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February 24, 2010 |
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CHURCH ATTENDANCE FEBRUARY 28 & MARCH 1 -
Once again a small jump up this past week to 67.3%. Grade 8 was the top class with 87%. Grade 7 is still over all leader with 90.0% but Grade 8 is inching up. This weekend is Lutheran School week let’s make it 100% in all the grades. Remember all the children sing at either 8:00 (A-K) or 10:30 (L-Z). WEEKLY SICKNESS UPDATE FEBRUARY 24-MARCH 2 –
MARCH 16 P.T.L. / SCIENCE FAIR – Please keep the evening of Tuesday, March 16th, for our annual “Science Fair” for grades 1-4 this year. You may start viewing the great exhibits at 6:00. At 6:30 23 will have opening devotions by grades 3 and 4 and a short meeting. After you will have plenty of time to see the remainder of the projects. For refreshments we will have samples of “Butter Braids” coffee cake and other goodies and drinks. You will be able to order some delicious “Butter Braids” that evening to help support our high school youth who will be attending the National Lutheran Youth Gathering this summer. FUTURE SCHEDULE REMINDERS – School will be in session from now until good Friday, April 2nd, which will be the first day of the Easter Break. School will resume on Monday, April 12th. URGENT REQUEST—PANCAKE BREAKFAST WORKERS – There still are a lot of open slots for the breakfast on Sunday, March 14th. Please consider helping out by signing up for a job that morning. Your help is greatly appreciated. WASHINGTON D.C. TRIP OPENINGS – A great opportunity to see our nation’s capitol is available to anyone interested. The trip is scheduled for May 24-28, 2010. Join our 8th graders and 14 parents on a great trip. You will see Gettysburg and see the many historic sites in D.C. as well as Mt. Vernon. If interested, contact Mr. Dressler for additional details and cost. PANCAKE BREAKFAST - MARCH 14 – This annual breakfast will take place on Sunday, March 14th from 8:30-11:00 in the gym. Tickets were sent home last week. Enjoy this delicious all you can eat pancakes, bacon and sausage, cinnamon rolls, juice, milk, and coffee. A worker signup sheet is attached to the Charger Chat today. Please sign up to help out with this fundraiser. FUEL UP TO PLAY T-SHIRTS – Keep them handy! We will want the entire school to wear them on Tuesday, March 9th when TV5 comes out to recognize us as a “Cool School.” LUTHERAN SCHOOLS WEEK - MARCH 7-13 – This is always an exciting, fun-filled and thankful week as we celebrate the many blessings our Lord provides us at Bethlehem. Please plan to attend worship services on Sunday, March 7th to kick off the activities. Grades K-8 will be singing the theme song for the week, “To all of God’s Children.” Families with last names beginning with A-K will sing at the 8:00 service and those with L-Z last names will sing at the 10:30 service. Also, please remember to wear your Fuel Up t-shirts on Tuesday, March 9th when we will be featured as a cool school on WNEM TV5. If the service time assigned is not convenient, you can switch to the other service. SPELLING BEES – The bees are completed and here are the results. The Yellow team of Matthew Weiss, Cammi Bergant, Jerrin Polaski, and Kaylee Dilleree was the team champion in the lower grades. Lower grade winner and runner-up were 1st Grade - Matthew Weiss and Joshua Inman, 2nd Grade - Cade Lambert and Kylie Schmitt, 3rd Grade - Gabe Karp and Jared Braley, and 4th Grade - Kaylee Dilleree and MyAsia Smith. Overall runner-up was Gabe Karp and Overall Champion was Kaylee Dilleree. The Orange team of Matt Boswell, Nicole Felten, Morgan Garcia, and Allie Melton was the team champion in the upper grades. Upper grade winner and runner-up were 5th Grade - Matt Boswell and Clare Bergant, 6th Grade - Nicole Felten and Rachel Scott, 7th Grade - Alyssa Ruger and Addie Pickelman, and 8th Grade - Rachel Felten and Shelby Gerweck. Overall Runner-up was Nicole Felten and Overall Winner was Rachel Felten, LIBRARY NEWS – Scholastic Book Fair is coming! It will be in the library from