Eagles in Action
Fourth Grade Eagles in Action
For the month of January, Fourth Grade has chosen to support BEDS Plus as their Eagles in Action project. The mission of BEDS Plus Care is to help vulnerable individuals stabilize their lives through housing and supportive services. Their vision is to end homelessness. They believe that everyone deserves a home. In addition to monetary offerings, we will be collecting powdered drink mixes (large containers), iced tea mixes (large containers), small juice boxes for lunches, sugar, men's and women's deodorant and disposable razors. These are the items that BEDS is most in need of for their clientele. Fourth Grade thanks you for your support!
Announcements
McDONALD'S NIGHT

McDonald’s
5701 S. LaGrange Road
Countryside, IL 60525

January 27 th – Monday
5pm – 7pm

We are raising money towards our AR program. Please help spread the word.

(St. John's will earn 20% of the proceeds of all orders, both inside and in the drive-though, during this time-frame. No flier necessary.)

COME HUNGRY!!!!
TRIP will have Cash & Carry gift cards for McDonald's available
Monday morning, Jan 27th. Support our school twice for one event!
FUNdraiser 2020
Saturday, February 8, 7:00-10:00 PM
Volunteer to Help for the Event via the button below!

Donations still needed:
Baskets
Basket Items
Wine
Gift Certificates
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! 
Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Contest
 
Recently, St. John’s students in grades K-8 competed in the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest. The following students won their classroom competitions, and their entries have been forwarded to Zaner-Bloser for the National competition. Congratulations to you all, and blessings for the next level of competition!

Kindergarten - Gianni Damergis
1st Grade - Joseph Ssenyonjo
2nd Grade - Delilah Cook
3rd Grade - Audrey Rodriguez
4th Grade - Agatha Zimmer
5th Grade - Eli Gombis
6th Grade - Denisse Toledano
7th Grade - Perla Palacios
8th Grade - Greta Sandman
Basketball Tournament
 
I would like to thank all of the people who helped make our Basketball Tournament a huge success. We had twelve different schools involved with eight boys teams, six girls teams, and three cheerleading squads. Thank you to all who donated their time by helping set up, work concessions, work admissions, work the score table, and clean up. Thank you also to all who donated money or items for the tournament as well. Thank you for all your prayers that all would go well. I couldn’t have accomplished this without all your help.
 
Tom Wykert, Athletic Director
We congratulate the following students for earning Accelerated Reader Certificates:

Ready 3: LaCarrion Brown
Independent 1: Adeline Schmidt
Independent 2: Holly Hemminger, Robby Salinas
Independent 3: Isaac Carey, Joey Garbarz
Super 3: Julian Casillas, Viona Corona, Jacob Mendez, Jake Wachholz
Super 4: Julian Casillas, Viona Corona, Samantha Dwyer, Audrey Rodriguez, Jake Wachholz
Super 5: Audrey Rodriguez
Advanced 1: Jaxson Garbarz
Advanced 5: Audrey Rodriguez
Star 2: Christ Anisi
Star 5: Nigel Pakula


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.
Pre-School Family Gym Night  
Tuesday, January 28th
6:30-7:15PM
 
Join us for some family fun activities in the gym!
Congratulations
to the following St. John's Alumni for making Honor Roll at Nazareth Academy:
A Honor Roll: Danny Carrillo, Emma Murphy, Lillian Murphy, Redmond Murphy
B Honor Roll: Alyssa Raschke
NED’S Kindness Adventure visited our school December 19. We heard a great, interactive story about his trip to Kenya and reinforced what we know about being kind-hearted and caring. Our school gets the assembly for FREE because we’re hosting a Kindness Sale. With each purchase, you help keep kindness going in three ways:
1.       Gives your child a kindness reminder
2.       Sends the Kindness Adventure to other schools for free
3.       Provides income for artisans in Kenya
4.       Provides clean water for kids in Kenya (check out the project at KindnessAdventure.com/giving.html
Kindness Sale items will be available in the school office until Friday, January 24. Look for an order form in your child’s folder today. Mark desired items and send payment to school with your child. Or, visit yourself during school office hours. Make checks payable to our school. Items vary in availability and style due to changing supply from our artisans.  
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 Tuesday, January 28; 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! 
Contact Renei Suarez at r.suarez@sjlagrange.com for more info.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
To sign up to volunteer, please click the button below:
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! Are you ready for New Year? There are many choices for your shopping needs…

We will be placing TRIP orders for your shopping needs on these upcoming dates:
·         January 27th
·         February 10th
·         February 24th 

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.
Calendar
Weeks of January 20, 2020

Monday, January 20 NO SCHOOL - MLK DAY

Tuesday, January 21
  • 7:25 AM Jubilee Bells
  • 4:00 PM Varsity Basketball Game - HOME - Zion-Concord, Bensenville

Wednesday, January 22
  • 7:40 AM Prayer Warriors
  • 3:15 PM Bread Baking Class
  • 3:30 PM Varsity Basketball Practice
  • 4:00 PM Wednesday Bible School

Thursday, January 23
  • 7:25 AM Joy Bells
  • 2:30 PM Early Dismissal
  • 2:30 PM Echoes of Praise

Friday, January 24
  • 4:00 PM Varsity Basketball Game - AWAY - Trinity, Lombard

Saturday, January 25

Sunday, January 26
  • 8:00 AM Worship Service
  • 9:30 AM Education Hour
  • 10:45 AM Worship Service

Weeks of January 27, 2020

Monday, January 27 TRIP Orders Due
  • 3:15 PM Bread Baking Class
  • 3:30 PM Varsity Basketball Practice

Tuesday, January 28
  • 7:25 AM Jubilee Bells
  • 4:00 PM Varsity Basketball Game - AWAY - Immanuel, Hillside

Wednesday, January 29
  • 7:40 AM Prayer Warriors
  • 3:30 PM Cheerleading Practice
  • 4:00 PM Wednesday Bible School

Thursday, January 30
  • 7:25 AM Joy Bells
  • 2:30 PM Early Dismissal
  • 2:30 PM Echoes of Praise

Friday, January 31 NO EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSES (PS, K-2)
  • 4:00 PM Varsity Basketball Game - HOME - St. Luke, Itasca

Saturday, February 1
  • 5:05 PM The 505 Worship Service

Sunday, February 2
  • 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:
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