February 5th, 2024
Principal Corner
This weekend we took our oldest two grandchildren to Simply Saved Thrift Store. Grammie was working and as a treat they we able to and find a treasure. The younger of the two likes to do puzzles and was looking at the puzzle options. He saw one that he really liked. It was a picture of all different kinds of ice cream bar popsicles. The only problem, it was a 1500 piece puzzle. I even opened the box to show him how small the pieces were and how many there were. Well one of us relented and let him get it. As we were working on the puzzle at his house, he said more than once, “I thought it was only two pieces.” Life is like that for adults a lot of times. We get our hearts or minds set on something that looks so great, but when we get into actually doing it, it ends up being a lot more work than we thought or that we have time for. The world offers a lot of flashy shiny things that we think we want, when in fact God gives us all we really need, His Son, our Savior. When we focus on that, everything else seems to fall in place.
The outline of the puzzle is done, and we have it over 1/3 completed. The grandsons have been putting pieces together, and hopefully we will be able to finish before they lose interest.
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
**Make Follow up calls to letters mailed to businesses. - This is needed starting the middle of next week (2/14/24). Contact Jacqie if you would be willing to follow up with companies.
Pickup donations in the surrounding towns
Set Up & Take down of Auction (set up will be Friday, March 1st after school)
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 or know someone who does, ask if they will be willing to donate an item or give the school their contact information.
Please contact the school office if you can help in any way.
ALL SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY BEE
Each grade, 4-8, has two student representatives whom came in 1st & 2nd in their classroom Geography Bees that will be competing against each other. Come watch the ALL SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY BEE this Thursday, Feb 8th at 9 am in the Gym.
BASKETBALL SEASON IS ALMOST OVER
Basketball season is wrapping up with only few home games left. 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 the last games can 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.
February Choir Dates
Wed, Feb 7th: 6-8 Choir @ 6:30 Service
Sun, Feb 18th : K-2 Choir @ 10:15 Service
Future Kindergarten Families - watch for a save the date in your email for more information & a letter in the mail. Kindergarten Round Up Tuesday, Feb 20th at 6:30 pm
Know anyone who would love to join us for Kindergarten? Send us their email and mailing address and we will send them an invitation.
Share this QR Code with anyone interested in attend TLS Kindergarten
IN THE CLASSROOM
7th Graders learned scale last week and created some 3D objects to scale from the original.
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 collected for Lutheran’s for Life with a baby bottle filling competition in each classroom. The class that collected the most for Lutheran’s for Life was 4th GRADE . CONGRATULATIONS! Way to work through Jesus and think of others - to all our classes - great job. February always brings Hearts for Jesus - where we have a specific mission we work to raise money through collections. This year we are helping raise money for school furniture in Garuna, Cambodia so that children can go to school and hear the word of God. (see flier below for examples).
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.
You can also check out the Google Calendar under Parents > School Calendar to subscribe.
CHURCH & COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS THIS MONTH:
Any questions, pleas contact Heather Ballman at jhballman@gmail.com
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.
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.