P E A C E L U T H E R A N

C H U R C H & S C H O O L

9415 Merriman Road

Livonia, MI 48150

Church & School

Phone: (734) 422-6930

Preschool: (734) 762-6691

Fax: (734) 422-0790

www.atpeacewithgod.org

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U P C O M I N G

E V E N T S

Fri, Feb 5

8:05 AM Chapel w/

Mission Offering-

Wilson, Alexander

Cleaning

Sat, Feb 6 10 AM BB Peace BB

Game at HVL vs Divine

Grace-B Boys, A Girls,

12:00 PM Peace BB

Game at HVL vs Trinity,

Jenera-B Girls, B Boys, A

Girls

Sun, Feb 7

8:30 AM & 11:00 AM

Worship Service w/o

Communion, 5-8th Sing Both Services, 9:45 AM

Adult Bible Class &

Sunday School

Mon, Feb 8

8:30 AM Bible

Information Class, 10 AM

PreK Trip to Michigan

Academy of Gymnastics,

3:30 PM Faculty Meeting,

Thibert Cleaning

Tue, Feb 9 3-4th Trip to Rouge Plant

& Henry Ford Museum,

10 AM Pre-K Chapel w/

Mission Offering-Kieta,

5:00 PM Public School

Catechism Class, 7 PM

Council Meeting, Thibert

Cleaning

Wed, Feb 10

Kindergarten Round Up,

10 AM Pre-K Chapel w/Mission Offering-Kieta, 7

PM Ash Wednesday

Service w/Communion, 3-

8th Youth Choir, 5-6th

Chimes, Pfaff Cleaning

Thu, Feb 11

10 AM Bible Information

Class, 7 PM Bible

Information Class,

Thibert Cleaning

Fri, Feb 12

8:05 AM Kids

Connection Video w/

Mission Offering,

Thompson (1st Gr)

Cleaning

Sun, Feb 14 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM

Worship Service w/o

Communion, 9:45 AM

Adult Bible Class &

Sunday School

Important Notes From Your Teacher

Koine/Flood Presentation at HVL ~ Thanks again to everyone who volunteered to help drive and chaperone to HVL on

Wednesday. We really appreciated your help!

Mr. Wilson - 7th & 8th . . . . Just a reminder that all students in grades 5-8 are scheduled to sing this Sunday in both the

8:30 and 11:00 AM worship services. Since it is just those grades singing, it is very important that we have everyone

there. If you know that your child will not be able to make it, please let us know as soon as you can. Please meet in Mrs.

Wilson’s room by 8:15 AM to warm up.

~ This coming Wednesday is already Ash Wednesday. The students who are in choir will be singing in the service at 7:00

PM. Please be in Mrs. Wilson’s room by 6:45 PM to warm up.

~ Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Van Loton - 5th & 6th . . . . ~Reminder – Grades 5-8 sing THIS SUNDAY, February 7th, in BOTH services. We

have been practicing very hard on our songs and need every choir voice present. We will be meeting in Mrs. Wilson’s

room at 8:10am for warm-up and any last minute adjustments!

~Children in Youth Choir will be singing next week Wednesday, February 10 th, on Ash Wednesday. The faculty is

serving that night’s Lenten meal starting at 5:30pm. Please come for dinner before church to feed both your body and

soul that night! The children will need to be in Mrs. Wilson’s room for practice at 6:40pm.

~Next week Friday we will have a small party in the afternoon to pass out Valentine’s cards and candy. Your children are

also welcome to bring in any goodies (cookies, veggies, chips, fruits, etc.) that they would like to share with the class that

day. This is always a fun and “sweet” day for us! I know it goes without saying, but please include all the kids in both

classes if giving out cards!

~The forms to order Scholastic Books are coming home today. You are welcome to order online or with the catalogs your

child has in their Friday Folder. Our classroom’s online code is included at the top of the first book order on a sticker, for

those that have not yet registered online. All prepaid orders must be turned in to school or ordered online by

Wednesday, February 17th.

~I am sending home the permission slip for the HVL Hawkeye Challenge that will be held on Wednesday, February 24 th.

