January 24, 2020
St. Peter Lutheran School Hemlock, MI
We are all ready for our celebration of National Lutheran Schools Week this upcoming week! Thank you for your support of our St. Peter Lutheran School.
Calendar of Events
Jan. 24: 6:00pm Away Girls Bball @ Faith

Jan. 24: Report Cards Available Via Fast Direct

Jan. 26-31: National Lutheran Schools Week

Jan. 26: 10:30am All Children Sing (Preschool-8th Grades)

Jan. 27-31: God's Helping Hands Food Collection (Classroom Competition)

Jan. 27: 7:00pm Voter's Meeting

Jan. 29: 8:05am Chapel: Mr. Heinlein

Jan. 29: 4:30pm Away Girls Bball @ Holy Cross

Jan. 30: 1:15-2:15pm Science Fair

Jan. 30: 6:00-7:00pm Science Fair

Jan. 31: 4:00pm 2-4 Grades Bball Game

Jan. 31: 4:45pm Parents & 8th Grade Recognition

Jan. 31: 5:00pm Home Girls Bball Game vs Bethlehem
Nurturing the Faith
In Our Prayers:  This week we will be praying for these St. Peter alumni who graduated from our school: Kaylee McDonald , class of 2010; Krista Kade , class of 2018; Kyle Chanin , class of 2015 and Kyle Piechotte , class of 2013.

Devotion of the Week: The Keys to the Kingdom Bible verse for this week is 2 Timothy 3:16, "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness." We are about to begin our celebration of National Lutheran Schools Week. A time each year that we give thanks and praise to our Triune God for the blessings of our own St. Peter Lutheran School and all Lutheran schools around the world. Our students are able to learn in many different ways about many different subject areas, but they are also nurtured and educated daily in God's Word and there is nothing more important than that. The Bible is God's Word: inspired, inerrant, and infallible. May God continue to bless our Lutheran school as children are surrounded by God's Word which enables them to remain anchored in Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit. Thanks be to God for Lutheran schools!
Perfect Church Attendance: Congratulations to Charlotte Starke and Natalie McQueen for their perfect church attendance for the second quarter.
Quote of the Week
"We love this school."
-Comment from one of our parents.
National Lutheran Schools Week: Jan. 26-31
NLSW 2020: Our celebration of National Lutheran Schools Week will begin this Sunday, Jan. 26 with all of our students (PS-8) singing at our 10:30 service. Our 2nd-8th grade students will be singing in the balcony and should arrive at church by 10:10 to warm up. Preschool-1st grade students can sit with their parents. Here are some things happening during the week:
  • Sunday, Jan. 26: 10:30 Church: PS-8 sings
  • Monday, Jan. 27: We will kick off the week with a free breakfast (breakfast burrito, fresh fruit, and candied pecans) starting at 7:45-8:15 followed by pledges and prayer. Parents are invited to attend. Spirit Day: BACKWARDS DAY
  • Tuesday, Jan. 28: Hemlock High School Drumline will be performing for our assembly at 1:45. Spirit Day: FAKE AN INJURY DAY
  • Wednesday, Jan. 29: Spirit Day: WEAR IT WEDNESDAY
  • Thursday, Jan. 30: Science Fair at 1:15-2:15 & 6:00-7:00. Spirit Day: DRESS UP DAY
  • Friday, Jan. 31: Rock, Paper Scissors Competition with hula hoops at 1:45-2:25. Students will be in multi-grade teams. Spirit Day: PANTHER PRIDE DAY
  • During this week we will also be having a food collection for God's Helping Hands. We are going to make this a classroom competition. The team with the most items will receive a prize. Teams are: 3PS & 2nd, 4PS, Young 5's-K-1st, 3rd-4th, 5th-8th. Thank you for your support of this local ministry!

