Last chance A's Game

Night at the A's            LET'S GO OAKLAND !!!!!!!               Friday May 30th A's vs Angels 7:05pm LAST CHANCE FOR TICKETS Please let me know ASAP if any one else in interested in tickets Thank you, Karla

Cougar's Roar Newsletter - 5/23/14

May 23, 2014 The Cougar's Roar Calvary Lutheran School Newsletter Upcoming Events May  24th 12:30pm Sports Celebration (Parish Hall) 25th 9am - Church "Doesn't God Have to Love Me?" 2 Chronicles 15:1 Adult Bible Studies and Children's Sunday School following the service (approx. 10:15am) 26th - Memorial Day (No School/No Calvary Club)  28th 8:40am Chapel 3rd-6th Choir Sings 28th 7pm Men's & Women's Midweek Bible Studies (Newbies welcome!) 29th - Last Hot Lunch - Nacho Day & Fruit! 30th 9:30am - Preschool Stepping Up 30th 11:30am - Staff In-Service Day (11:30 Dismissal; Calvary Club Available) 30th 6pm - Graduation Banquet (8th Grade) - Black Angus 30th 7:05pm - A's vs Angels - Calvary Tickets $25 (includes free jersey!)        June 3rd 6pm - 8th Grade Graduation (church) 4th 9:30am - Kindergarten Celebration 5th 11:30am Last Day of School--End of Year School Picnic Starts @ 11:30! 5th - End of 4th Quarter (47 Days) 6th - Calvary Club is Available (7am-6pm) 15th - Father's Day        Save the Date:  First Day of School - August 20th!    Yearbooks! If you did not order a yearbook, we have reserved a small number of extra books.  Please contact the school office to reserve one:  510-278-2598.   First come, first served.    Picnic attire must be in good taste. No swimsuits; non-opaque t-shirts and shorts are acceptable or a swimsuit worn under t-shirt and shorts, with water shoes or flip flops--no bare feet.  Attention Parents Still Needing PPP Hours:  Please contact Frank Mitchell to work off your remaining PPP hours.  Any hours not worked off are $10 per hour and are due and payable by June 15th.  Frank - 510-276-4908 Small jobs 1-2 hours   Weed around school buildings (they have been sprayed just need removing) Paint scuff marks on buildings Replace burnt out lights in Church (14 foot ladder work) Remove water heater in Admin. Building   Big jobs more than 2 hours   Paint front of two story school building bottom of deck down. Spread new bark in area behind overflow room Remove and replace rotting fascia, along front of Admin. Building   Major repairs   The South wall of the overflow room needs attention 1.    Remove rotting fascia 2.    Replace backed out nails with screws and seal 3.    Prime and paint wall panels 4.    Replace fascia and paint         Prayer Box The following students were drawn from the Prayer Box this week: Dylan Skjong - Preschool Juliana Jimenez - Preschool Za'nai Brooks - JK Eliana Quinones - 1st Alexis Ojeda - 6th Kyra DeLaCruz - 6th Brian Barrios - 7th Monse Oliva - 7th Over the course of the next week, our staff will be lifting them and their families up in prayer. Come Celebrate Our Students   May 30th 9:30am - Preschool Stepping Up   June 3rd 6pm - 8th Grade Graduation   June 4th 9:30am - Kindergarten Celebration      The deadline has been extended for the PRESCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAM.  Get your deposit in as soon as possible!          Attention Band, Hand Bell & Choir Students   Be prepared to perform in the 8th grade graduation ceremony.  Save the date and time--Tuesday, June 3rd @ 6pm.  Your teacher and/or music director will have more information for you next week.    Increase Calvary Lutheran Ministries's earnings for a chance to win a $2,500 bonus contribution! Win $2500 for Calvary Lutheran Ministries! The group with the largest percent increase in qualified Safeway, Carrs/Safeway, Vons & Pavilions sales* during the period of May 1, 2014 through May 31, 2014, as compared to qualified Safeway sales in April 2014 will win a $2,500 bonus contribution. Runners-up Can Win $100! Be one of the top nine runner-up groups with the largest percent increase in Safeway sales during the period of May 1, 2014 through May 31, 2014, and Calvary Lutheran Ministries will win a $100 bonus contribution. Win $100 Safeway Gift Card   Not only that, from the top 10 winning group's as described above, ten supporters - one from each group - with a registered Safeway family of stores Club Card will be randomly selected to win a $100 Safeway, Carrs/Safeway, Vons or Pavilions gift card! * Qualified Safeway sales are purchases made at any of the participating Safeway family of stores - Safeway, Carrs/Safeway, Vons or Pavilions - that 1) are made during the promotion period, 2) are made using a form of payment other than a credit card, and 3) are non-excluded items.     To win, you'll need to spread the word. Include this copy in your emails and newsletters and post to Calvary Lutheran Ministries's website and social media pages: Help Calvary Lutheran Ministries win, and there's a chance YOU will win too! The organization with the largest percent increase in Safeway, Carrs/Safeway, Vons, or Pavilions sales from May 1, 2014 through May 31, 2014 will win a $2,500 bonus contribution. The top 9 runner-up organizations with the largest increase in Safeway, Carrs/Safeway, Vons or Pavilions sales during the period of May 1, 2014 through May 31, 2014, will win a $100 bonus contribution. From the top 10 winning schools, 10 supporters (that's YOU) will be randomly selected to win a $100 Safeway, Carrs/Safeway, Vons or Pavilions gift card. Details are available online at: escrip.com/safewaystores/contest2014.jsp.     Now more than ever, it's to your advantage to add new supporters for Calvary Lutheran Ministries.  Use the Power Registration to sign up new supporters at Spring events, new student enrollment, sporting events and meetings. OR Email a short sign-up video to everyone who will support your group. Paste this link into your email: www.escrip.com/jsp/r.jsp?mode=SupporterHelps&gid=149769552 Ask them to please take just 3 minutes to sign up today.         PPP Jobs for 2014-15              Librarian - help students check out books once a week.   Sign Board (on 2-story bldg) - update messages.   Lost & Found - reunite clothing with owner, donate un-named clothing to charity.   Recycle Empty Toner Cartridges - contact office for details.   These jobs will fulfill all 20 hours. Please contact the office if you are interested. 510-278-2598

