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Grace School News
February 17, 2023
Power Outage Follow-up: Thank you to everyone who had to pivot quickly last Thursday. The power ended up being out on Friday from 8:15am-1:00pm, so it was good that we were not in school on that day.

Congratulations to Coach Schultz and our girls basketball team who have been invited into the Lutheran Sports Association state basketball tournament on the weekend of March 3-5. Games take place at four Lutheran schools in the area: Lombard, Roselle, Palatine, and Crystal Lake. We will share game details when they become available.

Our second trimester ends next Friday, February 24. Parent-Teacher conferences are scheduled for the following week. Use the links below to sign-up for your conferences. At this conference, parents of 5th-8th grade students may sign up to meet with any of their student’s teachers. Ex: a 5th grade parent could sign up to meet with both Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Underhill.

Below also is a link to register for our Grandparent / Grandfriend Day on March 10. The intention is for this to be a generational event. If your child does not have a grandparent who can attend, consider inviting a special friend or other relative. The school day ends at 11:30am on this day.

Enjoy your weekend!
Winter Conferences are Thursday March 2, 2023. See the links below to sign up for each teacher you would like to meet with. The Sign-up Genius will close 11pm on February 28. Click on the appropriate link below to sign up.
BOURBONS OFF THE BEATEN PATH hosted by Karen and Sanjay Patel
Please join us for a casual bourbon donation/tasting event on Saturday February 25 at 7:00pm. We’ll be sampling 6 bourbons that are a bit off the beaten path – lesser known that the Maker’s Marks and Bulleits of the bourbon world. Not into bourbon? We’ll also have wine, beer, and seltzers plus small bites and sweets.
 
ATTENDEES OF THE BOURBON TASTING SHOULD BRING AN UNOPENED BOTTLE OF WHISKEY, SCOTCH OR BOURBON (ONE BOTTLE PER COUPLE). THE BOTTLE SHOULD BE VALUED AT $40 OR MORE AND WILL BE DONATED TO THE GRACEFUL EVENING EVENT AS PART OF THE WHISKEY PULL THAT RAISES MONEY FOR GRACE SCHOOL.


Questions? Please contact Karen Lareau Patel at karen_lareau@hotmail.com.
You are invited to represent Grace Lutheran School at the Forest Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade! Wear your Grace swag walk with us as we promote our great school and hand out green lollipops! To walk with Grace, you need to arrive at 12:00pm. Details were sent out in this week’s Tuesday folders. The parade kicks off at 1:00pm from Madison and Van Buren and travels east on Madison to Elgin. Email Ana Garcia to RSVP or to get more information: agarcia@graceriverforest.org
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Grandparents/Grandfriends Day
March 10 will be an exciting day here at Grace! Grandparents Day IN PERSON again! Please help us by registering your child's Grandparents that will be joining us. Use the link below to fill out the google form.
Fine Arts Festival
Fine Arts Festival on April 28, Friday
Grace is hosting 10 schools for a fun-filled day of music! Please let Ms. Johnson know if your 5th - 8th grade student is joining. We hope to have great representation from our school that day. Students should have received a form to fill out. They are due on February 24, Friday. Checks can be made payable to Grace with FAF in the memo. Online payments are good too. 
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Graceful Evening
Purchase tickets for Graceful Evening on March 11th at the 19th Century Club. We are looking for auction items! Please contact us for ideas or to coordinate. There are less than 60 tickets still available.


Grace is in need of some volunteers to help at dismissal as a crossing guard. This would be a once-a-week commitment from 2:55 - 3:15.
If you are interested, please call the school office at 708-366-6901 or email office@graceriverforest.org.


This week on the blog – 4th grade chapel and lemonade stand recap! 
Timothy Christian School is hosting an amazing event happening on February 25. Latasha Morrsion, the founder of Bridge Builders, is coming to speak at the school. The attached flyer has more information with a QR code because participants need to register for the event. Space is limited! There will be food, music, and a speaker.
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RaiseRight
Raise Right is a gift card program that is also a fundraiser to support the school. The next order is due Monday, February 20.

Our mission at Grace Lutheran Church and School is to bring in, build up, and send out disciples for Jesus Christ.

Our school prepares children for a life of discipleship by helping them to grow in faith, knowledge, and character.
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