Fall Pictures - Wed., October 28th

October,29 2013   Calvary Lutheran School  Picture Day: 10/30/2013     Every year they change. Every year we help you remember.  Lifetouch supports your school in many ways throughout the year. We would like to help YOU with your school picture order. You will receive a complimentary custom photo book* of your child. And if you haven't already gotten a Picture Day flyer, pick one up from school.   Information on how to get your photo book will be included in your child's picture package.      Picture Day ID: SF023713Y0   Pay Online:http://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/pictureDayId/SF023713Y0      Contact Us    |    Privacy Policy © Lifetouch 2013 *Offer is for one complimentary  20-page 8" x 11" Custom Cover Photo Book from Snapfish . Customer pays for additional pages over 20 pages. Limit one photo book credit per Snapfish account may be used during the promotion period. Not valid on Disney, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros., Dr. Seuss, and Sesame Street themed products. Offer expires 1/31/14. Offer applies to mail-order purchases only and cannot be used for in-store pick up. All shipping and tax charges apply. Offer may only be used once and not in conjunction with any other offer, credits or coupons. Offer valid for U.S. Lifetouch customers only. Lifetouch portraits may be used in the book if a portrait CD has been purchased.    Note:  There is free dress for Fall Picture Day, but free dress must be in good taste--no screen tees, jeans with holes, etc.  If you have any questions, please ask your child's teacher or contact the school office - 510-278-2598.

FW: The Cougar's Roar - 10/25/13

October 25, 2013 The Cougar's Roar In This Issue Calendar Lifetouch Fall Pictures Halloween Parade & Games Band Parent Meeting Report Cards Yearbook Photos International Exchange Students Walk for Cans Bethlehem Express Dear Doug, Hope to see you tomorrow at the Halloween Parade and Extravaganza sponsored by the SLZHOA on Saturday, 10/26!   Calvary Calendar October 26 - Halloween Parade & Extravaganza sponsored by the SLZ HOA (details below) 27 - Church 9am - "Do We Fear God?" Exodus 14-22, & Choir Sings; Children's Sunday School and Adult Bible Studies follow service (10:15am) 28 - Field Trip - 3rd/4th Grades to Safari West 30 - Chapel - Student Band Performing (8:40am) 30 - Fall Pictures 30 - Band Parent Meeting 6pm (Parish Hall) 31 - Walk for Cans (Volunteers Welcome! Contact School Office) November 5 - Cougar Parent Association (CPA) Meeting 6pm (Parish Hall) 11 - Veteran's Day - No School (No Calvary Club) 16 - 4th-6th Grade Boys' Basketball Tournament (Note Date Change) 17 - Jr & Sr High Youth Group BBQ Kick Off (2-4pm) 18 - Fall Picture Retake 19 - Dining for Dollars - Famous Dave's! Lifetouch - Fall Pictures - Wed. 10/30 Fall Picture Packets will be going home today and Monday in preparation for our Fall Picture Day on Wed., October 30th.  There is free dress, but attire must be clean and in good taste. Please review the packet and send the packet and your check in the envelope with your child on picture day.    SLZHOA 6th Annual Halloween   Parade & Extravaganza   Saturday, Oct. 26th Parade Begins @ 10am (Meet at 9:30 @ SLZ Community Church  945 Paseo Grande) ***Parents - Bring your child under 10 in their costume and walk in the Parade!*** Games & Festivities Begin @ 10:30am  SLZ Library Parking Lot Come visit Calvary's table and play our bean bag game for candy and prizes!  Thank you to everyone who donated candy to our booth!  Band Parent Meeting - Wed., October 30th - 6pm - 7pm   in the Parish Hall  Parents of band members - please make every effort to attend this meeting. Thank you, Mrs. Liston Report Cards Report Cards were published in MySchoolWorx on Wednesday, October 23rd in the evening.  If you have not yet accessed MySchoolWorx, please contact Ms. Hackerd at 510-278-2598 ext. 19 or ehackerd@calvaryslz.org. SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS TO THE YEARBOOK! Yearbook needs your photos from activities such as fieldtrips, volleyball, outdoor education, etc. Here's how to submit them: Go to Calvary's website "www.calvaryslz.org" then click "Share your Photos" (bottom, center)    OR   Send email to Doug Henry (dHenry@calvaryslz.org) with information on how to access them from your photosite.   OR   Fill out the Yearbook Photo Submission form and bring your medium (disk, memory card, photos, etc) to your child's teacher.   Thank you for your photos! The Yearbook Crew   Yearbook Submission Form   International Exchange Students   are Coming to Calvary!   Calvary will take part in an International Exchange Student Program, and will be looking for host families to share their hearts and homes for 3 weeks.       If you are able to help, please contact Ms. Hackerd at 510-278-2578 ext. 19 or ehackerd@calvaryslz.org    Walk for Cans Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 is the national Make a Difference Day.   A day devoted to helping others by doing volunteer work.   Calvary Lutheran School will be participating in its own Make a Difference Day on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013.     Calvary Lutheran School students will be walking for food donations to be made to a local food pantry.  Each class will be walking or running for a thirty minute period around a 1/5 mile course set up on the school grounds.  It takes an adult about three minutes to walk the course.  Each child is to get sponsors who will donate non- perishable food items or money they have pledged per lap.   Between now and October 31st please help your child get sponsors.  Then November 1st - 15th bring your collected donations to your child's classroom.   Although Pre-School is not walking, they will be collecting donations in their classroom.   The class with the most donations will receive FREE DRESS.   Several parents will be needed to help with the walk; earn PPP hours.  If you can help, please call 278-2598 ext. 26 or email:   mluehrs@calvaryslz.org. Thursday, October 31 9:15 - 9:55 Grades 3 and 4   10:50 - 11:25 Grades 1 and 2   1:05 -1:35 Kindergarten   2:10 - 2:50 Grades 5 through 8      Bethlehem Express - Allllll  Abooooooooaaard! Calvary's Christmas Program this year will be the Bethlehem Express and it will be awesome!  Dec. 4th - Advent Service - Nativity Message presented by Preschool - 2nd   Dec. 11th - Music Service - presented by 3rd - 8th Calvary's Choir,  Band and Bell Choirs   Dec. 18th - Bethlehem Express! Be sure to catch one of 2 'trains!'    *Donate white Christmas lights (with receipt) and earn PPP hour(s)!

