Friday, December 18, 2015

News & Events (Fri., December 18, 2015)



  
 
CALVARY LUTHERAN SCHOOL
   
Christmas Stocking
 
NEWS & EVENTS
Friday, December 18, 2015

 

 
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 will 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.
 
                                                         
Calvary Lutheran Church & School Christmas Schedule  Christmas balls
 
The Church and School Offices will be closed for the next two weeks during the Christmas break (Dec. 21, 2015 - Jan. 1, 2016).

Please leave a voice message on the answering machine and someone will be checking on it periodically the next two weeks.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! 
 
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Important Information regarding Calvary Club

Calvary Club will be closed for the next two weeks during the Christmas break (Dec. 21, 2015 - Jan. 1, 2016), due to a lack of interest.

Calvary Club will resume on Monday, January 4, 2016, 7:00 a.m.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! 
                                     
 
  
Tax Deductions Year-end (2015) 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, 2015. Gifts of any size are greatly appreciated.
 
Most contributions to Calvary Lutheran are check and/or cash gifts, entitling you to a tax benefits through itemized deductions.  Please make your checks payable to Calvary Lutheran.  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.
  
 
Just a reminder                 IMPORTANT NOTES & REMINDERS     
  
HOT LUNCH:  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.

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. 

NOTE:  With all the Christmas parties that are to take place, please remember any candies or treats that you bring to school must be nut free.  Please check with your child's classroom teacher.  Thank You!

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.


 
Thermometer       Sick Child      Sick Boy     Child Vomiting
 
 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.
  
 
Washing Hands
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.

    
  
GIFT CARDS!
 
Purchase your gifts cards through Calvary and everyone wins!
 
Gift Card Display    
 
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 hassel 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!
 
 
 
Calvary Calendar
(mark your calendars)
Calendar

DECEMBER 2015

18 - Half-Day (11:30 a.m. dismissal).  Calvary Club is Open
21-31 - Christmas Break  (No School.  Church, School Office and Calvary Club - Closed)
25 - Christmas Day "Happy Birthday Jesus!"
31 - New Year's Eve  (No School; No Calvary Club)

JANUARY 2016

1 - New Year's Day (No School, Church, School Office and Calvary Club - Closed)
4 - School Resumes (Calvary Club Open, 7:00 a.m.)
10 - Kindergarten - Partner's In Worship (9 am)
15 - Quarter 2 Ends - Teacher's In-Service.  Half-Day (Calvary Club Open)
18 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School, No Calvary Club, Offices Closed)
24-30 - National Lutheran Schools - Spirit Week
30 - Campus Beautification (9:00 a.m. - 12 noon)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

* 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)



   
Yearbook!   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 school pictures!!  camera
 
Select up to 10 images or more for each upload.  Photos may be of your child's field trips, classroom photos, special projects in the classroom or on the playground.   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.

To upload your photos, please go to Calvary website www.calvaryslz.org and click on "share your photo" at the bottom of the page and follow instructions.  Another option is to send your photos to Jean Mussack.

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.

 
 
ENROLLMENT IS ONGOING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR!   Enrollment Pencil
 
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.

Re-Enrollment packets will be coming out after the first of the year.

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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              PARKING LOT SAFETY RULES 
         
                 Please do not enter the school ground from Via Magdalena.
This is designated as an Exit Only!
 
  PLEASE SLOW DOWN!   
  • 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!

    
 
SCHOOL FORMS: 
 
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.. 
 
Parent's RenWeb Instructions:   Parent RenWeb Instructions
  
Change of Address and/or Emergency Form: Address Change and/or Emergency Form

   
 
"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: 
The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, 
and will call him Immanuel."   
(Isaiah 7:14 - NIV)
 
 Bible and Glasses   
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
School:  (510) 278-2598*
Calvary Club:  (510) 278-7688
www.calvaryslz.org 

Shepherding Hearts ~ Sharpening Minds ~ Shaping Lives
    

Monday, December 14, 2015

Calvary Lutheran School ~ Special Announcement



  
 
CALVARY LUTHERAN SCHOOL
Christmas balls

Special Announcement 
Dec. 14, 2015

 

 
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 will 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.
 
