Confirmation is this Sunday! The following 8th graders are being confirmed at 1:30pm and we invite you to come and share in this step of their faith journey.
Jacob Arrowood, Jessica Bergman, Ryan Brown, Joshua Cudia, Logan Cudia, Allison Drake, Mitchell Gates,Griffin Ginder, Anthony Morris, Megan Morris, Victoria Nickens, Luke Ramirez, Kayleigh Rodgers
8th graders have picture day on Tuesday! Please send them with their cap/gown so that we can take those shots as well.
Tutoring sessions are going so very well! Watching our NJHS students working with the lower school students on skill building exercises and homework completion is so inspiring. Check out the picture below! I am so proud of them! Please remember to be there for your Tuesday or Thursday commitment as they are counting on you! Thanks!
CONGRATULATIONS BICKELS!
Mr. Bickel, our Athletic Director, welcomed a new son, Thomas, to his family on Wednesday! We pray Gods richest blessings on this family.
OPEN FORUM NIGHTPlease join me this coming Monday, April 24, from 7:00 8:30 PM in the Life Center for an Open Forum. I will highlight the impact of our last 5 Year Strategic Plan, share some insights from our recent school survey, and provide an opportunity for table discussions about the direction of our next five years. What hopes, dreams, improvements would you like to have considered? Come Monday and participate with other parents. Principal, Bruce Rudi
Student Impact Summit
Grandparent/VIP Day is coming on Friday, April 28. Registration information was emailed home. We are excited for grandparents or a special visitor to come and spend the morning with us. Please understand that due to space limitations it is difficult to accommodate multiple visitors for each child in our classroom.Parents, we would love to include you in the days activities. Please join us by volunteering to help serve snacks and coffee, answer questions, direct grandparents to students rooms, or to be a helping hand for our special visitors. Please contact Linda Foster ([email protected]) if you would like to be involved.
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYThe newly expanded Parents Day Out program is looking for additional teacher assistants for its summer program which runs from June 12 August 4. Applicants need to be high school graduates who are team players with a great love and compassion for young children. Contact Julie Klopke 224-387-3867 or [email protected] for more information.
AMERICAN HERITAGE GIRLS PLANT & FLOWER SALEIts spring and the American Heritage Girls are having their annual plant and flower sale. A list of available items and order forms are included in the Friday Flyer. Our ten inch hanging baskets make a wonderful Mother's Day Gift and our flats are lush and full! We continue to use the same, high-quality supplier. Order forms are due to any AHG Troop Member or the school office by Friday, April 28th and the delivery day is Wednesday, May 10th. Thank you for supporting our young women and their scouting program.
JOG-A-THON DONATIONSThank you to everyone who has turned in Jog-a-thon mailers or emails. We have already received over 150 donations! If you would like to know who has donated in sponsorship of your child, please contact Brian Booth ([email protected]).
FOOD DRIVEThe Social Ministry Team is organizing a food drive to help Chicago Uptown Ministry and Jehovah Lutheran Church and School stock their food pantries for the summer. We will be collecting food from now until Wednesday, May 17th. Please place your food donations in the designated area in the narthex prior to that date. The school children are asked to bring their food donations to chapel on Wednesday, May 17th. Please only bring nonperishable items: canned foods (soup, tuna/salmon, ravioli, spaghetti, fruit, vegetables, etc.), packaged foods (macaroni and cheese, pasta, potatoes, cereal, rice, etc.), paper products (paper towels, facial tissue, toilet paper, etc.), and family-size toiletries (shampoo, soap, toothpaste, deodorant, etc.). If you would like to help pack food, packing will be on Wednesday, May 17th from 7:00 to 10:00 AM. If you have access to empty copier paper (or similar) boxes we can use them. If you have any questions, would like to volunteer or have boxes please contact Vaughn or Diane Kuerschner at 847-776-6547. Thank you for your support of these ministries.
REGISTRATION FOR 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEARRegistration for the 2017-2018 school year has begun! New students interested in enrolling can apply online through the school website at www.stpetermyschool.com Current families received an email with a link to use for completing the reenrollment process. The cost to register is $175. If you refer a family who enrolls in grades K-8 and lists you as their referral, you will receive a $500 credit on your tuition. Spread the word about our award winning school and help yourself too!
