September 5th, 2024
Principal Corner
What does it mean to let God lead? It does not mean sitting back and doing nothing waiting for God to do it. Which reminds me of a sermon illustration I have heard a couple of times. A man was at his house and it was raining, and they were predicting floods. The police came by and offered to take the man to a safer area, but he declined saying, “God will save me.” The water started rising and the man had to move to the upstairs of his house. A boat was going by in the flood water and spotted the man, and offered him a lift to safety, but he replied, “God will save me.” The flooding was getting worse and he had to crawl out on his roof. A helicopter spotted him and lowered a rope ladder down for him to climb on and get airlifted to safety, but he refused saying, “God will save me.” The flood waters continued to rise and he drowned. When he got to heaven he asked God, “Why didn’t you save me.” And God replied, “I sent a truck, a boat and a helicopter, what more do you want.” Sometimes we have to look around to see what God is providing for us, and we need to be in communication through prayer with God. But when you are praying sending your requests to God, make sure you are also listening to what he has to say. Lead on Good Shepherd.
MAJOR REMINDERS
FUN RUN - Keep collecting donations! Turn in your first $50 or have someone donate online by Friday, Sept 13th to get a Fun Run Shirt!
First Field Trips NEXT WEEK! 5th Grade goes to Farm & Home Safety Day, 7th&8th Go to Camp Omega.
Sports games are coming! See below to sign up for concession stand shifts for Parent Service Hours. - Sign Ups will be available Soon-
The interactive calendar is slowly getting updated. Lots of other things that are more pressing have been needing Jacqie’s attention.
16th Annual Fun Run Fundraiser - MUSTACHE DASH
Sept 20th, 12:45-2:45
At last Friday’s Kickoff, all students were given an informational letter and sponsor sheet. Be sure to gather your pledges from friends and family!
Students may obtain pledges per lap or donations. On the day of the Fun Run, they will run laps around the playground while listening to music and dashing with a fun smile and mustache! I MUSTACHE YOU TO DASH! Our goal this year is to have 100% student participation and to raise $22,000. Monies raised help pay for many items needed for our students.
PTL will provide a free water bottle to each student and will sell treats and Gatorade at a concessions stand.
Volunteers will be needed. Check out the SignUp Genius that was sent out to sign up where you can help: Fun Run
We hope you can join us for this fun event!
Be Ready for Some Fun at the FUN RUN!!!
CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO CHOOSE THE SIZE SHIRT FOR YOUR CHILD! PLEASE DO THIS BEFORE MONDAY Sept 9th!
BIG THANKS
Thank you our local Cardinal gear retailer for making our Fun Run Shirts! You can stop there anytime to get some great TLS Cardinal gear!
SAC - School Age Care
Welcome back! We are excited to provide care for your kiddos after school this year. SAC hours are from 3:05-5:30pm. Snack and homework help will be provided daily for kids who are here after 4 pm. When picking up, look for the posted sign on the side sac entrance so you can find our location.
What is SAC? SAC is before and after school care for all students, K-8. (Preschool has a separate before and after program, because they have their own childcare license). If you signed up for it during registration, you are all set! You just need to let us know if your child is a regular or not and we have heard from most of you.
If you did not sign up for SAC, here some more information:
AM SAC - just give us a heads up you’ll be using it and show up! AM SAC is from 7:00 am - 7:45 AM. Enter through the gym doors and please sign your child in using the Procare App. ALL students should enter through the gym doors if at school before 8:10 am.
PM SAC - We are available, but because it is after school, with limited staff, we still need to be in a safe student/adult ratio. We request, wherever possible, it be asked about your child getting added to PM SAC a week prior so we can ensure to have enough staff. We do understand that some things happen last minute and we will always try to accommodate. Please check with the school office before you send your child to SAC.
Parent Service Hours
Trinity Lutheran School would not run or function without our families and all your hard work! We strive on showing our students a great work ethic and a drive to help and volunteer! Because of this, we ask that each family completes 10 hours of volunteer hours throughout the school year (if you only have a child in the Preschool, we only ask you complete 5 hours). Many events put on by PTL, Athletics and just helping around at the school provide plenty of opportunity to help out! Please don’t hesitate to check out the volunteer page on the website: https://seal-leopard-8yt2.squarespace.com/volunteer
Picture Day
Order forms for picture day are available at the school OR click on the image above to subscribe to Strawbridge and order your pictures online!
NEW THIS YEAR!
NWEA Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®) Testing will take place on and off from September 16-27 for grades K-8. Please be sure your children have healthy breakfasts and adequate sleep. A pep talk about not rushing and reading through the questions carefully would also be appreciated!
MAP Testing presents students with engaging, age-appropriate content. As a student responds to questions, the test responds to the student, adjusting up or down in difficulty. As students answer a question correctly, they get a question of higher difficulty. If the students do not correctly answer the question, the next question will be a little lower in difficulty. Through this process, we will get a better idea of what the student knows. This results in a rewarding experience for the student, and a wealth of detailed information for teachers, parents, and administrators.
UPCOMING EVENTS!!! See Calendar below! You can also check out the Google Calendar under Parents > School Calendar to subscribe.
