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
“Endure” Hebrews 12:1-3
“Providing a foundation in Jesus Christ and developing the God-given talents of learning.”THANK YOU! Words don't express the gratitude that Julie and I have for all the prayers, notes, encouragement, visits, and support that we have received since my recent hospitalization. We are truly blessed with the family here at St. John Lutheran School and area church families. We ask for your continued prayers as I continue to recover. May God richly bless each of you as you are a blessing to us.
Mr. Butler, SJLS Principal
KINDERGARTEN & FIRST GRADE:
Our Memory Work this month is:
The First Commandment:
You shall have no other gods.
The Second Commandment:
You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.
The Third Commandment:
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
It’s hard to believe the fourth quarter is already here! Our scholars have grown for more than 115 days in a rich environment devoted to, “…providing a foundation in Jesus Christ and developing the God given talents of learning.” It’s exciting to know that students are confident in their Christian faith and in their grade level expectations!
Our religious studies continue to focus on Holy Week. Students are learning about the Disciples, Mary, Martha, and the many miracles Jesus performed while on Earth. During the last week of March, we will focus on the final days before Jesus’ crucifixion. Kindergarten through 3rd graders will prepare and serve the Lenten meal on April 9th. We will help serve the Lenten meal on April 2nd at Mt. Calvary in Wamego. SJLS students will again be participating in the servant leadership initiative “Faith At Work” in April. Be watching for information about how YOU can also participate with our group of students.
In April and May, students in K/1 will be working on skills to prepare them for 1st and 2nd grades! We are currently reading “Beezus and Ramona” during read aloud. Students are working on double digit addition in first grade and comparing objects in Kindergarten. Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Miller
APRIL GREETINGS,
The students are hard at work on division and multi-digit subtraction in math while working on finding the plot and supporting details in different reading texts.
The students are excited about spring and all that comes with it!
In Christ,
Mrs. Howard
EASTER GREETINGS FROM MRS. GREENE
Playing instruments to praise the Lord is one of the 4th and 5th grade classes’ favorite things to do at St. John Lutheran School. The 4th-5th grade classes enjoy leading Chapel Service and are looking forward to leading Chapel Service again in May.
In English Language Arts, the students are starting a unit on diagramming sentences. The 6th-8th grades will start some units over adjective types and the variety of phrases in the English language. In reading, the students will review reading strategies, reading skills, and the different genres in reading.
In writing, the 4th-5th grades will be completing a descriptive writing essay and creating recipe cards in Canva for tech class. The 6th-8th grade students will learn how to write a persuasive speech and then write a sonnet to finish out the school year.
In Social Studies, the 4th-8th grades will be starting the Kansas Social Studies State Assessment Project while finishing states and regions and Kansas History.
Strategy class is excited to take our end-of-the-year trip to Locked Manhattan in April where the students will have the opportunity to use different strategies to solve puzzles and clues to exit an escape room.
All of the students have enjoyed serving a Lent Meal for the church. They enjoy prepping, cooking, and serving our school, church, and community.
In all things, trust the Lord,
Mrs. Greene
LUTHERAN PARENT TEACHER LEAGUE HAPPENINGS
2025 UPCOMING LPTL MEETINGS
Wednesday, April 16th at 6:00 p.m.(A meal and child care will be provided.)SJLS PLANT SALE: We LOVE flowers! We LOVE our kids! And, we LOVE supporting local businesses! What could be better than a 3-way combo here?! Welcome to our school's flower (and veggie!) fundraiser - all plants sourced locally from 5-H Greenhouse in Wamego. We are encouraging ordering through our new website (plant pictures included!): The information can be found in the Quick Link to plant sales on the school website: https://stjohnalma.eduk12.net. Print order forms are available from SJLS families or at the church office. All orders are due by Tuesday, April 15th. Plant pick-up occurs in the SJLS Gym on Friday, April 25th (4-6pm) and Saturday, April 26th (8-10am). Any questions? Please contact Karaline Mayer at 620-326-1409 or sjlsplants@gmail.com.
SAVE THE DATE: St. John Lutheran Church VBS will be Tuesday May 27th and Wednesday May 28th, 2025! Please contact Chelsie Platz at 712-490-1514 or email chelsieskow@gmail.com, if you're interested in volunteering.
WAYS TO SUPPORT
ST. JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL
STOP TO SHOP: St. John Lutheran School now has a Kickback Card at Stop 2 Shop! When you check out, just tell them you would like to use the SJLS Kickback card and then key in 7-8-5-7-6-5-3-9-1-4 (the school’s phone number). It’s so easy…be sure to participate all year long!
DILLON’S COMMUNITY REWARDS: We encourage anyone who is a Dillon’s PLUS card shopper to please take a couple of minutes to sign up for the rewards program. This is a program offered by Dillon’s to give back to local schools. Each time you make a purchase using your PLUS card, a percentage of your sales is donated back to SJLS in the form of cash. There is no extra charge to you, it is simply a donation by the Dillon’s company. Please use the following link to add your PLUS card to the rewards program: www.dillons.com/communityrewards and use the code AU093 to support SJLS.
In This Month's
St. John Witness
APRIL WITNESS
The Eagle Cry
