Eagles in Action
PHIL'S FRIENDS
The 7th graders' Eagles in Action for the month of February is Phil's Friends. Phil's Friends is a Christian organization dedicated to bringing Hope to people undergoing cancer treatments. This week the entire school will be tying blankets and decorating cards which will be included in the Hope Packages that are sent the patients across the country. In addition to the blankets, we will be collecting FUZZY SOCKS for women and PLAYING CARDS for men. You can get both of these items at the Dollar Store. All donations and items will be delivered to Phil's Friends later this month when the 7th graders go to pack and decorate Hope boxes. Please pray for us and for the people who will receive these boxes.

Announcements
ENROLLMENT
Last week, all current St. John’s School families received enrollment information for the 2018-19 school year. Information was sent home with your youngest child. We want to know your intentions about enrollment by March 9th to be able to plan next year’s budget. If you enroll on or before that date, the enrollment fee is $150 per family. After March 9th the enrollment fee will be $250 per family. Additional enrollment forms, along with the 2018-19 Tuition and Fees can be found on the website at www.stjohnslagrange.org/forms/
 
We encourage you to share St. John’s Lutheran School with friends and neighbors! Our Recruitment Incentive Program will be in place again for the 2018-19 school year. Refer a new family to St. John's and receive $1,000 tuition credit for each student that enrolls in and attends St. John’s during the 2018-19 school year. 
This applies to preschool through Eighth Grade with an exception for Kindergarten, Second, Fourth and Fifth Grades. Families referring students enrolling and attending those grades will receive a $1,500 tuition credit per student.  
VIP DAY
March 9
Registration begins at 8:00 AM
Early Dismissal at 11:30 AM
Invitations are coming home with each child,
and can be accessed via the button below.
St. John’s Church & School Pancake Breakfast
Sunday March 11, 6:300 am – 12:30pm

Join us for breakfast! Breakfast includes Pancakes, Sausage, Fruit, Coffee & Juice
 
Tickets on-sale now! Purchase tickets in the Church or School office
 
Admission: $5
6 and Younger: FREE
Please volunteer to serve at Pancake Breakfast!  
 
Visit Sign Up Genius to volunteer
Congratulations to 8 th grader Lillian Murphy,
who earned Second Place for her Americanism Essay entry titled,
“What National Monument Means the Most to Me?” 
The American Legion sponsored the contest, and the Robert E. Coulter, Jr. Post 1942 American Legion & Auxiliary honored Lillian on Wednesday, February 21. 

Way to Go Lillie!
So Kids, Sew!
St. John’s sewing club is for students in grades 6-8. We meet Mondays from 3:30 – 4:30. We hope you will join us!
Our next session continues for 3 more weeks: Mar. 5, 12, and 19th. Students will learn to apply borders and how to put the layers of the quilt together. They will also start a second quilt using the same pattern as the previous session but with different fabrics. We hope to have some of our experienced sewers return for this session, but new sewers are also welcome. Please see Mrs. Starr for permission slips.
We congratulate the following students for earning Accelerated Reader Certificates:

Ready 3: Elizabeth Vicente
Ready 5: Kimberly Massini
Rising 2: Christ Anisi, Gavin Johnson
Rising 4: Agatha Zimmer
Super 1: Manuella Goncalves


Keep up the good work!
Board of Education Update
On Tuesday, 02/13/18, the Board of Education had its second meeting for 2018. As always, we continue to welcome parents to attend our meetings and share their thoughts. This meeting was focused on enrollment for 2018-19 school year once again as well as the retirement of Sue Kunz. As a reminder our meetings are the 2nd Tuesday each month at 7:00pm.
Candy Donations Needed:

An Egg-citing Easter activity is rolling out that will involve our church, school and neighbors. Candy donations are needed to fill 2,400 plastic eggs and will be greatly appreciated. Please drop off bags of candy in the narthex (next to the coffee hour area) or in the school office between now and March 1st. Email j.strasser@sjlagrange.com with questions. Thank You!
We will be placing TRIP orders for your shopping needs on these upcoming dates:
·         March 5th and 19th
Have your order in the green order boxes, in either the school office or church narthex by the Sunday prior to the order date to participate.