Halloween Parade Date Correction - Candy PPP Opportunity

Happy Halloween from Calvary Lutheran Church & School Greetings!   Join us for a parade and some games this Saturday, October 26th (not 24th, sorry!), sponsored by the San Lorenzo Homeowners Association.  The parade meets at the Community Church on Paseo Grande at 9:30 and will commence shortly thereafter.  Children under 10 in costume will walk in the parade behind the fire engine!  The parade ends at the San Lorenzo Library where there are booths with games from the local businesses.  Our teachers and staff will have a booth and a game with candy and prizes.  Stop by, play a game and say 'hi!' We are also in need of candy for our booth.  If you are able to donate $10 worth of candy (with receipt), this will count as 1 PPP hour.  You can donate up to 5 bags = 5 PPP hours.  :)       Feel free to call the office or email me with questions.  Thank you!       In Him, Cindy Suppus Calvary Lutheran School 510-278-2598 csuppus@calvaryslz.org

Halloween Parade/Extravaganza - Candy PPP Opportunity

Happy Halloween from Calvary Lutheran Church & School Greetings!   Join us for a parade and some games this Saturday, October 24th, sponsored by the San Lorenzo Homeowners Association.  The parade meets at the Community Church on Paseo Grande at 9:30 and will commence shortly thereafter.  Children under 10 in costume will walk in the parade behind the fire engine!  The parade ends at the San Lorenzo Library where there are booths with games from the local businesses.  Our teachers and staff will have a booth and a game with candy and prizes.  Stop by, play a game and say 'hi!' We are also in need of candy for our booth.  If you are able to donate $10 worth of candy (with receipt), this will count as 1 PPP hour.  You can donate up to 5 bags = 5 PPP hours.  :)       Feel free to call the office or email me with questions.  Thank you!       In Him, Cindy Suppus Calvary Lutheran School 510-278-2598 csuppus@calvaryslz.org

