Eagles in Action
Kindergarten Eagles in Action
In February, the kindergarten class will be supporting Chicago HOPES for Kids.
Chicago HOPES for Kids provides educational support for children living in Chicago's homeless shelters. Their mission is to provide students with the resources and encouragement needed to succeed academically, despite the challenges of homelessness. For more information on their program, please visit their website:
Announcements
Illness Policies Reminder
There are a number of viruses making the rounds right now, including strep, pink eye, influenza A & B, and stomach viruses with and without fevers.
Please be sure your child is fever free, without medication, for 24 hours before they return to school. (i.e. if your child has a fever at any point on a Wednesday, the soonest they could return would be Friday.) This is for their own safety and wellness, and the safety and wellness of everyone else.
If your child gets a diagnosis while they are out, the school office should be notified.
Congratulations to the following students
who made 2nd Quarter Honor Roll:
Blue Honor Roll
8th Grade: Brian Dahlstrand, Maddy Nichols, Jacob Raschke, Greta Sandman
7th Grade: Jonathan Medrano, Sophia Preussner, Aurelio Tapia
6th Grade: Brixton Cook, Daisy Quinonez, Matthew Spalla, Landon Willett
5th Grade: Eli Gombis

White Honor Roll:
8th Grade: Alex Carrillo, Jordyn Krezel, Mateo Magana, David Weber
7th Grade: Spencer Dahlstrand, Abby Gombis, Perla Palacios, Sophia Pav, Autumn Schmidt, Alexia Stradal
6th Grade: Alaina Neill, Emily Presa, Natalie Santiago, Denisse Toledano
5th Grade: Arianna Magana
FUNdraiser 2020
Saturday, February 8, 7:00-10:00 PM
Volunteer to Help for the Event via the button below!

Join us for a night of fun!  
Tickets on sale now!
The FUNdraiser supports St. John’s Lutheran School. 
Evening Includes: Cash Bar (1 drink ticket included with admission) Hors d’ oeuvres, Desserts Silent & Live Auction, Wine Pull, Plinko & Photo Booth Fun! 
Ticket prices: $30.00/ticket; 8 for $200 or 10 for $250.00
Visit the Auction Website Today!
 
*Purchase Tickets
*Can't Attend? Make a Donation!
*View Silent Auction Items
*Bid on Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island Package NOW
*View & Purchase Teacher Wish List Items 
*Register your credit card in advance for all event purchases
Flying High Pizza FUNdraiser Night
February 8, 2020
7:30-10:30 PM

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, February 5.  
 
Day of event registration is walk-in only! 
St. John's All-school T-shirts Order
It’s that time of year! Lutheran Schools Week is around the corner. Each student will be gifted a SJLS t-shirt from the PTO. 
Please submit your child’s t-shirt size no later than Noon, Friday, February 7, 2020 . If we do not receive a specific size by the due date, PTO will select a size for your child.  

Please fill out this online form to record your child(ren)’s name, grade, and shirt size. 

Extra shirts are available for $25.00 each. You may order your size on the same online form, and submit payment to the office. Please mark "parent" or "church member" on the order form. Payment must be received by NOON, Friday, February 7, for additional shirt orders to be placed.
 
Please contact School Office ( school@sjlagrange.com ) with any questions. 
We congratulate the following students for earning Accelerated Reader Certificates:

Ready 4: Mason Zeman
Ready 5: Colton Arndt
Independent 2: Emma Gutierrez, Adeline Schmidt,
Dagny Zimmer
Independent 3: Alex Toledano



