Bethlehem express lights

Its time to hang the lights for our Bethlehem Express If you have extra lights at home and are willing to let us borrow them  we are still in need lights. We will return them to you on the 19th when we take them down. (just trying to keep our expenses down to a minimum)   We also need volunteers to come and help decorate our campus with lights for our Christmas program. We will be decorating on Saturday November 30th from 9-noon If you are able to come help it will be greatly appreciated. If you are going to come please bring a ladder if able, the more we have the easier it will be. Please call Karla in the Church office if you are able to assist. 510-278-2555

Service for Holly - Dec 8, 4:30 pm

Celebration of Holly's Life Holly Contier 12/23/65-11/16/13 A celebration of her life will be held December 8th, 4:30 pm Calvary Lutheran Church 17200 Via Magdalena San Lorenzo, CA. 94580 510-278-2555 For those would like to bring a dish, A-M Bring Salad N-Z Dessert (please take to parish hall before service begins)

Cookie Dough Orders

Cookie Dough Orders                                                                         Please check your cookie dough tubs against your order form to ensure that you have received the correct cookie dough.  The company has mis-shipped some of the orders including not shipping the raspberry twists.  We have contacted the company and we are awaiting the rest of the order.  If you have any questions, please contact Karla at 510-278-2555.

The Cougar's Roar - 11/15/13

November 15, 2013 The Cougar's Roar In This Issue Calendar Boys' Basketball Tournament Jr & Sr High BBQ Cookie Dough Delivery Famous Dave's Rolling in the Dough with Otis CLS Tees & Sweats Bethlehem Express Gift Cards - Lose the Lines Greetings! Fall Pictures are being sent home today, Friday, 11/15.  Fall Picture Re-Takes are being done Monday, 11/18.  If your child was absent for Fall Pictures (done on 10/30), please fill out the Fall Picture Re-Take Form that was also sent home on Friday.    If you are unhappy with your child's original Fall Picture, you may fill out the Fall Picture Re-Take Form and return the original Fall Pictures on Monday, 11/18.  Calvary Calendar November 16 - Boys' Basketball Tournament @ OSL 10am (see details in article below) 17 - Church 9am - Preschool Partners In Worship, Children's Sunday School and Adults Bible Studies follow service (10:15am) 17 - Jr & Sr High Youth Group BBQ Kick Off  2-4pm 18 - Fall Picture Retake 18 - Boys' Basketball - CLS @ St John @ 3:30pm 19 - Dining for Dollars - Famous Dave's! 19 - Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough will be distributed & must be picked up! 20 - Logo T-shirts & Sweatshirts for sale 8:15am (Courtyard) 20 - Preschool Leads Chapel - Achievement Recognition & "Rolling in the Dough" 8:40am 20 - Alumni Day 25-29 Thanksgiving Break 28 - Thanksgiving Day Service 10am December 2 - School resumes 4 - Advent Service 7pm & Soup Supper 5:45pm (prior to service) - Preschool through 2nd grade will participate in a Christmas program during this service. 7 - Calvary Craft Faire - 10am - 4pm 7 - Calvary Ringers Perform at Wittenberg Christmas Party 8 - Calvary Craft Faire - 11am - 3:30pm (after church) 11 - Advent Service 7pm & Soup Supper 5:45pm (prior to service) - 3rd through 8th grade will participate in Christmas Performance, Calvary Ringers Perform & Band Plays 18 - Bethlehem Express (1st Train @ 6pm, last train @ 7:15pm) Boys' Basketball Tournament - Saturday, 11/16 The 1st game will start at 10am, the 2nd game will start 12pm, 3rd game at 2pm and the Championship will begin at 7pm.  Come on down and cheer our boys on!  