{"id":33073,"date":"2025-01-05T09:01:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T15:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/?p=33073"},"modified":"2025-01-05T17:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T23:55:41","slug":"weekly-update-1-5-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/weekly-update-1-5-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly update 1\/5\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>St. Stephen\u2019s Weekly News<br \/>\n<\/b><b>1\/5\/2025<\/b><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>God Word\u2013 impressed at home.<\/strong><br \/>\nBut as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.<br \/>\nJoshua 24:15<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Encouragement Passage:<\/strong><br \/>\nInstead, be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ has forgiven us.<br \/>\nEphesians 4:32<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 208px;\" width=\"1176\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" 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\"><b>Sporting Events Calendar<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-Jan.pdf\"><b>January Lunch Menu<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/forwardinchrist.net\/episode-12\/\"><b>Parent conversations podcast:\u00a0 &#8220;Volunteering as a family&#8221;<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>School starts tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.\u00a0<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><b>Singing Schedule:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next group to sing will grades 3-4 on January 26th at the 10:00 service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><b>Mission Collection:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tomorrow we start a new collection.\u00a0 The 3rd quarter mission collection will be for WELS Home Missions to support a new mission congregation in Bend, Oregon.\u00a0 Once again we set a goal of $500.00 over the course of the next 10 weeks.\u00a0 Based on history, it should be easy for us to surpass this goal.\u00a0 Let us show how we live in the glow of Christmas and support our missions.\u00a0 We will have a presentation\/chapel led by Pastor Paul Schupmann on Monday, January 27<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Winter apparel:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please remind students that it is cold out and that having coats, gloves, hats, and possibly even boots is important. We do go outside as long as the weather permits.\u00a0 It is always easier to remove layers than to sit and wonder why they didn\u2019t bring an article that keeps them warm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Financial responsibilities:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New statements will be sent home later this week.\u00a0 If you desire to make a payment before the statement arrives home, just send it to school in an envelope marked \u201cSchool payment\u201d.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those families that paid by the semester, that payment will be coming up this month, so you will see an envelope come home with your child later this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>2nd quarter has ended:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2nd quarter ended right as Christmas break started.\u00a0 2nd quarter report cards will be released later today or tomorrow.\u00a0 Parent-Teacher Conferences for the second quarter are THIS WEEK. Here are the sign up links.\u00a0 Please sign up as soon as possible.\u00a0 Also, please be aware that Mrs. Cooper and Miss Wenman will not be available on Friday.\u00a0 If Friday is the only day you would be able to meet, please contact those teachers directly to set up a time that works for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/70A0D45ABA922ABF94-54135973-ptconferences\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wednesday, January 8, 2025<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/70A0D45ABA922ABF94-54135969-ptconferences\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thursday, January 9, 2025<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/70A0D45ABA922ABF94-54135970-ptconferences\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday, January 10, 2025<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Kindergarten Round-Up:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Monday, February 17, 2025,\u00a0 we will be holding our annual Kindergarten Round-Up.\u00a0 This will be from 6-7.\u00a0 It is an opportunity for new Kindergarten parents and students to meet and greet the faculty of the school.\u00a0 If you know of a family that has a child that would be in Kindergarten next year, please encourage them to be part of this Round-up and learn more about the importance of Christian elementary education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nAdditions that were sent on 1\/5\/2025 at 5:30 PM.<\/strong><br \/>\n2nd quarter report cards are available to look at.\u00a0 Please review and discuss with your children.\u00a0 Take time to set up a Parent\/Teacher conference as well.<\/p>\n<p>There is no school on Friday, January 10.\u00a0 This is to work through morning sessions of Parent\/Teacher Conferences. Please remember that Miss Wenman and Mrs. Cooper are not available Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a call meeting on January 19th after the 10:00 service.\u00a0 All voting members of St. Stephen&#8217;s are encouraged to attend.\u00a0 The primary call will be for a pastoral position at St. Stephen&#8217;s.\u00a0 There is a chance that a call for a 3rd grade teacher will be issued on this day as well if they CLS permits us to have a call list.\u00a0 Please consider attending and setting the course for St. Stephen&#8217;s into the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>St. Stephen\u2019s School Mission:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St. Stephen\u2019s 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.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please remember that if you need assistance with anything that you can reach out to the teachers and leaders of St. Stephen\u2019s.\u00a0 You can also find answers to some questions on the website: www.ssbdwels.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blessings on your week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>St. Stephen\u2019s Weekly News 1\/5\/2025 God Word\u2013 impressed at home. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. Joshua 24:15 Encouragement Passage: Instead, be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ has forgiven us. 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