Wednesday, September 16. Wednesday, September 23. Freeway Begins 5:30-7:30 pm

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1 Back to School Edition - August 27, 2015 The Trinity School News will be published throughout the school year on the last Thursday of the month for the following month. This is an important method of communication with Trinity school families. Please be sure to review the following pages, which contain details regarding upcoming events and important announcements. The School News will be sent via link and posted to the Trinity website (trinitywaconia.org) on the Publications/Links tab. Friday, August 28 Parent Drive Day Sunday, August 30 Deadline to order Spiritwear (Sample sizing for all products available at the Trinity office.) Monday, August 31 Cast List Available for Yard Sale Trinity s Fall Drama Tuesday, September 1 Drama Rehearsals Begin Wednesday, September 2 Thursday, September 3 Instrument Preview 6:30 pm Fireside Room (4 th -8 th grade) Monday, September 7 No School Labor Day Tuesday, September 8 First Day of Preschool (T/TH classes) Wednesday, September 9 First Day of Preschool (M/W/F classes) Crossroads (Confirmation) Meeting 6 pm Fellowship Hall (9 th Grade Students & Parents) 7 pm Fellowship Hall (5 th -8 th Grade Students & Parents) Wednesday, September 9 Friday, September 18 MAP Testing Thursday, September 10 Field Trip Forms Due (kindergarten & 2 nd grade) Sunday, September 13 Fall Worship Times Sundays 8:15 & 10:45 am Discipleship Hour (Education Hour) Begins 9:30 am Starting Pointe Begins No Registration Necessary (Bible study 5 th grade-adult) 9:30 am Pointe Kidz Begins Please Register Forms Available Online/Office (Sunday School for 18 months-4 th grade and parents) Tuesday, September 15 Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) 8:45 am Fireside Room Wednesday, September 16 Sanctuary Choir Begins (New are voices welcome!) 7 pm Thursday, September 17 Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Apple House Field Trip (2 nd grade) Apple Jacks Orchards Field Trip (Kindergarten) Girls Volleyball Home Game vs. Wayzata (5 th & 6 th only) Tuesday, September 22 Girls Volleyball Home Game vs. Mayer Wednesday, September 23 Freeway Begins 5:30-7:30 pm Thursday, September 24 Girls Volleyball Home Game vs. Cologne Friday, September 25 Chroma Dash (Kindergarten-8 th grade & parents/siblings) Sunday, September 27 3 rd Grade Bible Discovery Class 9:30 am Fireside Room Monday, September 28 Fall Picture Day Tuesday, September 29 Fall Picture Day Fall Sports/Activities Pictures Taken Girls Volleyball Home Game vs. Chaska Wednesday, September 30 Freeway 5:30-7:30 pm

2 SPIRITWEAR ORDERS DUE Sunday, August 30 Online Orders Only New this year, Trinity will be offering spiritwear through an online store for a limited time. Orders for ½ zip tops, t-shirts, and jackets can be made online using the link found on Trinity s website (on the Publications/Links tab). Sample sizes of all products are at the Trinity office. (7 th & 8 th grade athletes in volleyball will receive a Trinity jacket and 7 th & 8 th grade basketball players will be provided a Trinity shooting shirt as part of their Registration Fee.) Please note online ordering ends on Sunday, August 30. Additional orders cannot be placed after that date. Products are available for pick up at school in mid-september. THEME FOR Trinity's theme for the school year is Deep & Wide based on Ephesians 3:17b-19: And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God (Ephesians 3:17b-19, NIV 1984). SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Trinity Lutheran Church & School is seeking volunteers to help greet visitors and answer the phones from 7:30 am-12 pm and 12-4 pm, Monday through Friday. If you, or someone you know, would be willing to work a shift or more, please contact Brenda Reister ( ). Training is provided. This is a great way to get involved in your child's school. Grandparents are invited to participate as well! Thank you for considering serving at Trinity Lutheran Church & School in this way. ROSETTA STONE UPDATE Trinity would like students to gain proficiency and mastery in their chosen foreign language. For this reason, beginning in the school year, students in 6 th -8 th grade will be asked to remain in the same language. Students in 1 st -6 th grade are invited to explore new languages and will be allowed to change languages at the start of each school year. All kindergartners will begin with Spanish. This year, ALL students are allowed to change their chosen language. If your child would like to study a different language, please contact Kristine Marlatt (kristine.marlatt@trinitywaconia.org) by Wednesday, September 9. If you are new to Trinity Lutheran School, please review the you received regarding Rosetta Stone, Trinity s foreign language curriculum. A language should be selected and ed to Kristine Marlatt by September 9. CONTACTING FACULTY/STAFF The best way to communicate with Trinity s faculty and staff is via the Trinity system. addresses use the following format in all lowercase letters (first name.last name@trinitywaconia.org). Teachers and staff always welcome correspondence with parents and students. Please feel free to use this system with any questions or concerns you have throughout the year. ADDRESS Trinity will be using for important information, updates, cancellations of events and activities, and reminders. For this reason, it is critical that you keep your updated with the Trinity