Singing Schedule:<\/b>
\n<\/span>Grades 5-6 chimes\u2013December 7 10:00 am<\/span><\/p>\nJr. Choir\/Children\u2019s Choir\/Sr. Choir will be adorning the Advent Song Service\u2013December 14, 10 am<\/span><\/p>\nALL Jr Choir and Children\u2019s Choir members need to be in their pews at 9:15 for a mass rehearsal with the Sr. Choir\u2013Please do not be late.\u00a0 After that practice, each choir will go to their specific warm-up room.<\/b><\/p>\n
PURSUE t-shirt order:
\n<\/b>Parents, a number of weeks ago an order form was sent home to order your very own \u201cPursue\u201d t-shirt.\u00a0 A few have placed orders, but we found out this weekend that we need a minimum order of 12.\u00a0 The shirts are $12.00 per shirt (Adult Small-Adult XL), $14.00 (Adult XXL), $15.00 (Adult 3XL).\u00a0 If you are interested, please send money and a note to school in an envelope so we can get the shirts ordered.\u00a0 Please have orders to school no later than December 10.<\/span><\/p>\nMission offering:
\n<\/b>We are collecting offerings for WELS World Mission: Australia.\u00a0 This past week\u2019s collection was $27.00.\u00a0 We have collected<\/span> $422.90<\/b> of our $500.00<\/b> goal so far.\u00a0 This is 84.6% of our goal.\u00a0 Let us now continue to press on toward our goal and see by how much we can surpass it now.\u00a0 If each child were to give $1.00 on each of the last 2 collections, we could surpass this goal easily.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\nFree-will Offering December 14th:
\n<\/b>The 7th and 8th grade students are preparing for a meaningful and educational trip to Washington D.C. in April 2026. This experience will provide our students with a chance to learn about our nation’s history and grow in their faith.\u00a0 Please consider helping to make this trip accessible for our students. Your generous donation will help cover travel and lodging. Students will be collecting a free-will offering before and after church services on Sunday, December 14th at St. Stephen’s.<\/span><\/p>\nWeather announcement:
\n<\/b>If inclement weather arises and school is closed or delayed, a text alert and email alert will be sent out between 5:45 and 6:00 the morning of the event.\u00a0 Also, notices will be posted on WKOW, DailyDodge.com, and the church\/school Facebook page.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n2025 Christmas Service:
\n<\/b>On Sunday, December 21st, our Christmas service starts at 4:00.\u00a0 Please have the children to their designated spots no later than 3:40.\u00a0 Students in grades K-4 will meet in the lower hallway classrooms. Students in grades 5-8 will meet in the gym. Please remember that the doors to the school will not open until about 3:30 and the church doors will not open until approximately 3:15.<\/span><\/p>\nSelect piano students should be in church by 3:30.\u00a0 Core details will be sent out soon.<\/span><\/p>\nIf for some reason your child will not be present that day, please let us know as soon as possible so arrangements can be made.<\/p>\n
Beaver Dam Parade-Let\u2019s let our light shine to the community:
\n<\/b>Thank you to everyone who came to walk in the Holiday Parade yesterday.\u00a0 Your efforts are appreciated in everything you do to spread the word about our church and school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCall News:
\n<\/b>Mrs. Jennifer Schopper was called to be our fourth grade teacher next year. \u00a0 Mrs. Schopper currently serves at Bethlehem Lutheran School in Menomonee Falls, WI and looks forward to learning about the ministry at St. Stephen\u2019s and where she can best use their abilities in the kingdom of the Lord.<\/span><\/p>\nFinancial responsibilities:
\n<\/b>New financial statements were sent home last week.\u00a0 Please make every effort to get these paid in a timely manner before the 15th of the month.\u00a0 If your situation has changed, please let us know as soon as possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUpcoming Events:<\/b><\/p>\n
December 8\u2013Boys Basketball practice (3:30-5:00)
\n<\/span>December 8\u2013Piano Recital @ Charleston House (6:00-7:00)
\n<\/span>December 9\u2013Basketball vs St. Matthew\u2019s Iron Ridge (4:30, 5:30, 6:30)
\n<\/span>December 10\u2013Boys Basketball practice (3:30-5:00)
\n<\/span>December 11\u2013Girls Basketball practice (3:30-5:00)
\n<\/span>December 12\u2013Basketball vs Zion, Columbus (5:00, 6:00, 7:00)<\/span><\/p>\nSt. Stephen\u2019s School Mission:<\/b>
\n<\/b>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
\n<\/span>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<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","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-33695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-school-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33695","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=33695"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33697,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33695\/revisions\/33697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}