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St. John's Lutheran School
The Wings Newsletter
Joyfully Following Jesus.
John 15:11
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Volume 44, Issue 16
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School Christmas Worship Service
Thursday, December 19
6:30 PM
Preschool - 8th Grades
5:30 PM Jubilee Bells Arrive
5:45 PM Joy Bells Arrive
6:00 PM Echoes of Praise Arrive
6:15 PM All other students arrive
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EARLY DISMISSAL
11:30 AM
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20
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We congratulate the following students for earning Accelerated Reader Certificates:
Ready 1: Masion Soto
Ready 2: La Carrion Brown
Ready 3: Elisa Testen
Independent 2: Eva Borges, Alex Toledano
Super 2: Samantha Dwyer
Advanced 1: Savannah Harden
Advanced 2: Gavin Johnson, Ella Sherby
Advanced 3: Naomy Magana, Carlos Tapia
Advanced 4: Nigel Pakula, Caidon Spalla
Advanced 5: Agatha Zimmer
Star 1: Christ Anisi
Star 4: Agatha Zimmer
Keep up the good work!
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Flying High Pizza Fundraiser Night
Friday, December 20
7:00 - 10:00 PM
Preschool - 8th Grades
Drop the kids at Flying High for 3 hours of supervised fun. Fun includes 60 ft. inflatable obstacle course, trampolines, foam pits, open gym, games, pizza, and delicious lemonade!!
Pre-registration discount is $15 per child; our pre-registration discount ends at 11:59pm two days before the event. Register after the discount period for $20 online or at the door. Online registration ends at 11:59pm Wednesday, December 18th.
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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!
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Ladybugs and Dragonflies - High Five!
A big thank you to the 1
st semester Ladybugs and Dragonflies! We recognize 3
rd graders: Allison Rosario, Viona Corona, Jaxson Garbarz, and Jacob Mendez. 4
th graders are: Agatha Zimmer, Nigel Pakula, and Gavin Johnson. We appreciate your service to the Lord and helping us in our classrooms. We will celebrate your service at our thank-you party after school on December 10
th. Most sincerely, the teachers.
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PIZZA FRIDAY ORDER FORMS –
December 2019 – January 2020!
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.
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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.
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Updated Choirs Schedule
The music schedule that was sent out in August has been updated to show confirmed dates for the Wolves game and Fine Arts Festival. Please take note of these changes and all upcoming dates via the button below. The choirs schedule can also be viewed on our school website by clicking on "Calendars" under the Eagles News tab.
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Movie Night: Breakthrough
Saturday, January 4th, at 6:30 PM
A fundraiser for St. John's Youth Mission Trip
For more information, please view the flier below:
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Check below for ways to help out and get your volunteer hours:
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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.
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PTO Events
Many volunteers needed for special events throughout the year!
Please view the flier via the button below:
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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
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Registration closes Monday, december 30, 2019
Questions? contact Katie Pece at k.pece@sjlagrange.com
If you would like to volunteer for Made Matchless, please email Katie Pece at k.pece@sjlagrange.com
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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:
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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:
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Week of December 9, 2019
Monday, December 9 TRIP Orders Due
- 9:15 AM Late Start
- 3:25 PM Chess Scholars
Tuesday, December 10
- 7:25 AM Jubilee Bells
- 3:30 PM Varsity Basketball Open Gym
Wednesday, December 11
- 7:40 AM Prayer Warriors
- 3:25 PM Let's Build It Engineering!
- 3:30 PM Varsity Basketball Open Gym
- 3:30 PM Cheerleading Practice
- 4:00 PM Wednesday Bible School
Thursday, December 12
- 7:25 AM Joy Bells
- 2:30 PM Early Dismissal
- 2:30 PM Echoes of Praise
- 2:30 PM Hot Shots Sports - preschool
Friday, December 13
- 6:30 PM JV Basketball Awards Night
Saturday, December 14
Sunday, December 15
- 8:00 AM Worship Service w/ Communion
- 9:30 AM Education Hour
- 10:45 AM Worship Service w/ Communion
- 1:00 PM Cheerleading Practice
Week of December 16, 2019
Monday, December 16 TRIP Orders Due
- 3:25 PM Chess Scholars
- 3:30 PM Varsity Basketball Practice
Tuesday, December 17
- 7:25 AM Jubilee Bells
- 3:30 PM Varsity Basketball Practice
Wednesday, December 18
- 7:40 AM Prayer Warriors
- 3:25 PM Let's Build It Engineering!
- 3:30 PM Cheerleading Practice
- 3:30 PM Varsity Basketball Practice
- 4:00 PM Wednesday Bible School
Thursday, December 19
- 7:25 AM Joy Bells
- 2:30 PM Early Dismissal
- 2:30 PM Echoes of Praise
- 5:30 PM Jubilee Bells Arrives
- 5:45 PM Joy Bells Arrives
- 6:00 PM Echoes of Praise Arrives
- 6:15 PM Junior Choir Arrives
- 6:15 PM Children's Choir Arrives
- 6:30 PM School Christmas Worship Service
Friday, December 20
- 11:30 AM Early Dismissal
- 7:00 PM Flying High Pizza Fundraiser Night
Saturday, December 21
Sunday, December 22
- 8:00 AM Worship Service
- 9:30 AM Education Hour
- 10:45 AM Worship Service
Weeks of Dec 23, 2019 - Jan 5, 2020
December 23 - January 5 Christmas Break - No School
Tuesday, December 24
- 4:30 PM Christmas Eve Worship Service
- 7:00 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship w/ Communion
Wednesday, December 25
- 10:00 AM Christmas Day Worship Service
Sunday, December 29
Saturday, January 4
- 5:05 PM The 505 Worship Service
- 6:30 PM Movie Night Youth Fundraiser
Sunday, January 5
- 8:00 AM Worship Service w/ Communion
- 10:45 AM Worship Service w/ Communion
Monday, January 6 Classes Resume
Want to see more calendar information? View the school and church calendar on our website
HERE:
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