Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Krause & Family

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Manthe & Family

Ms. Mikaela Raddatz

Mr. & Mrs. Tim Garceau & Family

Ms. Amanda Koch

Mr. & Mrs. Randal Kanitz & Family

Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Foelske & Family

Mrs. Beth Hauf

Mr. & Mrs. Martin Plocher

Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Klatt

Pastor & Mrs. Robert Kujawski

Pastor & Mrs. Stephen Melso & Family

Pastor & Mrs. Waldemar Loescher

Mr. & Mrs. David Williamson & Family

Mr. & Mrs. Dana Smith & Family

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Woodman & Family

Mrs. Phyllis Schultz

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Markusen & Family

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Waak

Mrs. Nancy Boeck

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Nelson

December 18, 2015 www.bethanyeagles.org Volume 36 Issue 12

General News

Merry Christmas Your teachers, support staff, and pastors of Bethany and their families wish all of our parents

and their children a blessed Christmas and a safe and blessed New Year.

School Closings If it becomes necessary to close school due to bad weather or for some other emergency, notice will be given before 7:00 A.M. over the following Manitowoc radio stations:

WCUB 980 AM WOMT 1240 AM WLTU 92.1 FM WLKN 98.1 The Green Bay television stations will also be notified. The teachers will not be calling to notify.

If it is necessary to close school during the school day, notice will be given on the radio, and students will contact their parents to arrange to be picked up. Students will never be released from school without parental permission.

If there is a great deal of illness in the school or in a particular classroom, or if a teacher is absent and no substitute can be found, parents will be notified in such situations.

Did you read this whole section? If you did, email Mr. Krause the answer to this trivia question to receive a prize: “We are five little objects Of an everyday sort. You will find us all in A tennis court.”

Newsletter

MLHS Christmas Concert Invitation The Manitowoc Lutheran High School Christmas Concert at the Capitol Civic Centre will be held on Wednesday, December 23rd at 4:30 and 7:30pm. All students in Kindergarten through 8th grades are invited to join the MLHS choirs on the last anthem of the concert. The students are all invited to sing the refrain of Go Tell It On The Mountain. Since this is the 60th year of MLHS we will also be inviting alumni to take part in this closing anthem. Can you imagine the joy that will be brought to those in attendance to hear voices from age 5 – 75 proclaim “Jesus Christ is born!” In addition we are planning with current students and alumni to play the instrumental parts from the side balconies so that we can fit all of the singers on stage. This should be a very special performance for all involved! Please mark this on your calendar and join the Lancer family at the CCC!

Winter Dress The cold winter weather is now upon us. Please remember that the students should dress

appropriately for the weather.

Students go outside for recess if the temperature is 5 degrees or more above zero. We follow the actual temperatures and not the wind chill readings. (The wind chill can be a factor in extreme cases.)

All students need to wear winter hats, coats, and mittens or gloves. When there is snow and ice on the ground, all students need to wear winter boots.

This includes grades 7 and 8. Old shoes or a second pair of shoes cannot substitute for boots.

If your son or daughter does not own a pair of winter boots, please get a pair of boots for your child as soon as possible. If you have any questions about how we do things for the winter months, please stop by and share your questions or concerns.

Parenting Bible Class

Please join us on Sunday, December 20th at 9:00 am for the next Bible class in our Parenting Bible Class series, “A Recipe for a Happy Family – Priorities.”

Christmas Eve Practice

This year’s rotation (child’s last name):

A – K…..4:00 PM service (Practice- Monday, December 21st 3:15-4:30)

L– Z…..6:00 PM service (Practice- Tuesday, December 22nd 3:15-4:30)

Please make sure that your family and friends are aware of this breakdown, as the Christmas Eve service times listed in the newspaper were incorrect.

Medical Consent Form

If you have a prescription medication for your child that is stored in the school office, we have a form in the office for you to complete and sign. We are always updating our forms due to new information that comes to us regarding safety regulations.