Click the button below for more information:
The LaGrange HIGHLANDS LIONS CLUB is sponsoring an Early Childhood Vision Screening event, Saturday, March 10th, 9 AM - Noon at Highlands School.   
 
This screening is open to all area families; it is not a school-sponsored event. All pertinent information is on the attached flyer.
 
The screening is FREE, sponsored by the LaGrange HIGHLANDS LIONS CLUB. There is no cost to the parent, and all children between six months to six years are eligible. Studies show that 80% of children's learning is visual. Failure to address learning issues of sight and sound as soon as posible lead to both academic and behavioral problems.
PTO News
WERE YOU THERE…OR WERE YOU SQUARE?!
 
Everyone who attended seemed to have a “hoppin’’ good time at the Sock Hop last Friday evening! We had a great turnout: 104 students, most with at least 1 parent. It was an awesome evening and we have so much and so many to be thankful for!
·          Many thanks to all of the volunteers who helped out with the Sock Hop – with gifts of their time and energy and/or with gifts of food.
·          A big big thank-you to Mr. Wykert and Mr. Starr for doing such a fantastic job as our DJ’s! You had everyone out “movin’ and groovin’ the whole night!” 
 
More thank-you’s go to all the staff who donated the fun raffle prizes! Following is a list of the raffle prizes, donors and winners of each:
- $25 Oberweis Gift Card (Mrs. VerVynck) – Grace C. (K)
- Two Madame Alexander Dolls (Mrs. Cappa) – Agatha Z. (2 nd ) & Jordyn K. (6 th )
- Banana Splits for Lunch with a Friend and Mrs. Mannes (Mrs. Mannes) – Jacob R. (6 th )
- $25 Disney Stor Gift Card (Mrs. Hackelberg) – Natalie S. (4 th )
- Hatchimals Game (Ms. Pece) – Dagny Z. (K)
- Breyer Horse of the Year (Mrs. Strasser) – Ember W. (PS3)
- Remote Control Car (Mr. Wykert) – Andrew H. (7 th )
- Lunch at a LG Restaurant with a Friend (Mrs. Wykert) – Greta S. (6 th )
- Lunch at Jimmy John’s with a Friend (Mrs. Starr) – Angie T. (7 th )
- Beta Fish (Mrs. Kunz) – Gavin J. (2 nd )
- Breakfast at Starbucks with a Friend (Mrs. Hull) – Brian D. (6 th )
- Bake Cookies at Mrs. Willig’s House with a Friend (Mrs. Willig) – Alanna L. (7 th )
- $20 LaGrange Theater Gift Card (Ms. Grisafe) – Noah W. (7 th )
- Hot Chocolate/Root Beer Float Party for the Classroom (Mrs. Tapia) – Morgan N. (7 th )
- Lunch at Hotdog and Co. with a Friend (Mrs. Murphy) – Manuella G. (2 nd )
- Popcorn and Pictionary Game for the Classroom (Pastor & Mrs. Roberts) – Patrick A. (K)
- $25 Chiptole Gift Card (Mr. & Mrs. Stapelton) – Anabella R. (PS3)
- $25 Subway Gift Card (Mr. Lincoln) – Sherrie S. (Staff)
- Harry Potter Gift Basket (Mrs. LaVelle) – Malena P. (Former SJL Student)
- Rocky Mountain Chocolate Apples Basket (Mrs. Johnson) – Alex C. (6 th )
 
Thank you to everyone for a great evening!
NEW PIZZA ORDER FORMS (green) ARE AVAILABLE!
Order forms are available outside the school office; on the SJL website at stjohnslagrange.org→Parents→Forms; or by clicking the link found in this issue of The Wings.
As a reminder: Pizza should be pre-ordered to guarantee that your student receives his/her preferred type and quantity of pizza. Pizza orders are due by 9:00 am on Wednesday for Friday’s lunch. There are usually extra slices of pizza available for sale on Fridays at lunch. However, students with pre-orders are served first and there is no guarantee that there will be leftover pizza to sell.
Pizza Fridays are a fundraiser to help cover the costs for the 7 th & 8 th grade classes’ trip to Washington, D.C. in May. Thank you for your support!  
Flying High Pizza FUNdraiser Night!
 
