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

C H U R C H A N D 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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E V E N T S

Fri, Sept 12th

8:05 AM Kids

Connection Video w/

Mission Offering,

Thompson-R&E

Cleaning

Sat, Sept 13th

5 PM HVL Thank You

Pig Roast at Wilson Barn

Sun, Sept 14th

8:30 & 11:00 AM

Worship Service w/o

Communion, 9:45 AM

SS & ABC,

Communication Speaker

Mon, Sept 15th

Pastor Conference

Tue, Sept 16th

Pastor's Conference, 4

PM Soccer Game at St.

Paul's, 4 PM Volleyball

Game at St. Paul's

Livonia, 7 PM Parent

Catechism Class Meeting

Wed, Sept 17th

10 AM Pre K Chapel w/

Mission Offerings-Kieta,

Thompson (6th) Cleaning

Thu, Sept 18th

10 AM Pre K Chapel w/

Mission Offerings-Kieta,

No Soccer Practice, 4:45-

6 PM Volleyball Practice

at HVL, 6-10 PM

Building Rental-

Advantage 1st Aid, 7 PM

Parent Catechism Class

Meeting

Fri, Sept 19th

8:05 AM Chapel w/

Mission Offering-

Gibbons, Teachers'

Inservice- Classes

Dismiss at Noon, Enos

Cleaning

Sat, Sept 20th

10 AM Pregnancy

Counselling Center

Meeting

Sun, Sept 21st

8:30 & 11:00 AM

Worship Service w/

Communion, 9:45 AM

SS & ABC, Gr. 3-8

Youth Choir Sing Both

Services

Important Notes From Your Teacher

Mr. Wilson - 7th & 8th . . . . Attached is the brochure for the Astronomy at the Beach event at Kensington

Metropark on September 26-27. We are studying astronomy in science this year and this is a great event to help

make some what we are learning come to life for the children. Again, the event is free. You will just need to

pay $7 to get into the Metropark if you don’t already have a pass. Mrs. Wilson and I will be there Saturday

evening. Hope to see you all there!

The students did a great job on their constellation skits. Next week we will begin our study of the planets.

Next week I will be gone Monday through Wednesday at a meeting in Mequon, WI. Mrs. Sazy will be my

substitute on those days.

Reading Class: Every other year, we study The Giver series in 7th and 8th grade. It has become a favorite

novel series with the children. Last week Friday, I sent home a note requesting that each child purchase their

own series of books, which is available online through Scholastic Book Clubs using my code – GMCDV, or

through the actual book order catalog, TAB. Please purchase these 4 books by this coming Wednesday,

September 17th. If you have any questions please speak with Mrs. Van Loton.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Van Loton - 5th & 6th . . . . Please remember to go online and order your child’s book, Wonder, for our

oral reading class! All orders are due this Wednesday, September 17th. If you have any questions, please

feel free to speak with me. Remember, for ordering online, our Activation Code is GMCDV and YOU GET A

VOUCHER FOR A FREE BOOK!!!!

~ If your child would like to work on their spelling list words over the weekend, you can find them at

www.SpellingCity.com. Click the “search” tab and enter “Peace Evangelical” into the search box. Choose my

name from the list to find the word lists.

~ This past Tuesday, our room began Spanish classes with our Shared-Ed teacher, Ms. G. She has requested the

children each have a folder and notebook for this class. Please send these items in before our next class on

Tuesday.

Mrs. Murphy - 3rd & 4th . . . . Many parents have volunteered to drive for our trip. So far I have Michelle

Ohlsson, Becky Rudy, Jen Alexander, Tracy Tamer, and Nancy Kabrovich. I also have a couple of maybes.

You can still come with us if you want. It is scheduled for Tuesday, October 21. We will be traveling to the

Jiffy mix factory in Chelsea and then heading to Waterloo park for a picnic lunch and attend their Michigan

mammal program. We will leave school about 9:00 and return by 3:00. There is no cost for this program.

After three weeks of being in school I will start sending home blue slips to fourth graders. Third graders will

start getting them after mid terms.

Book orders were sent home last Friday. If you wish to order you may return the forms with one check made

out to scholastic book clubs for the total amount or you may go online to www.scholastic.com/readingclub

enter the activation code FZKKR and order online using a credit card. Orders should be returned to school or

done online by Monday, September 15.

Mrs. Wilson - 1st & 2nd . . . . We had a great week and got everything done; our routine is set. Please be sure to

sign the math facts for second grade. First graders are working on being neat and making their letters and

numbers the correct size. Almost all students have inside shoes/slippers. If you haven’t sent a pair, please do

so.

I’m waiting for a few more permission slips for the field trip. When those are returned I’ll include

information for chaperones; watch for next week’s Friday facts.

