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Chess Club - Every Monday after school until 5:15pm!
Art Club - Every Friday after school until 4:30pm
** Monday & Tuesday, October 24th & 25th **
LEST Drama Tryouts - All 5th thru 8th grade students encouraged to attend!
From 3:15pm until 4:30pm in the 7th/8th Classroom
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Tuesday, October 25th
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Hot Lunch orders due for next Wednesday(11/2) and Friday(11/4)
** October 26th, 27th & 28th (Wed, Thurs & Fri) **
NO SCHOOL!!!
Teachers Are Attending NW District Annual Conference
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Saturday October 29th
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5th - 8th Grade - Volunteer for OSU Parking at Zion 5:45pm-7:45pm
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Thursday, November 3rd
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Picture Re-Take Day @ 8:30am
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Hot Lunch orders due for next Wednesday(11/9) and Friday(11/11)
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Friday, November 4th @ 8:30am
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PTL Meeting in the Fireside Room
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Thursday, November 10th
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Early Dismissal at 11:30am - End of 1st Quarter
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Hot Lunch orders due for next Wednesday(11/16) and Friday(11/18)
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Friday, November 11
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NO SCHOOL - Veteran's Day
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Monday thru Thursday, November 14th - 17th
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ITBS Testing
** Wednesday, November 16th **
$$ Dollar Day at Chapel to Benefit LEST Food Drive
** Thursday, November 17th **
Parent/Teacher Conferences begin at 3:30pm
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Dine Out for Zion at Chipotle
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Hot Lunch orders due for next Wednesday(11/30) and Friday(12/2)
** Friday, November 18th **
NO SCHOOL - Parent Teacher Conferences
** Wednesday, November 23rd **
Special Friends Day (To celebrate Family, Grandparents & Friends)
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Early Dismissal @ 12:30pm
** Thursday and Friday, November 24th and 25th **
NO SCHOOL & NO ELC - Thanksgiving Holiday
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Thank you for an amazing
Jog-A-Thon!
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Friday was our annual Jog-A-Thon and it was such a wonderful day! Thank you to the many Zion family volunteers who toiled and tabulated! We could not have done it without you! We would like to send a very special thank you to Rebekah Hadlock! Yet another amazing year Rebekah! Thank you so much for your dedication and hard work year after year to ensure that our Jog-a-thon is fun for the kids and is also one of the largest fundraisers for our school! The smiles on the faces of our students as they ran with such big hearts is a testament to the success of the day! Thank you again to one and all!
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Thank you to our entire Zion Family
for your generous and thoughtful contributions to our September/October Chapel Project - Operation Christmas Child!
We received over 35 filled shoeboxes and many generous donations to contribute to shipping and additional boxes. We will track your boxes and send you any information available about their destination. Thank you again for your support of those in need!
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A Special Thank You From Wendy Zuidema:
Thank you to
Marie Andrews, Lissa Bennett, Stephanie Higgins, Lisa McCracken, Ruth Mes, and Mariolga Perez
for spending many, many hours helping to check for expired dates, cut, count and bag over 7500 box tops on Friday!! We will be sending in our biggest amount in years. We all had a full schedule on Friday due to the jog-a- thon and hot lunches, and anything else we had to do, but you all still came back to help when finished with other chores.
Thank you so much!!!
Wendy Zuidema
Box Top Coordinator
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The 8th Grade Class would like to thank the entire Zion Lutheran School student body and their families for their generous support of the October Bake Sale Fridays! They were able to earn almost $200 towards their year-end trip! They would like to continue these special treat days in November. Please click the button below to let them know what you think!
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Our New Chapel Project:
LEST Food Drive!!!
November 2nd thru January 25th
Wednesday, November 16th will be Chapel Dollar Day!!!
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Remember hot lunch order forms are due every Thursday!!!
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The Principal's Office:
A Note From Mr. Schultz
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The days are getting shorter and our seasons are changing. Be careful as you are driving to school, especially when it is foggy or rainy. Listen to radio and TV stations for closures or delays for the K-8 program. We follow 509J in this regard. If the ELC has to close for some reason, it will be put out through Flash Alert with phone call follow up.
- Don’t forget, there is no school on Wednesday through Friday of this next week! The ELC is open for childcare during those days.
- Jog-a-thon – Thank you to everyone who helped with the Jog-a-thon last Friday. A special thank-you goes out to Rebecca Hadlock, who organized the event for us again this year. The students were great and ran with enthusiasm. I truly appreciate everyone’s efforts to raise money to support our school through our PTL. What a beautiful day!
- Crazy Pumpkins – The contest concluded this past week with four places recognized: Kristen Moon and Cecilia Perez (4th), Sarah Zuidema and Mya Andrews (3rd), Madison Hinckley and Karissa Kyker (2nd), and Abby Schuerman (1st). Well done everyone!