office. If you prefer to have a message sent to more than one address, please notify Kim Taylor (kim.taylor@trinitywaconia.org). To have pictures automatically download, you will need to click on the download picture bar and select Add Sender to the Safe Sender List. This will allow pictures and images sent by Trinity Lutheran Church & School to automatically download to your inbox. Please be advised that if you unsubscribe to any sent by Trinity Lutheran Church & School, the system will automatically remove that address from all future correspondence. This means you will not receive important information and cancellations in the future. CHAPEL Parents and siblings are always invited to attend Chapel service held on Wednesdays at 1:45 pm. Chapel offerings for the first quarter of the school year will be used to purchase construction supplies for the Cheyenne River Reservation. Please prayerfully consider being part of Trinity s 2016 GO! Team that will serve these people through various work projects and outreach events. Details on this multi-generational mission trip will be published later this fall. LUNCH MENUS & LUNCH, SNACK, AND MILK TICKETS Lunch menus are found on Trinity s website (trinitywaconia.org). Click on the Publications/Links tab to view or print the monthly menu. Lunch, snack, and milk tickets can be purchased in the school kitchen from 7:50-8:10 am throughout the school year. Snacks can be purchased in the school kitchen from 7:50-8:10 am.

3 Students in kindergarten-3 rd grade will put their name on their lunch and milk tickets and give them to their teacher. Teachers will notify parents when lunch or milk tickets have run out. Students in 4 th -8 th grade are responsible for their own lunch, milk, and snack tickets. REMINDER WHEN BRINING HOME LUNCH If you send a lunch from home with your child, please be sure to include any necessary condiments, napkins, and utensils. TRINITY OFFICE STAFF Kim Taylor will be working in the Trinity office on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 7:30 am-4 pm. Lisa Jilek will be working on Tuesdays and Thursday from 7:30 am -4 pm. Both of these ladies are aware of the events and happenings at Trinity. Feel free to speak with either of them regarding absent children, messages, etc. FAST DIRECT CLASSROOM COMMUNICATION Fast Direct, Trinity s classroom communication tool, can be accessed through the Trinity website (trinitywaconia.org). From the Trinity home page, click on the Publications/Links tab and select the Fast Direct Parent Log In link. Instructions for using Fast Direct, along with user names and passwords, were provided at Back to School Night. If you did not receive this information, please contact the Trinity office. SECURITY SYSTEM To better provide for the safety and well-being of our students and staff the following procedures have been put into place. Your adherence to and support of these procedures is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your cooperation. The main school entrance (door C) will be open for dropping children off from 7:30-8:40 am on school days. The main school entrance (door C) will be open for picking children up from 2:20-3:00 pm on school days. Other than the times specified above, doors to the building will remain locked. The main school entrance (door C) has a voice/video system in the entry way that allows parents and visitors to buzz the receptionist for entrance into the building. This system will be answered during the following open office hours: o School Year - Monday through Friday from 7:30 am-4:00 pm All parents/visitors are required to sign in and will be given a badge of identification to wear (unless they are picking up a child from preschool). Parents/guardians will not be permitted to go to a student s classroom or locker after 8:10 am. All items for students should be left at the school office and students will be notified. Students who have appointments or request an early dismissal will need to be signed out by a parent/guardian and will be notified to come to the school office. Parents/guardians are to sign their child in upon late arrival or if they are returning to school after an earlier release. ATHLETIC CALENDARS/CONCESSION STAND VOLUNTEERS Athletic calendars for Cross Country, Volleyball, and Intramural Soccer will be posted to the Trinity website. Access these schedules by visiting trinitywaconia.org, clicking on the Trinity School tab and then clicking on Athletics. This is the same location to find links for volunteering to work in the concession stand during sporting events. Any Trinity parent, but especially parents of all athletes, are encouraged to sign up to volunteer either during their child s off-season or during another level of play. Watch for an to be sent out with the link or visit Trinity s website to volunteer. Thank you in advance for your support of Trinity s athletic program. CHANGE TO CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE Please note there has been a change to the cross country schedule that was distributed at Back to School Night. The Camp Omega meet will now be held on Friday, October 2, not October 3 as originally stated. Trinity s website reflects this change. INSTRUMENT PREVIEW NIGHT Thursday, September 3 6:30 pm (4 th -8 th grade) Mr. Dulas, Trinity s Band Instructor, will be holding an Instrument Preview Night for any student in 4 th -8 th grade that would like to preview various instruments or inquire about lessons and the Trinity band program.