 
IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL CALVARY FAMILIES AND FRIENDS
 
 
Monday, December 14
 
     When a crisis occurs within a family that is when the entire family unit comes together to support those they love.  Mrs. Karla Regnier and Mrs. Nancy Schibler, administrative assistants to Pastor Smith and Dr. Chivalette have encountered a serious crisis in both of their lives over the past week.  Mrs. Regnier suffered a heart attack last week and is presently stable as she recovers at home.  She is expected to return in the next week or so.  Mrs. Schibler's husband, Mike, suffered a stroke this past weekend and is in the ICU Neuro division of the hospital.  Both of these ladies are invaluable to our church and school.  Both work long hours seeking to serve our families and students at Calvary Lutheran School.  Our combined prayers on behalf of both of these incredible ladies are vital at this time.  Please join us in holding both of them up before the Lord (James 5:15).
 
     As a family, it is an opportunity to help the Schibler's at this time of the year.  Mike Schibler is in critical condition and is expected to be in rehabilitation anywhere from six months to one year recovering from his stroke.  I would like to ask each Calvary Lutheran School family to contribute, as you feel led, to a special "Angel Box" which will help the Schibler family over the course of the Christmas holiday season into the 2016 New Year.  Please make all contributions out to Calvary Lutheran School designated for the Schibler family at the bottom of the check. 
 
     We sincerely wish each of you a blessed Christmas Holiday and are grateful for the opportunity of serving the Lord and your children at Calvary Lutheran School. 
 
In His Grace,
 
 
Dr. Michael Hemme Chivalette, Superintendent
Pastor Kelly Smith, Senior Pastor 

  
                          
School Office CLOSED during the Christmas Break
    
You may leave a Telephone message.  The system will be checked daily.

                          
Calvary Club 

Calvary Club will be closed beginning Monday, December 28th due to a lack of response.  

Calvary Club will resume being open Monday, January 4, 2016 at 7:00 a.m.
                                 
 
Calvary Calendar
(mark your calendars)
Calendar

DECEMBER 2015

18 - Half-Day (11:30 a.m. dismissal).  Calvary Club is Open
21-31 - Christmas Break  (No School)
21-23 and 28-30 - School Office open half-day
24 - 7pm Christmas Eve Service
25 - 10am - Christmas Day "Happy Birthday Jesus!"
31 - 7pm - New Year's Eve Service  (No School; No Calvary Club)

JANUARY 2016

1 - New Year's Day (No School, No Calvary Club)
4 - School Resumes
10 - Kindergarten - Partner's In Worship (9 am)
15 - Quarter 2 Ends - Teacher's In-Service.  Half-Day (Calvary Club Open)
18 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No School, No Calvary Club, Offices Closed)
24-30 - National Lutheran Schools - Spirit Week
30 - Campus Beautification (9:00 a.m. - 12 noon)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

* 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)



 
"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: 
The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, 
and will call him Immanuel."   
(Isaiah 7:14 - NIV)
 
 Bible and Glasses   
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
School:  (510) 278-2598*
Calvary Club:  (510) 278-7688
www.calvaryslz.org 

Shepherding Hearts ~ Sharpening Minds ~ Shaping Lives
    

Christmas Break Information



CHRISTMAS BREAK:  IMPORTANT INFORMATION
 
Dear CLS Families and Friends,
     Merry Christmas to all of our CLS family and friends!  Christmas is indeed the most blessed time of the year.  We have the opportunity to enjoy family and friends, and most importantly, remember that the very essence of God, the Lord Jesus Christ came in the form of a tiny baby who would fulfill all Old Testament prophecy regarding the Messiah.  Yes, this same tiny baby would live a sinless and perfect life in order to fulfill the righteous demands of His Father.  Through his death and the shedding of His blood redemption is offered to all who place their faith in Him as Savior and Lord.  But wait, the rest of the story includes the promise of eternal life for all who have personally placed their trust in Jesus.
 
Three days later following His death, He arose conquering death once and for all.  Yes, Christmas is all about Jesus, the Lamb of God who taketh away the sin of the world.  Let us rejoice and praise God for the greatest gift of all!
 
      In light of the circumstances surrounding Mrs. Schibler's family, the school office will be closed over the course of the Christmas break.  Parents needing information may feel free to leave a voice message on the main office phone which will be checked periodically during this time. 
 
     The 2016-2017 registration information will soon be forwarded to all current CLS families seeking to enroll in January.  The "locked-in date" has been moved to Friday, February 5th.  All current families registering their children no later than February 5th will receive the locked-in rate begun last year.
  • Grades K-5 will be separate, self-contained classes in 2016-2017
  • Middle school will be comprised of grades 6-8 in 2016-2017
     Do not forget "The Bethlehem Express" will be held on Wednesday, December 16 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.  Invite family and friends and enjoy our student choir and "Living Nativity" as they perform.
 
In His Grace,
 
Dr. Michael Hemme Chivalette, Superintendent