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January 24 Tuesday – Pancakes & Sausage

PJ/COMFY COZY DAY

3:30 pm – Stage Stars (Media Center)

25 Wednesday – Little Caesars Pizza

SPORTS/SPARKLES DAY

3:20 pm – Mad Science (Media Center)

26 Thursday – Ham & Cheese Rollups

MISMATCH/CRAZY HAIR DAY

8:30 am - Moms in Prayer Group (Bridal Room)

3:30 pm – Engineering Club Grades 3-5 (Media Center)

6:30 PM – PTL Meeting (Media Center)

After PTL – Auction Planning Meeting (Media Center)

27 Friday – Very Important Person Day (11:16 am Dismissal)

Christian Shirt/Immanuel Spirit Wear Day

10:00 am – Special Chapel

Varsity Girls Basketball Tournament (LHN)

28 Saturday –

6:30 pm – Service

Varsity Girls Basketball Tournament (LHN)

29 Sunday –

8:15 am – Service

9:30 am – Service & Discipleship Hour

10:43 am – Service (Chapel)

10:45 am – Service

12:00 pm – Open House Preschool – 8th Grade

30 Monday – Buttered Noodles & Garlic Bread

7th Grade to Camp Wolverine

31 Tuesday – Breaded Chicken Sandwich

7th Grade to Camp Wolverine

3:30 pm – Stage Stars (Media Center)

Edition 25

January 24, 2017

Theme for 2016-2017

“Walk Worthy” “Walk in a manner worthy of the Lord,

fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every

good work and increasing in the

knowledge of God.” Colossians 1:10

HEARTS FOR JESUS : KIDS 2 CAMP (January 18 – March 1) For the next 6 weeks our chapel offerings will be focusting on helping kids in the Detroit urban area learn about Jesus as the have fun participating in sports activies at summer camp. Every student will be bringing home an offering box that may be decorated in any way they would like, this box will come back each Wednesday for chapel. Each grade is raising money for a different type of sports equipment, each piece costs $10. Beginning February 1, each week the grade levels reach their weekly goal of at least $40 will receive a sports shirt/Christian shirt and jeans day for the following Wednesday.

VERY IMPORTANT PERSON (VIP) DAY – Friday, January 27th We would be delighted to have you join your Immanuel student for a morning of school. A morning of classroom activities and a special chapel awaits you. Extend an invitation to your VIP (Very Important Person) now. Your VIP could be a grandparent, godparent, family friend, parent, aunt, or uncle. There will be coffee & donuts in the morning in the gym. There will be NO ESC available after school on this day. *Each student may invite 1 very important person due to limited space.

NATIONAL LUTHERAN SCHOOLS WEEK (Jan 23-27, 2017) (K-8)

Tuesday – PJ/Comfy Cozy Day Wear your pajamas, robes, slippers, comfy cozy/casual clothes (sweat shirts, sweat pants, t-shirt of favorite team), bring a stuffed animal, a favorite blanket to school. No leggings or yoga pants for girls. No jeans.

Wednesday – Sports/Sparkle Day Wear favorite sports team shirt (college, professional, or Immanuel) or wear a shirt that has sparkles – Jeans allowed. No leggings or yoga pants for girls.

Thursday – Mismatch/Crazy Hair Day Make your clothes clash. Make a crazy hairstyle, but make sure nothing is permanent – no jeans. No leggings or yoga pants for girls.

Friday – Christian/Immanuel Shirt Day Very Important Person Day Wear Christian clothes, jewelry, etc. Jeans may be worn. No leggings or yoga pants for girls.

Special Chapel/Assembly – 10:00 – 11:00 am

Dismiss 11:16 am

National Lutheran Schools Week Service Projects (K-8) : Military Care Packages – Care packages will be sent to our military men and women in South Korea. Mrs. Matthews (our 1-4th grade aide) has a son there who is helping to pass these items out. You can send in any small items that would remind them of home: books, magazines, candy, puzzle books, etc… (P-4) : Books For Children In Need – Preschool through 4th grade will be collecting books (new or gently used) for Graceful Beginnings, an organization that furnishes homes for families in need in Macomb County. Please send in a “boy” book if you’re a boy, a “girl” book if you’re a girl, age appropriate for your grade. The books will be placed in the newly furnished homes as families are moving in. Please turn in the books by Thursday, January 26th. (5-8) : Serving Our Community – 5th through 8th grade will be serving others in our community, participating in activities such as : bingo at the nursing home, reading to special needs students, etc…

LIFE AWARENESS MONTH (January) During the month of January our students will have our Life Awareness classes, emphasizing the miraculous events of conception and God’s miracle of life. He made each one of us special and unique. Our Life Awareness instruction focuses on correct anatomical terms taught in the context of God’s plan for us. If you have any questions about Life Awareness, please contact your child’s teacher.

