Eagles in Action
One Warm Coat
The 3 and 4 year old preschool children have chosen a service project which is called One Warm Coat. This year we have chosen to donate to Break the Silence Foundation, Inc.

One Warm Coat is a national non-profit organization that assists in helping individuals, groups, companies and organizations across the country collect coats and distribute them free, to people in need. Their goal is to ensure that anyone who needs a coat has one.

We have placed a box in the hallway across from the coat room in the church. We are asking that you donate a clean reusable coat on their behalf. The coat drive runs from Nov. 11 th through Dec. 9 th . Your donations are greatly appreciated.
Announcements
Absence Line Reminder
If your student will be absent for any reason, call them in on the absence line, or email school@sjlagrange.com, by 8:15 AM.

As we enter cold and flu season, remember: a student must be fever free without medication for 24 hours before returning to school.
Picture Retake Day and Group Picture Day
Tomorrow
Thursday, November 21
If you want to have your student's picture retaken, you must return the original pictures on retake day.
Congratulations to the following students
for making Honor Roll 1st quarter!
Blue Honor Roll:
8th Grade: Brian Dahlstrand, Madeline Nichols, Jacob Raschke, Greta Sandman, David Weber
7th Grade: Jonathan Medrano, Sophia Preussner, Aurelio Tapia
6th Grade: Brixton Cook, Daisy Quinoiez, Matthew Spalla, Landon Willett
5th Grade: Eli Gombis

White Honor Roll:
8th Grade: Alex Carrillo, Jordyn Krezel, Mateo Magana
7th Grade: Spencer Dahlstrand, Abby Gombis, Daniel Gutierrez, Ethan Mendez, Perla Palacios, Sophia Pav, Autumn Schmidt, Alexia Stradal, Max Stradal
6th Grade: Emily Presa, Denisse Toledano
5th Grade: Mackenzie Harden, Arianna Magana, James Matous
We congratulate the following students for earning Accelerated Reader Certificates:

Ready 2: Colton Arndt, Mason Zeman


Keep up the good work!
Hot lunch orders for Jade Dragon
(Tuesday, November 26 th )
Due tomorrow - Thursday, November 21 st    

Family order forms are being sent home this week in each family’s youngest child’s Take Home folder. No volunteers will be needed to help serve lunch this month. Lunch orders are due NEXT WEEK, no later than 2:30 pm on Thursday, 11/21. Orders received after this time cannot be accepted. 

