Principal Corner

We have just celebrated Christmas, and we have heard the story of the wisemen coming to worship Jesus. When King Herod heard what the wisemen told him, he had all the babies in Bethlehem killed. Jesus still survived. God’s will is done here on this earth regardless of peoples attempts to stop it. I was recently reading the book of Ester, and Queen Ester has the opportunity to go to the king and save her people, the Jews. But in those times, if you went to the king without being summoned, the king could reject seeing you of which the punishment was death. Ester’s uncle, Mordecai, tells her if she does not do this do not think you will be saved, God will raise someone else up to accomplish this task. As Christians in this world, we are called by God to proclaim the gospel to all people. If we do not take advantage of the opportunities in front of us, God’s will, will still be done but will be accomplished through others. When we do what God wants us to do in this world, He will bless us. We do not know what those blessings will be, but I can tell you, when I really start to think about it, God has truly blessed me in so many ways. Be ready to do what God has called each of us to do in this world.

TECH CORNER: PRINICIPAL TIDIBITS

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CHAPEL OFFERING: JANUARY

With January offering annually dedicated to raising funds for Lutheran’s for Life, it’s very fitting that alumni Tiara Anderson is also gathering donations as well! See below on what and how you can help. Otherwise our chapel offering will be going to Lutheran’s for Life all month long with a friendly boys vs girls competition in each classroom to fill up baby bottles with money!

If you shop at Hy-Vee in Mankato, SAVE YOUR RECEIPTS

WE ARE IN THE TOP TWO

Hy-Vee announced this year a little friendly competition and said that the three highest totaling schools this year for Hy-Vee receipts turned in will get a bonus $500! Currently we are NUMBER TWO on the list of highest with over $2000 worth of receipts turned in so far. Make sure to turn them in at the school or church - there are new boxes thanks to Darsie at both locations where you can drop them off!
Then we take it from there with the help of some fabulous volunteers!

End of Quarter is approaching.

Don’t forget, encourage your kids to get things turned in and work hard. End of Quarter is Friday, January 16th.
NO SCHOOL MONDAY, JANUARY 19th.

TEACHER FEATURE

SEND US YOUR CHRISTMAS CARD!

We would love to get a glimpse of your Christmas or New Years card, if you family does them, that you sent out over the holidays, for fun. Send a picture of it to tlsinfo@trinityjanesville.com and we will feature it in next week’s Trinity Tidings.

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!

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.

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.
Feb 15th: 3-5
March 1st: K-8
March 15th: 6-8
April. 26th: K-2

**HOME GAMES HELP**

Come cheer on our Basketball Teams and get parent service hours at the same time! We need volunteers to run the clock, do book and run the concession stand for all basketball games. If we don’t have the volunteers, the games can’t happen. Click on the cardinal to be taken to our sign up for each home basketball game. December’s are all in, more games to be added.

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

EVENTS COMING SOON

TLS Basketball Tournament: January 30th & 31st - SIGN UP FOR VOLUNTEER HOURS TO BE SENT OUT VERY SOON
Silent Auction and PTL Brunch Kick OFF: SUNDAY, MARCH 1st
Lutheran Schools Week: March 1st - 8th. Watch for more information about Book Fair, Spelling Bee, Activities & Dress Up Days
Tribute to Trinity: Friday, March 27th - Live Auction, Entertainment and Dinner. Look forward to a “wild” good time.
EASTER Break: April 1-6th: No School for Easter Break
Washington DC Trip: April 7-10th

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!

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

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

**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.

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.