Sunday, November 20

Grades 5-8 Choir Sings in Church at 8:00 a.m. service

Preschool-Y5/K sing in church at 10:30 a.m. service

Wreath Pickup (near Ziegler Road entrance): after both services

Wednesday, November 23-Friday, November 25

Thanksgiving Recess

Monday, November 28

Basketball practice starts - see schedule below

Tuesday, November 29

Bookmobile

Poms (Grades Y5-4) 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Cheer practice cancelled

Thursday, December 1

Cheer Showcase - see below for more details

Friday, December 2

UFCU School Branch

Special Dress Day: Christmas/Winter Pajama Day

No Popcorn (Ladies Aid Bake Sale Prep Day)

Y5-8th Grade Drop Off at Church 8 a.m. (see announcement about Christmas Program Practices)

Thursday, December 8

Holly Jolly Christmas Store

Friday, December 9

Holly Jolly Christmas Store

Special Dress Day: North Pole Red and Green Day

Tuesday, December 13

Picture Retake Day

Friday, December 16

UFCU School Branch

Special Dress Day: Christmas/Winter Sweater and Sock Day

Inclement Weather School Closing

With cold weather coming, we inevitably know that there may be a Snow Day or two in our future. How will you know if school is closed for a Snow Day? Check these three places:

1. St. Paul Lutheran School will be closed when Bay City Public School closes, watch for it on WNEM's School Closings. 
2. The office will also send out a FastDirect email.
3. School Closings will be posted on our St. Paul Lutheran School Facebook Page.

https://www.facebook.com/stpaulfrankenlust

The Holly Jolly Christmas Store is right around the corner for St. Paul students and the PTO needs your help! We are accepting donations of Christmas wrapping paper, gift bags, gift tags, tissue paper, tape, along with new and gently used items for moms, dads, grandparents, and siblings. Donation boxes are located inside the main entrance at school and in the Ministry Center. Every donation helps make the event special for our kids! 

We are also looking for Holly Jolly volunteers. Please sign up by clicking here and bring your cheer! Any questions? Please contact Kayla Schlicker at 989-450-8057.

Christmas Program Practices

Rehearsals at Church

Friday, December 2: Y5-8 @ 8:00 a.m.

Monday, December 5: Y5-8 @ 8:00 a.m.

Friday, December 9: Y5-8 @ 8:00 a.m.

Monday, December 12: Preschool-8 @ 8:00 a.m.

Friday, December 16: Y5-8 @ 8:00 a.m.

Monday, December 19: Preschool-8 @ 8:00 a.m.

On rehearsal days, please remember:

• Bags and books can stay with students at church; no need to drop those off at school.
• Y5-Grade 8 Early Arrivals assemble at the church.
• Preschool Early Arrivals come to their classroom, except on December 5 & 12 when they should be dropped off at the church. 
• Preschoolers who don’t attend Monday need to attend least one of those practices. Drop your child off at church and pick them up at 10:00 a.m. at school.
• All Preschoolers & Grade School Students will perform the Children’s Christmas Program at 9:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 21.

Friday, December 2

Christmas/Winter Pajama Day

Friday, December 9

North Pole Red and Green Day

Friday, December 16

Christmas/Winter Sweater and Sock Day

Wednesday, December 21

Dress Your Best for Morning Christmas Program 

(no jeans or t-shirts) 

“Christmas Everything” following Program 

(Classroom Christmas Parties)

Come and support the Young 5 and Kindergarten Tinsel Tree at Christa McAuliffe Middle School on December 3rd from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. You can win a tree with each ticket you put in our box. The money raise will go towards our classroom field trips.  

St. Paul Cookbooks make a great Christmas gift! The St. Paul PTO has a limited quantity available for $20 each. Please see Kayla Schlicker or contact the office for more information.

