St. Paul's Lutheran School & Child Care

OCTOBER 10, 2016

PRAYER FAMILIES
In our prayers this week, we remember the following school families: Phil & Karen Dittbrenner, Dennis & Salome Dodge, Mike & Amy Duever, Brett & Courtney Dunn. We also rejoice with Ryan & Vanessa Smith at the birth of their daughter, Jaylin Autumn.  She was born October 4^th at 3:09 PM.  She weighed 6lbs 5oz and was 20.5 inches long.

CHAPEL OFFERINGS FOR OCTOBER- VETERANS
In October, we will be collecting game books (Crossword, Sudoku, etc.) and money for the Veterans Service Office here in Beatrice. We will present these to Phil Dittbrenner at Chapel on November 9^th. We collected $33.90 so far this month.

TRUNK OR TREAT
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will be hosting a trunk or treat event on Thursday, October 27^th in the church parking lot from 6:00-7:30 PM.  If you would like to donate a bag of candy or small prizes, there is a donation box by the front door at the school.  If you are willing to decorate your trunk and bring your car to the church parking lot, please let Mrs. Long know by emailing jogellermannlong@gmail.com.  Please mark your calendar and bring your kids for some fun trunk or treating!

TURKEY SUPPER
Pans left: 1 White Tupperware, 9x13in pan with RC on bottom, and 1 silver 9×13 in small cookie sheet.

NO SCHOOL- LEA CONVOCATION
There will be no Pre-K on Wednesday, October 12^th. Grades K-5 will dismiss at 11:45 on Wednesday, October 12^th. There will be No School for students in grades Pre-School through 5^th on Thursday and Friday, October 13^th and 14^th. The teachers will be traveling to Grand Rapids, Michigan to attend the Lutheran Education Association Conference.

4^th GRADE CLASS CHAPEL
4^th Grade will present their class chapel this Wednesday, October 26^th beginning at 8:30 AM.  Parents are welcome to worship with us at this special service as well as any Wednesday.

FLU VACCINATIONS
Public Health Solutions doesn’t want flu to take you out of the game. Every year just like you need school supplies, you also need a flu shot. As many of you have probably already heard, this year the CDC is recommending that the vaccine be given by shot only. This means no flu mist will be available. Public Health Solutions would like to encourage you to still help to “Protect the Ones You Love” by getting immunized against the flu. Healthy school age children may not experience complications to flu, but could risk exposing a sick elderly grandparent or baby brother/sister to the virus. The elderly and infants under 6 months of age are at a greater risk to have serious complications. With flu season almost here, Public Health Solutions District Health Department will again be offering flu immunization clinics for students at your school. Prior to the start of clinics, students will bring home consent forms and fact sheets explaining the importance of getting the flu immunization. As parents or guardians, you are encouraged to read the information carefully, complete and sign the consent form and send it back to school with your student. One lucky student will be a double winner! Not only will they have gotten protected against the flu by getting a flu shot, they will also be entered into a drawing. This year, Public Health Solutions will enter all students who return a completed permission form AND get the flu shot the day of the school clinic into a drawing for a $25.00 gift card. One lucky name will be drawn at the end of the school clinic day. Make your school a winner! Encourage friends to participate in getting a flu shot to help increase the school rate of participation. All schools that increase their 2015 rate of participation by 10% will also be entered into a drawing. One lucky school will receive a $200.00 gift card to be used toward whatever the school wishes. Public Health Solutions District Health Department will be at your school on October 18^th. Flu shot packets came home with your child last week.

VOTERS’ MEETING
A Voters’ Meeting of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church is scheduled for Wednesday, October 19^th at 7:00 PM at the church. If you are a communicant member of St. Paul’s, 18 years or older, you are eligible to be a voting member. St. Paul’s members, plan to come to the meeting with your ideas and suggestions for meeting the challenges we have before us at St. Paul’s. Decisions made at our voters’ meetings do affect our school in many ways. At this meeting, the 2017 Financial Budget will be voted on and church board officers will be elected.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS – UPCOMING FIELD TRIP
Kindergarten will travel to the Fire Station on October 11^th.

NIGHT OF THE GREAT PUMPKIN
The students in Grades K-5 will guess the weight of Mr. Pumpkin for Main Street Beatrice on Thursday and Friday, October 20^th & 21^st.  The Night of the Great Pumpkin is Thursday, October 27^th, from 5-7 PM downtown.

SUNMART RECEIPTS
SunMart cash register receipts update: Our total is $18,644.44. Thanks to everyone who helps us collect these receipts, every receipt helps.

In Christ,
Amy Duever