Panther Press February 28, 2020

February 28, 2020

St. Peter Lutheran School Hemlock, MI

Our PTL Carnival last Friday night was a big hit with lots of games, prizes, treats and fun!

Calendar of Events

Mar. 1: 10:30am Seraphim Choir Sings

Mar. 2: 6:00pm Preschool Information Night

Mar. 2-6: Dr. Seuss Spirit Week (Start of March Reading Month)

Mar. 3: 9:00-11:30am Kdg.-2 Grades Field Trip to Temple Theatre

Mar. 4: 8:05am: Chapel: Pastor Sherry

Mar. 4: 5:00pm Soup Supper

Mar. 4: 6:30pm Lenten Service

Mar. 5: 6:00-8:00pm Protect Young Eyes Presentation for Parents

Mar. 5: 6:30pm Saginaw County Lutheran Spelling Bee @ Holy Cross

Mar. 8: Daylight Savings Time

Mar. 8: 10:30am Cherub Choir (grades 2-4) Sings

Mar. 9-20: God's Helping Hand Quarterly Collection

Mar. 9: 6:00pm Y5's/Kindergarten Open House

Mar. 9: 6:30pm PTL Board Meeting

More Upcoming Events

Protect Young Eyes Presentation

Your Attendance Is Encouraged: This Thursday, March 5, 2020, the PTL will host three assemblies for our students and parents on internet safety. Parents and other adults are encouraged to attend our 6:00pm presentation. We hope to see you there!

Nurturing the Faith

In Our Prayers: This week we will be praying for these St. Peter alumni who graduated from our school: McKenzie Dempsey , class of 2010; Michael Wood , class of 2011; Mikayla Rapini , class of 2017 and Mitchell Hingston , class of 2016.

Devotion of the W eek: The Keys to the Kingdom Bible verse for this week is Psalm 19:14, "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer." These words may be somewhat familiar to you as we sometimes hear this verse (or a similar version of it) spoken by the pastor before he preaches his sermon. It is a wonderful verse to consider as we are now in the season of Lent. It is the time in our church year when we observe that we are truly poor, miserable sinners. We know we sin daily. We know we are in need of daily forgiveness. We know we are unworthy of God's daily blessings to us. And yet in this verse, we pray that our words and meditation may be acceptable to our heavenly Father. With confidence we can say these words because of the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Through our baptism, we have been covered with the righteousness of Jesus and made perfect in the sight of our heavenly Father. We can boldly say this verse and know that our words and meditation can be acceptable in God's sight because of what our Savior, Jesus, our Rock and our Redeemer, has done for us. As we take this Lenten journey, may God guide us through the power of the Holy Spirit to let the words of our mouths and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable in His sight, our Rock and our Redeemer.

Third Quarter Chapel Project: Last week, guest speaker Mrs. Patti Jacques joined us at chapel. She shared with us information about the ministry she directs called Gifts for All God’s Children that we are currently supporting through our chapel offerings. This week, your student has received a coin collection bag to gather additional offerings for this organization. The bags can be returned during the last full week of March. Thank you for your prayers and support in helping to share the love of Jesus with at-risk children in Southeast Michigan.

St. Peter Bulletin: If you would like to read this weekend's church bulletin, you can now view it digitally by clicking anywhere on this article.

Quote of the Week

"What a great event this is! You have a wonderful school."

-Comment from a visitor at the carnival last Friday night.

In the Classroom

Survey Says: The Fourth graders recently spent time making surveys, collecting data, and constructing bar graphs in math class (see pictures below). You can see their results posted outside Mrs. Hagenow's room.

Reading Month Spirit Week: We are going to kick off our March Reading Month with a Dr. Seuss Spirit Week. Mrs. Fehn and Ms. Kienitz have planned a fun month of activities to help us promote the importance of reading. Here are our spirit days for next week to kick off our reading month:

Monday, March 2: Crazy Hair Day
Tuesday, March 3: Wacky Socks Day
Wednesday, March 4: Crazy Hat Day
Thursday, March 5: Numbers Day (shirt with numbers)
Friday, March 6: College Shirt Day

Online Store Open until March 15

Online Store for Spirit Wear: Our online store for spirit wear will be open until March 15. There are lots of different items to purchase. This will be the last time this store will be open this year. Contact Mr. Hagenow if you have any questions. Click below to gain access to the store.

Click Here for Our Online Store

What's Your Story

This year we have been praying weekly for different St. Peter alumni. Along with praying for our graduates, we also send a hand written post card to them which is written by one of our students. Here is a response from the mother of an alumnus on receiving the postcard:

Tell Gabriella she made Madison's day. It was the first thing she showed me when walking in the door last night. Madison proudly placed the post card on the fridge. Madison has been working on some projects for her studies at SVSU, so the prayers came at a perfect time for strength to push through. God bless St. Peter and the wonderful things they do with our Lord and Savior's guidance and love.