Keep up the good work!
Referral Program
We encourage all current parents to invite another family that could benefit from a quality, Christ-centered education at St. John’s. As an incentive for school families to recruit new students, there is a  $500  incentive toward your children’s tuition for each new family who enrolls because of your influence. 
Call the school office for more information on how your family can
benefit from this new incentive program.
Variety Show Auditions
Attn: All 3 rd thru 8 th Graders
Can you sing, dance, do a gymnastic routine, perform a skit, or some other talent? We want you!!! 
Auditions are on Monday, February 10; and Wednesday, February 19!  Get your act together and sign up now to audition. The Variety Show is on Friday, April 17.  The dress rehearsal is mandatory in order to be in the show. The rehearsal is on Thursday, April 16 from 2:30-4pm.
Any questions, contact Mrs. Wykert
SAVE THE DATE - Sock Hop!
Friday, February 21, 2020
6:30-9:00 p.m., School Gymnasium
The Sock Hop is one of our most loved annual events.
Admission is free to all SJL School Families, as are hot dogs and root beer floats!
Raffles, fun prizes and plenty of room to hop and bop! 
Looking for a co-chair! If you'd be willing, please contact Renei Suarez.
Contact Renei Suarez at r.suarez@sjlagrange.com for more info.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
To sign up to volunteer, please click the button below:
PIZZA FRIDAY ORDER FORMS
– February 2020 – March 2020!
The Pizza Friday order forms for the next two months will be coming home in your youngest child’s Wednesday take home folder!
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.
Order forms can also be found outside the school office. The first order date on this form is Friday, February 7 th . Order forms for this date are due by 9:00 am on Wednesday, February 5th. 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, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles of ANY age student are 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.
So Kids, Sew!
In our Winter session, we will be making small teething blankets for Caring Network. These little quilts are fun to make and will be a blessing to new moms!   Mrs. Cheryl Haugen (church member and parent of two St John’s graduates) will help lead this project.

Please join us on Mondays from 3:30 – 4:30. See Mrs. Starr for permission slips. The dates for our next session are Jan. 13, Jan. 27, Feb. 3, Feb. 10, and Feb. 24.
Afterschool Enrichment Spring Sessions
begin the week of February 10th.

Chess Scholars on Mondays for grades K-8
Smart Start Art on Tuesdays for grades K-3
Let's Code It Programming! on Tuesdays for grades 2-8
Let's Build It Engineering! on Wednesdays for grades 1-6
Register in advance for early bird pricing.
See the fliers below for more information:
Upcoming Choir Dates
*Sunday, February 23, 10:45 AM Worship: Junior Choir, Echoes of Praise, Jubilee Bells
*Friday, March 6, Spring Musical and VIP Day: All Choirs and Handbells
*Sunday, March 8, 10:45 AM Worship: Spring Musical - Children's Choir (Grades 1-4), Preschool-Kindergarten Choir
*Friday, March 13, 7:00 PM, Wolves Game: Junior Choir

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Check below for ways to help out and get your volunteer hours:
Varsity Basketball Home Games
Volunteers Needed for Concessions and Score Table
Please sign up via the button below:
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.
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
Earn money towards next year's tuition! Whether you are starting your Valentine’s Day shopping, or updating your wardrobe for the 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 gatherings, start your shopping with TRIP cards. There are many choices for your shopping needs…


We will be placing TRIP orders for your shopping needs on these upcoming dates:
·         February 10th
·         February 24th
·         March 2nd
·         March 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.
A CAPPELLA CHOIR
from Concordia Lutheran High School to visit St. John’s on Wednesday, March 18, and Thursday, March 19, 2020
 
HOST FAMILIES NEEDED!
 
St. John’s is excited to host the A Cappella Choir from Concordia Lutheran High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana on Wednesday, March 18 and Thursday, March 19, 2020 as part of their Annual Spring Tour.

On Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - the A Cappella Choir will be joining us at our Midweek Lenten Dinner at 6:00 PM. Following the dinner they will be providing some pre-service music at 6:45 PM for our Midweek Lenten Worship Service at 7:00 PM. Following the Worship Service they will be singing a 30 minute choral concert for all of us to enjoy.

On Thursday, March 19, 2020 - the A Cappella Choir will also be presenting a Choral Concert for St. John’s School beginning at 8:20 AM and concluding at around 9:00 AM.

