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CALVARY LUTHERAN SCHOOL NEWS & EVENTS
Weekly Newsletter Friday, November 4, 2016 |
PLEASE READ: You are receiving this e-mail because you have expressed an interest in Calvary Lutheran School or your child is enrolled at Calvary.
Please read the weekly newsletter, or any e-mails from the schoolsecretary@calvaryslz.org as this is our way of communication to you of any changes, emergencies, or events that are happening in at or around the school.
|  NO SCHOOL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2016
ELECTION/VOTING DAY AT CALVARY LUTHERAN!
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 - Is Election Day. All sorts of people will be coming to Calvary Lutheran to cast their ballots and vote. People will be parking in the parking lot, walking on campus, using the restroom and of course the Parish Hall. Therefore, for the safety of all our students and teachers, Calvary Lutheran School (Preschool thru 8th grade), the office, and Calvary Club (before and after school care) will be closed for the day.
| CFA Meeting - RESCHEDULED (Calvary Family Association)  Calvary Family Association (CFA) Meetings are held every second Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. However, this Tuesday, November 8, 2016, because of Elections and the campus being occupied, the CFA meeting has been cancelled and rescheduled.
Next CFA Meeting is Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.*** Please note the change in date and time
Come to the CFA Meeting and you will earn one PPP hour and your child will earn one free dress day at the end of the week, when it is a full-day. | Can Food Drive
Can Food Drive is going on now. Please do not forget to bring in your non-perishable items to help support our local food bank and those that depend on it throughout the year.
Deadline to deliver all food items is Friday, November 11, 2016. Drop box is located in the front office.
| ~ IMPORTANT NOTES & REMINDERS ~ (updated 11/04/16)**
 *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 by 3:10 p.m. (or 11:40 a.m. on half-days), your child(ren) will automatically be sent to Calvary Club and you will be held responsible for any charges.
 *HOT LUNCH ~ Hot Lunch is on Friday, full-days only. Hot lunch MUST be ordered no later than Tuesday, 12:00 noon, before the Friday Hot Lunch is served. If you child brings money the day of hot lunch, your child may not be guaranteed a "Friday Hot Lunch." Students who paid and signed up ahead of time will be served first. Click on the blue Hot Lunch Menu to download a menu HOT LUNCH MENU (Sept - Dec, 2016)  *SNACK TABLE ~ There is a snack table at the every Friday Hot Lunch table. Each item is .25 cents and there is a limit of two (2) items per student. 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 nut type tree. 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 your 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.
 *LOST & FOUND ~ Please check the Lost & Found bin and recover your child's clothes, or other valuables. Please write the name of your child/student 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 recover at the end of each quarter are being donated.
 ** PARTNERS IN WORSHIP (PIW) ~ Video(s) are now on-line. If you would like to view a CLS Partners in Worship you can see it on-line via CLS' website. Go to www.calvaryslz.org Look on the left side of the page under "Church" Go to the bottom of the page and click on "Albums" Most recent PIW was "Preschool thru 2nd Grade Partners in Worship - Oct. 23, 2016. More videos to come!
| Message from the California Department of Public Health  and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
To keep your school as healthy as possible this year, please promote flu vaccine among your students and staff. The California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly recommend flu vaccine each fall for everyone 6 months of age and older. Getting vaccinated is easy: - Contact your doctor, nurse, clinic, or pharmacy, and ask if they stock flu vaccine
- Many local health departments offer low or no cost flu immunizations
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Take other important steps to help stop the spread of germs: - Stay home while sick and limit contact with others
- Cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing with your sleeve or disposable tissue
- Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water, or use an alcohol-based sanitizer
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
| CLS - HEALTH & MEDICAL INFORMATION 
*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 99.8 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 no vomiting, WITHOUT any medication (i.e. Acetaminophen/Tylenol, Ibuprofen/Motrin) in their system for at least 24 hours before they can return to school.
 *MAKE HAND-WASHING A HABIT ~ Kids who wash their hands at least four times a day have a 24 percent fewer sick days from colds and flue, and 51 percent fewer sick days due to stomach illnesses (Amer Public Hlth Assoc).