PTO has once again teamed up with Flying High in Countryside for a Pizza FUNdraiser.
Please note a new CHANGE to the event - this event will now be open to the public, not just SJL families and friends.
The night will include 3 hours of games and activities for kids 3 and up. This is a drop off event so parents can enjoy a kid-free night, however parents are welcome to stay in the viewing area. Feel free to invite siblings, neighbors, and non-SJL friends. See the attached flier for how to register online. Pre-registration is $15 until 11:59pm on Thursday, March 15 th . Registration after or walk-in is $20. For questions/concerns, please contact Desiree Trapp at desiree.trapp19@gmail.com or 708-699-3406.
WANTED: PTO HOT LUNCH COORDINATOR
FOR 2018-19
For the past several years, the PTO has arranged for monthly catered lunches for our students and staff from local restaurants. A new coordinator is needed for this program for next school year (2018-19). The advantage to starting during the current year is that the current coordinator can train you! The primary responsibilities include:
  • Help choose dates and vendors for monthly hot lunches at the beginning of the year.
  • Communicate with restaurants to arrange dates, prices and place orders.
  • Prepare, distribute and collect lunch order forms each month.
  • Keep accurate records of hot lunch orders for correct distribution on hot lunch days.
  • Solicit and coordinate parent volunteers to help serve lunch each month.
  • Coordinate distribution of lunches.
If you are interested, have questions, or would like more information, please contact Debbie Cloutier 630-321-0427 or bankerref@comcast.net.  
When submitting pizza orders, hot lunch orders, registrations for extracurricular classes, etc. PLEASE remember to include your child’s grade on the form! This makes processing the forms much faster.
Thank you!
Calendar

Week of February 26, 2018

Monday, Feb 26
  • 3:30 PM So Kids, Sew!
  • 3:30 PM Chess Scholars
  • 4:00 PM Varsity Girls Game HOME - St. Paul, Brookfield

Tuesday, Feb 27
  • 7:25 AM Jubilee Bells
  • 4:00 PM Varsity Boys Game HOME - Trinity, Lombard

Wednesday, Feb 28
  • 7:40 AM Prayer Warriors
  • 3:30 PM Varsity Coed Practice
  • 6:00 PM Lenten Dinner
  • 7:00 PM Worship w/ Communion

Thursday, Mar 1
  • 7:25 AM Joy Bells
  • 2:30 PM Early Dismissal
  • 2:30 PM Echoes of Praise
  • 2:30 PM Sticky Fingers Cooking Class
  • 2:30 PM Hot Shot Sports
  • 6:30 PM Intermediate Grades Science Fair

Friday, Mar 2 No Events Planned

Saturday, Mar 3 No Events Planned

Sunday, Mar 4



Week of March 5, 2018
LUTHERAN SCHOOLS WEEK

Monday, Mar 5 TRIP Orders Due
  • 3:30 PM So Kids, Sew!
  • 3:30 PM Chess Scholars
  • 4:00 PM Varsity Girls Game HOME - St. Luke, Itasca

Tuesday, Mar 6
  • 7:25 AM Jubilee Bells
  • 4:00 PM Varsity Boys Game AWAY - Walther Christian Academy

Wednesday, Mar 7
  • 7:40 AM Prayer Warriors
  • 6:00 PM Lenten Dinner
  • 7:00 PM Worship w/ Communion

Thursday, Mar 8
  • 7:25 AM Joy Bells
  • 2:30 PM Early Dismissal
  • 2:30 PM Echoes of Praise
  • 2:30 PM Sticky Fingers Cooking Class
  • 2:30 PM Hot Shot Sports

Friday, Mar 9 VIP DAY!
  • 11:15 AM Early Dismissal

Saturday, Mar 10 No Events Planned

Sunday, Mar 11


Want to see more calendar information? View the school and church calendar on our website HERE :
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