Sunday, March 14th through Thursday, March 18th. Come see the new books! Attached is a Volunteer Sign-up sheet to help the children during preview and purchasing. The Library Staff AR POINT CLUB – Nichole Davis, grade 6, became a member of the Accelerated Reader 50-point Club on Thursday, February 18, 2010. Congratulations, Nichole! Your name will be added to the chart outside the library door at the end of the 3rd quarter. CAMPBELL LABELS – Just a reminder that Campbell Labels can be turned in at any time. We will have a box going in this spring so if you have a bunch of them collecting at home please turn them in as soon as possible. SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS – There will be no Sunday School on March 14th due to the Pancake Brunch. GATHER YOUR PENNIES, THE WAR IS ON! – Bethlehem students will have the chance to participate in a Penny War the weeks of March 1-12. As part of our efforts to help the Lutheran Schools Missouri Synod Haiti Relief Fund, each class will try to collect as many pennies as possible in their classroom jar. The idea is for each class to get as many “positive coins” - pennies, while putting “negative coins” - nickels, quarters, and dimes, into the other classrooms’ jars. In other words, sabotage of other rooms’ jars in the form of silver coins (or even paper money) is allowed AND HIGHLY ENCOURAGED! The money will be collected and totaled at the end of Penny War, and the winning classroom will receive a prize for the most “positive” money collected! DON’T LEAVE THOSE PENNIES LYING ON THE CURB OR IN THE PARKING LOT - BRING THEM IN AND HELP YOUR CLASS, AND THE PEOPLE AND RELIEF WORKERS IN HAITI!! CHAPEL OFFERINGS FOR MARCH – Help out our Bethlehem families with donations to our Bethlehem Needs Fund. The fund helps families struggling to pay bills, tuition, or buy food. Thanks for thinking of others in need. CUB SCOUT FUNDRAISER – Bethlehem’s pack 3385 will be hosting a FUNdraiser at Bennigan’s on March 11th. Make your plans now to help out our pack. More information is attached. BARNES & NOBLE BOOKFAIR – Once again during Lutheran Schools Week Barnes & Noble will be hosting a bookfair. The Bookfair will be held on March 11, 2010. Vouchers are attached. YOUTH GROUP SELLING BUTTER BRAID FROZEN PASTRY DOUGH – Bethlehem youth going to the National Youth Gathering and mission trips are taking orders for “Butter Braid” Frozen Pastry Dough. They come in 6 different flavors: Bavarian Crème w/Chocolate Icing, Blueberry & Cream Cheese, Cinnamon, Cream Cheese, Raspberry, and Strawberry & Cream Cheese. The cost is $11.00 each and will be delivered before Easter. See any Bethlehem Youth to order or an order form will be in the School Office. BASEBALL CLINIC – Valley Lutheran High School will be hosting this Baseball clinic on Saturday, March 27 for ages 11-14 and Sunday, March 28 for ages 8-11. Times are 1:00 pm till 5:00 pm both days. Cost is $15 for each day. To register call 790-1676 or 671-0053. Registration forms are available in the school office. SUMMER CAMPS – BLUE LAKE FINE ART CAMP is in it’s 45th year. It is open to students going into Grades 5-8 (next year). To find out more information about this camp you can go to their website: www.bluelake.org. SCRIP UPDATES – DISCOUNT INCREASE - Great news...effective Saturday, February 13, 2010, the non-profit contribution for American Eagle Outfitters will increase from 9% to 10%. The denomination is unchanged at $25. BONUS DISCOUNTS - JCPenney will be offering a 1% bonus effective Saturday, February 27, 2010, through Friday, March 26, 2010. SPRING BREAK PLANS - NOW’S A GREAT TIME TO PLAN YOUR SCRIP VACATION - Whether you live in the snowy north or the “frigid” south, now is a great time to make plans for your Spring/Summer vacation. Visit www.glscrip.com to help with these plans. They have a huge number of restaurants, motels, gas stations, etc. on this site. If you don’t know what is available at your vacation spot, don’t forget we now carry the American Express and Visa gift cards for all the rest. |
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