| | NEWS & EVENTS Friday, January 15, 2016 |
E-Mails: You are receiving this e-mail because you have expressed an interest in Calvary Lutheran School or your child is enrolled at Calvary. Please add schoolsecretary@calvaryslz.org to your address book or contacts so we will be sure to make it to your personal inbox. Unsubscribing from one Calvary e-mail may remove you from receiving all church and school e-mails, including significant announcements that will benefit you and your child(ren). We strongly recommend that you do not unsubscribe from receiving CLS e-mails. Note: This is our way of communication to you of any changes, emergencies, or events that are happening in at or around the school, other than RenWeb. |
Monday, January 18, 2016 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day In observance of Martin Luther King Jr., Calvary Lutheran Church, School, and Calvary Club will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2016.
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CONGRATULATIONS for a job well done to all students who participated in the Spelling Bee.
School Champion: William Misinale
School Runner-Up: Maile Kim Division 1 Champion: Lehem Atsebha
Division 1 Runner-Up: Olli Dibaba
The school champion moves on to the written semi-final round held at Lawrence hall of Science on February 20, 2016.
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RE-ENROLLMENT PACKETS FOR 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR 
RE-Enrollment packets and information for the 2016-17 school went home with your child last Monday. If you did not receive a re-enrollment packet, please see the school secretary, or you may download the form at the bottom of this page.
Remember those who RE-enroll by February 5, 2016, lock in to last year's tuition. If you do not re-enroll by February 5th, tuition is increased significantly.
Enrollment for New Families: Enrollment for the 2016-17 school year will be open to outside families on February 5, 2016. We are expecting a full house this coming school year, so it will be on a first-come first-serve basis.
Meanwhile, if you know a family who is interested in attending Calvary Lutheran School, please have them contact the school secretary to receive an information packet, set-up an appointment to take a tour, or they may also be able to shadow one of our students. If they enroll and attend CLS for at least one semester, they will receive a "family referral discount!" In addition, you will receive a "family referral discount" as well. Contact the school secretary, Mrs. Nancy Schibler at schoolsecretary@calvaryslz.org, or by phone at (510) 278-2598, if you have any questions. |
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 IMPORTANT NOTES & REMINDERS HOT LUNCH: New Hot Lunch Menu was sent home on Monday. Please note that Hot Lunch is on Friday full-days only. Always check your menu. Hot lunch will not be served on half-days. Hot lunch MUST be ordered no later than Tuesday 12:00 noon before the Friday Hot Lunch is served. If your child brings money the day of hot lunch, your child may be not be guaranteed a "Friday Hot Lunch." Students who paid and signed up ahead of time will be served first. There is no hot lunch this Friday, January 15th as it is a half-day.
Please note: Those students (K-8th) who paid for the Dec. 17th lunch, and they did not receive a hot lunch because of the International Luncheon, have a credit towards their hot lunch menu. Students who wish to order hot lunch for that day whether or not they have a credit must check off or circle that day and write in the "Notes" - Credit. If you are not sure if you are to receive a credit or not, we will review your account status.
Snack Table - There is a snack table at every Friday Hot Lunch table. Each item is 25 cents and there is a limit of two (2) items per person. We have items like cookies, fruit snacks, string cheese, pretzel, beef jerky, pickles and more.
CLS IS A PEANUT/TREE NUT FREE SCHOOL CAMPUS: We have several students who are extremely sensitive to any and all peanut/tree nut products and this is very dangerous to their health and well-being. Some students could even have such a severe reaction to nuts that it becomes life threatening. Please do not send your child to school with any snacks or lunches that have peanuts or are from a tree nut. These types of snacks and lunches might be reserved for something special, like a special treat at home.
BE ON TIME/PUNCTUALITY: It is important for all of our children to learn that getting to school on time, turning in assignments thoroughly completed and within the allotted days, and always being prepared are not only vital for school but important elements of success as an adult.
REST & NUTRITION: Make sure you child gets adequate rest every night and a nourishing breakfast each morning. Your child needs a good fruit break and lunch each day. Please do not send soft drinks or sugary treats.
AFTER SCHOOL PICK-UP: Plan to pick up your child(ren) by 3:00 p.m. every day. Half-days are 11:30 a.m. If you are unable to pick up your child up by 3:10 p.m., (or 11:40 a.m. on half-days), your child(ren) will automatically go to Calvary Club and you will be held responsible for any charges.
LOST & FOUND: Please check the Lost & Found bin and recover your child's clothes or other valuables. Please write the names or initials of your students on clothes and valuables in case they get misplaced. If the name is on the item, we can often return it to its owner. **Clothing items not recovered will be donated next week.
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Make Hand-Washing a Habit Kids who wash their hands at least four times a day have 24 percent fewer sick days from colds and flu, and 51 percent fewer sick days due to stomach illnesses. (American Public Health Association). Teach kids to scrub their whole hands - up to the wrists and under the fingernails - and to do it long enough to sing the ABCs or "Happy Birthday" all the way through. A timer works well, too.
