September 1, 2016 E-CRUSADER

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1 September 1, 2016 November 3, 2016 E-CRUSADER By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:10-11 Dates and Events to Remember 6 November Daylight Savings Time (turn your clock back) 8 November Deadline for Basketball and Cheerleading Sign up Grace Presidential Election 9-11 November Camp McDowell (Grade 6) 10 November Student Council Meeting 11 November Veteran s Day (School in Session) 17 November Grace Spelling Bee 18 November Progress Reports November Thanksgiving Break PK-HS November CDC Thanksgiving Break

2 Principal s Corner GRACE LUTHERAN SCHOOL RECEIVES 2016 BEST OF HUNTSVILLE Have you heard the news? We are excited to receive such an honor. Grace School was rewarded with a 2016 Best of Huntsville Award in the places of Worship. Mrs. James has been working hard with the High School and Middle School students to organize, run, and lead our chapel services on Wednesday mornings. Complete with music videos on the big screens, guitar, singing, prayer, and liturgy. The students have been working hard to develop a worship service in the morning that resonates with them as the children seek to praise their Lord and Savior. If you have the time, please come out and worship with us as a family. Wednesday mornings starting at 8:10 in the sanctuary. What a way to start your day, being uplifted with a short chapel service to start your day off right! GERMAN FESTIVAL SUCCESS GERMAN FESTIVAL NEWS: Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of the volunteers from high school, teachers, parents, and congregational members who helped to make this year s German Festival such a success. Thank you to all those who donated items for the festival: the 2 liters, prizes, Apfel Kuchen cakes, cupcakes, hotdog buns, and the Little Debbie Snacks. Without such love and support we could not pull it off without you. Thank you to our special business community partners for making our German Festival a success. Kroger s for the special hoagie rolls; Ol Heidelberg for the amazing brats, spicy mustard and out of this world German potato salad; and Crowe family s rental company Americ Equipment Rental for providing all the wonderful bounce houses, carnival games, and especially the dunk tank. It is all of you who make this event so special. Thank you! THANKSGIVING MEAL SERVICE PROJECT Grace Youth will be collecting 100 cake mix boxes Oct. 23-Nov 1 Please see attached flyer for details

3 Worship Opportunities at Grace Lutheran Sunday, November 6 **Daylight Savings Time!!! 8:00 Worship Service with Communion 9:15 Fellowship 9:30 Bible Class/Sunday School 10:45 Praise and Worship in the Family Life Center Your Teachers are Praying for: All the students and their families in the CDC, elementary, middle and high school. Please let your teacher or the office staff know of any prayer requests you have. Weekly Activities Nov 3-Nov 12 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Praise Band Practice 3:30-4:30 pm Cheer practice girls 3:30-5:15 pm Boy s Basketball 5th and 3:30-5:15 pm Boy s Basketball 7th and 3:30-5:15 pm Boy s Basketball 3rd and 5:15 7:00 pm Girl s Basketball 5th and 3:30-5:15 pm Girl s Basketball 7th and 3:30-5:15 pm First Lego League 4:00-8:00 pm Daylight Savings Time Church and Sunday School Cheer practice girls 3:30-5:15 pm Sport Stacking 3:10-3:40 pm First Lego League 3:15-4:45 pm Boy s Basketball 5th and 4:45-6:15 pm Boy s Basketball 7th and 4:45-6:15 pm Praise Band Practice 3:30-4:30 pm Jr. Engineering Club 3:30-4:30 pm Boy s Basketball 3rd and 5:15 7:00 pm Girl s Basketball 5th and 3:30-5:15 pm Girl s Basketball 7th and 3:30-5:15 pm

4 German Festival 2016 Danke! Photo Credits a huge thank you to Mr. John Rist

5 Es hat spass gemacht! Photo Credits a huge thank you to Mr. John Rist

6 Field of Flags In honor of our veterans, the Jr. Optimist Club will be displaying a field of American flags on our back playground. This will also provide an opportunity to raise money for the Wounded Warriors of Madison County. To participate, use the attached form to make an individual or corporate donation. Beginning November 7, you can purchase flags for $3.00 each, or make an individual or corporate donation at one of these levels: Silver $20; Bronze $30; Gold $50. The last day to contribute is November 18. This is a meaningful way for us to show our appreciation and is always a touching display. Basketball and Cheerleading 3 rd - 8 th grades, boys and girls If you haven't turned in a medical form for playing sports please do so as soon as you can. If you filled one out in the fall, it is still good for the rest of the school year. We are really excited about moving our sports program forward. We cannot do that without you, the parents. Let's make this a great Crusader Nation. Tommy Presley GLS Athletic Director tommy.presley@gls-hsv.org Register Deadline for sign-up for basketball and cheerleading is November 8. Register at then to the Online Registration Form Volunteers We are still in need of volunteers: Concessions 2 Volunteers needed to lead (other volunteers needed to help) Gate 2 Volunteers needed to be in charge of the gate for home games only (other volunteers needed to help) Clock and Stats Book 2 Volunteers The HISL league meeting is November 8 at which time we will get game schedules. The schedules will be sent out on the 9 th. If you have any reservations, concerns, or financial issues in regards to your child playing basketball or cheerleading, please contact me, and we will work something out.

7 November Caps Contest The Got Caps contest continues! The class (by percentage) who brings in the most caps in November will receive donuts or cupcakes (their choice). Caps should be counted with your child s name and grade clearly marked on the outside of the bag. We will take caps that are not counted of course. Anyone wanting to pick up caps that need to be counted may pick them up from the school and they will count for your child s class. See Attachment for contest rules. You receive an extra point for Coke product caps if they are entered in My Coke Rewards. Put the total of Coke products entered separate so you will receive an extra point for these items. Participating items are Coke, Sprite, Barq's, Powerade, Minute Maid, Fanta, Fresca, Seagram's, Tab and Pibb. Grace gets 4.5 cents for each cap entered. If you do not enter them, please keep them separate from the other caps so we can get them entered. Kroger Card If you don t have a Kroger Card, we would love for you to get one! You can then register it and list Grace Lutheran School as the recipient. Kroger will give a percentage of the sales to help the school. Already have a card? Please remember to re-register it for this year! Your card has to be re-registered each year to get credit. Publix Card Shopping Cards If you don t have one, let us know and we can send one home for you. Remember to swipe it with each Publix visit. Please Continue to Bring in your... Box Tops Tyson Frozen Food Labels My Coke Rewards MCR for Schools Screw on Plastic Bottle Caps Don t forget an easy way to help the school is to buy shopping cards through the school office. You can use them for your purchases (Christmas shopping is upon us) or use them as gifts. There is no extra cost to you and the school receives a percentage back from every card sold. If you use Amazon, you can purchase a card through us then register it on your Amazon account. It s easy!