Please note that you can either order pizza for lunch at $1.00 a slice, or choose to “brown bag” it. If you choose to order,

please send the exact amount in WITH the permission slip by this coming Friday, February 12th. I will not need drivers

or chaperones this day, since Mr. Grosinski is transporting us with the HVL bus!

~Please return the Lenten Meal forms by this coming Wednesday, February 10th. The Lenten Meal is going to be a

gigantic potluck put on by our class. Every family will make a favorite entrée and dessert or salad, as well as choose a

time when your family can help with the meal – set-up, serve, or clean-up. I am sending this home in case you can fill in

some blanks by your name. Please send back any changes you make to the sheet by Wednesday. We will update it for

next week’s Friday Facts.

Mrs. Murphy - 3rd & 4th . . . . Our trip to the Ford Rouge plant/Henry Ford Museum is Tuesday. Please send lunches

with beverages in a labeled disposable bag. Drivers and chaperones please meet at school by 8:20. All students should

wear their yellow shirts.

We will be having a small Valentine’s Day next Friday, February 12. Students may bring valentines to pass out to their

classmates. There are 19 students in the room. If you need a class list, you can stop by and pick up one.

Fourth graders have finished their Egyptian masks. They will be on display in our classroom next week. The youth

choir will be singing for our first Lenten service, Wednesday, February 10. There will be a supper consisting of a baked

potato bar and dessert that night beginning at5:30. Come and receive food for both body and soul.

Mrs. Wilson - 1st & 2nd . . . . We had a POPPING 100th Day today. Thanks to some terrific parent helpers, 100 balloons

were blown up. Inside the red balloons were opposites. Inside the blue balloons was a “I have…who has” reading game.

Inside the yellow balloons were states and capitals to match. The pink balloons contained numbers to put in order from

least to greatest. Of course, the balloons had to be popped before we could complete each activity. We divided into

groups and rotated through stations in 10 minute intervals. Station #1 was working together to build a structure with 100

red Solo cups that had to stay standing for 100 seconds. Station #2 required each student to make a mosaic picture with

100 puzzle pieces. Station #3 had miniature red Solo cups to build with. Station #4 had 100+ flashcards to read. We

also completed 100s of physical activities.

Next week our store will be opening. We will be practicing 2 digit addition in first grade and adding 3-2digit numbers

with regrouping in 2nd grade. We still need more clean grocery store containers.

You will also receive a name checklist for Valentines. Please have YOUR CHILD label the Valentines with their

friend’s names. We will be passing them out on Friday.

Both grades are doing amazing work in Shurley English. First graders can recognize Subject Noun, Verb, Adjectives,

Adverbs, Article Adjectives, Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates. They also learned the 6 rules for

capitalization. 2nd graders added Subject-Noun-Verb Pattern 1. They also learned more identification rules for

capitalization. I’ve been really impressed with their work this week!

K-2 cheerleaders will be meeting at HVL on Saturday morning at 10:30am. We will be performing between the

first two games. Come dressed and ready to go!

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Mrs. Kasten - Kindergarten . . . . We had so much fun celebrating the 100th Day of School today! Thank you for your extra efforts in helping

your child to prepare their collection of 100 things. We read stories about the 100th Day, had a special 100 days snack, made art projects of what

we think we'll look like when we are 100 years old, did 100 exercises, and built marshmallow towers with 100 marshmallows and 100 toothpicks!

We spent the week reviewing letters Rr and Dd, and also began the letter Ee. In math workshop we have spent our time working with adding and

taking away, using official math words like "minus", "subtract", "equation" and "addition". We have also spent daily time on silent reading. We

worked up to over 12 minutes this week!

Wednesday the 10th is Kindergarten Round-up Day for the preschoolers, who will be visiting our classroom to see how kindergarten works. The

current kindergarteners will get to visit Mrs. Wilson's room for a short time to see how first grade works! There are normal drop off and pick up

times for the day.

We will be celebrating Valentine's Day next Friday in school. Please feel free to send class Valentine cards or treats. We will be eating a special

pizza lunch, so if you would like to send a side or snack, you may, but we do not need that many things. I will not be posting a sign up list, so feel

free to let me know if you would like to send something.