- Our new chapel project is the LEST Food Drive. This will continue through the end of January, so bring in your non-perishables, especially canned goods. This is a contest based on the weight of our products. We will be giving our food products to one of our local food pantrys.
- Have you set up your access to Edline yet? This is for parents with students in 3rd through 8th grade. You should have received information from me a week ago which will allow you to access your student(s) grades at any time. Teachers are doing their best to update grades at least weekly.
- Thank you to everyone who is using the new pathway along the north side of the upper parking lot! Again, this is for safety reasons. Please don’t assume that you can be seen easily while walking through the parking lot. One accident is one too many!
- TADS questions? Calling TADS directly should answer most questions that come up. Wendy or I can also be of assistance from the school office
- Don’t forget to check out your calendars for upcoming events. Our calendar can also be found on our website under events.
Thank you for being part of the Zion Lutheran School family. We understand the sacrifice that is made by families in order to have children attend and appreciate all of the support that we receive. Consider it an investment and not just a cost. If you have questions or concerns, please speak to your child’s teacher and if I can be helpful in any way, let me know. Continue to keep our school in your prayers as we look forward to the 2016-2017 school year.
In Him - Jonathan Schultz
“Educational Excellence in a Christ-Centered Family”
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PTL TOP FIVE
The PTL met on Monday, October 10. Here are the TOP 5 items to note from that meeting:
#1) Run, Zion, Run!
The annual jog-a-thon was held, Friday, October 21st. Last year we raised over $7000! This money goes towards LEST and PE teacher funding. Thank you to all of you who participated with such enthusiasm and love for our school! Zion ran
like the wind!
#2)
A Dilly of a Contest
Friday was the last day to round up Box Tops! Box Tops will now be tallied and the class that collected the most will enjoy Dilly Bars from Dairy Queen. YUM!
#3) When You Wish… Dreams really do come true, thanks to the Teacher Grant Program. This is our fund-raising at work! The PTL was pleased to review and approve the following proposals:
K - Bible app for iPads
1/2 - Magnetic/white board tabletop easel
7/8 - Class sets of novels
5th – 8th science - Measuring calipers
#4) It’s In The Bag! Our Thirty-One® tote fund-raiser brought in $445! Special thanks to company consultant, Brittany Kennedy, for supporting Zion with her proceeds from this sale.
#5) Back By Popular Demand! Our hot lunch program is back! Current offerings include hotdogs and pizza, and our dedicated Hot Lunch Team is exploring other possibilities for the future. Families will be billed monthly for lunch through TADS.
Next PTL meeting:
Friday, November 4th, at 8:30 a.m. in the Fireside Room. Please join us!
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Thanksgiving "Special Friends" Day Celebration!
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Our Thanksgiving Holiday is just around the corner. This year, we are calling our Thanksgiving celebration, "Special Friends Day". We invite our student's grandparents, family and "special friends" to visit Zion classrooms on Wednesday, November 23rd to enjoy special performances and games, ending the day with a special catered lunch. We would like to get an early idea about your interest in a catered lunch on Special Friends Day. This is something we have always done and would like to continue if our Zion Family is still interested. We are currently looking for a menu that might feel more like a Thanksgiving celebration. We would love to hear what you think! Please take a moment to let us know if you, a special friend or grandparent would be interested in attending this annual lunch with your Zion student(s). Thank you in advance for sharing your interest and opinion!
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Classroom News
For the Week of October 23rd, 2016
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Mrs. Smith's
Kinder Connection
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Kinder Connection to arrive tomorrow by e-mail!
Reminders from last week: Christmas Child shoe boxes are due Wednesday. This is a great way to help your child think about others as we quickly approach the holiday season. Harrison and I are packing a few this weekend. Jog-a-thon is Friday- Get...
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Mrs. Schaefer
1st & 2nd Grade
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Dear First & Second Grade Families, Wow! What a perfect afternoon for the jog-a-thon! The children ran their little hearts out. Then we had a little R&R with a movie and popcorn. Thank you so much for your support in this event. It was great that ...
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Mr. Walz
3rd & 4th Grade
Week of October 23rd, 2016
Newsletter #8
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1. Memory - Memory due on Wednesday, Nov. 2nd - The 5th Commandment and
Meaning.
Memory due on Wednesday, Nov. 9th - The 6th Commandment and
Meaning.
2. Prayers - We will be praying for the teachers for a wonderful conference next
week.
We will be praying for Evelynn Daniels and her family during the week
of Oct. 30th.
3. “Who Is It?” - Hayden should bring in pictures and table items for the “Who Is It?” area on Monday, Oct. 31st.
4. Jog-a-Thon - Thank you to all of our lap counters for the Jog-a-Thon. Also, thank you to the parents/grandparents who participated with the class.