Please contact Heidi Dahlstrand with any questions about hot lunch at heidi827@msn.com or by phone/text at 847-302-3967.
Artsonia Gifts
Are you looking for the perfect Christmas gift for family members? Check out the fabulous gifts on Artsonia featuring your child’s artwork. A great idea for grandparents and other extended family. If you haven’t explored the Artsonia website – now’s the time!   
PIZZA FRIDAY ORDER FORMS –
December 2019 – January 2020!
The Pizza Friday order forms for the next two months will be coming home in your youngest child’s Wednesday take home folder!
Pizza Friday is a fundraising event to raise money for the annual 7 th and 8 th grade class trip in May. Students and parent chaperones travel to Springfield and Washington, D.C. in alternating years. This May, students will be traveling to Washington, D.C.
The first order date on this form is Friday, December 6 so the form for that date will be due by 9:00 am on Wednesday, December 4. Our pizza is provided by Pisa Pizza and bottled water will be available for purchase on Fridays for $0.50 per bottle.  
***Even though this is a fundraiser for 7 th & 8 th grades, ANY parents, grandparents, aunts or uncles of any age student are welcome to help serve pizza on Fridays! It’s a fun, no-stress way to get to see your kids in the middle of the day and to see them interact with their friends. If you would like to help out, please follow the sign up instructions below – and THANK YOU !
ATTENTION: 7 th & 8 th grade parents – Please sign-up as soon as possible to help serve pizza. Since all proceeds help offset the cost of the Washington, D.C. trip in May, all 7 th and 8 th grade parents are expected to fully participate in this fundraiser. Please go to Sign-up Genius to sign up shown below:
1)     Go to www.signupgenius.com .
2)     Click on       in the upper right corner.
3)     “Search for a Sign-up” with email: PizzaFriday@sjlagrange.com
4)     Click on “ Pizza Fridays 2019-2020 ” to sign up to serve pizza on the dates that work best with your schedule.
Save The Date! 
The Secret Santa Shoppe will be open Monday, December 2 nd – Tuesday December 3 rd !
That’s right, the Shoppe will be open the first two days after Thanksgiving break! Look for more information and a shopping envelope in your child’s take-home folder. Our Elves have been hard at work, searching for fun and useful items for your family and friends and all of our St John’s students will have an opportunity to come to the North Pole (formerly known as the gym) with their class on Monday to shop/browse! The selection is at its best on Monday so if possible, we encourage the kids to do the majority of their shopping that day. Students who bring money to go shopping on Tuesday will have a second opportunity to make another trip to the North Pole. Please note: all items need to be paid for at the time of purchase. We cannot hold or reserve any items. Everything in the shoppe is priced from $1.00 - $10.00, there is no sales tax and all gifts will come home wrapped and ready to put under the tree! We are also very excited to announce that thanks to the TRIP program, we will once again have a small selection of $5 and $10 gift cards available for purchase! Please be on the look out for sign up genius information which will be coming soon too. We will be looking for volunteer helper elves to assist some of our younger shoppers, as well as assisting with the gift wrapping. If you have any questions, please contact Heidi Dahlstrand at heidi827@msn.com or via phone/text at 847-302-3967.  
Elves needed!
Shopping helpers and wrappers are needed for the Secret Santa Shoppe! Please sign up via the link below:
St. John's Basketball Tournament
Please support our St. John's Basketball Tournament. 
Click below for our Ad booklet forms. 
Coming soon: opportunities to donate and volunteer.
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.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Check below for ways to help out and get your volunteer hours:
JV Basketball Helpers
Help with JV Basketball Season by running the concessions or the score table during games
PIZZA FRIDAY SERVERS
***Even though this is a fundraiser for 7 th & 8 th grades, ANY parents, grandparents, aunts or uncles of any age student are welcome to help serve pizza on Fridays! It’s a fun, no-stress way to get to see your kids in the middle of the day and to see them interact with their friends. If you would like to help out, please follow the sign up instructions below – and THANK YOU !
ATTENTION: 7 th & 8 th grade parents – Please sign-up as soon as possible to help serve pizza. Since all proceeds help offset the cost of the Washington, D.C. trip in May, all 7 th and 8 th grade parents are expected to fully participate in this fundraiser.
PTO Events
Many volunteers needed for special events throughout the year!
Please view the flier via the button below:
Looking for a school parent who would like to volunteer with the TRIP Program.

Requirements:
·       Approximately 4 - 6 hours a week
·       Be available on Monday (or Tuesday) mornings for TRIP order placement
·       Be available on Thursday mornings for TRIP order fulfillment/delivery
·       Some knowledge of Microsoft products
·       Willing to learn & share & grow the TRIP Program

Thank you! Kind regards – The TRIP Team
 
Your TRIP Team Coordinator,
Amy Buonassisi
Registration closes Monday, december 30, 2019 
Questions? contact katie pece at k.pece@sjlagrange.com 
For more information about the made matchless experience, visit www.madematchless.com/events
Board of Worship Survey

To all attendees of St. John's Lutheran Church:
The Board of Worship is conducting a survey via questionnaire to help us offer a rich worship experience for all who attend. Your comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Any individual, confirmation age and older, is invited to fill out this form. Paper copies of the questionnaire are available in the school office and in the church narthex. The questionnaire can also be filled out online on our church website at www.sjlagrange.com. Please take the time to fill one out and return it to St. John’s by Friday, November 29th.

