The Eag le ’ s Talon The Weekly Newsletter of Gloria Dei Lutheran Academy

Gloria Dei Lutheran Academy is committed to support parents in their God given task of training their children,

by providing a Christ-centered education that exalts the Word of God and is marked by academic excellence.

School: 954-475-8584 Church: 954-475-0683 Website: www.GloriaDeiAcademy.org

Volume 3 May 8, 2015 Number 34

Upcoming

Events

Sunday, May 10th

Mother’s Day

8:00 a.m. Divine Service

9:30 a.m. Sunday School,

Youth & Adult Bible Study

10:30 a.m. Divine Service

Monday, May 11th

Tuesday, May 12th

Wednesday, May 13th

Lunch Orders Due for Week of 05/18

9:30 a.m. Chapel

7:00 p.m. Divine Service

8:00 p.m. Adult Bible Study

Thursday, May 14th

8:30 a.m. Donuts for Dads

(Rossano, Maisa, Harbar, Zapata)

Friday, May 15th

6:00 p.m. Celebration of the Arts

The Kindergarten – 5th

grade students will

honor their mothers and

fathers on Wednesday,

May 27th at a very

special “Family Day”

Celebration. We are asking you to join

us for a breakfast snack in the Fellowship

Hall beginning at 8:30 a.m. Then we will

move into the church for a special

celebration. At 9:30 a.m we will have

our Chapel Service. Afterward, you will

have an opportunity to visit the

classroom where the children will give

you special projects they have been

working very hard to make just for each

of you. The event should end around

10:30 a.m. Your invitation will be sent

home with your child. Please make sure

to R.S.V.P. so we can plan the event

accordingly.

We can’t wait to celebrate and say

Thank You for all you do for the school

and for your children.

A Look Ahead… May 22 K-5th Grade ~ Noon Dismissal, Optional Parent/Teacher Conferences

May 25 No School ~ No Care ~ Memorial Day

May 27 K-5th Grade ~ “Family Day” Celebration

May 29 VPK Graduation and Learning Center and VPK Last Day of School

June 1 Pre-Camp for Learning Center June 4 K-5th Grade ~ Last Day of School

Talent Show and Noon Dismissal (No After Care)

Celebration of the Arts

Friday, May 15th

6:00 p.m.

Invite your friends and family to join you as we celebrate the talents of our

students. We will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the

gymnasium for a special performance by the

students in Miss Carolyn’s dance class. We will then

move the celebration over to the church where our

preschool ~ 5th grade students will share the music they have learned throughout

the school year. Beautiful artwork created by all of the children at Gloria Dei

will be on display and available for purchase (cash or checks only) by family and

friends.

Our incredible evening will

end with a performance

beginning at 8:00 p.m. by

The Concordia University

Chamber Choir, a 16-voice

select ensemble chosen from

the internationally acclaimed

A Cappella Choir.

The University Chamber

Choir travels extensively

throughout the United

States and performs a

diverse mix of sacred and

secular chamber choral music representative of many historical periods. This

year’s concert will include the music of Randall Thompson, John Gardner, John

Rutter, John Ness Beck, K. Lee Scott, Jonathan Quick and others.

MANDATORY ATTENDANCE According to Florida State Standards all students

K-5th grade are required to participate in public performances. This quarter the standard will be met with our students’ participation in the Celebration of the Arts on Friday, May 15th.

This will be part of your child’s music grade. Attendance is mandatory.

Did you get a yearbook?

We still have a few available in the academy office

for only $15.00 each. (while supplies last)

Discover His plan! Discover His purpose! In Camp Discovery VBS the children will learn that Jesus works in and through us!

We’ll look into the Bible and explore five “tree-mendous” Bible accounts where God works in

His people to save them and through His people to serve. Jesus gives us faith, courage, and

wisdom to help our family, our friends and our neighbors and to give God glory right now!

God has a plan and a purpose for us!

June 15th ~ 19

th

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Age 3 - Grade 5

Registration forms were sent home last week and are also available in the Academy office.

Please remember to lift our VBS in your prayers as we plan and prepare!

If you are able to volunteer please contact Carol Jones at 954-663-5855.

What a blessing to be able to offer our VBS as a ministry of Gloria Dei and at no charge to

families! This can only happen with your support. It costs approximately $25.00 per child for

our one week program. Please consider sponsoring a child or making a donation for Vacation

Bible School. Envelopes for that purpose are available on the desk in the narthex or simply

mark your donation VBS. One way God works through us can be found in 1 John 4:19.

