Dear Parents,

I want to wish all of our school families a very blessed and happy Thanksgiving. May this be a time for your family to praise our Father in heaven for the many blessings He has given each of you. I am thankful for all of our students, parents, and teachers. You all make this school a true blessing to me.

This Thursday, we will be putting a new roof on the west wing of the school (grades 3-8). This is to fix the leaking we have had the last couple of years. Due to this project, Parent Teacher Conferences for Grades 3-8 will be held in alternate locations. The locations are listed below and will be posted by the school office. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your adjustment.

Bob Hauch is completing his radiation and chemotherapy treatments this week. By the grace of God, he has been able to continue his teaching schedule and other duties throughout his treatment period. Mr. Hauch has been a true inspiration in how he has continued to dedicate himself to his ministry in spite of his health challenges. Please continue to keep him in your prayers as he confronts his cancer. Lydia Schroeder continues to recover from her injuries, and is planning to return to teaching sometime after Thanksgiving. Please keep her healing process in your prayers as well.

1. Parent Teacher Conference Sign-up: For those that signed up for your Parent Teacher conference please remember to be prompt. For those that didn't sign up, your child's teacher will be notifying you with a date and time. The following are the alternate locations for Grades 3-8:

   Grade	Thursday	Friday
   3rd Grade	Steve Dierker's Office	Pastor Mark's Office
   4th Grade	Sacristy in the church	Pastor Mike's Office
   5th Grade	Room 10	Room 10
   6th Grade	Library	Library
   7th Grade	Teacher's workroom	Teacher's workroom
   8th Grade	Conference Room	Conference Room

2. APT Meeting: There will be an A.P.T. meeting on Tuesday, November 28th at 6:30 pm in the library. Child care will be available. There will be reports on Get On Track as well as Harvest Event. To know what is going on in your child's school please plan on attending your APT meeting!
3. L.E.S.T.: For those interested in participating in the Lutheran Elementary School Tournament, especially in individual music events, please be sure to turn in your information by November 27. If you need more information about L.E.S.T., please contact Mr. Wahlers or Mr. Newton.
4. Sportswear: Anyone interested in ordering school sportswear for delivery before Christmas can place an order anytime prior to Friday, December 1st.
5. Fleece Blankets: A.P.T. is selling blue fleece blankets with the St. John's Eagle on the corner for $20.00. What a great Christmas gift idea for those who like to snuggle under a blanket while reading or watching a movie as well as the sports enthusiast who gets a little cold at those sporting events. Stop by the school office and purchase yours today.
6. APT Get On Track: We want to thank all of you again for supporting this APT fundraiser this year. We collected almost $20,000 in donations! We want to thank Thrivent Financial for Lutherans for their partnership in supporting our effort to raise funds for the school and a variety of charities. Thrivent matched 50 cents on the dollar up to $5,000. Thrivent has been a tremendous partner to our school and community for many years. The following are the charities supported this year:

   Preschool – Bethlehem's We Care	Fourth Grade - Compassion
   Kindergarten – Samaritan's Purse	Fifth Grade – Napa Food Bank
   First Grade – World Vision	Sixth Grade - Compassion
   Second Grade – St. John Lutheran in New Orleans	Seventh Grade – Carmelight Mission in Uganda
   Third Grade – Prison Fellowship Ministry	Eighth Grade – The Table

7. Smencils: Gourmet scented pencils made from recycled newspapers will be sold everyday after school at the kitchen window for $1.00 each. Choose from ten different wonderful flavors. Collect them all! They also make great stocking stuffers or party favors. Proceeds will benefit the 8th grade graduation fund.
8. Lost & Found: The lost and found outside of room 10 is beginning to grow!! Please check and make sure your child is not missing any jackets, sweaters, etc. Please make every effort to put your child's name on their clothing items. We will do everything possible to return it, but if there is no name we have no idea who it goes to.
9. St. John's Lutheran Church Commemorative Ornament: St. John's Church is celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2007 and will be publishing a Commemorative Book next year. In order to help defray the cost of the book, we are presently selling a commemorative gold-plated brass ornament with an etching of the church. The ornaments are available for $15 in the School or Church Offices. There are a limited number of ornaments available, and when they're gone, they're gone. We will not be re-ordering. See Cindy Zeller or Christy Kramer to purchase yours today.
10. Congratulations to our 5th-8th grade Honor Roll students for the first trimester:

    "A" Honor Roll
    5th grade:
    + Christian Craft	+ Haley Cremen	+ Landen Douglas	+ Sam Hoff	+ Ryan Imhoff
    + Trenton Nethercott	+ Megan Perna	+ Nolan Rubin	+ Courtney Wright
    6th grade:
    + Griffin Abernethy	+ Wyatt Amaral	+ Philip Bartelt	+ Haden Corley
    + Cara FitzGerald	+ Michael Guzman	+ Monique Hale	+ Brian Haugen
    + Jack Huber	+ Arianna Kampton	+ Margaret Martin	+ William Yates
    7th grade:
    + Seth Anderson	+ Dylan Becker	+ Mariah Braddock	+ Meghan Gallagher	+ Amy Gruenhagen
    + Caleb Heine	+ David Hoff	+ Olivia Husted	+ Vladimir Jefferson	+ Ashley Mehrens
    + Delaney Messner	+ Emily Peterson	+ Danika Schmid	+ Kelsey Vanderschoot	+ Shannon Wills
    8th grade:
    + John Abruzzini	+ Hailey Breakwell	+ Jennifer Cardey	+ Lauren Cardey	+ Katie Corley
    + Mary Kate Francis	+ Sarah Francke	+ Reed Gordon	+ Domenic Hjerpe	+ Emily Jeffery
    + Nick Kinda	+ Clint Mason	+ Brogan McCuen	+ Stacey Panis	+ Aaron Rubin
    + Gabriella Salva	+ Stephanie Wills	+ Caroline Zaia
    "B" Honor Roll
    5th grade:
    + Chris Bozzini	+ Justin Bueno	+ Brendan Cardey	+ Victoria Christie	+ Taylor Hollabaugh
    + Ryan Kaung	+ Ian Lederer	+ Dilan Patel	+ Andrew Randolph	+ Hailey Regan
    + Catherine Richardson	+ Stephen Santora	+ Savanna Scherner	+ Kylie Ponciano
    6th grade:
    + Melyssa Bigelow	+ Antonio Ferrini	+ James Kinda	+ Maddie Lederer
    + Maeson Lovie	+ Allyson Reeves	+ Heidi Richter
    7th grade:
    + Devyn Bicknell	+ Alli Channels	+ Lexie Martin	+ Tyler Reeves
    + Alexandra Rogers	+ Carly Russell	+ John Schultheiss	+ Alex Sneed
    8th grade:
    + Jacob Bartelt	+ Hannah Kellebrew	+ Sam Piper	+ Mark Wangeman	+ Kelly Williams

11. The Scoop From Scrip: Plenty of Scrip in stock to help with your holiday gift giving. And don't forget about those day-to-day items like Chevron, Arco, Shell, Safeway, Albertson's, and Vallergas.
12. From the Minister to Youth and Children:
    
    God's Blessings on your vacation time and have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!