St. John's Lutheran School

The Wings Newsletter

Making Disciples for Life

Matthew 28:19-20

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Volume 47, Issue 16

First Grade Eagles in Action:

Operation Christmas Child

St. John’s first graders dropped off 110 boxes last week at an Operation Christmas Child drop off location in Countryside. This was a combined effort between our school families and Sunday School children. They happily unloaded two cars full of boxes filled with toys and books for children all over the world.  Along with boxes that were filled by our Sunday School students and congregation members we will help deliver joy of what, for many kids, is their first gift ever, and also gives them a tangible expression of God’s love. 

The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Through this project, Samaritan’s Purse partners with the local church worldwide to share the Good News of Jesus Christ and make disciples of the nations. 

Thank you to all who filled and dropped off a box at St. John’s Lutheran Church and School! 

Important Upcoming Dates

December 9: 4:00pm - JV Basketball Home Game

December 10: 10:00am - Concert Rehearsal - Required for Junior Choir and Echoes of Praise (all 5th-6th & select 7th-8th graders)

December 11: 5:30pm - Echoes of Praise arrives

December 11: 5:45pm - Junior Choir arrives

December 11: 6:30pm - St. John's Annual Christmas Concert

December 12: 4:00pm - JV Basketball Home Game

December 16: 4:00pm - JV Basketball Home Game

December 21: 6:30pm - School Christmas Worship Service

December 22: 11:30am - Early Dismissal

December 23-January 6: No School - Christmas Break

The athletic schedule can be viewed on our website here: https://www.stjohnslagrange.org/athletic-schedules/

Dropping Off Forgotten Items

All forgotten items - lunches, nap mats, homework folders, etc - are to be dropped off on the table inside DOOR A. Door A is the door closest to the church in the parking lot. If you need to drop off anything for your student, please ring the bell, tell us what you're delivering, and leave it on the table.

We congratulate the following students for earning Accelerated Reader Certificates:

Super 1: Aiden Bertels, George Sherby

Super 3: Gunnar Garbarz, Avery Johnson

Advanced 1: Ember Wilson

Keep up the good work!

               Secret Santa Shoppe

December 5^th and 6^th

We are happy to announce this year’s Santa Shoppe will take place on December 5^th and 6^th!!! Please look out for more information in your child’s take home folder, in the next week. As always, we are in need of volunteers to make this successful. Please click on the below sign-up genius to help out and get into the holiday spirit! This is a good way to earn school volunteer hours and it’s always a lot of fun!

HO! HO! HO!

Cookie Dough Fundraiser

St John's Lutheran School is helping you get through the holiday baking season by sponsoring Savory Sweets Home Style COOKIE DOUGH SALE!!! This will be a "pop up" sale similar to the popcorn sale we did in the fall.  

The sale begins NOW and will end on Sunday December 4th! 

The cookies will be delivered to school the week of December 19th... date and time to be determined. Our goal is 250 tubs of cookie dough.

$18 for a tub of 48 cookies!!!

Sign up to create your "pop up" store and share with your friends and family!!!!!  

Please click the button below to view the instructions:

Volunteer Opportunity!

JV Basketball Games: Help at the Score Table

Please view the signup genius below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e45adae22a1fb6-jvbasketball

Please click the button to sign up:

St. John's Annual Varsity Basketball Tournament

Business Ads and Cheer Them On Ads

Support St. John's Basketball Tournament while promoting your business or cheering on your player!

The deadline for submitting all ads, forms, and payment is Friday, December 16th.

Please view the forms below:

Pizza Friday

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: ANY parents, grandparents, aunts or uncles of any St. John's students are welcome to help serve pizza! Please visit the Sign Up Genius for available dates to serve pizza or donate treats! Pizza Servers will receive credit towards 2022-23 Volunteer Hours!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45A9AC2AA3FEC34-pizza 

Winter Youth Floor Hockey League

Pre-k through 8th Grade

Beginning January at Sokol Sports in Brookfield

Please click the button below to view the flyer:

Please consider signing up to donate blood on Tuesday December 6^th from 3:00-7:00 PM at St. John's Lutheran Church.  (please note, it will NOT be at the La Grange Public library)  

Every day, Versiti Blood Center of Illinois needs more than 540 blood products to meet hospital demand. What you collect will go back to help people in your community!

You can sign up to donate blood going to this link: 

https://donate.illinois.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/5601628

Shop with Scrip has been rebranded as RaiseRight!

Use the RaiseRight app now! Whether you are starting your Christmas shopping, or updating your wardrobe for the Holiday season, don’t forget to order your TRIP cards! Take time to evaluate your shopping needs and get motivated and in the habit to start earning on your everyday purchases with TRIP cards. There are many choices to choose from… 

TRIP order dates, for the new TRIP Program year:

• December 5, 12
• January 9, 23

Eagle Bucks in any denomination are available now for all teachers and staff members. What a great stocking stuffer!

Please text me (Amy Buonassissi) if you have an order & are coming 630-290-0268

   OR if you would like to connect with me somewhere before the order is due.