Zion Lutheran School Newsletter September 3, 2010
School Pictures for grades kindergarten thru 8th grade will be taken on Thursday, September 16th. Picture order forms are attached. Retake day will be on Friday, October 22nd.
Entertainment Book Fundraiser: The Entertainment book offers 50% savings on family fun, dining out, travel shopping and more! Each booklet also includes $30.00 in Shop and Save coupons. And a $5.00 gift card to several restaurants. You can recoup your investment immediately by using these coupons and gift card. We are encouraging each family to sell 5 books. For each 5 books sold per family, you will receive a free book and your name will go into a drawing to win one of five $25.00 gift certificates from the scrip program. Also each family who sells a book will receive a fuzzy frog. The cost of the book is $30.00 each. Deadline to turn in orders or return books is Friday, September 10th. The proceeds are used in the school office for items, supplies, and activities not budgeted for.
Our chapel offering for the months of August and September will be going to LUTHERAN MALARIA INITIATIVE. For every $10 we bring into our offerings the LUTHERAN MALARIA INITIATIVE will purchase a mosquito net that has been treated with pesticides to keep mosquitoes away. Our goal is for Zion Lutheran School to purchase MORE THAN 30 nets! So far we have collected $415.19 dollars! That's 41 nets for children in Africa to keep them safe and healthy. We will be praying for our brothers and sisters in Africa so that the Lord will raise up missionaries to spread the good news of Jesus Christ. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PTL News... A great big THANKS to all of those who helped make our Noodle Night a great success. We served dinner for close to 300 folks and it seemed like everyone enjoyed the event. Thanks to all of those who helped prepare the meal, do the table set up, those who helped serve the meal, and those who helped clean up. All help is truly appreciated. I would also like to thank everyone for such a great turn out and hope to see you all again for the next event, "Outdoor Movie Night.”
OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT: The next great PTL event is scheduled for next Friday, September 10th. We have rented a large inflatable movie screen and will be showing a movie outdoors. We have not picked the movie yet, but any suggestions will be considered. We will start out around 7 or as soon as it gets dark enough. We will be serving freshly popped popcorn, sno cones, and other drinks as well. We want to invite everyone to come out and enjoy the nice evening and a good movie. We are not sure exactly where we will have it set up, but I am sure you will be able to find us when you pull up. If anyone wants to volunteer to help us with this event, please contact JoAnn Vetter at 618-791-0207. All you need to do is bring your lawn chair or blanket and meet us for a great time! Hope to see you all there! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuition and After School Care: When paying tuition and after school care bills, please write two separate checks. Thank you!
Please Return...the Parent-Student Agreement Form, the Parent Participation Form and the Race and Ethnicity form as soon as possible.
Library workers needed: We need library workers for Library Day (usuallyMonday...Tuesday when there is a Monday holiday). If you or someone you know can help, please call the school office.
Correct Change: Please send the correct change when sending money to the school office for lunch, milk, etc.
Free Piano: The school has an old black piano to give away. If you are interested, please call the school office.
Trivia Night, Saturday, October 16th, 7pm sponsored by the Dancer Knights. The event will be held at MELHS. Popcorn, soda and water will be provided. Snacks welcome, but no alcohol please. Doors open at 6p.m. $10 per person or $80 per table of 8 people. To reserve your spot, call Kim at 618-593-6802 or Kara at 618-343-2495.
Simply Giving Program: The Simply Giving Program endorsed by Thrivent Financial Bank is a program operated by Vanco Services, LLC that enables educational institutions to receive tuition payments and donations through electronic funds transfer (EFT). Go to our school website, zionsaintsbethalto.org, scroll to bottom, click on “pay tuition or donate here”. Instructions will be given to create a profile and get you started. If you use the credit card method of payment, there is a $5.00 handling charge that will be added to your tuition balance. Please add $5.00 to your tuition payment. There is no additional charge for using the electronic funds transfer.
Student Council Days The first Friday of each month
October—Clothes that Clash (Don’t Go Together) Day November—Backwards/Inside Out Day December—Crazy Christmas Clothes January—Sports Team/Jersey Day February—Crazy Hat Day March—Super Hero Day April—Pajama Day with Slippers May—Crazy Hair Day
School Reach Instant Parent Contact: We are very happy this year to be able to send out messages to the parents via School Reach. Please call the school office if your phone number changes or if you would rather receive calls on a different number rather than your home phone (i.e. cell phone). If you see a missed call from the school, please check your messages before calling the school. Thanks!
Bethalto Charity Walk Coin Drive: Our students will be participating in a coin drive to benefit the Bethalto Charity Walk. Bring your spare change to school between the dates of September 13 and September 17. The money raised will be given to the following charitable organizations: Autism Speaks, Special Olympics Illinois, Bethalto Boys & Girls Club, and Children’s Advocacy Center.
Hymn Festival: On September 12 Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Collinsville will have a special Hymn Festival at 3:00 pm. An Adult Choir and a Children’s Choir will sing. A string orchestra made up of professional adult and high school Lutheran musicians from the Metro-East area will accompany the hymns and a Jr. Orchestra made up of 1st-8th grade string students from the area Lutheran Schools will also play. Rev. Dr. Art Eichhorn will be the organist. You won’t want to miss this—plan to come and celebrate and sing! Please call the church office at 618-344-3145 for more information.
SunnyD Book Spree: We are excited to tell you about a great program that can bring free books to our school. It’s called the SunnyD Book Spree, and the program will donate 20 classroom books to every classroom that sends in 20 SunnyD UPC labels. Start saving!
Monday: Labor Day No School
Tuesday: Baseball practice 4:00-5:30 @ MELHS V-ball A/C AWAY vs. Good Shepherd 6:30 & 7:30
Wednesday: V-ball Practice A team 6-8 C team 3:15-5:15
Thursday: Green Team 3:00-3:35 Cross Country vs. Alton Middle School @ Gordon Moore Park 3:30 Baseball practice 4-5:30 @ MELHS V-ball AWAY vs. Hamel 6th grade only
Friday: Mid Term Entertainment Book Money and Orders Due Baseball vs. Belleville @ MELHS 4:00
Friday and Saturday: V-ball 6th/7th Grade Tournament at Edwardsville
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