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St. Peter Lutheran School Hemlock, MI
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Congratulations to our 2020 Spellers who will compete today in our Spelling Bees. Gud Luk Spelrs!
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Feb. 14: SCRIP Orders Due
Feb. 14: 12:15pm 3-4 Grades Spelling Bee
Feb. 14: 1:15pm 5-8 Grades Spelling Bee
Feb. 14: 4:30pm Girls Basketball Tournament vs. St. Paul @ Bethlehem
Feb. 15: TCLL Girls Basketball Tournament
Feb. 16: 10:30am Cherub Choir Sings (Grades 2-4)
Feb. 17: No School/Child Care Available
Feb. 18: 4:30pm Away Girls Bball @ Midland Christian
Feb. 19: 8:05am Chapel in the Gym: Mr. Hagenow & Guest Speaker
Feb. 21: 1st Grade Spirit Day: Twin Day
Feb. 21: 6:00pm PTL Carnival
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In Our Prayers: This week we will be praying for these St. Peter alumni who graduated from our school:
Logan Skinner, class of 2017; Lyndsey Krueger, class of 2010; Madison Fehn, class of 2015 and Madison Kumar, class of 2016.
Devotion of the Week:
The Keys to the Kingdom Bible verse for this week is John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life." This is a very well-known verse of the Bible and it describes what God did for us because of His great love for us. We are celebrating Valentine's Day today and we see many ways that people express their love to others: gifts, candy, cards, etc. The love expressed today may be gone tomorrow because we live in a sin-filled world. Relationships become broken, families struggle, disappointments are felt, and the stress of health, job security, and financial constraints can often get in the way of those for whom we care. But in this passage, we read about a love that we cannot fathom or even understand. Our heavenly Father loved our fallen, sinful, and disobedient world so much, that He gave His Son to die the death that we deserved. He loves us so much that He has created an eternal paradise for us so that we may live in everlasting perfection with Him. May God's love continue to be showered upon us as we remain Anchored in Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit!
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Our Condolences: Our prayers are with
James and
Krystina Curnutt, Keirstyn and
Brody upon the death of
Krystina's grandmother. May God give comfort and peace to the family.
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These quotes were found on these Valentine's Day shirts worn by some of our preschool students.
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Artist of the Month:
Dawson Beyer,
seventh grader
,
is the February Artist Of The Month. His artwork is featured next to the 7th-8th grade classroom on the bulletin board. Congratulations
Dawson
!
Look What They Wrote About:
The second graders wrapped up their research paper on hamsters this week. The students were able to learn note-taking skills, organizing multiple paragraphs, and citing sources. By writing this paper second graders put their past writing experiences to use, such as: topic sentences, paragraph writing, transition words, revising and editing. The students enjoyed working on this paper as a class and learning more about their pet hamster
"Billy Bob".
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Thank You Mrs. Sherry: We have been blessed to have
Mrs. Sherry teaching in our school for the last few years. After prayerful consideration, she has decided that she will not be returning to teach at St. Peter next school year due to her desire to spend more time with her family. We are thankful for her years of service, and we pray God's blessing on her and her family. The Board of Christian Education is accepting resumes and names of candidates. They have also received a call list from the Michigan District to fill this position.
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Last Friday,
Mr. Hagenow and
Mrs. Fehn had the opportunity to listen to
Adam Russo, the keynote speaker at the conference they were attending. He is an author and CEO of Edgewood, his counseling firm. One of the main points of his presentation was that we must teach our kids how to fail. Instant gratification and feeling good all the time are two stumbling blocks for students. As we prepare students for success, they have to learn to fail and overcome the many obstacles that they will encounter daily for the rest of their lives.
Click here to listen to a 15 minute clip from
Adam Russo
which is a good summary of why kids need to fail. It is a worthwhile video!
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No School on Monday, February 17: There is no school on February 17. Child care is available. Children (PS-8th grades) that will be here through the lunch hour will need to bring a lunch from home. The cost is $15/child half day (less than five hours) or $30/child (for all day). Toddler Care remains the same.
