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Dear Families,
How strong are you feeling right now? There are times when I'm feeling weak that I realize I'm trying to figure out the situation myself and not connecting with the strength and power of Almighty God. This past weekend in church Pastor Joe Robb talked about being aware of the ways the devil is trying to separate us from God, as 1 Peter 5:8-10 describes the devil prowling like a lion. A couple weeks ago our teachers had an inservice with Mr. Brad Alles focusing on defending our faith in today's world and how to teach our children to be prepared as well. It's easy to get distracted, it's easy to let the devil influence our attitude, it's easy to follow the ways of society that lead us away from God ... and yet our God is faithful, waiting to help us. It's through the death and resurrection of Jesus that we are assured of eternity in heaven. How important that we are spending time in His Word and being fed spiritually! How important that we encourage one another as brothers and sisters in Christ! Thank you for joining us on this journey of faith, growing together as church and school family.
May you and your family be blessed
as you find strength in Him,
Crissy Peterson
Assistant Principal
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The 2017-18
Major Date calendar
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Donut Days - Thank you!
We extend a big thank you to Gina Herman and Tammy Williams for organizing the Donut Days for our campuses. Thank you to the Grebe Family for the generous donation of donuts. We thank CPAL for providing additional funding for these events. It was great to have fellowship, fun, and a treat together! We are blessed!
A thank you from G9 regarding our penny war donation: Click here.
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Wildcats are Going to State!
 Our 7th/8th grade "A" girls and our 8th grade "A" boys basketball teams have qualified for the Wisconsin State Basketball Tournament! They are recognized as one of the top 16 teams in the state and they will compete in the state tournament on March 2-4. Our boys and girls will play at Concordia University-Wisconsin, Living Word Lutheran High School, and/or at St. Paul-Grafton. You may check the state website for updates and locations at
www.lsawi.org
. Come join Wildcat Nation and cheer on our Wildcats at state! Go Wildcats! We play for Him!
MAP Results
Students in grades 1-8 will receive their Measures of Academic Progress
®
(MAP
®
) test results this week. These tests help us determine your child's instructional level and measure academic growth throughout the school year and from year to year. MAP tests are unique in that they are adaptive tests which means that the test became more difficult the more questions your child answered correctly. When your child incorrectly answered a question, the test became easier. Therefore, your child took a test specifically created for his or her learning level. Please note that we have chosen to eliminate the Science component as part of our assessment plan at this time. We will continue to evaluate the details of this assessment as it is updated to determine helpfulness for our students. Please contact Crissy Peterson (
cpeterson@hcl.org
) with questions or please download the
Parent's Guide To MAP
for more information on resources for parents.
Choice Enrollment is in full swing!!
The WPCP (State Choice Program) has changed their income requirements. Please
click on the link to review if you would be eligible for either the MPCP
(City of Milwaukee Choice Program) or WPCP. The MPCP has open enrollment from the 1st to the 20th of the month and the WPCP program has open enrollment now until April 20, 2018. Once you apply on the DPI website, you will need to schedule a short 5 minute appointment with Jeanne Gueller to verify your documents. If you have any questions on the program, please feel free to contact Jeanne at 414-529-6702 x155 or
jgueller@hcl.org. For more information, visit the
Choice FAQ page.
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Staffing 2018-19
Our current staffing plan for the 2018-2019 school year includes some adjustments in teaching assignments for the new school year as well as one teacher electing to stay home with her children. The change in our early childhood department include Mrs. April Wood moving to a 3K classroom.
Mrs. Annette Campbell will teach one of our 1st grade sections next year and
Mrs. Kerrie Roesler is electing not to return. A call committee has been established to seek God's plan for a sixth through eighth grade social studies teacher next year. I have contacted our Lutheran Universities and Districts for names. If you are aware of an excellent teacher who might be interested in this opportunity, please contact Mr. Amling with their name and email address. Please continue to pray for our students and teachers as we discover His will!
