St. John's Lutheran School

The Wings Newsletter

Connected to the Vine

John 15:1-5

Wednesday, October 04, 2023

Volume 48, Issue 08

New Math Curriculum Update

Dear St. John's families,



As many of you may remember from last year's FUNdraiser, we were excited to raise enough money for a new math curriculum. As could be expected with any curriculum transition, the first few lessons can be an adjustment. We've certainly seen this across the grades with the new math this year. Today we've reached our 28th day of school, and we are pleased with the pace at which everyone is progressing. As with all of our academics at St. John's, the bar is set high. The new curriculum is rigorous, and will set up our students for success now and in the future. What a blessing that we are able to implement this new curriculum! Thank you for your support during the transition phase.

In His service,

Teri Lyn Mannes

7th Grade Eagles in Action October 2023

For the month of October, the 7th grade class will be helping the organization Operation Support Our Troops by filling stockings with goodies for our servicemen and women. The school’s sewing club So Kids, Sew has been making some of these stockings after school on Monday afternoons. The 7th grade class will be collecting specific goodies for these care packages, along with making Christmas ornaments. Monetary donations collected during chapel will go to offset the shipping costs of the very generous care packages as they are shipped around the world! Our field trip to the warehouse will be on October 26th.

3rd Grade Eagles in Action Recap for September 2023

Thank you for your support of the LaGrange Area Food Pantry through your chapel offerings in September. We also collected donations at our church’s Coffee Hour on September 17, and the 5th grade generously donated their profits from Mrs. Wykert’s Mall from a free enterprise/entrepreneur project they did for Social Studies. We are excited that the chapel offerings totaled $657! If we divide that by ten months, we will use $65.00 each month this school year to buy our monthly featured non-food item, plus shop for food sales. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! Thank you for helping us serve those in our community who have a need.

Contacting Teachers

Classroom teacher emails are listed below. Please understand that a teacher cannot reply to an email while they are teaching, so if it is an urgent matter, please email or call the school office: school@stjohnslagrange.org

If you are emailing after school hours, teachers or office staff will respond as soon as they are able on the following school day.

Important Upcoming Dates

October 4: 4:00pm - Walther Cross Country Meet

October 6: NO SCHOOL

October 9: NO SCHOOL

October 10: 6:30pm - Board of Ed Meeting - Heritage Room

October 12: 8:00am-3:00pm - Book Fair

October 12: 6:00-7:15pm - Family Reading Night

October 13: 8:00am-2:00pm - Book Fair

October 15: 7th & 8th Grade Bake Sale between worship services

  St. John’s Lutheran Church and School Book Fair!

When:  Thursday, October 12 8am – 3pm (Closed 11:30-12:30 for lunch)

                                                  6pm – 7:15pm (During Family Reading night)

                    Friday, October 13 8am – 2pm (Closed 11:30-12:30 for lunch)

   Family Reading Night 10.12.23 6pm-715pm

       Come in your PJs for Bedtime Stories. There will be stories read at

                                     6:15pm, 6:30pm and 6:45pm.

         Would you like to volunteer?

     Scholastic Book Fair 2023!

Click here to Volunteer

St. John's Scholastic Book Fair Homepage!

Save the Date!

Trunk or Treat

Saturday, October 28 from 11:00am - 1:00pm

Volunteers needed for Trunk or Treat!

Can You Help?

• Donate Candy - bins located in Church Narthex by Door A
• Sign Up to decorate a Trunk/Host a Game
• Candy Runner

Please click the button below to sign up:

Email any questions to school@stjohnslagrange.org

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 2023-24 Volunteer Hours!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45A9AC2AA3FEC34-pizza1

Ledo's will serve cheese, pepperoni, and sausage pizza slices for the price of $3.00 per slice and must be PRE-ORDERED. Pizza orders are due by 9:00am on Wednesday for Friday’s lunch. Any leftover pizza will be sold for $3.00 per slice after all pre-orders have been served. Please pre-order your pizza to guarantee your child receives lunch. There are no guarantees that there will be leftover pizza to sell.

Please make your checks payable to St. John's Lutheran School. Cash is also accepted. Change will NOT be provided.

For more details or to print an order form, please click the buttons below.

Thank you to all who ordered popcorn from the St. John's Lutheran School Double Good popcorn fundraiser. We raised $3356 that will help enhance the educational experience for the children. 

Family and Friends in 10 states ordered popcorn and 20 bags were donated to Essential Workers.  

Your continued support to the school is greatly appreciated!!!

After School Programs

The following after school enrichment programs will be starting in October:

Amigos Spanish - Mondays, starting Oct. 23, for K-5th

Smart Start Art - Tuesdays, starting Oct. 17, for K-2nd

Chess Scholars - Wednesdays, starting Oct. 18, for K-8th

S.T.E.A.M. - Thursdays, starting Oct. 12, for K-4th

For more information and enrollment instructions, please click the buttons below:

Calendar for 2023-24 School Year

St. John's Ministries

Find more information about exciting ministries and events by accessing the church ministries email via the button below:

Shop with Scrip has been rebranded as RaiseRight!

Use the RaiseRight app now! October is here! Time to start shopping for costumes and candy, along with cooler weather clothing. 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…

Upcoming order dates:

• October 30th
• November 6th
• November 13th
• November 27th

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.

Online sales are convenient for your busy family. Earn right from home on the website or on-the-go with the RaiseRight app. In the drive-thru line at Starbucks, or the checkout line at Mariano's, or on a Target run? Order an eGift card and it will be downloaded and ready in your scripwallet by the time you are ready to pay or use in the store! Learn more about the RaiseRight app here: RaiseRight App

To obtain your personal user login and password, contact Amy Buonassisi: TRIP@stjohnslagrange.org

Art Workshop - Express Yourself

Monday, October 16, 4-5:30 p.m.

7th and 8th Grade students are invited to join us for this Halloween-inspired event where you will use a variety of art supplies and materials to create a trick-or-treat bag unique to your costume! Not sure what you're going to be yet? No Problem! Nazareth Academy Art teachers, Ms. Pack & Ms. Salsman, will have lots of spooky supplies to help you make the perfect bag! We can't wait to hear about your ideas and help your vision come to life!

The workshop is free but pre-registration is required.

Register by October 10 to reserve your spot.