Preschool News (586) 286-1940 Preschool Director – Janet Hilsabeck (jhilsabeck@immlutheran.org)

Preschool Assistant – Laurie Griffith (lgriffith@immlutheran.org)

Preschool Dates Wednesday, Jan. 25 – CMPL Librarian visits Pre 4, 10:20 am/2:00 pm

Friday, Jan. 27 – NO PRESCHOOL CLASSES

Sunday, January 29 – All School Open House 12:00-2:00 pm

Tuesday, January 31 – P3 Kling/Shull Field Trip, Cutting Edge Gymnastics 9:30/10:45 am

PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION

Registration information for the 2017-2018 school year is now available. If you have a child currently enrolled in our Preschool

Program, you should have received a registration packet in your child’s backpack. If you have a younger child at home, and you

indicated so on your Registration Form, information should have come home in your child’s backpack as well. If you know of

anyone who would like to receive information about our program offerings for next year, please let us know. We will need the

following information in order to add them to our mailing list: Parent’s name, mailing address, email and/or phone number,

child’s name, child’s date of birth, and the program they are interested in. Registration information is also available on the

preschool web site. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding the enrollment process, our course offerings, or if you

have not received the registration materials.

KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT FOR 2017 – 2018 Kindergarten registration has begun for the next school year. If you know of someone who has a child entering Kindergarten next year, please let us know or have them contact us.

Preschool Box Tops Contest Throughout the month of February, collect and send box tops in your child’s backpack in a baggie or envelope labeled with your child’s name. At the end of the month we will have a drawing where two students will win a prize! National Lutheran Schools Week Service Project Books For Children In Need – Preschool through 4th grade will be collecting books (new or gently used) for Graceful Beginnings, an organization that furnishes homes for families in need in Macomb County. Please send in a “boy” book if you’re a boy, a “girl” book if you’re a girl, age appropriate for your grade. The books will be placed in the newly furnished homes as families are moving in. Please turn in the books by Thursday, January 26th.

DONATIONS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS Mrs. Thorpe is on a committee for the upcoming Michigan District Office Personnel Conference. As a service project, conference attendees will be filling gently used purses with beauty products for women in domestic violence shelters. These women often are unable to bring luxuries, such as purses and

beauty products, along with them when fleeing an abusive situation. If you would like to donate any gently used purses or new beauty products (either full size or sample size) please bring them into the school office between now and April 21, 2017. Thank you so much!

CALENDARS (K-8) – Click below

Hot Lunch – January/February

School Parent Calendar – January/February

IMMANUEL GEOGRAPHY BEE –

Congratulations to Mitchell Monahan (1st place) & Mark Fabiilli (2nd Place)!

VALENTINE’S DAY CARNATION SALE Our Immanuel Lutheran School Student Council is sponsoring a Carnation Sale

for Valentine’s Day. Carnations on long stems will be $1.00 each. If your child would like to send a flower or two to a special friend, family member, a teacher, a parent, or if you want to send one to your child in school, please fill out the attached tags (one per flower ordered) and return them in an envelope to the school office. We will invoice you through Smart Tuition for your order. Orders are due Wednesday, February 8th. We will order the flowers and have them delivered to the classrooms at the end of the day on Tuesday, February 14th.

Carnation Sale Order Form

SNOW DAY/COLD DAY We follow Chippewa Valley School District when schools are cancelled due to snow, ice, cold, or other related weather conditions. All classes from preschool – 8th grade will be cancelled when weather closes schools.

AUCTION TICKETS – February 24, 2017 - $60/ticket Please join us for our Annual Auction on Friday, February 24, 2017. Come enjoy a fun evening of dinner, dancing, and bidding! Click here for a ticket order form and turn it into the school office.

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM COORDINATOR NEEDED After several years as our After School Program Coordinator, Mrs. Jaime Puchalski has decided to step down after the 2016-2017 school year. We are hoping to find a parent to volunteer to take over this position for next school year. Jaime has offered to help with any questions our new coordinator may have. If it is on your heart to volunteer for this very important position, please contact the school office.

BOX TOPS BLIZZARD CONTEST

Get ready for our Winter BOX TOPS BLIZZARD Contest!! Throughout February, turn

in all the Box Tops you’ve collected! The K-8 Classroom with the most Box Tops will win! The

winning class will celebrate with a FROSTY Ice Cream Party, be COOL with a jeans day,

and CHILL with an extra recess! Check the bulletin board outside the office in February to

see if your class is winning! Remember, you can ask family, neighbors or friends to collect for you too! Have mom or dad ask at work!

