December 4th, 2023
Principal Corner
Christmas songs on the radio, choir practicing songs for the Christmas services, Christmas music in the classrooms. Music is a big part of our lives both at Christmas and other times of the year. We sings songs to ourselves many times when we are scared and need comfort or having fun and want to share the joy with others. We play music before games to get us ready. I recently read about one of our younger students was going to their first game and their parents asked if they wanted a song to pump them up. They replied, “Do Lord”. Isn’t that a great song for a young person or any person to want to hear?. We are asking for our Lord to remember us. The Good News is he already has. He was thinking of all of us when he went to the cross and gave up our life so we could have eternal life with Him in heaven. That is what life in a Christian school can look like. Students turning to the songs they sing and hear for comfort and reassurance. God is there for each and everyone of us through Christian Songs, devotions, sermons from pastors, and His word in the Bible.
CHAPEL OFFERING
Toys for Tots. This program helps local children from 0-16 receive a gift. We collect NEW, UNWRAPPED toys NOW until December 13th. There is a box for toy drop off located in the entrance of the school.
PTL Meeting Change
PTL Meetings are typically the first Wednesday of the month. December’s meeting, however, will be tomorrow, Dec 5th at 7:30 pm due to the Holiday Train’s arrival on Wednesday.
All parents are invited to attend PTL meetings. The PTL is the Parent Teacher League - we are all members.
MIDTERMS APPROACHING
The end of this week is the 2nd midterm already!
Encourage your students to get their homework turned in.
Midterm reports for 3-8 grades will be sent home
next week.
BASKETBALL SEASON IS HERE
We have some of our first games this week and our first HOME games next week! Check out the calendars for times when our teams play! We encourage all families to come watch the games! We always need help with concessions and the score clock and book! Sign ups will be sent out and you can always find them on the calendar as well.
WE HAVE SPIRIT YES WE DO
We are bringing back SPIRIT days again this year, but we are celebrating ONCE a month. We encourage students to wear any Cardinals gear OR wear RED! I’m going to be a little more strict this time around! Everyday items that happen to be red don’t count! The next Spirit Day is Friday, Dec 15th, The students that wear red will receive a small treat from Mr. Stockman and Ms. Jacqie and get placed in a drawing for a bigger prize in January. Show your school spirit and wear red! The more you participate, the more entries you get into the drawing!
December
Choir Dates
Wed, December 13th: K-2 Christmas Program @ 6:30 service
Tues, December 19th: Preschool Christmas Program @ 7:00 in the school gym.
Wed, December 20th: 3-8 Christmas Program @ 6:30 service
Did you know you could earn money for our school and toward your tuition? Did you know it’s as easy as purchasing gift cards for things you likely are already spending money on like gas and groceries? With RaiseRight (formerly Scrip) you can do that! They also are great for Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers! We have lots of $5 & $10 for Barnes & Noble and Starbucks available at the school.
How does it work? We purchase gift cards at a discount and pass along the savings to you in the form of tuition credit. We have physical cards at the school, the order form (Click HERE) shows what we typically have on hand. You can send in your order with your student or send an email or stop in the school office.
Earn from anywhere! There is also a website and app! You can get instant access to E Cards right at your fingertips! You can also order physical gift cards to pick up at the school. Even family and friends can support our school by using the website or app wherever they are!
Check out more information here: https://www.raiseright.com/
To sign up and link our school, enter the School Enrollment Code: F6CE27485255
FUN RUN SHIRTS
Students who raised $125 or more for the Fun Run in September earned a free shirt! These were handed out last week and most should be coming home this week yet, if they didn’t bring them home before Thanksgiving.
We have a few extra’s if your child didn’t earn one and you’d like to purchase one. These will be on a first come first serve basis. $15 each. Stop in the office or send money with a student. Don’t forget, if you pre-ordered a shirt, they need to be paid to the office.
Sizes available:
(Y=youth, A = Adult)
YS (2), YL, AS(2) & AM
Clothing for Cooler Weather
What to wear when the weather turns cold? 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.
Below 45, they need a winter coat, head covering (hat, headband or earmuffs, NOT just a hood), and gloves or mittens. If they do not have the correct type of coat, or head covering, they will need to borrow from someone else, or use something from the Lost and Found. We do not have kids stay inside unless they are sick.
To play in the snow, they must also have snow pants and boots. They will need to stand on the sidewalk if they do not have either of these items.
If it is muddy outside, we will require the students to wear boots, even if there is no snow. This is to make sure we don’t track a lot of dirt into the classrooms.
SLEDS that are soft/foam or roll up may be brought and left at school.
EVERYONE should have a pair of tennis shoes that stays at school for gym class and if they forget their shoes.
School Closings and Delays
Note that we follow the JWP Schedule, so if you see they are off, we will be following suit.
Emails: TLS will send an email to parents to the email address supplied to the school.
Procare: A Message will be sent out via Procare. Even if you don’t have the app, you should still receive an email with the message.
Text Alerts: Sign up on the KARE 11 and KSTP ABC 5.
Posted on TV Websites: KARE 11, KMSP FOX 9, KSTP ABC 5, and KEYC News 12.
Parent-Student Directory
Within registration, every family had an opportunity to opt out their information for the Parent-Student Directory. These are sometimes very handy when wanting to address birthday invitations or put names to faces and match kids with parents. They are a great resource and are finally ready to print. Jacqie was a TAD busy with some other items at the beginning of school and finally was able to get the Parent-Student directory updated and ready to go. If you opted out your information, only your name and your children are listed, no other information. Normally we just hand them out to everyone but I know some families may not need one or want one. Please place your order by clicking on the button below and I’ll get them printed and handed out next week.
You can also check out the Google Calendar under Parents > School Calendar to subscribe.
COMING SOON…..
FUN EVENTS in December
Check out the interactive Calendar above to know when festive dress up days or Treasure Trunk are being held!
COMING UP IN JANUARY
Trinity PTL Basketball Tournament is January 26th & 27th; to make this event a success PTL is looking for someone who can donate a Thrivent Card, cash and scrip cards. Please see sign up button below.
Jacqie is working on getting it arranged to make payments via Procare! You’ll have the option to pay by card or ACH. Paying by card will have an added processing fee. You’ll be able to pay via the MyProcare.com where you all registered for school OR the app! You will also be able to set up auto payment if you want that option. No invoice sent, just a receipt and payment will be automatically deducted from your bank account. More information will be emailed out to parents when it is ready!
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.