There are so many little pieces of information to share about papers in your child’s Friday folder. Tests

grades are counted as two grades. On the Math assessments, for instance, you will see two grades circled at the

top of the page. Be sure to go through the returned papers with your child; they’ll love to see that their A+

papers have stickers. We go through A LOT of stickers for these smart kids.

Every year during snack, we read a series of books. This year we are reading A-Z Mystery books. Ruth

Rose, Dink and Josh solve mysteries in Green Lawn. Ask you child about them.

Thanks for the online orders for book orders. I will submit the order this weekend and the books are usually

here in a week.

Miss. Barber - Kindergarten . . . . Happy Friday! This has been a very busy, full week of school! This week

your students learned the word "can" and are practicing their reading skills. Handwriting is now officially

Half Day Next Friday

Just a reminder that classes will dismiss at noon next Friday,

September 19, for our first faculty in-service day of the year.

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underway with our practice books. Any additional practice at home will be extremely helpful! Reading graphs and patterns were the two

main concepts of math. We made salt paintings for art class and applesauce for our theme (both messy but fun!). I'm sure your students

have told you all about those projects!

Keep reading the Christ Light page with your child. The page comes home twice a week and has some home activities on the back. It is

so awesome to hear the students retell the story to me the following morning! Our first singing date is October 5th at the mission church

in Detroit. It is a Spanish hymn so we are practicing the words in class a lot. I will be sending those words home for you this week to

practice as well.

If you would like to drive for our field trip on September 24th, please make sure you have turned in the proper forms to Mrs. Block in

the office. Look for a permission slip on Monday.

Mrs. Gorsegner - Preschool . . . . We made it through another week of preschool! This week, Mrs. Dostal and I share our favorite books

with the preschoolers. If you child has a favorite book, let me know. We can schedule a time to read it to the class.

We are becoming more adjusted to the school routines. Here are a couple things to remember: please don’t send toys to school unless it

is their snack and sharing day. We don’t want any hurt feelings if something gets lost or broken. Please allow your child to sign in all by

themselves. It is ok if they don’t trace right on top of their letters or even write on the correct line. We will get there. Finally, although

we understand the importance of “rough and tumble play,” we don’t allow it preschool. In fact, we try to discourage all use of using an

item as a knife or gun toys at school. Sometimes it helps to remind your child of that rule before they get here.

Next week, Friday, the fours will be making applesauce. Please send an apple or two to class on Wednesday for our recipe. Thanks.

This week we have a new student in the fours. We are excited to get to know him. This means there are currently 16 in the fours class

and 7 in the threes.

Mrs. Dostal and I are enjoying getting to know your little ones. It is going to be a great year.

Have a blessed weekend.

School Cleaning ~ Attached to this note is a

cleaning schedule for September through

December. Thank you to the families who

volunteered to help clean. We really

appreciate your willingness to help. If you

are scheduled for a date that you know will

not work for you, please let Mr. Wilson

know. If you are not on the schedule but

would like to help, again, please let Mr.

Wilson know.

Those scheduled to clean on the

weekend may clean either on Friday after

school or on Saturday. If you need to clean

on Saturday, please let Mr. Wilson know so

we can arrange to get you into the building.

Parking Lot Procedures ~ Thank you for

your help so far in keeping our parking lot

safe. Please remind anyone who is picking

up your children to follow these guidelines (a

diagram is available in the school office):

Please enter the parking lot from the

entrance on Merriman (closest to

preschool) and exit through the exit

on West Chicago (closest to church).

This is the route the bus takes through

our parking lot. If everyone follows the

same path, it will help eliminate any

“traffic jams” with the bus at the end of

the day.

Please do not park in the three spaces

that have been crossed out on the

southwest corner of the school. This

leaves space for the bus to make that

turn.

Parents, please be sure to use the

crosswalk by the main school doors.

This is the safest way to cross because

there will always be a teacher

monitoring the crosswalk. In addition,

it reinforces what we have taught the

children about crossing the parking lot.

Please drive slowly through the parking

lot.

If possible, please back into the parking

stalls to allow you to pull out more

safely.

Dress Code ~ As the weather begins to get

cooler, please make sure your children are

dressed appropriately for recess. Shorts may

only be worn if the temperature is above 70

degrees. Please be sure that shorts and skirts

are an appropriate length. The dress code

also prohibits clothing that is ripped or

frayed. Thank you for your help in making

sure your children are dressed appropriately

for school!

Church Singing ~ Our first singing date will

be next Sunday, September 21. The Youth

Choir will be singing in both services on that

day. If your child is in the Youth Choir,

please have them in Mrs. Wilson’s room by

8:15 AM. Ms. Samantha Barber will be the

director.

