St. Paul's Lutheran School & Child Care

APRIL 12, 2016

PRAYER FAMILIES In our prayers this week, we remember the following school families: Jim & Dana Dorn, Dennis & Salome Dodge, and Karen & Phil Dittbrenner.

CHAPEL OFFERINGS Our offerings for April and May will go to the Community Food Pantry. You may send in canned foods, or money. Pantry Items Needed: Sugar, 2 lb. Flour, Chicken Noodle Soup, 5 oz. cans Ham & Turkey, Mixed Vegetables, Carrots, Ketchup, Mustard, Peanut Butter, and Jelly. Our current total is $64.06 and 5 food items.

CONGRATULATIONS We rejoice with John & Dawn Hirschler and their son Ethan at the birth of their daughter, Isabella. Isabella was born on April 7^th weighing 6lbs. 5oz, and was 19 inches long.

SPELLING BEE RESULTS Congratulations to all who participated in the school Spelling Bee last Thursday. We had 35 students in Grades 1-5. The results were: 1^st Grade: 1. Dev Gopalji, 2. Shiloh Wallman, and 3. McKenna Loomis 2^nd Grade: 1. Haley Loomis, 2. Olivia Duever, and 3. Tatum Robinson 3^rd Grade: 1. Tobin Robinson (tie), 1. Kendall Oates (tie), and 3. Taylor Schuster 4^th Grade: 1. Brendan Moon, 2. Andrew Duever, and 3. Jordan Loomis 5^th Grade: 1. Grace Ideus, 2. Olivia Achtemeier, and 3. Dawson Loomis

SPRING MAP TESTING The students in Kindergarten through 5^th Grade will continue taking MAP Tests this week. Please be sure your children are well rested and have had a good breakfast each day so they will be able to do their best on the tests.

TUITION/ LUNCH BILLS April tuition is now due. March lunch bills were sent home last week. If you have any questions about your bill, please contact the office.

INTENT TO RETURN The tuition & fee schedule for next year and Intent to Return form were sent home last week. Please complete and return the form and Enrollment Fee as soon as possible. REMINDER: The fee increases after May 1^st.

CAMP LUTHER Information about summer camps at Camp Luther was sent home last week with Grades K-5 students. Registration information can also be found at www.campluther.org. If you are interested in enrolling, it is good to do so early as some camps fill up quickly.

PRE-KINDERGARTEN FIELD TRIP The Pre-K classes will be traveling to the Lincoln Children’s Museum on Wednesday, April 13^th.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS Outdoor Classroom Workdays are scheduled for this Saturday, April 16^th and Saturday, May 7^th beginning at 9:00 am. The 16^th, we will dig up, mulch and prepare the beds for the butterfly garden, and put sand in the long jump pit and the digging area. On the 7^th, we will plant the butterfly gardens, and some new trees. We need tillers, rakes, and shovels for our work day this Saturday- Please bring any that you have.

VOTERS MEETING St. Paul Lutheran Voters’ Meeting will be held Sunday, April 17^th at 1:30 PM at church.

PTL MEETING The last PTL meeting of the school year will be next Tuesday, April 19^th at 7:00 PM at the school. The agenda will include election of officers and other final business of the year.

ROTARY FIELD DAY The Rotary Field Day for Grades 3-5 will be held Thursday, April 28^th. Grade 3 will be in the morning from 9:15-11:15. Grades 4 and 5 will start at 12:00 Noon.

ST. PAUL’S FIELD DAY The St. Paul’s Field Day will be held on Friday, May 6^th for Grades K-5. We will begin at 10:00 AM. We will take a break for lunch at approximately 12:00 Noon. No hot lunches will be ordered that day so all students in Grades K-5 will have to bring a sack lunch or purchase lunch from the PTL concession stand. We hope to end the Field Day by 2:30 PM. We will need more parents to help this year. Any parents willing to help run events, please contact the school office.

SPRING MUSICAL The Grades 1-5 Spring Musical entitled L.O.S.T. But Now I’m Found will be presented on Friday, April 22^nd at 7:00 PM. Students are enjoying their practices as they prepare for the performance! We hope all of you will be able to join us for the Musical. The Pre-School, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten Program will be presented on Friday, April 29^th at 7:00 PM. They are working hard to prepare an enjoyable evening for you.

COOKIES FOR MUSICALS Families who did not bring cookies for Grandparents Day in March are asked to bring one dozen cookies for refreshments after the Spring Musical. Please send the cookies with your child the morning of April 22^nd or when you pick your children up that afternoon. Please do not wait to bring cookies until you come that evening as it doesn’t give us enough time to get them arranged for serving before the program starts. Some of those cookies will be frozen and then will be served for the Pre-School, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten program on April 29^th.

2016-2017 APPLICATIONS We are in the process of accepting applications for new students in Pre-School, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten through Grade 5 for the next school year (2016-2017). If you know of anyone interested in enrolling in St. Paul’s School, please give their name to the school office or ask them to contact the school.

SCHOOL SECRETARY Vanessa Smith, our school secretary, is expecting her second child this October. She has decided to stay home with her children beginning this fall. The Board for Parish Education is accepting applications for a new school secretary to train with Vanessa and take over the position this fall. Applications are available in the school office. If you are interested, please stop and speak with Mrs. Duever.

SUNMART RECEIPTS SunMart cash register receipts update: Our total is $118,791.30. Thanks to everyone who helps us collect these receipts, every receipt helps.

In Christ,

Amy Duever