PAY ENROLLMENT FEESMany parents have re-enrolled and paid their enrollment fee at the same time.If you have re-enrolled and not paid, we still need your enrollment fee to complete the process. If you need to pay after re-enrolling, please do one of the following:1) Go back to the re-enrollment link that was sent to you and click on the payment link. This will allow you to use a credit card if desiredOr2) Go to the school web page at www.stpetermyschool.com and click on the on-line payment link on the home page which will allow you to pay onlineOr3) Send a check to the school office with the correct enrollment fee noting who it is for
FINANCIAL AID 2017-18Applications for financial aid for next year are being accepted. The school is using the FACTS Grant & Aid Assessment Company to provide the financial analysis. To apply, visit online.factsmgt.com/aid. See attached flyer for more information.Scholarships for the next school year will be awarded using the following guidelines:1) St. Peter members will have first award consideration2) Applications for families enrolling children in Grades 1-8 will have priority3) First deadline for scholarship consideration is April 7th4) Second deadline for scholarship consideration is May 26th5) Scholarships will be awarded from a set amount designated for the upcoming school year; therefore applying eary assures there is money available6) Application with FACTS must be completed along with our St. Peter Support form
NEW MEMBER CLASSES STARTING SOONAre you interested in learning more about St. Peter or becoming a member? Join us for our upcoming New Member classes! The process of becoming a member is two easy steps: New Member Orientation and Lutheranism 101 class. During the New Member Orientation, Pastor Greiner will walk you through some of the history of St. Peter, including where we are heading as a congregation, and review the basics of the Christian faith. The New Member Orientation Session will take place on Tuesday, May 9th from 6:30 PM 8:30 PM in the chapel. The other step is to take the six week Lutheranism 101 course, offered during the Bible Study time block on Sundays. Classes will start prior to the New Member Orientation on Sunday, May 7, at 10:00 AM in the chapel. Learn more at www.FullLifeinChrist.org/join.
Poured Out Missions Weekend June 2-4 Register by April 23Current 5-7th graders are invited to a missions weekend at Immanuel in Belvidere, Illinois. There will be service projects, food, inspiring speakers, YMCA fun, and team building for only $40. Fill out a registration packet for this event by April 23. If you are interested in attending or chaperoning this trip, please let DCE Kristin know at [email protected].
Fall Confirmation Retreat at Camp ArcadiaWho: Current 6th-7th Graders (next years Confirmation students)When: September 29th October 1stWhere: Arcadia, MichiganWhat will we do: Eat, play, learn, and worship togetherCost: $126 ($50 deposit due April 9)How to register: DCE Kristin has registration packets; register by April 9th to guarantee your spot!*If you desire to chaperone this trip, please let DCE Kristin know!
Community Threads - Spring Sales This Week!Women's Tops, Jewelry, Senior Discount Day PLUS 20% off Furniture and Mattresses all Week!Check out our sales at http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Open-for-New-Savings-Each-Day.html?soid=1111597226000&aid=BJdRduzJSiYOr Visit us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CommunityThreadsUpscaleResale/
USE THE GIFT CARD PROGRAM!Remember to use the gift card program to order cards for your use as well as gifts for family and friends. Simply order online @ www.mannaorders.net. If you need your password please connect with Angie Blaesner in the Finance Office at [email protected] from the cards offsets your tuition.
Check out the new date on our Road Rally...
Best Dressed
Abigail Varvara
STUDENT LUNCH ACCOUNTTo make payments or put money into your childs lunch account, please go to www.mymealtime.com. Should you have any questions, please contact Janice Cartina, our Cafeteria Manager, at [email protected].
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7th Graders Serving in the Circle Drive
Up Next Week...
Team 4
Jonathan Kaspar*Captain*
Abigail Froehling
MichaelEnz
Sabrina Groth
Abigail Varvara
SamSt John
LucianaGutierrez*PM Doors*
8th Graders Serving in Chapel
Megan Morris
Joe Broski, Mitch Gates, Jessica Bergman, Tori Nickens
Grade Checks:
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Please be checking student progress on the Portal. Access to the site is above or by clicking HERE!
Mid-Quarter #4 is here! Students will get progress reports on Thursday next week! Monday islikely the last day to get caught up before these grades get printed!
Mrs. Murphy
All 6th and 7th grade tech students have a Schoology account in which projects and assignments are posted. Schoology is an online learning management system similar to Google classroom but more powerfull and with greater capabilities. It is also the main learning management system used in surrounding district high schools. Student Schoology accounts were set up using their secure school Google accounts and can be accessed from any computer both school and home. All 6th and 7th grade students are currently completing projects and assignments using 100% online tools which can also be accessed from any computer.