Please note a change to our field trip schedule: Due to the addition of the HVL concert trip, our dentist trip for the month has been cancelled.

Instead, we will be having a dental hygienist visit our class to teach us about good dental health. This will happen towards the end of the month.

K-2 cheerleaders will be meeting at HVL on Saturday morning at 10:30am. We will be performing between the first two games.

Come dressed and ready to go!

Mrs. Gorsegner - Preschool . . . . We have been enjoying reading MO Willem’s books. This week we read some of his pigeon books. The

children loved them.

The fours worked on the letter M and Minions. We have also been working on learning some new silly songs.

Next week Monday, we will not have a regular class. Instead, we will meet at the Michigan Academy of Gymnastics at 9:45am.

On Thursday and Friday, we will celebrate Valentine’s Day with a small party. If your child sends in valentines please have your child only sign

their name (who it is from) Leave the “to” line blank. This is great practice for writing his/her name. If you would like to send in a treat, it must

be wrapped AND attached to the valentine. The threes need 7 cards and the fours will need 16 cards. Thank you for following these instructions,

it makes the party run smoothly.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Important Notes From Your Teacher—Continued

Registration ~ On Sunday, February 28th, we

will be holding an open house which will also

open the K-8 enrollment to anyone who is

interested. In order to register, you will need

to bring along a completed application/

registration form, which can be picked up in

the office, as well as a $50 deposit. If you

have any questions, please speak with Mr.

Wilson.

Kindergarten Round-Up ~ THIS Wednesday,

February 10th from 10:30-11:30 a.m. we will

be holding a kindergarten round-up for Peace

preschool children and also children who are

not currently attending our preschool but will

be entering kindergarten in the fall. The

children will play games, read books, and

make crafts. We will also have an

informational meeting for the parents in the

church beginning at 11:20 AM. If you know

of a family who has a child entering

kindergarten next year who would appreciate

an invitation, please let Mr. Wilson know.

5-6th CHIMES ~ The 5-6th grade will be

playing chimes in the Ash Wednesday service

next week on the 10th. Students should plan

to be here by 6:40pm as we also are singing in

church.

YOUTH CHOIR ~ Students who are in choir

are scheduled to sing for this week's Ash

Wednesday service. They should plan to meet

at school at 6:40pm to line up. We have

worked on a song that has 2 parts, so we are in

need of all singers to make our song work!

Please plan to attend.

Serve One Another in Love-Flint Water

Crisis ~ The Current Events class at HVL has

started a fundraiser to get cases of bottle water

to Grace Lutheran Church in Flint, MI. The

purpose of this effort is to help the members

of the congregation have fresh water to drink.

If you would like to participate in this

program, you may drop off the bottled water

in the school office. The fundraiser will be

throughout all of February, so the deadline

will be February 29th.

Call Accepted ~ Erika Gorsegner has accepted

our call to serve as the 1st and 2nd grade

teacher beginning next fall. We thank God for

her service and ask his blessing on her

ministry. Pastor Matthew Schaewe has

accepted his call to serve as pastor of Faith in

Sussex, WI. He will finish out the school year

at HVL. We will miss the Schaewes but we

wish them all God’s blessings in their new

home and service to the Lord.

Teacher Calls Issued ~ Peace voters have

called Mr. Chad Marohn from Lannon,

Wisconsin, to serve as principal and teacher

for the 7th and 8th grades. Mr. Marohn and his

wife Ann have six children, ages 6 to 16.

He’s been a teacher and a principal for 17

years. They also called Mrs. Kirsten Kasten

to add upper grades relief teaching to her

responsibilities. She is currently our

Kindergarten and Music Teacher. Her

husband Brian teaches at HVL. They have 3

children, ages 1 to 11. Please keep all these

called workers and their families in your

prayers while they seek the best way to serve

the Lord.

Thank you. ~ Last month, our adult Bible class

made a donation to Zion Lutheran School in

Toledo which suffered a fire earlier this year.