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Upcoming Events
February 27:
8th Grade Parent Meeting, 7:00-8:15 pm (JC) Fellowship Hall
March 1:
Donut Time! 7:30 - 8:15, (GC) Fellowship Hall
March 6: Lifetouch Spring Pictures, 8:30 - 12:15, (JC)
March 8:
4th Grade to The Wiz at First Stage
March 10:
Piano Festival (judged competition), 8:30-11:30 am, (JC)
March 19-23:
NO SCHOOL - SPRING BREAK
March 30 - April 2:
NO SCHOOL - EASTER BREAK
Middle School Sport Events
February 23-25:
St. Paul's West Allis Tournament, 8th Gr. Boys
March 2-4: Wisconsin State Basketball Tournament
PLEASE See our Sycamore Calendar for all sports games, dates, times and destinations.
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Learner's Club - March Session
We are excited to continue our Learner's Club in March with Monday and Wednesday afternoon classes! Our Monday class will be taught by Mrs. April Wood, our JK4 teacher. Our Wednesday class will be taught by Mrs. Heidi Strohmeyer, our JK3 teacher. Our Learner's Club offers an extended lunch opportunity so that children in our AM preschool can be picked up from their morning class, eat lunch sent from home (milk will be provided), and have a gross motor time before enjoying afternoon activities. Please use the links below or on Sycamore to register online
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BoxTop Collection
Thank you for sending in your Box Tops and spreading the word to your friends and family! We're looking forward to hearing the results of the collection deadline from this Friday. It's not too late - your Box Tops are helpful any time of year! For a list of participating products and/or to enter contests that could help our school earn even more money, visit
www.BTFE.com. Our school id number is 125072. Questions: Please contact Justin Klug at
Justin.Klug1839@gmail.com
Circuit Baseball
Lifetouch Spring Pictures-Grange Campus
Lifetouch will be at HCLS-Grange Campus on Wed. and Thur., March 7 & 8, to photograph our students for spring. A picture form was sent home with each child. Simply choose a background on the selection form and return it to school. No need to send money in at this time. If a picture form is not handed in a pose and background will be selected. You will be able to see the portraits first and decide if you would like to purchase any of the sheets of pictures. After receiving the photo packet, simply return any unwanted portrait sheets with your payment, payable to Lifetouch. All students will be photographed. Please notify Joanne in the school office, if you do not wish to have your child's picture taken.
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Lifetouch Spring Pictures
Lifetouch will be at HCLS, Janesville Campus
on Tuesday, March 6 from
8:30 am - 12:15 pm to
photograph our students in grades 4-8
for spring pictures
.
A picture form was sent home with each child.
Simply choose a pose and a background on the selection form and return it to
school on picture day
.
No need to send money in at this time. After picture day, you will receive a portrait package to review and purchase.
Simply return
any unwanted portrait sheets with your payment. All students will be
photographed. If a picture form is not handed in a pose and background will be selected.
Please notify Terri in the school office
if you do not wish to have
your child's picture taken.
Reminder - Book Orders Due
Scholastic Book orders for the month are due February, 27th. Order forms can be picked up and dropped off in Mrs. Lillquist's classroom. Online orders use the code J76VG. Happy reading!
8th Grade Parent Meeting - this Tuesday, February 27!
It's time to plan your end of the year activities! Our eighth grade parent meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 27, 7:00pm in Fellowship Hall at the Janesville campus. Please ask your son or daughter if you have not already received the parent letter sent home this week.
Health/Sex Education Discussion
The 6th and 8th grade students will be participating in a health/sex education
discussion on March 2 and March 9. We will have separate discussions
with boys and girls at those grade levels based on the written curriculum we have
selected. Please contact the school office if you would like to preview the
materials prior to class discussions. We are thankful for your partnership!
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Lutheran High School News
Martin Luther
Youth Wrestling Camp No Experience Needed! February 26 - March 10
Martin Luther Youth Summer Programs
Planning for Summer? We've got a fun summer planned! Whether your child is interested in sports, arts, or drama, we've got something for everyone! Take a look and register today!
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