It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High. Psalm 92:1

Despite the challenges of the pandemic impacting nearly every facet of each of our lives, there are many things for which to give thanks and praise. Here at Grace I thank God for

-         13 consecutive weeks of in-person learning

-         All of our students and teachers remaining virus free to date

-         A faculty that has gone above and beyond to provide an outstanding education to our students

-         Parents who support our efforts in so many ways

Grace Church will live-stream a Service of Thanksgiving on Thursday at 10:00am on the Grace River Forest channel on You Tube. I hope and pray you all have a wonderful and peaceful Thanksgiving. Take care during this at-home time. I look forward to seeing everyone again in a few weeks.

Mrs. Guagenti, our school social worker, has offered these two links for ideas and support throughout the holiday season. The first is a resource for parents regarding coping during the holiday season. The second is ideas for activities to do at home with children. 

The school office will be open during the two weeks of remote learning between the hours of 7:00am and 3:30pm.

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. The next SCRIP order will be place on Tuesday, December 8. If you would like to place an order for gift cards, return the order form and check or cash payment to the school office by Monday, December 7.

Grace Parent Organization (GPO) invites you to join us for our first annual Gingerbread House Showcase. Gather as a family between now and Monday, December 7th to create a gingerbread house. Make it from scratch. Buy a kit. Use graham crackers. Keep it simple or make it a sugary masterpiece! You get to decide! Submit the following photos along with a name for your house and a couple of sentences to describe it to gpograce@gmail.com by December 7th to be entered into the showcase. Questions? Use the same email address. We can't wait to see what you create! Check out the flyer for more details.

1. Photo of just the gingerbread house with a plain background. Feel free to submit a few if you want to show the front, back and sides.

2. Photo of your family with the house.

3. Zoomed in photo of your favorite part of the house.

Faculty/Staff Christmas Gifts: It is our tradition to show our appreciation to faculty and staff by giving them a monetary gift collected from the families of our students at Christmas. If you are interested in participating, the form can be found here. Thanks, GPO and Room Parents of Grace.

Hoodies, pajama pants, baseball jerseys, hats, scarves, cinch packs — find all these and more on the Grace spirit wear order page, including a new t-shirt design in honor of the school's 125th anniversary. It's a great way to shop for gifts for the whole family without leaving home.

Team Temp Checks. Sign up to help with morning arrival here. Questions?

Contact Joanna Schubkegel at jschub@me.com.

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