Zion's Weekly News 01/26/25

Join us on Monday, January 27th at 2:30 for a pep rally to kick off National Lutheran School's Week and celebrate our basketball teams. We will also recognize our spring sports participants in soccer and track.

All Zion families were emailed an electronic document to state your intentions for the 2025-2026 school year. Our re-enrollment process is automatic, but we are asking each family to sign the document by January 31 to help us plan for the new admissions season February 1. We do anticipate a large number of applicants with many being on a waiting list since our school is at campus capacity. Please note that per school board policy, students who withdraw from Zion after January 31 will be charged a $500 withdrawal fee, and the fee increases to $1000 June 1.

Current Zion families who want to enroll siblings for the upcoming year will be able to submit early applications starting Monday, January 27. Incoming kindergarten - 8th grade students will be tested by administration before admission.

Send sweet treats to your ZLS friends this Valentine’s Day! For $2 each, 8th grade students will deliver candygrams to your favorite students and staff! Forms have gone home with your students or orders can be submitted through the following link: https://forms.gle/xBjrfR7tFAJ1doqT9. Payments can be made through Venmo (@zlscandygrams) or by sending cash/check to the school office in a sealed envelope through FEBRUARY 9th. All proceeds benefit the 8th Grade D.C. Trippers. Thank you for your support!

It's time for our annual PTL fundraiser. PTL sponsors only ONE fundraiser per school year to raise money to support all of the activities that PTL sponsors. We work with a company (APEX) that helps us raise funds while we help the kids develop skills to be Christian leaders now and in the future. This year our big event is scheduled for THURSDAY, FEB. 27. Preschool - 3rd grade are scheduled in the late morning and 4th-8th in the afternoon. All of the details will be shared with you as we get closer to the event. Parents are always welcome to come watch and/or help out with the event. This year's event will be an OBSTACLE COURSE. Mrs. Stoneburner is the contact person for questions.

Hi Zion Families!

Our Spring Semester of chess kicks back off on Tuesday, January 21.

If you are currently enrolled from the Fall Semester, then you do not need to do anything additionally and we will see your child then!

If you are not yet enrolled, but are interested in joining, please see the additional information below:

Our Elementary Knight School Spring Semester program will be on Tuesdays from 3:15-4:30PM starting January 21st.

Link for the Elementary Registration: https://tksnorthaustin.jumbula.com/Fall2024Summer2025/ZionLutheranSchoolTheKnightSchoolElementaryChess

Please check out our website (www.theknightschool.com) for more information including:

· Our elementary program using this link: https://www.theknightschool.com/elementary-chess

· Our intro video "All About the Knight School!" 90-second video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2XrRhGFNNE&t=1s

· The "More" section of our website to check out the benefits of chess, testimonials, our curriculum, FAQs, and even parent tutorials if you so choose!

Please reach out to me if you have any questions.

Looking forward to meeting your kids and sharing the joys and benefits of chess with them all!

Our Zion Lutheran School Chess Team wants you this Spring! Beginners are welcome and the first week is always a free promo week so come check us out! This year take the plunge and join Coach Sal as we laugh and train in daily mardi-gras bead chess tourneys and compete for prizes in our daily music-driven chess puzzlers and watch zany chess movies and inter-face and inter-train with 20 sister chess teams in the North Austin area including Divine Savior Academy, St. Helen Catholic School, and many others. There has never been a party-based approach to chess like this, and our unique, kid-oriented philosophy has made us 51-0 in our history, and counting!

Our high-energy chess classes are developmentally and cleverly targeted directly at the kindergarten through 5th-grade set! Come join the fun as kids learn to love learning, learn that they are unspeakably smart, and learn how to absolutely school their parents in chess! The Knight School is the most compelling, kid-centered chess party in America. Learn more by watching this 90-second intro video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2XrRhGFNNE and sign up for our school chess team at www.theknightschool.com or call and chat with Coach Sal at (512) 843-2190.

Regards,

Coach Sal

North Austin City Coach

The Knight School

(512) 843-2190

www.theknightschool.com

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Our basketball teams have finished the regular season and will conclude with the ACAA District Tournament on Thursday and Friday, January 30-31 at the Round Rock Sports Center. Go Blazers! Finish strong!

Our archery team has finished their qualifying tournament and are waiting to hear who qualified for the State NASP Tournament to be held in Belton on March 25-26.

PSIA study packets should already have been sent home with the students that are participating. A huge shout out to parent Julie Knabe for preparing the packets! Parents should help prepare their student(s) by reviewing the rules and practicing with them for each event. Please be on the lookout for event times and a volunteer sign up link for the District Meet in Giddings on Friday, February 21. (Contact your child's teacher or Carla Knippa at carla.knippa@zionwalburg.org if you have not received the study packets.)

We are excited to welcome author Kris Tarantino to our campus on January 30. She will meet with students in preschool through 5th grade. She will share her book Valenslime, based on 1 Corinthians 13, and share about the publishing process. Please see the flyer and visit this website https://thetwig.com/school-author-visits to order a copy for your child.

We are partnering with the Isaiah 117 house to get a collection of NEW winter coats, jackets and hoodies to residents in need. They can range in size from infant/toddler to teenagers. The donated garments can be brought up to Zion on January 26th and February 2nd. Any Zion Lutheran school families that wish to support these efforts can drop the winter clothing off at any point during the week in the church office. We give thanks for your generosity in supporting this worthy cause in Williamson county. Zion Mission Board

Have you ever closed your Bible and thought “what did I just read?” Starting January 12, we will partner with The Bible Recap to read through the Old Testament. The Bible Recap is a chronological reading plan with a daily podcast that highlights and summarizes the Bible in an easy-to-understand way. It will not only help you read scripture but help you love reading it. Click the button below for the reading plan or paper copies are available in the Lobby and Narthex.