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: Allison Messmann (6^th), Kendra Sinclair (5^th), Carly Huth (6^th), and Buddy Douglas (6^th).

Thank You – I big THANK YOU to everyone who helped make this past week special for National Lutheran Schools Week. The PTL started the week off with a great breakfast. Other special activities helped to make this a memorable week. I can’t forget to thank the students and the teachers, who took all of the extra time with practices, art work, and sharing their talents to make the school look so good.

Bowling Scores – This past Monday, the 5^th and 6^th grades went bowling. Congratulations to Morgan Gerig, who rolled the high girls’ score of 156. Nick Sharrar bowled the high score for the boys of 102.

On Tuesday it was the 7^th and 8^th grades turn. Elizabeth Burke had the top score for the girls, a 121. Jared Huth was high for the boys with a top game of 108.

It was interesting to figure out the averages for all of the girls and boys in the four grades. I found out that all of the girls and boys combined had the same average score of 75/game. I’ll look forward to bowling again next year during National Lutheran Schools Week.

Bible Trivia Challenge – On Wednesday morning, each of the Chapel Families got together for a Bible trivia challenge. Mrs. Schroeder’s chapel family had the high score of 19 correct out of 26 questions. That chapel family includes the following students: Jesse Schlie (8^th), Josh Maroney (7^th), Carly Huth (6^th), Sam Hathaway (5^th), Elliot Gunderman (4^th), Madison Swanson (4^th), Lucas Scharr (3^rd), Michael Lindberg (2^nd), Meredith Mathews (1^st), Jacob Gentz (K), and Rachel Scharr (K).

 Try some of these questions out for yourselves. Check with your children if you get stuck on some of the questions. Go online at www.biblenet.net/trivia if you want some really challenging Bible trivia questions. (See the next page for these questions).

1. What is the first word in the Bible?
2. On the seventh day of creation, what did God do?
3. Which of the disciples was in charge of the money?
4. Who shut the door to Noah’s Ark?
5. After the rain, what did Noah see in the sky?
6. What did Joseph, the husband of Mary, do for a living?
7. What did Peter do for a living before he became a disciple?
8. What was the first thing that Adam and Eve did after they sinned?
9. When David was a boy, what two fierce animals did he kill?
10. What where the names of the two sisters of Lazarus?
11. The Egyptians thought Sarah was related how to Abraham?
12. On what mountain did Noah’s Ark come to rest?
13. Judas agreed to betray Jesus for how many pieces of silver?
14. How many men did Nebuchadnezzar see walk in the furnace?
15. Who prayed the shortest prayer in the Bible?
16. What was the name of the father of James and John?
17. According to the Bible, what happens when the blind lead the blind?
18. What was the name of the man who worked seven years to earn a wife?
19. What was the name of the man who was released from prison by an angel?
20. In order to see Jesus more clearly, Zaccheus climbed what kind of tree?
21. What was the name of the lady in the Bible called “the seller of purple”?
22. Who said, “I am innocent of the blood of this just person”?
23. Who was the first born, Jacob or Esau?
24. Which disciples argued about sitting at Jesus’ right and left hand?
25. Paul the apostle was born in what city?
26. Paul preached on Mars’ Hill. In what city was this?

Registration Continues – Those registering for Preschool and Kindergarten at WLS for next year, please stop by the office and pick up your registration information. If you know of any Preschool age through 8^th grade families looking for information about WLS, please pass those names on to us. WLS K-7 families, please return your 2007-2008 Re-enrollment form by Monday, March 12.  

Change of Dates – Due to the five snow days, we have changed the end of the 3^rd quarter to Thursday, March 22. Report cards will come home the following Tuesday on the 27^th. The end of the school year will also need to be moved back five days. Graduation will still be held the evening of Friday, June 1^st. The last day of school will now be the following Monday, June 4^th. That day will include our closing chapel service, followed by our awards assembly, and then an early dismissal at 11:00. The last day for East Allen County Schools is also June 4; however, they are going for a full day, so our WLS parents will have to pick their children up at the 11:00 dismissal time. Lunch will NOT be served on June 4.

PLEASE READ THE “IMPORTANT REMINDER” AT THE END OF THIS NEWSLETTER FROM THE WLS SCHOOL BOARD, WHICH PERTAINS TO THE USE OF OUR SCHOOL BUILDING AND KEYS USED TO ENTER.

Journey to the Cross  Next Wednesday, March 14, is the fourth Lenten service at  Christ and Zion Lutheran Churches, beginning at 7:00 p.m. – Christ Lutheran will have a light supper before the 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 Wine Press as the message on March 14; Zion’s Lenten theme is “Dateline: Jerusalem”, with “Exclusive Interview - Peter” as the focus on March 14.

