September 9th, 2026
Principal Corner
Last week I told you about the large tree that I witness just fall over one Sunday morning. Its roots were not deep. I have also witnessed trees that split and fell over because of a rotten section in the middle. I went back to Benson Minnesota for my 45th class reunion a couple weeks ago. I was with my best friend from 4th – 12th grade and another friend of ours. We stopped at my best friends house where he grew up and looked around the outside. Being at his house I remembered when the Boy Scouts were gathering in his yard and how boys that age tend to act, they were messing around a little bit having some harmless fun. One of the boys turned to run and backed right over a skinny 7 ft tall tree that had been planted a while back. The tree bent and then snapped in half. Usually, a tree that young would bend and bounce back. We suspected that the tree was dead before he broke it. It was early spring and leaves had not started appearing yet so I am not really sure. It also looked like the tree was not taking root and able to supply what the tree needed to survive. Many people, may be like that tree. If they do not have their roots firmly planted in Christ, they may be spiritually dead. They may look fine on the outside, they may be a nice person, but only God knows if they are rooted in Him. At TLS we want our students to be rooted in Christ. We teach bible stories, pray together, attend weekly chapel and talk about God in so many ways with our students. We want them to be rooted in Christ, no only to be able to withstand the storms of this life, but to one day be gathered together in Heaven.
UPCOMING EVENTS!!! See Calendar below! You can also check out the Google Calendar under Parents > School Calendar to subscribe.
Choir Performances On the Calendar
It is being worked out which choir will be performing on which Sunday, this will be updated ASAP.. But Mrs. Hook plans on the 3rd-5th Choir doing the September Performance.
Sept 20th @ 10:30 3rd-5th Choir
Oct 4th @ 10:30
Nov 15th @ 10:30
LOOKING FORWARD
Sports Photos - VOLLEYBALL & SOCCER - Sept 10th after school
HOME Volleyball Game Monday, Sept 14th
HOME Soccer & Volleyball Game Tuesday, Sept 15th
5th Grade Field Trip Waseca Farm & Home Safety Day 9/15
WED 9/16 BUTTER BRAID ORDERS PICK UP FROM SCHOOL GYM 3:30-5:30
7th & 8th Grade Camp Omega 9/16-9/18
HOME Volleyball Game Tuesday, Sept 22nd
Picture Retake Day Sept 24th
FUN RUN 1pm-3pm
Fun Run Money due to teachers Wednesday, Sept 30th
GET SERVICE HOURS AND HELP MAKE OUR GAMES POSSIBLE
Click the Popcorn to sign up to hep at Volleyball Games or Soccer Games!
CHAPEL OFFERING: September
During the month of September, we will be raising funds and collecting items for the Crisis Nursery - Mankato Area. We will be focusing on items for out in the cold! The Crisis Nursery could really use mittens or gloves from toddler size all the way to adult. All money collected in September will also be donated to get them $15 Gas cards for families they serve.
TLS STUDENT LUNCH ACCOUNTS
How does it work?
ALL TLS STUDENTS: Preschool-8th Grade have a lunch account
It’s a cash account. Money be preloaded in, and can be by paying with cash or check given to the office.
Balance report, for any family account in the negative will be sent automatically on Fridays from the JMC system.
JMC is also where we do our grading and report cards.
Account balances can be checked by logging in on the Parent Portal
username is your family last name (if complex family, check with Jacqie on what your username would be)
password you chose during registration - you can check your registration confirmation email to see what you put as your password
when logging in, double check you have the correct school year showing in the drop down menu
K-8 FREE BREAKFAST & LUNCH through the State of Minnesota Program
The more students that qualify for Free & Reduced Status via Medicaid, SNAP or Income guidelines, the more we get reimbursed per meal from the federal and state programs.
TLS 6th - 8th Grade can ask for doubles of the main dish when taking lunch count, if their parent has allowed them (this was a question at registration) and their account will be charged for the extra food.
ANY TLS student, if bringing a cold lunch, students can get a milk but will be charged $0.50 for a milk.
Preschool snack and lunch program is run on a different state program required by childcare licensing
Not Free :(
We still get more reimbursement for Free & Reduced qualified families
Those that qualify for Free or Reduced lunches receive free lunch or a discounted lunch
We have a yearly snack fee for our two snack times. Free & Reduced qualified families also qualify for Free or Reduced costs for the Snack Fee
As with ANYTHING - please ask the office if you have any questions!
A NO FUSS FUNDRAISER? YES PLEASE
TLS COLOR FUN RUN
RED, WHITE & ROOTED IN CHRIST
Our 18th ANNUAL FUN RUN will take place on Friday, September 25th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. This is the only FUN-draiser in which we ask students to participate. Unlike most fundraisers which require students to sell items, the students are asked to obtain pledges per lap, or donations, from family and friends, and then run laps around the playground. It’s a fantastic fun day. The money raised helps pay for many items needed for our students and keep our school running every year!
We want 100% student participation and have a goal of $20,000. Students can obtain prizes by reaching different levels of donations. We also ask each student to raise a minimum of $50. If we can accomplish that, then maybe something special will happen!
Ways to sign up and volunteer will be available soon as well as ways to donate! We will have a FUN RUN kick off for all the students during school on Thursday, Sept. 3rd. They will bring home information on how to collect donations and what students can earn from reaching certain tiers of collection!
Want to read up on our Policies?
TLS Parent Student Handbook is located on our website! There are also paper copies that can be sent home with your child if you wish to have one. Please email the office at tlsinfo@trinityjanesville.com if you’d like a paper copy to be sent home. Also email the office if you want to be entered to win a gift card, as a reward, for actually reading this newsletter! Find the KEY WORD hidden and enter that as your subject to be entered.
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
KEYWORD: SHOP
Click the image above to learn more!
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.
RECEIPT GUIDELINES:
Receipts can only be from 9/1/26-5/27/27 – 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 had a competition between schools for a bonus amount and we got 2nd place!! YAHOO! More soon on how much we received total from last year.
TECH GUIDES
Need help setting some technology limits for your kids? We highly encourage it but sometimes its hard to know where to start. https://www.screenagersmovie.com/blog/4-essential-tech-guides Contains lots of information, even links to four other blogs about helping setting policies for your children on tech.
GOT PHOTOS?
Google Photo Album
We want to make photos that you’ve taken and others have taken shareable among families! Please share pictures you’ve taken at our events or with your child’s classroom to our yearly Google Photo Album. This album is only accessible if you have this link. Click the red button below to access the album.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
CONGRATULATIONS! YOU READ THE WHOLE NEWSLETTER! Now find the KEYWORD (I promise I remembered it this time, Angela) AND EMAIL IT TO TLSINFO@TRINITYJANESVILLE.COM TO BE ENTERED TO WIN A GIFT CARD AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER