October 14th, 2026
Principal Corner
I recently was part of a discussion that talked about the mission of Trinity Lutheran Church and School. I almost asked the question, what is our mission? It was not the teacher coming out in me wanting to test everyone, but I wanted people to focus on what the mission of our ministry is and what our own individual mission is. The quick version of the mission of Trinity Lutheran Church and School is making disciples for Jesus Christ. That comes from the great commission that Jesus gave before he ascended into Heaven. When I first came to Trinity 18 years ago, I often heard about the Mission of Love. That was the building program that added the gym, locker rooms, kitchen and three classrooms to the school. This was completed in 1987 and many members talked about the work that was done to complete the project. How members volunteered to help or volunteered their older children so instead of helping on the farm they helped to build a wonderful building that is used extensively to proclaim the Gospel to children and adults. The people viewed the school as the mission of the church It is a mission more so than ever, as the number of non-member children that attend Trinity is higher than at previous times in our history. What a great opportunity to spread the Love of God through the Gospel to families within our community and the communities around us. TLS is a mission of our church Thank you to the founders who had the vision to start a school to teach children about Jesus.
GET SERVICE HOURS AND HELP MAKE OUR GAMES POSSIBLE
Click the Popcorn to sign up to help at the Bulldog Association Basketball tournament coming up in Nov. Students grades 5-8 can also help and earn $$ toward future class trips.
HYVEE RECEIPTS TO BE COUNTED
We would like to get Hy-Vee receipts counted a few times per year and not all at once at the end (Hy-Vee also prefers this). Looking for someone willing to do Hy-Vee receipts in the next few weeks. Please contact Jacqie if you are willing and able. This is also a parent service hour activity.
MEA BREAK - NO SCHOOL OCT 15th-19th
We wish our teachers a safe and education time in Nebraska during the MEA break! We hope you all get some time to enjoy the fall colors and weather! See you all TUESDAY OCT 20th when we are back in session!
UPCOMING EVENTS!!! See Calendar below! You can also check out the Google Calendar under Parents > School Calendar to subscribe.
Caring & Sharing Holiday Giving
TLS will be partnering with the JWP NHS Students again this year to provide gifts to families with increased financial stress that could use a little help this year. A separate email was sent out to all families to sign up to be blessed by the community. We will send out more information about where you can purchase gifts for other soon!
Choir Performances On the Calendar
Nov 15th @ 10:30 - Kindergarten-2nd
WEEKLY RECAP
6th Grade worked on creating earthquake resistant structures in science class!
Somehow, the 3rd grade class has already earned a reward day and enjoyed some slushies last Friday! Great work guys!
Preschool - 3rd Grade attended an assembly for Fire Prevention Week.
Our very own A volleyball team took 1st in our hosted tournament over the weekend! GO CARDS!
CLICK THE BUTTON TO ADD YOUR PHOTOS TO THE SCHOOL GOOGLE ALBUM
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT - FUN RUN FUNdraiser results:
WE HAVE SURPASSED OUR GOAL!
Our goal was raising $20, 000 for the fun run!
We raised $25053.40!
WAY TO GO TLS!
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS!!!
Congratulations 4th Grade for being the top class!
CHAPEL OFFERING: October
During the month of October, we will be raising funds for the Shoeboxes we send off in November from Samaritan’s purse.: Operation Christmas Child.
Click on the image below to learn more.
We will provide families with a shoebox to pack. Start shopping and collecting items to fill your shoebox. Shoeboxes will be available to pick up from school in a few weeks and we will also have a deadline of when they will need to be dropped back off to the school and the students will gather for a send off! Check out the packing suggestions by clicking the red button below. Please be mindful of not overfilling the box. If it needs a rubber band, it is too full.
Please also pay attention to the list of things you should NOT include in the shoebox - reading instructions is important. Many have ignored this list in the past and everything gets thrown in the trash if it is not allowed to be in the shoebox.
Hobby Lobby does a great job of having marked shelves designated for shoebox purchases as well as shoeboxes to use (if we run out, which would be a blessing!) If you decide to get your own shoebox, it must be the size of their shoeboxes or an average shoebox, not oversized. They give these gifts out to many children across the globe and want them to be EQUAL in size and fullness. Think about when your child sees someone else with a bigger present than what they are given, how do they feel? So please follow their guidelines.
You can also send a virtual box (just a monetary donation) from the website and also purchase items and someone at Samaritan’s Purse builds a physical box for you! You just pay to have it filled! Lots of options to give back this upcoming holiday season.
DO NOT INCLUDE: Soap; candy; toothpaste; gum; used or damaged items; scary or war-related items such as toy guns, knives, or military figures; chocolate or food; seeds; fruit rolls or other fruit snacks; drink mixes (powdered or liquid); liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snow globes or glass containers; aerosol cans; alcohol wipes.
Papers or payments to drop off?
There is a locked box outside the office and a tray for paperwork. (signs indicating their use have been up since Orientation night!) Please leave papers face down and put any payments into the black box. With Mr. Stockman teaching full time, there is no one in the office until Jacqie arrives for the day, so please leave these items in either of these two places so they can easily be found and taken care of. Thank you.
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
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”.
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.
CONGRATULATIONS ON FIND THIS SECTION! Now find the KEYWORD AND EMAIL IT TO TLSINFO@TRINITYJANESVILLE.COM TO BE ENTERED TO WIN A GIFT CARD AT THE END OF OCTOBER
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.