Chapel News  Next Tuesday’s Chapel service (March 14), will be at WLS, 8:10 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 – through March 7, a total of $113.16 has been collected. 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, March 12 – McRib Sandwich, Broccoli with Cheese, Pears, Cookie, Milk

Tuesday, March 13 – Vegetable Soup, Peanut Butter Bar, Applesauce, Bread and Butter, Milk

Wednesday, March 14 – Chicken Fryz, Mashed Potatoes, Pears, Fruit by the Foot, Milk  (Evan Powell’s favorite meal – no other favorites).   

Thursday, March 15 – Cheese Toastie, Mixed Vegetables, Peaches, Prestzels, Pickle, Milk 

Friday, March 16 – Breakfast Patties, Hash Brown, Apple Juice, French Toast Stix, Milk

Candlelighters for Christ and Zion Churches:  Christ, Sunday, March 11, 8:00 a.m. –  Abby Rekeweg, 10:30 a.m. – Jesse Schlie, March 14, 7:00 p.m. – A.J. Stites; Zion, Sunday, March 11, 9:00 a.m. – Jared Huth, March 14, 7:00 p.m. – Jonathan Lindberg.

Needed at WLS    Check out this list of items needed at WLS:

1. Empty Film Canisters – any kind (black, if possible), but any kind will do – bring them to the office or give them to Mrs. Hoffschneider.
2. Cardboard Egg Cartons – Needed in the Preschool room to make “caterpillers”.
3. Usable Paper that is printed on one side – Business or personal stationery (8 ½  X 11) that you can’t use anymore is perfect for us to run off tests, etc. Bring it in to the school office. We had a recent donation of one box of paper – Thanks!

Fish and Chicken Strip Dinner (NEXT FRIDAY, MARCH 16) Pre-Sale Tickets (10 adult and 3 children) were sent home with each family unit three weeks ago. 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 MONDAY, MARCH 12 (they were due in the office on March 9, but many are still outstanding).  A WORKER SIGN-UP FORM FOR THE FISH AND CHICKEN DINNER WAS ALSO SENT HOME WITH EACH STUDENT – IF YOU CANS STILL HELP OUT, PLEASE RETURN THAT FORM ON MONDAY, MARCH 12 ALSO.

THE BOOK FAIR BEGAN TODAY! – CHECK OUT THE WONDERFUL BOOKS FOR SALE IN OUR WLS LIBRARY; THEY MAKE GREAT EASTER GIFTS FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. WE WILL GET TO KEEP AS MANY BOOKS AS OUR SALES WILL ALLOW.

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.

Problem of the Week  Our Problem of the Week solvers this week include Logan Buuck, Alicia Heckley, Joe Schlie, Lily Keller, Jesse Schlie, Caleb Hathaway, and Deb Lindberg. There is more than one answer: 20,459 or 42,671. Great Job! Here’s next week’s problem(s) - (turn your answer in to Mrs. Schroeder by next Thursday morning): At Mr. Vid’s Video Rentals you can join his VID Club for a monthly membership fee of $30. Club members pay only 85 cents to rent each movie. If you are not a member of the VID Club, the movies rent for $2.25 each. How many videos would you have to rent each month to make a membership worth the investment?                                   -OR –

Ms. Poole, my P.E. teacher, asked the 100 seventh graders in my school if they could swim. Half the boys and two thirds of the girls said yes. Seventeen boys said no. How many seventh graders know how to swim?

Upcoming Spring Plant and Flower Sale – sponsored by Grades 5 & 6 for the Class Trip Fund: We will once again be selling plant and flower certificates to be redeemed at “The Greenhouse Effect” in Antwerp, Ohio – these certificates offer our customers reduced pricing, high quality plants and flowers, and your choice from huge variety of hanging baskets and bags, annual plants, rose bushes, and bedding flats of vegetables and flowers. Look for our sale “kick-off” at the WLS Fish and Chicken Strip Dinner on March 16.

Tyson Project A+ Label Collection News  This week we received $43.68 from the Tyson Company, for the A+ labels we had sent in. We did not get credit for 17 of the labels  because the whole label was not included. If you use any Tyson products, please remember to tear off and send in the whole label (or whole box end panel).  Thanks for saving these labels for WLS!

Recycling is next Saturday, March 17 – students and parents will be called early next week and a participation form may also be sent home with the students who are scheduled to recycle.

Prayer Corner  Pray for Abby Kammeyer’s great-aunt Kate, who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. She is scheduled for surgery next week.

