Principal Corner

A few years ago, at the middle school picnic day, the cross-net volleyball game was set up and I decided to join the game. This is an individual game like four square volleyball. As I was playing, and doing my best to stay in the game, one student said, “you are a try hard.” This was not said in a complimentary way. I have always tried to win when I play a game, I have a competitive nature. Now what did they mean when they called me a “try hard”? Was it because I was so competitive? I get that not all people are competitive. Mrs. Stockman is not competitive at all and would like every game to end in a tie. If that is the case then yes, I try hard and if you do not want to because it is a game, good for you. But as I thought about his more, I wonder if failure is not at the center of this line of thought. If I try hard and am not successful, then I have failed. But if I act like I am not trying then failing is not so bad. In society failure is seen as a terrible thing we do not want to say happened to us. But there are so many things that people achieved because they were not afraid to fail. The cleaning product, Formula 409, gets its name because if was the 409th formulation the inventors tried before they found success. That is a lot of attempts! But in the end they were successful. Stefi Graf, former professional tennis player stated, “You can never measure success if you have never failed.” Many Christians do not want to share their faith with others because they might be rejected by the person to whom they are sharing their faith. It is ok to fail. People thought Jesus had failed when he was put to death on the cross. But it was through that “failure” that we are able to be saved. We are sinful human beings and we fail every day. But Christ loved us so much he was willing to die for our sins. Do not be afraid to try and give your best effort, for what the world sees as weakness, God sees as our Christian duty. Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

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. 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. 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. 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.

NO SCHOOL TOMORROW & FRIDAY - OCTOBER 16th & 17th

For Retakes - be sure to bring with the order you received and/or the proofs you received in order to do Re-Takes.

**You can lookup your student’s ID number by logging into JMC. It can be found when you look at their lunch account balance and is noted near their name.**

PTL President Position to be Open

After many years, Tina Schoenfeld has decided this will be her last school year as the president of the TLS PTL. They are actively looking for her replacement and wanted to give plenty of time for those interested to come to many meetings, experience first hand what happens “behind the scenes” of the events that get put on by the PTL, and shadow to help them decide. Contact Tina if you are interested: 507-573-3894 or trinityjanesvillePTL@gmail.com

TEACHER FEATURE

5th & 6th Grade Art Project - Game Piece

Miss Abby challenged them all to design their own game piece and then sculpt! Below are just a few of the favorites!

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.

GO CARDINALS!

Basketball/Cheer Permission forms were sent home with all students, grades 4-8 today. Turn them in as soon as possible so we can figure out numbers for teams/squads and schedules. Cheerleading will only be for 5th-8th at this time.

Athletic Calendar

LOOKING FORWARD

Mention the fundraiser, give them a ticket (available in the office or at the front bulletin board) or show them the image when you dine in OR pick up orders to give us credit!

Our very own Mrs. Hook is at it again! You can catch her in another musical! PSST she won’t be there on the 12th - so avoid that one :)

Preschool Fall Frolic

Friday, October 24th is the Fall Frolic Program put on by the Preschool class at 6:30 pm in the TLS gymnasium.

**Caring & Sharing Holiday Giving**

'Tis the Season to begin thinking about the holidays. As the year continues to rapidly progress we want to take a moment to slow down and give thought to our students, families, and community members who may find benefit in enrolling in the Caring and Sharing Holiday Giving Program. JWP and TLS are enthusiastic to offer the Caring and Sharing Christmas Gift Giving Program in collaboration with JWP's National Honor Society, and community donors. We would like to extend a special thanks to our community for their support and partnership in making the holidays a magical and joyful experience for those in need.
TLS, JWP, and our community would like to provide gifts for currently enrolled students in the Trinity Lutheran School system whose families may experience increased financial stress this holiday season.
Student and Family information is kept confidential and your enrollment in this program will remain discrete and only provided to individuals directly overseeing the program.
Click on the photo to be taken to a form to fill out to request to be added to the Caring & Sharing Program.

Pre-Orders for meals can be done at the church welcome center or the school office. Online requests can also be made. Click on the flier to reserve meals online.

Shadow Days are coming up - where potential students can shadow at MCA. Click on the image to see more.

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

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