6th grade:By now, all students should have finished the onlineTynker lessons, including the Clover Game. We have moved on to more 'true' coding online lessons using CodeMonkey. Currently, there are 30 online challenges assigned to students that theyare completingin class.
7th grade:Students are honing and sharpeningtheir digital citizenship skills. Digital citizenship refers to one's behavior and interaction when regularly using the internet and online services. We are using an online curriculum providedby CommonsenseMedia called Digital Compass. Students are walked through various online scenarios thru a fictitiouscharacter'spoint of view, then asked to make the right decisions about what that character would or should do next.
8th grade:Will continue to work on their Washington D.C. brochures. These will be due (depending on circumstances) on May 12.
Mrs. [email protected]
Hi Artfamilies: make sure to put Thursday, May 18 on your calendar to attend the Music and Art fine arts night!! Much of your students art work will be on display!!Attention all 8th graders: the deadline for entering your art in the 8th grade art completion is May 11. Any 8th grader can submit a painting or drawing. See Mrs. Gilles with any questions!
Mrs. Wieting and Mr. Gorecki
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Youth ChoraleOur next church performance is on April 30th at the 11:00 AM contemporary service. We will be singing with the praise band, and I cant wait!
General Music
We are starting our film music unit this week. In this unit, we will be learning about the history of music and film as a cohesive pair. This week, we discussed the importance of music in film, and learned about early film music (late 1800s-1925).
Seorita [email protected] www.onlinespanishclassroom.weebly.
Spanish 1:We reviewed for the test on episodes 5-8 of "Mi Vida Loca". The test is next Wednesday, 4/26. I will be sending out a separate email about the class salsa party, which will be the following week.
Spanish 2:We only met once due to easter, but we practiced the vocabulary we have been learning so far. Next week we will continue with episodes of "Mi Vida Loca".
Spanish 3:Students paired up, wrote weather forecasts in Spanish, and presented them to the class. We also practiced basic conversation using informal and formal pronouns. Next week we will continue with "Mi Vida Loca".
Athletics
Summer Athletic Camp Save Registration is OPEN! Be sure to mark your calendars and save the dates of the St. Peter Athletic Camps. We are offering a variety of opportunities to a wide range of grade levels under the leadership of our outstanding coaching staff! Registration forms are available at the athletic office, school office, and online: http://stpetermyschool.com/campuslife/athletics/summer_campsJune 5 9 Grades 1-2 Basketball / 3:15 4:45Grades 7-8 Basketball / 5:00 6:30June 12-16Basketball Shooting Camp (10:00 11:00 am) / Grades 7-8Grades 3-4 Basketball / 3:15 4:45Grades 5-6 Basketball / 5:00 6:30June 13 16 Speed & Agility Camp (9:00 10:00 am) w/ Coach Weidner (Certified Athletic Trainer)June 19-23Grades 5-6 Volleyball / 3:00 4:30Grades 7-8 Volleyball / 4:45 6:15SPARC Every Tuesday and Thursday / 7:00 8:00 pm / June 20 August 10August 14 18Cheer Camp (3:00 5:00 pm) Coach Masterson / Grades 5 8
Mr Bickel and Miss Kloess
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This week we introduced variations of base sports including baseball and softball. Students are learning situational gameplay strategies, fundamentals, and sportsmanship. In addition, students had their health quiz on nutrition and substance abuse. Students will receive their grades when they get back from Easter break. Next week we will continue with base sports, Omniken, and fitness testing. Hopefully get outside weather permitting. I hope all families have a happy Easter!
Mrs. Picchiotti
English Grade SixWe will finish our Greek and Latin root word list of 100 total words this week! There will be a cumulative test over all 100 on Thursday, April 27th.
English Grade SevenWe will finish our Greek and Latin root word list of 100 total words this week! There will be a cumulative test over all 100 on Thursday, April 27th.English Grade EightWe will finish our Greek and Latin root word list of 100 total words this week! There will be a cumulative test over all 100 on Thursday, April 27th.We are looking at various nonfiction articles over the next two weeks and working on writing responses to them using transitional words and phrases.
