May 5, 2008

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Dear Parents,

Wednesday, May 7th, is the day when our school children attend a Children's Church Service at St. John Church. The service will begin at 8:45 a.m. Our school has chosen the theme "Jesus Loves Me, This I Know" for the 2007-2008 school year with the focus on "filled with all the fullness of God" for May 7th. Parents, relatives and friends are welcome to join us at 8:45. Pastor Glowicki from St. John Lutheran Church will be preaching. The mission for this week is for SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.

We are now in the last full month of school and tuition should be paid in full by the end of this school year unless special arrangements have been made with our church treasurer, Mr. Connolly. If you need to know your balance, please ask Ellen in the school office. Thank you to all of you who have already paid your 2007/2008 tuition in full.

St. John School is beginning registration for the 2008/2009 school year this spring. It is important that we have a fairly accurate count of students so we can plan for ordering textbooks and other supplies. Pre-registration packets were sent home recently with the oldest child here at school. These forms were due on Friday, April 18, 2008. If you have not yet returned your forms, please do so tomorrow as we want to plan ahead for next school year. If you know of anyone else who would like to send their child (ren) to St. John, please let Ellen know in the school office. Thanks!

SPRING OUTDOOR CLEAN-UP DAY AT ST. JOHN will be on Saturday, May 10th, with work beginning at 9:00 a.m. If you would like to help, please meet in the church link area at 8:45 a.m. and the Trustees will go over the jobs that need to be done. Thank you in advance for your help.

NOTE FROM KAREN JOHNSON REGARDING YEARBOOK COMMITTEE MEETING: The next yearbook meeting will be this Wednesday, May 7, at 6:30 in the library.

NOTE FROM THE YEARBOOK COMMITTEE: Again this year we are making a yearbook. Please see the order form located at the end of this newsletter. The cost of yearbooks is $13.00 each. Please make checks payable to St. John Lutheran School. Due date for ordering is Friday, May 23rd. Order your yearbook now for those memories that will last a lifetime!

BASKETBALL CAMP: The Evangelism Committee of St. John Lutheran Church will be hosting a Basketball Camp this June as an outreach effort to our community. All St. John School children who will be in grades 1-6 next fall are invited to attend. The cost for the camp is $10 and campers will receive a "Path to Victory" T-shirt and sports bible for attending. The Girl's camp will be held June 13-15 and the boy's camp will be June 20-22. Recently we sent home camp forms with your Kindergarten through Grade 5 student(s). If you need another form, please contact Ellen in the office. If your child is interested in attending, please turn the registration form in to the church office before May 31. Our school coaches will be conducting the camps. If you have any questions please speak to Tony Wimmer.

CAMP CROIX 2008: The Camp Beneath the Cross: It is that time of year to start planning for Summer Bible Camp. St. John Church has received both staff application forms and youth Bible Camp registration forms. If you are interested, you may pick up forms from the table in the narthex. Camp Croix is a summer camp for boys and girls ages 9-14.

CAMPBELL'S LABELS FOR EDUCATION: Just a reminder that it's easier than ever to clip and save Campbell's labels. All you need to do is save the UPC from the label, some are specially marked with a 5 point bonus logo next to the UPC. You do not need to cut the front label as in years past; only send in the UPC and look for any special bonus logos next to the UPCs. Please pass this information on to others who save Campbell's labels for our school. Thanks!

BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION: Keep on saving and sending in. The next deadline is June 1st, but we'd like them here by Friday, May 16, 2008. Thanks! Boxtops for Education has another promotion - giving away 20,000 in Box Tops to 5 schools per month from April 1 - July 31st. Go to boxtops4education.com to enter. No purchase necessary (use code #18000-17561) or enter UPC code.

CAMPS AT ST. CROIX LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL: Our school has received a packet of information on various camps sponsored by St. Croix Lutheran High School. Listed below are all the camps being offered by and at St. Croix. If you wish to know more about a certain camp (s), please ask Ellen in the office for the flyer. The camps are:

• Fastpitch Softball Camp, February 24 & March 9, 2008, 6:00-8:00 p.m. for girls in grades 4-9.
• Power and Agility Camp, Mondays and Thursdays, June 2 – August 7, 2008, 8:00-9:30 a.m.; 6:30-8:00 p.m., for boys and girls ages 12 & up.
• Basketball (Girls & Boys) Camps, Girls: June 9-13, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Friday until noon) for girls entering grades 4-9. Boys: June 16-20, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (Friday until noon) for boys entering grades 4-9.
• Language Culture Camp, July 14-18, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. for students entering grades 5-9.
• Volleyball Camp, July 28-31, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-noon, for girls entering grades 6-9.
• Soccer Camp, July 28-August 1, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – noon, for all players (boys and girls) entering grades 5-9.
• Football Camp, August 4-8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-noon, for boys entering grades 6-9.

