What do you want or “need” for
Christmas?
Do
you have problems answering that first question? Sometimes we may not know what
to ask for. We wouldn’t want to insult or offend the person asking the question
by asking for something too inexpensive (underestimating their love for us?) or
too extravagant (overestimating their desire to present us with a gift). Maybe
we just don’t want to ruin the surprise by knowing what we are getting.
What
about the second question? What do you need? If left up to us, we would never
get that one right. In his great wisdom, God knew what each of us needed for
Christmas. And he did something about our need. In Isaiah 7:14 God says, ”The
Lord himself will give you a sign: the virgin will conceive and give birth to a
son, and will call him Immanuel.” This passage points us to what God saw as our
“need”, our greatest need. Each of us needs deliverance from our sin and guilt.
We need a Savior who would take away our guilt and ransom us from our rightful
punishment. No normal son would fit the need. Immanuel means “God with us.” God
came to earth, wrapped himself in human flesh, and became a man in order to
suffer, die, and rise for us, to save us from our sins.
As
we prepare to celebrate this blessed birth, let us remember why this birth came
about: He came to be our Savior so we can live with Him in heaven!
Junior Choir
Thank
you to all the singers who lent their voices in worship on Sunday! The choir will sing in January at Peace
Lutheran Church in Eagle River. There is
no choir practice this week.
Thanksgiving Donation Drive
Thanks to all the donations we
received, we were able to put together over 100 blessing bags for those less
fortunate.
Basketball this week:
We have practice on Tuesday.
The tournament
begins Thursday, December 1st.
The girls’ first game is Thursday, Dec 1st @ 7:15. The boys’ first game is Dec 1st @
4:45. All games will be played at Lumen Christi. There is an admission fee for the tournament,
this fee covers the cost of the gym.
Adults - $5 / Students
- $3 / Seniors - $1
Spirit Week
Let’s cheer our basketball teams on
with spirit week. Do your best to dress in the theme for the day. If you decide not to participate you should
wear your school uniform on Wednesday or Thursday.
Wednesday: Camouflage
Day
Thursday: Backward
Day
Friday: School
Colors Day
Go Huskies!
Financial Peace University
Faith
Lutheran Church will offer the popular Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University
class early in the new year, Tuesday evenings at 6:30 from January 10th
through March 7th. The class covers
biblically-based principles of money management, beneficial to all from young
people starting out on their own to older couples. For more information about the class, please
visit the Stewards of Faith blog at http://stewardsoffaith.blogspot.com/.
There
will be a preview on December 13th at 6:30 for those who are
interested.
If
you would like to sign up, please speak with Mrs. Lillo in the office.
Tardiness/Absences
Classes
start promptly at 8:30. Students who
miss the start of the school day often feel rushed and can become unfocused and
stressed for the day. Please make every
effort to have your student to school on time.
This means adequate planning, especially on days with inclement weather.
If
your child will be absent from school, contact the school before 8:30. Please make every effort to collect your
child’s assignments on that day so the missed assignments may be completed at
home.
For
planned early dismissals and absences, send a written note in advance of the
absence. Children often forget to inform
their teachers or do not remember the details.
Please
make school as important to your child as work is important to you, even in the
primary grades. Tardiness and absences
though sometimes necessary, are frustrating and stressful to students,
teachers, and the classroom as a whole.
Frivolous excuses for tardiness and absences can teach children their
educational responsibilities aren’t important and can be detrimental to the value
they place on education in the future.
Please act in the best interest of your child in this regard.
Student Messages
If you need to contact your student
during the day, please do so during the noon break for lunch and recess. If you need to leave a message for your child
do so before 2:30.
If you would like to visit the
classroom let the teacher know in advance.
Picture Retakes
Retakes are scheduled for December 6th
in the morning. If you would like a retake you must let Mrs.
Lillo know by Friday. You can stop
by the office or email her at faithlutheran@gci.net. If you do not RSVP you may not be able to
have a photo taken.
Bake Sale
PTF will be having a bake sale after
school on December 14th and 15th. This is a great opportunity to get baked
items for Christmas.
We
will need donations of baked goods so get your favorite holiday recipes out!
PTF Meeting
Our next meeting is December 8th
at 7:00. We will begin planning the
activities for the rest of the school year.
The meeting will last for one hour.
We need volunteers to help organize upcoming events. Please plan on attending.
Field Trip
The students will be visiting the Dome
next week. Be sure to have permission
slips returned on time. We will also
need parents to drive.
Library Trip
Mr. Zarnstorff’s class will be
visiting the library on Wednesday. They
will also be going out for lunch.
Birthdays
God’s richest blessings to Evan O. who celebrates his birthday on November 29th. Happy Birthday!
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