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It is amazing to me that I am once again sitting down at my computer to write the final memo article of another school year. For 25 years now, it appears to me that each school year is shorter than the previous one. May God truly bless your family this summer. I pray that you are able to spend time growing closer to one another as a family while at the same time growing in your faith as a member of the Christian family here on earth.
As the principal of St. Lorenz School, I ask myself near the end of every school year a simple question, "Did we keep the main thing, the main thing this year?" As humans, in a fast paced world, we are all in pursuit of many things. Some pursuits are temporary, such as material wealth or public approval, while at other times we choose an intentional pursuit of God's everlasting treasures. Treasures such as the Salvation that He offers through belief in His Son, our Savior.
My prayer is that we, as a school family, were able to focus on and remind one another of what treasures are truly important for us to pursue. I John 2:15 encourages us to be careful of what we pursue in life, "Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him." We cannot pursue the temptations of the world as our priority in life while still serving the desires of our God. May our Father in Heaven continue to help parents, students, faculty, and staff in our attempt to place our God as the most important priority in our lives and in our school.
Michael Bender
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On Wednesday, May 30, we will have our last Wednesday chapel of the school year. The Drama Class from the Middle School will be presenting a drama for us. Please feel free to join in the school gym at 8:10 a.m. or tune to our cable channel, Channel 99, and join us that way.
The testing results are here and now available in the school office.
Eight lunch days left! The following guide indicates how much is needed in your child's lunch account from May 29 till the end of the school year:
Grades Pre-3 ($1.95 ea.) $15.60
Grades 4-8 ($2.10 ea.) $16.80
Additional menu items:
Hot menu ala carte sandwiches ($1.00 each); ala carte sandwiches (75 cents each); additional milk (40 cents each). If you have any questions pertaining to your child(ren)'s lunch account, please call the school office.
Please note: All outstanding balances, including lunch accounts, must be current in order to release final report cards.
We want to wish our St. Lorenz track team the best as many of them travel to Valley Lutheran High School on June 2 to compete in the State Track Meet. We would like to congratulate all of our 5-8 grade students who participated in track this year. We hope that you found it to be an enjoyable and rewarding experience.
The annual Jr. High Band outdoor concert at The Riverplace is Monday, June 4, at 6:30 p.m. Both the concert band and jazz band will perform. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy! Parent assistance is needed loading and transporting equipment to and from Riverplace. (Please contact Mr. Sievert if you can help.) Rain-out date is Tuesday, June 5.
Any medications used by your child during the 2011-2012 school year may be picked up in the school office. The medicine will not be released to the child. Unclaimed medications will be disposed of after June 15.
Dismissal on the last day of school is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. You are also welcome to join our school family at 8:30 a.m. that morning in the Churchgrove for our final worship as a school family for this school year!
There will be no bussing on June 8 at 11:00 a.m. Please be sure to provide transportation for your child if he/she normally rides the bus.
Please check the lost & found for any missing articles of clothing, etc. All items will be donated to charity after June 8.
Jesus' love grows in the little hearts of toddlers and preschoolers. Your St. Lorenz Early Childhood Teachers are here to encourage that faith to grow, while helping them to grow socially, emotionally, and academically. There are still openings for children to attend
3-year-old preschool (Tues. and Thurs.) and 4-year-old preschool (Mon., Wed., and Fri.) as well as Pre-Kindergarten (Young 5's) (Mon., Wed., Fri.) for the 2012-13 school year. If you know of families with preschool children that could benefit from a Christian preschool or daycare with loving, qualified teachers, please let them know!
Everyone is welcome to attend, and tours are available. For more information or to schedule a tour, please contact Leanne Davis, Early Childhood Director at 652-6141 ext. 354 or e-mail ldavis@stlorenz.org.
SLS Jazz Band will ride a float and perform in the Bavarian Parade June 10. Players should meet in the band room at 12:15 p.m. Parents can pick up students at the end of the route in Bronners North parking lot.