We are looking forward to a fun week of celebrating our Lutheran school and giving thanks to God for our blessings through St. Peter Lutheran School. Thank you to Ms. Karen Kienitz and Mr. Scott Neumeyer for organizing our NLSW activities.
Don't forget to join us for our free breakfast on Monday morning to kick off the start of our National Lutheran Schools Week!
Breakfast will be served starting at 7:45 in the gym. Menu includes breakfast burrito, fresh fruit, and candied pecans. Thank you to Mrs. Chanin for organizing this breakfast.
In the Classroom
Science Fair: The Science Fair is this Thursday at 1:15-2:15 and 6:00-7:00pm. Students in grades 3-8 should bring their projects to school by Wednesday, January 29. We are excited to see all of the creative projects!
Band Concert: We hosted the Valley Lutheran Jr. Symphonic Band concert this past Tuesday. Our band students ( Brooke Swanson, Zachary Holifield, Spencer Marlow, and Trevan Swanson), along with all of the other band students representing eight area Lutheran schools, did a wonderful job. Thank you to Mrs. Liat Marlow, Mrs. Sue Schiewe, and Mrs. Karla Tessin for baking all of the cookies. Thank you also to Liat for making the punch. We also appreciate the extra work our band parents did for this concert with setting up, serving, and cleaning up: Mr. John Holifield, Mr. & Mrs. Chad & Becky Swanson, and Mr. & Mrs. Barry & Liat Marlow.

Loving the Snow: Our students have been enjoying the snow this week as seen in the picture below.
What's Your Story
Our students in 5th-8th grade are assigned one or two preschool buddies so that when we go to chapel, our older students can walk our younger students across the road and can sit with them during our chapel service. One of our 7th grade students found out about her preschool buddy's birthday and bought her a present. Later that day, the preschool student returned to school to pick up her brother and handed her 7th grade buddy a thank you card and gave her a big hug. What a great story!

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
Congratulations: Ashlynn Wrona, St. Peter Class of 2019, made the first semester honor roll at her high school, Comstock Park. Great job Ashlynn!

Wellness Policy Meeting: Parents and other interested adults are invited to a meeting about the school wellness policy on Friday, January 31, at 8:00am in the school conference room. Having healthy choices at school helps keep our children healthy and ready to learn. The school wellness policy helps our school create an action plan for nutrition and physical activity at school. Parents can share their opinions and help make sure the policy is meeting the needs of our students. Our current policy is on our school website. Parents who are unable to attend the meeting can email comments about the wellness policy or nutrition and physical activity by clicking here . We hope you will join us!
Athletics
Girls A-Team Basketball: The Panthers were back in action on Wednesday afternoon for their first away game of their season. They competed against the Chargers from Bethlehem. In a very hard fought thriller, the girls came up short in a 21-24 loss. High scorers for the game were Brooke Swanson and Isabella Curry each with 6 points. Rounding out the scoring were Laci Harry (4), Kendelle Klemish (3) and Keirstyn Curnutt (2) . The girls are at Faith tonight for a 6:00 tip off time. Go Panthers!

Eighth Grade Parents' Night: We will honor our 8th graders and parents between the 2nd-4th grade game and our girls A-Team game next Friday, January 31.
PTL Event for ALL Parents
PTL Information
PTL School Carnival: Our PTL will be hosting a family fun night on 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. Mark your calendars! More information will be provided soon.

Alumni Help: The PTL is looking for additional help for our carnival. If any of our recent graduates need service hours, this would be a great way to earn those. Even if service hours are not needed, we would be excited to have some of our alumni back to help with this fun event. Thanks for considering. Those of you who are interested, please contact the school office or Mrs. Amy Hyatt.
St. Peter Lutheran School
(989) 642-5659

2440 N. Raucholz Rd.
Hemlock, MI 48626
WORSHIP TIMES:
Saturday at 5:00pm
Sunday Morning at 8:00am & 10:30am

Sunday School & Bible Class at 9:15am Sunday Mornings