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CRUSADER CHRONICLE Volume 14, Issue 26 St. John’s Ev. Lutheran School – Wauwatosa February 25, 2016
St. John’s Mission Statement: We exist to prepare our children for a lifelong relationship with Christ, proclaim the gospel message, and provide excellence in education in order to equip students for life and eternity.
THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S SCHOOL February 25-March 07, 2016
2/25 Th 9:45 Gr. 5 field trip to the zoo
10:30 K3 Frog Mystery
Piano w/Mrs Bauer
Handbells
Guitar w/Mr. Krellwitz 6:00-7:15 Gr. 1-4 Community Cafe
2/26 Fr Band w/Mrs. Hohenstein
10:30 K3 Frog Mystery
2:40 PEP RALLY
3-3:15 Scrip/Gift Cards
Feb.26-28: Boys A/Team & Girls A-Team Basketball Tournaments at Madison
2/27 Sat 8:00am – noon Grade School Solo & Ensemble @ Wisco
5:30 Evening Worship
7:00 Chinese Worship
Basketball Tournaments at Madison
Manitowoc Wrestling Tournament
2/28 Sun 8:00 & 10:30 Worship
9:15 Sunday School & Bible Classes
Basketball Tournaments at Madison
2/29 M Piano w/Mrs. Horton
3/01 T Piano w/ Mrs Horton Happy Birthday Pastor Leyrer!
3/02 W 10am Grades 2-8 to Wisco Musical “Mary Poppins”
3:30 & 6:45 Lent Services
3:30 Faculty & Staff Sing
1:30 Gr. 1 to Library
3/03
Th NO SCHOOL Metro Teachers Conference Childcare is open / bring a bag lunch
3/04 Fr NO SCHOOL Metro Teachers Conference
Childcare is open / bring a bag lunch
CONCESSIONS @Sports Show (Wisconsin State Fair Park)
3/05 Sat 5:30 Worship w/communion
7:00 Chinese Worship
CONCESSIONS @Sports Show (Wisconsin State Fair Park)
3/06 Sun 8:00 & 10:30 Worship w/communion
9:15 Sunday School & Bible Classes
CONCESSIONS @Sports Show (Wisconsin State Fair Park)
3/07 M Piano w/Mrs. Horton
5:30 – 7:30 Wisco’s Make a splash, Gr.4 @ Country Springs
From the Principal’s Desk
Greetings,
If you applied for enrollment in our Preschool
program you should be receiving notification today
through a letter with your child or by Saturday
through the post office. Thank you for your
interest in our program. This year we do have a
few slots left in out K3 (2-day) program so if you
know of someone who might be interested or who
would like to tour our facility please let us know or
have them contact the school office.
Letters also are going out to those who applied
for K5 next year. These letters also reference our
Kindergarten Readiness program. For many of
your children this will take place during school
about a month from now. It looks like the class
will be two sections of about 15 students each.
Next week grades 2-8 will be going to see the
WLHS musical “Mary Poppins”. If you would like
to see it, call Wisco, 453-4567, and get tickets for
next weekend.
Tomorrow we say “good bye” to Jannis
Michael, a.k.a. Jack, as he returns to his home in
Hamburg, Germany. We have enjoyed his our
time together. Wiedersehen. We are currently
considering the enrollment of two new German
students for next year.
We are considering the continuation of our
international student program for next year.
Would you host an 8th grade student? There is a
substantial subsidy for all the work involved. For
more information please contact me.
Next week the Art Fair at the Tosa library
begins. Our students in grades 1-4 will have some
work displayed. Stop and take a look.
We are also working on the structure of
teaching assignments for next year considering
the large classes in 1st and 2nd grade. When the
faculty consideration is complete we will schedule
a meeting to share the plans with the parents of
the students in those grades. Thank you for your
confidence in our dedication to meeting the
spiritual and educational needs of your children.
