The Cougar's Roar: News & Events (Oct. 3, 2014)

Calvary Lutheran School & Church

News & Events

October 3, 2014

7th & 8th Grade Students arrive this evening from their Outdoor Ed trip!

Arrival time is approximately 4:15-4:30 p.m. Students will be calling their parents or guardians when they are near the City of Vacaville area to notify them they are about an hour or more away from school, depending on traffic. Can't wait to hear the exciting stories of what happened at Outdoor Ed!!

Get ready 5th & 6th graders, your Outdoor Ed trip is in April 2015.

Calvary Family Association (CFA) Meeting

Reminder that CFA will be meeting every Third Tuesday of each month at 6:45 p.m.

The next CFA meeting is Tues., October 21st at 6:45 p.m.

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

Free dress the next day, Wednesday, October 22nd for those students whose parents attend the CFA Meeting!

Calvary Calendar
(Mark your calendars)

October

3 - 7th & 8th Grade Students return from Outdoor Ed!

6 - Our Savior Lutheran School vs. Calvary Cougars - HOME GAME

9 - Calvary Cougars Volleyball Games vs. St. John's (Napa) - Away Game

12 - 7th & 8th Graders - Partners in Worship at 9:00 a.m.

Note: Calvary Lutheran Church members are inviting all of Calvary Lutheran

School (CLS) to Oktoberfest! Right after service, we will be having

Sauerkraut,

Brautwuerst, German potato salad, all sorts of other salads,

greens

and especially wonderful fellowship. To be a part of this, we are asking

all C

LS families that i

f the first letter of your last name begins with A-L please

bring a potato or green salad, and if the first letter of your last name begins

with M-Z please bring a dessert. S

ee you on the 12th!

14 - Redeemer Lutheran vs. Calvary Cougars Volleyball Game - HOME GAME

16 - Fall Pictures at 8:30 a.m. Sharp! Free Dress
(More information to follow)

16 - Calvary Cougars Volleyball Game vs. Grace Lutheran (San Mateo) - Away Game

17 - Quarter 1 ends. Teacher In-Service, Half-Day, 11:30 a.m. Dismissal*

23 - Conferences 3:30 - 8:00 p.m. Calvary Club available until 6:00 p.m. only!*

24 - No School - Conferences 8:30 am - noon (Calvary Club available)*

25 - San Lorenzo Home Owners Harvest Festival (9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) - Volunteers needed to help promote Calvary!

30 - Walk for Cans

November

9 - Preschool - Partners in Worship

9-14 - Book Fair

10 - Veteran's Day Observed (No School, No Calvary Club)

11 - Veteran's Day

24-26 - Teachers Conference

24-28 - Thanksgiving Break (No School)

27th - Thanksgiving Day (No School)

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

** Change in Schedule

School Calendar Link: 2014-15 Year at a Glance Calendar

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Don't forget to upload your pictures!! camera

Our school yearbook provider, Inter-State Studio & Publishing Co., is now offering a yearbook image upload feature. You may now submit 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.

Instructions, click here: Parent Image (Photo) Submission Uploader Document

In addition, you will receive 1 PPP Hour for submitting 10 or more quality photos.

If you have any questions, please call the school office at (510) 278-2598, or see Jean Mussack.

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SCHOOL PICTURES ARE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16TH @ 8:30 A.M.

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 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.
Please watch out for the little ones.

The speed limit is 5 mph.

Hot Lunch is up a running!

Reminder: Snacks (fruit snacks, corn nuts, licorice, cookies, etc)

are offered after their meals, between 25 cents per item.

There is a limit at $1.00 per student per day.

Snacks are available to the whole school

whether you purchase

a hot lunch or not.

Do Not Forget To Purchase Your Scrips Cards!!!

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, and thank-you 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

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school office
(510) 278-2556