{"id":33094,"date":"2025-01-12T09:01:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T15:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/?p=33094"},"modified":"2025-01-08T11:59:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:59:36","slug":"weekly-update-1-12-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/weekly-update-1-12-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly update 1\/12\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>St. Stephen\u2019s Weekly News<br \/>\n1\/12\/2025<\/b><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>God Word\u2013 impressed at home.<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joshua 24:15<\/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;\">I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeremiah 32:27<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 101px;\" width=\"1334\">\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;\">\n<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-13\/\"><b>Parent conversations podcast:\u00a0 &#8220;Children in Worship Services&#8221;<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Mission Collection:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are off to a great start with our mission collection this quarter.\u00a0 We collected $61.65.\u00a0 This puts on our way to our goal of $500.00.\u00a0 Please remember that your child does not have to have the envelope to give an offering.\u00a0 The 3rd quarter mission collection will be for WELS Home Missions to support a new mission congregation in Bend, Oregon.\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;\">Statements were sent last week. Please send payments to school in an envelope marked \u201cSchool Payments\u201d\u00a0 Thank you.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>2nd quarter has ended:<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you to all who came to see the teachers and discuss the progress of your students.\u00a0 Please feel free to set up a time to discuss your student with the teacher.\u00a0 Good communication and conference helps the student grow.<\/span><\/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><b>LLHS Fine Arts Festival\u2013Grades 5-8:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The time has come for us to begin preparations for Lakeside\u2019s Fine Arts Festival. This annual event is a wonderful opportunity for our 5-8th graders to showcase their God-given musical talents. All 5-8th graders are REQUIRED to be present as our Junior Choir performs. Our band students will also perform as part of St. Stephen\u2019s Band at the festival. All students will receive credit towards their music grade for participating since they put so much effort and preparation into their music.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Fine Arts Festival is a two-day event. On Saturday, April 5, the choir and band will perform two pieces for the judges. On Sunday, April 6, the choir and band will perform in an afternoon concert with the other schools. The times for that concert and the Saturday performances are not set until March.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with the band and choir, some of our students also perform in individual\/small group events for judges on Saturday, April 5th. These events can be performed as solos, duets, or ensembles. Students may perform in up to four individual\/small group events:<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-5-8th grade piano students are REQUIRED to perform a piano piece.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-5-8th grade band students are REQUIRED to perform an instrumental piece.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-All 5-8th graders are eligible to sing a vocal piece, but this is not required of anyone.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the next few weeks, Mr. Barnett will work with the students to determine what events they will be a part of. Then, he will send home a final permission slip listing all events the student has signed up for.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If for some reason your child cannot be present for one or both days of the festival, please let Mr. Schulz know now. Since this is part of our music curriculum, also indicate the reason the child won&#8217;t be present.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More information will come on the permission slip, and the day schedules for the 5th and 6th will be released in March.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\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.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><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\/12\/2025 God Word\u2013 impressed at home. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. Joshua 24:15 Encouragement Passage: I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me? Jeremiah 32:27 &nbsp; Sporting Events Calendar January Lunch Menu Parent conversations podcast:\u00a0 &#8220;Children in Worship Services&#8221; Singing Schedule: The next group to sing will grades 3-4 on January 26th at the 10:00 service. Mission Collection: We are off to a great start with our mission collection this quarter.\u00a0 We collected $61.65.\u00a0 This puts on our way to our goal  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-school-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33094"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33101,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33094\/revisions\/33101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}