Classroom News Kindergarten - Mrs. Klatt

Next week we will be finishing up some Christmas projects and learning our recitation and Christmas songs! The class has been doing an awesome job at focusing during rehearsals! Because of some extra Christmas projects, Christmas Eve rehearsals, and singing at the nursery home, we are running behind in Writing Workshop, ELA, and Math! We will finish up what I had planned this last week on Monday and Tuesday! Wednesday will be our Christmas party! If anyone is interested in bringing snacks or drinks, please let me know! Have a great weekend!

Grade 1 – Mrs. Plocher

A reminder that the Christmas party will be Wednesday, December 23rd. Please remember to bring gifts and items for the party. We begin using hymnals in January. Some of you ordered a hymnal at the beginning of the year. I have those hymnals here at school. If you did not order a hymnal, please send one to school, or you can go to the school office to purchase one. Merry Christmas and enjoy the holiday break!

Grade 2 – Mrs. Hauf We’ve been studying goods and services in social

studies class. Next Monday, we are having a trading day of goods. Each child should bring five or six things they no longer want to keep and bring them to school to trade with a classmate. Some things might be stuffed animals, small cars, dolls, or other things they think the other children may want. Also, they will learn how to barter.

After Christmas, I’m looking for some parent helpers during our reading groups from 12:45 to 1:15 PM. If you are interested in helping, please email me. If you could pick a day of the week that works for you, please let me know. Wednesday morning after the Christmas service at 9 A.M., we’re having our Christmas party where we exchange gifts and have snacks. The children may start bringing gifts on Monday. Please let me know if you’d like to send a treat. Have a blessed Christmas and I’ll see you in the new year!

Grade 3, Mornings – Mrs. Kanitz

This week the students studied the Bible story “Jesus the Good Shepherd,” “The Parable of the Good Samaritan,” and “Mary and Martha.” You can locate these stories in John 10 and Luke 10. Next week we will study “The Parable of the Foolish Rich Man” located in Luke 12. In other classes we are learning about textual point of view, narrative poems, using context clues to figure out word meanings, and important regional features of the United States. In handwriting we will be finishing up the lower case cursive alphabet before Christmas. We will also finish our writing unit about informational text before Christmas. I wish you a very joyous Christmas. God’s richest blessings to you in the New Year!

Grade 3, Afternoons – Mrs. Foelske

The December book report is due on Tuesday, December 22. January’s book approval date is Tuesday, January 5. January’s book needs to be a fiction book. The December Pizza Hut Book It calendars can be turned in when we return to school in January. After the Christmas service on Wednesday morning the students may change out of their church clothes into more casual clothes for the Christmas party.

The Lutheran High School choirs have invited our students to join them for the last song at their Christmas concerts on Wednesday, December 23. Any grade school student is welcome to go on stage and sing Go Tell It on the Mountain with the choirs. The concerts are at 4:30 and 7:30. I hope students from our class will be willing to participate. I pray all of you have a very blessed Christmas as you celebrate our Savior’s birth. May God bless you in the new year!

Grade 4 – Ms. Koch

We have been working hard on our Christmas Eve Program.

On Wednesday, students should wear nice clothes for the Christmas Eve service at 9:00. They may bring clothes to change into afterwards. We will then exchange gifts. Students can bring presents anytime. If students would like to bring snacks they are welcome to do so. I will bring beverages, cups, plates, and utensils. Next week I am going to send home Friday folders on Tuesday. I will send everything home so students do not necessarily need to bring assignment notebooks and backpacks to school on Wednesday. We will take a recess break on Wednesday so coats, hats, and gloves should be brought.

Looking ahead: January Book It and Memory Work calendars will be sent home in their Friday folders. January Book Report is a non-fiction book.

Have a blessed Christmas and New Year!

Grade 5 – Mrs. Garceau I gave the students the format for the December mystery book report. While no one likes to do work over the break, unfortunately this will be due the Monday we return. Some parents have offered to send a snack on Wednesday for our class party. Thank you! I have just asked that the snack be gluten free. Merry Christmas!

