“Bits and Pieces of Info to Make Life on the Ranch Easier to Manage”

What’s Happening Around Town Answers to Questions on the Ranch

We’ve come to the end of the year already! I

hope this year was a good year for you and your
son or daughter, and I trust, that like me, you A: Please drop your child off as usual on Friday
are able to rejoice in God’s faithfulness even in morning wearing chapel dress! We will get ready
times when the road was rocky! As I conclude in our classroom, and then at 8:30 the ceremony
this final newsletter, I thought it would be best will begin. There will be opportunities both dur-
to close the year with some “stones of remem- ing and after the ceremony to snap great pic-
brance.” Let us give God the glory, honor, and tures of your son or daughter, so please make
praise He is due! sure to find good seats for you and your guests
while waiting for us to get ready and arrive!
When we conclude the ceremony, you will be
1. Read books (even long books) on our own! able to join us in the foyer for class pictures,
2. Recite 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 with sign-language! and then, after dropping of your child’s hat, we
3. Follow instructions the first time give (most invite you to the cafeteria for cake and punch!
of the time)! You are free to leave and begin summer break
4. Count to 100 by 1’s, 10’s, 5’s, and 2’s whenever you are ready to take off!
5. Solve addition problems from fact families
one through eight!
6. Say hello in different languages!
7. Receive correction with a willing spirit! A: Please, PLEASE, continue to encourage and
8. Share our toys! challenge your child to read! Give your son or
9. Read verses of Scripture on our own! daughter many opportunities to practice using
10. Make friends and work together with others! the readers, books from the library, and words
11. Teach our friends new things using our show from the environment you are in each day! An-
and tell treasures! other great idea for those of you with internet
12. Write sentences and our own stories! access is to visit a site called starfall.com. It
13. Tell time to the hour, half-hour, and quarter has all sorts of interactive games, stories, and
past the hour! songs geared toward each grade level.
14. Use creative juices to make special crafts for I encourage you to work on math as well.
others! Practice telling time, counting by ones, tens,
15. Make Miss Hult’s heart melt with sweet acts fives, and twos, and adding. If you go to garage
of kindness, hilarious statements, and un sales this summer or just pull out extra change,
forgettable light-bulb moments! review coin values! Continue to make practice
fun and a daily routine!
Love and goodbye! Miss Hult
 Spotlighting Students and Volunteers A Bible Course Map for the Upcoming Week

I want to begin by thanking each and every Monday - (Gen. 37:20-36) Due to their hatred
one of you for helping me in a variety of differ- and anger toward their brother, Joseph’s broth-
ent ways this year! I appreciate your patience ers devise a plan to get rid of him. They throw
with me as a first year teacher. I have learned him in a pit, and sell him to some men. God pro-
so much, and I am thankful for your willing- tects Joseph and works out his plan.
ness to work with me. I enjoyed my first year, Tuesday - (Gen. 39-40) Joseph is sold as a slave to
and I am grateful for all who took time to an officer named Potiphar. Joseph obeyes the
speak words of encouragement to me! Lord in all he does, and God blesses him. Howev-
I also want to thank our room mothers this er, Joseph is eventually put in prison because he
year. Amanda Charlton, Leah Davenport, does what is right. God protects him even in jail,
Paula Hohensee, Danielle Kruger, and Shan- and He blessed Joseph for his obedience, allow-
non Stuart planned and/or attended every par- ing him to give the meaning of some important
ty this year. So many of you provided supplies dreams. God will use us if we obey like Joseph.
for numerous parties, activities, and snacks, Wednesday - (Gen. 41:1-57; 42:1 - 45:8) Joseph is
and I am EVER SO GRATEFUL for all you invited to appear before Pharoah to interpret his
have done to help serve! Thank you for your dreams. Joseph gives the correct meaning of
efforts, and may God be praised for your ser- Pharoah’s dreams and warns him to set aside
vice and dedication! food because famine is coming to the land.
Though I am sure I am bound to forget Joseph is placed in charge of everything in
someone, I close with a thankful heart for spe- Pharoah’s palace, and when his starving brothers
cials teachers and for our library volunteers, arrive in search of food, they do not recognize
Mrs. Heggen and Mrs. Byrd. What a blessing their brother. Joseph gives a dinner for his broth-
you all have been! Thank you for serving faith- ers, and he tells them who he is after discovering
fully! their repentant hearts.
Thursday: (Gen. 45:9 - 50:22) Joseph’s entire fami-
ly moves to Egypt to live with him during the fam-
ine. He rejoices in the truth that, despite his
brothers’ efforts to harm him, “God meant it for
good in order to bring about this present result,
to preserve many people alive” (Gen. 50:20). Obe-
dience always brings blessing, though it may not
be in our own timing.

Quick Glimpse Calendar

Tuesday, May 25 - Track and Field Day Awards Ceremony (2:20 p.m.)
Wednesday, May 19 - Chapel
Friday, May 28 - Kindergarten Graduation (8:30 a.m.); Enjoy the summer!