Beginning Monday, June 11, and continuing through Friday, August 31, scrip cards will be handled in the CHURCH office. Stock orders will be filled immediately. Special orders will be placed on Monday mornings at 10:00 a.m. and available for pick up on Thursdays. If you have any questions, please contact Lori at scrip@stlorenz.org or call 652-6142 ext. 312.
Don't delay, come and play!
We'll have lots of fun in the sun;
So many trips that you'll want to do flips
Camping, swimming, games and more -
You'll have so much fun, you'll run through the door!
FROGS is fantastic, super and great;
Bring in your forms . . . don't be late!
This summer we will be offering August Warm-Up classes in both math and reading for students entering the 2nd through 5th grades next school year. These programs are designed to review and strenghten your student's math and reading skills and provide a "warm up" time before school starts. Lynn Zeddies will be teaching the reading class and Erin Wascher will be teaching the math class. Classes will be held in the mornings on August 6-9 and 13-16 (Monday through Thursday). There will be eight class sessions of each with each session lasting 90 minutes. The cost to sign up for either the reading or math class is $60.00. The teachers have made recommendations and letters have been sent to parents of children who might benefit from these classes. Please make sure to register your child by the June 6 deadline so that plans can be made and supplies purchased. If you did not receive a letter of recommendation but feel your child would benefit from either of these classes, please contact Lynn Zeddies at 652-6141 ext. 211.
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Thank you to all who donated to, worked for, or bought from our PTL Garage Sale. It was very successful, and we thank all of you for your help!
Eight teams composed of 5th-8th grade students recently competed in the Academic Bowl. The teams answered questions in the areas of religion, math, language arts, social studies, and science. Also included in the bowl were speed rounds which included general knowledge questions and trivia. Congratulations to the 1st place team: 5th graders Caleb Pendleton and Benjamin Palmreuter, 6th graders Brady Storm and Olivia Maurer, 7th graders Jacob Palmreuter and Hannah Turk, and 8th graders Luke Pendleton and Jonathon Worden. A job well done to all of the students who participated this year. It is a blessing to see students glorify God using their God-given talents!
St. Lorenz Lutheran Church and School would like to extend our sincere appreciation to Dave and Chris Van Ooteghem for their assistance in placing the brilliant potted flowers around our church and school buildings. The flowers are gorgeous and lend to the overall beauty of our property. We are grateful to Dave, Chris, and Joanne Ahlschwede for their dedication in providing this service to our congregation.
Thank you for all the Box Tops and Campbell Soup UPC's sent to school this year. The school receives money from the Box Top program that is used by our PE program, and we also submitted Campbell's UPC's to redeem materials for the school as well. Please keep saving them through the summer for next year's collection. THANK YOU!
The following is used with permission from "A Closer Look at the Evidence" by Richard & Tina Kleiss
The piano can produce different-pitched sounds from 88 keys, but the human ear can distinguish over 2,500 different tones! Even more remarkable than the variation in pitch that the human ear can detect is the intensity of sound which the human ear is capable of hearing. The human ear can detect sound frequencies that move the eardrum as slightly as a billionth of an inch. This incredibly small movement is less than the diameter of a hydrogen atom. Our hearing is so sensitive that we can hear the faint sound of blood coursing through our veins when standing in a soundproof room. Over 100,000 hearing receptors in the ears send impulses to our brain to be decoded and interpreted.
Could this marvelously designed instrument of hearing have had no designer?
Does he who implanted the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see? Psalm 94:9
3-year-old preschool - Mrs. Sievert
3-year-old preschool - Mrs. Brandt
4-year-old preschool - Mrs. Brandt
4-year-old preschool - Mrs. Davis
Young 5's - Mrs. Brandt
Kindergarten - Mrs. Bierlein
AM Kindergarten - Mrs. Loucks
PM Kindergarten - Miss Helwig
Grade 1 - Mrs. Gioe
Grade 1 - Mrs. Hyslop
Grade 2 - Mrs. Laux
Grade 2 - Mrs. Jones
Grade 2 - Mrs. Gehrs
Grade 3 - Mrs. Anderson
Grade 3 - Mr. Buchinger
Grade 4 - Mr. Palmreuter
Grade 4 - Mrs. Volz
Grade 5 - Mr. Felten
Grade 5 - Mrs. List
Grade 6 - Mrs. Mueller
Grade 6 - Mr. Zeddies
Grade 7 - Miss Noelker
Grade 7 - Mr. Butler
Grade 8 - Mrs. Baarck
Grade 8 - Mr. Wascher
First day of classes - September 4
No classes - October 18 & 19
11:00 am dismissal - November 8 (Parent/Teacher Conf.)
