CRUSADER CHRONICLE Volume 16, Issue 4 St. John’s Ev. Lutheran School – Wauwatosa September 15, 2016

St. John’s Mission Statement: We exist to prepare our children for a lifelong relationship with Christ, proclaim the gospel message, and provide excellence in education in order to equip students for life and eternity.

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S SCHOOL September 15-25, 2016

9/15 Th Handbells w/Mrs. Handeland

Piano w/Mrs. Bortulin

VB @Tosa 4:30 (B1) 5:30 (A)

VB @ St. Phillips 4:30 (B2)

Happy Birthday Mrs. Taylor!

9/16 Fri 1:00 K5 to WAC

Grade 1-3 to Tosa Library

4:15 PM Soccer at St. Marcus

9/17 Sat 5:30 Worship w/ communion

7:00 Worship in Chinese

9/18 Sun 8 & 10:30 Worship w/ communion

Jr. Choir 8:00 and 10:30

9:15 Sunday School and Bible Class

11:30 Long Range Plan presentation

9/19 Mon Piano w/ Mrs. Horton

Happy Birthday Mrs. Schmidt!

6:30 Long Range Plan presentation

9/20 Tue Piano w/ Mrs. Horton

Guitar w/ Mr. Krellwitz

Soccer @ Garden Homes 4:15

VB @ Franklin 4:30 (B1) 5:30 (A)

VB @ St. Lucas 4:30 (B2)

6:30-8pm LGP

9/21 Wed 8:15 Children’s Chapel

8:15 RIBS

Piano w/ Mrs. Bortulin

Mukwonago CC meet

9/22 Th Handbells w/ Mrs. Handeland

Piano w/ Mrs. Bortulin

VB @ Star 4:30 (B1) 5:30 (A)

VB @ St. Marcus 4:30 (B2)

Happy Birthday Mrs. Leslie Campbell!

9/23 Fr Mid-Term Ends

Soccer 4:15 @ Mt. Calvary

9/24 Sat 5:30 Worship

7:00 Worship in Chinese

Tosa VB (A) Invitational

Christ Big Bend VB Invitational (B2)

9/25 Sun 8 & 10:30 Worship

9:15 Sunday School & Bible Class

6:30 Long Range Plan presentation

From the Principal’s Desk

Thank you to all those who helped with putting

away the chairs and stage from Unity Sunday!

Many hands, light work!

Have you heard about building new school

classrooms? Here are three opportunities for you

to hear and react to what is presented. Be part of

the process! Please include your opinions on this

issue for the consideration of the committees that

are putting together a plan for this process. Here

are the dates and times: September 18th at

11:30; the 19th or 25th at 6:30. These Listening

Sessions will present current information about

our needs but the plans are developmental. We

expect that these plans will take an extra

commitment from our members so we want to

make sure your ideas are part of the plan.

Our sports programs are in full swing now.

Cross Country, Soccer and Volleyball are all

enjoying competition with area WELS Lutheran

schools. Our teams are having great success this

year. Congratulations students! Check out the

later articles on individual results and team

success!

Field trip season is starting. Please remember

this year chaperones need to have completed a

background check before accompanying a class.

This is not a difficult or time consuming process

but we do need your permission before we request

the check. The application form is available on

the website (sjtosa.org-our school- parent

resources – school volunteer application). The

check takes a few minutes. The car insurance

information is only necessary if you plan to drive

for a field trip.

~Mr. Uecker~

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Crusader Spirit Wear Orders have arrived! For those who order Crusader Spirit Wear, the orders are available in the school office area. Since we know that some of these orders may include gifts, orders will not be sent home with students unless you contact the school office with permission to do so.

…….Go Crusaders…..

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St. John’s News & Notes

Thank You

Thank you to all the children for the beautiful job they did glorying God through song and enhancing our Unity Sunday worship service! The children did not just sing words and notes, they sang God's Word from their hearts! To God be all glory and praise!

Jr. Choir Singing

The Jr. Choir will sing for both the 8:00 and 10:30 AM services this Sunday, September 18. Please meet in the church basement by 7:45 AM to warm up. The students may leave after they sing in the 10:30 AM service. May the Lord bless our singing to His Glory! In Christ,

Miss Treder

St. John's Fall Festival

1:00 – 4:00pm Sunday, October 9th

St. John’s School

Good food, home-made root beer, crafts, games,

sheepshead, polkas and lots of fun will be had!

Bring your family and friends

to enjoy this special afternoon!

