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Thursday, 4/2 – Noon Dismissal Friday 4/3 – 4/10 –No School - Easter Break

Principal’s Desk…….

One Week Closer: This Sunday we celebrate Palm Sunday. Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem reflects such joy and celebration. Then Holy Week with the contrast of Good Friday and Easter! The sadness of Jesus’s death one day and the joy of His resurrection 3 days later! What a rollercoaster of emotions! Not much different from the emotions of our present day. We find ourselves joyful and celebrating, then the next moment sad and disappointed. As we reflect on all of the events that took place in the life of our Lord, I pray we also will find the comfort and joy His death and resurrection gives to those who believe.

WASC Visitation Team Completes Work: The WASC team completed their visit Wednesday and before leaving presented their exit report to everyone. We received many compliments. In approximately 2 weeks we receive the official written report from the team. Then in late May or early June we will receive the official word from the WASC office of our accreditation.

NLSA Accreditation of Preschool: While our Kdg.-Gr. 8 school was being visited by WASC, our Lamb’s Lot Preschool was being visited by National Lutheran School Accreditation representatives. Our preschool was complemented in a variety of areas. They will receive the team’s report in a few weeks and official notification in July.

Principal Search: Our second principal candidate is on campus today through Monday, March 27-30. His name is Mr. Joel Wahlers and he currently serves as principal at St. John’s Lutheran School in Napa, CA. Parents, you are invited to a “meet and greet” with Mr. Wahlers on Monday, at 1:00PM, in the Parlor of Walker Hall. The Search Committee apologizes for the time of this event, but because of the variety of people and groups he needs to see, this became the only workable time.

Calling a Principal: Parents, please mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 31st

at 7:30 in the Sanctuary. A special congregational assembly will take place and at this time we will be calling a new principal for our school. You are invited to attend. Individuals who are members of St. John’s Lutheran Church, 18 years of age or older and have signed the church constitution may vote. Opportunity to sign the church constitution will take place at the beginning of the meeting. Please keep this matter in your prayers as we make this important decision.

GALA Auction is Close: Have you purchased your tickets yet? Our auction is Saturday, April 18th

at The Grove. I hope to see you there!

Great SHARING Opportunity Through Children’s Ministries: Join us Sunday, April 19th

for packing Blessing Bags alongside your family! Parents, here’s a chance to be a wonderful example to your child! What’s a Blessing Bag, you say??? It’s a way to bless someone less fortunate- a brown bag filled with toiletries, snacks, and maybe a note of encouragement…in this case, our St. John’s Food Pantry offers Blessing Bags to a number of people without a home, who primarily carry all they have in a backpack-so lightweight items are much-needed. So can you help? Would you bring in items that are needed? Please join our efforts to extend the love of Christ in our own community, right here, in a tangible way. Here are the items we need-please bring them down to the Cornerstone, where the Children’s Ministry offices are located.

- shampoo/conditioner - body wash - razor/shaving cream* - toothbrush/toothpaste* - deodorant* - wash cloths - laundry pod - band aids - Q-tips - crew socks - boxer briefs We hope you’ll join us, following the 10:15 hour at the K-1 playground on Sunday, April 19

th. It will be a joy to SHARE together!!

Questions? Contact Sarah Bourne sbourne@ stjohnsorange.org or call 714-288-4490.

Have a great weekend!

God is Rock Solid!

Mr. Einem

Vol. 27, Issue 28

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March 27, 2015 St. John’s Lutheran School Weekly Newsletter

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SCHOOL NOTES

Referral Refund Incentive For Currently Enrolled School Families (Includes Preschool – Grade 8 families) If a new family is accepted, enrolls, and attends during the 2015/2016 school year, and names you, one of our currently enrolled families, as the referral family on their Application for Admission, you will receive a registration refund check equal to that of the new student. The newly enrolled family must be new to St. John’s Lutheran School and Church. This is our way of saying thank you for being in partnership with us and sharing your love of the Lord and St. John’s with others. For information regarding enrollment, please have them contact Jodi Holte, Director of Admissions, at 714.288.4406.

