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The Purple Note

October 4, 2024

LUNCH MENU



Monday, October 7 - Chicken Nuggets

Tuesday, October 8 - Taco Dish

Wednesday, October 9 - Sloppy Joe's

Thursday, October 10 - Hamburger Rice Casserole

Friday, October 11 - Pizza Dish

NO ABC Care

There will be NO ABC Care on October 23rd because ZION is using the basement. Also, there will be NO ABC Care on October 25th because of early dismissal.

WINTER SPORTS - Middle School

Winter Sports are around the corner! 

Sports include:

Boys Basketball

Girls Basketball

Cheerleading

Dance

Wrestling

Our 6th-8th grade students have the opportunity to participate in sports that are offered at the public schools. Students can participate at the school determined by the district in which you live.

Most winter sports have their sign up dates and parent meeting dates already up on your specific middle school website under the "Athletics" tab and the specific sport tab. 7^th and 8^th graders will need a sports physical dated after April 15^th, 2024. (6^th graders do not need sports physicals). 

Note: you will sign up for activities on-line but won’t be able to pay your registration fee on-line because you don’t have a student ID #, so you can just drop it off at the appropriate middle school office.  

WINTER SPORTS - Elementary School

Check the Bismarck Parks and Recreation website for sports you are interested in.

Girls Basketball has just started, but there’s still time to sign up for Boys Basketball Grades 3-5.

Quick tip - If there are only a couple of Martin Luther kids in your age group, you will get moved around quite a bit year after year, so if you find a team you like, sign up as that elementary school the next year. It’s also beneficial to pick an elementary school that feeds the same middle school district if you would like to continue to participate in sports at the middle school level.

At the elementary level, coordinate with your friends if you want to play together. You can pick any school you want.   

STEM CLUB

Plans are in the works for MLS once again offer a STEM Club this year! Michael Kindel sparked the interest of our students last year by introducing our students to 3-D printing. Now that our year is underway, it’s time to continue our STEM journey.

Here are some goals for the upcoming year:

We will offer STEM Club to students 3^rd grade on up.

There will be a $10 fee per student. 



Session 1. Review 3D printing and programming.

We would like to “up our STEM game” by working together to purchase our OWN 3-D printer. (Hence the $10.00 fee.).  We will meet on Mondays after school beginning on October 14. (October 14,21,28, November 4,18,25) from 3:30-4:30

 

Session 2. Learning to code and program. We are looking at using the program Arduino or Raspberry Pi chips. 

Session 3. Introduction to robotics!! We would love to start this this year, even with just a short introduction toward the end of the year.

2024-25 PTL DESIGNER PURSE RAFFLE

The Purse Raffle has been a great success so far. Thank you for your dedication and help with this project. Ticket hand in will be available before and after school on Monday, Wednesday and Friday until the drawing is held. Extra tickets will also be available at this time. If you have any questions, please ask in the office.

We are asking for help with the Raffle Ticket Fundraiser by being available before school (8:00-8:15) or after school (3:00-3:15) to collect sold tickets and hand out tickets to be sold. If you are able to help, please sign up below.

Raffle Ticket Sale Opportunity at JunKin' CuZins



The PTL has a booth space at the JunKin' CuZins event on October 19th 10:00-5:00 to sell raffle tickets. This was a great success last year and students and parents sold many tickets and had a great time working together.

A FRIEND IN NEED



One of our kindergarteners, Royce Cheadle, is battling cancer in Fargo. He is not able to be in the classroom at this time. While he is away, his teachers are working to support his education. They have put together an Amazon Wish List for Royce which includes hands-on learning activities that will support him in his education at this time. Please consider supporting him by purchasing an item to send to him. If you do order an item, please order it off of his Wish List specifically. That way we will know it has been ordered and will reduce the chance of duplicates.

Amanda Cheadle 

244 Boeing Ave. 

Bismarck, ND 

Thank you for considering!

Royce's Wish List

CHECK MATE! YOUR MOVE!



We have some chess plans to share!  

Todd Wolf will be offering Chess Club after school from 3:30-4:30, October 7-11. This will be for grades 1 and up. The cost is $30 per student.

We will also have our first  MLS Family Chess Night, Thursday, October 3 from 6:30-7:30. Come learn the basics or hone your present skills!

Tourney time!

MLS is hosting its Second Annual Chess Tournament, Saturday, November 2nd. (We had over 70 participants last year!) More information on the exact time to come in future Purple Notes

MLS GUARDIANS



Martin Luther School Guardians is a program to involve the fathers/father figures at our school. We appreciate the gifts that they can bring whether be assisting with security or engaging with students at in various activities such as lunch, recess, or chapel. Your presence can make such a difference in the lives of our students.

We are asking male volunteers to be present during the day at Martin Luther School. The amount of time available is not limited to a whole day. We would appreciate a volunteer sign up for at least a half day (morning or afternoon) but if you are only able to be present a few hours, please do not hesitate to sign up.

To become a MLS Guardian, please fill out the Volunteer Form and submit. Please fill out and return the Authorization for Background Check to the school office. Forms are also available in the school office. Once the appropriate documentation is submitted, please sign up to spend time at Martin Luther School as the MLS Guardian. Each Guardian will receive a T-shirt to wear during your time in school acting as the MLS Guardian

Remind



We use the Remind app to inform our families about cancellations due to weather, any emergencies that may arise, as well as general reminders about concerts, events, etc. To join our group, follow the procedure as is shown in the photo.

Martin Luther School's Facebook page has changed. The Martin Luther Page is still visible, but we are unable to add to it. To see the up to date Facebook page, click on the following: Our New Facebook Page.