News & Notes: June 4, 2010
Principal's Corner...Tony Drkula
Just a reminder that today is the last day to get your Pre-Registration Forms in! If the forms and payment of the Academic Materials Fees are received by the due date of June 4, 2010, the cost will stay the same as last year ($95/student.) Remember...after today, June 4, 2010, Academic Materials Fees will be raised to $145/student.
School Picnic
The school picnic will be held tonight, June 4, 2010, at Indian Mounds Park. Games will begin at 5:00 with the meal at 5:30. If your oldest child is in 6-8 Grades bring a main dish, oldest child in 2-5 Grades bring a side dish (fruit, chips, etc.), oldest child in KI-Grade 1 bring a dessert. St. John will provide plates, utensils, cups, drinks. From our school take East 7th St. (left) to Minnehaha Ave., take a right on Minnehaha Ave. and follow to Earl St., take a right on Earl and follow Earl to the end; Indian Mounds Park is there! Look for the large pavilion. Thank you and we hope to see you all there tonight!
Pre-Registration Due In June 4, 2010
On April 30th you all received your Pre-Registration Packets from the school office. (If you need more forms for any reason, please speak with Mrs. Mueller in the school office.) If the forms and payment of the Academic Materials Fees are received by the due date (June 4, 2010), the cost will stay the same as last year ($95/student.) After June 4, 2010, Academic Materials Fees will be raised to $145/student. Please turn your forms and fees in on time to save the $50/student!
Singing for St. John's Graduation Service
Sunday, June 6, 2010 is Graduation Day at St. John Lutheran Church. All Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 8 school children will be singing in the 9:30 a.m. service. All students are strongly encouraged to sing for this service as stated on page 9 of our school handbook. Students are asked to meet at 9:00 a.m. in the All-Purpose Room, downstairs of church, to practice and line up. Students should dress in their church clothes for this special church service.
Congratulations 8th graders!
All of us, at St. John Lutheran School, wish you God's blessings on your high school years and behond! We will miss you greatly next year!
Note from Mrs. Karla Leitz
Dear Families, Friends, Faculty of St. John School and Members of St. John Congregation, I would like to say "Thank you" for giving me the opportunity to teach here these past two years. God has truly blessed me and my family to have been part of the church and school. It was a joy to get to know all of you. My prayers are with all of you and that God will continue to bless St. John. Your fellow servant in Christ, Karla Leitz
Farewell for Mrs. Karla Leitz
Following the Graduation Service on Sunday, June 6, 2010, a farewell for Mrs. Karla Leitz is being planned in the Church Fellowship Hall. A card box for Mrs. Leitz will be in the Fellowship Hall that day. Please come to the service and stay for the fellowship to thank Mrs. Leitz for her years of teaching our "little lambs."
Thank You, Volunteers of St. John School...from St. John Faculty and Staff
A "HUGE, HUGE, THANK YOU" to all volunteers of St. John Lutheran School! God has truly blessed us with wonderful volunteers who help us year after year! Without your help, our school would not run as smoothly as it does. We hope you enjoyed being with us as much as we enjoyed having you here!
2009/2010 Yearbooks
A huge "thank you" to Mrs. Elaine Asmus, Miss Kathy Boggs, Mrs. Karla Leitz, Miss Cindy Lendt, Mrs. Dian Piekarski, Miss Josee' Prudhomme, Mrs. Steph Prudhomme and the upper graders during Life Skills Classes for making the 2009/2010 school yearbooks. The yearbooks are wonderful and are a treasure to all those who ordered one. Yearbooks were distributed yesterday to those people who ordered them.
3rd Annual Basketball Camps at St. John This Summer!
Boys Camp for grades 1-4 is June 11-13 from 5:30 to 7:20 PM on Friday and from 2:00 to 3:50 PM on Saturday and Sunday.
Boys Camp for grades 5-8 is June 11-13 from 7:30 to 9:20 PM on Friday and from 4:00 to 5:50 PM on Saturday and Sunday.
Girls Camp for grades 1-8 is June 17-19 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Thursday and Friday and from 2:00 - 4:00 PM on Saturday. An Ice cream social is planned for all campers on the last day of camp. Registration forms were distributed in the classrooms last week. Additional forms for friends who don't attend St John school are available in school office. Learn more about the camp here.
Vacation Bible School on June 21
This year's VBS "Camping Out With Jesus" will be a one day event Monday, June 21. Admission is free and is available to all children ages 5-11. Lunch and a cookout supper will be provided. Please see the attached flyer and more registration forms. If you need more forms for friends, they are on a table outside the school office. You can also register online at www.stjohnev.net/vbs. Invite your friends and neighbors! Volunteers are needed in order to run the VBS program. If you are interested let me know. All those of high school and college age are especially encouraged to volunteer. "Thank you to all who have already signed up and volunteered! I look forward to seeing you there."
Fun Fest at St. John Lutheran Church...August 22, 2010
All school families are welcome to attend the Fun Fest at St. John Lutheran Church on Sunday, August 22, 2010. Festivities begin at Noon. The activities are: pie auction and silent pie auction, bingo with prizes for all ages, carnival games with prizes (age 10 and under), jump house (age 12 and under) and kickball. Attached to last week's newsletter was a flyer...See you all there!
Wildcat Sports...Mr. Ewerdt, St. John A
If you have empty pop cans (you do not need to crush, but appreciate it when you do), you can drop them off by the garage behind school to support the Athletic Dept. Please continue to save over the summer!
Event at St. Croix Lutheran High School
***Friday, June 4 Music Dept. Spring Concert "An American Tapestry" 7:00 p.m. (A farewell reception for five teachers will follow the concert.)
Box Tops for Education
Congratulations to Miss Lendt's and Mrs. Leitz's classes for winning Operation Clean Sweep! They worked hard all year long and it paid off in the end. A "cool" treat was enjoyed by all. Thanks to everyone who collected Box Tops this year. You all did a great job raising nearly $1,000 toward new curriculum. Please remember to keep collecting over the summer and go to www.boxtops4education.com for special promotions and fun summer ideas.
Scrip Program
Watch future newsletters for information.
Kemps Give 'Em Five/Land 'O Lakes Milk Caps
Please continue to save! Cans are located in the church narthex and near the school office for you to put the caps into.
Campbell's Labels
Boxes are located in the church narthex and near the school office for you to put the labels into.
KI Chatter...Mrs. Karla Leitz
Have a great summer!
In the Kindergarten Room...Miss Cindy Lendt
Parents: You've been blessed with amazing children. They love their Savior, they love to learn, and they show their Christian love to others. So here's to the newest 1ST GRADERS!! Keep reading this summer! God bless you and Dios los bendiguen!
Grades 1 & 2 News...Mrs. Margaret Kuchera
The 2009/2010 school year ends today! Does it seem like this year zoomed by? The first and second graders have grown into "second and third graders." We have been able to hear and study God's Word for 171 days together. We shared joys and sorrows, laughter and conflict, all with Jesus at our side. Summer has come. Vacations are planned. Help your child stay close to Jesus by sharing His Word together at home, in church and outdoors. Thank you for the privilege of sharing God's Word with these precious young "lambs." Have a blessed and happy summer. P.S. Report cards for 1st and 2nd grade will be handed out after the graduation service on Sunday.
Grades 3-5 News...Mr. Philip Ewerdt
Thank you for a great year! Your child should have received information on summer reading programs for the St. Paul Library and for me. Neither has to be done, but they are simply options. God's blessings, have a great summer, and I look forward to next year. 5th graders; be nice to Mr. Drkula next year!