CAMP INVENTION - When looking at your summer schedule, don’t forget about Camp Invention! The week of August 3-7, 2015, young, inquisitive scientists and inventors from grades K-5 will meet at St. John’s for a fun week of camp that will challenge their minds and develop creativity. See the attached flier and note that registration is now open at www.campinvention.org. There is a special $25 discount for signing up by March 20

th!

SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY EVENT - How would it feel to find out your child was being targeted online by a 50 year-old adult posing as another child? Scary, right? "Not my child" you might be saying, but you should know that it's a real possibility! It actually happened to a St. John's student! The parents were notified by an app they had installed on the device, the child was safe and the adult was caught. We want all of you to be able to protect your tech savvy kids in the same way! St. John's auxiliary board is pleased to be bringing Scott Burnett back to our campus on April 27th. Whether your child is already online and using social media or not quite old enough yet, you WILL want to hear what he has to say. It's shocking but very necessary information and he presents tons of helpful solutions! Please see the attached flyer for details and email rsvp@stjohnsorange.org asap to reserve your spot for this very important night.

BOOKFAIR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Be a volunteer to help our kids discover the power of reading and earn PIP hours for your time. Our annual Scholastic Book fair "Book Fair Under the Sea, Explore an Ocean of Books" is April 20 - 24, 2015 and we'd love to have you on our team. Help is needed with fair set-up, pack-up, decorations, cashiering, or helping shoppers find the perfect book. If you'd like to help keep our kids reading contact co-chairs Lisa M. May at Lisa@ToddTeam.com or Sara Grewe at spinkneygrewe@yahoo.com. (see attached flyer for more details).

ST. JOHN’S LIBRARY BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB 2014-15 – Many thanks to the following students who donated a book to our Birthday Book Club in March. Happy Birthday (or Half-Birthday) and God’s Blessings! Birthday Books will be presented to Mr. Einem in chapel on April 1, 2015.

Annalise Rohm, K, Mrs. Cariker, Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing by Marcus Zachary and Zoe Daugherty, 1

st & 5

th grades, Mrs. Gillingham & Mrs. Bagatourian, The Bad Birthday Idea by Valentine

Owen Horeczko, 1st

grade, Mrs. Cook, Norman, Speak! by Adderson Parker Eagan, 2

nd grade, Mrs. Klappenback, Stay Where You Are & Then Leave by Boyne

Simon Roehl, 2nd

grade, Mrs. Klappenback, Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library by Rosenstock Chanel Soler, 2

nd grade, Mrs. Klappenback, Open Very Carefully: A Book With Bite by O’Byrne

Chanel Soler, 2nd

grade, Mrs. Klappenback, Tap the Magic Tree by Matheson Emily Wolff, 2

nd grade, Mrs. Todd, Lost! A Dog Called Bear by Orr

Brandon Burkett, 3rd

grade, Mrs. Einem, Zoobots: Wild Robots Inspired by Real Animals by Becker Kathryn Dietrich, 3

rd grade, Mrs. Grack, The Turtle of Oman by Nye

Rylan Harris, 3rd

grade, Mrs. Grack, One White Dolphin by Lewis Jack Jonkman, 3

rd grade, Mrs. Einem, Shark Wars: The Last Emprex by Altbacker

Parker Lee, 3rd

grade, Mrs. Grack, Maps by Mizielinska Parker Lee, 3

rd grade, Mrs. Grack, William Shakespeare’s Star Wars by Doescher

Carson Etter, 5th

grade, Miss Neben, Half a World Away by Kadohata Harrison Gomes, 5

th grade, Miss Neben, The Contract by Jeter

Parker May, 5th

grade, Miss Neben, Fantasy League by Lupica Mallory Miles, 5

th grade, Miss Neben, Just Grace and the Trouble with Cupcakes by Harper

Mark Todd, 5th

grade, Miss Neben, The Death Cure by Dashner Mark Todd, 5

th grade, Miss Neben, The Kill Order by Dashner

NEXT WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S 3/28/15 – 4/3/15

Sunday 3/29 Hosanna Choir (Gr 4) sings at 8am and Carol Choir (Gr 1) sings at 11am. Both in Sanctuary. Mon-Fri 3/30-4/2 Vicar VB leads Holy Week Chapels all week Monday 3/30 Meet Principal candidate, Mr. Joel Wahlers at 1:30 in the Parlor. All are welcome! Thursday 4/2 End Quarter III. NOON DISMISSAL Fri 4/3 – Fri 4/10 Easter Break – HE IS RISEN!! HE IS RISEN INDEED!!

