Zion Lutheran School January 7, 2022
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Zion Lutheran School
January 7, 2022
Our Mission: At Zion Lutheran School, God's love works in and through His people. In a nurturing environment and
through academic excellence, children grow in their love of learning and in their love of Jesus.
Message from Mrs. Koch…
Happy New Year! I hope everyone’s first week back was great! We are going to “hit the
ground running” here in January! We have a lot going on so make sure to read carefully.
I wanted to make sure to call your attention to the last week in January. Our school and
Lutheran Schools across the country will be celebrating National Lutheran Schools’ Week! We
do this every year and it’s always a fun-filled week! Be watching next week for an email from
me with details about the week’s fun but just to name a few things- we will have a Scholastic
Book Fair that week, Preschool is having a Pool Party one day and “Donuts with Dads another,
Elementary will have a virtual visit from “NED’s Mindful Mission” and will also get to see a Fire
and Ice Science Show on Friday! All of this to celebrate our school that we love! Watch for
details soon!
As part of National Lutheran Schools’ week our Kindergarten through Eighth Grade
students will be singing in church the weekend of January 22-23. Here is the sign up to select
which service your child will sing in https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044FADA62DABF85-
national. The service times are Saturday night at 6pm and Sunday morning at 8:15am and
10:45am. The deadline to sign up for a service time is January 16th. At that point students will
be assigned a service to sing in.
Thank you for all that you do to make our school special. We love having your children
here everyday and the role we get to play in their lives!
“Doing all things in LOVE”,
Mrs. Koch
Interim Principal, ZLS
skoch@zionbethalto.orgSchool News Upcoming Important Dates: ● Tuesday, January 11th - K-8 Early Dismissal 1:45 is CANCELED ● Friday, January 14th and Monday, January 17th - No School Preschool thru 8th Grade K-8 Report Cards: Second quarter report cards will be sent home on Thursday, January 13th in your child’s weekly communicator. K-2 & 8 vision and K-3 Hearing Screenings, required by the state of Illinois, will be conducted by Mrs. Balsters on Tuesday, January 11 and Wednesday, January 12. Re-screening, for those qualifying, will take place the following week. Assume that “no news is good news” and if needed, you will receive information via mail. Also, remember that this is a screening and your child’s health care professionals are still the best to see if you have a concern. Vision screening is not a substitute for a complete eye and vision evaluation by an eye doctor. Your child is not required to undergo the vision screening if an optometrist or ophthalmologist has completed and signed a report indicating that an examination has been administered within the previous 12 months. 2022-2023 K-8 Tuition Assistance: LESA (Lutheran Elementary School Association) provides tuition assistance to families who struggle with the cost of Lutheran elementary school tuition (K- 8th only). Applications will be available to submit online beginning January 1st on the FACTS website: https://online.factsmgt.com/ga/inst-application/inst/4FG82. The deadline to submit the application is April 1, 2022, with the required documentation submitted by April 10, 2022. Schools and families will be notified via email of award determinations from LESA on May 26, 2022. Payment of a $35 per family, non-refundable application fee is required at the end of the application process to complete and submit the application. See attached flier. (Please note: Zion Lutheran School will use the information submitted in your FACTS application for tuition assistance thru the school so you will only need to apply one time to be considered for both the LESA Scholarship and other Zion Tuition Assistance. You must apply for the LESA Scholarship first in order to be considered for assistance from Zion Lutheran School.) The Kids Heart Challenge is coming soon! This is our major service project during Lutheran Schools Week, January 24-28. Fundraising packets and information are coming home TODAY with all students in grades K-8. This year you don’t want to miss going on a road trip with the Heart Heroes! Check out the fun mile markers we have planned for the fundraising levels this year! Packets are due back on January 27th, which is the day of the event. Students in grades K-5 participate in Jump Rope for Heart while students in grades 6-8 participate in Hoops for Heart. All the students need to turn in a permission slip and raise $5 in order to participate. Zion has raised over $100,000 over the years we have participated. Thank you for your support of the American Heart Association. See attached flyer for more details. Chapel Offerings: During the months of January and February we will be collecting items to make “homeless care kits”. We are collecting hand towels, bar soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, travel shampoo/conditioner, sturdy combs, and nail clippers as well as monetary donations. So far we have collected $12.90 in chapel offerings. JEANS DAYS ARE BACK AND BETTER! During the months of January and February students can pay $1 to wear jeans. New this year- students may also pay $5 to have a “Free
Dress Day”. All money collected will go towards our chapel offerings for the months of
January and February to help with “homeless care kits”.