Grade 6 – Ms. Raddatz

Happy Friday! Only half a week left until a much needed break!

6th Grade will have a Catechism test on Tuesday.

Please bring your food items for the Christmas party on December 23rd.

Presents may be brought starting on Monday.

Have a blessed Christmas break!

Grade 7 – Mr. Manthe Catechism 5 – Tuesday (12/22): Test on Lessons 13-27. Study sheet has been handed out. Memory Work 5 – Tuesday (12/22): 10th Commandment ~ included on Test; Thursday (1/7): The Conclusion Part A “What does God say about all these commandments?” Memory Work 7 – Friday (1/8): Galatians 4:4&5 Math 6 – Monday (12/21): Test on Unit 5 Math 8 – Tuesday (12/22): Test on Unit 4 Music 7&8 – Thank you and job well done for the Advent Concert on Wednesday! Have a great weekend and a blessed Christmas!

Grades 8 – Mr. Krause Tests next week: None The 8th grade students are reminded to bring their gifts for the student exchanges on Monday or Tuesday so that we have them for our Christmas Party on Wednesday. All of the students in our school have been memorizing their passages and lines for the Christmas Eve service for Thursday. Parents, feel free to have your children practice their recitations in front of you. The boys should be running through their narrations 5 or 6 times a day in order to be fully prepared for that evening. Have a great Christmas Vacation! Mr. Krause’s Office Hours: Every day from 12:30-1:15 and 2:00-2:50 P.M. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00-9:00 A.M. akrause@bethanyeagles.org

Learning Coordinator – Mrs. Kanitz

Social Skills – Types of Communication (part 81)

Passive: Passive communicators tend to avoid expressing thoughts, feelings and opinions. They allow others to take advantage of them. As a result they often feel depressed, confused, and hopeless with no control of their life. Behaviors may include allowing others to dominate, speaking softly, limited eye contact and using submissive body language.

Passive-Aggressive Communication: This form of communication hides thoughts, needs, frustrations, and opinions to avoid confrontation. However, under-handed behaviors (embarrassment, sarcasm, sabotage, lying) are used to challenge others. There is usually underlying low self-esteem coupled with feelings of resentment. The passive-aggressive communicator alienates others by not being straightforward.

Aggressive: Aggressive communicators stick up for their rights in a direct but inappropriate way. It stems from low self-esteem and a perceived lack of power. Aggressive communicators try to dominate others and use threats, criticism, intimidation, force, and blame to gain power. As a result, others are alienated leading the aggressive communicator feeling less control.

Assertive Communication: Assertive communication is the most effective. Assertive communicators stand up for their needs, wants and opinions in a respectful, clear manner without trying to push ideas on anyone. They are open and honest while remaining calm and courteous. They are willing to listen to others and compromise. Assertive communicators tend to have healthy, high self-esteem and relationships based on honesty and mutual-respect.

Students in Gr. K-6 – Earn a Six Flags Theme Park Ticket!!

Students in grades K though 6 are eligible to participate in a free program from Six Flags and Discovery Education. Students who complete six hours of recreational reading and submit a reading log to their classroom teacher by Friday, February 19, 2016 will receive a ticket to Six Flags Great America in Illinois. Reading log forms and a letter explaining all the details of the program were sent home today for the students in grades K-6. Happy reading!!

Athletics

Schedules for the Brillion C-Team Scrimmage on January 2nd have been sent home and emailed. Please check

your child’s folder for the schedule.

The sign-up sheets for concession stand workers are on the main table in the hallway. We need everyone’s

help in order to run a successful concession stand. Thank you for your assistance.

Dance team practice will be cut short on Monday, December 21st due to our Christmas Eve service

practice. Practice will end at 3:30. Our dance team is scheduled to perform at many of our home basketball

games. The dance will take place at half-time during our Boys A game. If there are any changes to the

schedule, we will let you know as soon as possible. The schedule is as follows: January 8th (8pm), January

22nd (7pm), January 29th (8pm), and February 5th (8pm). We will also be performing during the A-team

basketball tournament at MLHS the weekend of February 12th-14th. Times for the tournament are to be

determined.

