Saturday, November 15, 2014

News & Events (Nov. 14, 2014)



Calvary Lutheran School & Church
News & Events
November 14, 2014
November

CALVARY NEEDS YOUR HELP!

  • CLS Teachers need your help on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.  
    We are in need of parent volunteers to assist in covering recess breaks (9:55 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.), and then for lunch recess (11:25 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.). Please see the school secretary if you are able to help.  Remember, your time helping CLS helps you to deduct those PPP hours 

Calvary Family Association (CFA) Meeting
 

CFA Meetings are every Third Tuesday of each month at 6:45 p.m. 

Next meeting is next Tuesday, November 18th at 6:45 p.m.  

Make sure you join us this evening and "bring a friend or two."

Free dress on Friday, November 21st for those students whose parents attend the CFA Meeting!  


NEW PROCEDURES @ CLS
Writing Checks

Writing Checks to Calvary Lutheran School 

1.  Receipts for your checks will no longer be given, unless you specifically request for it.  Your check and the check number will be your receipt number. 

2.  W
hen you are writing out a check to Calvary Lutheran School - in bottom left hand corner of your check, the FOR or MEMO section, please write down your child's name and what the check is for.  Please note that HOT LUNCH should always be on a separate check.

For Example:  

Memo (
write your child's name - what the payment is for Band, Sports Fee, or Field Trip)*

Memo:  Johnny Smith - Calvary Club

Memo:  
Karla Jones 
- Tuition 

Memo:  Blenda York - Hot Lunch

If there is more than one thing you are paying for (i.e. Tuition and Calvary Club), then enter as the following:

Memo:   Hannah Montoya - Tuition - $541.67
                                               Calvary Club - $53.00

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school secretary.

Thank You!
The Cold and Flu Season are here... Sick Child
 
If you feel your child is sick or might be sick, we ask you to please keep them at home.  

If your child's temperature is 99 degrees or higher, it is considered a low-grade temperature.  Please keep your child at home as whatever your child has is now considered contagious.

Is your child very tired?  Does s/he have a dry cough (as opposed to one that's mucus-y)?  Is his/her appetite decreased?  Any aches or chills?  

If your child shows any of these symptoms, we courage you to contact your local physician and discuss your child's symptoms.

Don't forget to let your school secretary know that your child will not be in and if you would like to pick up any homework after school.

Thank You.       

Calvary Calendar
(mark your calendars)
Calendar
November

18 - CFA Meeting at 6:45 p.m.
19 - Alumni Day**
24-28 - Thanksgiving Break (No School) 
24-26 - Calvary Club Open (7:00 am - 6:00 pm)** - Please see Ms. Blenda
27th - Thanksgiving Day (No School, No Calvary Club)
28th - No School, No Calvary Club


December 2014

3 - Fall Picture Retakes
3 - 3rd - 8th Grade Advent Service
10 - Pre-2nd Grade Advent Service
13 - Family Movie Day (a great time for parents to do some Christmas shopping)**
13-14 - Craft Fair in the Parish Hall**
17 - Bethlehem Express
19 - Half Day
22- 31 - Christmas Break  (sign-ups coming soon)
25 - Christmas
31 - New Year's Eve


January 2015

1 - Happy New Year!
5 - Back to School
  ~ More to follow ~
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

* Calvary Club is available ($5.00/hour; after 6:00 pm $4.00/minute)
** Change/Addition in Schedule

 
School Calendar Link:    2014-15 School Year Calendar  **

 *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     
  
camera
      Don't forget to upload your pictures!!

Submit your photos for the 2014-15 Yearbook online.  You may select up to 10 images for each upload. Photos may be of your child's field trips, classroom photos, special projects in the classroom or on the playground.

Go to www.yearbookwizard.com/uploads and enter the school code 716781.

Please enter your name and the event so we know who they are from.
In addition, you will receive 1 PPP Hour for submitting 10 or more quality photos.
If you have any questions, please see Jean Mussack.

