Popsicles

Well....we made it through the first day of school. It was HOT! If any parent(s) would like to sign up to bring Popsicles one day this week, they would be welcomed. My wife supplied them for today.

We spent our day getting to know each other and hopefully learning something new about our classmates. We also talked about how we need to accept each other and that rejection can be painful.

God's blessings tonight as we go about "Walking the Path" together.

Mosquito Repellent

On the first day of school, you may wish to bring some mosquito repellent to leave in you school bag. We just might be outside a bit, and those mosquitoes seem very hungry this year!

6th Grade Wish List

I have been asked from time to time if I had a wish list of "things" I wanted for the classroom. So...this year I came up with a list of "things" we could use. I know some of them may seem a bit out of the ordinary.

1) 25 flying disks (aka - frisbees)
2) 20 Foam Pool Noodles (With or without the hole in the middle)
3) 3 Colored Nylon Ropes (100'/150' - Menards - $7.99)
4) 3 Tubular Webbing (50'+ each)
5) 3 Blue/Green/Brown Plastic Tarps (8' x 12' or so)

If you can help with any of the items, I would greatly appreciate it!

Update!
I have been contacted by a couple of parents concerning the wish list. I am told that #2-Foam Pool Noodles, are no longer needed, and #3-3 of the 6 Colored Ropes have been donated. Thank you to those individuals who have donated those items.

Please let me know if YOU will be donating any of the items so I can cross them off the list.
Thank you all, and God's blessings!

May 19th Field Trip

Just a quick note to let you know that the 5th & 6th grade field trip has been changed. It will NOT be to the ropes course, but will instead be to Discovery World.

Date: Wednesday, May 19th
Time: 9:30 - 3:00

5th Grade Chaperons:B. Rohleder, M. VanGrinsven, L. Burke, T. Spaude
6th Grade Chaperons: S. Davidson, E. Olson, B. Otto, M. Williams

Forensics, part two

Everyone got a blue ribbon on Saturday. Congratulations! And St. Jacobi had more boys there than any other school! Well done!

Since they ran out of ribbons, one of our students is waiting for hers to be mailed. We will wait until that arrives before we take the picture. Don't lose your ribbons before then.

Congratulations!

Our forensics team did a great job at St. Paul's today! Thank God for your talent. Bring your ribbons on Monday so we can take a picture.
Thank you, parents, for getting everyone there on time. I hope you enjoyed listening to all the different presentations. I sure did. And I got some interesting ideas for pieces for next year.

Final forensics note

The competition is this Saturday at St. Paul's Muskego. Registration begins at 8:15.
I will be meeting with the students later this week to give them final details.
Parents, you are welcome to stay and watch. Each student presents his/her piece 3 times, before 3 different judges, and the total score determines the color of ribbon.
It's fun to see and hear all the different selections, and sometimes it helps to get an idea for a piece for next year.