October 16th Newsletter
October 16, 2017
PRAYER FAMILIES
In our prayers this week, we remember the following school families: Brandon & Cara Esau, Darin & Betsy Frerichs, Shayla Fulton & Andrew White.
CHAPEL OFFERINGS FOR OCTOBER- LUTHERAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION
In October, we will be collecting money for the Lutheran Heritage Foundation to send full color children’s Bibles around the world. Only $5 purchases a Bible for a child! We have collected $61.46 so far this month.
TUITION AND LUNCH BILLS
Lunch and tuition reminders will be sent home this week. If you ever have any questions about your bill, please contact the school office.
FIREFIGHTER VISIT
The Beatrice Fire Department will visit the Pre-K classes on Wednesday, October 18th at 10:20 a.m. and 2:35 p.m.
TRUNK OR TREAT
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church will be hosting a trunk or treat event on Thursday, October 26th in the church parking lot from 6:00-7:30 p.m. 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 e-mailing her at jogellermannlong@gmail.com. Please mark your calendar and bring your kids for some fun trunk or treating!
SCIENCE FAIR/OPEN HOUSE
St. Paul’s Science Fair and Open House will be held on Sunday, November 5th from 2:00-4:00 p.m., with awards being presented at 3:00 p.m. Boards are due on Friday, November 3rd. All students who turned in a project sheet should have received their form back and are encouraged to begin working! Boards are available for pick up from the school office. Please stop by before or after school to get your child’s display board! If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Duever.
FLU VACCINATIONS
Public Health Solutions District Health Department is again offering flu shots and boosters through our school for students in Grades K-5. They will be here next week, Tuesday, October 24th. The seasonal flu consent form must be signed and returned to school right away. If you have misplaced your form, we have more copies available.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS- UPCOMING FIELD TRIPS
2nd Grade will travel to Mosaic on Friday, October 27th.
NO-SCHOOL- LUTHERAN CHURCHWORKER CONFERENCE
There will be no school for all students Thursday and Friday, October 19th and 20th. The teachers will be traveling to Lincoln, Nebraska to attend the Nebraska District Teachers and Pastors Conference.
TURKEY SUPPER
A ticket committee member will be in the media center on Tuesday, October 17th and Friday, October 20th before school, 8:00-8:30 a.m. and after school, 3:00-3:30 p.m. to turn in ticket stubs and money and to request additional tickets. The last turn in day will be Wednesday, October 25th at the same times. Please contact Toree Lang (402) 239-4040 if you have any questions regarding Turkey Supper tickets.
Have you signed up for the pies and salads you plan to bring? Have you signed up to help serve somewhere? There are places and committees that need help! Please sign up and return the forms to school right away so the committees won’t have to call you. Will you donate an item to our silent auction? Please let Mrs. Duever know if you have any donations!
VOTERS’ MEETING
A Voter’s Meeting of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church is scheduled for Sunday, October 22nd at 1:30 p.m. 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. Decisions made at our voters’ meetings do affect our school in many ways. At this meeting, the 2018 Financial Budget will be voted on and church board officers will be elected.
NIGHT OF THE GREAT PUMPKIN
The students in Grades K-5 will guess the weight of Mr. Pumpkin for Main Street Beatrice on Wednesday and Thursday, October 25th & 26th. The Night of the Great Pumpkin is Thursday, October 26th, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. downtown.
5th GRADE CLASS CHAPEL
5th Grade will present their class chapel Wednesday, October 25th beginning at 8:30 a.m. Please plan to attend. Parents are welcome at this chapel, or any Wednesday chapel.
SUNMART RECEIPTS
SunMart cash register receipts update: our current total is $146,753.86. You can also collect Box Tops, Best Choice UPC labels (from Heartland Foods), Tyson Project A+ labels, and Our Family labels (UPC portion). We can turn in all of these labels to receive money for our school.
In Christ,
Amy Duever