wall
Letter- Ff
Number- 5
Color -black
Shape- star
Monday- We practice making the letter Ff while doing our worksheets! They rocked them!
Tuesday- We worked on centers, writing letters and numbers, and counting. We also sang some songs for our Veterans program at church.
Wednesday- Show and share this week is their choice! I'm excited to see what they will bring! We worked on making 5’s. We learned a new poem to help us make the five. “Make a body, belly, and hat.”
Thursday- We worked on our centers again and will be having a cone relay race with Ms. Lokensgard's class!
Friday- Our STEAM activity is learning about living and nonliving things.
Reminder, the weather is getting colder. Please, bring a coat, hat, and gloves!!!
Our Jesus story is Samuel, Samuel. Memory Treasure: Speak, LORD…. your servant is listening. 1 Samuel 3:9
Kindergarten: Mrs. Eckstrand
This week we had 2 bible lessons: God chooses Moses, and God Parts the Red Sea. We learned that through a burning bush God chose Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. After 10 terrible plagues Pharaoh finally let them go but changed his mind after they left. They chased after the Israelites and thought the trapped them against the Red Sea. However God delivered the Israelites by splitting the Red Sea, and the Israelites crossed over of dry ground. Pharaoh and his armies were destroyed in the sea when they tried to follow on the ground. Psalm 50:15 Call upon me in the day of distress. I will deliver you, and you will honor me is our memory treasure this week.
In Reading, we were making our uppercase and lower case Ss just right. We've been sounding out and sliding our words together using our arm slides.
In Math, we made the number 6-10 just right and counting numbers into 100 now. Remember we don't say and in a number when counting. 😊
Our Carrots are ready for picking; we hope to see you this Friday. 😊
1-2nd: Mrs. Markgraf
It's show week! The students are so excited to show you their hard work. This week we also honored military service members at our Veterans Day program. Thank you to all who have served!
In addition to all the excitement, we have managed to sneak in some classes. In reading, first graders are wrapping up words with "wh" and "sh" and will next think about the two sounds that "th" makes like in the words think and that. Second graders will think about adding -ed to words.
In math first graders have started a chapter that works with numbers up to 20. Second graders are very excitedly studying length measurements starting with centimeters and meters.
Our Bible lessons are wrapping up the many parts of Joseph's life and next we focus on Moses, which ties in great to our play. On to the book of Exodus! Our Memory Treasure teaches us in Psalm 124:8, Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
3-5th: Mrs. Horn
Parents, Students, Families, and Friends,
Happy Wednesday!
This week in Christ Light, we started the story of Moses. We are first reviewing the birth of Moses and then learning about Moses' escape to Midian. How fitting that our musical performance about Moses and the Israelites is this week! 2 more days!
In Math, 3rd grade is finishing up a chapter on multiplication and division. 4th grade is finishing up a chapter on division. 5th grade is finishing a chapter on algebraic expressions and equations.
In Reading, we just started our new novel The Wild Robot. Throughout this novel, we will be discussing comprehension questions, making predictions, finding themes, creating timelines, learning about cause and effect, and so on.
The students are working so hard on the musical. See you on Friday for our performance!
God's blessings on the rest of your week!
6-8th: Mr. Holz
Hello Parents, Family and Friends
This week:
Grammar is working through predicate nominatives and adjectives.
Reading, we are working on All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury.
6th Grade math is working on decimals and getting ready to start fractions.
7th Grade math is working multiplying fractions with mixed numbers.
8th Grade math is working on compound inequalities and are preparing for their third test.
In Science, we are working on the periodic table.
In History, we are working on reading maps of Minnesota.
We are also focusing on Forensics throughout the next two weeks.