A Message from the Principal
Thank you to those of you who participated in our Fall Fannie May fundraiser! We raised approximately $7100.00. The sales from the 7 th & 8 th graders will go towards their Washington D.C. trip in May. The remainder is for our school fundraising account, which supports a variety of activities and programs throughout the year. A special congratulations and thank you to those students who sold 50 or more boxes: Blair Silva (50), David Weber (50), Sophia Preussner (51), Mikavius Scott (53), Emma Murphy (56), Victor Skrobacz (57), Anna Preussner (72). Fantastic job!

Please come to Chipotle on Wednesday night between 4:00pm-8:00pm. When you purchase your dinner there that night, tell them you are from St. John’s, or hand them your flyer. Proceeds from meals sold will support our school. This is at the Chipotle on the corner of Ogden and La Grange Roads. It is not at the same location as last year. Hope to see you all there!  

 

In His Name,
Teri Lyn Mannes, Principal

Eagles in Action
Sixth Grade Eagles in Action Project

During the month of October, sixth graders are collecting stocking stuffers for service members in harm’s way during Christmas. Last year, students brought enough individual stocking stuffers to chapel to fill three boxes. This year, our sewing club members have created stockings that need filling.  Please bring the items listed below to school. Stockings will be distributed to each classroom for filling. When one is filled, bring it to chapel as you would your regular chapel donations. Sixth graders will bring your offerings and donations to Operation Support Our Troops (OSOT) – America, Inc. on October 26, where they will volunteer their time stuffing more stockings for United States Service Members. Items needed most include the following:

* Fruit Snacks / Fruit Rollups (Individual Packs)
*Chocolate Candy Bars / Tootsie Rolls
*Trail Mix (Individual Packs)
*Granola Bars / Rice Krispie Bars
Individual Packs of Cookies
*Starlight Mints, Lifesavers Candies, and Gum
*Licorice / Twizzlers (Individually Wrapped)
*Unbreakable handmade Christmas Ornaments
*Hot Chocolate Packets
*Mechanical Pencils / Pens

Thank you for your support!
Announcements
Original Works magnets are here!

·       Look over the product brochure and the price list. We hope you find many great items to order. They make wonderful Christmas gifts for family and friends. Kids love to have notebooks and t-shirts with their artwork, too!
·        Carefully read the information in the letter on the page with the price list! 
·       Each piece of art needs its own order form, but families can pay for multiple orders with one check (made payable to St. John’s)
·        The magnets cost $6. If you choose not to keep and pay for the magnet, it must be returned by Nov. 9.
·        Orders are due November 9!
Please contact me with any questions – Holly Hackelberg
h.hackelberg@sjlagrange.com
So Kids, Sew!
St. John’s sewing club is for students in grades 6-8. We have a dedicated workspace on the lower level with six Brother sewing machines. We hope you will join us!
Our current session started Monday Oct. 23, but there is still time to join.  We will be sewing “sleeves” for the music room chairs to hold our students’ recorders and music books. Grant money from Thrivent is funding this project.  Participants will receive t-shirts, snacks and many thanks from the Music Department!  See Mrs. Starr for permission slips.
Reformation Celebration
All school families are invited to St. John's Reformation festivities celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. On Sunday, Oct. 29th the 8:00 and 10:45 services will have special music and an appearance by Martin Luther in the children's sermon.
Following the 10:45 service at 12:30 we are having a German style picnic lunch in the gym. There will be brats, hot dogs, kraut, and German desserts . Games and activities for the kids will be featured, as well as German music and an appearance by Katie Luther . This event will have a free will offering, but we need to have a count of who will attend. You can let the school or church office know or sign up at the information desk in the narthex.
Trunk or Treat is this Saturday!!!!  

12:00-1:30 PM

Come join us for fun and fellowship!
                                                                                                      
Quarterly tuition payments are due 10/27.
Asbestos Update

We are up to date with our asbestos inspections. Papers are on file in the school office. We have passed all criteria and have passed our most recent inspection.

We congratulate the following students for earning Accelerated Reader Certificates:

Ready 3: Grayson Beck, Caidon Spalla
Independent 1: Carlos Tapia
Rising 2: Jackson Croasdale, Manuella Goncalves

Keep up the good work!

Head Lice

Your child may have come home with a pamphlet about head lice. Some students have been dealing with a lice issue for the past week. All students in grades kindergarten and 5th-8th were checked for lice in the office. Information papers were sent home with all students in these grades to help parents understand what's going on and for how to deal with a child who has lice. In an effort to be proactive, the cleaning crew has specifically cleaned for lice and all gym lockers were emptied on Friday with gym clothes sent home. Although lice cannot live more than 48 hours without a host, we felt taking these extra steps would ensure that St. John's is doing it's part toward ending the problem.

Please be proactive about checking your child(ren) and alert the school if you find any evidence of lice.

PTO News
Restaurant Night at Chipotle –
Help Support the
AR Program
at St. John’s!

Chipotle has replaced the McDonald’s Night/Raffle for this year, however, the purpose is still to help fund the Accelerated Reader (AR) Program. AR costs just under $2500, and the PTO has committed to paying for this program so that the cost will not be passed along to our SJL families.

