Cold Weather Announcement: As cold weather descends on the Chicagoland area, here are some important items for parents to know.

-         Students will remain inside when air temperatures or wind chill temperatures are forecasted to be single digits or lower.

-         Some classroom windows will continue to be cracked open to bring in fresh air.

-         The heat will be turned up, but send your student with layers to stay warm in the classroom! We recommend one layer be kept in their locker as an extra when necessary.

-         We will monitor the temperature in classrooms. If it becomes too difficult to keep classrooms at a reasonable temperature for learning, we will pivot to remote learning.

-         If the temperatures become so cold that it is unsafe to travel to school, we will announce a remote learning day.

MAP testing continues next week. Please refer to the school calendar at the link below for the testing schedule.

If at any point you are uncertain on a day, you can use the link below to check the daily online school calendar for this information.

Go to: www.zoom.us and click Join A Meeting.

Meeting ID: 8276426384

Password: family (all lower case)

Questions? Contact Alison Welch (aliwelch@gmail.com).

Go to this link for more information.

Grace Church's Justice and Peace Committee has compiled some resources for observing Black History Month. You can see the list here. It includes an online concert by the Chicago Children's Choir and an early screening of PBS's "The Black Church."

The Justice and Peace Committee also maintains an online resource list for learning about racial justice. They welcome your additions to the list. Email your suggestions to Gwen Gotsch, Communications Coordinator at Grace (ggotsch@graceriverforest.org).

Sponsorships

As a Gold ($2,500), Silver ($1,000), Bronze ($500) or Viking Red ($250) sponsor you can help underwrite the cost of an event so that all the funds raised go directly to support Grace Lutheran School. Go to graceful2021.givesmart.com to make your sponsorship donation, or contact the Graceful Evening chairs for more information.

Show your support by advertising on our event website. We'll link your ad ($100) to your business web page. Email gracefulevening@graceriverforest.org to discuss your ad and artwork.

A gift certificate from your business, unique experiences and tours, private parties, memberships, tickets, classes — we welcome your creative donations to the Graceful Evening auction! Email gracefulevening@graceriverforest.org and tell us about what you’d like to donate. Or use the online item donation form.

Whether you are new to Grace, or you've been here for years, there is much to look forward to for our 10th Annual Graceful Evening! Please email gracefulevening@graceriverforest.org if you're interested in helping us pull it all together!

Team Temp Checks. Sign up to help with morning arrival here. Questions?

Contact Joanna Schubkegel at jschub@me.com.

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