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Jeremy May, Pastor David Birnbaum, Principal Sunday Services: 8:30, 11:00 School: 580-762-9950 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. website: flspc.org Church: 580-762-1111 E-mail: lutheransecretary@yahoo.com www.flcspc.com Child Care: 580-762-1124 FastDirect: fastdir.com/flcspc

May 18, 2016

CARDINAL CHATTER

5/18 8th Grade Graduation, 7:30 p.m., FLC 5/19 8th Grade Skip Day Field Trip 5/20 Last Day of School/Picnic/-

5/20 School Dismissed at Noon 5/25 Deadline to turn in Tupperware order forms to

office, to benefit ECE playground 5/27 Report Card Pickup (3-year and up) come to the

school office to pick up report cards/-anything left in classrooms, and pay final balances.

6/11 & First Lutheran Church VBS, Camp Kilimanjaro 6/18 9 a.m. = 2 p.m.; 5th Street Park Shelter

House, lunch, drinks, & snack provided. Bring swimsuit & towel. K – 6th Grade

============================================= 8/9/16 Registration Day; 10:30 – 12:30; 4:30 – 6:30 8/14/16 Open House/Opening Worship/Picnic 8/17/16 First Day of School (2016/2017) 8/23/16 Back to School Night

JANET GOLL'S RETIREMENT - After 44 years of serving First Lutheran School, Mrs. Goll has decided to retire. If you would like to help financially towards a big gift, come by or send it to the school office as soon as possible. We (and she) will GREATLY appreciate it. Besides money, we are also collecting letters from former/current parents/students that we can compile into a scrap book. Please consider getting us a letter or two to add to our collection.

REPORT CARD PICKUP for 3-year olds and up will begin Friday, May 27. We will have supply lists and school calendars for next school year available at this time. Remember to check your accounts; any past due balances or money owed for missing library books/band shirts will be due before we will release report cards.

FREE SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM: First Lutheran School will be participating in the summer lunch program again this summer. Children 18 and under will be provided a FREE lunch in the FLS Cafeteria Monday through Friday, from 11:00 to 12:30, May 31 to August 12, 2016, closed July 4 and August 9, 2016. The cost for adult meals will be $4.00; Senior citizens and military adults with identification will be charged $3.50. If you’re getting together with friends over the summer, consider stopping in here for lunch and supporting the lunch program! The USDA and First Lutheran School are equal opportunity providers and employers.

NOTE FROM MR. REDWINE: Dear Parents and Students: For those of you that haven’t heard, I let Mr. Birnbaum know that I will be leaving First Lutheran after the school year ends. Our family will be moving to Oklahoma City this summer. I have accepted the High School Head Girls Basketball Job at Crossings Christian School. I want to say a special thanks to David and the rest of the staff and all of the great families at Lutheran! The past three years have been a wonderful experience working with the awesome kids at FLS. I hope I got a chance to make a positive impact in their lives, because they definitely made a positive impact on mine. All of you will be In the Redwines’ thoughts and prayers. God Bless! John Redwine

SCHOOL PICNIC NEEDS: We need help rounding up the supplies for serving lunch on picnic day (May 20), so we are asking each class to bring the following supplies. For each family that brings the requested items to the office, we will put you on the list for one free adult meal for Friday’s lunch. If you are willing to help with serving lunch, please contact the school office and let us know. We will be feeding lots of people in a short amount of time.

1st grade: 2 big bags of chips 2nd, 3rd, & 4th grade: finger food

dessert (cookies, brownies, rice krispie treats, etc.)

5th grade (boys): 50 plates 5th grade (girls): 50 cups

SCHOOL PICNIC: The Last Day of School is - Friday, May 20. We will be meeting in our classrooms to get last minute things cleaned-up; we will then walk down to the park for some fun and then head back to the

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school cafeteria for a picnic lunch, followed by school dismissal at 12:00 noon. This is all weather permitting. Parents are welcome to walk with us/join us at the park and at school for lunch. If you join us at the park and leave with your student from there, be sure to check out with their teacher, and remember that you will need to swing by the school to pick up any items left in the classroom. If you plan to do this, please remind your student NOT to sign up for a lunch that day.