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN WOMEN’S RETREAT – March 10-11, 2017 We will explore five women of the Bible : Sarah, Ruth, Deborah, Mary, and Martha and take a look at their lives and curcumstances and draw parallels to our lives, so many years later. Our theme Bible verse will be Psalm 16:9, Therefore my heart is glad… We will emjoy fum and fellowship with other women, great food, shed a few tears (and many from laughter), stay up late, make new friends, and enjoy old friends. It’s a retreat you don’t want to miss!

Who : All women are invited – bring your moms, sisters, daughters, friends, or neighbors! Where : Camp Skyline 5650 Sandhill Rd. Almont, MI Cost : $125/person (includes lodging, meals, snacks, special surprises, and materials.) $85/person (excludes lodging if driving to the camp each day) Please make checks payable to Immanuel Lutheran and turn in to Karen Reincke in the church office by February 27th. Registration Form

PTL MEETINGS Please join us for our PTL Meetings once a month in the Media Center! Please see the dates below.

Thursday, January 26th - 6:30 pm

Thursday, March 23rd - 6:30pm

Thursday, April 27th - 6:30pm

Wednesday, May 24th - 6:30pm

KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT FOR 2017 – 2018 Kindergarten registration has begun for the next school year. If you know of someone who has a child entering Kindergarten next year, please let us know or have them contact us.

SCHOLASTIC ART AWARD Congratulations to Immanuel Artist Sadie Blaszczyk for earning a GOLD KEY, the highest award in a category for her pointillism drawing of a ballerina!! Only 473 pieces were given an award out of 2600 entries. When you see Sadie in the halls be sure to offer her congratulations!! We hope you’ll join us at the Awards Ceremony on Monday, January 31st at the Macomb Center for Performing Arts at 7:00 p.m., and the Exhibit opening following the ceremony at the Lorenzo Cultural Center.

2017 ANNUAL AUCTION INFORMATION AUCTION DONATIONS If you have a favorite restaurant, hair salon, store, etc… we would love for you to reach out for a donation for the annual auction. It is so easy to do! Simply print out the donation form in the link below, stop by the business and speak with a manager, leave the forms, and email Kim James to let her know who you spoke with. Donation Form

AUCTION BUSINESS ADS NEEDED Advertise your business by placing an ad in our event booklet and/or donate an item that advertises your business or service! What better way to support businesses in the area by starting within our school families! We have a few different options to meet your needs below: Business Card size ad - $25 black/white 1/2 page size ad - $75 black/white full page ad - $150 black/white These are all part of our event booklet, which is given to all guests coming to the auction and available on our website for the entire year for families to view. We also have an option to put your ad on our screens at the hall, which would consist of a PowerPoint page that runs from 6:00 p.m. until 9 p.m. - cost is $100 for this option - Color

AUCTION NEEDS We are need of large baskets to package auction items in for next year. If you have baskets from the items you purchased this year or some that you are simply looking to donate, please bring them to the school office. We also could use any bows, ribbons, or clear plastic wrapping. Thank you in advance!

MEETING DATES Please join us at our auction meetings each month in the Nook. January 26th – After the PTL Meeting February 13th – 6pm

NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT FOR 2017-2018 - $325 Referral Discount Share with your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc. why you value the education your child receives at Immanuel Lutheran School. A K-8 Immanuel family will receive a $325 discount on your child’s tuition for the 2017-2018 school year if a new family enrolls their child(ren) in K-8 in 2017-2018 and names you as a referral.

FASHION DESIGN CLUB (Tues. 3:30-4:30pm; March 14, 21, 28, April 11, 18, May 2) Make fashion, make friends, and have fun with us at Immanuel Lutheran! Fashionistas will spend six weeks creating super cool clothing pieces that they can actually wear! Go from beginner to runway ready style in just six weeks. Participants will celebrate their accomplishments with a fab fashion show for family and friends at session's end. No supplies needed. Fee is all-inclusive. Boys & Girls 2-8 grade. $75 Payable at ilovethefashionfactory.com

ENGINEERING FOR KIDS – WINTER PROGRAMS Engineering For Kids brings science, techonology, engineering, and math (STEM), to kids ages 4-14 in a fun and challenging way through classes, camps, clubs, and parties. We are proud to inspire children to build on their natural curiousity by teaching engineering concepts through hands-on learning. Engineering is, after all, one of the fastest growing industries in the world! Thursdays, February 16th-March 30th : 3:30-4:30 pm Electronic Game Design : Platform Games – Temple Escape! $80/student Grades 3-5 (Art Room) Grades 6-8 (Media Center) For more information and to register : www.engineeringforkids.com/macomb

STAGE STARS – After School Program (2nd – 6th Grade) No previous acting experience is necessary. The theater games help the students use their creativity to communicate and improvise. Every student will play at least one lead role per session. The students will learn theater terms, the parts of a skit, and goals of the characters. Each child will receive a participation award and the skits will also be performed on the last day and parents are invited to attend!

