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 four students we will be praying for next week will be: Brice Rekeweg (3^rd), Kyler Bayes (Pre-K), Brynn Phillips (K), and Mara Kitzmiller (2^nd).

Thank You – To all who remembered the WLS faculty and staff with Christmas wishes, gifts, and goodies! We really appreciate your thoughtfulness!

Direct TV Offer - **** Don’t go out and order Direct TV just to help us out!!! If you are planning to make the switch over to Direct TV in the future or are just renewing your policy for another period of time, then I would ask if you would please use our code # LJ64. We will receive $100 for each new contract or renewed contract from anyone across the country, so if you know of anyone else thinking about Direct TV, please pass our code # on to them. **** Don’t go out and order Direct TV just to help us out!!! (Information about this program was sent home to each student before Christmas break – More envelopes are available in the school office.)

Chapel News  Next Wednesday’s Chapel service (January 10), will be at Christ Lutheran Church, 8:15 a.m., with Pastor Adams leading. January Baptism Birthdays will be celebrated. Our Chapel offerings for December and January will help with Lutheran World Relief. Through December 20, the total collected was $76.80. Chapel envelopes will be given to the K-8 students next Tuesday. 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, January 8 – Sloppy Joe, Green Beans, Pears, Chips, Milk

Tuesday, January 9 – Pizza Burger, Corn, Peaches, Pretzels, Milk

Wednesday, January 10 – Hot Ham Slice, Au Gratin Potatoes, Pineapple, Cake, Dinner Roll, Milk

Thursday, January 11 – Breakfast Pattie, Hash Brown, Banana, Waffle, Milk

Friday, January 12 – Chicken Nuggets, Carrots with Dip, Grapes, Cookie, Bread and Butter, Milk

Candlelighters for Christ and Zion Churches:  Christ, Sunday, January 7, 8:00 a.m. – Kristen Gerig, 10:30 a.m. – Grace Keller, Zion, Sunday, January 7, 9:00 a.m. – Nathan Wiedemann.

Recycle Your Live Christmas Tree through January 12 at the Woodburn Recycling Site (Plastic bags, ornaments and tinsel MUST be removed; wreaths are not accepted.

Thrivent GivingPlus Information  This week, $5,975 was deposited into our account for matches from donations received through December 22 – another $3100 will be credited to our account for 2006 from year-end donations that are now being processed by Thrivent. Thank You!

Please note the following information from a letter received from Thrivent:

“We’d like to inform your organization that we have made some changes to the GivingPlus Gift Form for 2007. Changes have been made to “Donor Information” section that address member privacy concerns. Changes also have been made to the “Gift Information” section that should make the form easier for donors to complete.”

The new GivingPlus gift form will be available later on in January. Please wait until these new forms are available to begin donations for 2007. Watch for information in this newsletter informing you that the new forms are here.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS WONDERFUL PROGRAM!

SPIRIT DAY!!  Mark your calendar! Friday, January 12 is SPIRIT DAY! All students have the opportunity to display their school spirit. The winners earn a prize during the pep rally at 2:15 p.m. Wear your blue and white clothes, hair, shoes, etc! Basketball players, please wear your away uniform top on January 12 to show your school spirit. GO WILDCATS!

More Friday, January 12 Activities!

1. END OF THE 2^ND QUARTER! – GRADE CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME ON JANUARY 19.
2. The Annual WLS Spelling Bee will be held at 1:00 p.m. Five students from each of the 5-8 classes will compete for winner and runner-up. The winner will go to the Allen County Spelling Bee in February. Parents, grandparents, and friends of WLS students are invited to the Spelling Bee and to the Pep Rally that will follow.

Prayer Corner

Pray for the family of Herb David, 89 year old father of WLS Secretary Joan Woebbeking, who died peacefully in his sleep on December 27.

Pray for Charlie Osborn, grandfather to Spencer and Nicole Osborn and father-in-law to Kitchen Manager Jennifer Osborn, who has many health issues and will undergo surgery soon.

CALENDAR

    JANUARY  6 – 7 & 8 BASKETBALL, HOME, VS ST. PAUL, 9:15 A.M.

                     8 – 4, 5, & 6 BASKETBALL AT ST. JOHN, FLATROCK, 4:15

                     8 – SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, 7:00 P.M.

                     9 – GRADE 2 READING RESUMES, 9:45 A.M.

                   10 – ½ HOUR EARLY DISMISSAL, 2:15 P.M.

                   10 – BROWNIE MEETING, 2:15-4:30

                   10 – FACULTY MEETING, 2:30-4:00

                   10 – WOODBURN YOUTH BASKETBALL, 6:00 & 7:00

                   11 – 7 & 8 BASKETBALL, HOME, VS WYNEKEN, 4:15

                   12 – END OF SECOND QUARTER

                   12 – WLS SPELLING BEE, 1:00 P.M.

                   12 – PEP RALLY –  2:15 - BLUE AND WHITE DAY!

                   13 – 7 & 8 BASKETBALL, HOME, VS CENTRAL, 9;15

                   13 – ZION ADULT INSTRUCTION CLASS, 9-12

                   15 – NO SCHOOL – MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY