Singing Schedule:<\/b>
\n<\/span>Kindergarten and 1st grade will sing on January 25 at the 8 am service.
\n<\/span>Jr. Choir will sing on Thursday, January 29 at the 6:30 service
\n<\/span>Jr. Choir will also sing on Sunday, February 8 at the 9:00 service at Good Shepherd<\/span><\/p>\nChapel Piano players: <\/b>there are no students on the list for this week.<\/span><\/p>\nNo School:
\n<\/b>There is no school next Monday, January 19.<\/span><\/p>\nWinter apparel:
\n<\/b>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>\nFinancial responsibilities:
\n<\/b>Statements were sent last week. Please send payments to school in an envelope marked \u201cSchool Payments\u201d along with the family name.\u00a0 Thank you.<\/span><\/p>\nCall meeting:
\n<\/b>There will be a call meeting <\/span>TODAY<\/b>\u00a0 following the 10:00 worship service.\u00a0 All voting members of St. Stephen\u2019s are encouraged to attend.\u00a0 All members of the church are encouraged to attend to voice opinions as well.\u00a0 Please consider attending to help direct the future of our school.\u00a0 This call is for 4th grade, to replace Mrs. Cooper.<\/span><\/p>\nKindergarten Round-Up:
\n<\/b>On Monday, February 23, 2026,\u00a0 we will be holding our annual Kindergarten Round-Up.\u00a0 This date is different from the school year calendar due to a scheduling conflict.\u00a0 The event will run from 6:00-7:00.\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>\nMission offering:
\n<\/b>Quarter 3 mission offering starts tomorrow.\u00a0 We collected<\/span> $72.50<\/b> of our <\/span>$500.00<\/b> goal in 1 week.\u00a0 Let us continue to show our gratitude to our Lord as we support this mission over the coming weeks. <\/span>
\n<\/span>Excerpt on the work here:\u00a0 The center of Madison is expected to grow by 200,000 in the future years, with many residents seeking an urban lifestyle. A core group of 14 adults familiar with the area, has been working together since 2022, meeting regularly for Bible study and ministry planning, and has also secured a rental space for worship and community activities.\u00a0 Twenty prospects have expressed a strong interest in learning more about this new mission.\u00a0 A new mission plant in the center of urban Madison would allow WELS to reach an entirely new demographic.<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThese are the students who have attained High Honors at St. Stephen\u2019s Lutheran School in the 2nd quarter of the school year. (97% – 100% Overall)\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
8th Grade:
\n<\/span>7th Grade:\u00a0 Levi T
\n<\/span>6th Grade:\u00a0 Elijah R
\n<\/span>5th Grade:\u00a0 Harper M, Julia R<\/span><\/p>\nThese are the students who are on the Honor Roll at St. Stephen\u2019s Lutheran School in the 2nd quarter of the school year. (93%-96.9% overall)\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
8th Grade:\u00a0 Auburn B, Emmanuel S
\n<\/span>7th Grade:\u00a0 Eden E, Seth R
\n<\/span>6th Grade:\u00a0 Kameron C, Liam M
\n<\/span>5th Grade:\u00a0 Somaya B, Judah S<\/span><\/p>\nThese are the students who are on the Commendable List at St. Stephen\u2019s Lutheran School in the 2nd quarter of the school year. (90%-92.9% overall)\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
8th Grade:\u00a0 Zoey R
\n<\/span>7th Grade:\u00a0 Charles R
\n<\/span>6th Grade:\u00a0 Addison C, Blake L, Masen P Bailey R
\n<\/span>5th Grade:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nLLHS Fine Arts Festival\u2013Grades 5-8 (and 4th Grade Band):<\/b>
\n<\/b>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.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The Fine Arts Festival is a two-day event. On Saturday, April 11, the choir and band will perform two pieces for the judges. On Sunday, April 12, 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>\nAlong with the band and choir, some of our students also perform in individual\/small group events for judges on Saturday, April 11th. These events can be performed as solos, duets, or ensembles. Students may perform in up to four individual\/small group events:<\/span><\/p>\n-5-8th grade piano students are REQUIRED to perform a piano piece.
\n<\/span>-4-8th grade band students are REQUIRED to perform an instrumental piece.
\n<\/span>-All 5-8th graders are eligible to sing a vocal piece, but this is not required of anyone.<\/span><\/p>\nFor 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.
\n<\/span>If your child cannot be present for one or both days of the festival, please let Mr. Barnett know as soon as possible.
\n<\/span>More information will come on the permission slip, and the day schedules for the 11th and 12th will be released in March.<\/span><\/p>\nUpcoming Events:
\n<\/b>Monday, January 12, Boys games @ St. Jerome\u2019s, Columbus (4:30BB, 5:30BG, 6:30AT)
\n<\/span>Wednesday, January 14, Boys basketball practice 3:30-5:00<\/span>
\n<\/span>Thursday, January 15, Girls basketball practice 3:30-5:00
\n<\/span>Saturday, January 17, B-Girls basketball tournament @ Pardeeville<\/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
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\n<\/span>Blessings on your week.<\/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-33716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-school-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33716","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=33716"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33717,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33716\/revisions\/33717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssbdwels.com\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}