Tuesdays, 3:30 – 4:30 pm

January 17-March 7, 2017

Location :

8 classes - $100 per child

Register online : http://payment.learningmeansfun.com/signup Class Code: IML1.17.17

IMMANUEL PARENT VOLUNTEER SIGN UPS – SignUp.com We're using SignUp.com to organize our upcoming SignUps. Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:

1) Click this link to see our SignUps on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/go/b9ZgiW 2) Review the SignUps listed and choose the one(s) you like. 3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com.

Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.

IMMANUEL MEL OTT BASEBALL 2017 It’s almost time for baseball season! The registration deadline for this upcoming season is Friday, February 17th. Please return the registration form, linked below, and payment to the school office. The registration fee for players on or before February 17th is $75 for Tee Ball/Coach Pitch (Kindergarten & 1st Grade). $95 for Rookie (2nd & 3rd Grade), Beginner (4th & 5th Grade) and Junior (6th, 7th, & 8th Grade). Add a $15 late fee if registering after February 17th. Please make checks payable to Immanuel Lutheran Mel Ott. No cash please. For additional information regarding our program or if you are interested in coaching, please contact Scott Moldenhauer at scomar930@comcast.net *Registration Form*

IMM to LHN - Visit the Lutheran High North website at www.lhn.lhsa.com Events at Lutheran High North – Click to follow the links to learn more LHN Athletics – Schedules and Scores

Immanuel Sports Update immlutheran.org/athletics

Tuesday January 24,

2017 PLEASE USE SIGNUP.COM LINK BELOW FOR PARENT

HELP

Wednesday January 25,

2017

Thursday January 26,

2017

Friday January 27,

2017

Varsity A Boys

Basketball

AWAY GAME

@ Trinity Utica

5:15

Practice

6:30-8:00

AWAY GAME

@ Trinity Clinton

Twp.

5:15

½ day

(no practices)

Varsity B Boys

Basketball

AWAY GAME

@ Peace Shelby

5:15

Practice

5:45-7:15

AWAY GAME

@ St Peter Macomb

5:15

½ day

(no practices)

Varsity A Girls

Basketball

AWAY GAME

@ Trinity Utica

4:15

Practice

3:16-5:00

AWAY GAME

@ Trinity Clinton

Twp.

4:15

@ LHN Tournament

(Fri./Sat.)

Varsity B Girls

Basketball

AWAY GAME

@ Peace Shelby

5:15

Practice

4:15-5:45

AWAY GAME

@ St Peter Macomb

4:15

@ LHN Tournament

(Fri./Sat.)

Season Game Schedules – Click here for the tentative game calendar for the entire season. Maps to Games – Click here for a list of locations and maps to all of our games. NSLAA Eteamz – Click here for scores, results, and standings of our league (NSLAA). Immanuel Athletic Handbook – Click here for information about our policies and guidelines regarding our athletic program here at Immanuel. SignUp,com – Varsity A Girls & Varsity A Boys Basketball Home Helpers SignUp.com – Varsity B Girls & Varsity B Boys Basketball Home Helpers

Team Overall Record

Results of Last Game

Varsity A Boys Basketball 3 – 1 2nd place @ Frankenmuth Tournament

Varsity B Boys Basketball 0 – 0

Varsity A Girls Basketball 2 – 1 Won against St. John Rochester, 25-16

Varsity B Girls Basketball 0 – 0

Easy Ways to Help Raise Money for Immanuel (Pre-8)

Kroger Community Rewards As of May 1st please re-enroll so your shopping continues to help Immanuel Lutheran School each time you go to Kroger!

www.krogercommunityrewards.com – click on Michigan and then click on ENROLL

Box Tops for Education Box Tops mean FREE MONEY for Immanuel! Each Box Top you clip is worth 10¢. We simply mail them in and they

cut us a check for the money! The cash adds up quickly, so start clipping!

LAND’S END – Immanuel Land’s End Uniform Shopping - link Here’s the direct link to our Immanuel Lutheran School shopping site through Land’s End

Uniforms.

Don’t forget when shopping Amazon to shop with through our Immanuel Amazon link. Start here and

Immanuel can earn up to 8% of your order without any extra cost to you.

OFFICE MAX/OFFICE DEPOT GIVES IMMANUEL 5% How Does It Work?

Present your school's 5% Back To Schools ID number (# 70051315) when you shop online, over the phone or at your neighborhood Office Depot store.

Office Depot will offer our school credits equal to 5% of the qualifying purchases. For more information on the program, click here.