This Week’s Scripture Readings

The scripture readings for this week’s services

are:

The First Lesson: Genesis 14:8-24

Psalm: Psalm 38 The Second Lesson: 1 Timothy 6:6-16

The Gospel Lesson: Luke 16:1-13

Sermon theme: Faithful use of possessions

Usher Assistants SUNDAY SERVICES

8:00 AM 10:30 AM

September 18

Chloe Campbell Olivia Close

Alyssa Ebeling Silas Ebeling

September 25

Bryce Pagel Keegan Pagel

Collin Doan Noah Fritz

October 2

Maddie Westfahl Livie Westfahl

Kenzie Schmidt Gaby Verduzco

Parents’ Preview The Parents’ Preview highlights an aspect of next week’s service: a liturgical song, a Psalm refrain, or a hymn stanza. Our hope and prayer is that parents will teach this portion of the service to their children at home during the week so that children can participate more fully in the worship service.

Parents’ Preview for September 25

“I Love to Tell the Story” refrain

(Christian Worship 562)

Parents Crosslink Linking parents to one another and the cross Attached you will find the Autumn 2016 edition of Parents’ Crosslink which is put out by Northwestern Publishing House.

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Our mission envelopes brought in $55.94

this past week, bringing our total to

$482.60. Remember to bring your envelopes

on Sunday!

Thank you to all who brought in donations

for the Food Pantry. That project will

continue, featuring Miss Treder’s Grade 3

class for October 2. The collection box will

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Volleyball Bake Sale to Benefit “Kathy’s House” and Lighthouse Youth Center.

Our annual Volleyball Bake Sale is Friday, September 23rd. Don’t forget to send a $1.00 to school on the 24th to purchase a sweet treat from the Lady Crusaders. The volleyball teams are making good things happen both on the court and in our communities. Next week the girls will be doing a bake sale at the lunch periods for students to buy a $1.00 treat. The proceeds will go to purchase items needed to make meals for two community service projects. The B teams will be making and serving a meal at Kathy's House. This organization provides meals and temporary housing for families who have loved ones staying at Froedtert Hospital. The A team will be making and serving a meal at Lighthouse Youth Center. This ministry provides meals and a safe environment for urban kids during after-school hours. Coach Buske's husband, Pastor Jim Buske, is the director of this ministry. Please help us purchase food for this meals by participating in our bake sale NEXT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd. Thank you!! Look for follow up articles about the girls’ experience.

~Coach Leyrer, Coach Treichel,

Coach Buske and Coach Schneiker

Women’s Bible study (“RIBS”): Led by women, for women, whether you have never attended a Bible study or are just looking for something a little different, our fall study is just what you are craving. Living a Chocolate Life by Deb Burma invites us to savor God’s rich and endless supply of grace in Christ. Whether we're sampling bitter nuggets of pain or sweet morsels of joy, this study reminds us that the Holy Spirit fills us with sweet faith in our Savior – and it is only He who can truly satisfy. Join us on Wednesday mornings from 8:30 to 10:00 in the church Fellowship Hall. Fellowship begins at 8:00 and childcare is available. If you’re craving more information, contact Monica Gnat at (414) 774-6180 or monicagnat@sbcglobal.net.

Piano Lessons What a great 2nd week of lessons. The kids came back

having practiced a lot, which is great to see! If you haven't

done so at all yet, consider scheduling regular times into

each week where the kids can practice. I encouraged them

that it's much more likely to happen if they have a

planned time in their day--even if that's 10 minutes

before school or before bed. Thanks!~Mrs. Bortulin

Guitar Lessons

Tuesday guitar lessons with instructor Mr. Chris Krellwitz will generally take place in the Library or Art Room.

Violin Lessons Ms. Megan Buschkopf is offering violin lessons on Wednesdays at St. John’s. Information packets are available on the table outside the school office, or you may contact her directly at mbuschkopf@gmail.com.

Childcare News We are in search of books for our 2nd – 8th grade for before/after school care. If you have any books that would fit in this age category please consider

donating them to childcare!

ST. JOHN’S SHOE DRIVEDID YOUR CHILDREN OUTGROW THEIR

SHOES THIS SUMMER? GYM SHOES NO

LONGER FIT?

Your donated shoes will change lives in Africa! We will be collecting shoes for Soles for Jesus (Milwaukee based non-profit) during October in the church narthex and at school. All sizes and types (men's, women's, children's) accepted. Please contact Yvonne Quint at 262-790-5716 or Cindy Kuehn at 414-534-1379 with questions.

WLHS Cheer Clinic (October 14th) The WLHS Cheerleading Program is excited to once again host our fall cheerleading clinic! This clinic is open to participants in Kindergarten through 8th grade in the 2016- 2017 school year. The clinic will focus on cheerleading skill development in the areas of jumps, sidelines, cheers, gymnastics and stunts. Each participant will have the opportunity to work with the WISCO cheerleaders in order to learn new material, improve on technique and work on new skills according to her particular ability level. The deadline for registration is September 30th, 2016. See the attached registration form. If you have any additional questions, please send an e-mail to the JV Coach, Jensen Goede, at Jensen.goede@yahoo.com

Jr. Viking Club Volleyball Tryouts for Wisco’s Jr. Viking Club Volleyball are coming up on October 2nd. Please see the attached brochure/registration for more details.