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Cold and Flu Season are here! 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 99.6 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. A child must be FEVER FREE (NO fever), no diarrhea, and not vomiting, WITHOUT any medications (Acetaminophen/ Tylenol, Ibuprofen/Motrin) in their system for at least 24 hours before they can return to school.
If your child suddenly comes down with the following symptoms: fever, headache, muscle aches, sore throat, cough, fatigue, rash, nausea or vomiting - we encourage you to contact your local physician and discuss your child's symptoms. Again, a child must NOT have had a fever and/or not vomiting, without any medication in their system for at least 24 hours before they may be able to return to school. Do not forget to let your school secretary know that your child will not be in school. If you would like to pick up any homework after school, please let the secretary know at that time. |
CLS Spirit Week and Beautification/Service Day
Lutheran School Spirit Week - Service Day. Thursday, January 24, 2016 is CLS Beautification Day. All students will be participating in cleaning up their classroom and around the campus. Please plan to join our students and teachers and help spruce up your child's classroom.
Calvary's Campus Beautification Day - Saturday, January 30, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon is Calvary's Beautification Day. This is another great opportunity to earn PPP Hours and help spruce up our campus as we get ready for Open House, which is the following Friday, February 5, 2016. |
| | Yearbook!  Do you like to work with photos? Then volunteer to work with Calvary's Yearbook! You get PPP hrs for the time you work on the yearbook.
Please email your name & phone number to yearbook@calvaryslz.org
If you have any question, please see Jean Mussack or contact the school office.
Thanks, The Yearbook Crew |
| Do not forget to upload your submit school pictures!!  Deadline: Sunday, February 28, 2016 Our school yearbook provider, Inter-State Studio & Publishing Co., is now offering a yearbook image upload feature. You may now submit photos for the 2015-2016 Yearbook online. You may select up to 10 images for each upload. Go to www.yearbookwizard.com/uploads and enter the school code 03455E. Please enter your name, your child's grade & the event as filename.
Photos may be of your child's field trips, classroom photos, special projects in the classroom or on the playground. You can also bring in your USB (thumb drive) into the office and we will download it for you. We will try to return your USB to you via your child's teacher. In addition, you will receive 1 PPP hour credit for submitting 10 or more quality photos. If you have any questions, please see Jean Mussack or the school secretary.
After reviewing all photo submissions, the CLS Yearbook Staff will determine the final selections for publication. Submitted photos are not guaranteed to be included in the yearbook.
If you have any questions, please call Calvary Lutheran School at (510) 278-2598.
The Calvary Lutheran School Yearbook Staff thank you for your image contribution.
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| | | 2016 National Lutheran Schools Week  January 24th - January 29th "God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord." 1 Cor. 1:9 Sunday: Join us in the morning for church at 9:00. All CLS students sing in church. Sunday School and Adult Bible Studies after church.
Monday: Pray Together Sports Team Day. Come to school dressed in the clothing of your favorite team/s. Tuesday: Learn Together Fashion Disaster. Come to school dressed mismatched, crazy socks, crazy hat, etc. Wednesday: Reach Out Together Cozy Day (Preschool to 4th Grade Only) AND Twin Day (5th to 8th Grade Only) Come to school dressed in your PJ's and sweats; and bring your favorite stuffed animal to cuddle with during the day. Come to school dressed in matching clothes with a friend. Special Veggie Tales Video for Chapel Thursday: Serve Together Christian Witness Day. Come to school dressed in your VBS and/or other Christian Clothing. - School Work Party
- Each class has a task to clean/prepare to help make CLS shine.
- parent help is welcomed. Please contact your child's teacher for ways to help.
Friday: Play Together. Disney Day. Come to school dressed as your favorite Disney character or wear any Disney clothing.Kickball games in the afternoon. ** Uniform is required if not participating. ** ** Please remember to keep school dress code in mind as you plan your attire. ** |
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SCHOOLA! Money for our school is in the Bag!
Heads up! We are participating in a Schoola Clothing Drive and turning outgrown clothes into money for our school. Here is how it works:
- Fill a bag with clothes for children and women. Women's handbags and shoes get extra smiles. - No sleepwear, undies, socks or damaged/stained/altered items. Let's keep it clean. - Pop the attached label onto the bag to make sure our schools gets credit. Click on the blue to download label: Schoola Mailing Label - Drop the bag off at Calvary Lutheran on later than Thursday, January 21, 2016 Calvary and Schoola will take it from there. They will sort, spiff and sell the items, and 40% of the proceeds go to our school!!! If you have any questions, please feel to contact the school secretary at (510) 278-2598, or the church secretary at (510) 278-2555. Thank You!
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| | JANUARY 2016
18 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School, No Calvary Club, Offices Closed) 24-30 - National Lutheran Schools - Spirit Week. Please see attached for daily rally 28 - Campus Beautification (After lunch!)** 30 - School & Church Campus Beautification Day (9:00 a.m. to noon) 30 - CLC & CLS Movie & Lunch in Hayward (More information will follow)** FEBRUARY 2016
5 - Open House (6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.) - Donation of cookies needed for Open House. (More info to follow).
