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December 21, 2015

Wheatfield, NY 14304

Holy Ghost Lutheran School

731-3030 / 731
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9449

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w.holyghostlcms.org
December
21-22 - No Hot Lunch
23 - K-8 half day 12:00p dismissal
Christmas Break begins until 1/4
25- Jesus Birthday - Merry Christmas
Chapel this week
-
Wednesday
at 9:15a - join us!
Leader- PreK 3 class - Offering -Local Food Pantry

Merry Christmas! -
from your HG family - the staff and faculty of Holy Ghost Lutheran School wish you
Gods blessings during this Christmas season. We pray that you are able to spend time with family and in
worship during the upcoming break these next two weeks. Please feel welcome to worship with us at Holy
Ghost this Christmas season:
Christmas Eve Service: 12/24, @ 7:00p
New Years Eve Service: 12/31 @ 7:00p
Christmas Day Service: 2/25, @ 10:30a
New Years Day Service: 1/1 @ 10:30a
Canned Good Drive- last week!
HG is collecting food this week for the needy - students are encouraged to come to school on Tuesday with a
canned good as part of their offering for Chapel that morning - collected goods will benefit the community.
Bus Service -
Ransomville and
Starpoint students will not have bus service available on Wednesday, 12/23.

Families will need to arrange for alternate transportation on that day - dismissal is at 12:00, noon.
Thank You!-
On behalf of Community Missions, I would like to thank you for participating in this years

Christmas Program! Because of your generosity, we were able to provide Christmas gifts, gift cards, and
turkeys, to 114 families from our community who were in desperate need of assistance this holiday season.
Welcome Ms. Nielsen!
After the Christmas Break, the HG family will welcome new teacher, Miss Kelsey Nielsen, to our school! Ms.
Nielsen will be teaching math and Science classes in the middle school and assisting younger grade teachers
in Literacy instruction. She will begin at HG on Monday, January 4th. Families in gr. 6 and 7 will be getting
a sheet home today that allows them to enroll her Remind text service - please complete this quick process
before the break so she can use it to communicate to families - thanks!
Hot lunch menu
Monday- No Hot Lunch
Tuesday-No Hot Lunch
Wednesday- PTL Luncheon for grades K-8.
Thursday + Friday - No School- Merry Christmas!

PTL
Wednesday, December 23rd
will be our Christmas Luncheon. This is FREE for all students to
enjoy. If you would like to help cook, serve or set up, come to the kitchen about 9:00. We will be making a
Turkey Dinner!
Mark your calendars:
When we come back from our Holiday Break, there will be a movie night and PTL
business meeting. This is going to be hosted by the 3rd grade class on Saturday December 9th after worship
at 6:30pm. MOVIE TBA!!
Next Dovetales
should have our profit results on the Christkindl Market and the 5 Below
fundraiser. Thank you all for your support on these.
Merry Christmas!
Preschool
3s
- We are looking forward to sharing the story of The First Christmas this Wednesday during chapel
(service begins at 9:15). There will be reserved seating for family and friends to come and worship with us.
Afterward, we will gather in the classroom for refreshments and to continue to celebrate the birth of our
Savior. Thank you to everyone who signed up for food items on Shutterfly.
Wed like to wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas season filled with joy and good times with loved
ones!
Mrs. Coble and Mrs. Sallach

4s
This week we will continue our Bible story about the birth of Jesus. Christmas is our theme - all
activities will center around Christmas stories and games. We will make a special gift for our parents. Monday
is Polar Express Day and we will meet in the gym, dismissal will be from OUR classroom!
Mrs. Crawford
Kindergarten
Hot, hot, hot, hot chocolate! Today was our Polar Express Day. We had lots of fun making reindeer food,
drinking hot chocolate and of course watching the movie! Tomorrow is our Christmas party which will begin
at 1pm. We have some fun crafts planned for the afternoon. Any parent that wishes to join us, is more then
welcome. Also on Wednesday, we have an 11:30am dismissal. This is also our Christmas Luncheon day that
is sponsored by our PTL. As a school we will be eating a turkey dinner.
I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
If you have any questions, dont hesitate to contact me anytime at
jodi.meissnerhg@gmail.com
Mrs. Meissner
This weeks Kindergarten Schedule:
Monday -
Polar Express Day
Tuesday -
Gym/ Christmas Party
Wednesday -
Chapel / Luncheon
Thursday -
No school
Friday-
No school