HOST FAMILIES NEEDED:  St. John’s NEEDS YOUR HELP – we need 30 host families to accommodate the 75 voice choir. Please consider hosting two or more youth for the evening of Wednesday, March 18, 2020. The hosting will begin at 8:15 PM and conclude at 7:45 AM the following day (Thursday). All we are asking for is housing for Wednesday evening and breakfast on Thursday morning.

LINK TO HOST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS:   http://bit.ly/CLHSatStJohns

Please contact David Lincoln at d.lincoln@sjlagrange.com , or you can call 708-354-1690 (ext. 222) if you have any questions about the hosting arrangements or the choir visit.
Kid’s Kamp
at First Presbyterian Church of La Grange – Ages 4-10. 
Join us on Saturdays from 9:30am-10:30am for free fun indoor activities - baking, yoga, candy making and Zumba. Pre-registration is required. 
To Register go to  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F4AA5A628A02-kids , visit  www.fpclg.org  or contact the church office at (708) 354-0771.       
INSPIRE WONDER STEM Party
Dream Big Movie Viewing

WHO: K-12 RECOMMENDED 
 WHERE: LA GRANGE THEATRE 80 SOUTH LA GRANGE ROAD 
 WHEN: SATURDAY, MARCH 14 9 AM – 12 PM LOBBY OPENS AT 9AM STEM DEMONSTRATIONS LEGO SHAKE TABLE TAKE-HOME ACTIVITIES MOVIE STARTS AT 10 AM 
HOW MUCH: TICKETS $5 PROCEEDS DONATED TO MCGILLIVRAY FREEMAN FILMS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 

 REGISTER: WWW.SEAOI.ORG/2020DREAMBIG 

 PROVIDED BY: STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS WOMEN IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PUBLIC OUTREACH 
Calendar
Weeks of February 3, 2020

Monday, February 3
  • 4:30 PM Varsity Basketball Game - HOME - Grace, Chicago

Tuesday, February 4
  • 7:25 AM Jubilee Bells
  • 4:00 PM Varsity Basketball Game - HOME - St. Paul, Brookfield

Wednesday, February 5
  • 7:40 AM Prayer Warriors
  • 3:30 PM Cheerleading Practice
  • 4:00 PM Varsity Basketball Game - AWAY - Zion-Concord, Bensenville
  • 4:00 PM Wednesday Bible School

Thursday, February 6
  • 7:25 AM Joy Bells
  • 2:30 PM Early Dismissal
  • 2:30 PM Echoes of Praise
  • 2:30 PM Sticky Fingers

Friday, February 7
  • 4:00 PM Varsity Basketball Game - AWAY - Trinity, Burr Ridge

Saturday, February 8
  • 7:00 PM FUNdraiser
  • 7:30 PM Flying High Pizza Fundraiser

Sunday, February 9
  • 8:00 AM Worship Service
  • 9:30 AM Education Hour
  • 10:45 AM Worship Service
  • 1:00 PM Cheerleading Practice

Weeks of February 10, 2020

Monday, February 10
  • 3:30 PM Varsity Basketball Practice

Tuesday, February 11
  • 7:25 AM Jubilee Bells
  • 4:00 PM Varsity Basketball Game - HOME - Immanuel, Elmhurst

Wednesday, February 12
  • 7:40 AM Prayer Warriors
  • 3:30 PM Cheerleading Practice
  • 3:30 PM Varsity Basketball Practice
  • 4:00 PM Wednesday Bible School

Thursday, February 13
  • 7:25 AM Joy Bells
  • 2:30 PM Early Dismissal
  • 2:30 PM Echoes of Praise
  • 2:30 PM Sticky Fingers

Friday, February 14 VALENTINE'S DAY

Saturday, February 15
  • 5:05 PM The 505 Worship Service

Sunday, February 16
  • 8:00 AM Worship Service w/ Communion
  • 9:30 AM Education Hour
  • 10:45 AM Worship Service w/ Communion
  • 1:00 PM Cheerleading Practice


Want to see more calendar information? View the school and church calendar on our website HERE:
708-354-1690