Go COUGARS!!! Our Savior Lutheran Church 1385 S. Livermore Ave. Livermore, CA (all games will be played here) Jr. & Sr. High Youth Group BBQ Kick Off Sunday, Nov. 17th - 2pm - 4pm  Jr. High - Bring chips/Snack to share Sr. High - Bring dessert to share  Parents are invited to stay for this event for a special meeting about what to expect this for Youth Group.  RSVP ASAP to Miss Grace 661-406-4938 (text ok) or cgrace@calvaryslz.org Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Dough - Delivery on Tuesday, 11/20 Pick up your cookie dough when you pick up your child.  Calvary is unable to refrigerate any dough that is not picked up.  Consequently any cookie dough not picked up will be consumed by the staff with a spoon.  (Just kidding--but seriously, you really, really need to pick it up on Tuesday; we can't store it for it.)   Don't forget - Dining for Dollars   at Famous Dave's Pit Bar-B-Que  on Tues. Nov. 19th 790 W. Winton Ave. Hayward 94545 4pm - 9pm Bring the flyer--click on the link--or pick one up from the office and give it to your server, and our school receives up to 20% back. Famous Dave's Flyer - Nov 2013   Rolling in the Dough with Otis The students who qualified for the "Rolling in the Dough" level in the Otis Spunkmeyer fundraiser will be able to do just that.  Join us for Chapel on Wed., November 20th (8:40am) to see our winners get covered in tape and roll in money--what sticks, they keep!  Thank you to everyone for participating in this fundraiser!    Calvary Logo T-Shirts & Sweatshirts for Sale Wed., Nov. 20th @ 8:15 Calvary will be selling its back stock of logo tees and sweatshirts in the Courtyard.  Prices will be posted and sizes will be limited to stock on hand.  Stop by before Chapel and check out the merchandise.    Calvary also has gently used tees, polos, pants, skirts and some sweatshirts in the Gently Used Uniform Closet for free and everyone is welcome to browse it anytime. Bethlehem Express - Allllll  Abooooooooaaard! Calvary's Christmas Program this year will be the Bethlehem Express and it is fast-approaching.     To help make this evening magical, we need donations or to borrow the following items.  Be sure to write your name on it if you need it returned to you.  White Christmas Lights  (need by 11/30)  A real Christmas Tree  (need by 12/14) Be sure to mark your calendar for Dec. 18th and catch one of 4 'trains' that evening!  1st train departs @ 6pm; last train departs @ 7:15pm. There will be crafts, carols, refreshments and the Christmas Story. Scrip Gift Cards for the Holidays Why wait in lines? Stop by the office to browse our selection of gift cards for gift-giving (and keeping).  We carry many local retailers and restaurants in-house, and we have an 8-page directory of merchants, restaurants and services (across the U.S.) from which you can special order (can take 2 wks to arrive).   If you buy a $25 Starbucks gift card, you receive a $25 Starbucks gift card, and Starbucks will donate a percentage back to the school.  If you buy your gift cards from us, you lose the line, and our students gain a little profit.  :) SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS TO THE YEARBOOK! Yearbook needs your photos from activities such as fieldtrips, volleyball, outdoor education, etc. Here's how to submit them:   Go to Calvary's website "www.calvaryslz.org" then click "Share your Photos" (bottom, center)    OR   Send email to Doug Henry (dhenry@calvaryslz.org) with information on how to access them from your photosite.   OR   Fill out the Yearbook Photo Submission form and bring your medium (disk, memory card, photos, etc) to your child's teacher.   Thank you for your photos! The Yearbook Crew    Yearbook Submission Form

CPA Meeting Agenda - take two

CPA Meeting Agenda for tonight                                                             Calvary Lutheran School Cougar Parent Association (CPA)  November 5, 2012; 6:00 p.m.    AGENDA   I.                    Introduction   a.                  Chair - Tessa Hicks b.                  Co-Chair - OPEN c.                   Secretary - OPEN d.                  Treasurer - Michelle Justice e.                  Hot Lunch Program - OPEN   II.                  CPA Orientation   a.                  Budget   III.                Fundraisers   a.                  Famous Dave's (November 19th)   IV.                Auction (March 29, 2014)   a.                  Bonnie Sharp b.                  Spaghetti Feed   V.                  Next Meeting:  January 2013

The Cougar's Roar - 11/1/13

November 1, 2013 The Cougar's Roar In This Issue Calendar Band Highlights Parade & Game Memories Teacher Feature CPA Donations Bethlehem Express Calvary's Creepy Crawlies Can Collections Greetings! Be sure to set back your clocks Saturday night for Daylight Savings Time.  We get our hour back!  Take a moment to check out Calvary in the news in the articles below. Calvary Calendar November 3 - Daylight Savings Time Ends - Set your clock back 1 hour 3 - Church 9am - "How Strong Do You Stand?" Exo. 32:1-3, Children's Sunday School and Adults Bible Studies follow service (10:15am) 4 - Boys' Basketball - CLS @ Redeemer LS @ 3:30pm 5 - Cougar Parent Association (CPA) Meeting 6pm (Parish Hall) 7 - Boys' Basketball - Prince Of Peace @ CLS (@ POP) 3:30pm 10 - Church Service 9am 3rd-8th Choir Singing 11 - Veteran's Day - No School (No Calvary Club) 12 - Boys' Basketball - CLS @ Grace LS @ 4pm 14 - Boys' Basketball - Our Savior LS @ CLS 3:30pm 16 - 4th-6th Grade Boys' Basketball Tournament (Note Date Change) 17 - Jr & Sr High Youth Group BBQ Kick Off (2-4pm) 18 - Fall Picture Retake 18 - Boys' Basketball - CLS @ St John @ 3:30pm 19 - Dining for Dollars - Famous Dave's! 25-29 Thanksgiving Break 28 - Thanksgiving Day Band & Choir Highlights We now have 13 students in Band! The Band played in Chapel on Oct. 30th.  It was our first performance and it was so exciting! There was a Band Parents' Meeting at 6pm on Oct. 30th.  We discussed upcoming events and other important band items. Band shirts need to be ordered now!  Please take all orders into the office and give them to Cindy. The 3rd - 8th Choir will sing Sunday, Nov. 10th in the church service.  Please be here at 8:45am.  There are 2 flyers going home with specific instructions. Blessings, Mrs. Liston    Halloween Parade & Extravaganza    Making Memories We had a great turn out for the Parade this year and our students proudly carried 2 banners made by Lifetouch in the Parade. One of our church members, Phil Glock, drove his 1931 Ford in the Parade to the delight of all. At the Extravaganza, many children came to play our bean bag game, get candy and hear a little bit about our school and the upcoming Bethlehem Express this December (see article listed in newsletter). This week's Teacher Feature is...      Mrs. Chrystle Vincent Mrs. Vincent is the Preschool Director of our Pre-Kindergarten and Preschool classes. She graduated from San Diego State with a B.A. in Comparative Literature and minored in Art.  After the birth of her first child she obtained an A.A. in Early Childhood and taught in the Bay Area. She was then asked to become the Director of the Preschool program at Calvary. Shealsotaught 7th and 8th grade Literature, English, Art and P.E. for many years at Calvary in the afternoon and taught Preschool in the mornings. She then started and taught the 6th, 7th and 8th grade Spanish program. Mrs. Vincent now enjoys directing and teaching the students in her  Pre-K and Preschool programs as well as acting as a mentor for some of our teachers. Mrs. Vincent grew up in South America where her American parents had relocated after her Father retired from the Air force. She moved to La Jolla, CA with her family when she was 17. She loves living in the States though she does miss South America. She adores spending time with her family and friends outdoors hiking, riding, boating and canoeing. She also loves to read, do "art" and garden with her not so helpful, silly, big dogs. She feels very blessed to be able to teach the 3 Rs as well as the 3 Ls (Learning, Laughing and Loving with Jesus) at Calvary. Cougar Parent Association (CPA) Donations to School The CPA has donated $1305 to classes to help defuse the cost class field trips. They have donated $509.62 to replace Emergency Supply Kits in the event of a disaster. They used $9110 for technology upgrades and specifically Kindle Fires for classroom use. Thank you to our CPA Board--Tessa Hicks, Michelle Justice and Karla Regnier (Fundraiser Coordinator).  Just a reminder that there is a CPA Meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 5th @ 6pm in the Parish Hall.  All parents are invited and will earn a PPP hour for attending, and child care is provided. Bethlehem Express - Allllll  Abooooooooaaard! Calvary's Christmas Program this year will be the Bethlehem Express and it will be awesome!  Dec. 4th - Advent Service - Nativity Message presented by Preschool - 2nd   Dec. 11th - Music Service - presented by 3rd - 8th Calvary's Choir,  Band and Bell Choirs   Dec. 18th - Bethlehem Express! Be sure to catch one of 4 'trains!'    We need donations or to borrow the following items.  Be sure to write your name on it so we can return it to you. White Christmas Lights Extensions Cords Large Outdoor Nativity Scene Solar Lawn or Path Lights   Roll of Red Table Cloth Cans of Real Whipping Cream Mini Marshmellows   If you would like to volunteer, we need:  Carolers Parking Lot Attendants Calvary's Creepy Crawlies Make the Paper, er...Compost Miss Grace's 3rd-4th Grade Class made the San Leandro Times last week when one of the writers came out to do a story on the worm compost bins that the class has been tending.  The worm bins were donated 2 years ago by student Elizabeth Swan's father, Robert, who owns Red Earth Worms.  The worms give the class the opportunity to learn about using and managing the earth's resources, taking food scraps, paper and other waste items and using worms to turn it into compost. The class enjoys bringing in scraps and paper to feed the worms, but the one thing they don't enjoy is the smell!  :) Walk for Cans Thank you to all the volunteers who helped with Walk for Cans.          Now through Nov. 15th bring your collected donations to your child's classroom.   Although Pre-School did not walk, they will be collecting donations in their classroom.   The class with the most donations will receive FREE DRESS.

Calvary Lutheran Reminder

Reminder from Calvary Lutheran Church & School November, 2013 Dear Doug, Day Light Savings time is here again so don't forget to turn back your clocks this weekend.   Calvary Lutheran Church & School 17200 Via Magdalena San Lorenzo, California 94580 510-278-2598