Tiger Tracks
October 8, 2024 Volume 49, Issue 8
Trinity Lutheran School, 8781 Brunswick Road, Minocqua WI 54548
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
MAP Growth Testing: This week, students in grades 3-8 will be taking our standardized testing program, MAP Growth. Results from the testing will be available immediately for the teachers, thus making it easier for the teachers to guide instruction for each individual student as the year progresses. Results will be sent home as soon as they are available. Please make sure that your student gets plenty of sleep each night and a healthy breakfast in the morning so that they are at their best! If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Miss Schmidt.
Volleyball: The Trinity Tigers will be taking on the Northern Lights Club this afternoon in a volleyball match beginning at 4:30 pm. Next Tuesday, they will playing the Zion Lions. Both matches are home. We'd love to have fans in the stands cheering on our Trinity Tigers!!
Vision & Hearing Screening: The Lake Tomahawk Lions Club will be here this Thursday, October 10 to administer vision and hearing testing to our PK4—8th grade students.
No Bus Service: Please be aware that we will not have bus service on Monday, October 14. The public schools have no school that day.
Fish Fry Social: Trinity Lutheran Church & School adults are invited to attend a fish fry at the Norwood Pines in Minocqua on Friday, October 25. Seatings will be offered at 5:30 pm and another round at approximately 7:00 pm. You will be able to order what you wish and pay via separate checks. Please RSVP to Matt Kock via phone or text at 715-892-3712 by October 24. We hope that many of you will be able to attend as this is a great opportunity to interact with others from the church and school family in a social setting!
Mark your calendars...Fall Speaker Event!: Trinity will be holding a Fall Speaker Event on Thursday, November 14. The presenter will be from the Aspirus Tick-Borne Illness Center. Dinner and childcare will be provided. Information is coming home this week as well as attached below.
Church Attendance: Every week, church attendance will be taken in kindergarten through 8th grade. Its intent is to encourage an active worship life in our school families. Please make weekly worship the highlight of your week.
Sunday School and Bible Class: Each Sunday following our 9:00 am worship service (10:30 am). Sunday School is for students in preschool through 4th grade. Bible Class is for 5th-8th grade, high school students, and adults. All are welcome to attend!
Midweek Chapel: Each Wednesday (8:15 am) throughout the school year, Trinity conducts a midweek chapel service. We encourage and invite all of our preschool and K-8 parents and families to join the students for this 15-20 minute service each week. This year’s chapels will center around the theme “Connected to Christ”. Our chapel offerings will be given to the Military Services Committee. This committee provides face to face ministry to WELS military personnel serving in the United States and Europe. They also provide resources for those serving on ships or deployed somewhere else in the world. To date, we have collected $129.81 for this ministry.
Singing: The next time the students will sing for worship will be on Sunday, OCtober 20. The service begins at 9 am, the children should be here by 8:40 am. Please put this on your calendar.
Lost and Found: If your student misplaces an item during the school year, be sure to check the lost and found shelf outside the office.
School Absences: If your student will not be in school on a given day due to illness, please either call the school office to leave a message or contact your student’s teacher directly. Only parents can excuse an absence; siblings cannot. A Notice of Absence sheet (available in the school office or online) needs to be filled out when an absence is preplanned. It should be returned to your student’s teacher prior to the absence. Thanks for your cooperation!
Upcoming Events
October
8 - Home Volleyball game vs. Northern Lights Club 4:30 pm
9 - Midweek Chapel 8:15 am
10 - Vision & Hearing Screening (PK4-7th grade)
11 - Bus Safety (PK4-5th grade)
14 - No Bus Service
15 - Home Volleball game vs. Zion, Rhinelander 4:30 pm
16 - Midweek Chapel 8:15 am
17 - Volleyball Practice 3:30-4:30 pm
19 - Middle School Volleyball Tournament - Northland Lutheran High School
20 - Students sing for Worship 9:00 am
22 - School Picture Day
Forensics - grades 3-5 and 6-7 (in class)
23 - Midweek Chapel 8:15 am
End of 1st Quarter
24 & 25 - No School - WELS State Teachers Convention
25 - Fish Fry Social 5:30/7:00 pm
28 - Report Cards come home
Classroom Updates
Mr. Habben - Grades 6-8
Good morning Trinity, here's what's going on in our classroom this week.
Let me preface these announcements by letting you know that the students will be participating in MAPS testing this Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. This will impact our daily schedule, as some of these tests can take multiple hours. Tuesday will test Language skills, Wednesday will test math skills, and Thursday the students will take the reading portion of the test.
