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Grace School News
December 8, 2023
This fall Grace School has formed its first ever Robotics team. Sixteen students in Grades 6-8 under the leadership of parents Mr. Blackman and Mr. Cavanaugh have been working for several weeks in teams of four developing their robots. Their first competition is tomorrow. Good luck team!

Each year we collect gifts to be brought to the manger during our Christmas Eve services. This year the focus is on food and toiletry items for local migrant families. Here is a list of items we are collecting. 
  • Toothpaste and toothbrushes for kids and adults
  • Bars of soap
  • Shampoo and Conditioner
  • Chapstick

If you wish to donate, your child can bring items to school and put them in the bin in the atrium. 

Have a wonderful weekend.  
All of next week (11th to 15th), there will be a Christmas photo opportunity in the atrium. Take a photo, share it online and tag Grace Lutheran School to get entered into a raffle. We will have 2 winners. One prize is $30 to Grace's spirit wear store and the other prize is a Starbucks gift card! 

All photos must be posted by Friday, December 15 to qualify. If you don't have social media, you can send your photo to Mary Williams (mgrace4@sbcglobal.net) or Ana Garcia (agarcia@graceriverforest.org) and we will share it on Grace's Facebook and Instagram pages. All photos posted will be re-shared there as well. 
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Good luck and Merry Christmas!
EDC Families
Thank you for your ongoing support. The staff greatly appreciates it.
 
Sign-ups for January 2024 - Spring Break will be posted by Noon, Saturday, December 2nd. Sign-ups are on a first come- first serve basis.
 
Please remember to sign up through your SignUp Genius account. Doing so allows you to readily see your child(ren)'s signup(s) to confirm space requests and to self-manage deletions.
 
Reminder:
  • Siblings need to be registered separately. Enter names in the comment box and check each child's grade.
  • Please send children in the 3rd-8th grades with a book/magazine to read, if homework is not expected.
  • Please sign out all siblings when checking out.
Migrant Needs
There has been a recent influx of migrants to Oak Park/Chicago. Local churches, including Grace Lutheran, are committed to providing for needs on the ground level, If you are interested in up-to-date information on items needed for migrants, please visit the Grace Links tab (there is a collection bin in the atrium). 
Basketball Concession Help
Please sign up to help make Grace Basketball a success! We need help setting up, selling and clean up for concessions. No experience required. You don’t need to be on the team to participate.
Students can earn service hours also!
GRACE NEWS
We have something special happening on our Grace School social media platforms - 12 Days of Grace Christmas! In the spirit of the season, we are posting our version of the 12 days of Christmas. 3 posts will go up every week in December. Our first two are up! We have 1 AMAZING school administrator, 2 passionate principals, and 3 preaching pastors!
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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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