“We love because He first loved us.

VBS 2015

The Staff at Gloria Dei would like to

thank everyone for their generosity

during Teacher Appreciation Week!

CAMP EAGLES 2015 Gloria Dei Academy 7601 SW 39 Street Davie, FL 33328 954-475-8584

CAMP EAGLES offers a fun-filled summer experience for children between the ages of three years old through sixth grade. Activities both on and off campus include water parks, movies and popcorn, karate classes and exciting field trips. Some days our activity includes lunch for our campers, but some days you will need to send lunch with your child. We leave campus at 9:00 a.m. for most field trips, but you will want to keep an eye out for the occasional trip when we will leave campus earlier.

FEES AND HOURS OF OPERATION

Registration Fee $75.00 This fee must be paid on (or prior to) the first day of your child’s attendance at Camp Eagles. Includes one camp T-Shirt for field trips. Half Day Camp $130.00 per week Half Day is available from 7:00 a.m.–12:00 noon. Full Day Camp $160.00 per week Full Day is available from 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Daily Rates $40.00 per day With a minimum of 3 days per week VBS Week $20.00 per day Week of 6/15 - 6/19 from 12:00 noon until 6:00 p.m.

SUMMER WEEKS AVAILABLE

06/01-06/05 (Pre-Camp) 06/08-06/12

06/15-06/19 (Vacation Bible School Week - care available 12-6 PM)

06/22-06/26 06/29-07/03 07/06-07/10 07/13-07/17

07/20-07/24 07/27-07/31 08/03-08/07

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL WEEK

Camp Eagles will participate in Vacation Bible School the week of June 15th – 19th.

Care will not be available prior to when VBS begins at 9:00 a.m., but will be available from12:00 noon through 6:00 p.m.

The cost for afternoon care the week of VBS will be $20.00 per day. Payment must be in advance or arrive with the child each day.

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who supported the Book Fair last week. Our sales totaled $3,394.00. The library at Gloria Dei will receive lots of new books and in addition, the classrooms received some wonderful books for their libraries. We are very thankful for all of your support.

A special THANK YOU to everyone who either decorated or worked the Book Fair and made it all possible. It couldn’t be done without You! Thank you Shazia Baum, Noreen Commella,

Mike Conner, Toni Consalvo, Ana Dias, Analisa Espinoza, Dania Quintero, Yvonne Rodriguez, Darla Schulte, Geraldine Slomanski and our Coordinator, Cindy Conner.

A total of $171.36 was donated to the All For Books program to benefit our library. These donations, along with others from around the country, will be matched by Scholastic with a donation of up to a million books to three non-profit programs devoted to improving reading skills among children: Kids in Distressed Situations, National Center for Family Literacy, and Toys for Tots. We hope you enjoyed seeing your fish on the wall at the Book Fair.

An All For Books THANK YOU goes to:Brayden Basso Forrest Baum Jocelyn Baum Liv Becker Zachary Bell Noah Benjamin Karissa Birstock Kaitlyn Burkhardt Shilo Carney Scarlet Carney Bryan Castro Sunday Chin Nicole Christensen Brayden Commella Devin Commella Taylor Conner Maximus Dimitrelos Mia Dimitrelos

Camron Gonzales Mia Flynn Analy Gomez Vanessa Gonzalez Melina Guerrero Amelia Haviland Tiffani Henry Blake Jennings Ellis King Luis Lizama Mendoza Layla Lopez Landon Miller Liv Mingle Maia Musser Karina Nicolae Emery Niesel Acosta Jacob Novembre Colin Podder Ronald Reitsma

Tyler Reynen Jack Rivera Ariana Rodriguez Jason Rodriguez Gino Rovetto Alexandra Sabates Chloe Schmaus Caden Schroeder Arianna Schulte Christina Schulte Jason Schulte Josie Schwerling Andrew Smith Tyler Smith Eva Stamm Brayden Switzer Keah Wright Lukas Zacharias

THANK YOU also to our friends at Starbucks, located on the corner of Griffin and University. They graciously placed our “All For Books” donation box in their store and assisted not only the library here at Gloria Dei, but also the worthwhile organizations that Scholastic will match and donate to. We really appreciate it.

Congratulations to Taylor Conner, Ronnie Reitsma, and Haleigh Rodriguez for winning the Bucket of Books drawing at our Family Night Event and to Liv Becker for winning a $25.00 gift certificate by guessing closest to the number of fish in the tank.

Under The Sea Book Fair

Under the Sea

Book Fair