St. John Eagle Edition
November 11, 2024
It is hard to believe the first quarter of the school year is already in our "rear view mirror" There have been so many great learning opportunities and events happening during the month of October and early November. What a blessing it is to provide ways to help our students learn with books, stories, songs, and life experiences!!!
Please take a few moments to look at the slide show below which Celebrates our First Quarter of Learning here at St. John School.
Another busy month ahead for our students and staff. Please make sure you take time to read about the upcoming events. This will help our families plan for and participate in another set of amazing opportunities God has provided us to help our students grow as they travel on their 2nd quarter learning journey. There continues to be so many reasons to be Thankful for all God has given us here at St. John Church and School.
St. John PK3-8th grade students will begin a year-long "learning journey" focusing on God's creation of the four seasons and how each season is related to the life of Christ.
What is a learning journey? It is project-based learning which provides students hands-on and real-life experiences to connect their classroom learning and their faith.
Connection to Learning: We recently took students to the Wausau West Planetarium and brought a portable "Star Lab" to school to help them make a connection between God's creation of the stars and how the stars provided a guide for people to know when to plant and harvest their crops and how to navigate the land. Students will be asked to complete a project showing their understanding of God's purpose for the creation of the Sun, Moon, and Stars. These projects will be shared at our Celebration of Learning in May.
This year, we will be having three one-week learning journeys focused on the four seasons.
October - Summer and Fall combined
January - Winter
April - Spring
ENDURE
Hebrews 12:1-3
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Consider Him who endured from sinners such hostility against Himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted
Chapel Offering is taken each week
Semester 1 donations will go to support "Share Your Holiday" Drive
Picture Retake Day
Tuesday, November 19th.
- If you would like your child's picture retaken or if your child was not here for Picture Day, please contact the school office or let your child's teacher know.
- We need let the photographer know who to expect.
- You can request a picture order form through your child's teacher or through the school office.
Parent Teacher Conferences
November 26th 3:00 P.M.-7:40 P.M
November 27th, 8:00 A.M.-11:40 A.M.
- Paper copies of the sign up have been sent home. Please complete and send back A.S.A.P. to ensure you get time you prefer.
- Sheets need to be returned to school by November 20th
- Mrs. Kohnhert will contact you to schedule conference for DC Everest 4K students.
PTL Sponsored Teacher Meal
November 26
During Parent-Teacher Conferences
The P.T.L. is organizing a meal for our staff on the evening of November 26.
Teachers will be working a 13 hour day and we want to show our appreciation to them for their time and dedication to our students.
Please go to this SIGN-UP GENIUS LINK if you would like to contribute to the Teacher Appreciation Meal on this night.
Advent Program
December 8 - 3:00 pm
Church Multi-Purpose Center
St. John PK3-Grade 8 students will be presenting "Celebrating the Everyday Gifts" as this year's Advent program. The message is adapted from the Red Letter Advent Kid's Church curriculum, which focuses on the Gifts of Hope, Peace, Joy and Love we should cherish each day.
Scripts and songs books will be sent home by Friday, November 15 and we ask families help students learn their speaking lines and sing the songs with them to build their confidence for the day of the Advent program.
More details for the day will be sent in students' take home folder next week.
Christmas Shopping Mall Returns
December 11
8:30 -10:45 am
It has become an annual tradition for church volunteers to provide students an opportunity to shop at the St. John School Shopping Mall, with the goal to purchase small gifts (under $5) for immediate family members. This year the proceeds from the shopping mall will go to start a Field Trip fund to help with those "off campus" learning opportunities we are able to provide to our students.
You can help by:
- Donating items for students to purchase
- Volunteering to help students fill their shopping list while at the Shopping Mall.
- Volunteer to help wrap and label gifts
- Volunteer to help with set-up and take down of the shopping mall set up in the Church Multi-Purpose Center.
Watch your child's take home folder with a more detailed letter about this great opportunity provided by Church volunteers wanting to support our school.
Christmas Caroling
December 13
8 am - 2 pm
Students and staff will be visiting local Senior Living facilities to share some Christmas Carols and Christmas cards with the residents.
We will also be stopping at Channel 7 TV Station to deliver our Chapel offerings, collected to give to "Share the Holidays" campaign.
We will be eating at Sam's Pizza for lunch (no cost to students).
Watch your child's take home folder with a more detailed letter about this great Community Outreach our school has done for many years, and is appreciated by those we visit on this day.
DC Everest 4K Christmas Program
December 17 - 6:00 pm
The DC Everest 4K students invite their family to attend their Christmas Program being held in their classroom. A light reception will take place after the children's performance.
Watch for more information from Mrs. Kohnert.
Family "Feast"
December 20 - 11:00
Church Multi-Purpose Center
It has become tradition to have a good old fashion "Pot Luck" luncheon the day before Christmas break.
Immediate Family is invited to come eat with students on this day at 11:00.
Please bring a dish to pass/share for this "Family Feast". You can also drop off a crock pot at the beginning of the day if that works better for you.