*     *     *     *     *     *     *     *     *      *     *     *     *    *    *    *  
Box Tops for Education     Labels for Education

Please continue to bring in your Box Tops and Labels for Education to your teacher or the school secretary.  Most Box Tops and Labels for Education collected by the classroom wins something special at the end of the quarter.             


~ IMPORTANT REMINDERS ~ 
 
  • When dropping your child off in their classroom, please make sure you leave the classroom no later than 8:30 a.m.  This is not the time to start discussing questions or concerns regarding your child.  Please e-mail your teacher at any time and set-up an appointment, which would work better for you, the parent, the teacher, and the students.  We really need to allow our teachers to begin teaching at 8:30 a.m.
  • All (parking lot) gates close at 8:40 a.m.  If you are planning to stay and volunteer, please move your car before that time and park it in the front lot of the church/school parking lot, or side streets. 
  • Anyone visiting or volunteering at Calvary Lutheran School MUST sign-in in the school office and you MUST wear a "Volunteer" or "Visitors" badge.  Please see the school secretary for any assistance or direction. 
THANK YOU! 


car-front-icon.gif
      PARKING LOT SAFETY

        Please do not enter the school ground
     from Via Magdalena.
               This is designated as an Exit Only!           
Thank You.            
  • Cars must enter the parking lot from Via Arriba (back side of lot), and exit the parking lot on Via Magdalena before and after school.    All Gates close at 8:35 am (except for Chapel and special events).  Gates will open in the afternoon at 2:50 pm.  On Half-Days gates will open at 11:20 am.  Please be careful of those students opening the gates.
  • Please do not enter into the parking lot from Via Magdalena, as this is only to serve as an exit.
  • Please park your car when dropping off or picking up students.
  • Students in grades Preschool through 4th grade must be walked to class and picked up by an adult.  (Please pick up your  youngest child first).
  • Children must stay behind the blue line and ropes (near buildings) in the parking lot.
  • When driving on the school grounds, please slow down!
  • Please be sensitive to students opening the gates.  Wait until the gate is open, student is out of the way before you proceed to your destination.
  • Please watch out for the little ones
  • Speed limit is 5 mph.

Hot Lunch

Snacks (fruit snacks, corn nuts, licorice, cookies, etc) 
are offered after their meals, at 25 cents per item. 
There is a limit of $1.00 per student per day.

Snacks are available to the whole school 
whether you purchase a hot lunch or not.


THE HOLIDAYS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER 

Do Not Forget To Purchase Your Scrips Cards!!!
Purchasing your scrips here at Calvary helps Calvary in many ways
Gift Card Image

Scrip Gift Cards -
Stop by or call the office for gift cards to local restaurants, retailers, movie theaters, gas stations, itunes, and much, more.  Scrips cards are awesome to use for yourself as well as to give as birthday gift, anniversary, thanksgiving, thank-you, and christmas gifts.  

All you have to do is come by the office, you purchase the card for the full value, and the vendor donates a percentage back to Calvary!!!  No waiting in lines at the store or hassles finding parking.

In addition, other ways to help calvary earn points:

       e-Scrip (Safeway)               Box Tops                          Amazon - Smiles
       Target                                Labels for Education          S.H.A.R.E.
       Coke Points                         Office Depot
Gift Card Display
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school office



"Embrace this God-life. Really embrace it, and nothing will be too much for you. This mountain, for instance: Just say, 'Go jump in the lake'-no shuffling or shilly-shallying-and it's as good as done. That's why I urge you to pray for absolutely everything, ranging from small to large. Include everything as you embrace this God-life, and you'll get God's everything. And when you assume the posture of prayer, remember that it's not all asking.  

If you have anything against someone, forgive-only then will your heavenly Father be inclined to also wipe your slate clean of sins." Mark 11:22-23 MSG

 


CALVARY LUTHERAN
School:  (510) 278-2598
Church: (510) 278-2555 

17200 Via Magdalena ~ San Lorenzo, CA  94580 

 

Shepherding Hearts ~ Sharpening Minds ~ Shaping Lives