The Raider Report

St. John's Lutheran School exists to educate each child in a Christ-centered environment for a life of service to God and man.

We look up at the night sky, and we see the moon. It is really quite impressive at times. The eclipse this year had us looking to the heavens of God’s creation and we marvel at His marvelous works. Did you know that the moon gets its light from the sun? I’m sure you did. The moon acts like a mirror and

reflects the light of the sun upon the earth. In the same way, the heart of a Christian shines with love as it reflects the love of God. God first loved us and showed his love by sending Jesus to take our sins away. He taught us to believe in his love and his forgiveness when he made us his dear children. As his children, God wants us to reflect his love by showing love to all the people around us. God’s Ten Commandments tell us how we are to show love. They tell us to treat others as we would have them treat us—with respect and compassion.They tell us not to commit adultery, not to kill, not

to steal or be greedy. If we were to sum up all the commands in one word, the word would be “love.” The apostle Paul wrote, “Therefore love is the fulfillment of the Law” (Rom. 13:10)

We often have to decide how we are going to act toward the people around us. Should we shout at

them? Should we hit them? Should we smile at them or frown? The decision gets harder when people are mean to us. The answer to how we will deal with them lies in the commandments. Our sinful heart will want revenge, but those who love God won’t want to obey a sinful heart. They will want to obey God, so they will ask, “what does God want? What is the loving thing to do?

Our world is filled with hatred. Seeking revenge is the order of the day. The Bible tells us to love our

enemies. God will give us the strength to do that. In the life of Jesus, his own dear Son, God shows us how to live according to his will.

Charlotte Darlage 7/3; Mr. Rieckers 7/5; Luther Darlage 7/6; Lincoln Royalty 7/7; Mrs. Hoevener 7/8; Rylan Cozart 7/11; Reid Davis 7/11; Mason Stuckwisch 7/11; Ebke Peters 7/13; Mrs. Garcia 7/13; Charlee Beickman 7/14; Hendricks Hiday 7/16; Emma Rueger 7/18; Lennox Wehmiller 7/21; Mrs. Kloeker 7/24; Brock Rueger 7/26; Emilyn Martin 7/30; Logan Hoevener 7/31; Elijah Stuckwisch 7/31; Olivia Thoele 7/31

For Students in grades K-8:

• Meet the Teachers
• Pay Tuition
• Lunch Account Money
• Review Enrollment forms
• Bring in School Supplies/Classroom Wishlist Items

The LCMS School Ministry Theme for the 2024-25 School Year is "Endure" based on the following scripture verse: "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 perfector 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.

Hebrews 12: 1-3

August has 17 hot lunch days

$3.50/day

$0.50 Extra Milk/Classroom Milk

$1.50 Extra Main Entree

We would like to welcome Mrs. Julie Rueger and Mrs. Kelly Klosterman to our St. John’s family!

Mrs. Julie will be teaching Preschool in the mornings and 3rd grade in the afternoon.

Mrs. Klosterman will be teaching 2nd grade.

We want to give a special THANK YOU to Mrs. Alice Davidson! Mrs. Davidson has volunteered many hours this summer working in our library. We appreciate her time and efforts!

Students in grades K-8 will have the option to purchase extra snack items during lunch from the Smart Foods Snack Rack. All items cost .50 cents each. Choices may include whole grain Grandma’s Cookies, Apple Juice, Hummus/Tostito chips, granola bars, graham snacks & more.

Lunch accounts will not be charged for these items, students must bring in money from home to purchase items from the snack rack.

If you ordered a School Supply Kit, they will be available for pick up on Monday, August 5 and Tuesday, August 6 for registration/back-to-school days.

Dress Code:

● Students should wear clothes that are neat, clean, in good repair, and appropriate in a Christian school setting. Clothes advertising alcohol, drugs, sex, or any other objectionable, controversial, or immoral subject are inappropriate for school wear.