Looking Ahead  Please note the following important announcements:

1. The Wrestling weigh-in for grades 6, 7, & 8 wrestlers will be next Friday, March 16, right after school. As far as we know now, several parents will take the boys to Concordia High School for the weigh-in and then bring them back to WLS for the Fish Fry. Watch for a transportation form and for more information coming next week. Good luck to all of our wrestlers as they compete at the Open Wrestling Tourney this Sunday, March 11, at Concordia High School, beginning at 1:00 p.m. This Open tourney has always been held on a Saturday, but was moved to Sunday this year due to some scheduling conflicts.
2. The PTL Family Night Committee has decided to have a Family Bowling Night on Saturday, April 28, at Woodburn Lanes. Reserve this date for some family fun and look for sign-up forms to be coming home soon. This committee met last evening to finalize their plans.
3. With wrestling season wrapping up, we will soon be at the beginning of Track Season. Track Practice will begin right after Spring Break, probably on Monday, April 9. Now is the time to check to see if your son or daughter has their track sports fee paid – you have three weeks to take care of this before Spring Break. Just call the school secretary, who will tell you if your child(ren) has their fee paid. This year’s Saxon League Track Schedule is as follows: WLS has meets on Tuesday, April 17, Thursday, April 26, Monday, April 30, Thursday, May 3, and Monday, May 7. The Girls Divisional is on May 14 and the Boys Divisional is on May 17. All meets and the divisionals are held at the Concordia Theological Seminary Track.
4. THERE IS A 2 ½ HOUR EARLY DISMISSAL COMING UP ON THURSDAY, MARCH 22 – WE DISMISS AT 12:15 P.M. WE WILL HAVE LUNCH AND FULL BUS SERVICE.

WLS Web Site  Have you ever visited the WLS Web Site? If not, log on to www.wlsedu.org – at this time you will find the WLS monthly calendars, our weekly Paw Prints, and copies of our quarterly school newspaper, “The Prowler” on it. You may also find Christ and Zion church calendars posted on this web site, and many more items will be posted soon. Many thanks to Eric Lindberg for taking on the task of the web site. 

 Choir News  Christ and Zion Primary Choirs will sing at the March 14 Lenten Service.

 DON’T FORGET TO “SPRING FORWARD” ONE HOUR THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 11, AS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS (SOME CALENDARS SAY IT “BEGINS”) - ?.  

 CALENDAR

          MARCH    9 – BOOK FAIR BEGINS!

                        10 – WOODBURN SUMMER BALL TRYOUTS, 8-10, COMMUNITY CENTER

                        10 – BROWNIES ARE AT CAMP MCMILLEN

                        11 – OPEN WRESTLING TOURNEY AT CONCORDIA HIGH SCHOOL, BEGINNING AT 1:00 P.M.

                        12 – WRESTLING MEET, HOME, 4:15 P.M.

                        12 – TEAM SPELLING AT CONCORDIA GRADE SCHOOL, 6:30 & 7:30

                        14 – GRADE 2 TO THE FORT WAYNE ART MUSEUM, 9:00

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

                        14 – CHRIST AND ZION PRIMARY CHOIRS SING, 7:00 P.M.

                        15 – MONTHLY TUITION DUE

                        15 – MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY AT WOODLAN, CALL ANN HOEPPNER AT 446-0290, EXT. 7407 TO REGISTER

                        15 – WRESTLING AT WYNEKEN, 4:15 P.M.

                        16 – WRESTLING WEIGH-IN, CLHS, 3:30 P.M.

                        16 – WLS SPRING FISH AND CHICKEN STRIP DINNER, 4:30-8

Important Reminder

It is important to us that all of our volunteers understand that you are much appreciated and we thank you for all that you do on behalf of WLS. As a volunteer, you may have a key that allows you access to our school and along with that key are assumed responsibilities. If you are in the school building or have a key to WLS for volunteer purposes, please access only the area(s) where you need to work.

 The school board has been aware for some time that there have been after-hour activities in classrooms and areas where visitors/workers may not need to be. If you don’t have a reason to be in a room, then please stay out. For instance, do not enter classrooms unless the teacher of that room is aware that you will be in the room and when. Due to state health laws, unauthorized people in the kitchen area puts our school lunch program at risk. If you need to work in the computer room, please be sure that the school office is aware of when and why you will be working in that area. These are but a few examples; all we are asking is if you are entering the school for specific purposes please enter only the area(s) necessary to complete your task.

We are not in a position, financially, to spend the thousands of dollars that would be required to individualize the locks on all of the doors inside WLS, nor do we want to. As a Christian School we use the ‘honor system’ not only to minimize our security spending costs but out of trust for one another.  Please, we ask you, continue to keep WLS a trusting, Christian environment for our children and one another. 

If you happen to have a key to the building that you no longer need, please turn it in to the school office.  As always, if you have any questions, feel free to talk with any of us.

Respectfully,

Woodburn Lutheran School Board