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CALVARY (LUTHERAN-) CHRISTIAN SCHOOL NEWS & EVENTS
Weekly Newsletter Friday, January 6, 2017 |
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.
| CCS - 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.
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
If you have any questions regarding your child's symptoms, please contact your physician's office and/or doctor.
Thank you!
| MAKE HAND-WASHING A HABIT!  *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.
| ~ 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!
| | | JANUARY 2017 9 - School Resumes (8:15 a.m.) 10 - Calvary Dining for Dollars at Ono Hawaiian (by Target on A Street) (5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.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 School/Spirit Week 26 - Speech Contest (Grades 3-5; 6-8) 28 - Campus Beautification (9 a.m. to 12:00 noon)
FEBRUARY 2017 3 - Open House (6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.)** 12 - Partner's in Worship (3rd - 5th Grade) 17 - Teacher's In-Service - Half-Day (11:30 a.m. Dismissal) 20 - President's Day (No School; Offices and Calvary Club Closed)
MARCH 2017 13-17 - Achievement Tests 24 - End of 3rd Quarter - Half-Day (Dismissal at 11:30 a.m.). Calvary Club is open
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**SAVE THE DATE - 2017: ** April 14 - Good Friday (No School, Offices Closed, Calvary Club Closed) April 17-21 - Easter Break (No School) May 6 - Carnival! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ * 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) | | CFA Meeting Tuesday, January 17, 2017 6:00 p.m.
Calvary Family Association (CFA) Meetings are held every second Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall.
Next CFA Meeting is Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 6:00 p.m., in the Parish Hall.
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. |
ENROLLMENT & RE-ENROLLMENT INFORMATION ~
Re-enrollment information and packets for the next school year 2017-18 will be coming out next week.
If you know a family who is interested in attending Calvary (Lutheran-) Christian School for this 2016-17, 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 Calvary 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 for this year (2016-17) and welcome letter:
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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! Purchasing gifts cards through Calvary earns us points!
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 Nancy Schibler, and on Sundays after service at the information booth. Cash and checks are accepted.
Questions: Contact Margie Luehrs via e-mail at scrip@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 (Reminder: Children are not allowed to self-medicate themselves. Form(s) and medicine must be brought to the school office revised and/or updated every new school year.).
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Hope: The Anchor of the Soul Hope is a healthy attitude. Anticipating good brings comfort to the mind and heart. In contrast, a state of hopelessness is a terrible condition in which to find oneself. It's overwhelming and depressing to think that what you're facing cannot be changed or resolved. For the person who has lost all hope, life looks like a long dark tunnel going nowhere.
Included in Proverbs is a verse that describes the result of this oppressive feeling: "Hope deferred makes the heart sick" (Prov. 13:12). Emotional, physical, and even mental illness haunt a person who feels trapped in a bleak situation. But I want to tell you, my friend, that as long as there is a God, no situation is hopeless. In Him, we have the promise of the second half of that proverb: "Desire fulfilled is a tree of life."
Believers have a hope that anchors their souls. Our relationship with Jesus Christ brings us close to the throne of heaven, where we can cast all our burdens before an omnipotent God. Moreover, we can cling to Him through whatever trials are facing us. Because of the Lord's great love, He provides strength for weary bodies, peace for anxious minds, and comfort for grieving hearts. In short, He lights that darkened tunnel and tenderly guides us through trying situations.
An anchor was a popular image in the ancient Mediterranean world. In an economy that depended on shipping, the anchor symbolized safety and steadiness. The writer of Hebrews used the word to remind believers that God has given a hope that holds firm in any storm.
 Please continue to keep our Pastor, Superintendent, teachers, students, parents and volunteers in your prayers throughout the school year. (Writing borrowed from In Touch Ministries, Inc., 2016) | | Calvary (Lutheran-) Christian School 17200 Via Magdalena, San Lorenzo, CA 94580 Calvary Club: (510) 278-7688 www.calvaryslz.org
Shepherding Hearts ~ Sharpening Minds ~ Shaping Lives | | | |
