St. John's Lutheran School

The Wings Newsletter

Making Disciples for Life

Matthew 28:19-20

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Volume 47, Issue 18

Dear St. John’s Families,

Have you sold any tickets for our Tuition Raffle? Packets were sent home with your student(s). The grand prize is $1,000 cash, 2nd place prize is $500 cash, 3rd place prize is $250 cash. Additionally, families will be entered into a raffle for a $500 tuition prize for each booklet sold. How does it work?

Tickets are $10 each. Each family is asked to sell one raffle ticket booklet, consisting of 10 tickets. Our goal is to raise $20,000.  

• Each ticket sold has the opportunity to win one of the 3 cash prizes.      
• For every booklet sold, your family will receive 1 entry to win $500 off tuition.
• You can sell as many tickets/booklets as you’d like, until we run out.
• All tickets must be turned in to the school office by January 27, 2023, in the given envelope for tracking purposes.
• Winners will be announced at the FUNdraiser Auction on February 4, 2023.

All money raised by this raffle will go towards the purchase of a new math curriculum for kindergarten - 8th grade. We were slated to get this curriculum for the 2022-2023 school year, but our grant funding was not approved.  

We thank you in advance for your support!  

In His service,

Teri Lyn Mannes

Principal

6th Grade Eagles in Action

The 6th grade class at St. John’s Lutheran School is partnering with the Greater Chicago Food Depository for their Eagles in Action Project. On December 13 they will be going to one of the GCFD distribution centers where they will help pre pack food that will be sent off to places around the Chicagoland area to be given to people in need.

What can you do to help? Here at St. John’s, all money collected in chapel on Wednesdays during December and at coffee hour on Sundays during December will be donated to the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

Thank you for your support - Mr. Wykert and the 6th Grade Class

Important Upcoming Dates

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

December 21: 6:15pm - All students arrive - go to classroom

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/

Annual School Christmas Worship Service

Wednesday, December 21, 6:30pm

All students, preschool-8th grade, to attend

Next Wednesday evening is our all-school Christmas program. Every student, preschool through 8th grade, is expected to attend. The students have been working so hard preparing for this special service - memorizing speaking parts, songs, and Bible verses. They are very excited to share the good news of Christmas! Dress code: Students should wear "church clothes."



6:15pm - all students arrive - go to classroom

We congratulate the following students for earning Accelerated Reader Certificates:

Ready 1: Amelia Knafl

Ready 2: Jillian Bertels, Eliana Damergis, Makenna Roon

Independent 2: Laila Perez, Joy Ssenyonjo

Rising 2: Jacob Kovel



Keep up the good work!

Thank you, Ladybugs and Dragonflies

– Teacher and Office Helpers

A big thank you to the 1^st semester Ladybugs and Dragonflies! We recognize 3^rd graders: Gunnar Garbarz, Alivia Thomas, Aiden Bertels, Anabella Romano, Gianni Damergis, Emily Bochenek, and Avery Johnson. 4^th graders: Nathan Flores, Lilly Gregory, LaCarrion Brown, Allison Moy, and Logan Daly. We appreciate your service to the Lord, and helping in our classrooms, school office, and changing our outdoor school sign on 47^th Street each week. 

Applications for 2^nd semester go home in Wednesday packets on January 11 for 3^rd and 4^th graders.

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:

Winter 2023 After School Programs at St. John's 

Online signup instructions for the following programs - Spanish, Art, Chess, and S.T.E.A.M. - can be viewed on the flyers via the buttons:

GINGERBREAD BASH 

Winter Vacation Bible School

DECEMBER 27 – 29

10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL

Recommended for Ages 4 through 5th Grade

Register at https://vbsmate.com/events/SJLLagrange/26733

Variety Show Auditions

Attn: All 3rd thru 8th Graders

Can you sing, dance, do a gymnastic routine, perform a skit, or some other talent?  We want you!!!  Auditions will be sometime at the end of January/beginning of February.   Start thinking now about what you want to do in the show.  Plan and Practice over Christmas Break. The show is on Friday, April 28.

 Any questions, contact Mrs. Wykert.

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 

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:

• 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.