4 CROSSROADS (CONFIRMATION) MEETINGS Wednesday, September 9 Fellowship Hall 6 pm for 9th Grade Students & Parents 7 pm for 5th-8th Grade Students & Parents Crossroads (Trinity s Confirmation ministry) now includes 5 th -6 th grade students. Visit Trinity s website to register for Crossroads (by registering for Freeway) and plan to attend the upcoming meeting for more details. BETH MOORE LIVING PROOF LIVE SIMULCAST Saturday, September 12 9:30 am-4:15 pm Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Glencoe Beth Moore is a well-known speaker and author. During this simulcast, participants will listen to Beth's live stream message from her conference in Wichita, Kansas. Register by visiting gslcglencoe.org. The cost is $25 which includes admission, a listening guide, and lunch. Unfortunately, childcare is not offered. MAYER LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL CRUSADER CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC Saturday, September 12 Island View The 18th Annual Crusader Charity Classic begins with a light lunch and a 1 pm shotgun start. End a great day of golf with a delicious steak dinner. Register as an individual or team. Contact Renae Johnson for more details ( x1002). TRINITY SANCTUARY CHOIR BEGINS Wednesday, September 16 7 pm Trinity Lutheran School Music Room Trinity s Sanctuary Choir sings a variety of music on Festival Sundays and various Sundays throughout the year. Join the choir for all or part of the season. FALL WORSHIP TIMES (begins September 13) Saturday 5:30 pm (casual worship) Sunday 8:15 am (traditional worship) Sunday 9:30 am (discipleship hour for all ages) Sunday 10:45 am (contemporary worship) POINTE KIDZ SAME NAME, NEW FORMAT AND CIRRICULUM Sundays (beginning September 13) Trinity Gym 9:30 am Trinity has adapted the Pointe Kidz, Sunday School, ministry for children and their parents 18 months to 4 th grade to include: Family Discipleship Gatherings (first Sunday of the month) - Parents and children, kindergarten through 4th grade, gather together in the gym for activities and lessons. Parent Discipleship Groups (all other Sundays of the month) - Parents will have small groups for discussing weekly Bible lesson, prayer, and support in the important job of parenting. Children's Classes (all other Sundays of the month) - Children will meet in their classroom with a qualified teacher to lead them through the same Bible lessons that parents and Starting Pointe (formerly known as Power of the Word) go through on an age appropriate level. Fireflies Class (every week) - Parents and children 18 months-age 3 will be in their own classroom called "Fireflies." A parent needs to be in the classroom with their child each week. The content of Pointe Kidz will be entirely different in the following ways: New Curriculum - Trinity has adopted the D62GEN curriculum (moving away from 252, the former curriculum). This is a comprehensive discipleship plan for all ages so all groups track the same Bible content each week in a very organized, yet fun, and age appropriate way. All Ages Track Together - Grandparents, parents, and friends can have discussions about what they learned and share points on the same topic, which builds intergenerational learning and relationships. Parent & Child Participation - Parents and children are asked to attend each week. Trinity wants to help parents pass the torch of faith and disciple children during the important formative years of their child's life. Please pray about this commitment and your participation in this ministry. Together, we will raise boys and girls who love Jesus and want to make Him known. Registration forms are available at the Connections Center or online. STARTING POINTE Sundays (beginning September 13) Fellowship Hall 9:30 am Discipleship occurs in circles, not rows. This all new, discipleship ministry is intended to disciple middle schoolers, high schoolers, and adults in all ages and stages of life. Students will have two groups (5 th -8 th grade and 9 th -12 th grade) each with an adult facilitator. Meanwhile, other

