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Walking in the Light
Prayer Cards – Each
morning our teachers meet for devotions as we prepare for our day. We also
regularly pray for our students. The students we will be praying for next week
will be: Tara Gerig (5th), Riley Coil (Pre- K), and Brandon Savor
(Pre-K).
No School on
Monday, February 19 (President’s Day) – East Allen County Schools will
not have school on Monday, either.
Mid-Quarter Reports –
Due to the Snow Days off, Mid-Quarter reports will be given to grades 3-8
students on Friday, February 23, instead of next Tuesday the 20th.
Journey to the Cross
Next Wednesday, February 21, is Ash Wednesday – the beginning of
the Lenten Season. Christ and Zion Churches will have Lenten Services each
Wednesday until Holy Week – beginning at 7:00 p.m. and each will have suppers
before each service, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Lenten Themes at Christ and Zion:
Christ Lutheran’s Lenten Theme is “The Valley of Lent”, with “The Valley
of the Dry Bones” as the message on February 21; Zion’s theme is “Our
Suffering Savior”.
Chapel News Next
Wednesday’s Chapel service (February 21 – Ash Wednesday), will be at
Christ Lutheran Church, 8:15 a.m., with Pastor Adams leading. Our Chapel
offerings for February and March will go to Camp Lutherhaven. Chapel
envelopes will be given to the K-8 students next Tuesday – please give
generously on February 21, as vry few chapel offerings have come in during the
past two weeks due to the days off. Parents, Grandparents, Friends of WLS
students – you are all welcome to join us for any or all of our Chapel Services.
Just read your weekly newsletter and your WLS monthly calendars for chapel
locations and times.
Lunch Menus for Next Week
Monday, February 19 – No
School – President’s Day
Tuesday, February 20 –
Macaroni and Cheese, Peas, Applesauce, Bread and Butter, Milk
Wednesday, February 21 –
Breakfast Patties, Potato Wedges, Strawberries, Pancakes, Brownie, Milk
(Kristen Gerig’s favorite meal – her other favorite is a Crispito).
Thursday, February 22 –
Vegetable Soup, ½ Peanut Butter Sandwich, Peaches, Crackers and Cheese, Milk
Friday, February 23 –
Meatballs, Mashed Potatoes, Mixed Fruit, Bread and Butter, Milk
Candlelighters for Christ
and Zion Churches: Christ, Sunday, February 18, 8:00 a.m. –
John Asher, 10:30 a.m. – Derek Gerig; Zion, Sunday, February 18, 9:00
a.m. – Nick Sharrar.
Thrivent GivingPlus
Information The New Forms Are Here! Changes on the form
include: using block letters for your personal information (A,B,C, etc.); using
only the first five letters of your last name; and using only the last
four digits of your Social Security Number as your “unique secure I.D.” Your
full SSN and/or your Thrivent I.D. number are no longer needed. The form has
been simplified in other ways also. Our Organization ID and the Woodburn
Lutheran School name and address are already printed on this form. Each family
at Christ and Zion Churches will receive a letter about this program and a new
form with their March Newsletter. Additional forms are available at WLS and
at Christ and Zion. Please use these new forms only – destroy any “old”
forms. Things that have not changed include: 1) The total amount
you can donate per year is $600 - $300 of that will be matched; 2) You can
donate whenever you like (e.g. monthly, quarterly, etc.) – each time, the
supplemental dollars will be provided once the paperwork is received and
processed; 3) The special bonus for volunteers (only once per year) is still
$25.00, after you have contributed 25 or more hours of volunteer service to the
organization you have supported with your GivingPlus gift (WLS) – Volunteer
service includes unpaid time working on projects/ activities or serving on a
governing/task group for the recipient organization (WLS). Hours spent on
Thrivent Financial chapter or congregational service team projects are not
eligible for consideration. All of the above information is printed on
the back of your new form – please read it before you donate money or fill out
your form. If you have any questions about the Thrivent GivingPlus Program,
please call school secretary, Joan Woebbeking, at 632-5493, who is the Thrivent
Coordinator for WLS.
Help Needed! A
parent or several parents (we have had one volunteer come forward – one or two
more would be helpful) from grades 5 & 6 are needed to coordinate and run the
upcoming Spring Plant and Flower Sale to raise money for their 7th
and 8th class trip. An easy job – just get order forms out, take in
the money, and then get certificates to those who order. Call the school office
or Deb Lindberg for more info.
Spelling Team
Competition Please see the bright orange note that was sent home with
each grades 3-8 student last week, talk about this opportunity with your
child/children, sign them up, and have your child/children return the form to
their home room teachers by Tuesday, February 20. (Since we have not had
school for a few days, not many have come in to the office.
General Mills Box Tops
for Education Information: If you have any General Mills Box Tops for
Education that you haven’t turned in yet, please get them to the School
Office or put in the Campbell’s Labels containers at Christ and Zion by
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 – labels are due at GM by February 28. If you miss
the deadline, please DO NOT throw your labels away – continue to collect them
and send them in to the office for next school year.
Needed at WLS –
More business and/or personal stationery that you cannot use anymore – we use
the back, blank side to copy tests, etc. for the classrooms. This is usually
very good paper, makes great copies, and saves on the amount of paper we have to
purchase. Bring any amount in to the school office – or – call for pickup.
