Principal Corner

Last week I talked about people thinking about self and wealth. This is not a new problem, it may be more prevalent today, but it was even around in Jesus’ day. Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. I have heard some people theorize that Judas did this to create a revolt, to force Jesus’s hand to become the King of the Jews. If Jesus was arrested, then the people would revolt and get rid of the Romans. But if this is the case, then Judas was thinking of himself and not of the plan God had. The plan that would bring salvation to all believers in Christ. The path of self and wealth for Judas let to guilt for what happened and he took his own life, not being able to live with what he did. Instead of pursing the self and wealth plan, we should look to God and see what He has planned for our lives. I believe it will have a better ending that will last for eternity.

GRANDPARENTS DAY - May 2nd

Starts @ 1 pm - listen to the beautiful music of our TLS choirs at the church and check out our Middle School Science Fair! The kids will all want to show their grandparents their classrooms! Everyone will make their way to the school around 2:20 pm to check out the classrooms and there might even be some fun activities with their class! Make sure if grandparents are taking students from school, you notify the teacher ahead of time.
Anyone leaving early will need to sign out the students. Parents - make sure the grandparents that are taking home kids are actually listed on the Procare App!
The Science Fair will be available to be viewed by other family members from 6pm - 7 pm on Friday, May 2nd.

AN EMAIL About Tuition for the 2025-2026 School Year was sent Tuesday, April 8th. You can also visit our TUITION & FEES page on the website. All unpaid balances will be sent out this week via email. All balances must be settled by May 23rd or a payment plan discussed with the school.

APRIL OFFERING

During the month of April, our offering goes toward Camp Omega! We have many students that attend camp there every summer, they partner with our church to provide an awesome VBS experience AND they hold special sessions for our 7th & 8th graders each fall! Donations help keep them going and providing the fun, Christian atmosphere our kids need in a camp! Check them out if you haven’t before, they have great options for family camps!

The Trinity Lutheran Church Board of Outreach has generously agreed to MATCH our Chapel funds for APRIL & MAY! Let’s get those chapel offerings up!

TLC Confirmation

Spelling BEE LAST WEEKEND at St. Paul’s Truman, Sat. April 26th

7th Grade: Tenley Sprengeler

6th Grade: Louis Ziemke

5th Grade: Cadence Britton

4th Grade: Emma Manthe

3rd Grade: Payton Simon

2nd Grade: Lochran Sheehy

1st Grade: Ember Wright

CONGRATS AND THANKS FOR REPRESENTING OUR SCHOOL!

**NWEA Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®) Testing**

Grades K-8 will take place April 28-May 9. **The best way to prepare for MAP testing is to make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and eats breakfast.**
Through this process, we will get a better idea of what the students know. This results in a rewarding experience for the student, and a wealth of detailed information for teachers, parents, and administrators.
MAPS Testing presents students with engaging, age-appropriate content. As a student responds to questions, the test responds to the student, adjusting up or down in difficulty. As students answer a question correctly, they get a question of higher difficulty. If the students do not correctly answer the question, the next question will be a little lower in difficulty.
When us parents were kids, this testing was always on paper, now the kids do testing on their Chromebooks! We are so thankful to have a Chromebook for each student in K-8 for this reason.

**TUITION ASSISTANCE**

Trinity offers two programs to assist with the cost of tuition. The first is RaiseRight, a program allowing families to purchase gift cards to be used when making every day purchases at local businesses. A portion of the purchase amount can be put towards a students tuition costs. Click here for more details!
The second is a Tuition Assistance Program funded through private donations given to the "Secret Angel Fund" at Trinity Lutheran Church and School. Families need to apply for tuition assistance before registration each year to see if they qualify for this assistance.
To determine eligibility in the Secret Angel Fund, an account must be created through FACTS. For more information and to create an account, please visit their website: https://online.factsmgt.com/grant-aid/inst/40XC8/landing-page

2024-2025 Yearbooks can be ordered online! Current 8th Graders get a complimentary one, thanks PTL!

PTL PENNY WARS - April 28th - May 2nd END THIS WEEK

GRANDPARENTS DAY - May 2, 2025 - starts at 1 pm at the Church
Staff Appreciation Week - May 12th - 16th.
SIGN UP TO HELP COVER LUNCH RECESS on Tuesday May 13th.
Muffins with Mom - May 12th. - THIS IS A MONDAY THIS YEAR
FIELD TRIPS IN MAY: When the permission slips are sent home is when you can sign up to be a chaperone to be fair to everyone who wants to go. Some trips will be limited on how many chaperones due to space and deadlines for reservations and final numbers requested by the facility.
- 8th Grade to Brainerd - Thursday May 8th - Saturday May 10th.
- 5th, 6th, & 7th State Capitol & Fort Snelling - coming back after school hours. May 9th.
- 3rd & 4th Science Museum - May 8th.
- 4th Grade @ Abby Graduation - May 9th
- K-2 Oxbow Park - May 15th.
- SAFETY PATROL GOES TO NICKELODEON UNIVERSE - May 14th.
K-8 SPRING Choir & Band Concert - May 14th at 6:00 pm
SAVE THE DATE - VBS - JULY 28th - AUGUST 1ST
SUMMER CARE REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Hello Trinity Families!