In His service,
~Mr. Scott Uecker~
Could you use any scrip gift cards? Mrs. Heffelfinger will be in the Commons
Friday after school
Saturday/Sunday
Scripture Readings This week’s scripture readings are:
The First Lesson: Numbers 16:23-40 Psalm 38
The Second Lesson: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13
The Gospel Lesson: Luke 13:1-9
Sermon Theme: Jesus knew I must surrender
Usher Assistant Schedule
Date 8:00 AM 10:30 AM
Sunday February 28
Miaya Chesterman Madison Sipe
Livie Westfahl Maddie Westfahl
Wednesday March 2
3:30 Lenten Service Bryce Pagel Jared Henning
Tony Jones Ben Haakenson
Sunday March 6
Lindsey Lampe Marie Beckman
Eden Rader Madysen Lueck
March 9
3:30 Lenten Service Jake Leyrer Ethan Rader
Joey Lindert Daniel Brown
March 13
Erin Welcenbach Miaya Chesterman
Madison Sipe Noel Greene
March 16
3:30 Lenten Service Eli Gauger Nathanael Gaub Caleb Pollesch Bryce Pagel
St. John’s Keeps Little Hearts Beating
Thank you to the families who are supporting our second semester mission project. As you know, the children’s Sunday envelope contributions are supporting this mission project. As of 21st, donations for Eye Witness for Life total $1,159.96, which includes $659.15 from the Bake Sale and Valentine’s project. Thanks you!
Women’s Bible study (“RIBS”): Now is a great time to join us because we are starting a new study, Coffee With The Savior by Kristen Myers. This book will help you see Jesus as your best Friend as you discover the many ways He shares our burdens, forgives our wrongdoing, and redeems us forever. Pick up a copy of the book and join us on Wednesday mornings from 8:30 to 10:00 in the Fellowship Hall (in the church basement). Fellowship begins at 8:00, childcare is available, and the coffee is provided. Contact Monica Gnat at [email protected] or (414) 774-6180 for more information.
Parents’ Preview The Parents’ Preview highlights an aspect of next week’s
service: a liturgical song, a Psalm refrain, or a hymn stanza.
Our hope and prayer is that parents will teach this portion of the
service to their children at home during the week so that
children can participate more fully in the worship service.
Parents’ Preview for February 28
Kyrie (Lord, Have Mercy) The Kyrie is sung between
the confession of sins and the absolution. It is a penitential plea
for forgiveness to the triune God.
Parents’ Preview for March 6
Kyrie (Lord, Have Mercy) The Kyrie is sung
between the confession of sins and the absolution. It is a
penitential plea for forgiveness to the triune God.
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Piano with Mrs. Horton If you have not already done so, please return the yellow form indicating which time (5:30 or 7:00) works best for your family regarding the March 15th Piano Recital.
Piano with Mrs. Bauer I will use Wednesday, March 2nd, for makeup lessons and duet work. Normal lessons will resume the following week on March 9th and 10th. Look for details regarding our recital that will take place in May! Students should be working on their pieces as much as possible!
Childcare News Childcare will be closing 15 minutes earlier than normal on March 16th so we may participate in CPR/First Aid training courses. Please make sure to pick up your child by 5:30 (on March 16th only)
St. John’s Summer Childcare We are starting to lay down the “brick work” for our summer childcare. An Interest Form was sent home with all K3 through 3rd grade children. Please fill it out and return to the childcare office or your child’s teacher if you are interested in using summer childcare. If you did not receive a form and need one, please stop by the childcare office.
Crusader Olympics Mark your Calendars St. John’s 2016 Crusader Olympics has been set for May 18th, with a rain date of May 19th. As many of you are aware, we count on parent volunteers for this day, so please plan your schedules accordingly. Thank you.
St. John’s --- Get moving! St. Johns school is open for exercise on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 5:45-6:45AM through Thursday, March 24. To be a part of this opportunity, simply show up. Please enter the building through the main school doors and get moving. Have questions? Please speak with Stephanie Lamas at [email protected] or 562.243.9116.
Concessions at State Fair Park
“World of Wheels” A heartfelt “thank you” to the 33 awesome volunteers who helped with concessions at “World of Wheels” this last weekend: Dave Allerheiligen, Jason & Kristy Baltutis, Zachary Baltutis, Brian and Brenda Denk, Jared Denk, Mike George, Noah Greene, Kurt Handeland, Dawn Jurney, Jake Jurney, Ginger Konkol, Craig & Jan Kreuser, Dawn Lambrecht, Drew Lambrecht, Monica Lentz, Dana Leyrer, Bob Lindert, Jes Mariscal, Victor Robbins, Marsh & Barb Scheibe, Jody & JoAnn Schmidt, Matt Schmidt, Morgan Schmidt, Ely Simon Diaz, Jessica Strautmann, Nick Strautmann, Mike Swenson, Lisa Thompson and Ann Washburn. It was a very successful first event of the season – we earned $3,055.54 for St. John’s! ($2,996.29 in commissions/bonuses and $59.25 in tips for our great customer service and smiles!) Now…grab your fishing poles and camouflage gear….and on to the Sports Show this next weekend, March 3-6. ~JoAnn
Crusader Athletics Go to www.sjtosaathletics.org to view updated schedules for all Crusader sports (practices, games & tournaments).
