October 24, 2018 Linking.. Faith, Family, Education to God 920-596-2815 www.stpaulmanawa.org Crusaders Chronicles Worship Service Opportunities Sun. Oct. 28 Worship/Comm @8:15 & 10:30 a.m., Mon. Oct 29 Worship/Comm @6:30 p.m. Wed. Oct 31 Chapel 8:15 a.m. THIS WEEK IN SCHOOL Thursday, Oct. 25 3K fall party, early dismissal @ 11:50 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26 4K-8 th fall parties. No bus service. Sunday, Oct. 28 Church services. Monday, Oct. 29 V-ball practice 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30 Jennie Williamson concert 1:00 p.m., V-ball at All Saints 4:30, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31 End of 1 st quarter, 1 Hr. early dismissal, PTO Snack day, V-ball pizza party 1:40-4:00 p.m. MEMBERSHIP CLASS TO BEGIN NOVEMBER 4TH. The next membership class for people interested in joining St. Paul Lutheran Church will begin on Sunday, November 4th at 9:30 a.m. and will meet on Sundays until December 16th. Please RSVP to the church office. JENNIE WILLIAMSON Jennie Williamson will be visiting St. Paul Lutheran School October 30th for an afternoon concert at 1:00 p.m. Jennie is a wonderful Christian singer who displays her faith through her wonderful God given talents. All families, parents and grandparents are invited to attend. CHAPEL OFFERING During the 1 st quarter of this school year, the chapel offerings collected on Wednesdays will be used to support Camp Luther in purchasing 2 kayaks. The kayaks cost $300.00 each. Please consider sending a weekly chapel offering with your child every Wednesday. So far this quarter, Chapel offerings total $381.95. Thank you for your support. Have you received a copy of the 2018 2019 Policy Handbook? If not, please contact the school office for a copy. REMINDER-REMINDER-REMINDER-REMINDER-REMINDER-REMINDER Monthly and Quarterly Education Fee payments are due on November 1, 2018. A late fee of $15.00 will be added if paid after November 15, 2018.
Operation Christmas Child This holiday season you can share God s love and the true meaning of Christmas with a child in need. Pack your shoeboxes with a Wow toy, hygiene items, schoolsupplies, and other small gifts. Do not include toothpaste or candy. Drop them off at St Paul School or church beginning October 24. Operation ChristmasChild partners with churches worldwide to reach boysand girls with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Many children also participated in our 12- lesson discipleship course, The Greatest Journey, where they learn how to faithfully follow Christ and share Him Did You Know? FastDirect is a direct line of communication with your child s teacher. You can also view assignments, grades and the school lunch menu and current calendar. If you are not using FastDirect, contact the school office, 920-596-2815, for information on how to access FastDirect. 10/18/18 St. Paul's 3rd - 5th grade played Celebration Thursday evening, all the girls did a great job! First game the girls started off with a 9-0 lead but then Celebration came back to win the game by 10 pts. with the final being 15-25. The next game was a nail biter ending in a 2 pt win to Celebration 27-25 and the 3rd game St. Paul's girls squeaked out a win with the end score being 25-23. Great job lady Crusaders! 10/19-20/2018 We had Trinity A & B Team Tournament over the weekend and the girls did well. A - team took 4th place, they were placed in a tough bracket with their first match being against Valley Christian Friday night, they lost that match, came back on Saturday and won their match against Fox Valley Christian. This put them in the 3rd place game and they lost their match against New Hope. It was a tough weekend for the girls. B - team took 2nd place. The first match was against All Saints, this match the 4th graders saw quite a bit of playing time. The girls won this match soundly. Their second match was against Fox Valley Christian and they won this match and this took them to the Championship round. In the Championship round, just like at the West Bloomfield Tournament, they faced Valley Christian, but once again Valley Christian out played us. The girls brought home 2nd place. Great job ladies!!
10/23/18 Parents night B-team did really well last night winning against West Bloomfield Crusaders. Scores were 25-15, 25-23 & 25-20. Great job Ladies!! A-team did well also winning 25-15, losing the second game 18-25 but pulling out a win the third game 25-13. Great job ladies! No practice Wednesday Oct. 24th, Next practice is Monday Oct. 29th after school, our last match is Tuesday, Oct 30th against All Saints in Berlin and our volleyball costume party will be next Wednesday Oct. 31st, 1:40-4:00 p.m. Players are encouraged to bring a treat and a flat sheet to hang on the net to play 'blind' volleyball. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Principal Brian Elmhorst Extension 1011 -message through FastDirect GRANDPARENT S DAY MEMORIES Eat out in Manawa Sale Report Total Sales $32,400 Total Profit $11,773 Placings: 1 st Klotzbuecher 78 cards 2 nd Elmhorst 50 cards 3 rd Arndt 40 cards In The Classroom The eighth graders are nearing the completion of their first book of the school year, The Hiding Place. The students will be reflecting on this novel as they compose four essays discussing the various Hiding Places throughout the book. The seventh graders are also nearing the end of their first book of the school year, Johnny Tremain. Following the completion of the book, the students will have a project to complete. This project will be one of the following: American Revolution Timeline, Family Genealogy Tree, Shop Signs, or Colonial Newspaper. Free and Reduced Hot Lunch applications are available in the school office. Families need to fill out these forms on an annual basis. So if you haven t turned in your form this school year, please do so soon. Lunches will be charged at the full rate until completed forms have been turned in and approval granted.