Kathy Dotson from Zion writes: “Thank you

for your donation to Zion School and for the

prayers. As we anticipate a return to our

school building, continue to keep us in your

prayers.”

Lenten Meals ~ We will again provide a meal

at 5:30 PM before each Wednesday 7:00 PM

Service. If your group is able to provide this

meal please sign up in the back of the church.

When or if you know what you might serve

that day please add info to list. Thank you to

everyone who plans to make the following

meals.

Meditation Orders ~ Time to order again for

the 2016-2017 year. Meditations is an

inspiring, personal devotional booklet offering

daily Scripture- based, soul-searching studies

of God's word. If interested in receiving this

book or continuing your current subscription

please sign your name in the back of the

church. The cost is $14.49 per year for each

subscription. We will be placing our order on

February 29th. Please make checks payable

to Peace Lutheran. Thank you.

Feb 10th Baked Potatoe Bar by Faculty

Feb 17th Smorgasbord for 5&6th Grade

Feb 24th Soup / Salad by Malczyk/Pilarski

Mar 2nd by

Mar 9th Soup / Salads forCamp Killarney

Mar 16th ? by Featherston/

Elrod/ Leleniewski

PEACE NOTES

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PEACE PANTHER ATHLETICS

PEACE PANTHER BASKETBALL 2016:

Saturday, February 6th, at HVL-

10:00am – Peace B Boys vs. Divine Grace

(please arrive for warm-up @ 9:30am)

**Youth Cheerleaders perform between B

Teams**

11:00am – Peace A Girls vs. Divine Grace

12:00pm – Peace B Girls vs. Trinity, Jenera

1:00pm – Peace B Boys vs. Trinity, Jenera

2:00pm – Peace A Girls vs. Trinity, Jenera

**You are welcome to stay and watch the A

Boys’ Teams of Divine Grace & Trinity,

Jenera play at 3:00pm! This will be a

great match-up!

K-2 cheerleaders will be meeting at

HVL on Saturday morning at 10:30am.

We will be performing between the first

two games. Come dressed and ready to

go!

This is a HOME game for us. Attached

to this Friday Facts is the volunteer sheet

- please check for your name. If you are

no longer able to cover your time slot,

please make arrangements for someone

to there in your place.

~C Team – All uniforms must be washed

and returned to Mrs. Van Loton by Mon-

day, February 8th. There will be a

$10.00 late fee for those returned or not

washed after that date.

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CAMP KILLARNEY

"Calling all youth groups, families, and friends! Winter Snow Fest is coming Saturday Feb 13th.

Come to camp anytime between 12-4pm. Bring your sleds, skates, snow shoes, and ice fishing

poles! We will have the dining hall open as a warming center. Hot coffee and cocoa will be

available! Bathrooms will be open. Day pass $5/car. Boosters FREE For more info contact LIKE

our facebook page "Killarney Lutheran Camp" or email julie.campkillarney@gmail.com "

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HURON VALLEY LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL

Calling ALL 8th graders and incoming students! ~ HVL has officially opened up its online

registration process. Parents of incoming 9th grade students are invited to access the registration

link at our website, HVLHS.org, and under the “Admissions” tab select “Apply Now.” Students

who register now will receive the early registration fee price. In addition, HVL Freshmen & New

Student Registration and Open House Night for the coming 2016-2017 school year will be Tuesday,

February 23, from 3:00-7:00 in the HVL Music Room. On this night, we can help you get started

with the online registration, answer questions about tuition and register your student for classes at

this time. Visitors that night will also have the opportunity to take in a Hawks Basketball game

(5:30/7:00 game times) and have a free slice of pizza.

HVL Choir and Hawk Singers ~ are hosting a Texas Roadhouse Dine-In on Monday, February

29th from 4-10pm. It is an excellent night to use those gift cards purchased during our previous

fundraiser! 10% of all sales will be donated to the HVL Choir department. Come visit the Texas

Roadhouse in Westland and see our Hawk Singers and Choir Members, who will also be hosting a

bake sale for dessert. Be sure to bring the flyer below, which you can also download from the

school website.