Tom DePrekel would like to thank the students in Y5-4th grade for making placemats for the Keyrx Prison Ministry. "The placemats that our school children drew for the inmates were very well received, and were instrumental in helping the inmates to experience Jesus In a very real way! Thank you to all who participated!” -Tom DePrekel

The Wildcat Club is an organization for St. Paul students in grades 3-8. During the Second Quarter, the Wildcat Club will experience Chess, Checkers and Chinese Checkers. Any 3-8 student can participate as long as they have a signed permission slip. Hard copies of the permission slip have been sent home. 

Thank you to our First Quarter Cafeteria Kid Assistant Volunteers! You helped our students navigate the cafeteria procedures, cleaned tables between groups, and assisted students with opening food and drink containers. We appreciate you! If you would like to help during the second quarter, please check out the Second Quarter Sign Up Genius here. Only one volunteer is needed each day from 11:00 am -12:30 pm. Thanks for your help serving our school community!

SHOES FOR MISSIONS!

The Poland & AK Mission teams are at the half way date for collecting non- hole, clean, used shoes! Please dig into those closest and under the beds and bring your shoes that are just taking up room to the back of church, ministry center, or the school by the 1st Sunday in December. This collection will not only help the Poland & AK mission trips - it will also bless other Third World countries who will receive these shoes. If you need someone to pick up your shoes - please contact Heidi at 989-450-0975 or Lisa at 989-751-5209.

Book Fair - Thank You!

In true Wildcat style, St. Paul families generously supported our Book Fair. We smashed our goal and earned more than $2,300 in FREE books and resources for our classrooms and library! Also, shoppers donated an additional 98 new Scholastic books to St. Paul from our “Classroom Wish Lists.” Thrivent and a friend of St. Paul made it possible to give 38 students books and prizes through our classroom drawings.

A special thank you to Gretchen Jurek, Lisa Scholtz, Megan Kusterer, Judy Spielhaupter, Chelsea Vermeesch, Lillian Garcia, and Rachel Appold who gave of their time and talents. You helped to make the Book Fair a huge success. I am so thankful for you. - Kristen Glasser

Wreaths

If you are not available during these pickup times, contact Kristen Glasser to make arrangements: 989-529-2962. If you have not paid for your preordered wreath, cash or check made out to Artisans Landscaping can be mailed or dropped off at the school office. Thank you for supporting St. Paul Lutheran School!

Click here for the 1st-8th grade choir schedule for the

2022-2023 school year.

Poms Practice & Cheer Practice Schedule

November 18th

Cheer Practice (Grades 5-8) 3:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m.

November 29th

Poms (Grades Y5-4) 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Cheer (Grades 5-8) Cancelled

Cheerleading & Poms Showcase

Thursday December 1st @ Zion Bay City 5:30 p.m.

Click to View Flyer

*After the showcase, official practices won't start until December/January - More details to come

Tri-County Lutheran League "B" Girls (grades 6 & 7)

Congratulations to the "B" Girls Basketball team. They won their second game of the season against Faith Bay City.

They are 2-0 for the season.

8th Grade Girls Basketball

Practice is starting! You can find a complete practice schedule below.

Girls basketball games and practice schedules can be found by clicking here.

The Basketball November 28th through December 20th Practice Schedule:

Monday: 

3:45 to 5:00 B Girls in the St. Paul Gym

Tuesday: 

3:00 - 4:45 A Girls in the St. Paul Gym

3:00 - 5:00 A Boys in the Immanuel Gym

        5:30 - 7:00 Schlicker B Team in the St. Paul Gym

Wednesday:

3:00 - 4:30 Duffey B Team in the St. Paul Gym

        5:00 - 6:30 B Girls in the St. Paul Gym

Thursday:

3:00 - 4:45 A Girls in the Immanuel Gym

        3:00 - 5:00 A Boys in the St. Paul Gym

        5:30 - 7:00 Schlicker B Team in the St. Paul Gym

Friday:

3:00 - 4:30 Duffey B Team in the St. Paul Gym