It is hard to believe we are preparing for the final week of the school year. For families who have been with us for more than this year, please note that the last day of school is much different this year. The last day of school is a full day on Thursday, May 30. Our closing chapel service will begin at 2:00pm on Thursday. All parents are invited to attend. After the service, students will return to their classrooms to pick up all materials going home and will be dismissed with their class at 3:00.
Thank you for a great school year! God’s Blessings to our Graduates and all others leaving for a different school. We will miss you.
Bill Koehne, Principal
May 24, 2019
May 26-30
Sunday Church Services, 8:30 & 11:00am
Monday Memorial Day, no school, no daycare, building closed
Tuesday 8
th gr. field trip to Great America, 9:00am-6:00pm
Wednesday Awards Ceremony, 8:30am. Parents are invited to attend.
Dismissal at 2:15pm
Graduation service at 7:30pm, followed by reception in Fellowship Hall
Thursday Early Childhood Program, 9:00am
5-6 gr. field trip to Navy Pier, 9:30am-130pm
Closing worship service with communion, 2:00pm. Parents are invited to attend.
Summer vacation begins, 3:00pm
Don't forget ... this Monday Grace will be in the Memorial Day Parade!
If you're walking with us please meet at
8:45 am by Willard School on the Ashland Avenue street side between Division and Greenfield. We are #17 in the parade so look for other school parents and kids, a Mustang car and 2 pickup trucks. We'll line up and be ready to start the parade at 9:30 as scheduled.
Don't forget to wear your Grace shirts, hats or other apparel. If you don't have Grace apparel red/white/blue will be perfect.
Looking forward to seeing everyone on Monday!
Congratulations to the Girls Track Team on their 1
st place finish at the LSA State Track Meet last weekend. Several school records were set along the way. Top 3 finishes included Zawadi Brown winning the 100, 200, and 400 meter dashes. Ahliyah Thurman won the long jump. Relay finishes included a first place in the 1600 relay, and second place in both the 400 and 800 relays. Livy Crame finished 3
rd in discus.
Congratulations to the Boys Track Team on their 8
th place finish at the LSA State Track Meet. Owen won the 1600 meter run with a new school record.
Parents of Choir Students in Grades 5-7
The choir sings for the last time this year for Graduation on Wednesday, May 29. If you have not already done so, please fill out the form at
THIS LINK so that we know exactly how many students to expect. We will meet at 7:00 p.m. on May 29 to robe and warm up for the 7:30 p.m. service. There is a reception following the service for our graduates. For safety reasons we respectfully request that all students who attend the reception have a parent or guardian accompany them. Please email Janel Dennen at
jdennen@graceriverforest.org with any questions.
Please take care of any outstanding fees for daycare, afternoon kindergarten, preschool, orchestra or materials fees as soon as possible. The final bill for extended daycare will be mailed the first week of June. Online payments for services can be made
here.
Please return your child’s clean track
uniform to the school office in a zip lock back with their name on it. Thank you.
The Youth Ministry Rummage sale will be held Friday, June 7, 8:00am-6:00pm and Saturday June 8, 8:00am-1:00pm.
DONATION DROP OFF
All items should be brought directly to the Grace gym.
Thursday and Friday, May 30 and 31, 9 am–8 pm
Saturday, June 1, NO DROP OFF
Sunday, June 2, 12–5 pm
Monday–Wednesday, June 3–5, 9 am–8 pm
LARGE ITEM PICK UP
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED
Julie Modrich
Children's Ministry Coordinator
Grace Lutheran Church and School
(708) 366-6900 ext. 229
