Immanuel Lutheran School-—Weekly Newsletter—August 28, 2015—Page 1

The Wolf’s howl

August 28, 2015

“HOPE IS THE ANCHOR” Hebrews 6:17-19

From the Principal’s Pen…

Hello Everyone,

Welcome to our 118th year at Immanuel

Lutheran School. It is wonderful to be here with

the children, our talented teachers, and very

helpful staff. Our theme for this year is: Hope is

the Anchor. I have thought about this for sever-

al days. As a child getting ready to go back to

school I would hope for a pair of new red leath-

er shoes. In the 1950’s, red leather shoes were

very popular! Hoping for things is something

we all do, but how can it be an anchor?

Our theme was taken from Hebrews

6:19, “We have this

hope as an anchor

for the soul, firm and

secure. Reading all

of Hebrews Chapter

6, we find that Jesus

is the Hope! There-

fore, Jesus is the

Anchor! An anchor holds the boat so it won’t

drift away. As Christians we know that if we do

drift away our anchor (Jesus) will always

welcome us back because we are forgiven. This

year let our focus be on the Hope we find in the

birth, life and death, and resurrection of Jesus

our Anchor.

REMINDER:

SCHOOL BEGINS AT 8:00 AM

MONDAY—FRIDAY

ON MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS

SCHOOL DISMISSES AT 2:25 PM

WEDNESDAYS, SCHOOL DISMISSES AT 2:05 PM

A GIANT WELCOME to our new and

returning families this year!

A GIANT WELCOME to our new 8th

grade math teacher, Richard Carlson!

A GIANT WELCOME to our new gym

teacher, Devin Pecevich! GOD BLESS OUR BELOVED SCHOOL AND ALL

WHO ENTER OUR DOORS!!!

DON’T MISS…

BACK TO

SCHOOL NIGHT

IS

THURSDAY

SEPTEMBER 3RD

6:30 PM

Families can visit each classroom to learn about curric-

ulum, planned events, etc.

A table will be set up in for our annual clothing swap, for

anyone interested.

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IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:

September 3rd—Back to School Night 6:30-7:30 p.m. September 7th—Labor Day (No

School) September 8th—PRESCHOOL

BEGINS September 10th—Music Meeting, 7pm September 14th—PreK4 PICTURE DAY September 17th—PreK3 & K-8 PICTURE DAY September 18th—Alumni Reunion, 7pm September 19th—German Festival, 12 to 10pm September 20th—RALLY DAY, 8 am Worship

Service. We will have the rededication of our Immanuel Lutheran School Teachers and the Commissioning of our Sunday School Staff.

September 20th—FIRST DAY OF SUNDAY SCHOOL! All adults and children are welcome!

October 5th—PTO General Meeting, 7pm September 27th—Mum Festival Parade. All

Immanuel students and families are welcome to march in the parade with Immanuel’s parade float. If you wish to volunteer to help build the float, please call the office 860-583-5631.

October 2nd—EARLY DISMISSAL, 12:30 pm October 4th—ALL SCHOOL SING, 10:45 am October 6th—NO BUSSES October 12th—Columbus Day (No School) October 23rd—Sauerkraut Supper

THINGS TO CHECK OUT:

MILK ORDERS—Have you

turned yours into the office? PTO MEMBERSHIP BOOSTER CLUB MEMBERSHIP

ACCESS TO SCHOOL

As part of our increased security, any

individuals entering the building

during and after school hours must enter

through the doors between the church and

school—not through the gym entrance.

Please sign in with the main office before

heading to your destination.

We appreciate your cooperation!

ICE CREAM

SANDWICH

SALE STARTS

NEXT WEEK! Ice cream will be available on

Fridays only this year for 50

cents.

SUNNY D JUICE

SALE STARTS

NEXT WEEK! Juice will be available for purchase during lunch

each day for 75 cents.

The proceeds from the sale of ice cream and juice

are to raise funds for 7th & 8th Grade trip to

Washington DC.

Save the date:

Our annual Sauerkraut Supper will be Friday, October 23rd. Once again, the 7th & 8th grade students and alumni will be your servers. Our delicious menu will include brats, pork, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, hot dogs, bread, butter, green beans, beets, and, of course, don’t forget to save room for our apple pie! So come on down and enjoy a wonderful meal and some fabulous fellowship. Ticket will go on sale mid-September in the office or between church services.

Takeout will also be available.

SEE YOU THERE!

SAUERKRAUT SUPPER

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2015

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WELCOME BACK—We want to welcome all

of our new families as well as those who know their way around. In order to keep you informed, this newsletter will be published each Friday beginning August 28th. It will contain important announcements regarding school activities, PTO events, opportunities for service, schedules, and much, much more. If you would like some school related item advertised, please have the infor-mation to the school office by Wednesday noon or send it via email to trina@ilcsschool.org.

YOU ARE INVITED TO:

THE

REDEDICATION

OF OUR

IMMANUEL

LUTHERAN SCHOOL

FACULTY

AND

COMMISSIONING OF OUR SUNDAY

SCHOOL STAFF

Sunday, September 20th

at the 8:00 am Worship Service

SHARING GOD’S LOVE

WITH OUR COMMUNITY

Once again, Immanuel

Lutheran School will be honoring our

police and fire departments on 9/11.

We will remember those who lost

their lives on this day.

Grades 7 & 8 will be walking

over to the Bristol Police Department

and the Bristol Fire Department

(North Main Street) to present our

thanks and “sweet stuff”.

