October 23, 2023
Principal Corner
You Are Invited
On Sunday, October 15, Pastor Bjornstad was preaching on the parable of the Wedding Banquet. One of the points he made was when the original guests did not arrive, the king sent out his servants to invite anyone, the good and the bad. The following Monday, I was reading my devotion for the morning and it was the story of Ananias and God telling him where he could find Saul, so he could restore his sight. Ananias was sent by God to a man who was persecuting and arresting Christians so he could help him. It got me thinking about my own life. When we think of inviting people to church we probably make a judgement on whether that person is church material. But both that Sunday’s sermon and my devotion made the point of helping and inviting those who we may not think we should invite or who we may think others would not welcome. God is telling us to invite all to church. When Jesus came to live on earth, he went to those in need. To the people that were probably not looked on favorably by society back then. The question at the end of my devotion and the question for all of us to answer is, who is our Saul? Who do we come into contact that we should be inviting to learn about God. It might be the person that really needs God in their lives and who knows what that person may be able to accomplish in the name of Jesus. Well, God definitely knows.
END OF 1ST QUARTER
End of quarter is November 3rd! Encourage students to get assignments done and help make sure they have everything turned in. Parent Teacher Conferences will be held Tuesday, Nov 7th from 3:30pm-8pm & Thursday, November 9th from 3:30pm-6pm. See email for the links to sign up for conferences. Conferences will be scheduled to last 15 minutes. Please sign up by Wednesday, Nov 1st. If you have any issues, please contact the office.
PTL Graciously supplies a meal for the teachers on Tuesday of conferences! Click below if you can sign up to help!
THURSDAY OCTOBER 26TH
Uptown Trick or Treating is happening along
Main Street in Janesville from 4-6 pm.
Look for the TLS Booth put on by the PTL and
the amazing volunteers, spreading Jesus’ love!
classroom mentorship
Calling All Community Members: Join Us in Making a Difference at Trinity Lutheran School!
We are reaching out to you today with an exciting opportunity for you to become a vital part of our school's journey, one classroom at a time!
We are looking for parents, grandparents or members of the congregation that would be willing to help mentor and expand our student’s learning by helping with reading, spelling words, math facts, and many other subjects on a regular basis. We invite you to ask questions and come visit to find out which classroom needs fit where you feel you can help the most! We will provide a brief orientation and training so you know exactly what is expected! Contact the school at 507-231-6646 and talk to Wade or Jacqie! You can email us at jmalzahn@trinityjanesville.com too!
Coach Interest
Basketball season is around the corner! Interested in coaching? We will have a coaches meeting on Monday, October 23rd at 6 pm to discuss and coordinate. Even if you have only a small interest in either coaching or helping with basketball or cheerleading, we encourage you to attend.
RETAKE DAY RESCHEDULED
OCTOBER 31st
3rd Grade Reformation Skit
Tuseday, October 31st, the 3rd Grade will perform a reformation skit in the Discipling Center at 2:15 pm. Family and friends are welcome to come watch!
Clothing for Cooler Weather
Here are the guidelines we use to determine what the students should wear outside. Be advised that we are very firm on these rules, so please make sure that your child has the appropriate clothing that is needed.
Below 55, they need long sleeves
Below 50, they need a sweatshirt or jacket
October Chapel Offerings
Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. Once again, our Trinity families have an awesome opportunity to make a child’s Christmas special! It is quick and simple to pack a shoebox and to put a smile on a child’s face for Christmas. Chapel offerings in October will help with the $9 cost to ship each Operation Shoeboxes to very special children all over the world. In November we will ask families to pack shoeboxes. For more information visit: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/
You can also check out the Google Calendar under Parents > School Calendar to subscribe.
COMING IN NOVEMBER
HELP WANTED
JWP holds an annual tournament each November and they use our gym, which means we have an opportunity to run concessions and earn some money for our school. We are looking for a parent, with a student in 5-8th Grade, willing to head this up. You will not be alone, we will help organize and order food items and help anywhere else possible. We want those 5th - 8th Graders to have an opportunity to earn money for a class activity or trip and each hour the student and an adult counterpart work in the concessions stand, during this JWP Tournament, will earn money on behalf of that student toward that trip or activity.
The tournament is Nov 18th -19th. Details on times of games is TBD. We want to get a head start on getting all the details ironed out. Contact the office if you are interested.
November
Choir Dates
6-8 Grade Musical Fri, Nov 10th @ 1:30 for school performance & 6:30 pm for the public
3-5 Choir Sunday, Nov 12th @ 8 am
K-2 Choir Sunday, Nov 19th @ 10:15
PTL FALL FESTIVAL
Saturday, November 4th at TLS Playground
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
FRIENDLY REMINDERS:
Arriving at school before 8:10 am, please go through the gym unless you are a Preschool parent.
At the end of the day, please remain outside and wait for your student. They are released at 3:05 pm.
When a child is going to be absent, please send a message via Procare (it gets to both the teacher AND the office) OR make sure you are sending a message to both the teacher and the office if not using Procare.
COMING SOON…..a student corner. Articles written by the students. Ms. Kemp is going to come up with a specific theme or topic and we are going to start having 7th & 8th Graders write a little blurb in the newsletter. Keep your eyes out in the upcoming weeks.