● Clothing must be an appropriate size. Tight shorts and/or pants, bare midriffs, halter tops, sleeveless shirts, tank tops, low cut shirts, are not allowed.

● Any shorts and skirts, more than 3 inches above the knee, are not allowed.

● Running shorts are not allowed.

● Shorts must be worn under all skirts or dresses.

● If leggings are worn, the tops should cover the entire backside and promote modesty.

● No sandals, open toe, or open back shoes should be worn for safety reasons. Crocs are permitted in grades 5 – 8.

● Tennis shoes are required for P.E. class.

● Boys may not wear earrings or other body piercing jewelry during the regular school day, while on the school campus, or on school sponsored activities. Girls may wear earrings, but other body piercing jewelry may not be worn during the regular school day, while on the school campus, or on school sponsored activities.

● Hair should be clean and neat and not cause a distraction to the class.

Chapel Dress

We ask all students to show honor to our Lord by dressing up on chapel days. This means

nice jeans/khakis pants or shorts, polo shirts, nice t-shirts, for boys and nice jeans/pants or shorts,

dresses, skirts, nice tops for girls. Girls may wear sandals on chapel days.

• New Popcorn Machine
• Cheese Cup Warmer
• Donations of Ground Beef and/or Sloppy Joe

If interested in donating, please reach out to Mrs. Lambring, Lacy Vaughn, or Leah Broshears. Thank you!

We would love to see our SJS school families volunteering in our concession stand for home athletic events! All the proceeds from the concession stand support the SJS athletic fund which benefits all of our athletic programs at St. John's. Below is a link to the home volleyball schedule and concession sign up sheet. All help is greatly appreciated!

Sign Up for Concessions Here!

The members of the LJHA will be organizing a Raiders Resale shop as one of their projects for Lutheran Junior Honor Association next school year. They will be collecting St. John's Sauers Raiders apparel that you or your children have outgrown. The students will then organize and price the items to resale to our families. The funds raised from the resale shop will be used to support chapel mission projects or other service projects throughout the year. The plan is to have the shop open during some home athletic events.

Please send in any items you would like to donate to the school! Thanks for your support!

July 29: School Board Work Night

July 29: Volleyball Parent Meeting @ 7:00pm

• Back to School/Registration Days for 2024-2025 year: Aug. 5 &6
• First Day of School & Chapel for 2024-2025: Thursday, August 8
• First Day of School for the Pre-K Preschool Class: Friday, August 9

The Lutheran SGO is a scholarship granting organization that provides scholarships to families that mee the income requirements to help them afford the school of their choice for their children. SGOs were enacted in 2009, but have been expanded as part of the 2011 Choice Bill that features a 50-percent state tax credit for contributions made to these SGOs. The funds donated can then be distributed for families that meet income and other requirements. SGO scholarships are funded by charitable donations, not by the state. When making a donation to the SGO, you choose your school that you would like to receive the donation.

Donate the Lutheran SGO here!

The income eligibility information has been released by the IDOE for the upcoming 2024-25 school year. If your family qualifies for the School Choice Scholarship, please submit a copy of the 1040 form from 2023 taxes to Mrs. Lambring. To inquire or receive more information regarding the School Choice Scholarship program, contact Mrs. Kasee Lambring at 812-523-3131 or klambring@sjsauerslutheran.org

Below is the approved school calendar for the 2024-25 school year. (a couple minor changes from the calendar that was posted last school year.)

Needing any St. John's Sauers apparel?? For yourself? For gifts? Check out these sites below!

1st Place Spiritwear (A portion of sales is donated back to SJS PTO)

Kelly Creek Boutique (A portion of sales is donated back to the SJS Athletic Fund)

Earn Cash for our School!

It’s easy, just download the app on your phone, scan your receipts right from your phone within 14 days of purchase & our school earns cash! Every box top earns 10 cents, so the more we collect, the more our school receives!

www.sjsraiders.com

St. John's Lutheran School Sauers