February 11th, 2026
Principal Corner
Last week the Minnesota Gophers men’s basketball team upset the Michigan State Spartans. The Gophers have had many close games prior, but they were not finding a way to get the victory. One of the leaders of the Spartans, seemed to get frustrated and lose focus. He shoved his opponents, tried to trip players two different times and was called for a technical foul for kicking a Gopher player. On the other hand, one of the leaders of the Gophers huddled the team together before they went to the locker room at half time to keep his teammates focused on the task at hand. It seems one player got distracted by what was going on around him and lost focus of what he needed to do, and another player kept his focus and made sure his teammates kept their focus also. Sometimes in Ministry, we lose focus on what we need to be doing. In the great commission Jesus tells us to go and make disciples of all nations. We cannot let the devil, the world and our sinful flesh distract us from the mission we have been given. It is so easy to get distracted by the events going on around us. To look at things from a selfish viewpoint or to justify our actions even when we know it is not what God wants us to do. But if we want to make a difference in the lives of those that do not know God, we need to stay focused on the mission we have been given. The mission of sharing God’s Good News with those around us. Trinity Lutheran School has been a focus of Trinity church since 1890. Helping families to train their children in the way they should go, so that when they are old, they will not depart from it. Every donation to Trinity church and school helps us to fulfill the great commission.
REMINDER: 3-5 CHOIR SINGS THIS SUNDAY at 10:30 am SERVICE
CHAPEL OFFERING: FEBRUARY
February’s chapel funds will go to support the Orphan Grain Train. To donate to the cause directly, you can click on the image below.
In the past, we have always done Hearts for Jesus in February, this year, Hearts for Jesus doesn’t have a specific organization listed and suggests that schools do one of their choosing. In honor of Pastor Pasche’s (St. Peter’s Bell) father who recently passed, and had a passion for helping with the Orphan Grain Train in the past.
Thank you Parents who completed the School Survey
We would like to thank all the parents who participated in our parent survey. We appreciate your input into the functioning of our school; The Board of Christian Education is discussing the results and will look to see how we can improve your child’s education at Trinity Lutheran School. Information on the survey and any changes will be communicated to our parents in the future.
Teacher Feature
4th Grade is in the midst of many activities…
We are trying hard to make a strong stand in the AR contest by reading James Patterson books, having contests with picture books, and listening to “Belly Up” by Stuart Gibbs, which is both funny and a big mystery.
We’ve been finding out lots of interesting facts about our 50 states. Did you know that head cheese and scrabble are the favorite foods in Pennsylvania? Our response was “ugh”.
We’ve been doing the extra thought providing activities after listening to the morning devotions. We are trying to be ‘shining stars’. Pray for us!!!
It’s starting to look a lot like Valentines Day in our room and hallway. We made some cool hearts, made our valentine card boxes that are undeniably creative, and today we are going to construct a room-long heart chain.
Our bowling pin replicas of famous people have been arriving . We now have “people” from various centuries lining up on the counter. Now to start dressing up to look like our bowling pins for the wax museum will be the next project. By the way: long division is now a piece of cake…easy peasy!!!
ANNUAL SILENT AUCTION - MARCH 1st - LOOKING FOR DONATIONS
We challenge each family, to ask their employers or coworkers for a donation for the Silent Auction. Many companies have funds set aside for charitable donation! OR maybe your coworkers want to go in on an item?
If you have an even bigger item or donation, or your company would like to be a sponsor of Tribute to Trinity (see below), talk to Jacqie.
For each donation a family brings in, they will earn 1 hour of your required service hours (or more)!
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.
POLICY PIT STOP
A feature highlighting a policy straight from the Parent-Student Handbook
VI. BUILDING SECURITY AND STUDENT SAFETY PLAN
A building security and student safety plan has been developed with the students in mind. The faculty wants parents to know and feel assured that their child is safe at school. For this reason, we ask all students, parents, and visitors to follow the procedures of this plan.
ARRIVAL OF K - 8 STUDENTS
Before 8:10 am
Students should not arrive at school before 8:10 unless they are riding the bus. Students arriving early are to enter only through the gym doors and are to remain in the gym under the supervision of a teacher or aide until dismissed to the classrooms. Trinity offers before school care. Paid care is available from 7:00 am – 7:45 am. Care from 7:45 – 8:10 am, when students are dismissed to their classrooms, is free.
Between 8:10 and 8:20 am
Students must enter the west door (Main Street). After taking care of their personal belongings, students will go to their classroom.
After 8:20 a.m.
Students arriving after 8:20 are considered tardy. Students arriving after 8:20 are to check in at the school office. Students who are late because of a late bus are not marked as tardy.
DOCTOR/DENTIST APPOINTMENTS
If a child needs to leave during the school day for a scheduled appointment, an email or Procare message should be sent to the teacher and office at least a day in advance. Parents are requested to come to the school office to pick up their child. If the appointment is in town and the student is walking to the appointment, please request this ahead of time. If a student returns to school following the appointment, the parent is to come to the office and sign in the student at the school office before the student returns to the classroom. (See also “Medical Absences” under the Attendance Policy section.)
DISMISSAL FROM SCHOOL
If a student is not traveling home by the typical means of transportation, a parent should inform the teacher and office of the travel arrangements. If someone other than a parent is picking up the child, that person's name should be given to the teacher and office. Students should be off school property within 15 minutes after being dismissed unless staying for an after-school activity or enrolled in SAC/WAC. All students still at school after 3:15 pm will be transferred to SAC/WAC if no notification was given by a parent/guardian.
VISITATION BY PARENTS & OTHER GUESTS
All parents are invited and encouraged to visit school with approval by school administration. If a parent or other friends or relatives wish to visit a classroom, a parent must make arrangements in advance with the school office. The amount of time in the classroom should be limited due to the distractions that a visit can cause. When parents or other family members arrive at school, they must enter through the West door (Main St), check in the school office and check out when leaving. If parents plan to eat school lunch, the school should be contacted one day in advance so that the cook can plan accordingly. All visitors’ lunch must be paid prior to eating.
Registration for Summer Care is Open!
Click the flier below to register your K-8 student for Summer.
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
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
EVENTS COMING 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 2-6th: No School for Easter Break
Washington DC Trip: April 7-10th
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.
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
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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.
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