K-8 Group Picture Day: Wednesday, February 9th group pictures will be taken for the
yearbook. Please bring your basketball uniforms and Student Council shirts.
Give Back to Schools: Office Depot and Office Max are giving schools 5% back in credits for
FREE supplies when a purchase is made of qualifying school supplies. When placing an order
online, provide Zion Lutheran School’s ID 70030289. When shopping in a store, provide our
school’s name and ID to the associate. Once our school has earned $10 in credits within the
quarter, we will receive a merchandise certificate to purchase supplies!
Scrip News
Tuition Profit: Grade school and Preschool parents earned $1497.61 towards their tuition by
participating in the scrip program 1st semester! Profit earned from purchasing scrip August 1st
thru December 17th, will be applied towards the January tuition payments. If your tuition is paid
for the year, it will continue to accumulate and be deducted from next year’s tuition. We are
very excited about the 100% profit going towards the tuition account. If you haven’t used scrip
yet, it’s not too late to start earning towards your May tuition payment.
Kohls Scrip Cards: Did you know that you can use Kohls scrip to make an in-store payment
on your Kohls charge account? For every $100’s purchased, $4.00 will go towards your tuition.
Preschool Spotlight
Notes from Mrs. Koch- As I mentioned above- National Lutheran Schools’ Week is coming up.
Preschool will be doing a lot of fun things! Here is our plan for the week! NLSW In ALL Things
Preschool
Facebook Group: Join our Preschool Facebook group.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1960782010741378
Preschool Christmas Program: https://youtu.be/U0lYeoStBOg One last time in case you
missed it!
Donuts with Dads: Our annual Donuts with Dad will be held on January 27. Schedule:
3yr old- 9:00-10:00; 4yr olds 10:00-11:00 Dad’s (or another special guy) plan to come
and spend an hour at school with your child playing and eating donuts! Our Book Fair
will also be open for shopping. *Remember this is for ALL preschoolers even if it isn’t
their school day. Dads (or another special guy) can just bring their child only for the
event if it’s not their school day. Meet us in the sanctuary in the church building!Zion Lutheran Church Spotlight
Bible in a Year Podcast:
Check out our weekly podcast! Available wherever you stream podcasts, and on our
website www.ZionBethalto.org
Reading list & more info available here.
Beginning in February, we will offer a monthly family get-together! More details coming soon
(babysitting will be provided).
Join us throughout the year as we study God's Word together!
YOUTH GROUPS:
Faith Finders (Grades 3-5):
Wed, Jan 19, 5:00-6:30pm. Devotion, games, and PIZZA! Meet in the youth room (Enter at
door 3)
Text @ZionFF to 81010 for text updates.
Jr High (Grades 6-8):
Friday, Jan 7 - 4:00-6:30pm. Meet in the youth room for pizza, a scavenger hunt, and other
fun games! (Enter at door 3)
Text @ZionJH to 81010 for text updates.
For more information or questions about Zion's Youth Groups contact DCE Kristen at
kwyzard@zionbethalto.org
Worship & Bible Studies:
Weekend Services - Saturdays - Traditional Service, 6:00 pm
Sundays - Traditional Service, 8:15 am*; Contemporary Service, 10:45 am*
Bible Study & Sunday School for all ages Sundays, 9:30-10:30 am.
*Streamed to our YouTube channel
PTL Spotlight
SPONSORED FAMILIES CHRISTMAS GIFTS – Thank you to the Zion families for sponsoring local
families for Christmas. What an incredible gift all are to our community.
ZLS PTL GOLF TOURNAMENT & SILENT AUCTION DINNER – SAVE THE DATE 4/23/22 Our website is
live! https://zionbethaltoptl.wixsite.com/website – This event will be our PTL’s primary fundraiser.
We are looking for volunteers to join the Fundraiser Committee, Participants, Sponsors and Donors.
So many ways to have fun and get involved. More information to come! The Fundraising Committee
will meet the first Tuesday of every month at 7pm. If you’d like to be a part of the planning please
email us at ZionBethaltoPTL@gmail.com
SHOP WITH SCRIP – Scrip makes a great gift for our teachers! Consider ordering a Teachers Choice.
TEACHER APPRECIATION MEALS – Zion Parents: Zion Appreciation Meals (signupgenius.com) We arestill in need of a few meals in 2022. In addition to the meals we will be adding 2 slots each meal for
parents to volunteer to help at lunch time and allow the teachers to enjoy the meals. If you are
interested in helping with lunch please let us know.
Zion Athletic Program
For Full Sports Schedules go to www.zlsbethalto.org.
