Principal Corner

On Good Friday as we were leaving church, the reading was from the book of Matthew where Pilate’s wife sent him a message telling him to have nothing to do with this man (Jesus), because she had suffered a great deal in a dream because of him. Eugenia was telling me he should have listened to his wife; all he needed to do was listen to her. Instead of setting Jesus free which Pilate had the authority to do, he washed his hands of the situation but did nothing to stop the crucifixion of Jesus.

The week after Easter, I travel with some of our 6th-8th grade students to see Washington D.C. We had a great trip, and part of that trip was visiting The Holocaust Museum. It was horrific what was done to the Jews. But I read story after story of people who were afraid to help them or convinced not to help them. People just washed their hands of the situation. But there was one man I read about that did not wash his hands of the situation. He was, Sousa Mendes, the person who issued visas in Paris for people to come to Portugal. Portugal was not involved in World War II and thus the Jews would be safe there. Sousa Mendes was told not to issue any to the Jews. But being a Catholic man, he stated how could he do that. So, he issued visas and saved around 10,000 people. For his compassion he was fired and blacklisted and died in poverty.

When we see things that go against God’s will for us will we be like Pilate and wash our hands, or will we be like Sousa Mendes and do what is right no matter what others may think about us or what may happen to us. Too often we like to stick our head in the sand and pretend nothing is wrong, or see what is happening and acknowledge it is not right but do nothing to help those in need. I know there have been times in my past where I was like Pilate and washed my hands of the situation. I hope in the future, I will be willing to stand up and do the right thing.

CHAPEL OFFERING: April

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!

After our first chapel this month we raised $37.

TEACHER FEATURE

The 11 students that traveled to Washington DC last week learned a lot about history and our nation’s capitol. Four solid days of being immersed in history and sights! Below are just a few photos highlighting the trip. If you see any of the kids, you should ask them their favorite thing about it. All students seemed to enjoy themselves and we are so proud of how respectful and engaged they all were. Overall a great experience and we hope we can start fundraising now for future endeavors like this one so more students can have the experience. Keep an eye out for information in the future!

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ADD YOUR PHOTOS!

Share the photos you took at an event or of a class in the TLS Google Album for others to see! We might even use it for our yearbook!

TLS Google Album

**Love Kids? Love Jesus?**

Trinity’s Summer Day Camp is hiring graduated high school seniors and college students who want to make a difference in the lives of children. Flexible scheduling and $15/hour pay. Contact us today! Email jwulf@trinityjanesvill.com

Registration for Summer Care is Open!

Click the flier below to register. Note the deadline dates for registration.

SAC deadline is May 1st

Yearbooks of the 2025-2026 School Year can already be purchased online!

Orders due by the last day of School, May 23rd, 2026.

Just click the image below! All current 8th Graders will receive a complimentary Yearbook from the TLS PTL!

Limited Stock Custom TLS Shirts for Sale

Thanks to Personalized Printing out of Waseca, we have some limited stock shirts for sale at the school. There are kids sizes, small quantities of each. Click the image below to check out what we have! To reserve a shirt you can fill out the form on the page with the shirts or you can email Jacqie at tlsinfo@trinityjanesville.com. You’ll be emailed back with confirmation of your order and how to pick it up and pay for it. ALL proceeds go to the School as part of an extension of the Silent Auction.

PRESCHOOL OPEN HOUSE April 30th @ 5:30 pm

We are going to have our Preschool Open house on Thursday, April 30th for any potential Preschooler for Fall 2026.
Reminder - we have summer care, which is a great transition into Preschool during the school year. It would be a great way to get familiar with the school and the structure of a Preschool day before school starts in the fall.

**DOOR CODES**

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.
SAC Parents, your door code is only useable during PM SAC hours. If you are coming to the school for any other reason at any other time, you will need to ring the doorbell. This is for your child’s safety.
COMING SOON: SAC will use the SIDE door, the old “SAC Door” - currently there is a key pad there but the door is waiting on a part for it to fully function. Please use the front door or gym door still until further notice. When that door is finished, you’ll have access to the SAC door and the Gym door only instead.

MAJOR REMINDERS & Key Points

Please try to use Procare to send a message regarding students being absent. Remember when sending a message, to make sure it is clear when the student will be absent by using dates and times. Right now, we are waiting on some repairs of some of our technology so you cannot be let in unless someone is in the office. So in order to let you in properly, we need to know the date and time. This also helps reduce confusion as well. Your time is precious so we are trying to be as efficient as possible.
Our doors open at 8:10 am - 8:20 am. All K-8 students here before 8:10 am must enter via the gym door. Only if you need to speak to the office should you be ringing the doorbell and coming in the front before 8:10 am. The gym door is open, from 7:00 am - 8:20 am. You may have to tug a little harder but it should be open.
At the end of the day, doors open at 3:05 pm. We encourage you to wait outside for your child to ease congestion in our hallways.
If you come in the building during school hours, you must stop in at the office. This is a requirement, not a suggestion.
If children are being picked up during the day they MUST be signed out in the office. Please do not go searching the school for your child(ren).
Even if family members are “approved” for pick up, we still need to be notified when someone other than their parent/guardian is picking them up. Having them approved just means we have all the information we need from them ahead of time.
SAC and PK families: DO NOT share your door codes and please DO NOT use someone else’s door code. I will deactivate your code if I see they are being abused.
Even if you have a door code, it is only usable during those program hours i.e. SAC is from 3:15 pm - 5:30 pm.

