Birthday Blessings this week go out to Camden Armstrong!

PTL Meeting Minutes are included in today Weekly Newsletter!  The next meeting is after Sunday Morning Worship on January 12th, 2025.    

News to share! Did you know that our school kitchen gets reviewed semi-annually by the Marathon County Health Department?  After our recent inspection on November 13th, the inspector left with nothing but positive comments!!  Kudos to our lunch ladies 😊

THANK YOU to all our families for your efforts in our recent Christmas Card Fundraiser.  We missed our goal by only $40.65, our profit totaled $2,709.35!

Band & Choir Winter Concert for grades 6 – 12 is scheduled for Sunday, December 8th at 2:00pm at the Athens High School.  Band students from Trinity in Grades 6 – 8 will be involved and should arrive at 1:45pm and go directly to their assigned seats in the gym.     

Students have already begun practicing for Trinity’s School Christmas Program that will be held on Sunday, December 15th, at 9:00am.  After the Program, the PTL will be hosting a Christmas Breakfast in the church basement.  Information on this fundraiser is coming home with each student today.      

Winter Weather is on its way!  Please remember to pack warm clothes (hats, gloves, snow pants and boots) for going outside.  All students will go outside unless the temperature is below 10 degrees, or the windchill is 0 degrees or colder.     

Please help our School Yearbook look great!  Upload your photos from field trips, sports, clubs, etc. throughout the year by using the following link https://plicbooks.com/go/YG88RC

Scrip Gift Cards - Tuition Credit goes through the month of November, the entire rebate amount earned on scrip orders can be credited to your tuition account – for this school year, or the upcoming school year.  If you have questions about our scrip program, or would like additional order forms, please give the office a call.             

THANK YOU for your continued generous chapel donations to help make a difference in helping with Hurricane Relief in Florida!  Any help we can offer is greatly appreciated. 

All Families are invited to “Title Reading Night” on Wednesday, December 4th from 5:30 – 6:30pm in St. Anthony’s cafeteria.  There will be pizza, parent introduction to the Science of Reading, plus prizes!  RSVP were due last week, but please call the office if you would still like to attend. 

Acolytes for this coming week are – WEDNESDAY, 7:00pm – Kassidy Thompson & Addy Schienebeck; Sunday, 9:00am – Jordyn Gross & Brooklyn Hein. 

Thanksgiving Vacation begins on Wednesday, November 27th. Classes will resume on Monday, December 2nd.  Thanksgiving Eve Worship will be at 7:00pm Wednesday evening, November 27th.  Take time to worship as a family and thank God for your many blessings. 

 “Lead on Good Shepherd.  My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”   John 10:27

 PTL Meeting Minutes November 11, 2024

1.    President Chrissy Gross called the meeting to order at 11:10 a.m.

2.    Dean Frick opened with a prayer.

3.    The Secretary’s minutes from September were reviewed; motion

                                 made by Francy Schienebeck to approve meeting minutes, seconded

                                 by Tina Hamann.  All were in favor. Motion carried.

4.    Committee and Officer’s report

a.    Treasurer’s report- $3,751.25 balance as of 11/8/2024. Packer party and bus expenses were all paid out.

b.    Scrip- Tuition credit bonus will happen in November. The full rebate amounts will go towards tuition or the scholarship fund.

c.    Principal- 1st quarter is completed and parent teacher conferences will be November 12th and 14th. The teachers conference on November 4-5 included topics about school choice. There may be some changes to that in the future. The Christmas service will be December 15th, and the matinee is on Friday, December 13th at 1:00 p.m. Feel free to join if you are unable to attend on Sunday. The Friends of Christian Education Banquet is wrapping up and each school will get $20,000.

5.    Old Business

a.    Grand Theater Field Trips– 6 trips covered, 4 including busing

b.    Camp Luther Outdoor Education – April 30 – May 2. PTL covering $55 of total $110 cost per student. Bake sale proceeds will help cover the rest of the fee.

c.    6th grade band – started October 16th

d.    PTL Scholarship – deliver paperwork to Chris Czech in November

e.    Vision Survey and Vision Event – Thank you to those who participated

f.     Fundraisers – Dip fundraiser wrapped up 11/8

g.    Packer Party with St. Anthony’s– October 13th

6.    New Business

a.    PTL Scholarship – deliver paperwork to Chris Czech in November

b.    November Scrip Challenge – in process, will go the entire month of             November

c.    Fundraisers – Dip fundraiser finished up, we didn’t get as much as we did last year. Timing would be better to start the week of Thanksgiving and deliver the dips before Christmas break. This would allow a break between the card fundraiser and this one.

                                          i.    Seroogys in Spring

                                        ii.    Any other ideas

1.    We might be able to do a couple of soup suppers during lent

2.    Breakfast after church (this will be planned for Sunday December 15th after the Christmas service) If anyone is interested, please reach out to Chrissy Gross or Francy Schienebeck. We will be looking for some donation from the school parents, watch for a list coming out soon!

3.    Pancake supper

4.    Steak Feed

5.    Kwik Trip Car Wash

d.    Fun Activities– need to consider cost. At this time, we are going to wait and see how fundraising goes with the breakfast. We love being able to help the kids, but we need to make sure we have the money to do so.

                                          i.    Mom/Son Night – sledding?

                                        ii.    Muffins with Mom/Donuts with Dad

Jenna Ellenbecker motioned to adjourn the meeting at 11:38 a.m., seconded by Alyssa Frane.

Next Meeting is January 12, 2025

Respectfully submitted by Ann Thurs, Secretary

The vision of Trinity Lutheran School is to assist parents in nurturing the child spiritually and academically, while equipping each child to be a responsible, effective citizen for life.

The Board of Christian Education has created a 3 stage approach to dealing with Covid-19 or any other epidemic. The stages based on the number of cases in our community, school district, and building. The complete plan can be viewed by clicking below.

Each year, we provide a list of recommended school supplies based on grade. Choose the appropriate grade level to view a list of supplies for your child’s classroom. Thanks in advance for your assistance!