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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Year-end Tax-deductible Gifts Prayerfully consider making a generous year-end gift to Calvary Lutheran School to support our kids and the ministry here at CLS. It is easy to do and is also tax-deductible for this year if it is postmarked by December 31, 2016. Gifts of any size are greatly appreciated. Most contributions to Calvary Lutheran School are check and/or cash gifts, entitling you to a tax benefits through itemized deductions. Please make your checks payable to Calvary Lutheran School. We will follow up with a donation letter. Calvary Lutheran is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
| | | 8 - Election Day at Calvary Lutheran - No School, Calvary Club and Office Closed.** 9 - Combined Chapel and Faithful Worship and Honor Roll Awards given out (9:00 a.m.)** 10 - CFA Meeting (6:30 p.m.) **Change in date and time** 11 - Veteran's Day Observed (No School - Calvary Club and Offices Closed) 21-25 - Thanksgiving Break (No School) 24 - Thanksgiving Day (No School - Calvary Club and Offices Closed) DECEMBER 2016 2 - Fall Pictures - Retakes 11 - CLS Drama Department Presentation and Christmas Musical (6th - 8th) - 9:00 a.m. "A Charlie Brown Christmas" 23-31 - Christmas Break (Dec. 23 - Jan. 6, 2017). 25 - Christmas 31 - New Year's Eve JANUARY 2017 2-6 - Christmas Break 9 - School Resumes (8:15 a.m.) 16 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School - Calvary Club and Offices Closed) 20 - End of 2nd Quarter. - Teacher In-Service K-8th Half-Day. (Dismissal at 11:30 a.m.) 22-27 - National Lutheran Schools/Spirit Week 26 - Speech Contest (Grades 3-5; 6-8) 28 - Campus Beautification (9 a.m. to 12:00 noon) **SAVE THE DATE - 2017: ** Feb. 3 - Open House (6:00 pm - 7:30 pm) March 12 - Partner's in Worship (3rd - 5th) March 13-17 - Achievement Tests April 4 - Good Friday (No School, Offices Closed, Calvary Club Closed) April 17-21 - Easter Break (No School) May 6 - Auction and Dinner _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * Calvary Club (K-8th Grade; before and after school care) is available ($5.25/hour; after 6:00 pm $4.00/minute) for the Summer and 2016-17 school year.
** Means Change/Addition in Schedule
Click below to view next year's school calendar: (Calendar Revised: 09/15/16) | | ENROLLMENT & RE-ENROLLMENT INFORMATION ~ 2016-17 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. Please contact the school secretary, Nancy Schibler at schoolsecretary@calvaryslz.org, or by phone at (510) 278-2598, if you have any questions. Click to the below for a NEW Student Application packet and welcome letter:
| | | | | | | | | | | Purchase your gift cards through Calvary and everyone wins! Gift cards are awesome to use for yourself as well as to give as birthday gifts, anniversary, teacher appreciation, and Thank You! They make great stocking gifts for Christmas too! Purchasing gifts cards through Calvary earns us points!
Scrip/Gift Cards - The easiest fundraiser we have!
What is Scrip? 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. 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 Karla Regnier or Nancy Schibler, and on Sundays after service at the information booth. Cash and checks are accepted.
Questions: Contact Karla by e-mail at churchsecretary@calvaryslz.org or by phone at (510) 278-2555
Gift cards are available all year around! | 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 Please remember children are not allowed to self-medicate themselves. Form(s) and medicine must be brought to the school office revised/updated every new school year..
| "I lift up my eyes to the mountains - where does my help come from? Jesus! My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip - he who watches over you will not slumber;
indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watches over you - the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm - he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore." Please continue to keep our Pastor, Superintendent, teachers, students, parents and volunteers in your prayers throughout the school year. | | Calvary Lutheran School 17200 Via Magdalena, San Lorenzo, CA 94580 Calvary Club: (510) 278-7688 www.calvaryslz.org
Shepherding Hearts ~ Sharpening Minds ~ Shaping Lives | | | |
