December 11th, 2023
Principal Corner
We had our two youngest grandchildren at our house a couple of weeks ago and the 15 month very active grandchild was messing around with some of the decorations on a small table in our house. I moved the ceramic items that would break, but both Gammy and I let him play with the small Christmas trees and know them on the floor. I picked them up and put them back and he did it again. Grammy said, we would never have let our kids do that and she was right. We would never have let our own children do a lot of the things that we let our grandchildren do, but we are not their parents, we are their grandparents. I started to think about our relationship with God. He is called God the Father. The Father who loves us and cares for us, but also has given us strict rules to follow and commands us to spread the Good News of our Savior, His Son, Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth. When people try and make God out to who they want to be, it seems they want to change God the Father, to God the Grand Father who lets us get away with stuff our parents never would let us do. Well God is not the Grand Father; he is the Father and He has spelled out what we are to do in His word the Bible. Parents don’t get mad with your child’s Grandparents for wanting to spoil them a little, it’s the grandparents role. But remember that is not the role of God in our lives.
1st Quarter Honor Roll
Apologies, the Honor Roll did not get put out immediately after 1st quarter. Totally slipped my mind. The information below is based on 1st Quarter only, not the midterms that are being submitted currently. Students are listed
5th Grade
A Honor RolI: Malachi Benson, Aubriella Lehrke, Analiese Owens, Lyla Simonson, Alese Wolff, Gabriella Youngerberg, Louis Ziemke
B Honor Roll: Kurt Erickson, Avery Krueger, Reagan Olson, Wyatt Ostgarden
6th Grade
A Honor RolI: Catherine Manthe, Tenley Sprengeler
B Honor Roll: Brody Berndt, Ryder Britton, Lofton Johnson, Nathanael Leiding, Kaitlyn Schoenfeld, Norah Welvaert
7th Grade
A Honor RolI: Bethany Benson, Ava Trahms
B Honor Roll: Aiden Andreen, Oliver Dimmel, Samuel Hoehn, Alivia Schuft
8th Grade
B Honor Roll: Reese Johnson, Jacob Leiding, Landon Rutt, Jett Sturdivant, Brennan Welvaert
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. We have brought in $46.67 so far in chapel offering for Toys for Tots and our toy box is full!! Great job so far!
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 were sent out last week and can be found below.
If anyone knows any referees that would be available for our home basketball games, please send Mr. Stockman or Jacqie an email. We are limited on who is available this season, similar to last season. We are in need of one referee for the 14th and one for the 18th.
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!
Friday, Dec 15th is also SANTA HAT DAY! Wear a silly Santa or Elf hat and be festive!!!
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
TREASURE TRUNK THIS WEEK!
Thursday & Friday, Dec 14th & 15th
This is an awesome opportunity for our students to enjoy the joy of buying something for someone else. A little shop is set up in our multipurpose room and students are given time to visit the shop over the two days to purchase gifts for loved ones. Think garage sale prices, nothing too extravagant, cents and $1-$3 at most. The students in the past have LOVED it and so do to the loved ones receiving the gifts that they pick out for them.
The Preschool, with a little help from a few older siblings, presented the Dorcas Bazaar with some beautiful Christmas cheer!
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
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.
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.