Jr. Viking Athletic Programs Please click here for the latest on all of the Jr. Viking Athletic Programs Wisconsin Lutheran High School offers.

Wisco Grade School Band "Our Wisconsin Lutheran Grade School Band Program is still accepting new band students through the end of this week! This program includes private lessons at school one day a week and a group band experience Monday nights at WLHS! Don't miss out on this great opportunity to enrich your child's educational experience while immersing them in the joys of music. Contact Angela Hohenstein at Wisconsin Lutheran High School for more information and to sign your child up for band: Angela Hohenstein - Director of Grade School Band | 414-453-4567 ext. 1413 | angela.hohenstein@wlhs.org

Next to the Word of God, music deserves

the highest praise. ~Martin Luther

Crusader Athletics Go to www.sjtosaathletics.org to view updated schedules for all Crusader sports (practices, games & tournaments). Volunteers will be needed at upcoming home games and tournaments. The volunteer sign-up link is available on the Crusader Athletic Website.

Soccer News: After a tough battle on a hot and sticky afternoon, the Crusaders’ soccer team pulled off a win in overtime this past Friday. Their next match-up is against St. Marcus Friday, September 16th at 4:15. Can they become a 3-0 team? We hope so! Good luck, boys!

~Coach Rindfleisch

Volleyball News:

A-Team: After three matches the A-team girls are 3-0 with 2 added wins against St. Marcus and Siloah. The girls have been working very hard in practice on pass, set and hit combinations, and we were able to use these skills a lot in our games and put together some great plays. Come out tonight and cheer us on as well play at home against St. Jacobi. Go Lady Crusaders!

~Coach Buske and Coach Schneiker

B-Teams: The B1 team had a great first tournament at St. Jacobi last weekend. The girls won most of their pool play games sending them to the bracket play that evening. They had to defeat St. Jacobi to get into the championship. They lost their first set but fought hard to come back and win the second. We fell short in the third match losing by 3 points. It was an exciting game. Great job Crusaders! The B1 is playing at home on Tuesday against Siloah and they face St. Jacobi again on Thursday at home. This week the B2 is excited to get their season going playing their first game against Loving Shepherd on Tuesday and against St. Philips on Thursday. Good luck Crusaders!

~Coach Leyrer and Coach Treichel

Cross Country: Wow!!! What a way to start the cross country season! Our first meet was last night at Star of Bethlehem. We ended the night strong with two 1st place trophies for each of the girls teams and two 2nd place trophies for each of the boys teams. Medal winners last night also included - Annabelle Nault, Ava Collyard, Chloe Campbell, Alyssa Ebeling, Nate Close and Silas Ebeling. Congrats to all who participated. We look forward to our next meet next Wednesday!

~Coach McEvoy

Upper Grade Spelling Bee The students in grades 5-8 completed a 50 word qualifying test for the Principal’s Conference Spelling Bee. Mrs. Rindfleisch sent the results to a committee who will choose the top spellers from our conference of schools. Seventy-five spellers from each grade level will be given the opportunity to participate in a spelling bee at Wisco on the morning of October 1st. The spelling bee committee will email the list of participants to Mr. Uecker on Friday, September 23rd. Mrs. Rindfleisch will send a letter home with the students who are chosen to represent St. John’s and their Savoir.

Teen Writing Opportunities Mrs. Rindfleisch has presented two writing opportunities to her composition classes. The first one is to writing contest for students in grades 6 -8 and offered by Patriot’s Pen. The task is to write a 300-400 word essay on the theme, “The America I Believe In.” Prizes are awarded for winning entries including $5,000 and a trip to Washington, DC for the first place piece. Mrs. Rindfleisch has paper copies of the entry form in her classroom or you can read more about this opportunity at www.vfw.org/PatriotsPen. The second is a chance to become a published author for the magazine, Forward in Christ. The magazine is looking for teens to submit Christ-centered articles that will help peers or provide encouragement for other teens. Articles should be about 650 words and will be printed in a bimonthly column called Teen Talk. This is not limited to our 7th and 8th graders. So, if you have high school children that would like to submit an article, please pass the information on to them. Students can submit their stories by emailing fic@wels.net. If an article is selected and published, the author will receive the standard one-page payment of $75. Examples of past Teen Talks as well as submission forms are available online. Some students have shown an interest in these opportunities, but Mrs. R. is seeking additional support and encouragement from home. She is willing to assist in proofreading, editing, and submitting the writing pieces on behalf of the students. Please talk to Mrs. Rindfleisch if you have any questions.