Grades 1
Thank you to all of the children that helped to tell the Christmas story at our Advent Service.
You did a beautiful job. I am so very proud of you.
We have a very short week. There will not be a
new story or spelling words this week. We will be listening to Christmas stories and doing Christmas related
activities.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your families a very Merry
Christmas and a blessed New Year. As you enjoy your family time together I hope the love of
Jesus and the joy of his birth bring you peace this Christmas season. P
lease check out your Sock
Monkey Sentinel for more details on this week's activities. As always, contact me any time with questions at
belinda.stenzel@gmail.com
.
YoursinChrist,
Mrs.Stenzel

Grade 2
Thank you, class! You did a wonderful job sharing the message of Christmas at our Advent
service. I received many compliments to pass on to you!
This is a short week, so there will not be spelling or math homework. We will be finishing up our parent gifts
and enjoying some Christmas activities in the classroom. We had grapefruit last Tuesday! Be sure to ask
what we will taste this Tuesday!Try to taste something new over the Christmas break and write about it! The
students will have a book to create over the break as well as continue with their reading. In Religion this week
we will be learning about the birth of Jesus. Memory verse will be recited on Wednesday. Chapel is on
Wednesday, join us if you can! Dont forget an offering for our local food pantry! Please have your child go on
www.xtramath.com
over the Christmas break. The students
LOVE Xtramath.com
! This program will help
them improve their math fluency!
I wish each of you a very blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year!
If you have any questions, please refer to our handbook or use the chat feature of Remind. Thank you!

Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Carrier
Grade 3
Thank you to all the students who participated in the childrens Advent Program on Wednesday evening. It
was a wonderful success and celebration of Jesus birth.
This week is a very short week. Students will not have a spelling packet or multiplication packet for
homework. In reading, we will be working on Daily 5 and in small reading groups. In math, we will review the
Topic 5 test and complete test corrections. We will also review the multiplication facts we have learned so far
this school year. In the afternoon on Monday and Tuesday we will be working on a special Christmas craft.
Wednesday is the PTL Christmas Luncheon at 10:45 am. The PTL will be providing lunch for students,
teachers, and staff.
Reminder, there is no hot lunch on Monday and Tuesday. Dismissal is at
noon on Wednesday.
Remind your child to read every night and complete their Reading Response Log and calendar
for Book It!
Encourage your child to practice their math facts at home by logging into XtraMath on the
computer or tablet.
Have a wonderful and Merry Christmas with your family!!

