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* Please pray for the Lord to bless our efforts to "Shovel Out Hunger" and earn enough money to purchase pizza for the guests at the NOAH Project Homeless Shelter.
* Praise God for the conclusion of our second quarter and the ability to return to in-person learning.
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Fabulous Friday: 8:00 - 8:40 a.m.
End of Second Quarter
Shovel Out Hunger Donation Envelopes Sent Home
Monday, January 18
NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday, January 19
School Resumes
Friday, January 22
"Shovel Out Hunger" Donations due
Report Cards sent home
January 25 - 31
Lutheran Schools Week
February 1 - 12
NWEA standardized testing
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2020 - 2021 Parent Volunteer Hours Waived
Due to COVID-19 protocols and the limited opportunities to volunteer at school activities and events, the required parent volunteer hours for the 2020 - 2021 school year have been waived. Please contact the school office with any questions.
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Coming Soon!
NWEA Testing
February 1 - 12
It's that time of year again for winter standardized testing. This mid-year assessment for students in grades K - 8 will provide an additional avenue of academic insight regarding your child's scholastic progress.
This year, our testing window is February 1 - 12, 2021. To help avoid scheduling conflicts, teachers will notify you of a testing schedule closer to these dates. If a child becomes ill, make up tests will be scheduled for a later date when they are healthy.
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Looking for an outstanding Christian high school option for your son or daughter or know someone who is?
Lutheran High Northwest and Lutheran High Westland are now accepting applications for new students for Fall 2021! Our application fees will increase by $50 on 2/1 so now is an ideal time to complete this step and join our Crusader or Warrior family.
For more information, or to apply click below:
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"Truly I tell you, whatever you do for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of Mine, you did for Me." Matthew 25:40
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For the past four years, St. Matthew Lutheran School has hosted a family servant event, where those in attendance had the responsibility to make over 400 bagged lunches for the NOAH Project, a homeless shelter located in Detroit. An additional blessing that evolved from this experience always occurred on the following day when our 8th grade had the opportunity to deliver the meals, work in the kitchen, and serve the guests that frequent the NOAH shelter.
As the principal of St. Matthew, I have always had the privilege to chaperone this powerful field trip, and each year, watch the servant hearts of our 8th graders spring into action and do whatever was requested. In addition to watching our students work, some of my fondest memories include watching our students playing UNO with some of the young children at the shelter or listening to our students sing while a guest at the shelter played the piano located in the main dining hall. Upon our return to school, the feedback was always consistent with such comments as "That was so much fun!", "That was such a great field trip!", and "I'll never forget that experience!"
Due to the pandemic, COVID protocols now prevent us from gathering, preparing, delivering, and serving a meal to our friends at the NOAH Project in our traditional manner. However, the reality is that the 400 homeless guests at the shelter still need to eat each day. As a result, we believe that God does not want us to cancel this event, but rather re-design this activity because we know "There Is NO Impossible With God!"
As we prepare to celebrate National Lutheran Schools Week, we are going to embrace this year's Lutheran Schools Week theme, "Sent To Serve", and deploy our young disciples to "Shovel Out Hunger" (or Sweep/Dust/Vacuum Out Hunger if the weather does not cooperate!). It is our hope to make this activity personal, wherein our students do some type of work to earn money so that our students can sponsor a pizza lunch delivered to the NOAH shelter on Monday, January 25th.
This Friday, every student will receive a little shovel reminder, along with an attached donation envelope. We are "sending/asking students to serve" by shoveling or doing some type of age appropriate chore to raise and donate a few dollars for pizza for NOAH's guests. The goal is not the amount as much as it is the servant experience. We are asking that all donations please be returned by Friday, January 22 so that we can prepare to order food for the 400 guests that are projected to be visiting the NOAH Project Shelter on Monday, January 25.
We know that this is a big task, but it's not impossible, and we look forward to working together to help those who are in need. To help inspire one another, please take a photo of your child in action completing his/her service task and send it to [email protected] so that we can post on Facebook to share.
Thank you for your support. We look forward to watching God bless our efforts.
In Jesus' Love,
Mrs. Palka
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What could be more fabulous than standing outside in 40 degree weather meeting new friends? Come to this Friday's Fabulous Friday Parent Coffee Hour and find out! (Please know that Mr. Welte and Mr. Davis have even been working on possible sources of heat for us!)
We look forward to seeing you this Friday, January 15, under the main church entrance from 8:00 - 8:40 am.
Mrs. Palka and Mrs. Lancaster
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This Friday, January 15, is the conclusion of the second quarter. Report Cards will be sent home with your child next Friday, January 22.
If you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher.
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Miss Kelly will be Moving 
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It is with a heavy heart that I need to share with you that Miss Kelly, our Kids Care Director and Preschool Aide for Tuesday/Thursday, is moving to Wisconsin in the near future. Miss Kelly has been a tremendous blessing from God this year, and we will DEARLY miss her!
As a result, we are looking for a new Kids Care Director. If you know of anyone who may be interested in filling this role, please contact Mrs. Palka.
Qualifications include: loving Jesus and children of all ages, patience, kindness, and some administrative work Hours for Kids Care Director are Monday - Friday, from 3:15 - 6:00 p.m.
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School Screening Forms 
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As for now, we are continuing the Screening Form admittance process into the school. If you would like to print copies at home please click HERE. Please remember, Mrs. Palka always has extra copies at the 100 Wing entrance, and Mrs. Yeskie has extras at the HUB entrance. |
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