The event takes place on Wednesday, October 25 th , from 4-8pm. You will need to present the flier, show it on your phone, or tell the cashier that you are supporting St. John’s when you order. St. John’s will earn 50% of sales for those who visit the Chipotle in La Grange at 40 N La Grange Road (corner of Ogden and La Grange) during those indicated hours. 

Hot Lunch

Lunch from Buona Beef (Hillside)
 on
Monday, November 6 th !
Family order forms are being sent home this week in each family’s youngest child’s Take Home folder. Volunteers will be needed to help serve lunch this month. 
Lunch orders are due NEXT WEEK , no later than 3:15 pm on Wednesday, 11/1.   Orders received after this time cannot be accepted.
Please contact Debbie Cloutier with any questions about hot lunch at bankerref@comcast.net
or 630-321-0427.  
Help needed for Family Movie Night
Friday, November 17 th !
6:00 pm – set-up gym and concessions
6:30 – 7:00pm – sell/serve concessions
After the movie  – clean up
Please contact Debbie Cloutier if you and/or your 6 th , 7 th or 8 th grader can help:
Email : bankerref@comcast.net, text : 630-888-4188 or
phone : 630-321-0427
NOTE: Donations of bulk “movie” candy for our “Candy Bar” (i.e. Skittles, plain M&M’s, gummy bears, Sour Patch Kids, Hot Tamales, etc.) would be MUCH appreciated to help offset the cost of the evening.
Thank you!
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!
HOT SHOT SPORTS FALL II

The Hot Shots program will continue to run for the month of November. This session has open enrollment for grades preschool – 2 nd grade. (Older grades, your sessions are later this year.) This will be treated as a new session so all kids who want to participate must register, even if you were part of the first session. Enrollments forms have been sent home and copies can be found on the school website under Parents -> Eagles Enrichment Programs. There is a quicker turnaround time so be sure to have everything signed and turned in by November 1 st . 
BOOK FAIR WRAP-UP
We had a VERY successful Book Fair this year, thanks to the support of our St. John’s families.
·          Total Sales (excluding sales tax) = $3254.99.
·          “All for Books” donations = $130.63.
·          Using part of the Book Fair profits ($843.19) + the All for Books money that was collected ($130.63), 115 new books were purchased for classrooms and the school library! And this doesn’t include the books that were purchased directly by families for classrooms and/or the library. WOW!
·          Book Fair profits taken as cash = $318.50 (this will help support PTO-funded activities and programs).
·          Thank you to our wonderful parent volunteers who helped set-up, staff and pack up the Book Fair and Family Fun Night – none of this would have been possible without you: Renei Suarez, Barbra McGann, Natercia Medrano, Rhonda Bollinger, Kathy Wyant, Ingrid Rodriguez, Desireé Trapp, LaDonna Tolefree, Nicole Landeche, Lorraine Weber, Christina Moreno, Whitney & Jason Garbarz, Trisha Stremski, Kate Naurath, Christina Hueso and Melissa Stradal. Apologies and thanks to anyone else who may have helped who is not listed above.
·          Thank you to 8 th graders: Gabrielle Cloutier, Sam Dorau and James Dorau for helping with Family Fun Night activities.
·          Many, many thanks to : Venessa and Joe Tornabene, and Blanca & Carmen (Angie Tornabene’s grandparents) for preparing, cooking, serving and cleaning up after the Family Fun Night dinner. 
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR HELPING TO MAKE OUR BOOK FAIR SUCCESSFUL
AND PUTTING MORE BOOKS IN OUR KIDS’ HANDS!
Thank you, teachers …for planning and staffing our third annual Family Fun/Reading Night! It is so amazing that you do this for our SJL families!                   
  God bless you!
Calendar

Week of October 23, 2017
RED RIBBON WEEK

Monday, Oct 23  Superhero Day
TRIP ORDERS DUE
  • 3:15 PM So Kids, Sew!
  • 4:00 PM Walther Science League

Tuesday, Oct 24  Sports Team Day

Wednesday, Oct 25  Red Day

Thursday. Oct 26  Bad Hat/Hair Day

Friday, Oct 27  Pajama Day
  • 4:00 PM 5th Grade JV Basketball Game HOME - Immanuel, Hillside
  • 6:30 PM Youth Campfire Activity for 6th-8th Grades

Saturday, Oct 28
  • 12:00-1:30 PM Trunk or Treat

Sunday, Oct 29  Reformation Sunday

Week of October 30, 2017

Monday, Oct 30
TRIP ORDERS DUE
  • 4:00 PM 5th Grade JV Basketball Game AWAY - Zion-Concord, Bensenville
  • 4:00 PM 6th Grade JV Basketball Game HOME - Immanuel, Elmhurst

Tuesday, Oct 31 Halloween/ CLASH DAY / Reformation Day

Wednesday, Nov 1

Thursday. Nov 2

Friday, Nov 3 NO SCHOOL

Saturday, Nov 4 No Activities Planned

Sunday, Nov 5





Want to see more calendar information? View the school and church calendar on our website HERE :
708-354-1690
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