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ATHLETICS – WEEK OF 4/30/15

Reminder: $30 Athletic Fee for each Spring sport (Boys Volleyball, Girls Flag Football, Track)

7th/8th grade Boys Volleyball (Varsity and 2 JV teams) – Tournament, at St. Paul’s, Orange, concludes on Tuesday, March 31

8th grade Girls Flag Football –

Tournament, at St. Paul’s, Orange, concludes on Tuesday, March 31

DATE TEAM SPORT PRACTICE / GAME LOCATION Time

3/30 K-5 KROC Practice Turf Field 3:00 - 4:30 PM

3/31 5-8 TRACK Track Conditioning Turf Field 3:00 - 4:30 PM

8 GFB Game vs Zion Canal Field (across from St. Paul’s church)

2:35 PM Dismissal; 3:30 PM GT

JV B BVB Games St. Paul’s, Orange 2:50 PM Dismissal; 3:30 PM GT

JV C BVB Games St. Paul’s, Orange 2:50 PM Dismissal; 3:30 PM GT

V A BVB Games St. Paul’s, Orange 2:50 PM Dismissal; 3:30 PM GT

CHURCH NOTES BAPTISM INFORMATION MEETING – Interested in finding out more about Baptism? What it means to be baptized at St. John’s or why we have baptism? Please come to an informational meeting with an Elder. These meetings are held on the 2

nd and 4

th Sunday of every

month. For more information, please visit our website, www.stjohnsorange.org/baptism or call the Christina Meadows at 714 288 4425.

HUGE THANK YOU - Thank you to all the dads and daughters who attended our 4th Annual Daddy-Daughter dance sponsored by MomsLife! It was an amazing turnout! Thank you to everyone who donated cookies and to the volunteers that helped throughout the day and evening. Photos from the dance will be distributed next week to the girls' teachers. If you have any questions or feedback about the event, please contact Amanda Snyder at rileycoug@yahoo.com. Thank you again!

NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER BREAKFAST – May 7th

, 6:30am – 8:00am, in the Great Room of Walker Hall - St. John’s is honoring our nation’s 64

th annual National Day of Prayer with a free breakfast event that’s not to be missed! This year’s theme, ‘Lord, Hear our Cry’,

emphasizes the need for individuals to place their faith in the unfailing character of their Creator, who is sovereign over all governments, authorities and men. We will pray together for our country and leaders and hear an uplifting message from keynote speaker Santa Ana City Councilman David Benavides, a key member of the Love Santa Ana community restoration initiative. St. John’s young adult singers will entertain us, and a delicious hot breakfast will be served. RSVP to Shannon: sbeshara@stjohnsorange.org 714-288-4477

HOLY WEEK CONCERT: On Sunday, March 29, at 7:00 p.m. St. John’s will present a Holy Week Concert: The Seven Last Words of Christ by Theodore Dubois, featuring our Jubilate Choir, three Soloists, and Orchestra. Dr. William J. Heide, Minister of Worship and Music will conduct the concert. There is no charge. A freewill offering will be taken. Nursery care for children under age 5 is available. Bring a friend!

SHARE EVENT - The time is always right to join together and bless a community! You are invited to be part of a team from St. John’s who will join with teams in Compton to make a real difference in the city of Compton. The Compton Initiative has been doing work in this community for over 10 years, and has completed work on over 650 properties! Together, we’ll beautify neighborhoods through yard clean up, trash pick-up and painting. SEE ATTACHED FLYER! Saturday, April 18

th Schedule:

6:00am Volunteers will leave from St. John's and arrive in Compton 7:00am Check in at work site, receive assignment and T-Shirt, meet your work team 8:00am - 1:00pm Work and have fun! 1:00pm - Leave Compton to head back to Orange Water, lunch and T-shirts will be provided to all volunteers. ($5 donations will be accepted for shirts.) For more information, and to register, visit St. John’s web site: http://www.stjohnsorange.org/share/compton-initiative/

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