“Bits and Pieces of Info to Make Life on the Ranch Easier to Manage”
What’s Happening Around Town Answers to Questions on the Ranch
Does it seem possible the month of February
has already come to a close? As we flip our cal-
endars to a new month, we will be watching to A: Yes! There are two terrific ways you can
see whether the month roars in like a lion or help! First, help your child choose red, black,
quietly approaches like a lamb, but no matter and white to wear on Wednesday, March 2nd
how March arrives, it appears the month will be for our Dr. Seuss birthday celebration! Hope-
packed full of excitement! We will kick-off our fully, we will complete the Cat in the Hat look
new, month-long theme centered around Dr. by the end of the day with bow-ties and hats!
Seuss’ literature by celebrating his birthday on Secondly, my collection of Dr. Seuss books is
Wednesday! We will wrap up the coin drive on not extensive, so I would like to invite your
Monday, and then, on Thursday, March 3rd, child to bring to school his or her favorite
families are invited to The Incredible Pizza Com- Seuss book. Please make sure the book has
pany for an evening of food and fun! Informa- your child’s name in it, and we will do our best,
tion is being sent home today, I believe, with throughout the course of the month, to read
details about how your family can participate in the book. I hope the students will enjoy and
the PTF event on Thursday and, in doing so, can learn a lot from our Dr. Seuss extravaganza!
support our school! We will close out the week
with an early dismissal for teacher in-service!
The past week we learned several new skills,
and we will be practicing and focusing on apply- A: Conferences will be held Thursday and Fri-
ing them this week. Presently, we are working on day, March 10th and 11th. There will be no
adding fact families one through seven, counting school on Friday, March 11th. We try to keep
by fives, and “buying” items using pennies, dimes, the conference schedule the same as it was in
and nickels. We learned special sounds sh (ship), the fall, but if you need to change your time
tr (train), fr (frog), st (stop), and pl (plane). The slot, you may do so on the conference sign-up
kids are doing a phenomenal job finding special sheet outside of my door. We will enjoy a week
sounds in their readers, and I would encourage of spring break following conferences, March
you to give your child a marker and a newspaper 14 - 18th. Also, please add to your calendar
and have him or her “read” the paper in search March 31st and April 1st as days off for kinder-
of words and special sounds we have learned in garten students. We will be having kindergar-
class! Our trip around the world will continue ten round-up those two days, so students in
with a stop in the Netherlands after our tour of DK and K will not have school. Child care will
Italy this week! We’re enjoying our trips! be available those two days, so please let the
Have a great weekend! office know if you are interested. Thanks!
Miss Hult
Spotlighting Students and Volunteers A Bible Course Map for the Upcoming Week
I would like to thank everyone for the won- Monday: (Woman at the Well - Jn. 4:1-42) On His
derful surprise ½ birthday party given for me way to Galilee, Jesus stops in Samaria where He
on Tuesday! What a SPECIAL surprise! The meets a Samaritan woman at a well. He asks her
ice cream cake was wonderful and your to give Him a drink of water and proceeds to
thoughtful and generous gifts made my return share with her He can give her living water. Je-
to school after a week of illness really special! sus tells the woman he knows all about her, and
Thank you for putting such a nice celebration she realizes Jesus is the Messiah. She runs home
together for me! May God bless you for your to tell everyone the news she met her Savior! We,
kindness to me this year! too, must tell everyone about the Good News!
Secondly, I’d like to thank the Kolln family Tuesday: Review of previous lesson.
for providing snacks! It is a tremendous bless- Wednesday: Chapel review and extension.
ing to have that checked off of my “to-do” Thursday: (The Nobleman’s Son - Jn. 4:43-54)
list! While Jesus was in Cana of Galilee, a nobleman
lived in Capernaum. The man had a son who was
very sick, but the man believe Jesus could heal
him. So, the man hurried to Jesus to beg for
help. Jesus told the man to return home be-
cause his son was healed. The nobleman believed
immediately that his son had been healed, and as
he headed home, he received word from his ser-
vants his son had indeed been healed the very
hour he spoke with Jesus! The nobleman be-
lieved Jesus is the Son of God, and we should
too!
Friday: Review of previous lesson.
Psalm 103:1-2
“Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is
within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD,
O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.”
Quick Glimpse Calendar
Monday, Feb. 28 - Friday, March 4 - Bible verse R
Wednesday, March 2 - Show and Tell - Dr. Seuss Birthday party (dress in red, black, and white!),
chapel
Friday, March 4 - Early dismissal (12:30 p.m.) due to teacher in-service
