Our Mission is Fishin’ 

Prayer Cards - Each morning our teachers meet for devotions as we prepare for our day. We also regularly pray for our students and each school family. The students we prayed for this week included Jaden Keller (1^st), Spencer Osborn (8^th), and Helena Emenhiser (1^st).

School Pictures – Mark Monday, September 15^th, down as the day we will have school pictures taken. More information will be coming home about Picture Day and the cost of the different picture packages.

ISTEP Testing – The week of September 15 will also be the week that we take the Fall ISTEP test for the last time. If you remember the news from last year, the state of Indiana is moving from fall testing to spring testing. Because this is the transition year, we will actually take the ISTEP test in both the fall and the spring.

Chapel Families – We walked to Christ Lutheran Church for the first time this week. We have divided all of our students into chapel families for these walks. The families contain students from different grades. Each family also has a teacher as the leader. It is good to see our older children looking after the younger students and setting a Christian example for them as they walk.  Next Wednesday will be held at WLS; Pastor Adams will be leading.

Chapel Speakers - We had the pleasure of having Dave and Beth Hoeppner lead our chapel service last Wednesday morning. They will be leaving for India in January to serve as educational consultants for the Lutheran schools there teaching and doing mission work with the lowest class of children. They presented a great message for the students and the parents who came to hear them.

JV Volleyball Home Match – Come and watch our girls play their first home volleyball match next Monday after school at 4:15. They will be playing the girls from St. Paul’s.

PTL Fundraiser From The Kleinhenn Company – This annual PTL fundraising activity will kick off on Friday, September 12, when a packet of catalogs will be sent home with the oldest child of PS-8 families.  All proceeds go to our teachers to purchase extra items for their classrooms that are not in our curriculum budget.  This is a voluntary activity, but we hope all families will participate. 

Needed – Youth Basketball League is seeking a new coordinator for the upcoming season.  Call Kelly Moore at 632-5424 for more information or if you are interested.

 Early Release – Please make note we have an early dismissal next Thursday, September 11; school will dismiss at 12:15.  Lunch will be served that day, and we will have bus service.

Acolytes -  Sunday, September 7^th, acolyte for Zion Lutheran Church – Nicholas Sharrar.

Sunday School is starting back up at Christ Lutheran Church this Sunday at 9:15 a.m.  Ages 3 up to high school are welcome to come and bring a friend.  Also, parents are welcome to stay and join the adult Bible Study. 

Woodburn Citywide Garage Sale -  Saturday, September 13, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Come get your hot, fresh Lions Club donuts or the Legion’s tasty BBQ chicken. 

Jr. High Football -  Good luck to Nick Sharrar, Spencer Osborn, and Sam Hathaway on their first football game Tuesday, September 9, at Woodlan.  Go and support the team!

Box Tops – General Mills Box Tops for Education are on many products including paper products.  Please check for these, cut them out, and bring them to the school office or put them in the Campbell’s container at either Christ or Zion.   The school receives $.10 per box top along with money for every Tyson label.  Many thanks for your help.

WLS Teacher Rededication – There will be a rededication for our WLS teachers during next Wednesday’s chapel service September 10^th) led by Pastor Adams. The chapel service begins about 8:10 and will be held in the school gym. Everyone is invited to participate in this and to encourage our teachers for this coming school year.

Scrip News – Summer is coming to a close and school is in full swing.  We are so excited to be back to school and seeing all those happy faces.  We are happy to announce that families at WLS received a total of $4465.12 towards their cost of tuition this year.  Money that each family received was according to how much scrip they bought between July 07 and June 08.  We would like to thank everyone who supported this great program last year and thank you for your continuing support.  We have exciting news about Walmart/Sam’s scrip.  When you use the scrip card to buy gas you can save $.07 per gallon at the pump.  We have cards for $25 and $100 for your convenience.  We are asking for your patience while we build our inventory up again.  The beginning of each year will take some time to rebuild our account so we can have more on-hand scrip.  If the amount you need is not on hand we will fill the orders as soon as we get our shipment.  

WEEKLY

CALENDAR

September

8- Volleyball- home vs. St. Paul, 4:15

9- Kindergarten to Safety Village 9 a.m.

10- ½ hour early dismissal, 2:15

11- Early release- dismissal at 12:15

11- Volleyball at St. Peter Immanuel, 4:15

12- Kleinhenn packets sent home

13- Woodburn garage sales