Basketball News: The Boys A-Team and Girls A-Team will be heading to the Madison Tournament at Eastside Lutheran this weekend, February 26th-28th. The first game for our A-Team Girls (vs. St. Paul’s, Fort Atkinson) is at 8pm on Friday while the first game for our A-Team Boys (vs. St. John’s, Waterloo) is at 10am Saturday morning.
Wrestling News: St. John’s Crusader Wrestlers, coached by Bill Pagel and Mack Jurney, will “take it to the mats” this Saturday at the Manitowoc Wrestling Tournament.
Day of Discovery 2016 for the young and not-so-young….. March 18, 2016 (Friday) is slated to be a Day of Discovery at St. John’s. All parents are invited to come and participate in this wonderful experience with their children. Again this year the Discovery Day committee is pulling together a diverse set of presentations. In order to make this day an even bigger success we’re looking for individuals to volunteer during the sessions, during lunch, to greet presenters, set up and take down. Whether you are able to assist for the full day or partial day your time will be well spent. We also put a lunch together for all the presenters, volunteers and teachers. Please consider donating a food item. Sign-up sheets are posted outside of the school office on the CES bulletin board as well as on the lower level bulletin board by the doors. (A sign up form is also attached.) Please contact Brenda Denk 414-327-7077. (Grades K5-6th participate)
Attn: 4th & 6th Grade Students Get Ready to Make a Splash! Wisconsin Lutheran High School is inviting 4th and 6th grade students, on separate nights from 5:30-7:30 pm, to a fun evening of waterslides and swimming at Country Springs Waterpark Hotel in Pewaukee. There is no cost, however at least one parent must attend with their child. The children will swim and the parents will learn more about WLHS.
4th grade students are invited on Monday, March 7,
and must RSVP by Monday, February 29.
6th grade students are invited on Monday, March
14, and must RSVP by Monday, March 7.
To RSVP, email [email protected] or call 414-453-
4567 ex.2024.
Concessions at the Journal Sentinel Sports Show at State Fair Park, March 4th-6th Are you new to our school and or church? Are
you interested in getting to know a few more
people from St. John's and working together
for a common goal?
St. John's will be staffing a concession stand at State Fair Park for the Journal Sentinel Sports Show, Friday to Sunday, March 4th-6th. (NO PREVIOUS TRAINING REQUIRED!). The hours are as follows:
Friday, 3/4, (Show time Noon-9pm). We will need 7 workers from 11am-9pm.
Saturday, 3/5 (Show time 10am-9pm). We will need to staff 9 people starting at 9am. It will be VERY BUSY up to about 8pm!
Sunday, 3/6 (Show time 10am-6pm). We will need to staff 9 people starting at 9am.
This has proven to be a great earnings opportunity for St. John's. Last year we earned $4101.97 on this weekend – let’s see if we can top that! So check your schedules and join us for some fun and fellowship! If you are available to help for a half day, great! If you are only available to help for a couple of hours, that would be greatly appreciated also!! Call/text (414-217-7170) or
email ([email protected] or
[email protected]). This is only a week away and we look
forward to having you join us! Please let me know your initial thoughts
asap as to when you might be available to help. I would like to put together an initial schedule by this Saturday/Sunday, so that
we know exactly where we need additional volunteers. Also, if you know others who
might be interested in helping, let me know. We can accommodate the craziest of schedules!!
State Tax Deduction for Private School Tuition The state of Wisconsin allows you to deduct your tuition for our school using Schedule PS. This savings is not just for those who itemize. To make use of this deduction you will need the Federal ID number of St. John’s. Please contact the school or church office to obtain this number.
2016 Miller Park Training
If you are interested in helping with concessions at Miller Park during the 2016 season (this is our 16th season at Miller Park), upcoming training sessions are listed below (Email: [email protected] or [email protected] to sign up.) I do need to RSVP to Sportservice in advance, and training sessions are limited and will fill up. THERE ARE ONLY 4 MORE TRAINING SESSIONS AVAILABLE BEFORE WE START OUR VOLUNTEER SEASON, so please check your schedules and contact me if you have any questions. We will be doing All of the home games in April and June, with a few Dollar Hot Dog Days added in May. (These are huge commission days for us!!) I am sorry to say that online training IS NOT an option this year. Hopefully the glitches will be worked out and maybe we will see it back in future years. All volunteers, new and returning, are required to attend one of the training sessions at Miller Park. Please check your schedule to see which of the following trainings will work best for you. Some of the dates/times will fill up quickly so it is best to sign up early. You can always reschedule if your original date doesn’t work out. (Please sign up early, because when
any session is full, we can’t sneak you in!) Upcoming training dates at Miller Park (6pm) are as follows:
Monday Feb. 29th Lisa Thompson Friday March 11th Brenda Denk Monday March 14th Ginger Konkol Thursday March 17th Monday April 11th Jenny Lindert Thursday April 14th Tuesday May 10th Wednesday May 25th Thank you to the volunteers who have already completed training: Dawn, Marsh, Barb, Jim, Jes, Jon, Jody, JoAnn, Morgan, Matt, Craig, Jan, Brian, Dawn, and Jessica. and to the volunteers who have signed up for training thus far. We will need lots more people to help!! Anyone else interested in being trained as a Group Leader and/or Cash Manager, please let
us know ! Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact JoAnn or Dawn.
Gift Cards Available
through St. John’s Scrip Program We have many cards in stock, visit us in the school Commons after school every Friday to see what we have. ScripNow (printed cards) can also be purchased through shopwithscrip.com. (Please note: ScripNow cards must also be purchased in advance and paid for with cash or check to St. John's.) IN STOCK: ($10 cards): Buffalo Wild Wings, Bruegger's, Boston Market, Cousins, Domino's, Subway, Kohl's, Bath & Body Works, and more! ($25 cards): AMC, GameStop, Home Depot, Menard's, Gap/Old Navy, TJMAXX/Marshall's, Target, Walmart, Chili's, Olive Garden, Texas Roadhouse, Sports Authority, Roundy's, BP, Speedway, and more!
“Kohls Cares for Kids” Gift Cards For those of you who shop at Kohls, please keep in mind that you can pay your Kohls Credit card bill with the Kohls Cares for Kids gift cards purchased here at school. This way you are supporting St. John’s each time you pay your bill or shop at Kohls. (And for those of you who are wondering, yes, Kohls is the only store that you use the gift cards to pay your bill….I double checked!)
Community Café Families of students in Grades 1-4 will be gathering this evening for St. John's Community Café for a presentation and refreshments. We will be showcasing their Social Studies projects from this quarter. These projects will remain on display in the mid-level hallway and commons area tomorrow. Please feel free to stop and see them when you drop-off or pickup your children on Friday. Thank you to the students for doing such a great job with their projects.
K3 News We have just begun our study of reptiles. The children were quite excited to see a desert habitat in our classroom for this new animal group. Mrs. Gaub from Nature in the Parks dropped by our classroom this week with a presentation called “Frog Mystery.” It was a hit with the children! Thanks Mrs. Gaub! Our art work for the hallway is about to change. We will soon have ponds on the walls and many creatures lurking in the water. Come check it out! Our Bible lesson was about how Jesus came to save all people, no matter how they have sinned. Jesus helped Zacchaeus by loving him when others didn’t and forgiving his sins. Zaccheus showed his faith in Jesus and his thankfulness to Jesus by giving back what he had taken from the people of Jericho. How comforting it is to know that Jesus loves and forgives sinners! Because we believe in Jesus we will want to show it to others by freely serving Him out of thankfulness for all he has done for us.
~Mrs. Henning
Wisco Viking Explorer Academic & Athletic
Camps: Summer Camp booklets were send home
with students last week and can also be found at
www.wlhs.org.
Camp Phillip (Wautoma,WI): 2016 summer
program brochures will be sent home with students in
grades 2-8 tomorrow. Additional brochures are on
their way for students in grades K5 and 1. More
information available at www.campphillip.com.
Luther Prep School (Watertown) Summer
Camps: A schedule of camps is posted on the
bulletin board outside the school office. More
information available at www.wels.net (go to
Athletics, Summer Sports Camps).