The Board of Worship thanks you in advance for your participation!
Walther Christian Academy will have an  Open House on Thursday, November 21st at 7:00 p.m.  Families can tour the campus, meet teachers, speak with coaches, learn about scholarship and financial aid opportunities and see what it means to be a part of the Walther Family. Please help spread the word! Contact Mrs. Calleros at  708-344-0404 xt.245 or  alma_calleros@waltheracademy.org with any questions.
Park District of La Grange Holiday Tree Lighting

Tuesday, December 3rd, 6:00-7:00 pm in Waiola Park
Job Opportunity
Voice of Care Seeks Executive Director, 48 to 60 hours per month. Active LCMS members in good standing can be considered. Executive nonprofit or corporate leadership experience is a plus. Ordained and commissioned church workers with executive leadership and financial experience are also invited to apply. Position requires the ability to carry the Voice of Care vision to congregations and potential donors. The Executive Director works with staff to make and oversee the execution of an annual action plan within the budgetary constraints set forth by the Board. Chief among requirements is the ability to consistently uphold the values expressed in Voice of Care’s mission to equip churches to reach and serve people with disabilities, and their caregivers. For more information about Voice of Care, visit  voiceofcare.org , and for the complete Executive Director job description, see:  http://voiceofcare.org/job-openings.html
Earn money towards next year's tuition! Whether you are starting your Thanksgiving Day shopping, or stocking up for the winter season, don’t forget to order your TRIP cards! If you just plan on dining out or treating yourself, take time to evaluate your shopping needs and order your TRIP cards! If you are hosting or attending any fall gatherings start, your shopping with TRIP cards.

We will be placing TRIP orders for your shopping needs on these upcoming dates:
·         December 2nd
·         December 9th
·         December 16th


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.

Exciting new information! GLSC is now offering as one of the PrestoPay options “pay with your credit card” . Our TRIP customers have been requesting this for a while now and it is great to finally be able to offer this option.
Please the flier below for all the details:
Calendar
Week of November 18, 2019

Monday, November 18 TRIP Orders Due
  • 3:25 PM Chess Scholars
  • 4:00 PM JV Basketball Game - AWAY - Immanuel, Elmhurst

Tuesday, November 19
  • 7:25 AM Jubilee Bells
  • 4:00 PM JV Basketball Game - HOME - Immanuel, Elmhurst

Wednesday, November 20
  • 7:40 AM Prayer Warriors
  • 3:25 PM Let's Build It Engineering!
  • 4:00 PM JV Basketball Game - AWAY - Zion-Concord, Bensenville
  • 4:00 PM Wednesday Bible School

Thursday, November 21
  • 7:25 AM Joy Bells
  • 2:30 PM Early Dismissal
  • 2:30 PM Echoes of Praise
  • 2:30 PM Sticky Fingers
  • 2:30 PM Mission Propelle Yoga
  • 2:30 PM Hot Shots Sports - preschool

Friday, November 22

Saturday, November 23

Sunday, November 24
  • 8:00 AM Worship Service
  • 9:30 AM Education Hour
  • 10:45 AM Worship Service


Week of November 25, 2019

Monday, November 25 TRIP Orders Due
  • 3:25 PM Chess Scholars
  • 4:00 PM JV Basketball Game - HOME - Immanuel, Hillside

Tuesday, November 26
  • 7:25 AM Jubilee Bells

Wednesday, November 27 NO SCHOOL

Thursday, November 28 THANKSGIVING DAY
  • 10:00 AM Thanksgiving Day Worship w/ Communion

Friday, November 29 NO SCHOOL

Saturday, November 30

Sunday, December 1 First Sunday in Advent
  • 8:00 AM Worship Service w/ Communion
  • 9:30 AM Education Hour
  • 10:45 AM Worship Service w/ Communion


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