We are always looking for additional stories to share. Please click here to send us your story to be published in the Panther Press .

News & Notes

Special Voters' Meeting: There will be a special St. Peter Lutheran Church Voters' meeting following the 10:30 service on Sunday, March 1. This is for the purpose of calling a teacher for the 20-21 school year.

Attachments: The March calendar/menu is going home with your student today. 6th-8th graders also have a dance flyer going home.

Parent/Teacher Conferences: Conferences are Thursday, March 12. Grades 5-8 teachers will be available from 3:00-6:00 to meet with parents. Mrs. Hagenow , Mr. Neumeyer and Mr. Heinlein will be in their classrooms; Mr. Bryne will be in conference room and Mr. Hagenow will be in the office. If you want to schedule a specific time, contact your child's teacher. A schedule is going home with your student today or you may click anywhere in this article for the schedule.

Soup Suppers: The 7th and 8th grade class will be serving soup suppers on Wednesdays starting March 4th through April 1st. This will be a fundraiser for the 7/8th grade class trip to Washington D.C. this spring. Supper with be served from 5-6pm before Wednesday's Lenten services; a free will offering will be taken. Please come and support the 7th and 8th graders and enjoy some tasty soup and Christian fellowship!

Preschool Information Night: On Monday, March 2, from 6:00-7:00pm St. Peter Lutheran School will host a Preschool Information Night in Room 12. All families who have a child who will turn three or four years of age before September 1, 2020 are invited to attend this informational meeting for students and parents.

Kindergarten Open House: On Monday, March 9, at 6:00pm we will hold a Y5s & Kindergarten Open House in the Kindergarten Room (Room 11). This will be an informational meeting for parents and students for enrolling children in classes for fall 2020. If interested, please feel free to attend.

Food Drive: St. Peter Lutheran School is having our quarterly collection, a food drive to benefit God's Helping Hands of Hemlock. We will be collecting nonperishable food items from March 9 until March 20. There will be tables in the main hall to place your donations. Thank you for your generosity!

6th-8th Grade Dance: Peace Lutheran School 7th & 8th graders are putting on a dance which is on Saturday, March 14 from 6:00-10:00pm at Peace Lutheran School, 3161 Lawndale Rd. The cost is $15 per student and includes pizza, beverages, snacks, DJ and photo booth. A permission slip is going home with your student today.

The Men’s Club Fish Fry: Our annual Men's Club Fish Fry will take place on Friday, March 13 from 4:00–7:00pm (take outs available 4:00-6:00pm). Ticket prices are $12 for adults, $5 for children ages K-8; ages 4 and under eat free. Volunteers are needed to help. Please call the church office to find out how you can help, 642.8188.

Baby Items Needed: Our Sunday School is sponsoring a drive to aid a local pregnancy center. Thank you for the donations so far! 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!

Annual Chili/Dessert Cook Off on March 15: Come to taste. Come to support. Come to compete. This year the cook off will be benefiting Kaitlin Keel . She is a member of our congregation undergoing treatment for a rare, aggressive form of abdominal cancer. The cook off will be held in the school cafeteria. If you would like to compete with a chili or a dessert, the food must be in the cafeteria by 9:30 am. There will be three prizes each for dessert and chili. If you would like to come and taste, it will begin at 11:30 (after 10:30 church). A free will donation will be taken to help Kaitlin with her medical expenses. There will also be a couple of quilts up for silent auction. Chicken noodle soup and peanut butter sandwiches will also be served as an alternative to the chili. See you there!

Athletics

Track: Track is the next season that takes place which will include our 4th-8th graders. The season will begin in April. All participants will need a physical on file in the office and a $25 sports fee. Anyone interested in helping to coach can contact Mr. Hagenow. Mrs. Curry is the coach, but it is nice to have extra helpers for practices since there are quite a few different track and field events.

PTL Information

Carnival Huge Success: It was a fun night last Friday evening. Thank you to Mrs. Amy Hyatt for organizing this event. Thank you also to the rest of the committee: Mrs. Ronnie McQueen, Mrs. Michelle Klemish, Mrs. Christy Sullivan, Mrs. Rachel Van Strydonk, Mrs. Abby Stevenson and Mrs. Katie McQueen. We appreciated all of the donations that were given as well. We were very thankful for all of the volunteers who helped out: Mrs. Julie Ryan, Makensey Weathers, Ashlynn Wrona, Lindsay Hagenow, Parker Sullivan and Alex Haske, Adelia Breternitz, Zach Holifield, Vivian Ryan, Maryn Hyatt, Kendelle Klemish and Laci Wardin.