Memorial Lutheran School

News and Updates
 
March 2, 2012 

Welcome to Everyone

 

It is hard to believe that March is already here. Spring Break is upon us, then we look forward to Easter.  School will be out for the summer before you know it.  There will be field trips, class activities and days off from school for the Easter break. Be sure to check your child's folder, cubby or backpack for special notes.

 

Have a great weekend!

 

Darrell Schepmann, Principal      

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In This Issue
PSIA Saturday
Basketball
Bible Bowl Team Wins
Library Thanks
Spring Break Mar 12-16
Outdoor Education
MLS Golf Tournament
Malaria Intiative
Students of the Week
SCRIP update
Former Student News
Calendar of Events
PSIA Competition This Saturday, March 3

 

Memorial Lutheran School students will be participating this Saturday, March 3, in a regional private school competition, PSIA (Private School Interscholastic Association) in Bryan/College Station, TX.  Students participating are Aislinn Bohot, Alyssa Meyers, Avery Kinchen, Bube Uchebenu, Cameron Henke, Chloe Cooper, Daniel Martin, Hannah Yeh, Jose Cordero, Joseph Ogunro, Jubee Uchebenu, Kaynara Luquinda, Kimberly Martinez, Madison Ross, Magdalena Obersat, Meera Krishnan, Michael Halverson, Peter Dragomirov, Reese McDermott, Ruth Martin, Ryan Dinh, Thomas Obersat, Jr., Tito Uchebenu, Tyler Kinchen and Zane Stoneburner.  Good luck to the team. Thank you to the coaches, parents and Reverend Obersat, who has organized our PSIA teams.

MLS Basketball 

 

Congratulations to the Varsity boys basketball team. They went 4-1 at the state tournament in Austin. Their only loss was to the championship team, Zion Walburg. We are proud of our Mustangs for bringing home a trophy!

 

The 3rd grade team plays tomorrow, Saturday, March 3, vs. St. Michael at St. Cecilia at 3:30 p.m. 

 

Go Mustangs! 

Bible Bowl Junior Team Takes 3rd Place

 

Our Junior Bible Bowl team won their match last week against Lutheran South Academy, which earned them the 3rd place trophy in the city-wide Lutheran school Bible competition. The team won their game against Trinity Klein the weekend before that. Way to go team and coaches! Assistant coach is Zachary Stoneburner. Coaches are Sherry Kitchell and Sarah Martin.

 

Team members are Jose Cordero, 6th grade; Matthew Girma, Natalie Ledesma and Tito Uchebenu, 5th grade; Aislinn Bohot, Tyler Kinchen, Ariana Kunz, Kaynara Luquinda, Ruth Martin and Alex Vanderbull, 4th grade.  The Bible bowl teams will have a special party after-school next Wednesday, March 7.

Library Thanks

 

Deaconess Obersat would like to acknowledge the Dinh family for their donation of books to the MLS library. Sophia is in Pre-Kindergarten and Ryan is in 1st grade.  Thank you Dinh Family!

Spring Break March 12-16

 

Spring Break is the week of March 12-16. The Infant and Early Start programs will run as usual. Pre-School through 8th grade will not have regular classes but childcare will be available. Look for a note to come home regarding sign-up for Spring Break childcare.  The form is also attached for you here.

Spring Break Childcare Form Pre-S to 8th

Outdoor Education 1st-5th Grades March 28-30

 

MLS 1st-5th grade classes will travel to Camp Forest Glenn in Huntsville to experience education in the outdoors!  1st and 2nd grades leave on March 29 and stay one night, and 3rd-5th grades spend two nights leaving on March 28.  Everyone returns on Friday, March 30.  Mr. Thacker has sent home information about this fun event. A registration form is going home again. If you have not already turned in the form, Mr. Thacker asks that you return it by this coming Wednesday, March 7, so that the T-shirt order can be placed. You may email him with any questions at [email protected].

MLS Golf Tournament April 21

 

Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 21. The MLS golf tournament information was mailed out earlier in the week. If you did not receive the information please let the office know and we will send you another packet. This "Fore the Kids" golf tournament is for anyone who enjoys playing golf - even if you are a novice! This is a Saturday tournament, so we hope a lot of you will be able to come out and play and enjoy a fun morning of golf and lunch.

 

Golfers, hole sponsors and tournament sponsors are needed. That information is included in the mailing. It is also attached in the link below. Our annual Spring Raffle will be part of this event as well, so look for that information soon. The grand prize is two tickets on Southwest Airlines, with no restrictions or black-out dates. Thank you SW Airlines for this great donation!