Memory Treasures:
Tuesday- Luke 11:28
Thursday- Revelation 2:10
Friday- Hymn #880 "For All the Saints" verses 2&3.
Math: 6 & 7th grade were scheduled to have a math test next week Tuesday (10/15), but due to MAPS testing this week taking up our morning math time, the tests will most likely take place next Friday (10/18).
Literacy: The 6-7 students will be having a spelling test this Friday. It's on List #7. The 6th grade test will be on "The \j\ sound with g or j". The 7th grade test will be on "Spelling the 'Seed' Sound".
World History: There will be a quiz on lesson 2-3 "Practicing Citizenship" this Thursday, as well as a Kahoot review session. We will have our chapter 2 test next week Tuesday (10/15).
Have a great week!
-Mr. Habben
Mrs. Wetterau - Grades 3-5
Memory Treasures:
Wednesday, October 9th - 10th Commandment
Spelling:
Section 1- Unit 4 Week 2
Section 2- Unit 7 Week 1
The final test will be Friday, October 11th.
Testing: The MAPS standardized tests will be administered this week. Today is the language test. Wednesday will be the math portion, and Thursday will be the reading part of the test.
Social Studies: Continue studying the Northeast states and their capitals.
Mrs. Habben - Grades 3-8 Science & STEAM
In 3-5 science we are learning about speed and energy and are preparing to make a marble roller coaster.
In 6-8 science we will be starting lesson 3. The food web poster is due on Wednesday 10/9.
Last week in STEAM we had Chris Smith as a guest. He brought his barge and talked about what he does with dock lifts. The students were able to watch videos of it working on the water as well as seeing the barge in person and watching Mr. Smith operate it. We also started our leaf chromatography experiment while we still had a few green leaves.
Miss Schmidt - Grades K-2
God’s Time
Our theme this week: “Sinful self-reliance needs to be changed to reliance on God.” We hear about Jacob in the land of Haran with Uncle Laban in lesson 8A. We also learn about Jacob’s return to Canaan in lesson 8B.
Memory Treasures
· Wednesday - Kinders only - Isaiah 41:10
· Friday - 1st & 2nd - Proverbs 3:5
Special Social Studies Activity for Friday- The children are going to present a worker from the community. They need to pick a worker, learn a little about what they do and how they help in a community, and then bring dress up items that worker might wear, and items they might use as that worker to school on Friday. They will present their worker to the class. If you want to join us for this, we will be presenting our workers at 2:00 on Friday! Thank you for your help with this!
Have a great week in Christ.
Miss Schmidt
Mrs. Habben - Preschool
This Week in Preschool: 10/7-10/11
PK4 Snack Week - Levi W.
Theme - Autumn, Pumpkins, Feelings
Christ Light - Baby Moses
PK3 Snack Week - Mason S.
Theme - Ee, Blue; Ff, Purple
Christ Light - Jacob’s Dream
Next Week in Preschool: 10/14-10/18
PK4 Snack Week - Violet E.
Theme - Autumn, Pumpkins, Feelings
Christ Light - God chooses Moses
PK3 Snack Week - Reid C.
Theme - Ff, Purple; Gg, Pink
Christ Light - God has a plan for Joseph
4K will begin learning Luke 11:28 which will be recited on Friday 10/11. Please go through this passage with your child at home as well. If you have not given me a photo of your child for the whiteboard in the room, please do so soon so it can be completed. The students love looking at their pictures on the wall. You should have received an orange paper with important dates on it, make sure to take a look. It is starting to get chilly outside when we have recess so please bring a light jacket or sweatshirt for your child to wear outside.
A reminder for 3K that there can not be peanuts in the snack that is brought. Drop-off does not start until 12:15 pm and class begins at 12:30. Please make sure to let me know if your child will not be at school.
Lakeland Area Programs
Connect with Trinity Lutheran Church
Worship is held on Sundays at 9:00 am and Mondays at 6:30 pm.
Worship services are livestreamed and recorded on our YouTube channel, Trinity Minocqua - YouTube
Sunday School is available for children ages 3 through 4th grade at 10:30 am on Sundays. Adults and older children are invited to Bible Class at the same time.
Look for us on Facebook and Instagram. Each Tuesday pastor posts, "Where's Marty" with the answer revealed on Fridays.
Watch for pastor's blog, Wednesday's Encouragement, posted on Wednesday mornings on our website and Facebook.
Trinity Lutheran Church & School
8781 Brunswick Road
Minocqua, WI 54548
715-356-2255
Visit our social media: Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Worship services are livestreamed on YouTube each week.
