January 15, 2024
Principal Corner
In teaching 5th/6th grade Religion, we are studying the Old Testament and have several times talked about people making idols to worship instead of worshipping God. I recently saw an article that talked about four idols to watch out for in 2024. The first idol mentioned was people, and one of the subcategories was parents making an idol out of their child. I thought about that for a moment about how parents could make their child an idol. There are a whole lot of ways we may do that as we raise our child. So, I came up with a list of ways parents may make their child into an idol.
Giving a child whatever they want no matter what, especially things you really cannot afford. This gives them a sense of entitlement which they then expect from everyone they encounter.
Always making excuses for a child’s bad behavior. This never makes a child responsible for what they have done.
Not letting a child suffer the natural consequences of their decisions. It is better to let them suffer some small consequences as they are growing up rather than not learning the lesson and suffering more severe consequences as an adult.
Having them participate in everything and running them everywhere at the expense of your own time and never telling them no. Being told no, is a lesson we all need to learn, remember one of the answers that God may give us when we pray to him is, NO!
This is not an all-encompassing list but just some thoughts of how we may be making our children into idols. Remember, we need to keep God first in our lives, so our children see that modeled for them. There is a saying, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. We want to make sure our tree is planted in the fertile soil of salvation so when our children leave our homes, they are planted firmly on the solid Rock, our Savior, Jesus.
SUPER EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE TLS BAND
5th - 8th Grade families all received an email last week with more details. We are hoping to incorporate it into the curriculum for 5th & 6th Grade in the upcoming school year, but for now we are ecstatic to be able to offer our own band introduction.
If any 5th -8th Grade parent missed the email, please fill out this form to sign your student up for band: TLS BAND SIGN UP
LOOKING FOR INSTRUMENTS
Do you or does someone you know have any old band instruments lying around? Wanna dust them off and donate it to our NEW BAND PROGRAM? Contact the school if you have one or know someone that would donate one.
WE HAVE SNOW!!
Now that we have snow, we want to remind everyone that we do let the kids sled down our hill during recess, BUT they can only use soft bottom or rollup sleds. This will help reduce injuries and speed because we are not wanting to set land speed records on the playground.
Trinity Silent Auction Sunday, March 3rd
The auction is run by the school with monies going to help defray the cost of the school and keep tuition at around 1/3 of the actual cost to educate a child at Trinity.
It is a BIG event for the school and we need volunteers for the following:
A few people to oversee the auction. Records from
past auctions will help guide you.
Make a personal contact for a donation from business owners you know
Help Mail letters to businesses to ask for donations.
Make Follow up calls to letters mailed to businesses.
Pickup donations in the surrounding towns
Set Up & Take down of Auction
Auction day: help with various tasks, including checking people out at the end of the auction and calling auction winners.
If you own a business and have an item to donate, please contact the school.
Please contact the school office if you can help in any way.
BASKETBALL SEASON IS HERE
Basketball season is in full swing with lots of games and practices throughout the next couple month. 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 for upcoming games and be found below or in the description of each event on the calendar.
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.
January Choir Dates
Sun, Jan 21st : K-2 Choir @ 10:15 Service
February Choir Dates
Sat, Feb 3rd : 3-5 Choir @ 6:30 Service
Wed, Feb 7th: 6-8 Choir @ 6:30 Service
Sun, Feb 18th : K-2 Choir @ 10:15 Service
TLS TOURNAMENT
JAN 26th & 27th
The TLS PTL us a HUGE FACTOR in this tournament running smoothly. They take care of the ticket taking and the concessions and we need all hands on deck to make this successful! The more help = the more funds we raise = the more benefits for the students and school from the PTL! This is our best fundraiser every year and we need all of YOU to make it successful! Sign up below and get your service hours fulfilled!
Limited to Water
Please, help keep our students from bringing anything but water to school. We have had a few instances of messes created because of open containers like cans of pop, etc. We would prefer, that only water is brought to school. This also allows opportunity for earning other beverages among the students. For growing children and adults, water is essential and we should push good daily hydration . We ask again that only water be brought from home by students from now on. In fact, we encourage drinking water throughout the day!
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
CHAPEL OFFERING
In January, we are collecting for Lutheran’s for Life. In the past, we have had a contest throughout the month and collect in two different baby bottles to see who collects more, the boys or the girls, in each class. This year is no different. The baby bottles have been distributed and the students will have a little friendly competition to see whose can contain more money.
Clothing for Cold 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 40, 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.
Join Stefanie Hinman author of "Building Bounce with Kids" Feb. 3 from 9-noon. Stefanie is a certified Christian Counselor and Art Therapist and is the founder of Healing Expressions LLC where she works with individuals, families, schools and organizations in the areas of trauma healing and recovery, crisis intervention and building resilient kids, families and communities. She will be speaking on how to build strong and healthy attachments, walk with your child(ren) through difficult emotions and help them return to safe, calm and connected with you. GET TICKETS HERE
You can also check out the Google Calendar under Parents > School Calendar to subscribe.
SUMMER CARE PK-8th Grade
With our Preschool now licensed, we want to start getting an idea of who needs care this summer! We will be able to offer care to Preschool age as well as School Age students!
Required to be starting Preschool FALL 2024 and potty trained.
Please fill out the form IF YOU WILL NEED CARE so we can start planning.
Payments in PROCARE IS NOW LIVE! You now have the option to pay by card within the Procare App for SAC or WAC! Paying by card will have an added processing fee. You also are able to pay via the MyProcare.com where you all registered for school. Auto payment via ACH is now also an option for SAC or WAC payments. More information sent via email to all the current SAC or WAC families. We will expand it for tuition and lunch for next school year.
All End of Year Statements for taxes for SAC or WAC charges in 2023 have been mailed out. Please watch your mail for those. All tax information regarding tuition will be sent from the church in the month of January, so keep an eye out for those as well.
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.