ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH
(The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod)
Alma, Kansas
A family united by faith in Christ gathering around God's Word and Sacraments.
To reach out in Christ-like concern and Christ-borne love to each other and to those without Christ!
NEWS FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
“Let’s make a joyful noise.” Psalm 98:4
“Providing a foundation in Jesus Christ and developing the God-given talents of learning.”
EAGLE GREETINGS, ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH!
“Shout for JOY to the Lord, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music.” Psalm98:4
JOY – In March, our 6th-8th grade students journeyed to Williamstown, KY to visit The Ark Encounter and The Creation Museum. The students and adults learned interesting things, asked good questions, had great conversations, and swam until we were tired. On the last day of our trip, the hotel front desk attendant hugged me and said that she had never had a group that was so well-behaved and polite. During our stay, the students challenged themselves to meet new people every time they got on the elevator. Students also wrote thank-you notes to the janitorial staff and to the front desk. We did our best to share JOY with everyone we crossed paths with.
Thank you to each and every one of you. Without your support, this trip would not have been a reality. Our next trip to The Ark will be in spring of 2029. We hope you’ll join us!
JOY – April brings spring and new opportunities to work together. We invite everyone to join St. John Lutheran School in a Kansas District LCMS sponsored “Faith At Work” project. This year, we will be working on the playground (replacing boards, scooping rocks, pulling weeds) and the green house (scooping gravel, planning our planting, and starting our veggies in raised beds). To do this work, we’ll need lots of hands. Please watch our church/school website, social media, and our church bulletins for more information.
JOY - The youth at SJLS will be serving in multiple capacities in the April 12th church service at St. John Lutheran Church. It will be a day to rejoice and worship together. Please consider joining us on Sunday, April 12th for Sunday School at 8:30 a.m. and worship service at 9:30 a.m. K-8 students and staff will be singing, ringing chimes/bells, ushering, and leading the Children’s Message. We have challenged all of our students to bring a friend to church that day…we hope you will too!
We are proud to serve alongside you in this lifelong ministry. Please reach out if you would like
to know more about our school and how we, “…provide a foundation in Jesus Christ and develop the God given talents of learning.”
Blessings,
Mrs. Mindy Miller, Interim Principal
DEAR FRIENDS IN CHRIST
Thank you for your continued support as we learn and grow in Kindergarten and First grade. We are excited for the 4th quarter of learning.
Students are currently:
*Completing an agriculture investigation focusing on growing corn.
*Identifying and adding 10’s and 1’s (1st grade)
*Sorting, comparing, and labeling objects (Kindergarten)
*Reading CVC words. (Kindergarten)
*Writing 3-5 word sentences (Kindergarten)
*Sharpening our listening comprehension skills by identifying the title, author, illustrator, and text features
(Kindergarten)
*Reading compound words. (1st grade)
*Writing 2-3 sentences about a topic. (1st grade)
*Reading and answering questions about the text. (1st grade)
In March, we will begin our chick embryology unit in Science. This is always a fun project! Mrs. Stephanie Maike from the Wabaunsee County KSU Research and Extension Office will guide us through our unit. We hope to hatch a record number of chicks this spring. After hatching chicks, we will observe the butterfly life cycle.
Before the end of the school year, Mrs. Kraus will visit our classroom and meet our students. We are just as excited to meet her as she is to meet us! We will also have an opportunity for parents to get to know Mrs. Kraus in May. We will be working hard to meet our goals by the end of the year. We are grateful for your support as we continue to grow and learn.
Blessings,
Mrs. Miller
HAPPY SPRING
We have been enjoying the spring weather in my room. The students love to be outside. One of the highlights of last month was putting on our puppet show for children's message on Palm Sunday.
This month, we look forward to the Water Festival put on by the extension office and a trip to the state
capitol. We have been learning about our government in social studies and will be learning about the water cycle in science. We will also begin a unit on how plants grow.
In math, the 2nd graders have worked through money and will be working with making and reading graphs this month. The 3rd graders have worked hard on fractions and will be moving on to measurement.
In reading, we studied Dr. Seuss, as well as worked with some biographies. We will finish this month with realistic fiction. We hope to have a little time to study Mo Williams in a third author study for the year if time allows.
The students are very excited for Easter. This has been the main focus of our religion last month, but will be followed by studying Paul and the spread of the gospel this month.
We are excited for Spring Fling coming up this month and are also starting to prepare for Field Day, which will be held here in Alma this year.
Thank you for all your support. The students are growing in faith, knowledge, and stature!
In Christ, Mrs. Howard
SPRING GREETINGS FROM MRS. GREENE’S CLASS
Singing praises to the Lord is one of the 4th and 5th grades favorite things to do at St. John Lutheran School. The 4th-5th grade classes enjoyed leading chapel service at the end of February. The students love any opportunity to play the ukuleles for anyone who will listen. The students are looking forward to playing the ukuleles in this year’s Spring Fling Talent show coming up on April 23rd .
In English Language Arts, the students are starting a unit on diagramming sentences. The 6th-8th grades are continuing to learn more about sentence types, clauses, and adjectives. The 4th and 5th grades are learning about punctuation, comma usage, and adjectives. In reading classes, the students will be completing one last novel study to close out the school year and practice a variety of reading strategies.
In writing, the 4th and 5th Grade students will be working on informative writing, while the 6th-8th grades work on persuasive writing and sonnet writing. The 6th-8th grade had a great time performing some poetry at Heritage House and at the Library. They will be performing sonnet readings on May 11th to finish out the school year.
In social studies, the 4th-8th grades have completed the Kansas Social Studies State Assessment and will now begin peer editing and revising their projects to complete the assessment process. The 4th-5th grade students will complete the video series about the Revolutionary War and close out the year with learning about Westward Expansion. The 6th-8th grade students have finished the study of the Civil War and will be learning about the Reconstruction Period, Second Industrial Revolution up through World War I to finish out the school year.
In tech class, the 4th and 5th grades will continue to practice their typing skills and using new technology to create recipe cards. They will bring their recipes to school to share at a snack party. The 7th-8th grade students did a great job of creating a fun escape room activity for the students before dismissing for spring break. They now look forward to taking a field trip in April to Locked Manhattan to try and escape the escape room once again.
In art classes, the 6th-8th grade students will present their research over an artist of their choice. The 4th-5th grades completed their mission displays before dismissing for spring break. We will end the year with some sand art and origami creations.
In all things trust the Lord,
Mrs. Greene
SJLS 3rd QUARTER HONOR ROLL
Principal’s Honor Roll
Sienna Bruning (3rd)
High Honor Roll
Ivy Anderson (3rd), Riley Kyle (3rd), Madeline Mayer (3rd), Kylee McClusky (3rd). Charlotte Kyle (4th), Kathran McClusky (4th), Lane Seematter (4th), Finnley Brunning (5th), Belle Howard (5th), Reagan Shannon (5th), Kade Mayer (6th), Kooper Runnebaum (6th), Baylee Howard (7th), Allison Hurla (7th), Haley Shannon (7th)
Honor Roll
Ethan Haynos (3rd), Barrett Maike (3rd), Meyer Pfannenstiel (3rd), Logan Haynos (4th), Maggie Hurla (4th), Jace Prater (4th). Athena Shedrick (4th), Brynn Anderson (6th), Theodore Walton (8th)
Congratulations and God’s richest blessings on your academic accomplishment!2026 LPTL MEETING WILL BE Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. (A meal and child care are provided.)
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St. John Witness
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