 Golf tournament Information

Malaria Inititave - Chapel Donations

 

Thank you to our students and families who continue to send in Chapel donations. The donations for this week totaled $102.90 and we are now up to 422 mosiquito nets in support of the Lutheran Malaria Initiative. Our goal is to provide 600 nets to help eliminate the childhood deaths in Africa caused by Malaria. If you have any questions about this project you may email Mrs. Martha Fredenburg at [email protected].

 

We thank little Chase Powers in Mrs. Janice's Infant class - his family has sent in $60 for the nets.

Students of the Week

 

Congratulations to these recent Students of the Week:

 

 Kindergarten - Jesse Adeyemi, Gabrielle Brulhart and Nelson Starbranch; 1st grade - Travis Anderson, Sue Bardawil, Kaiden Bruce, Alexa Chapa, Ryan Dinh, Salome Girma, Avery Kinchen, Ciara Moreno, Angelina Rassi, Arpana Shrestha, Jubee Uchebenu, and Tobee Uchebenu; 2nd grade - Daniel Martin, Kimberly Martinez, Taylor Norell-Campbell and Olivia St-Onge; 3rd grade class for helping clean up the gym; 4th grade - Sofia Butts, Kaynara Luquinda, Reese McDermott and Jacquilin Symons;  6th grade - Erica Bomar, Jose Cordero, Chris Filby, Mitchell Watkins, Robert Williamson, and the entire class for helping during Lutheran Schools Week; 7th grade - Brandon Jones, Marcos Lugao, Elisabeth Morris, Joelle Tshikuta, Luisa Vazquez and Jazlynn Williams; 8th grade - Ammaar Alam, Tristan Cloud, Charles Filby, Grade Jeffers, Joyce Mambo and Justin Watkins
SCRIP Update from Mrs. St-Onge

 

SCRIP Update:

 

Just a reminder that today, March 2, was our last Friday SCRIP order.  Our next order will be placed on MONDAY, March 19.  At that time you will be able to take advantage of the great offers listed below.  The bonus amount listed is in addition to the regular reimbursement!  We will also take orders for the West Houston Assistance Ministries (WHAM) Food Bank.  

 

Purchase "Scrip To Go" for your family or WHAM after school on Friday March 23, March 30, April 13, April 20 or April 27.  We will have gift cards from Randalls, HEB, Target, and Wal-Mart available.

 

Thanks again for your support of MLS!  Go Mustangs!

 

Deborah St-Onge, SCRIP Coordinator

 

 

Here is this week's list of upcoming special offers beginning next Saturday, March 10, 2012.  Please click on the link after each summary for more information.  As always, you can see a list of the current specials by clicking here: http://www.glscrip.com/shop/specialoffers.aspx.
 
   
AMC Theatres
 - 5% bonus 3/10/12 thru 3/23/12  http://bit.ly/w6BlSk

Home Depot - 1% bonus 3/10/12 thru 3/23/12  http://bit.ly/wIZzlX

iTunes
 - 5% bonus 3/10/12 thru 3/23/12  http://bit.ly/yMGvUN

Former Student News and Notes

 

Congratulations to MLS Grad and Lutheran High North Freshman, Joshua Fredenburg. He was selected as Freshman student of the month for January! We are proud of our former students' accomplishments.

 

Freshman -  Joshua Fredenburg   

Sophomore - Kaley Davis

Junior -  Rachel Skweres

            Senior - Sarah Naiser    

 

Calendar - Events


Looking Ahead - Calendar:  

  • Saturday, March 3 - PSIA competition
  • Tuesday, March 6 - Pre-K parents and children meet the Kindergarten teacher at lunch  - Pre-K parents look for a special email invitation
  • Friday, March 9 - Students wear special Lutheran School Week shirts they painted
  • Sunday, March 11 - Blood Drive 9 a.m. -1p.m. in the Gym
  • March 12-16 - Spring Break Week - No School, childcare will be available
  • Thursday, March 29 - MLS Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A on Westheimer - money comes back to MLS - a fun night, come anytime between 5 and 8 p.m.
  • Friday, March 23 - Band Festival at Lutheran High North
  • March 28-30 - Outdoor Education at Camp Forest Glenn, Huntsville - 1st-5th grades (1st grade stays one night, leaving March 29)
  • Thursday, April 5 through Monday, April 9 - Easter Break - School, Childcare and Infant program are all closed in observance of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Monday.  
  • Saturday, April 21 - MLS golf tournament on the Masters Course at Bear Creek
  • Saturday, April 28 - MLS Book Fair at Barnes and Noble, Westheimer @ Voss 

 

You are welcome to call the school office at any time with questions - 713-782-4022.

LouAnn Webber
Director of Admissions
Memorial Lutheran School
713-782-4022 school office 
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