Yearbook Photos

We encourage you to share photos so others can enjoy them as well, during events and field trips! Plus, we can always use more for our yearbook. Add your photos to either place by clicking the corresponding button below.

LOOKING FORWARD

**Choir Dates**

The rest of the Choir Dates have been added to the Google Calendar for the individual choirs and the Lutheran Schools Week time that the entire school sings. All at 10:30 services.
April. 26th: K-2

EVENTS COMING SOON

MN Orchestra: 3rd-5th Grade April 16th - The 3rd, 4th & 5th get to experience the MN Orchestra and hear The Sounds of Disney
PTL ALL SCHOOL DANCE: Friday April 17th
Grandparents Day: April 24th: 1 pm, grandparents are invited to join us for a little musical presentation in the Church Discipling Center and then come with their grandchild to visit their classroom at the school and view the Living Wax Museum of 3rd-8th Graders. PLEASE ONLY GRANDPARENTS during school hours since it is Grandparents Day.

Living Wax Museum: April 24th - All family and friends are invited to check out the Living Wax Museum from 5-6 pm at the school - the 3rd-8th grade have worked hard on doing a deep dive into some famous people and have a display ready to show you! Please have students here by 4:45 pm to get ready and have an opportunity to view their classmates displays before everyone else will be arriving. They can arrive as early as 4:30 to view their classmates displays.
APRIL 25th - SOUTHERN MN AREA SPELLING BEE
NWEA TESTING STARTS April 27th
PENNY WARS APRIL 27th - May 1st:
NWEA TESTING APRIL 27-MAY 8TH
APRIL 30th - Preschool Open House at 5:30 pm
FIELD TRIPS: May 4th, K-2; May 13th, Safety Patrol; May 14th-16th, 8th Grade Trip; May 15th, 3rd & 4th;
May 12th - End of Year Concert: ALL CHOIRS & BANDS perform, K-8th Grade
MAY 20th - 8th Grade Graduation at 6:30 pm
MAY 22ND - Last Day Of School

The public review and comment period is open for the Waseca County Hazard Mitigation Plan from 11/24-12/8. See the posting below for more information.

Waseca County HMP News Release - Public Form Period

UPCOMING EVENTS!!! See Calendar below! You can also check out the Google Calendar under Parents > School Calendar to subscribe.

CROSSFIRE RESUMES Feb 8th!

Social time starts at 7:15pm and Crossfire begins at 7:30pm in the Trinity Discipling Center.

What to expect at Crossfire…

-Opportunities to sing contemporary Christian music with fellow youth believers in Jesus

-A short devotional led by one of the youth leaders followed up by break out discussion groups

-And a time for silent reflection and prayer

Come and see what it’s all about!

Parent Corner

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NEED 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

CLICK HERE

RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR SCHOOL WHILE SHOPPING

An easy way to help our school is through the Box Tops for Education program. If you have a smart phone, you can do the following to start helping our school earn money.

Download the Box Tops for Education App
Open the app and connect Trinity Lutheran School Janesville (School ID: 84936)
You can pick a class to associate with your earnings (optional)
Buy products on the list and scan your grocery store receipt.

Anyone can earn box tops for Trinity so you can send a referral to aunts, uncles, grandparents, friends and family. If you refer a friend and they download the app both you and the referred person can earn 25 bonus box tops. Box tops are worth 10 cents each. As a bonus, if you have a Walmart account, you can link your Box Tops to your Walmart account and any time you make a purchase at Walmart it automatically adds your box top points for you!

We get money for collected Hy-Vee Receipts!

This money goes directly to our school. For every $150 in Hy-Vee Receipts, the local Hy-Vee donates to schools enrolled in the Kash4Kids program.

They have a bonus competition this year and the school with the highest amount turned in for receipts also gets a bonus $100 given to them!

RECEIPT GUIDELINES:

Receipts can only be from 9/1/15-5/31/26 – anything from this past summer doesn’t count. Same for next year, don’t collect over the summer, they can only be collected during the months that school is in session.
ONLY Mankato Hy-Vee Locations
NO alcohol, prescription or gift card purchases count.
NO receipts that say “Cancelled” or “Duplicate”.

Hy-Vee gave over $5000 to local schools last year. We received $510.76!!! YAHOO.