Grace School
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October 16, 2020
News from the principal

Preparing for Christmas Eve- On Monday, we will be recording portions of our children's Christmas Eve service. Here are a couple of items of note:

  • Students in Grades 1-4 should wear church clothes on Monday.
  • Students in Grades 5-8 who are participating in the cross should return to school at 5:30pm. We should be done between 6:45-7:00pm.
  • We are recording the cross portion outside and it may be cold Monday evening. Students will wear robes, but no coats, so wear warm clothing underneath. Pants and shoes are visible below the robe, so wear something nice.
Have a Great Weekend!


Bill Koehne
From Mrs. Maggio in the school office


Take a break from packing lunches, school lunches are back! Firehouse Subs is providing individually wrapped sandwiches, chips and dessert in a brown bag lunch. For dates, details and sandwich offerings click on the link below. Even if you missed ordering for today, you can still sign up for the next 5 dates.
https://forms.gle/8B69CqYKx8wFsR939 If you have already ordered, but not yet paid, please take care of that as soon as possible.

Questions, contact Joanna Schubkegel jschub@mac.com

Scrip gift cards raise funds for 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 here, or at the school office desk.
Please submit your Scrip order form to Eileen Maggio in the school office with payment by cash or check by Monday, October 19. Orders will be placed on Tuesday, 10/20. Cards will be available by the end of the week.

River Forest Police Quarterly Community Safety Meeting Join in for a live zoom conference on October 21 6:00-7:00pm. Find more information here


From Ms. Washburn

Grace Running Club- Grace Lutheran has always been known for talented runners and we want to keep that reputation up by keeping you running. Next week we will start at school but for safety and logistics, most running will be done from home. We invite you to join us for the Kick Off at Grace. See school calendar for details.
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Looking for another way to stay connected?
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We need volunteers

Team Temp Checks. Sign up to help with morning arrival here. Questions?
Contact Joanna Schubkegel at jschub@me.com.
Extended Day Care Sign-Up

Remember that you need to sign up for Extended Day Care no later than the night before your child attends.
Black Voices at Grace:
How Racism Impacts the Grace Community
October 25 and November 8, 2pm

Come to a Zoom webinar in which Black members of the Grace Church and School community will talk about how they experience racism in their everyday lives at work, in the community, and at Grace. The sessions will be moderated by the Rev. Sherman Hicks, retired bishop of the ELCA Metro Chicago Synod. Grace’s Justice and Peace Committee and Women@Grace are co-sponsoring the webinars. 

The two sessions will feature two different sets of panelists, including Miriam and Reggie Moore, James Brooks, Val Spiller and Jackie Johnson.

Links to the webinars will be shared next week via email.
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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.
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