No classes - November 9 (Parent/Teacher Conf.)
No classes - December 24-January 1 (Christmas vacation)
No classes - January 21
No classes - March 29 (Good Friday)
No classes - April 1-5 (Spring vacation)
Note: Additional dates from the Public School are not currently available. They will be shared in the July mailing.
Valley Lutheran High School is offering a variety of fun camps during summer 2012, including: art, band, football, basketball, soccer, math, reading, volleyball, writing, and science. For more information and to register online, please visit http://www.vlhs.com/summer_camps/. Registration forms are also available in the school office and on the VLHS bulletin board across from the gym. The registration deadline is June 1.
There is probably not one parent who will read this week's message who has not been guilty of allowing our own personal obligations to interfere with time spent with our families. We sometimes take our families for granted, but God has other plans for our families from the beginning.
God has given us a precious gift through our families. God intends for us to care for our loved ones; part of that means making time for them. We can all list the distractions, temptations, and schedules that make it difficult for families today. The good news for us is that God is greater than any of those challenges. With His help, nothing can separate us from loved ones.
We are all aware that our families are not perfect. Despite all of the mistakes we have made with them, the times that we have hurt them, and the moments we have selfishly placed our own needs in front of theirs, your family is still God's blessing to you. Families are there for one another in times of sorrow and stress, joy and pleasure. Take time daily to thank Him for those special members of your family that, quite frankly, are priceless to Him and should be to us.
Michael Bender
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You probably noticed a new look to our school memo this week. We are preparing for the 2012-2013 school year. Starting next school year, we will no longer provide printed copies of the school memo. The "St. Lorenz School Newsletter," as it will be called, will be emailed to all parents who provide an email address. The newsletter will also be posted on the St. Lorenz School website as in the past. We hope that you understand the purpose of this change as we make an effort to save on paper and printing costs. For those who still prefer a printed copy, you should be able to select a "printable" version from the email and print to your personal printer. If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the new format, we welcome your input.
There will be no classes on Monday, May 28, as we join our country in paying tribute to those who have died protecting our freedom.
Eighth graders, parents, and special friends are reminded to reserve Tuesday, May 29, for the 8th Grade Awards Night. We will recognize those eighth grade students that have achieved in the areas of: Academics, Athletics, Music, and Service. The program begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Dining Hall.
Our 8th grade students will graduate on Wednesday, June 6. The service will take place at 7:00 p.m. in the church. You are invited to join us as we mark this milestone in their lives.
Open Tuesdays 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon July 10-August 7
And Accelerated Reader tests at the library with Mrs. Gallatin for those entering Grades 2-8.
Wednesday, August 29, at 7:00 p.m. has been set as the date for the “Education Day” when the laptops will be distributed to the students in Grade 6. Information will be shared regarding internet safety and filtering, care for the laptops, acceptable use policies, insurance forms, and general training on the laptops. Attendance is expected for all students entering Grade 6 next year and at least one parent/guardian.
Thank you to everyone who participates in the “Meijer Community Rewards.” St. Lorenz receives substantial savings from this program.
Meijer Community Rewards allows us to raise funds very quickly and easily. Here’s how you can participate. First, you must join Meijer Community Rewards. It’s free and can be done online at Meijer.com/rewards, instore by applying for a Meijer credit card, or by mailing an application to Meijer application processing (available in the school office). Then, simply use your Meijer Guest Card or Meijer Credit Card whenever you shop at Meijer. We’ll automatically receive a percentage of your purchase totals. Our organization code is 710068.
We do not endorse or encourage shopping at any particular store. We provide this information should you make the personal choice to shop at one of the vendors that provide a return to the school.
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