We are partnering with Camp Omega again this year for our Vacation Bible School (VBS). Mark your calendars for July 27th-August 1st. Camp Omega will provide counselors (college aged young adults) to come for 5 days to lead our 1st -6th grade program. Tina Schoenfeld and Angela Winter will lead the PreK-K program.

If your child is between the ages of 3 to 5, VBS will be Monday-Thursday 9am-11am.

If your child will be in grades 1st to 6th in the fall of 2025, VBS will be Monday-Thursday 9am-3pm (bring your own lunch) and Friday 9am-12pm.

Please fill out the google form using the QR code below, on Trinity Lutheran Church’s website or Facebook page by July 10th, for planning purposes.

If you or your child who is entering 7th grade or older would like to help, please fill out the volunteer form.

Feel free to invite family and friends to join us for this fun filled week to learn all about Jesus.

We are excited and hope that you can join us!

Angela Winter and Tina Schoenfeld

VBS Coordinators

trinityjanesvillevbs@gmail.com

SUMMER CARE REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Click the poster below to be taken to the links! OR just login to your www.myprocare.com account and you’ll see the registration available there!

Calling all FB users. We need your help! You will notice that we are beefing up our Facebook presence (Instagram soon) and while we work hard to put the content up, it’s you that can make the REAL difference. When you see TLS posts, please take a minute to LIKE, COMMENT on, or SHARE the content. Every time you engage with our FB page it spreads our message further and further. We have something so special here at Trinity and we want everyone to know about it.

PARENT CORNER

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YOUR RESOURCE CENTER

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PARENT CORNER +++ YOUR RESOURCE CENTER +++

**Great Communication Tool + More**

A lot of staff and parents love using Procare. It’s a great communication tool AND it serves multiple purposes for staff and behind the scenes tracking. It is the **required** sign in and out needed for our Childcare/Preschool and our SAC programs. It is a great way to calculate and bill and get other invoices paid from families! It has helped streamline many processes for us. One this it is not, is an EMERGENT messaging system. Please, and this has always been the case, if you have a last minute change or message to get to your children, try to call the school and do not be afraid to leave a message. A Procare message is not an alert system for last minute changes. We want our teachers teaching, not staring at their phones for notifications constantly. We encourage you to use it for everything else.

Parent Service Hours

Trinity Lutheran School would not run or function without our families and all your hard work! We strive on showing our students a great work ethic and a drive to help and volunteer! Because of this, we ask that each family completes 10 hours of volunteer hours throughout the school year (if you only have a child in the Preschool, we only ask you complete 5 hours). Many events put on by PTL, Athletics and just helping around at the school provide plenty of opportunity to help out! Please don’t hesitate to check out the volunteer page on the website: https://seal-leopard-8yt2.squarespace.com/volunteer

NEED VOLUNTEER HOURS???

CHECK HERE

Where do you turn to know if a movie, book or other media is appropriate for my child? One place you can check is Common Sense Media https://www.commonsensemedia.org/, the website lists age levels for books, TV, movies, games podcasts and apps. Check it out at the link.

**DOOR CODES**

**SIDE DOOR USED FOR SAC IS LOCKED!**
IF you are not picking your child up and someone else on your list is, please let us know ahead of time so we can get them a door code. If you did not get a code and your child is not a regular, please contact the office for a code BEFORE your child will be attending SAC.
Preschool Parents, PLEASE USE YOUR code before school (before 8:10 am) and after school (after 3:15 pm). The teachers should not and cannot leave the students they are in charge of to open the door. This is why we got a code system, to increase safety in our before and after school programs.

WEEKLY REMINDERS

When calling the school, please leave a voicemail if we don’t answer. If the phone is not answered, we are on another call or just a few minutes away from the phone. Voicemail is something that gets checked immediately up return to the office.

If you arrive or your children arrive after 8:20, please have them report to the office. We still appreciate them getting signed in with the Procare App but we need a report to the office first. Thankyou.

Please be mindful and help reduce interruptions. If you arrive at the school - go to the office. We will grab the student or deliver an item or message. You may think it’s just a quick visit or you are doing no harm, but a small view of a visitor causes more disruption than you can imagine. Please be respectful and check in with the office, even if the class or teacher, knows you are coming.
Make sure you are notifying the school via Procare or email that your child is leaving early ahead of time or will be absent. We can coordinate best and make the most of your time if we can plan ahead. Middle school schedules are very different than they have been so knowing ahead of time will help reduce delays for everyone.
Jacqie leaves for a break between 11:15 - 12:00 every day. Please try to avoid stopping by at those times if you can help it. If you do, please be patient and wait outside while she answers the doorbell and talks to you via the intercom. Sometimes directions need to be given or information needs to be gathered, so please do not expect other staff to open the door for you. They have their own jobs, caring for their students.
If you are here to pick up your children early or have something to drop off to them, please help minimize interruptions in the classroom by stopping by the office. Same goes with dropping things off for teachers, please stop in the office.
Please wait outside the school until 3:05 pm and have your children come to you EXCEPT for Preschool parents.
Make sure that you are paying Tuition in separate payments from SAC/WAC care. Tuition is reported differently than childcare for taxes. Therefore we ask you do not lump them together when making payments so that we can accurately report your totals at the end of the year. Preschool however, is reportable on taxes as a childcare expense.