Students will remain at school for afternoon classroom parties.
Classroom Christmas Parties
December 20
12:15-2:15
After our "Family Feast" luncheon, St. John 3K-Gr. 8 students will be having a Christmas Party in their Classroom in the afternoon.
Coming Soon...more information about the Classroom Christmas party from your child's teacher will be sent in take home folders before Thanksgiving Break.
Senior Club Christmas Party
The Senior Club Christmas Party will be on December 10th at 12:00. We will be having Lee’s famous Recipe Chicken Dinner. It will cost $12.00 per person. Checks should be made out to St. John’s Senior Club. Reservations have to be made by November 19th, please call Roger & Beverly Tesch 715-842-1947. The school children will be singing for us. We hope you can make it; all are welcome to join us and get into the Christmas spirit.
Red Letter Advent Project
Because of a generous donation, we are providing each school family with a copy of Red Letter Advent – 25 Days of Unboxing Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love by Zach and Allison Zehnder.
We encourage you to read each of the daily devotions beginning on December 1 with members of your family. If you have younger children, the included Family Addition can be used to help with family devotions.
Our church will be walking through this book during the season of Advent through our worship and small group time on Sunday mornings. You are more than invited to join us either between services at 9:00 AM or at 11:30 AM each of the 4 Sundays before Christmas.
Please contact Pastor John if you would like to participate in a group.
Remind 101
THANK YOU to all who have taken the time to join Remind 101 groups.
A couple weeks ago, Mrs. Goetsch sent an invite to all families who had not yet signed-up for the St. John Lutheran School _ALL group.
PLEASE take a few seconds to accept the invite, so you don't miss out on weekly updates and special announcements.
Watch for another invite to the individual Classroom Group so your child's teacher can also connect with you on specific updates for each classroom as needed.
Fast Direct
Fast Direct is our student information system. This is where we store:
- Family demographic information
- Medical needs information
- Tuition Information
- Milk account balance
- Daily Attendance
- Another way for us to email, text or voice recorded messages to share school updates. You can email teachers directly (or to Mrs. Goetsch) through this program as well.
Direct Link to our FastDirect Login Page or you can download the FastDirect App on your phone as well
Please contact Mrs. Wenzel if you need your activation code to gain access to your Fast Direct Account.
Facebook updates EVERYDAY
- Daily Announcements
- Weekly Updates from Mrs. Goetsch
- Reminders of upcoming events and important dates
Please go to our St. John Lutheran School Facebook Page
Like the page and/or Follow our page as another way to stay up-to-date on the great things happening at St. John School!
There are SO many parents, families, and church members who answer the call when we have a need at the school.
Each month, we will do our best to acknowledge ALL who choose to give of their time and talents to ensure our students and our school have what they need to grow in their faith in Jesus and in their educational growth here at St. John School:
- Mary Jo Prahl and Lindsey Baumann for driving students to the "Food Across America" event
- All the families that donated to our Hurricane Relief Service Project
- Schalow Family - providing students a meal on our Harvest Party Day
- PTL and parent volunteers for your assist at our Harvest Party
- Ninnemann family for their donation of the pumpkins for students to decorate at the Harvest Party
- Families who attended the October 27 church service for our students' participation in worship that day
- Members of the congregation who provided the Ham Sandwich meal to our students
- MaryJo Prahl, Gerry and Mary Marquardt for organizing the Veterans Chapel Service Reception
- Don Kozlowski - for organizing the Honor Guard for our Veterans Chapel Service
THANK YOU to ALL who have been praying for the school, provided financial or volunteer support, or have used God's talents to serve a need here at St. John School. You are all a BLESSING!!!!
School and Church dates to remember
- Nov. 17: Voters Meeting 11:30 A.M.
- Nov 18: Council Meeting 7:00 P.M.
- Nov 19: Picture Retake Day
- Nov 19: P.T.L. Meeting 7:00 P.M.
- Nov 21: Hunter's Worship Service 7:00 P.M. food and fellowship to follow
- Nov 26: Parent Teacher Conferences 3:00-7:00 P.M.
- Nov 27: No School
- Nov 27: Parent Teacher Conferences 8:00-10:00 A.M.
- Nov 27: Thanksgiving Eve Worship 7:00 P.M.
- Nov. 28 Thanksgiving, No Worship Service
- Nov 29: No School
MAGIC Paper Box supports our school
The "Magic Paper Box" is an easy, cost free method to help support St. John Lutheran School.
The Magic Paper Box container is located in the school parking lot (Blue container on east side of school) It is available 24/7, so bring your recyclable paper anytime.
Items that can be place in the Magic Paper Box are:
- Newspaper (including glossy inserts)
- Magazines and catalogs
- Office and school papers
- Paperback books
- Regular and window envelopes
Please do not place CONFIDENTIAL documents in this box.
IROW pays us for the pounds of paper placed in the dumpster and we help the environment by not placing these items in the landfill.
