September 23, 2021
News from the principal
The Grace School Walkathon is just 1 week away. Thank you to everyone who has solicited pledges in support of our school, we are getting close to our goal of raising $25,000. If you have not done so yet, it is not too late to get some pledges. Check out the information below to learn how to do this in a very simple way through Pledgestar. We are still in need of 12 wagons for collecting donated food along the walk routes. If you have a wagon that we can use for the morning, click on the Volunteer tab below to sign up. Next Friday is a 11:30 dismissal day. Extended Day Care is available, but you must sign up at the link below.
MAP Testing continues next week in Grades 2-6. Use the calendar link below to find out when your child tests. A good night of sleep and a healthy breakfast help students to concentrate better during these tests.
Parent-Teacher Conferences will be on Thursday, October 7. Conferences will be completed via Zoom. Next Monday you will receive an email with links to sign-up for your conference time.
Bill Koehne
From Mrs. Maggio in the school office
If you have not completed enrollment in GradeLink, please do so as soon as possible. It must be completed for each of your children. This is the information we use for emergency contacts, names of people who are allowed to pick your child, allergy information, etc. Copies of these forms are taken by classroom teachers on fire drills, field trips and offsite sporting events, so it important that we have updated information on each student.
Graduation pictures for this year's 8th grade class will be taken on Monday, October 4.
We apologize for the multiple texts for the wellness survey. We are working with GradeLink to correct this issue.
School news
WALK-A-THON IS ONLY ONE WEEK AWAY! Walk with Grace, Grace Lutheran School’s annual walk-a-thon fundraiser is NEXT FRIDAY! We are still a ways off of our $25,000 goal, but one week is still a lot of time! Once you sign up for Pledgestar and enter the emails of your family and friends, the system does the rest of the work for you! We are in the home stretch, let's meet our goal for our sensational school and fabulous families! Just a reminder that the class that brings in the most money will win a fun prize, currently 4th grade is in the lead and for every $100 your student/family brings in, they will be entered that many times into a raffle with the chance of playing games with a teacher and could win a fun prize for the family and that teacher!
VOLUNTEERS: Thank you to everyone who has signed up to help that day, please be on the lookout for an email early next week with details.
DONATION DRIVE: As you know, along with raising funds, we will be walking through the neighborhood and collecting items for Beyond Hunger. In addition, the students have been bringing in their own items in a friendly class collection competition see the flyer here. The students are really enjoying seeing the big piles in their classrooms. It is a close competition so far, but currently 2nd grade is in the lead! Remember that the competition ends on Wednesday, September 29, so let’s bring in those items and fill those bins!! The winning class will be announced on Friday morning before the classes start walking.
MAKE MONDAY’S MEAL MEXICAN: And don’t make it at all! Skip the meal prep and cooking and pop by Chipotle at 1128 W Lake Street Front A in Oak Park for our fundraiser on Monday, September 27 from 4:00pm - 8:00pm. We're raising money to support Grace Lutheran School, so click here, show it on your smartphone or mention the fundraiser at checkout and they'll donate 33% of the proceeds to us! You can also order online with the code: VF7PMVJ
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