10 - Ash Wednesday
14 - 1st Grade - Partner's In Worship (9:00 a.m.)
15 - President's Day (Church and School Offices Closed, No School, No Calvary Club)
19 - Teacher's In-Service. Half-Day - Dismissal at 11:30 a.m. (Calvary Club Open)
MARCH 2016
13 - 2nd Grade - Partner's In Worship (9:00 a.m.) 14-17 - Achievement Tests 24 - Quarter 3 Ends 25 - Good Friday (No School, Offices Closed, No Calvary Club) 27 - Easter Sunday 28-31, & 04/01 - Easter Break (No School. Calvary Club Open) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
* Calvary Club (before and after school care) is available ($5.00/hour; after 6:00 pm $4.00/minute)
** Means Change/Addition in Schedule
Click below on the blue highlighted notice below (Revised: 09/18/15)
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 PARKING LOT SAFETY RULES Please do not enter the school ground from Via Magdalena. This is designated as an Exit Only! - Cars must enter the parking lot from Via Arriba (back side of lot, behind Wendy's), and exit the parking lot Via Magdalena before and after school.
- Speed limit is 5 mph.
- ALL GATES close at 8:40 a.m. (except for Chapel and special events).
- Gates will open in the afternoon at 2:50 p.m., and close at 3:15 p.m.
- On Half-Days, gates will open at 11:20 a.m.
***Please be careful and sensitive to students opening the gates. Wait until the gate is open, student is out of the way BEFORE you proceed to your destination. Thank You! |
Below you will find a few of the school forms that parents may need throughout the school year. Please Click below, to your right, next to the form (in blue) that you need to download. Make sure you fill the form out completely and return it to the school secretary. If you do not find the form you need, please contact the school secretary. Medication Form (Permission to Use: Medication Form - 2015-16 Please remember children are not allowed to self-medicate themselves. Form(s) and medicine must be brought to the office..
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SCRIP - The easiest fundraiser we have! Great Lakes Scrip Center explains it as "fundraising while you shop". We sell many of the same gift cards you would purchase at retail outlets. Great Lakes Scrip has over 700 of the country's biggest brands: Safeway, Lucky's, Starbucks, Chevron, Arco, Amazon.com, Old Navy, Kohl's, Walmart, Applebees, Chipoltle, Wendy's, Home Depot, and so much more. Check out our "in house" listing as well as go to www.shopwithscrip.com and view everything available thru their retailer's list.
How it works: We place our orders on Monday mornings (9 a.m.) so that you will receive your cards by the weekend, usually Friday afternoon. NEW You may also shop and place your order online, reload cards, and get e-cards. To order online you must register and sign up for Prestopay at www.shopwithscrip.com Enrollment code: 9AF2LD9C9L86.
Benefits: NEW At Calvary Lutheran we offer scrip as a way to reduce your family's annual tuition. Currently, a commitment of $3,000.00 in Scrip purchases will give your family a $100.00 annual tuition discount. A commitment of $5,000 in Scrip purchases will give your family a $200.00 annual tuition discount. Our Scrip year is May 1 - April 30th. Yes, Scrip is available during the summer.
Should you not reach your commitment you will be charged 10% on the unpurchased balance.
Once all discounts are paid back to the tuition fund, the remaining monies will be used to support school activities.
Who can participate? Everyone!! All families at Calvary Lutheran, friends, extended family are encouraged to purchase Scrip throughout the year. Come into the office during normal school hours and see the church or school secretary, Sundays after service at the information booth too.
Cash and checks are accepted. |
Purchase your gifts cards through Calvary and everyone wins! Make sure you purchase your GIFT CARD(S) from Calvary Offices. You can purchase gift cards to local restaurants, retailers, movie theaters, gas stations, iTunes, Disneyland, Starbucks and so much more. Gift cards are awesome to use for yourself as well as to give as birthday gifts, anniversary, teacher appreciation, and Thank You! Purchasing gifts cards through Calvary earns us points! You purchase the card for the full value, and the vendor donates a percentage back to Calvary! No waiting in those long lines at the store and no hassle finding parking. Stop by the office today. Special Orders/Questions: Contact Karla by e-mail at churchsecretary@calvaryslz.org or by phone at (510) 278-2555 Other ways to earn points: E-Scrip Box Tops S.H.A.R.E. Labels for Education Target Amazon - Smiles Coke Points Office Depot Gift cards are available in the office today and all year around! |
"Are you hurting? Pray. Do you feel great? Sing. Are you sick? Call the church leaders together to pray and anoint you with oil in the name of Jesus. Believing-prayer will heal you, and Jesus will put you on your feet. And if you've sinned, you'll be forgiven-healed inside and out." (James 5:13-15 - The Message Bible) Please continue to keep our Pastor, Superintendent, teachers, students, parents and volunteers in your prayers throughout the school year. |
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