5. Coats - There are many times that we will go outside for recess when there is precipitation in the air. Please make sure your child has a coat for those days. Coats with hoods are even better. We will not go outside when it is pouring. We will head to the gym instead.
6. Corvallis Band Concert - We will leave Tuesday at 12:40 next week for the concert. Drivers will need to pay for parking for 2 hours, but you will be reimbursed later by OSU. Thank you Mrs. Hernandez and Mrs. Morrison for driving.
7. Chapel Project - It is great to see the 40 or so boxes that students filled for Operation Christmas Child. Thank you to those of you who filled a box.
Our next chapel project is the LEST/local Food Drive. Food can be dropped off in the checkered box in the hallway for now. Any nonperishable food donations are welcome, but cans are heavier!!!
This project runs November 2 - January 25th.
Dollar Day for this project is Wednesday November 16th.
8. There will not be a spelling test next week. We will not be in school on Friday.
9. The Creative Writing assignment is due on Tuesday, Oct. 25th. Students will be writing the story using 3rd person perspective (writing about someone else). Pronouns such as he, she, her, him, them, and they should be used.
Third Graders will write about a real or fictitious athlete. (We read about Roberto Clemente this week.) There should be at least 2 paragraphs with at least 5 sentences per paragraph.
Fourth Graders will write some tall tales about a fictional character. (We read about Stormalong this week.) There should be at least 3 paragraphs with at least 5 sentences per paragraph.
10. Class Parties - Thank you to the parents who signed up to help with parties this year. There are still 4 spots that need to be filled. It would be great to find other helpers to help out. Our Harvest Party will be in the afternoon on Nov. 4th.
11. Grades - Please let me know if you have had any problems logging into Edline to look at grades
Thank you.
-Mr. Walz
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Ms. Rachelle Reid
5th & 6th Grade
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5th/6th and 7th/8th Home Note
5th and 6th Writing- Reading, writing process, and Greek/Latin roots/affix 7th and 8th Writing- Peer editing and Research with citations 5th Math- Multiplication strategies and Mast in Social Studies 3rd and 4th science- Data, graphing, and an...
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Mr. Adam Reed
7th & 8th Grade
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5th/6th & 7th/8th Home Note
To 7th and 8th Grade Parents and Guardians, Welcome to a short week of school. With the Teachers off to their annual Teachers conference in Seaside, the students have a two day school week, then they...
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Mrs. Peterson
Middle School Math
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Math Home Note: October 21, 2016
Coming Up:
6th math Blue: Quiz 2-2 will be on Monday, October 24. Chapter 2 Test is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, November 2.
6th math Red: Quiz 2-2 will be on Tuesday. Chapter 2 Test is tentatively scheduled for November 3.
7th math Blue: We will review decimal place value and add, subtract & multiply decimals.
7th math Green: We will learn how to recognize functions and use equations, tables & functions.
8th Algebra: Quiz 2-1 will be on Monday, October 24. We will solve 2-step and multi-step inequalities.
8th math Green: We will learn how to recognize functions and use equations, tables & functions.
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Mrs. Rybarczyk
Middle School Science
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Science Grades 5/6:
The 5/6 class is planning a field trip to HP on October 31st to learn about engineering and technology. Please return the permission slips a.s.a.p. The next lesson will focus on risks and benefits for different types of technology.
The students were given a handout to follow for a design project using a coat
hanger. The prototype and completed worksheet will be due November 1. A few students still need to finish the lab activity on pages 79-80 in their textbooks. These should be turned in by Tuesday, October 25.
Due Dates for 5/6:
10/25 - lab pages 79-80
11/1 - prototype with worksheet
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Science Grades 7/8:
The 7/8 class is studying mirrors, the law of reflection, and lenses. The textbook will be used along with a GEMS unit on magnifiers. There are no assignments due at this time.
Due Dates for 7/8
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There are no assignments due at this time.
Robin-
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Mr. Schultz
Newsletter for the week of 10/23/2016 & 10/30/2016
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Religion 5&6 – We are taking a quiz on the 24 th covering the work of the Holy Spirit (sanctification) , what defines “church”, and why there are so many Christian denominations. During the week of the 30 th , we will be discussing what happened during the Reformation along with some of the reformers of the church. Check Edline for grades.
Memory 5&6 – No memory work for the week of the 23 rd but memory due on November 4th will be Titus 3:5 & 7. The November sheet will be handed out on the 24 th.
Math 4 – We continue to work on timed “times table” tests this week. We continue working through Chapter 3 which includes learning about organizing data using frequency tables, tally charts, line plots, bar graphs and double bar graphs. The concepts of mean, mode, and outliers will also be used during these two weeks.
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Zion Lutheran School
2800 NW Tyler Avenue
Corvallis, OR 97330
phone (541)753-7503
fax (541) 754-8254
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