FW: The Cougar's Roar - 10/18/13

October 18, 2013 The Cougar's Roar In This Issue Calendar This Sunday Calvary Ringers Report Cards Parent Teacher Conferences Lifetouch Fall Pictures Teacher Feature Halloween Parade Enriched Student Experience Walk for Cans Greetings! Be sure to read the newsletter so you're in the "know" on the report cards, parent-teacher conferences, the Halloween parade on Saturday, 10/26 and church, Calvary Ringers and Oktoberfest this Sunday!   Calvary Calendar October 20 - Church "We Are Living in the Zombie Apocalypse!" & Calvary Ringers Play - 9am; Oktoberfest to follow! 23 - Chapel - Saxophone Duet & Clarinet/Drum Duet by band students (8:40am) 24 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (3:15pm - 7:00pm) 25 - Parent/Teacher Conferences (8am - 12noon, No School, Calvary Club Available) 26 - Halloween Parade & Extravaganza sponsored by the SLZ HOA (details below) 28 - Field Trip - 3rd/4th Grades to Safari West 30 - Chapel - Student Band Performing (8:40am) 30 - Fall Pictures 31 - Walk for Cans November 5 - Cougar Parent Association (CPA) Meeting 6pm (Parish Hall) 11 - Veteran's Day - No School (No Calvary Club) 16 - 4th-6th Grade Boys' Basketball Tournament (Note Date Change) 18 - Fall Picture Retake 19 - Dining for Dollars - Famous Dave's! Join Us This Sunday, October 20th 9am - Church "We Are Living in the Zombie Apocalypse" & Calvary Ringers Play   11am - Oktoberfest  (aka a Bratwurst Fest!) If your last name begins with A - M, please bring a salad or side. If your last name begins with N - Z, please bring a dessert. Reminder For Calvary Ringers We play "God's Grace this Sunday, Oct. 20th, in the 9am service here at Calvary.  Please remember the following: 1.  Wear the Calvary Ringers uniform a.  White shirt or blouse b.  Blue or black skirt or pants c.  Black dress shoes d.  Black socks (boys) 2.  Be here at 8:45am!  It will be very busy that morning and very crowded.  Please meet me in the "cry room" in the back of the church.  We will then get our bells out and put them on the tables in front of the church.  Invite your parents and plan to stay for the entire worship service.  It's going to be a good one! 3.  Be Joyful!!!! Yours in Christ, Mrs. Liston Report Cards Report Cards will be published in MySchoolWorx on Wednesday, October 23rd in the evening.  If you have not yet accessed MySchoolWorx, please contact Ms. Hackerd at 510-278-2598 ext. 19 or ehackerd@calvaryslz.org. Parent/Teacher Conferences IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN...                                   This year, the first quarter Parent - Teacher conferences will be held on Thursday, October 24th and on Friday, October 25th.    Teachers are scheduling some of the conferences after school on Thursday, October 24th.  Friday, October 25th there is no school so the teachers can hold conferences in the morning.  Teachers will send home a form requesting your 1st, 2nd & 3rd choice for meeting dates/times.  Please return it by 10/15. For your convenience, we will schedule sibling conferences close together.      In an effort to assist parents with childcare, we will offer Calvary Club for the duration of your appointment time only.  No children or babies under 5, no non-students, and the maximum time a child may stay in Calvary Club is 20 min.  (For siblings, the time limit is 20 min. per child.)         Lifetouch - Fall Pictures - Wed. 10/30 Fall Picture Packets will be going home today and Monday in preparation for our Fall Picture Day on Wed., October 30th. Please review the packet and send the packet and your check in the envelope with your child on picture day.    Our Featured Teacher this week is... Ms. Traci Traci McClain grew up in San Mateo where she attended the College of San Mateo and followed with a career in a Retail Management working for and managing Montgomery Ward Retail Stores for 17 years.  She has been married for 28 years and has 2 sons, Billy 24 and Christopher 22.  In 1997 Traci made the decision to become a stay-at-home mom while her boys attended Calvary.  It was then that she began volunteering for Mrs. Vincent, became a member of the church, and later returned to Chabot to receive her Early Childhood certificate.  She began serving and teaching in preschool, which she enjoys doing today. Traci spends much of her time off at her country cabin in Tracy which was built by her father.  She enjoys gardening, canning, cooking, boating, wake-boarding and spending time on her air mattress in the middle of the lake.  She also loves animals of every kind!   SLZHOA 6th Annual Halloween   Parade & Extravaganza   Saturday, Oct. 26th Parade Begins @ 10am (Meet at 9:30 @ SLZ Community Church  945 Paseo Grande) ***Parents - Bring your child under 10 in their costume and walk in the Parade!*** Games & Festivities Begin @ 10:30am  SLZ Library Parking Lot Come visit Calvary's table and play our bean bag game for candy and prizes!  Donate a $10.00 bag of Halloween Candy (with receipt) this week and it will count as 1 Parent Participation hour. This is a  great way to get started on your 20 hours!  ESE Enriched Student Experience   Volunteer & PPP Opportunity   Thank you to everyone who came to the chili potluck!  There was some amazing food and equally amazing help for our students.     If you have any time to share in tutoring a student, please contact the school office.  All it takes is a little time and a helpful heart.  :)   School Office: (510) 278-2598   Walk for Cans Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 is the national Make a Difference Day.   A day devoted to helping others by doing volunteer work.   Calvary Lutheran School will be participating in its own Make a Difference Day on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013.     Calvary Lutheran School students will be walking for food donations to be made to a local food pantry.  Each class will be walking or running for a thirty minute period around a 1/5 mile course set up on the school grounds.  It takes an adult about three minutes to walk the course.  Each child is to get sponsors who will donate non- perishable food items or money they have pledged per lap.   Between now and October 31st please help your child get sponsors.  Then November 1st - 15th bring your collected donations to your child's classroom.   Although Pre-School is not walking, they will be collecting donations in their classroom.   The class with the most donations will receive FREE DRESS.   Several parents will be needed to help with the walk, earn PPP hours.  If you can help, please call 278-2598 ext. 26 or email:   mluehrs@calvaryslz.org. Thursday, October 31 9:15 - 9:55 Grades 3 and 4   10:50 - 11:25 Grades 1 and 2   1:05 -1:35 Kindergarten   2:10 - 2:50 Grades 5 through 8

Otis Spunkmeyer - last day!

Last call for cookie orders! All orders are due to be turned in by Friday, this is the last day to turn in as they will be mailed out on Monday and no extra orders will be placed.