Thanks!
Book Fair News
Our Annual Scholastic Book Fair is fast approaching! It will be held March
9-16. With the success of last year’s used book sale, the library committee
would once again like to offer this to the community and, most of all, the
students. If you have any new and/or used books that you would like to donate,
there will be collection boxes at WLS and also at Christ and Zion Churches.
Thank you for your support! The Library Committee
Wizard’s Game Date –
Thursday, April 12, game at 11:00 a.m. – TICKET INFORMATION WAS SENT HOME LAST
FRIDAY – PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT GETTING YOUR RESERVATION AND MONEY
BACK TO SCHOOL IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE GAME.
Woodburn Baseball
Commission News – Woodburn Summer Ball (T-Ball, Lob Ball, Minor
Softball, Major Softball, Minor Baseball, Major Baseball, Koufax) Registration
Forms were sent home with each student ages 5 through grade 8 last week. More
forms are available in the school office. Registration will be held on
February 17 and 24, at Woodburn Lutheran School, 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Call Deb
Fitzgerald at 493-6508 if you have any questions.
The “Problem of the Week”
is BACK!! Solve this problem, write your solution on paper, and give it
to Mrs. Schroeder by Thursday morning of next week, and receive a tasty
tidbit of sweetness!! (We are running this again, due to the snow days).
The problem: Say that a town
has 1,000 residents, of whom 60% are women and 40% are men. Of the women, 40%
wear one earring. Half of the rest wear two earrings, and half wear none. Of the
men, 60% wear one earring. Half of the rest wear two earrings, and half wear
none. How many earrings are being worn in all?
Good Luck! (Thanks to a
faithful WLS problem solver and Marilyn vos Savant.)
PSAS FORMS NOW AVAILABLE
IN THE SCHOOL OFFICE WLS Student Aid Forms for the 2007-2008 school
year from the “Private School Aid Service” are now available in the School
Office – see the secretary for a copy of this form. While doing your 2006 taxes
(you will need this info for the form) is a good time to complete the PSAS form.
Upon completion of the form, send it in by June 30, along with a non-refundable
processing fee of $20.00 in the envelope provided – you will have to put postage
on the envelope. This summer, before registration in August, the School Board
will receive a print-out of the amount of financial aid that you can receive. If
you have any questions or need help with the form, please contact a school board
member.
A check for $52.34 was
received this week from Advantage Cartridge. Please continue to collect
and send or bring in your used ink cartridges to the school office. Although
this was not a large check, each amount helps with our technology purchases.
Many thanks to those who collect and bring in their cartridges. Christ and Zion
members each have a place to collect cartridges at church (Christ members, put
them in the coat room; Zion members, put them on or around the small table
outside of the office).
Kindergarten Open House
and Information Night – something new! – is scheduled for Tuesday, February
27, from 7:00-7:45 p.m. Preschool parents whose children are
eligible for Kindergarten this fall (5 years old by August 1) are encouraged to
attend. If you know of someone who has a kindergarten age child, please give
them this information. Also, call the school office with any name(s) of
prospective WLS kindergarten students so that we can send our Registration
packet to them. Preschool and Kindergarten Registration for the 2006-2007 School
Year will begin on March 5.
CHOIR NEWS – Christ
Junior Choir will sing this Sunday at the 10:30 service.
Fish and Chicken Strip
Dinner (March 16) Pre-Sale Tickets (10 adult and 3 children) were sent home with
each family unit today. Please read the note attached to the tickets for
instructions. Also, please return all cash/checks and/or unsold tickets to
the School Office by Friday, March 9.
Relay for Life Candy
Sale “Dear Parents and Students: On Friday, February 23, 2007,
Kaitlyn Wiley will be selling Snickers, Reese Cups, and Twix Bars for
$1.00 each at 12:15 in the lunch room. Kaitlyn is participating in the Defiance
County, Ohio, Relay for Life to help find a cure for cancer. 100%
of the candy sales will go towards Kaitlyn’s personal donation pledge. Please
consider helping Kaitlyn meet her goal for this worthy cause.”
Prayer Corner
Pray for the family of John Maroney, grandfather to Josh Maroney, who
died on Monday after a short illness.
CALENDAR
FEBRUARY
17 – ZION ADULT INSTRUCTION CLASS, 9-12 – ALL ARE WELCOME!
17
– RECYCLING, 9-12
17
– WOODBURN SUMMER BALL REGISTRATION, WLS, 9-12
18
– CHRIST JUNIOR CHOIR SINGS, 10:30 A.M.
19 – NO SCHOOL – PRESIDENT’S DAY
20 – WRESTLING AT HOLY
CROSS, 4:15 P.M.
21
- ½ HOUR EARLY DISMISSAL, 2:15 P.M.
21
– FACULTY MEETING, 2:30-4:00
21
– ASH WEDNESDAY – 7:00 P.M. SERVICES AT CHRIST AND ZION
22
– WRESTLING AT EMMANUEL-ST. MICHAEL, 4:15
23
– MID-QUARTER REPORTS TO GRADES 3-8
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