{"id":32757,"date":"2024-09-01T09:01:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T14:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/?p=32757"},"modified":"2024-08-30T07:50:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T12:50:18","slug":"weekly-update-9-1-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/weekly-update-9-1-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly update 9\/1\/2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>God Word is impressed at the end of day.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be still, and know that I am God; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will be exalted among the nations,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I will be exalted in the earth.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Psalm 46:10\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Encouragement Passage:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I said, \u201cMy foot has slipped,\u201d your mercy, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lord<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, upheld me.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When my worries within me were many, your comfort brought joy to my soul.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Psalm 94:18-19<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forwardinchrist.net\/help-kids-move-on-from-mistakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parent conversations: How do we help our kids move on from mistakes?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Singing Schedule:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grades K-8 sing on Sunday, September 15.\u00a0 Worship that day will be at Lakeview Park in Beaver Dam starting at 10:00.\u00a0 Following worship will be our church picnic and welcome for new teachers.\u00a0 Please bring a dish to pass.\u00a0 The main meal will be provided.\u00a0 If it rains, worship will be at church with the meal to follow in the basement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children\u2019s Choir is scheduled to sing September 29 at 9:00 at Good Shepherd.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Band lessons<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will start next Wednesday, Sept 4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Piano lessons<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will start on Tuesday, Sept 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Kindergarten parents<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0 Please be sure that your child\u2019s immunization records are sent to school as soon as possible.\u00a0 If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email Mr. Schulz and he will help out.\u00a0 (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Principal@saintstephen.org<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Parking lot gates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gates of our parking lot are closed at 8:00 and are usually opened by 3:00.\u00a0 We ask that parents that arrive early be patient if the gates are closed or the lot is being used for recess\/P.E.\u00a0 We also ask that you pull as far forward as possible and come to get your child from the marked area, especially if they are under 3rd grade.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Parking lot news:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please remember there is no parking along the building between the hours of 7:30 and 3:45.\u00a0 This has been designated by a double yellow line.\u00a0 This is our safe\/waiting zone for the children in the morning and evening. Please wait with your children inside the double yellow lines. Even if you are discussing something with a teacher, please be mindful of where your child is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are dropping your child off in the travel lane by the double yellow lines, please move forward as far as possible&#8211;up to the handicapped stalls&#8211; to allow other families to drop their children off in a timely manner.\u00a0 All parking lot procedures will be monitored during the first few weeks of school and adjusted as necessary.\u00a0 If you are parking to bring your child into the building or to the building doors, we ask that you depart through the western most exit.\u00a0 (this is the exit closest to Mary St.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Please do not park by the playground.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Mission Collection:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We collected $44.00 at our opening service for the work of Project Timothy. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0We set a goal of $500.00 for our first quarter goal.\u00a0 Our last collection for this mission will be October 21.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Picture Day:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Picture day is scheduled for Monday, September 23.\u00a0 Emails will be automatically sent to families soon with ordering information.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sporting events<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are posted <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fssbdwels.com%2Fschool%2Fsports-calendar%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7Cbf5cf7fa3a3641dcdf2308da89e0c960%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637973895783512032%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=52ZHaLcvVM2f2Zyh%2FjTNrik6dw3bzeM6jBZIdB%2F%2Bm9c%3D&amp;reserved=0\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Lunch Menu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is posted <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/\">here<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0 Click on the Lunch tab and the new menus will be posted as time permits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>LLHS Visit:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Friday, September 13, Mr. Stephen Lauber will be visiting St. Stephen&#8217;s.\u00a0 Mr. Lauber is the recruitment director at Lakeside Lutheran High School.\u00a0 He comes to discuss secondary Christian education with the 8th graders around 12:45 and then with the entire school at 1:30.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Communication<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 3 core ways information is shared at St. Stephen\u2019s.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ssl.fastdir.com\/saintstephens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fastdirect<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be the most used way to communicate daily with teachers. This will be for student progress and questions.\u00a0 It will also be a common way to set up appointments with your student\u2019s teacher.\u00a0 If you have issues with Fastdirect, please contact Mr. Schulz as soon as possible. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssbdwels.com\/school\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SSBDWELS.COM\/SCHOOL<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the schools website.\u00a0 All classroom, athletic, school updates will be posted here for future reference.\u00a0 You will get email notifications when items are posted to the site.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OneCall is the way many emergency and mass notifications will be sent out.\u00a0 You could get a text, email, phone call, or all if the situation warrants.\u00a0 Weekly school updates are sent via this method.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All these methods are great, but personal interactions are always the best.\u00a0 Please, if there are concerns or comments you wish to make with your child\u2019s teacher, please work out a way to talk face-to-face.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Tuition\/Fees:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your family needs to pay their 1st round of installment payments, please do so by the 15th of this month.\u00a0 This would only apply to those families who were not able to pay their first installment during Orientation\/Registration.\u00a0 Starting in October, statements will be coming home with students to families with fees due.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>LLHS Lady Jr. Warriors:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registration Open: The Junior Lady Warriors basketball club is open to all girls attending grades 5-8 at one of our Lakeside Federation Lutheran elementary schools; note: 8th graders should have the desire to enroll at Lakeside for high school; club involvement is not intended to replace participation on Lutheran elementary school teams. Two Sunday tryout sessions have been scheduled at Lakeside: September 22 and September 29, 2024, both from 6-8 pm. Please contact the girls&#8217; head coach, Andy Asmus with questions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Click <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1cnLazalwZkL7nlHBAkowA9Y-LMcTDQif\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blessings on your week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God Word is impressed at the end of day.\u00a0 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10\u00a0 Encouragement Passage: When I said, \u201cMy foot has slipped,\u201d your mercy, Lord, upheld me. When my worries within me were many, your comfort brought joy to my soul. 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