Newsletter 11/5/2025

Calendar      

¨  November 5^th 

Early Release – 1:00

¨  November 3-7^th 

Parent / Teacher

Conferences

¨  November 11^th 

Veterans Day Program

11:00 – 11:30

¨  November 14^th 

Fall Play

5:30 and 6:30

¨  November 26-28^th 

No School

Thanksgiving Break

EARLY RELEASE DAY

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

COLD WEATHER

As the weather gets colder, please remember to always pack coats, hats, and gloves!

Morning recess temperatures are around 30-40 degrees.

VETERANS DAY

Join our students for their Veterans Day Program, we invite the families of all veterans and active military for a gathering in honor of their brave service.

November 11^th, 11:00 at Immanuel Lutheran Church.

FALL PLAY

Performances on Friday, November 14^th start at 5:30 with 6-8 music, intermission, then K-5^th “Are We There Yet?” play begins at 6:30.

All families are encouraged to attend, we understand if you do not wish to stay for both performances.

Rummage sale will be open during this time as well as the Paper Pie book fair – don’t forget to bring your credit card!

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)

CALL for 3-5^th grade teacher:

A call meeting was held on Sunday, October 26^th and the decision was made to extend a call to Ms. Keirnan Handy for the 2026/2027 school year for grades 3-5. She currently is serving at Peace Lutheran School in Sun Prairie, WI. Please keep her in your prayers as she deliberates where best to serve.

For those that are not aware, Mrs. Horn was only assigned to teach here for this school year.  If you are new to the WELS teacher system a call is the process by which we offer a job position to a qualified candidate, they then consider if that position would be the best fit for their skills and talents and based on that decide to accept or return (decline) the position.

RUMMAGE SALE

Tell your family and friends!

6-8^th graders are hosting a rummage sale to raise funds for a trip to Kentucky: Ark Encounter & Creation Museum.

Fridays November 7^th and 14^th from

8:00-6:00

Saturdays November 8^th and 15^th from 8:00-3:00

All items are free will cash donation.

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 30^th.

THANKSGIVING BREAK

No school Wednesday, November 26^th through Friday, November 28^th for Thanksgiving Break. 

PRESCHOOL (3): Miss Lokensgard

It is November, that means we are still watching the leaves falling from the trees and still doing pumpkin activities.  Our dramatic play turned into a car wash and our science center is full of different magnet games.  At the activity center we have different letter and number activities. We are focusing on the letter Bb and the number 3.  There is also a shape matching activity with brown bears and woodland puzzles.  We are learning about the forest and forest animals. The wow word this week is hibernation and habitat. At the playdough table the kids can make different habitats for the woodland animals with popsicle sticks. 

Monday: Writing Center- Practiced writing the letter B on a chalk board. Large Group- STEM activity. Toilet paper rolls and different magnets. 

Tuesday: Writing Center- writing our name with Q-Tip and paint. Large Group- Show-N-Share

Wednesday: Writing Center- Cut and rip lesson- Making an acorn. Large Group- Water color a coloring sheet of Moses crossing the Red Sea. 

Thursday: Writing Center- Phonic page. Large Group: Large motor activity- throwing balls 

Friday: Writing Center- Make a circle with yarn and Matching game. Large Group: Glue on feathers on an owl. 

Bible story this week is Moses crosses the Red Sea. Memory treasure: I will be with you God Said. Exodus 3:12

PREKINDERGARTEN (4): Mrs. Dragt

Welcome to woodland animal week!

Focus Wall

Letter- Jj

Number- 4

Color -green

Shape- oval

Monday- We worked on our musical skills while singing songs and making rhythm with our rhythm sticks.

Tuesday- Show and share was to draw a picture of your favorite woodland animal with mom and dad!

Wednesday- In art, we made owls out of paper plates and worked on our fine motor skills by ripping paper.

Thursday- We worked on our throwing and hand-eye coordination by throwing balls through hoops.

Friday- For our STEAM activity, we used our observation skills and went on a woodland animal tracks scavenger hunt!

Reminder, the weather is getting colder. Please, bring a coat, hat, and gloves!!!

Our Jesus story is 5 Stones and a Sling. Memory Treasure: I know the plan I have for you. Jeremiah 29:11

Kindergarten: Mrs. Eckstrand

This week our Bible lesson is Baby Moses.  We learn that a terrible Pharaoh made a terrible rule to kill baby boys.  One Israelite mom chose to follow God's rules.  She hid her baby in a basket in the Nile.  Miriam his sister stayed to watch him.  Pharaoh's Daughter found him and his OWN MOM got to raise him until about 5 when he went to the Palace and was raised to become a Pharaoh.  1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.  

In Math we are counting and breaking apart and putting together numbers 6-10.  

In Reading, we have finished our adventures with Adam and are moving on to Sport with Sal.  We are also starting to blend sounds together to make words and read words. 

In Science, we aer finishing with our senses.  In Geography, we are following and moving with the directions on a map.  

Thank you to all who came to sing.  We look forward to Friday the 14th for our Big School Performance Night 😊  

1-2^nd: Mrs. Markgraf

This week students have been working extra hard to prepare for their musical on the 14th. Shout-out to Mrs. Eckstrand and Mrs. Horn for all of the work that they have been doing to put on an awesome show.

In reading this week first graders are focusing on words with wh and sh. Second graders have words that make the "hissing" sound like a snake and the "buzzing" sound like a bee. Have you ever stopped to think how often the letter s makes the buzzing sound like a z? We sure have!

Both groups are wrapping up chapters in math and excited to keep growing their brains.

We are coming to the end of our journey with Joseph in our Bible lessons and we see that God is so faithful and good! We are memorizing Ephesians 4:32, "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ has forgiven us." Blessings!

3-5^th: Mrs. Horn

Parents, Students, Families, and Friends,

In Christ Light, we are finishing the story of Joseph and how he became ruler in Egypt. We've talked about how his brothers first treated him and how they changed to show love to Joseph. This reminds us to always show love to our family and friends, because God loved us first.

In Math, 3rd grade is working on multiplication. 4th grade is working on division. 5th grade is starting to learn algebra concepts and working on writing and solving algebraic expressions.

In Language Arts, 3rd grade is reviewing subject, verb, and prepositional phrases. 4th grade is working on identifying entire verb phrases in sentences as well as still identifying other parts of speech. 5th grade is also identifying parts of speech in sentences. 

In Social Studies, we are studying the states and capitals of the Midwest region of the US. 

Finally, we are counting down the days until our big musical performance. Come see the story of Moses brought to life on November 14th.

Thanks for your continued support and encouragement at home. May God continue to keep you in his loving care. 

6-8^th: Mr. Holz

Hello Parents, Family and Friends

This week:

Grammar is working through predicate nominatives and adjectives.

Reading, we are working on a short essay involving the themes that were found in The Little Prince.

6th Grade math is working on decimals.

7th Grade math is working on basic operations involving decimals.

8th Grade math is working on compound inequalities. 

In Science, we are covering atoms and atomic structure. 

In History, we are continuing to learn about the Native Americans who lived in Minnesota before colonization.

We are also focusing on Forensics throughout the next two weeks.

FORENSICS

Our annual Forensics competition down at MLC in New Ulm is coming up on November 20^th.  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.  

We are looking for drivers to take the kids down and back as well as an additional judge.  

If you are available to drive, please let me know how many students you can take in your vehicle.