Please share this information with your children.

Singing Schedule:
Kindergarten and grade 1 sing at the 10:00 service on November 9.

Children’s choir sings at the 9:00 service at Good Shepherd on November 16.

Raiderwear/Pursue Shirt Fridays:
November 7 will be a RaiderWear Day–wear Raider clothes OR black/red/white
November 14 will be a LLHS Purse Shirt Friday.  

Mission offering:
We are collecting offerings for WELS World Mission: Australia.  We have collected $46.25 of our $500.00 goal so far.  Please look for envelopes to come home with children and encourage faithful giving to the missions throughout the year.
We will have a chapel service with Pastor Robb Raasch of the WELS World Mission Board tomorrow, November 3.  Pastor Raasch currently serves as a parish pastor at Mount Olive in Appleton WI.  We look forward to his message about this mission.  This quarter we also set a goal of $500.00.  

Financial responsibilities:
Fee statements will be sent home this week.  Please remember to pay this before the 15th of the month.  Thank you.

Parking Lot News:
Please remember that we ask all families to stay off of the playground until 3:45 and we also ask that no one park by the basketball hoops on the north end of the lot.  Please park in the stalls in the main parking lot.  Pass this on to family members or others who may be picking up or dropping off students.  Also, during drop off in the morning, if you are not going to park in the lot, please pull as far forward as possible. 

Absences:
Please remember that if a student is gone for a medical appointment to get an excuse notice from the nurse/doctor.  Have the student turn that notice in when they come back to school.  This is important for attendance tracking purposes.

Also, when calling a student in for an absence, please inform staff as to why the student is absent for the day.

Call News:
At the church meeting on Sunday, October 19, St. Stephen’s called Mrs. Tiffany Mateske to be our 4th grade teacher and forensics coach.  Mrs. Mateske will be in communication with the leadership of St. Stephen’s over the next few weeks and will pray about to the Lord where she can be best used in the ministry field.  Please keep Mrs. Mateske in your prayers as she deliberates this call.

Fall Festival—Thank you:
Thank you to all who helped make the Fall Festival a success. 

Food Drive:
Throughout November, St. Stephen’s will be collecting non-perishable, non-expired food for the local food pantry.  Boxes will be set out on each level of the school in which to place donations. Let’s let our light shine and share the love of Jesus by helping to meet the bodily needs of people in our community.

Beaver Dam Christmas Parade:
All church and school families of St. Stephen’s are invited to walk in this year’s parade on Saturday, December 6th. Young, old, and in between are encouraged to represent our church and school by handing out flyers and candy during the parade. We ask that school-aged students be accompanied by an adult. Stay tuned to Facebook and Fast Direct emails for information on our spot in the line-up as we get closer to this event. We ask that people arrive by 4:30 pm for the 5 pm parade. We look forward to seeing you there!!!!

Speaking of candy, donations are needed for the parade.  Please send with your child to Mrs. Cooper’s classroom. Thanks so much!!

Fall Spirit Week:
To break up the start of the year, the student council has decided on a spirit week.  This will happen the week of November 10.
Monday:  Formal dress up for Veterans Day.  (Wear your best church style clothes–no jeans or t-shirts)
Tuesday:  Pajama Day
Wednesday: Sports/Jersey Day (Wear your favorite sports apparel)
Thursday:  Mismatch Day (Self-explanatory)
Friday:  Pursue shirt day

Upcoming Events:

November 5, Grades 5-8 will attend the Wayland musical “Annie”
November 10, 8:05 Veterans Day celebration in church
November 10-14, Fall Dress-up days

St. Stephen’s School Mission:
St. Stephen’s Lutheran School will offer a Christ-centered education to all students. We will instruct them in the Word of God, educate them in secular subjects, train them to become responsible citizens in our community, and prepare them for their eternal victory in heaven when they die. We will do this by holding Jesus and his love before them each day by appropriately using law and gospel as we instruct and discipline.   

Please remember that if you need assistance with anything that you can reach out to the teachers and leaders of St. Stephen’s.  You can also find answers to some questions on the website: www.ssbdwels.com