The school year is off to a great start. A special thank you to Jenn Beasley and our Welcome Team who were here on Tuesday and Thursday to welcome students to school.
It is imperative for all families to complete/update information on the Gradelink website. Completion of these forms enables the office to have information in case of an emergency as well as other important information on allergies, who is allowed to pick your student up from school, and permissions of various kinds. Almost 100 families still need to complete this step. Please complete it this weekend for each of your students by logging into Gradelink. Contact the school office if you need new login information.
Curriculum Night is next week, Wednesday, August 28. This event provides an opportunity for you to hear from your child’s teacher about classroom expectations, modes of communication, and other special aspects of the class. The schedule is 6:30-6:55: 1st Classroom Session
7:00-7:25: General Session in Fellowship Hall
7:30-7:55: 2nd Classroom Session
We hope to see all of you on Wednesday evening.
Bill Koehne, Principal
August 23, 2019
August 25-30
Sunday Church Service, 10:00am Church and School picnic, 11:30am-3:30pm
Monday Varsity volleyball practice, boys & girls 3:00-5:00pm
Cross Country practice, 3:00-4:00pm
Tuesday Jr. Varsity volleyball practice, 3:00-5:00pm
Cross Country practice, 3:00-4:00pm
Wednesday Chapel service, 8:30am
Dismissal at 2:15pm
Curriculum night, 6:30-8:00pm, childcare available
Thursday Volleyball practice, Jr. Varsity 3:00-4:30pm; Varsity boys & girls 4:30-6:00pm
Cross-country Practice, 3:00-4:00pm
Friday
Saturday Fenwick Invitational Cross Country meet, Priory Park, 9:00am-12:00pm
Drop-off and Pick-up Safety: In order to keep kids safe and traffic flowing, please note the following…
1) Do not use the driveway heading towards the parking garage to drop-off students
2) Do not park in the alley across from the front of school to drop off or pick up students.
3) Do not double-park in front of school while picking up students.
For the safety of all students, please use the drop-off lane in the morning, or park in these places when dropping off or picking up students.
1) Division Street
2) Bonnie Brae south of the Concordia parking garage driveway
3) In the surface lot between our building and the parking garage.
Extended Day Care is in a new location. It is held on the lower level, in the room directly below the reception desk.
Please turn in Hot Lunch forms for the first semester by Friday 9/6/19. All forms for the upcoming school year can be found
here
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The Grace Spirit Wear Web Store is open now until August 30th. Adult, youth and toddler sizes available! Purchase items at the link below. We will open the store at other times during the year if you miss your chance this time. https://gracelutheranspiritwear.itemorder.com
Save the date for Parent Trivia Night! Saturday, September 14th, 7 pm -This will be a great way for parents old and new to connect and take a break from the craziness that comes with the start of a new school year. No need to be a trivia expert - it's all for fun. Find more information here. To sign up click the button below. Questions about GPO? Feel free to contact either of us directly. GPO Co-chairs: Joanna Schubkegel jschub@mac.me & Alison Welch aliwelch@gamil.com
Parents- if you need to pick your child up early, you must come into the school building and sign them out at the school office.
BOX TOPS UPDATE!!! You are probably aware of the BoxTops program by now as it’s been going strong since 1996. Fun Fact, since the Box Top program began, Grace Lutheran School has earned $10,396.66 and counting! That’s over $10,000 of FREE money! And you can help us earn more every day by simply cutting box tops from your favorite Box Tops products, or scanning your grocery label with the new Box Top App. That’s right, Box Tops is going digital! Check out this link for a simple informational video about this new program. https://youtu.be/Hh94b2BvFK4
Please take a look at the Box Top handout going out in Tuesday folders next week. It will tell you a little bit about the new program and how to use the app. And, get this….for now, (until the old box tops labels expire and are completely phased out) you can earn double for our school. No matter what type of Box Top label is on your product, you can scan your receipt to earn the money. But you can also send in the traditional clip-able labels to the school. Thus earning $.20 for that label. Pretty cool.
Don’t know if you purchased any Box Tops items at the store? Scan your receipt anyway…. the app will automatically detect your box tops and credit the school with that money. Have questions? Contact Esther Armstrong (esther.e.armstrong@gmail.com).
School photos will be the week of September 9. Early childhood photos will be taken on Tuesday, 9/10.
Grades 1-4 will be on Wednesday, 9/11. Grades 5-7 will be on Thursday, 9/12