6th Grade Literature - Mrs. Picchiotti
Students do NOT need another AR book after completing their 7th test (due Monday 4/24). We will be reading a novel as a class beginning in the first week of May.We are finishing our poetry unit by writing two more poems this week and compiling them into a book with the others we have written.
7th Grade Literature - MissLlerandi
We began our unit on The Adventures of Ulysses this week. Students should through the chapter The Ciconians, and have the graphic organizer completed for the chapters so far. Next week we will continue reading this exciting novel in and out of class. Students are also creating "retellings" of each chapter using vocabulary and by coloring an urn to help tell the story.
8th Grade Literature- Mrs. NagleStudents will begin presenting their speeches about mid week after Easter.
Miss Schmidt:[email protected] Grade ReligionThis week we continued our series in looking at kingdom character. We focused on the character of Jesus this week and the quality of integrity and consistency. Please note that students are bringing their books home this weekend to be sure that all of their work for IDENTITY and INTEGRITY have been completed.
Mr. [email protected] ReligionAfter studying the story of the death of Joshua, we will begin learning about the period of the rule of the judges in the Israelites history. Memory next week will be on Tuesday and Wednesday.Mrs. Harman:
8th Grade ReligionWe are currently rehearsing to lead chapel on April 28th.
Mr. Heick
6th grade period 1 -We will continue working on chapter 10. This will begin a unit on geometry. Students will be learning about angles, interior angles of multiple figures, circle graphs and more.
6th grade period 2 -We will continue working on chapter 11. This is the start of a probability unit. We will be studying simple probability, outcomes, tree diagrams, and the fundamental counting principle.
7th grade -We will continue working on chapter 2 of the Algebra book. In chapter 2 we will be reviewing how to add, subtract, multiply and divide negative numbers. We will also work on absolute value and the distributive property. We will be having a test on chapters 1 and 2 towards the end of the week.8th grade -We will continue working in chapter 9. Students will be learning how to solve quadratic equations and functions. We will be graphing quadratic equations and learning the quadratic formula.
Mrs. Smith
7th GradeWe are in exponent craziness right now! Thischapter is one of the hardest ones in the book as those exponents can be tricky! Positive exponents and negative exponents...lots to flip around! :) We will do tons ofpractice with these concepts before we take an official quiz or test and I will be pushing them beyond the book for sure! Project information is coming next week as well, so be on the lookout for that!
8th GradeReally, the same thing goes for next week...
Geometry is "taking shape" and students are doing a great job with notes. They will use these for reference NOW and LATER when they are in high school. Some students are struggling a bit with geometry, as this is truly a new mindset. Others are really loving the change of pace and focus. Not a lot of homework will be seen during this last quarter, so please encourage your child to come by and see me if they are confused about topics covered. This will only help them for next year.
DC Projects are coming on Monday!
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Mrs. [email protected]
To access the Google classroom:
Go to your childs st.peters gmail account, such as first initial, last name, and the year they graduate @stpetermyschool.com ([email protected])
Type in their password
In the search type in googleclassroom, then click on the result: https://classroom.google.com/h
Then just click on the class icon
6th grade World History classWe have finished the Incas, Aztecs and American Native Indians, and will now study the ancient civilizations of Africa.
7th grade GeographyStudents will begin a new unit about the geography of Africa.
8th grade History classStudents will begin a new unit about the geography of Africa.
Mr. Piel
Science in the NewsDid you knowthat Earth Day originated on April 22, 1970 as the result of an idea by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson. Some interesting facts to ponder: The average person generates over 4 pounds of trash every day and about 1.5 tons of solid waste every year! Americans throw away 25,000,000 plastic bottles every hour! Recycling 100 aluminum cans can light an average-size bedroom for two weeks.
Specifically speaking6th Grade We finished our unit on Ch. 17 this week and will be taking a test next Wednesday on this. Study guides were distributed Wednesday and time was given to work on these in class yesterday and today. We will then have a formal review in class on Tuesday before Wednesdays test.
7th Grade`We began our unit on the Linnaean classification system of living things, the 7 levels of classification, and the major kingdoms used in this system. We will finish this unit possibly by the end of next week with a test the following week. 8th Grade We finished our unit on solutions, acids, and basis this week and will be testing next Thursday over this unit. We conducted a lab also this week where we tested various household compounds to determine the acidity or alkalinity of each.
Website for solar panel monitoring:enlighten.enphaseenergy.com/pv/public_systems/2McX428596/grid/days
Middle School Madness
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