Friday, May 14, 2010

Dr. Cline Visits Kindergarten


Dr. Heather Cline, mother of one of our kindergarten and 2nd grade students, recently stopped by for a visit. During her time at SLS, Dr. Cline talked about good dental health and how we can keep our teeth healthy and white for many years. Many of our kindergarten students enjoy losing their teeth and visits from the Tooth Fairy. Dr. Cline assured us that losing teeth is okay, if you are a kid! At the end of her visit, Dr. Cline treated everyone to ice cream…well, maybe not…but she did give each student a new toothbrush and dental health coloring book!

Goodbye 8th Graders

Today is the last day for our 8th graders. They will begin high school in the fall. We will miss these fine Christian students. We have had great fun over the years. Some have been with us for many years and some only a few. All in all, they will be remembered as a wonderful class who could work hard and often made us laugh.

Mr. Irwin wrote a goodbye note on the whiteboard which prompted a lot of reply notes from the 8th graders. Thought you might like to read a few.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Reggie Visits Pre-Kindergarten

The Pre-K class has been learning about summer safety as a part of our study of the letter S. We had a special visit from two Springfield police officers. They shared some demonstrations with Reggie, the search and rescue dog, and together they shared some safety rules and demonstrated the tools he uses on the job.

We appreciate all officers who work diligently to keep our community safe! Also Way To Go Reggie.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Track Team to State Meet Saturday May 15

Our 2010 track season will wrap-up this Saturday (May 15) at the State Lutheran Track Meet in St. Louis. Mrs. Wanner and Mr. Clark have high hope for this year's team. We will let you know how it all turns out next week. We love track at SLS. Way to Go Team!

3rd Grade Fieldtrip - Chocolate Shoppe


The 3rd graders visited Askinosie’s Chocolate factory, and what a “sweet” experience it was! We learned which countries the cocoa beans are harvested from. At the factory we saw the many different parts the cocoa bean can be separated into. Tasting the pure chocolate was a “bitter-sweet” experience. The children are used to candy bars and not such a concentration of pure chocolate.

We also learned that Mr. Askinosie “gives back” in a lot of different ways to the city of Springfield. Next time we eat chocolate we will wonder where its beans were harvested from.

Sports Day Fun