Parents are often the best way to sell our school. Talk to friends and neighbors, give them our contact information or send them to our website. Follow us on Facebook and share the posts, or go to a school review site and share what you love about our school. Thanks for all you do to raise awareness of Grace Lutheran School.
Bill Koehne, Principal
November 30, 2018
December 2-8
Sunday Church Services, 8:30 & 11:00am
Sunday School & Adult Education, 9:45am
Monday Before school Recorder Club, 7:30am
Basketball practice, Girls’ Varsity, 3:00-4:15pm
Basketball home games, Jr. Varsity Girls 4:30, Jr. Varsity Boys 5:30,
Boys Varsity 6:30pm
Tuesday Walther Grade School band concert, 10:45am and 7:30pm
Basketball practice, Boys’ Varsity 3:00-4:45, Girls’ Jr. Varsity 4:30-6:00pm
Wednesday School chapel service, 8:30am
Advent Supper, 6:00pm
Advent Service, 7:000m, 5-8 gr. choir sing
Thursday Orchestra at Christkindlemarket
Varsity Girls Basketball practice, 3:00-4:30pm
Jr. Varsity Boys away game, 4:00pm,
Immanuel Lutheran 148 E. Third St. Elmhurst
Friday Room parents meeting, 8:20am
Jr. Varsity Basketball practice, Boys 3:00-4:45, Girls 4:30-6:00pm
Saturday Varsity
Basketball practice, Girls’ 8:30-10:30, Boys 10:00-12:00
Grace Lutheran School Info to Know & Share: Back in October we shared how 100% of our 7
th & 8
th graders were above the national average on the fall language usage standardized test. It is one thing to be above average, it is another to be elite. One those same tests, more than half of our 7
th & 8
th graders scored at the 90
th percentile or higher on at least one of the three areas (math, language usage, or reading).
Gift cards purchased through Scrip benefit Grace Lutheran School. Great Lakes Scrip Center offers gift cards from over 600 retailers, who donate 1.25 to 50% of the value back to the school. Order forms are available at the school office desk or online at
GraceRiverForest.org > School > Parent Resources > Scrip gift cards. Submit your Scrip order form by December 10 to Eileen Maggio in the school office, with payment by cash or check. Cards will be delivered in time for Christmas.
A Grace School tradition at Christmas is to show our appreciation to the teachers and staff by giving them a monetary gift collected from the families. Please take a look at the
list and consider contributing in this way. We know these are tough economic times and we understand not all families are able to contribute or would rather show their appreciation in other ways.
All monies need to be received no later than
Friday, December 14 to the school office.
All gifts must be cash. The room parents will distribute the gifts along with a card to each staff and faculty member.
Volunteer Opportunity: For every home basketball game we are in need of one adult to keep the official score book, and one adult to run the scoreboard.
No previous experience is required as we will provide training. If you are willing and able please sign up (via the link below) to volunteer to either keep the score book or operate the scoreboard for one or more of our home games. (Only 15 total home games between 4 teams)
If you prefer to just be a fan for your Child's game, consider signing up for a game before or after your Child's.
Thank you in advance for volunteering and helping to make this basketball season go smoothly.
Walther Christian Academy Placement Tests for Prospective Students
Do you know a family who is looking for an excellent, Christian high school? Invite them to consider Walther Christian Academy. Placement testing for prospective students begins on
Saturday, December 8, at 9 a.m. Register today by calling 708.344.0404, ext. 245 or emailing
Alma_Calleros@walther.com.
Dear Parents of 5
th
through 8
th
graders,
If you have not yet clicked on the poll to let us know if your child can sing December 5 and 16,
p
lease read the e-mail below and fill out the poll at
THIS LINK
.
We need to hear from every family
so that we can plan ahead for number of chairs for the choir, bulletins, and food for meals/receptions. Please fill out this form so that we know about your child's attendance.
Every child makes an impact on our ability to perform well
.
On Wednesday, December 5
we sing for the Advent Evening Prayer service. Dinner is served for all children and adults at 6:00 p.m. in Grace's Fellowship Hall. The children warm-up as a choir at 6:30 p.m. and the service begins at 7:00 p.m. The service itself is about 45 minutes.
On Sunday, December 16
we sing for the annual Advent/Christmas Concert. Grace choirs, professional orchestra, and handbells perform. A reception with cookies for all the kids and adults follows in Fellowship Hall! Children should arrive at 2:45 p.m. on December 16 for a quick rehearsal. There will be a short break before the concert begins at 4:00 p.m.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let Ms. Dennen or me know. Thank you for your continued commitment to your child’s music education while here at Grace. Singing for these services and concerts is a great experience for their growth.
Thank you so much!