A's Game

Night at the A's            LET'S GO OAKLAND !!!!!!!               Friday May 30th A's vs Angels 7:05pm I will be ordering the tickets this week if anyone is still interested in purchasing a tickets please let me know ASAP. Tickets are $25.00 each and you also get a Jersey to keep. Thank you, Karla

Parents' Meeting Info - Summer Camp Cancelled

Calvary Lutheran School Greetings! Here is a quick update on a few things that can't wait until our next newsletter!  Summer Camp Has Been Cancelled for 1st - 9th Grade  Sadly, there were not enough students signed up for Summer Camp.  We will offer Calvary Club as long as we have 6 or more students enrolled per week. Please contact Ms. Kim before May 30th so we have a headcount. Normal rates apply--$5/hour or $35/day. There is still time to sign up for Preschool Summer School for preschool through Kindergarten students. We need your deposit in as soon as possible. Upcoming Parents' Meeting Tues. 5/27 @ 6:30 Conf. Rm  Topics to be discussed include: The upcoming school-wide free picnic on Thursday, June 5th Plans for next year's parent group      Calvary's End-of-Year Picnic is Thursday, June 5th, not Wednesday. Click on the link for more details and PPP opportunities. School End of Year Picnic Calvary Club is open Friday, June 6th!

Cougar's Roar - 5/16/14

May 16, 2014 The Cougar's Roar Calvary Lutheran School Newsletter Upcoming Events May  18th 9am - Church "What Do You Ask God For?" 2 Chronicles 1 & 7th/8th Partners-in-Worship followed by Fellowship Sunday - Tacos! 21st 7pm - Men's & Women's Midweek Bible Studies (Newbies welcome!) 23rd - Hot Lunch - Chicken Nuggets & Tater Tots! 26th - Memorial Day (No School/No Calvary Club)  28th 8:40am Chapel 3rd-6th Choir Sings 29th - Last Hot Lunch - Nacho Day & Fruit! 30th 9:30am - Preschool Stepping Up 30th 11:30am - Staff In-Service Day (11:30 Dismissal; Calvary Club Available) 30th 6pm - Graduation Banquet (8th Grade) - Black Angus 30th 7:05pm - A's vs Angels - Calvary Tickets $25 (includes free jersey!)        June 3rd 6pm - 8th Grade Graduation (church) 4th 9:30am - Kindergarten Celebration 5th 11:30am Last Day of School--End of Year School Picnic Starts @ 11:30! 5th - End of 4th Quarter (47 Days) 15th - Father's Day           Please submit your photos from the May 10th Track Meet to your child's teacher or to the school office.    Thank you! Jean Yearbook Coordinator Click on the link to print this survey:   Moms and Dads Survey Yearbooks! If you did not order a yearbook, we have reserved a small number of extra books.  Please contact the school office to reserve one:  510-278-2598.   First come, first served.      The deadline has been extended for the PRESCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAM.  Get your deposit in as soon as possible!

Last Day to Register for Summer Camp, Thurs. 5/15

Calvary Lutheran School Summer Camp - June 9th - Aug. 1st. Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to register for Summer Camp!!! If we do not have enough students registered, we will have to cancel the program.   There are several different camp themes to choose from and you can sign up for just 1, a few or for all of them.  And you can sign up for just morning, or just afternoon.  The program is flexible so you can fit it around your summer schedule and/or family vacation.    Check our website:  calvaryslz.org-- and look for the cougar (below) for more details or to sign up!   (Camps listed above are for students entering 1st through 9th grade.  We also offer a special Summer School Program for our preschoolers through Kindergarten; please contact the office for details or to sign up:  510-278-2598.)