5 adults and parents will be in their own groups in Starting Pointe or Pointe Kidz tracking similar material (D6 curriculum). Over the course of six years participants will have studied the entire Bible! No registration is necessary. (Child care is available for infants through 3 years old.) FREEWAY (5 th -12 th grade) Begins Wednesday, September 23 5:30-7:30 pm Fellowship Hall Register at trinitywaconia.org Freeway, Trinity s Wednesday night ministry to 5 th -12 th grade students, is taking on a new dimension and becoming intentional to include social and service components. Sign up for the Fall Session on Trinity s website. CHROMA DASH SAVE THE DATE Friday, September 25 Back by popular demand Trinity will hold the Chroma Dash on Friday, September 25. Watch for additional details via . In the meantime, save the date and plan to join your child (siblings welcome, too!) for this fun day to build school spirit while raising funds that benefit Trinity Lutheran School. FREE PACKET OF SCHOOL PICTURES AVAILABLE Ms. Radde needs a parent volunteer to help with school pictures on Monday, September 28 and/or Tuesday, September 29 from 8:15-11 am. As a thank you for volunteering, you will be given a free packet of school pictures. If you are interested in helping, please contact Ms. Radde (kathy.radde@trinitywaconia.org). PICTURE DAYS Please note, your child s picture day: September 28: Mrs. Larsen & Mrs. Weber s (M/W/F) Preschool 1 st Grade 2 nd Grade 5 th Grade 6 th Grade September 29: Mrs. Larsen & Mrs. Weber s (T/TH) Preschool Kindergarten 3 rd Grade 4 th Grade 7 th Grade 8 th Grade FALL SPORTS/ACTIVITY PICTURES Tuesday, September 29 The following students will have their pictures taken: Student Council-Please wear a nice shirt with no words on it. Drama Club- Please wear your drama t-shirt. (Shirts will be issued in a few weeks.) Volleyball Teams-Please wear your uniform. Cross Country-Please wear your uniform. To place an order for more than one activity, please pick up an order form from the Trinity office in mid-september. BABY PICTURES NEEDED (8 th graders) Due Monday, September 28 Kathy Radde 8 th graders Please bring in a baby picture for Trinity s school yearbook and your 8 th grade slide show. Your age in the photo should be anywhere from birth to three years old. The picture should be 3x5 or 4x6 inch in size. It will be returned to you. You may bring the picture to Ms. Radde s classroom or a copy of the picture to kathy.radde@trinitywaconia.org by Monday, September 28. FREE MONEY FOR TRINITY Collecting Box Tops for Education is a simple way to earn money for Trinity Lutheran School. Every box top collected makes a difference! Box Top Collection Forms can be found near the collection bins in the main school hallway or on the Trinity website (trinitywaconia.org) by

6 clicking on the Publications/Links tab. Ask your friends, relatives, and neighbors to collect specially marked box tops for Trinity Lutheran School and help us earn free money for our school! LOOKING AHEAD GROUP LINK Sunday, October :30 pm Fellowship Hall RSVP for lunch by September 28 Traci Kohls (traci.kohls@trinitywaconia.org) Are you currently in a Community Group? Have you wondered what Community Groups are all about? Now is your opportunity to learn more! You don t have to be a Trinity member to be part of a Community Group. Community Groups come in all different varieties. Join Traci Kohls, and other Community Group leaders/members to hear personal stories about how Community Groups have helped them grow in relationship with one another and most importantly, Jesus Christ. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Traci Kohls by September 28 (traci.kohls@trinitywaconia.org). NEW MEMBER WELCOME NIGHT Monday, October 5 Chapel 7 pm Are you interested in learning more about Trinity Lutheran Church & School? Wondering how to connect and get involved? Don t miss the next New Member Welcome Night. This important evening provides time with Pastor Phil and other Trinity leaders. Get your questions answered and gain valuable insights about the mission, vision, and direction of Trinity Lutheran Church & School. Child care is available. Contact Kim Taylor (kim.taylor@trinitywaconia.org) to register your child. CULVERS FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT 8 TH GRADE WASHINGTON, D.C. TRIP Tuesday, October pm Chaska Culvers (180 Pioneer Trail) Plan to take the night off from cooking, eat at the Chaska Culvers, and support the Trinity 8 th graders Washington, D. C. trip. Invite your family, neighbors and friends. Ten percent of sales during this time frame will be donated to Trinity s 8 th graders. GRANDPARENTS DAY Wednesday, October 14 8 am-12 pm Each fall, Trinity Lutheran School welcomes grandparents to campus to spend the morning with their grandchildren. Grandparents won t want to miss it this year October 14. All new activities are being planned that will make it easier to spend quality time together. Watch for more information soon. TRUNK OR TREAT Friday, October 30 5:30-7 pm Trinity Parking Lot Save the date and start now Think about how you can decorate a trunk and get involved. Watch for details soon!