Activity Day ~ All day Activity Day is back!

Since there are no MEAPs scheduled for

October we can resume our old schedule for

Activity Day. For those new to our school,

Activity Day is a special day where instead

of classes; the student body is divided into

teams. These teams participate in various

activities such as assorted relays,

tournaments, and other fun things. During

these activities students are encouraged to

use cooperation, listening skills, and problem

solving as well as physical skills. This day

offers a great fellowship experience for both

students and parent volunteers.

We usually have a potluck for lunch. If

you can provide a dish please fill out the food

part of the form below and return it to school

by Monday, September 29. Since the

kindergarteners are participating, they are

invited to stay for this special lunch and

participate in the afternoon kick ball

tournament.

In order to make this a success we need

lots of volunteers to help with a variety of

things such as supervising a team (make sure

they follow the rules), reffing a kickball

game, be in charge of an activity station,

setting up food for lunch, and cleaning up. If

you can help with anything please fill out the

volunteer part of the form. Your help is

greatly appreciated and needed to make this

day a success. If you have any questions, see

Mrs. Jan Murphy. Volunteers can be

grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles etc. We

will need at least 30 to be successful. Most

jobs are finished by lunch.

Panther Athletics:

~ Volleyball: The girls will be playing at

HVL this weekend in a round robin

tournament. We would love to have some

extra fans to cheer them on. Please see the

schedule attached to this Friday Facts for

more information on the times we play.

Go Panthers!

~ Cross Country: Each year our school

participates in the Lutheran High Westland

Cross Country Meet at Hines Drive

(Nankin Mills Picnic Area). This year’s

date is set for Friday, October 3rd. Please

see the sign-up sheet for all meet

information in this week’s Friday Facts.

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Important Notes From Your Teacher—Continued

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PEACE NOTES —Continued

To guarantee your child a t-shirt, please

return your registration form and money to

Mrs. Van Loton by this Tuesday,

September 16th.

~ The season of Fall sports is very short! As

a coach, it never seems like enough time to

teach the game as fully as we would like.

So, when the the end-of-the season LES

Tournament comes along on OCT 4th, it

seems as though the kids are finally

understanding the game and enjoying it

because they are playing well AS A

TEAM. Please understand that coaches

and players put a lot of effort into teaching

and learning the game. I understand

commitments and/or vacations, however,

absences can/will hurt the team’s chances

to succeed in the tournament. Please keep

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4th open to

travel to HVL for the LES Tournament. If

anything should change, we will be sure to

notify you as soon as possible.

Catechism Class Parents Meeting ~ Pastor

Kieta needs to meet with the parents of the

7th and 8th graders in our school this year to

explain to them the purpose and the

procedures of catechism class. He will be

meeting with as many of those parents as

possible on either Tuesday September 16th at

7 pm or Thursday September 18th at 7 pm.

Please try to come to one or the other of these

meetings. If neither of these times works for

you, please call Pastor Kieta and schedule

another time. This is a very important part of

the catechism class process and he very much

appreciates your help.

Peace Clothing Order: Your chance to

order Peace Spirit Wear is coming to close

THIS WEEKEND!!! The online credit card

ordering will be open till Sunday, September

14th. If you have any questions, please do not

hesitate to speak to Mrs. Van Loton or call

Peace’s rep, Mary Ann Nelmark, at 218-844-

3568. I am excited to see all the new clothes

around school in a few weeks.

Target Take Charge of Education ~ Thank

you to everyone who participates in this

program. We just received a check for $329.

Target donates up to 1% of purchases made

using a REDcard to the eligible K-12 school

designated by participants in the program.

REDcards include Target Visa Credit Card,

Target Credit Card and the new Target Check

Card. In order to participate in the Target

program you do have to open up a REDcard

and designate Peace Lutheran in Livonia to

receive the proceeds.

Kroger Community Rewards ~ Thank you

to everyone who shops at Krogers and

designates Peace Lutheran to receive their

charitable contribution through Community

Rewards. We just received a check for $281.

You have to log in each year and redesignate

your charitable organization. If you would

like to sign up for Peace to received the

contribution and don’t have the internet,

please let our office know and we can help

you.

Volleyball Schedule

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PEACE NOTES —Continued

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ACTIVITY DAY

NAME: _______________________________

I can send a dish to school for Activity Day.

I will send ______________________________________________

I can help on Activity Day in the following places:

_____ Lead a team _____ Ref a kickball game (Afternoon)

_____ Set up food _____ Clean up

_____ Wherever I am needed most _____ Run an activity

_____ Judge a relay _____ help with bingo (Afternoon)

VOLUNTEER CLEANING SCHEDULE