If you have any questions regarding Zion’s Athletic Programs, please contact our Athletic
Director, Bruce Knosher (athleticdirector@zionbethalto.org).
**Please remember masks are required inside school buildings. This includes sporting events.
Thank you for cooperating!
Activities Schedule/Lunch Menu
Jan 8 -Saturday:
● Girls Basketball Practice 9-10am
Jan 9 -Sunday:
● Sunday School 9:30-10:30
Jan 10 -Monday:
● Basketball Practice: Boys D 5:30-7, Boys A 7-8
● Girls Basketball Game @ Unity C-6:00, A-7:00
● Jr. Robotics-Hoxsey 4:00-5:00
Jan 11 -Tuesday:
● Boys Basketball Game @ Edwardsville D-6:00, A-7:00
● Girls game has been cancelled.
Jan 12 -Wednesday:
● Basketball Practice: Boys D 5:30-7, Boys A 7-8
Jan 13 -Thursday:
● Basketball Practice: Girls C 3-4:30, Girls A 7:30-8:30
● Jr. Robotics-Scheffel 3:00-4:00
● Boys C Basketball Prairietown Tournament
Jan 14 -Friday:
● NO SCHOOL
● Boys C Basketball Prairietown Tournament
Jan 15 -Saturday:
● Boys C Basketball Prairietown Tournament
● Boys A Practice 10-11:30
Jan 16 -Sunday:
● Sunday School 9:30-10:30
● Junior High Night (6th-8th) 4-6pm
Pre-Order School Lunches: To order lunches/milks, go to www.zlsbethalto.org, click on
'FACTS Family Portal for Current Families'. (You may also go directly to www.FACTSmgt.com)
Click on Parent Log In (Zion's District Code is ZL-IL). Enter your username and password.From your Family Portal, click on Student, then Lunch. Click on Create Web Order. From this
page click on the Student's Name, click on the lunch item you would like to order for that day.
Continue ordering for additional days and then click on ‘SUBMIT Order’ and then ‘SUBMIT &
PAY’ if you order individual milk. If you see the options for that day on the calendar in the
Family Portal, those are the days available for pre-ordering. DEADLINE TO ORDER FOR THE
FOLLOWING WEEK IS THURSDAY AT NOON.
Please Note: After you click Submit and Pay, the lunch items ordered on the calendar will be in
BLUE. If they are in RED and you are sure you hit Submit and Pay, please contact the school
office. This means there was a problem in the system and the school will not know to order
your child a lunch.
Deadline has passed
Jan 10-Monday: Chicken Nuggets w/ BBQ Sauce, Roll, Peas, Fruit
Jan 11-Tuesday: Cheese Pizza, Spinach Salad, Fruit, Cookie
Jan 12-Wednesday: Chicken Fajita, Lettuce & Cheese, Baby carrots w/ Ranch, Fruit
Jan 13-Thursday: Spaghetti, Breadstick, Green Beans, Fruit
Jan 14-Friday: NO SCHOOL
Deadline to order is Thursday, January 13th
Jan 17-Monday: NO SCHOOL
Jan 18-Tuesday: Chicken Noodle Soup, Grilled Cheese, Celery Sticks, Fruit
Jan 19-Wednesday: Toasted Ravioli w/ Marinara Sauce, Sweet Potato Tots, Fruit
Jan 20-Thursday: Nachos with meat & cheese, Salsa & Sour Cream, Corn, Fruit
Jan 21-Friday: Chicken Patty on Bun, Baked Lays, Peas, Fruit
Deadline to order is Thursday, January 20th
Jan 24-Monday: Chili, Goldfish Crackers, Celery Sticks, Fruit
Jan 25-Tuesday: Cheeseburger or Hamburger, French Fries, Cherry Tomatoes, Fruit
Jan 26-Wednesday: Fish Sticks, Baked Beans, Fruit, Ice Cream Cup
Jan 27-Thursday: Chicken Strips, Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy, Corn, Fruit
Jan 28-Friday: Corn Dog, Broccoli & Cheese, Fruit
Deadline to order is Thursday, January 27th
Jan 31-Monday: Meatball Sub, Green Beans, Fruit
All lunches must be preordered by Thursday at 12 Noon the week prior!
A yogurt plate (yogurt, granola topping, cheese stick) is available in place of the entrée.
Fruit and vegetables are included with the yogurt plate.
Hot lunches are free and include milk.
If your child brings their lunch and does not bring a drink, milks are $.35 and
must be pre-ordered thru your FACTS Family Portal.
Students may also order additional milks.You can also read