Calendar Updates In the upcoming weeks, our school has a couple of dates that do not correspond with the Manawa School District Calendar. Please be aware of them. October 24 1:40 dismissal, Clubs from 1:40-3:00 October 25 11:50 dismissal October 26 Normal day of school-no BUS SERVICE November 1 No School-Teacher s Conference November 2 No School-Teacher s Conference Policy Reminder Active church membership for K-8 th families requires 26 worship attendances throughout the school year (July1-June30). Hope to see you in church! PreSchool/PreKindergarten Rebecca Griesbach Extension 1005 -message through FastDirect This week we will start working on the letter Xx, its sound and things that begin and end with Xx. The children will also recognize the color black, a trapezoid, the number 3 three, counting 1-30 (4K) and 1-15 (3K). For 4K Science we will be making a water xylophone. We will also be celebrating our Fall Parties on Thursday and Friday. Children may wear their costumes to school for the Fall Parties. PLEASE NO SCARY COSTUMES OR WEAPONS. Thank you also to all the parents who volunteered to help with the Fall Parties by making a healthy snack or a sweet treat. Your help makes the children s parties a huge success. On Tuesday, Oct 30 Jennie Williamson, a Christian singer will be preforming a concert here at St Paul @1:00. The children have sung many of her songs at school and when we sing for the congregation. Everyone is welcome to come. Jennie will have CD s for sale after the concert. Oct 25-3K Fall Parties Oct 26-4K Fall Parties Children may wear their costumes to school for the Fall Parties. PLEASE NO SCARY COSTUMES OR WEAPONS. Oct 30-Jennie Williamson Concert at 1:00 Nov 1-2-NO SCHOOL Nov 4-4K-2 nd sing at the 10:30 service. Please meet in the back of church by 10:25. Kindergarten Debbie Hintz Extension 1008 -message through FastDirect Religion: Joseph and His Brothers; Math: numbers 6-10; Reading Theme: Fairy Tales; Sight Word: We; Phonics: O, G and H. Please make sure your child has spare clothes here at school. Milk spills, food trays tip and wet slides are all accidents waiting to happen. Please practice zipping coats and putting on mittens with your child if they are unable to do so. Make sure mittens/gloves are a little on the big size and the inside lining does not pull out when removed. Teach how to turn sleeves right side out. These are skills needed in order to ready themselves for recess. I realize in the rush of everyday life parents often do these for young children, but now that they are in school they must practice at home so they can do these big kid skills on their own. October 30 th we will be having Christian music artist, Jennie Williamson, performing at our school! Parents and preschool children are welcome to join us at 1:00 to enjoy the show. Hope to see you there.
1st Grade Teri Rae Suehs/Lori Elmhorst Extension 1015 -message through FastDirect Spelling will be a bit different for next week. As it is only a three day week we will be taking the test on Wednesday. The words will be: black, owl, fall, web, hoot, boo. This is a deviation from the regular list but it is a short week and we thought it would be fun for the kids. We are plugging away at AR (Accelerated Reader). Most have caught on to the login process. Slow and sure is the way to go. We will continue to work on it here in Computer Class. May Grace and Blessings be in your path. Upcoming events: Operation Christmas Child begins; October 24 th Early Release at 11:50 on Thursday, October 25 th No buses are running on Friday, October 26 th Normal School Day Fall Parties: October 26 th (students may dress up for this No scary costumes or weapons please) End of the Quarter: October 31 st No School: November 1 st and 2 nd Sing in Church: Sunday November 4 th at 10:30 2nd Grade Brenda Jenks Extension 1020 -message through FastDirect The second graders have been learning about the journey to the Promised Land, proper nouns, strategies for memorizing basic math facts, and facts about spiders. They are performing well on their spelling tests: I'm very proud of their efforts! Our Fall party will be held this Friday afternoon. Children may bring a costume to change into after noon recess (no weapons or gory ones) and may bring a treat to hand out if they'd like. There are 12 children in our class. Tomorrow is an early release day (out at 11:50) with busing. Friday is a normal dismissal day with NO busing available, so please make other transportation arrangements. Please contact me if you have questions. Have a wonderful weekend! 3rd and 4th Grade Rachel Beyer Extension 1023 -message through FastDirect 5th and 6th Grade Josh Korotka - Extension 1022 -message through FastDirect Next week is the end of the quarter! That means there are only a few days left to get their AR points. If you have any questions, please contact me. They will have a Reading and Spelling test Friday along with Week 8 memory due.
PTO News Wednesday, Oct. 31 st will be a PTO snack day to replace Friday, Nov. 2 nd since there is no school that day. ST. PAUL APPAREL Want to show your school spirit at the St Paul athletic events? Or how about showing the Manawa community how proud you are to have a St Paul student. The new 2018-2019 St Paul Apparel order is now available online. Only one order is put in during the entire school year and your orders will be due by Monday, November 4th. Remember St Paul apparel makes excellent Christmas gifts! St Paul Lutheran Manawa Fan Apparel 2018 You can now purchase your items online in 3 easy steps: 1. Go to the online store at stpaullumanawaapparel2018.itemorder.com 2. Choose your items and add them to your cart 3. Securely checkout with your credit card Online Store Deadline: Sunday November 4th, 2018 (11:59pm CST) For any questions please call Becky Schertz at 920-960-2096 Pre-Order Fresh Greens Cross for 2018 The St. Paul s PTO will be holding their annual holiday wreath fundraiser. New this year, the cross option can be pre-ordered. 36 Tall Decorated Cross w/ Ground Stake $42.00 (Ribbon colors/styles will vary; subject to colors available to PTO) 36 Tall Decorated Cross $40.00 (Ribbon colors/styles will vary; subject to colors available to PTO) Please call the St. Paul s Church office to place your order by Wednesday, October 31, 2018. Phone: (920) 596-2837 Orders will be ready for payment and pick-up on Wednesday, November 21st from the school/church office.