We would love to have family members join us for lunch after we get back from the park; the cost to eat for adults who pay in advance is $4 and $5 at the door (unless you brought supplies…see above!). Please RSVP in advance to the office by Tuesday, May 17, so that we will have enough food for everyone.

EARLY CHILDHOOD PLAYGROUND TUPPERWARE FUNDRAISING FORMS: need to be turned in to the school office by the 25th of May. A portion of each sale will be donated to help fund the improvements to the Early Childhood Playground. Thank you!

FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Hey, Kids, Kindergarten through 6th Grade: want to have some fun this summer? Why not join the Vacation Bible School Team for Camp Kilimanjaro at 5th Street Park Shelter House, 5th and Highland Streets, on June 11 and 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. We’ll have an epic adventure filled with games, Bible stories, fun songs, unique crafts, and delicious treats. After lunch, have an afternoon of water fun. Bring your swimsuit and towel and join us for two Saturdays of summer fun. See you at VBS!!

CUB SCOUT DAY CAMP: Boys in Kindergarten through 4th grade, do you want to find out how much fun Cub Scouting is? Join us for a week of Day Camp at Camp McFadden June 6-10. For more information contact Edith Hunt at 765-9872. Registration is now in progress.

MOVING/CHANGE OF ADDRESS: If you move over the summer, or if you already have this school year, or change phone numbers, make sure to get us your updated information.

SCHOOL OFFICE SUMMER HOURS: Beginning in June (throughout the summer), the school office will be open Monday-Thursday, and closed on Friday’s. I will need to be out to run to the bank, post office, lunch, and vacation, so please call first and make sure I am here if you are planning to make a special trip. If you don’t get me, please leave a message or send me an email, and I will get back with you when I return. For your convenience, you may make payments over the phone by calling the office with a credit or debit card, you may mail payments (1104 N. 4th, 74601), set up a date to have payments automatically drafted from your bank account, drop by the office Monday – Thursday, or bring your payment by the cafeteria during the summer lunch hours of 11-12:30 Monday – Friday. Be sure to stick around and have the kids eat lunch while you are here; 18 years and under eat free!

MAGNETS: Have you seen the new First Lutheran Church & School magnet on cars in the parking lot yet? To get your own, stop by the office. They are $5 each, or 3 for $10.

CAMPBELL’S SOUP LABELS—LAST CHANCE TO BRING IN LABELS!!! …We have until the end of this school year to finish collecting labels and get them sent in before the program is discontinued. If you have any Labels for Education, please cut off the rectangle like the picture to the right, and send it to school with your student. We can use these labels to purchase p.e./recess/classroom supplies for our school!

WHISPER, WHISPER" is a new 32 page picture book that was written by a pastor's wife in Blackwell. It is written to help 1 to 4 year old children participate quietly in church services. To view or order this book for $7.99, go to cph.org/marymoerbe.

MIDDLE SCHOOL 5/18 8th Grade Graduation, 7:30 p.m., First

Lutheran Church5/22 5:45 Youth Group Meeting; youth house

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FLC&S YOUTH GROUP: Youth Group meets from 5:45-7:15 on Sunday evening, May 22 in the youth

house. Come join us for an end-of-the-school-year party. We'll also plan for summer events and new ideas for next year, and, of course, have pizza and snacks. Everyone 13 through high school is invited.

8TH GRADE SKIP DAY: We will be going to Sky Zone in Tulsa May 19th to celebrate graduation. Parents need to get online before the 18th and fill out a waiver for their student. The website is www.skyzone.com/tulsa. The cost for this trip is $18, plus lunch money.

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First Lutheran School Class of 2016

Please join us for our 8th Grade Graduation Ceremony

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 7:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church

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