December 17, 2021
News from the principal
Earlier today you received an email with a link to a Parent Survey. It should take about 10 minutes to complete. Please take time to complete this survey to help inform us of our areas of strength and areas for growth.
Children’s Christmas Eve services are at 4:15pm and 6:00pm on December 24. Please check out the information below which provide some important logistics for that evening.
If you plan to volunteer at Grace School in the coming year we ask that you complete the Google Form at this link GLCS Volunteer Form. This will allow us to get you connected into the opportunities that interest you and determine the correct level of training and background checking for you in line with our new Safe Practices Policy. If you fit the criteria for a background check you will receive a follow up email to begin that process.
Bill Koehne
From Mrs. Maggio in the school office
The 5-8 grade choir will sing for the Chicago Wolves game on Friday, January 28, at 7:00pm. All 5-8 grade students and their families are welcome to attend. For more information and to order tickets please find the form
here.
Orders are due Wednesday, January 12.
Starting January GPO will again be offering two lunches each month. The first will be sandwiches from Firehouse Subs and the second will be pizza from Slice Factory. Your can find the form and schedule
here. Use the link at the end of the form to pay online. The first lunch will be Friday, January 14. Please sign up by the end of the day Sunday, January 9.
Reminders: School resumes Monday, January 10.
The last day of school for Early Childhood classes is Wednesday, December 22.
Only students participating in the Christmas Eve services need to attend on
Thursday, December 23.
School news
As we prepare for the Christmas Eve services led by our students in Grades 1-8, here are a few notes:
- The church and school will not open until 3:00 on Christmas Eve.
- Students arriving before 3:45 must stay with their families until this time.
- At 3:45, students in Grades 1-4 should report to their classrooms, ringers and singers in Grades 5-8 report to the robe room and then go to Fellowship Hall, and pageant participants report to the sacristy.
- Children in Grades 1-4 are asked to wear dress clothes, but do not need to wear white on top and dark on bottom.
- Singers and ringers in Grades 5-8 are asked to wear comfortable dress shoes, and dress clothes that will not be too hot under their choir robe.
- There will be snack for students in Grades 1-8 who are participating in both services.
Rejoice in the work of the Lord! A sincere thank you to the teachers, students and parents of the 5th & 6th grade for the generous donations and hard work to provide Christmas stockings and gift cards to the clients of the Night Ministry in Chicago. The students filled 46 stocking with items to help combat Chicago's cold weather and purchased gift cards with money earned from the pizza lunch. The value of the total donation was $1730.00. Amazing! Very grateful!