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at any time at
mgilgore@gmail.com
.
Yours in Christ,
Mrs. Gilgore
Grade 4
I was very pleased that 4th grade had 100% attendance at the Advent program! Good job!
There will be no spelling or new IXL homework this week (of course, you can go back and improve scores in
IXL). Please continue over break with computer sites like Xtra math and Raz reading. Dont forget the Social
Studies test on Tuesday.
Have a Blessed Christmas!
In Christ, Mrs. Woodley
Grade 5
Last week I noticed a student had mistakenly misspelled the Merry in Christmas to Mary Christmas. When
we started to discuss this dilemma, the student and I came to the conclusion that it does indeed revolve
around Mary and Baby Jesus. What wonderful times. A huge thank you to Mrs. Rohring for providing
supplies for the ugly Christmas shirt craft. Also, thank you to Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Sheiner, Mrs. Coble, Mrs.
Heuser, Mrs. Darlak and Mrs. Rohring in helping make this event stellar. Fun times. Students come hungry
Tuesday, December 22nd morning as I will be providing a Christmas breakfast for you. Yum, yum. And
Mary/Merry Christmas.
Remember to log onto our
Grade 5 Google Docs Homework
page to see day to day homework
assignments.
Blessings from the Heart,
Mrs. Gildersleeve
Math 5
: We will continue to work with decimal operations - Merry Christmas!
Middle School
Math 6
: we will continue our study on ratios and percents
Math 7:
Students will be solving 2-step equations using inverse operations. We will also learn how to use
the distributive property to solve equations.
Math 8
: - we will wrap up chapter 5 content and do a Cumulative Review of the first half of the text
Algebra
: Students will be learning how to write, graph, and identify solutions to inequalities. We will also be
discussing real-world inequalities.
Earth Science
:
Life Science
: we will complete chapter two prior to the break
Middle School ELA:
There WILL NOT BE spelling and vocabulary quizzes and related assignments this week.
6 ELA:
We are continuing to work on Christmas stories.
7 ELA:
We are writing Christmas stories.
8 ELA
: We are continuing to read Call of the Wild and will have a f
inal test on Tuesday


6SS:
Test on China was today. Nothing for the rest of the week.
7-8SS:
Nothing for this week.
Specific assignments and lesson plans have been shared with students via Google docs.
If you ever have a question regarding an assignment or want an update as to how your child is doing. Dont
hesitate to contact me at
mr.meiss@gmail.com
. or by cell: 478-2018
Mr. Meissner
SPANISH
Spanish 7 -
We will begin to study IR verbs in chapter 10. Students will copy the verbs on page 193. This
assignment will be due on Wednesday.
Spanish 8 -
There will be a quiz on chapter 14 on Tuesday.
Feliz Navidad!
ART
Kindergarten - Self Portrait
Grades 1 & 2 - Mystery Painting?!?!?!
Grades 3 & 4 -Mystery Painting ?!?!?!
Grade 5 - No-sew Fleece hats
Grades 6-8 BOYS - Polyhedron Sculpture
Grades 6-8 GIRLS - Fashion Design
Mrs. Crawford
Music
SKIP Choir- There is no rehearsal this week. Have a wonderful Christmas and vacation. I look forward to
singing with you in 2016!
Let Heaven and Nature Sing!

In His Praise, Mrs. Woodley

Instrumental Music
Lessons

Contact me for more information.

lbrusino@gmail.com
For best results please have your child practice 30 minutes every day.
PIANO:

Tuesday students- No lessons December 15th

Wednesday students- No lessons December 23rd

Sports
All sports season schedules are posted online at:
www.holyghostlcms.org
- enter the school site and find the Sports Calendar link in the left side-bar
December 22nd: JV girls 3-4:45; Varsity boys 6:30-8:30


December 29th: Varsity girls 1:00-3:00; JV girls 3:00-4:45; JV boys 4:45-6:30; Varsity boys 6:30-8:30
January Schedules will go home by Wednesday.
Please contact Mr. Meissner with any problems or concerns.
mrmeiss@gmail.com478-2018.

HG Extras
We are collecting canned goods and non-perishables to donate to local food pantries. This an ongoing
project, so please feel free to drop off items in front of Mrs. Gildersleeves room or the office.
Thanks for your generosity.
Campbells Labels/Box Tops for Education:
We are still collecting Box Tops and Campbells labels. Please continue to send them in. You can also go
online to
www.BoxTops4Education.com

for additional bonus points for our school. Thanks for your support!
Coke Rewards-
Something new families can do to help our school is register Coke Rewards points on the
Coke website in the name of Holy Ghost. Just buy qualifying products, visit the website, and follow the
directions to credit our school - go to
http://www.mycokerewards.com/content/home.html
Tops-
Sign up on-line and use your Bonus Card to earn money for our school.