Our mission at Grace Lutheran Church and School is to bring in, build up, and send out disciples for Jesus Christ. Our school prepares children for a life of discipleship by helping them to grow in faith, knowledge, and character.
The Walk with Grace walk-a-thon fundraiser for Grace School is just 1 week away! This is one of only 3 fundraisers for our school. Pledgestar is an easy to use platform that sends a customized email invitation to whomever you put into the system. There is still time to set it up or call some relatives to ask for a pledge. Thanks for doing all you can to help us achieve our fundraising goal. Just a reminder, the school day will end at 11:30am. There will be extended daycare from 11:30 until 6:00pm
Walkathon t-shirts will be sent home on Thursday in case families wish to launder them before their child wears it on Friday. Everyone should wear their 2020 Walk-a-thon T-shirt to school on Friday.
Bill Koehne, Principal
September 25, 2020
September 27-October 2
Sunday Church Services, 8:30 virtual & 11:00am limited to 50 people. Please go to
Grace Lutheran Church
website to sign-up
Monday MAP testing, 3rd gr. Language Usage, 2nd gr. Reading
Tuesday MAP testing, 3rd gr. Reading, 4th gr. math, Chipotle Fund Raiser, 4:00-8:00pm
Wednesday All school remote learning, MAP testing for Full-time Remote Learners
7th & 8th gr. Math, 9:00am-12:00pm; 2nd -6th gr Math, 12:00-2:00pm
Thursday Chapel Service, 8:30am Please see below for the link to the service
Friday Walkathon, 11:30 dismissal, Extended Day Care until 6:00pm
Saturday Picture day for remote learners, sign up
here.
Fall MAP Testing continues next week. MAP tests are the standardized tests that we administer three times a year. The schedule for testing can be found in the calendar above. Getting a good night sleep and eating a healthy breakfast help students do their best on these tests.
Grace is sponsoring a car in the River Forest Park District Trunk or Treat event on October 16th, and we need volunteers to assist with planning, decorating, and handing out treats at the event. Contact Jordan Easton (jeaston@graceriverforest.org) if you are interested in participating.
If you received a notice about missing medical records, please take care of it as soon as possible. State law requires that any student in the mandated grades of Pre-Kindergarten, Jr. Kindergarten, Sr. Kindergarten, and 6th grade who have not turned in the required medical records, must be excluded from school as of October 15. These forms are required even if your student is in remote learning.
GLS Masks: There are some extra adult size face masks. If you would like to purchase, the cost is $6.00 each. Please pay online or send a check/cash to the school office and we will give them to your child to bring home.
WALK-A-THON IS ONLY ONE WEEK AWAY! Walk with Grace, Grace Lutheran School’s annual walk-a-thon fundraiser is NEXT FRIDAY! We are still a ways off of our $20,000 goal, but one week is still a lot of time! Once you sign up for Pledgestar and enter the emails of your family and friends, the system does the rest of the work for you! We are in the home stretch, let's meet our goal for our sensational school and fabulous families!
Volunteers- Thank you to everyone who has signed up to help that day, it will of course be much different than other years, so please be on the lookout for an email early next week with further details.
DONATION DRIVE: As you know, along with raising funds, we will be walking through the neighborhood and collecting items for Beyond Hunger. In addition, the students have been bringing in their own items in a friendly class competition. The students are really enjoying seeing the big piles outside of their classrooms, especially after yesterday when they heard more about what Beyond Hunger does and how many people they serve every year. But, they are particularly excited to win for their deserving teacher pairs (listed below)! It is a close competition so far, but currently 3rd grade is in the lead! Reminder that the competition ends on Thursday, October 1st, so let’s bring in those items and fill those bins!!
PK- Mrs. Baird and Mrs. Darrow
JK- Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Brown
SK- Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Brayton
1st- Mrs. Pederson and Mrs. McShane
2nd- Mrs. Sorg and Frau Lyle
3rd- Ms. Watson and Mrs. Hammer
4th- Mrs. Brucato and Mrs. Dennen
5th- Mrs. Massmann and Ms. Washburn
6th- Mrs. Underhill and Coach Canada
7th- Mr. Schultz and Mrs. Ponce
8th- Ms. Wolfanger and Mrs. Van Santen
TAKE TUESDAY NIGHT OFF: Skip the meal prep and pop by Chipotle at 1128 W Lake Street Front A in Oak Park for our fundraiser on Tuesday, September 29 from 4:00pm - 8:00pm. We're raising money to support Grace Lutheran School, so click here, show it on your smartphone or mention the fundraiser at checkout and they'll donate 33% of the proceeds to us! You can also order online with the code: P9NMHJ7
We know we can’t all be together at the restaurant like in past years, but we can still take a night off from cooking and support our school at the same time! And hey, the next day is remote learning for all, so why not just purchase double the amount and no need to make lunch on Wednesday!
Forgotten books or lunches: If you bring a student book or lunch that was forgotten at home, you will be need to put it in the bin inside the first set of front doors. The front desk receptionist will then collect it and get it to your student.
Parents- A retainer in a plastic bag was found on the school playground. If you think it might belong to your child, please contact the school office.
School Directories- Directories are available at the office. Please let us know if you would like one and we will send it home with your child.