How to Help:

We are asking children to

bring in the following items to their

teacher by Friday, September 11,

2015:

Grades K-3: Each child can

bring in several pieces of fruit

(apples, pears, grapes, etc.).

Grades 4-8: Each child can

bring in a dessert (brownies, cookies,

muffins, cereals, etc.).

Thank you, in advance, for

helping us share God’s love to those

who serve our community.

Blessings, joy and hope.

Mrs. Aszklar

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CHAPEL— Our

Chapel Service is usually held on Wednesdays at 10:00 am. Par-

ents as well as guests and visitors are always wel-come to attend.

Children can bring their donations for chapel to class for their teachers to collect. The service is normally about 45 minutes.

PTO—Our PTO board is busily plan-

ning many fun activities for this school year. They are always looking for parent volunteers for their many projects and activities. Barbara Rad-cliff is the new chairperson for this year. The first all parent General PTO meeting is September 9th at 7pm in the Old School Basement.

NEWSLETTER IS DIGITAL Since most parents are computer savvy or at least try to be, the newsletter will be sent out electronical-ly. It will be published each Friday and sent out elec-tronically via email. For this reason, it is very im-portant that we have a current email address on file in the office. You many also have to watch the first weeks of school to make sure that your provider doesn’t mark the school email as spam. Most provid-ers have a way to mark a sender as safe. By taking this action, we are able to reduce the use of paper and still continue to communicate in an effective way. If for some reason your fami-ly cannot receive this email, please inform Mrs. Trina Theriault in the office (860-583-5631 or send an email to trina@ilcsschool.org) and she will make ar-rangements to send a printed copy home with one of your children.

SUNDAY SCHOOL

BEGINS SUNDAY,

SEPTEMBER 20TH

AT 9:30 AM

PASTOR’S NEW MEMBER CLASS BEGINS

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH

6:45 PM TO 8:00 PM

in the

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL LIBRARY If you are interested in attending, please let us know. Please call the church office at

860-583-5649.

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BOYSCOUT NEWS: As school was ending in June, the boys from Troop 21 had just finished participating in the restoration and re-dedication of the Atwater Cannon in Terryville. School may have ended but the Troop activities carried on well into July. In June, the boys went camping at Camp Workcoeman and then participated in Beaver Day, which is a day of helping to set up the Camp for the upcoming summer camping season. Also, the Troop held a Court of Honor to recognize the boys accomplishments. Congratulations to John Duncan, Luke Fo-ley, Daniel Lauretti and Nathan Roy for earning the rank of Tenderfoot, and to Kyle Lauretti for earning the rank of First Class. Additionally, Luke Foley and Daniel Lauretti also spent many evenings in the months of May and June completing the God and Family Program, and earned the Religious Knot. In July, the Troop attended summer camp at Camp Work-coeman where each boy completed multiple merit badg-es. Two of the boys also completed the rigorous Winchester/NRA Pistol Course, qualifying as "Pro-Marksman and Sharpshooter". Troop 21 welcomes new boys aged 11 through 17 and meets every Tuesday night in the Old School Scout Room (top floor). For additional information contact Scoutmaster Mike at: Mike@laurettiplumbing.com Robert Foley, ASM Troop 21

Open Registration will be at BACK

TO SCHOOL NIGHT,

September 3rd, 6:30 pm.

Welcome Back!

Girl Scout Calendar

for

Immanuel Lutheran School

Troop #66072

Time: 4:30 to 6:00 pm

Place: Old School Basement

Please do not arrive before 4:25 pm and please

pick up at 6:00 pm. This helps us to start meet-

ing promptly at 4:30 and be able to clean up

before pickup. Thank you for your cooperation!

Meeting dates are as follows:

September 16th

September 30th

October 14th

October 28th

November 18th

December 2nd

December 9th

January 6th

January 20th

February 3rd

February 17th

March 2nd

March 16th

March 30th

April 20th

May 4th

May 18th

Call Becky Wells with any questions at:

(860-916-3621).

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PARKING LOT ETIQUETTE

SAFETY IS THE GOAL: We want

to make sure that all of our students are safe as they arrive in the morning and leave in the afternoon . We ask that all cars move slowly through our parking lot at all times.

MORNING ARRIVAL: Any student

arriving in the morning should do so in the parking lot on the far east side (near the police station) of the school. Unless it is raining, NO car should enter through West Street or park on the North Side of the gym.

END OF THE DAY: All cars should

enter through the Kelly Street entrance on the far east side of the property and pro-ceed to the North parking lot (behind the school). Following entrance into this lot, please form a curved line with the first car parked by the gym entrance and the fol-lowing cars curved back to the Old school and then back to the play ground area. (PLEASE STAY WITH YOUR CAR) . If you want to walk your children to your car, park in the east parking lot ( the side of the police station) and walk to the back doors to meet your children. For the safety of all children, please do not park where the car line moves. Teachers will bring the students out of the building and the students will load into their car as they move forward.

Music Meeting: Thursday,

September 10th

at 7pm in the

Music Room

A meeting at 7 pm for all parents who wish to have their student enrolled in the Immanuel School Instrumental Program. Part of the meeting time will be used to set a schedule for music lessons.

COMPUTER HEADPHONES

Because our students will be using headphones in their computer classes we have purchased individual headphones for the stu-dents to use. These will be kept in individual plas-

tic bags in each classroom. Because of hy-giene consideration, we are asking each student to pay $4.00 for their purchase. This payment should be made directly to the teacher and they will turn it into the office.