Lutheran Girl Pioneers Girls in grades 1-5 are invited to join St. John’s Lutheran Girl Pioneers which generally meets from 6:30-8pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. Please watch for a letter to come home with the girls. Upcoming dates/events: September 20th (Game Night), October 4th

(Campfire & S’mores) and October 18th (Bowling).

Are you busy collecting and clipping box tops for your “favorite” teachers or classrooms?

Box Tops Classroom Challenge The classroom that collects the most Box Tops (To make it fair, it will the highest “average # box tops per student”.) from the beginning of this school year thru September 30th will win root beer floats for the class! Game on……

Gift Cards Available through St. John’s Scrip Program Scrip cards will be for sale after school Friday and again Monday. Stop by to see what we have on hand. We are also able to print on demand (Scrip Now) gift cards...going to dinner this weekend, we can print many restaurant cards including Applebee's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Chili's, Maggiano's, Olive Garden, Outback Steakhouse, The Cheesecake Factory and many, many more!!! The same is true for many stores including Target, Walmart, TJMAXX/Marshall's/Home Goods Store, The Home Depot, Lowe's, even CVS and many more! Please visit www.shopwithscrip.com for a complete listing of gift cards available to order. For additional questions and information contact scrip@sjtosa.org or visit the Scrip website at www.shopwithscrip.com. Thank you for your support!

Current Gift Card Specials The following gift cards are available currently with 20-40% of the face value going to St. John’s. You may email orders of these cards to scrip@sjtosa.org. Any orders for these specials, received by the end of the day on Wednesday, September 21st will be available for pick-up on Friday September 23rd. Boston Market ($25 cards – 20%) BUCA Italian Rest. ($25 cards – 20%) Chili’s ($25 cards -- 14% to St. John’s) Dickey’s Barbecue Pit ($25 cards – 20% to St. John’s) Fuddruckers ($25 – 20%) George Webb ($25 cards – 20% to St. John’s) Gigi’s Cupcakes ($10 cards – 40% to St. John’s) Krispy Kreme’s ($25 cards – 20%) Noodles & Company ($25 cards – 20%) Stir Crazy ($25 – 20%)

It’s not too late to start!!

St. John’s Lutheran Boy Pioneers will meet on

Saturday, September 24th for a Rocket Launch. (How

awesome is that??!!) The next regular meeting will be

Monday, October 10th at 6:30pm.

Wehr Nature Center presents...

Concessions at “Snowmobile Show” Saturday, October 15th (10am-7pm) Are you interested in getting to know a few more people from St. John's and working together for a common goal?..............St. John's will be staffing a concession stand at State Fair Park for the “Snowmobile Show” on Saturday, October 15th. (NO PREVIOUS TRAINING REQUIRED!). The hours are as follows: Saturday, Oct. 15 (Show from 10am-7pm) We will need to staff approximately 10 people starting at 9am. From our experience with this and other similar shows, it will be quite busy from about 10:30-6pm! Similar events that we have done at State Fair Park, such as “World of Wheels” and the “Sports Show” have proven to be a great earnings opportunity for St. John's. Last year was the first year that we did the “Snowmobile Show” earning $1355 for the day. We are checking on the possibility of adding Friday and/or Sunday for this weekend, and I will keep you posted. So check your schedules and join us for some fun and fellowship! (It will be a “Cool Change” from this week! If you are available to help for a half day, great! If you are only available to help for a couple of hours, that would be greatly appreciated also!! Reply to this email or call/text JoAnn (414-217-7170) or email (school@sjtosa.org, or joannschmidt@sbcglobal.net ).

Thank you for your support!

K3 News It has been an exciting week in K3 as the children have been learning about their 5 senses and bodies. We have practiced a chant called, “Let’s Build a Body” that helped us identify the different parts of a body and how those parts go together. Each child had an opportunity to put a body part on the flannel board. We enjoyed a song called “Everybody Has A Face” sung to the tune of “Old McDonald Had A Farm.” Paper bag puppets helped the children guess each of the 5 senses. They used their sense of touch to identify items in the ‘feely bag’. We used our eyes and taste buds to identify the difference between salt and sugar. We worked very hard on the “Designed By God, I am Special” self-portraits. Please stop by our hallway where you will find them displayed! The beans that were put on wet paper towels have been a hit! The children usually observe the beans during snack time. They are patiently waiting for tiny sprouts! The children are looking forward to watching the beans grow into plants. In our Bible lesson we learned how God created the first man and woman who were perfect. We learned that God gave life to us and that we are wonderfully made. God wants us to take care of and enjoy the world he gave us as a blessing. We sang quite a few new songs including, ‘My God Is So Great,’ ‘God Made Me,’ and ‘Praise Him, Praise Him.’ Serving Jesus and His Lambs,

~ Mrs. Henning