MARKET DAY: Please see the attached order form for May. The money earned in Market Day throughout the rest of the school year is designated for the phone system. Your orders are important to us so please send in your paper orders by Tuesday, May 13th and your Internet orders must be placed by Noon on Friday, May 11th. Visit marketday.com to see the great selection of market Day foods. Get a free beach bag with any purchase of $75 or more.

PRE K - K CHATTER...MRS. LINDA HENKEL
"Go and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." Matthew 28:19. Our Word of God will focus on this passage as we learn about Philip and the Man from Ethiopia.

PreK is reviewing letters N, O & P. Look for the puppets that go with each letter. They are also learning less and more in Math.

The Kinders will finish their Spring unit this week. We will be planting corn seeds and grass seeds. Let's hope they grow!

GRADES 1 & 2 NEWS...MRS. MARGARET KUCHERA
It's May-it's May-the merry month of May.

The first and second graders are learning about Cornelius this week. We are learning to share God's love with all of God's created people.

It promises to be warmer this week! Yeah!

GRADES 3-5 NEWS...MISS KATHY RADSEK
Have a good week!

GRADES 6-8 NEWS...MRS. ANDREA SPANOVICH
It looks like it is going to be a beautiful week. Highlights in our room include: biome dioramas due Tuesday, demonstration speeches will wrap-up this week, Math 1 test on integers this week, timing the mile, and finishing our unit on Health and drug use. Let your light shine!

ATTENTION THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS MEMBERS INTERESTED IN THE GIVINGPLUS PROGRAM: As many of you know, St. John Lutheran School is enrolled in Thrivent's GivingPlus Program. If you are a Thrivent member and wish to give a gift to the school, you may download a Member Gift Form (20729) on line at www.thrivent.com. Please remember when giving a gift to the school through this program that the check be made payable to St. John Lutheran School, not to the church

CARTRIDGES FOR KIDS: Help us raise funds for St. John by recycling your empty printer cartridges and used cell phones. Please see the display in the narthex for more information. Thanks!

Please continue to save and send in aluminum cans, Campbell's labels (which includes Market Day UPC codes), Boxtops for Education, Kemp's Give 'Em Five, and Land O'Lakes Save Five for Schools. Please drop off your aluminum cans at the lower level door. Boxes are located in church and school for you to put the labels into!

Please continue to shop and use your card at Target! Any questions about this program, check with Mrs. Mueller in the school office.

For more information about Fundraising at St. John, click here.

In His Service,
Ellen Mueller, Secretary

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, May 7
Children's Church Service, 8:45 a.m. (Pastor Glowicki preaches)
Yearbook Committee Meeting, 6:30 p.m. in school library

Thursday, May 8
Power Hour, 10:00-11:30 a.m.

Friday, May 9
Gr. 3 & 4 Track Meet at Christ Lutheran School, 1:00 p.m. start time
TCLGSAL Track Meet for Gr. 5-8 at St. Croix Lutheran H. S., 4:00 p.m., warm-ups at 3:45
Friendship Day for 7th Graders at SCLHS, 9:15-12:30

Saturday, May 10
Spring Outdoor Clean-Up Day at St. John, meet at 8:45 a.m. in the church link area with work starting at 9:00 a.m.

Sunday, May 11
Mother's Day!

Tuesday, May 13
Paper orders due in for Market Day

Wednesday, May 14
KII to Gibbs Farm, 12:30-2:00 p.m., tour and ice cream demonstration

Thursday, May 15
Power Hour, 10:00-11:30 a.m.

Friday, May 16
Boxtops for Education due in!
Internet orders due in by Noon for Market Day!

Saturday, May 17
Call Day at MLC!

Sunday, May 18
St. John Lutheran Church Confirmation Day
Pictures by Herff Jones, starting at 8:30 a.m.

Monday, May 19
8th Grade Banquet, Social Time-6:30 p.m. with Dinner at 7:00 p.m.