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 two students we will be praying for next week will be: Lucas Scharr (3^rd) and Jared Huth (8^th).

Fish Fry Thank You – Thanks to all of those who helped with the Fish/Chicken Dinner last Friday evening. I was especially happy to see so many of our younger students happily cleaning off tables. Everyone did a great job; thank you.

Parent/Teacher Conferences – Thanks also to all of the parents who attended the Parent/Teacher Conferences last Thursday and Friday. As a staff, our teachers want to continue to work with all of our families to provide the best Christ Centered education that we possibly can. If we can be of any help during the rest of the school year, please contact us to set up additional conferences.

Teacher Phone Extensions – I will repeat the teacher phone extension for another week. You can follow the instructions and call their extension or leave messages in individual teachers’ mailboxes.

201      Main Office                202      Principal Hoyer           204      Kitchen

205      Mrs. Fleek                   217      Mrs. Schlie                  218      Mrs. Staub

219      Mrs. Hoeppner            220      Mrs. Hoffschneider     222      Mr. Staub

223      Mrs. Schroeder            224      Mrs. Singer

Canned Food Collection – For chapel next Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, we would like all of the students to bring in a can or two of some food item. These items will be collected and taken to the Woodburn Food Bank. This is always a good time of year to remember others who need help and do something for them.

Basketball Season Begins – Next Monday will be our official basketball season with our Junior varsity boys playing Wyneken Lutheran School. This is a home game and will begin about 4:15. Come and join in the action and cheer our boys on. Coaching our junior boys this year is Mark Gustin, father of Evan (4^th) and also a WLS School Board member. Our varsity boys will not begin their official season until their away game with Unity Lutheran School on Thursday, December 7^th starting at 4:15.

First Quarter Honor Roll  -  High Honors – Grade 5 – Morgan Gerig and Samuel Hathaway; Grade 6 – Carly Huth; Grade 7 – Logan Buuck and Lily Keller; Grade 8 – Kristen Gerig, Grace Keller, Abby Rekeweg, Jesse Schlie, Joseph Schlie, A.J. Stites, and Nathan Wiedemann; Honor Roll – Grade 5 – Alicia Heckley; Grade 6 – Devin Hoeppner and Spencer Osborn; Grade 8 – Jared Huth and Evan Powell. Congratulations to all of you! Keep up the good work!

Additional “Coach Hep” Info – Following up to the article about IU Football Coach Terry Hoeppner that was in last week’s newsletter: If you want to send a card or note to “Coach Hep”, his address is - Coach Terry Hoeppner, Indiana University Football Office, 1001 East 17^th Street, Bloomington. IN 47408.

Choir News – The Christ Junior Choir will sing this Sunday, November 19, 10:30 a.m. service; and the Zion Primary and Junior Choirs will sing this Sunday, November 19, at Zion, 9:00 a.m.

Chapel News  Next Wednesday’s Chapel Service (November 22), will be at WLS, 8:10 a.m., with Mr. Hoyer leading. Our Chapel offerings for October and November will help with the postage ($7.00 per box) for “Operation Christmas Child”, the “Shoebox” mission for children around the world. We will let you know next week how many boxes were collected. Chapel envelopes will be given to K-8 students next Tuesday. The amount collected through November 8 for Operation Christmas Child is $339.04. 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, November 20 – Chicken Fried Steak Sandwich, Broccoli with Cheese, Jello Apples, Pretzels, Milk

Tuesday, November 21 – Baked Spaghetti, Tossed Salad, Cherry Crisp, Garlic Bread, Milk

Wednesday, November 22 – Ham Slice, Glazed Carrots, Cranberry Applesauce, Gingerbread, Milk

Thursday, November 23 – No School – Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday, November 24 – No School

Many Thanks to Albert and Beulah Doehrmann for the apples and apple cider donated this week; to Zion Church for the donation of popcorn left from their Euchre Party; to Vern and Jeanine Lengacher for the apples they donated; and to Mark and Carol Roemke for the bag of candy they donated!

Lunch Note: Students MUST have a written permission slip from their doctor stating that they are allergic to milk before they can take juice as their lunch drink.

Candlelighters for Christ and Zion Churches:  Christ, Sunday, November 19, 8:00 a.m.. – Kristen Gerig, 10:30 a.m. – Grace Keller, Wednesday, November 22, 7:00 p.m. – Marissa Messmann;  Zion, Sunday, November 19, 9:00 a.m. – Spencer Osborn

Coming to Christ Lutheran Church – On Thursday, November 30 – Francine’s Friends Mobile Mammography. The 15 minutes you will spend having a mammogram could save your life! One out of seven women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. What can make the difference? Early diagnosis and early detection are the best weapons against cancer and SAVE LIVES! To schedule your mammogram, call 260-483-1847. For more information, visit their web site: www.FrancinesFriends.org.