We have a plethora of basketball games this weekend. Division 1 and C-Team 4th Grade Boys are at Brillion on

Saturday. Division 2 is at Two Rivers on Saturday. Times and addresses are listed below and directions may

also be found on the table in the main hallway.

Weekly Score Report

Basketball Results from December 12th

Division 2 vs. Two Rivers B-Team Girls: lost 6-20

B- Team Boys: lost 8-30

Division 1 vs. Brillion

B-Team Girls: won 19-12

B-Team Boys: lost 8-36

A- Team Girls: won 38-14

A- Team Boys: lost 13-42

C-Team vs. Brillion 4th Grade Boys: won 20-16

4th Grade C Boys/ Division 1 Division 2

Game order: C-team, GB, BB, GA, BA Times: 11, 12, 1, 2, 3

Game Order: GB, BB Times: 12, 1

601 E. National Ave. Brillion, WI 54110

3607 45th St. Two Rivers, WI 54241

C-Team Basketball Scrimmage Day

Saturday, January 2nd, 2016

Hosted by Trinity Lutheran School 601 E. National Ave. Brillion, WI 54110

1. This day is intended for players in 3rd & 4th grade only. 2nd graders can be used if needed to fill out a team.

2. Each game will consist of two 14-minute halves with a running clock. 3. Time outs may be called for instructional purposes, but the clock will keep running. 4. A 5-minute half-time break will be used. 5. There will be a 5-minute warm-up period at the start of each game. 6. There will be no score kept. This day is for learning, experience, and fun, not for winning

or losing. 7. One WIAA referee per court will be making calls and instructing players about violations. 8. We will shoot one free throw on shooting fouls only. 9. Substitutions can be made during any dead ball situation. 10. Please have numbers on all players’ jerseys/shirts. 11. No pressing in the backcourt. 12. All teams will use a “man to man” defense. 13. Each team will play 4 games throughout the day. 14. The cost will be $35 per team (check payable to Trinity Lutheran School) and that cost is

used to pay for the referees.

Time Court 1 – Boys Teams Court 2 – Girls Teams

8:30 AM Trinity vs. Riverview Trinity #1 vs. Trinity #2

9:10 AM Bethany #1 vs. Bethany #2 Riverview vs. Bethany

9:50 AM Morrison vs. Trinity St. Paul’s vs Trinity #1

10:30 AM Riverview vs. Bethany #1 Trinity #2 vs. Riverview

11:10 AM Bethany #2 vs. Morrison Bethany vs. St. Paul’s

11:50 AM Trinity vs. Bethany #1 Trinity #1 vs. Riverview

12:30 PM Riverview vs. Morrison Trinity #2 vs. St. Paul’s

1:10 PM Trinity vs. Bethany #2 Trinity #1 vs. Bethany

1:50 PM Bethany #1 vs. Morrison Riverview vs. St. Paul’s

2:30 PM Riverview vs. Bethany #2 Trinity #2 vs. Bethany

The Trinity Booster Club will operate a concession stand all day for your convenience. Food

will be served in our Commons located near the gym. The following teams are playing this year: Boys: Girls: Trinity, Brillion Trinity, Brillion #1 Bethany, Manitowoc #1 Trinity, Brillion #2 Bethany Manitowoc #2 Bethany, Manitowoc Riverview, Appleton Riverview, Appleton Zion, Morrison St. Paul‘s, Lomira

Bethany Lutheran School Basketball Schedule 2015-2016

NEW AND REVISED 2015-2016 Basketball Schedules

Division 1 Games (A-teams and 6th Grade B-Teams)

Game Order: GB, BB, GA, BA (unless otherwise noted)

Date Home/Away Opponent Time

12/18 Away Immanuel 5, 6, 7, 8

1/8 Home Newtonburg 5, 6, 7, 8

1/16 Away Morrison 12, 1, 2, 3

1/22 Home Sturgeon Bay 6 (GB), 7 (BA)

1/23 Away Algoma 12 (BB only)

1/29 Home Wayside 6, 7, 8 (BB, GB, BA)

2/5 Home First German 5, 6, 7, 8

Tournaments

B-Team February 12, 13, 14 @ MLHS

A-Team February 19, 20, 21 @ MLHS

A-Team Madison; February 26, 27, 28

A-Team State Tournament; March 4, 5, 6

Division 2 Games (4th and 5th Grade Girls and 5th Grade Boys)

Game Order: GB, BB

Date Home/Away Opponent Time

12/18 Away Maribel 5, 6

1/8 Away Howards Grove 5, 6

1/16 Home Reedsville 12, 1

1/22 Home Sturgeon Bay 5 (Boys B only)

1/29 Home Rantoul 5 (Girls B only)

Tournament

B-Team February 12, 13, 14 @ Rantoul

C-Teams: 3rd Grade Boys and Girls and 4th Grade Boys

Date Location Bethany C-Team(s) Time

1/2 Brillion All C Teams TBD

1/9 MLHS All C Teams Begins at 9

1/21 Wayside 4th Grade Boys TBD

1/23 Algoma 3rd Grade Teams Boys @10/Girls @ 11

Music Notes Singing in Church

A – K…..4:00 PM service Christmas Eve(Practice- Monday, December 21st 3:15-4:30)

L– Z…..6:00 PM service Christmas Eve(Practice- Tuesday, December 22nd 3:15-4:30)

Wednesday, December 23rd at 9:00 am Children’s Service at Bethany

Miscellaneous Please remember to notify the school office or your child’s teacher by phone, note, email or

text if anyone other than a parent will be picking them up either for an appointment or after school.

Manitowoc Lutheran High School News

MLHS

MLHS International Student Ministry. MLHS is looking for willing host families for second

semester. We currently have international students at MLHS from China, Korea, Thailand and

Spain. We have many more students already applying to come to our school. The word is

spreading about our school, wonderful facility, caring faculty and staff and loving host

families. Please consider being a part of this vital ministry. Romans 10:14 “ How, then, can

they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom

they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?” Please

contact Carrie Ungemach (682-0215 x.420 or cungemach@mlhslancers.org) with questions.

MLHS CHRISTMAS CONCERTS. We look forward to seeing you at the MLHS Christmas

Concerts this year, Wed. 12/23 at 4:30 and 7:30pm. This is a tremendous chance to worship

together, observe the students using their talents, and to event bring a friend, neighbor, or co-

worker to the Capitol Civic Centre to share in the message of our Savior’s birth!

Friends of the Lancer Fish Fry. Good food, good cause, can’t beat that! Make plans for

supper on Friday, 1/29/16 between 4:30-8:30pm. The annual Friends of the Lancer Fish Fry at

Twin Fountains Supper Club. Full menu of fish & sides, dine in or carry out. And did we

mention desserts?!?! Meet up with old (and new) friends for a great night out

MLHS Christmas Break Office Hours. The MLHS School and Scrip offices will be closed

from Dec. 24th thru Jan 4th for the Christmas break (Note: The Scrip Office will be open briefly

from 4-6pm on 12/29 for any year-end shopping needs ). The faculty and staff wish all

Federation families a blessed and safe Christmas!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Wed 12/23 MLHS Christmas Concert at Capitol Civic Centre; 4:30 & 7:30pm

Tue 1/5/16 MLHS Board of Control Mtg; 6:30pm

Sat 1/23/16 MLHS Grade School Poms Camp; 8:30am

Mon 1/25/16 Friends of the Lancer Mtg; 6pm

Mon & Wed 1/25 & 27 MLHS Freshman Registration Nights

Fri 1/29/16 Friends of the Lancer Fish Fry @ Twin Fountains; 4:30-8:30pm

Visit www.mlhslancers.org to view the up-to-the-minute MLHS calendar.

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