School Closing Announcements: We had our first snow day of the year this past Monday. Here were the notifications that were sent: text messages were sent to cell phones, a Fast Direct email, a Panther Press email, and a phone call. If you did not receive these, please contact the office so that we can update your phone and email.
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Spirit Day:
Friday, February 21 is Twin Day! Students can find a friend, or a group of friends, and dress identically. Homemade chicken noodle soup will be the main entree with a fruit parfait for dessert, including fresh strawberries with vanilla yogurt. An optional Cinnamon Toast Crunch topping will also be available for the parfait.
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Pictures: Your students' school composites are going home with them today.
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Baby Items Needed:
Our Sunday School is sponsoring a drive to aid a local pregnancy
center.
Donations of new or clean, gently used baby clothes (newborn to 3T), pajamas (bigger sizes appreciated), long sleeve onesies, socks, winter clothing, as well as diapers (any size-but larger sizes appreciated) and formula are needed. Collection baskets are in the church narthex and in the main hallway at the school. Donations will be taken through March 15.
Thank you!
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Additional A-Team Girls Game: The girls A-team has an additional game on Tuesday, February 18 at 4:30 at Midland Christian. This will be the last game of their season.
Thank You: Thank you to all of the parents who helped out at our home basketball games this year. Your help is GREATLY appreciated!
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Girls Game Highlights:
The girls traveled to St. Paul last Friday night. They put up a good fight against the Wildcats but could not overcome their deficit and lost,
15-26.
Keirstyn Curnutt
was high scorer with 7 points.
Kendelle Klemish
had 6 points and
Laci Harry
chipped in 2 points. For their final home game of the season, the girls hosted the Blue Jays from Holy Cross and it was an exciting game from the tip off until the final buzzer. The girls played a great defensive game, holding the Blue Jays to just one point in the first half. Despite their best effort, the Panthers lost, 9-15.
Isabella Curry
(4),
Kendelle
(2),
Ana Rodriguez
(2), and
Keirstyn
(1) were the scores for the game. The girls play tonight for their first round in the TCLL Silver Tournament.
Click here to view the bracket
. Go Panthers!
2nd-4th Grade Basketball Players: Our 2nd-4th graders concluded their season on Wednesday with another exciting game. This group of basketball players did a great job learning the game of basketball and made some nice improvements over the last three months. Thank you to
Brady Hagenow for helping to coach these players.
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PTL Family Carnival: Our PTL will be hosting a family fun night next Friday, February 21 starting at 6:00pm with our first School Carnival. Games, prizes and treats will be part of the festivities for the evening. A flyer is going home with your student today. Wristbands (which includes unlimited games) can be purchased for $15/child for the first child, $10/child for any additional children in the family. Individual game tickets can be purchased for $1/game. Wristbands can be purchased in the school office next week or you may buy them at the door. This is going to be a fun event for all of our families!
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Carnival Items Needed:
We are very excited for the upcoming Family Carnival and are in need of a few donations. We are looking for 20 oz pop, cases or singles and any king-size candy bar or candy. If you want to help with these donations, please bring them to the office or contact
Amy Hyatt
at 989-832-5652.
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Save the Date:
Our Fifteenth Annual Auction is two months away and we are planning another great night for our school. Since this is one of our main fundraisers of the year, we appreciate all of the extra help and donations from our families. The auction will again be at Swan Valley Country Club with tickets being sold at $25.00 per person which includes dinner. This year, the tickets will include your bidding number. You may also reserve a table again this year for $100. There will be a map in the office so that you may choose your table. Only ten tables are available to reserve so don't wait. Reserved tables will be able to eat first. Updates will be shared in the Panther Press or by visiting our website:
www.stpeterhemlock.org
. The menu for the event will be baked cod, baked potato bar, green beans with parmesan cheese, coleslaw, tossed salad and cake pops. The PTL is accepting auction donations until April 6. Contact
Mr. Chad Swanson
at 989-280-0726 if you have any questions.
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St. Peter Lutheran School
(989) 642-5659
2440 N. Raucholz Rd.
Hemlock, MI 48626
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WORSHIP TIMES:
Saturday at 5:00pm
Sunday Morning at 8:00am & 10:30am
Sunday School & Bible Class at 9:15am Sunday Mornings
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