Looking ahead to Christmas!  As it gets closer to the Christmas season and you begin checking out your holiday wrapping supplies, please keep the WLS PTL Christmas Shop in mind. We accept any extra bags, paper, tape, tags, ribbon, or bows you would be willing to donate. Please bring any donations in to the school office – mark it for the “Christmas Shop”.  ALSO NEEDED: VOLUNTEERS TO WORK AT THE CHRISTMAS SHOP, HELPING THE CHILDREN CHOOSE GIFTS AND THEN WRAPPING THE GIFTS – WHAT FUN! PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS – ANYONE – IF YOU CAN HELP DURING ONE OR MORE OF THE TIMES NOTED BELOW, PLEASE CALL PAM HUTH AT 632-5029. Thank you for all your great support for a great school!  (The PTL Christmas Shop Committee) Looking Ahead to the PTL Christmas Shop – Christmas Shop Dates and Times have been scheduled as follows: Monday and Tuesday, December 4 & 5, 9-11 a.m. and 12:30-2:00 p.m. and Thursday, December 7, 8:30-10:00 a.m.

Speaking of Christmas! – Reserve Tuesday, December 19 on your calendar, so that you can attend the WLS Christmas Program! There will be two performances – at 9:00 a.m. and at 7:00 p.m. – come to one or both! The title for this year’s program is “The Trees of Christmas”.

Recycling Note: Recycling is tomorrow, November 18. Working are: Jared Huth, Carly Huth, Spencer Osborn, Ryan Osborn, Abby Rekeweg, Logan Buuck, Kristen Gerig, Evan Powell, Wendy Powell, Jonathan Lindberg, Deb Lindberg, Taylor Heckley, Alicia Heckley, and Kevin Heckley. Many thanks to all of those who switched to different months from November.

Concession Workers for the opening home game (5 & 6) on Monday, November 20 are: Steve and Caleb Hathaway and Pam and Carly Huth. A complete schedule is being sent home today.

On the Prowl!  The first quarter edition of “The Prowler”, the WLS newspaper produced by the 7^th and 8^th graders, was sent home with each WLS K-8 family this week. There’s lots of neat pictures and interesting articles – check it out!

Thrivent Giving Plus Reminder: Christ and Zion members who have contributed less than the total allowed for 2006 ($600) received a note in their church mailboxes this Sunday telling them the amount they can still donate through December 31. If you have not yet taken advantage of this matching program and have a Thrivent product or are a Thrivent associate member, please consider making a donation before the end of this year. (Associate members will no longer be able to take advantage of the Giving Plus Program after the end of 2006). If you have questions, please call the school office at 632-5493. Applications are available in the school office and at Christ and Zion churches.

Prayer Corner – Pray for Barb Maroney, mother of 7^th grader Josh Maroney, who had open heart surgery yesterday at Parkview to replace a valve.

REMINDERS:

1. SCRIP ON-HAND AND ORDER FORMS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE SCHOOL OFFICE – A PERCENTAGE OF YOUR SCRIP PURCHASES FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR WILL APPLY TOWARD YOUR TUITION FOR 2007-2008. SCRIPS MAKE GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFTS – NO SHOPPING! AND YOU’RE SURE THE RECIPIENT WILL GET WHAT THEY WANT!

SCRIP ON-HAND ORDERS THAT ARE TURNED IN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE SENT HOME ON THURSDAY – YOU WILL RECEIVE THOSE THAT HAVE TO BE ORDERED THE NEXT WEEK.

2. DO YOU HAVE A MEIJER COMMUNITY REWARDS CARD? IF NOT, FORMS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE SCHOOL OFFICE, OR SIGN UP AT THE STORE OR ON-LINE. OUR SCHOOL NUMBER IS 722806. EARN UP TO 4% OF WHAT YOU SPEND TO APPLY TO NEXT YEAR’S TUITION.
3. SAVE YOUR SCOTT’S ABC’S FOR EDUCATION RECEIPTS FOR WLS.
4. WHEN YOU SHOP AT MEIJER’S AND SCOTT’S FOR THE HOLIDAYS, YOU WILL EARN MORE FOR YOUR 2007/2008 TUITION AND YOU WILL HELP WLS GET SOME FREE ITEMS FROM SCOTT’S.
5. COLLECT GENERAL MILLS BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION, UPC’S FROM CAMPBELL PRODUCTS, AND TYSON A+ LABELS FOR WLS. KLEENEX BRAND (KIMBERLY CLARK PRODUCTS) NOW HAVE GENERAL MILLS BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION ON THEM – MAKE SURE YOU CHECK YOUR PAPER PRODUCTS FOR BOX TOPS.
6. CONTINUE TO BRING YOUR USED INK CARTRIDGES IN TO WLS. WE RECEIVED A CHECK FOR $163.57 THIS WEEK FROM ADVANTAGE CARTRIDGE. THANKS FOR BRINGING IN THOSE USED CARTRIDGES!
7. NO SCHOOL NEXT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 & 24 – THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY!

THANKSGIVING WORSHIP AT CHRIST AND ZION LUTHERAN CHURCHES IS AT 9:00 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 23 – ALL ARE WELCOME!

 CALENDAR

      NOVEMBER   18 – RECYCLING, 9-12

                           19 – ZION PRIMARY AND JUNIOR CHOIRS SING, 9:00 A.M.

                           19 – CHRIST JUNIOR SINGS, 10:30 A.M.

                           20 – 5 & 6 BOYS BASKETBALL, HOME, VS WYNEKEN, 4:15

                           21 – GRADE 2 TO LINCOLN MUSEUM, 1:00-2:00 P.M.

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

                           23 – NO SCHOOL – THANKSGIVING

                           24 – NO SCHOOL – THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY