UPCOMING EVENTS
12/4: 5:30 School Board Meeting
12/5: Scrip orders Pick-Up 8am – 3:15pm, School office
12/10: PTF Ice Skating Party at U of I
12/11: Scrip orders Due by 12 pm in School office
12/14: 1:10 Grades 5 – 8 Spelling Bee (In the Sanctuary)
12/14: Market Day orders Due
CHAPEL OFFERINGS
Chapel offering for Dec. 5th is colored construction paper (40 – 50 sheets)
TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT SAFETY HAZARD
If you live less than 1 and ½ miles from school to qualify for transportation reimbursement, you
must acquire verification that a serious safety hazard exists. Parents/guardians must obtain the
Application for Determination of Serious Safety Hazard form from the appropriate Regional
Superintendent of Schools in the county they reside or it can be downloaded at
http://www.isbe.net/funding/pdf/safe_hazard_app_instruct.pdf . Such form must be completed and
returned to the respective Regional Superintendent by February 1, 2008.
If you have signed up for Transportation Reimbursement last school year, checks from the state are
typically mailed in December. For people who have never signed up for Transportation
Reimbursement, the state of Illinois reimburses parents/guardians who live 1 and ½ miles or farther
from school a portion of your gas mileage. To sign up for this, just come to school office and
submit your information, but not until February 2008. A new reminder will come out when the
date is a little closer.
LOCK BOX NOW AVAILABLE
There is a new lock box that has been installed outside the office doors. You may begin placing
Tuition Payments, SCRIP Orders and Lunch Payments in it.
BAND FEE DUE
For those of you who are paying your band fees quarterly, your band fee was due Nov. 1. If you have
any questions, please contact the school office at 359-1714.
POSSIBLE SCHOOL CLOSING
We will follow the same schedule as Champaign Unit 4 schools for school closings due to severe
winter weather. Announcements of school closings will be on radio stations WDWS, WLRW, WIXY,
WBGL, WILL, WKIO, and TV stations WCIA, WAND AND WICD.
SCHOOLPOP 3RD QUARTER TUITION CREDITS
Looking for an easy way to reduce tuition costs or support St. John PTF programs? Join the
Schoolpop program. For the September 30 quarter end, 20 Schoolpop supporters earned $753.98 in
rebates with 9 families receiving $554.94 to credit their final tuition payment. These families are
earning credit with their online purchases, magazine renewals and VISA credit card.
Here’s how to make tuition crediting work for you:
• Register at www.schoolpop.com for the tuition crediting program. St. John’s ID number is
108656. Follow the online steps and be sure to start at the Schoolpop website each time you
shop. Complete and return the tuition registration form available in the school office.
• Get Others Involved. Tell grandparents, family, friends, and neighbors about the program and
have them register with Schoolpop at www.schoolpop.com.
• Get a Schoolpop Visa. Go to www.visa.schoolpop.com or call 800.297.1286 and use code
28B8. When your card arrives, be sure to activate, register your card at www.schoolpop.com
and start shopping. Every purchase you make with the Schoolpop Visa card earns a 1%
bonus, in addition to regular merchant contributions.
For more information, contact Mary Slack at
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SAVE THOSE USED INK CARTRIDGES AND OLD CELL PHONES
In addition to recycling used ink cartridges, the 7th grade class is also recycling your used cell phones
to raise money to help fund their upcoming trip to Gettysburg and Washington D.C. next year. The
donation boxes are outside the school office doors.
HELP WANTED
Attention crafty parents in need of FAITH hours! Mrs. Folkmann is in need of 5 parent volunteers to
assist with making a banner for the Christmas Program. We will be meeting after school on Tuesday
12/4, and Tuesday 12/11 in the 6th grade classroom starting at 3:30. If you are available, or have
any questions, please contact Mrs. Folkmann at
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. Thanks!
The office is looking for one person who is willing to sort and put mail in teacher’s mailboxes every
day at the end of the school day at 3:00 (before pickup). This would count towards FAITH hours and
would take about 10 minutes a day. Please e-mail Mrs. Walker at
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if you are
interested.
Please e-mail Mrs. Walker at
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if you would like to make copies for teachers
and staff throughout the school year. This is an easy job that can be done at your convenience for
FAITH hours.
ST. JOHN BAND WILL BE ON TV
The St. John Band will be featured on T.V. (WEIU) on Tues. 12/18 at 6:00 p.m. and Sun. 12/23 at
4:00 p.m. It is channel 189 for Insight subscribers.
BARNES AND NOBLE BOOK FAIR
Our school is hosting a book fair at Barnes and Noble on December 8th, from 1 to 4 pm. A
percentage of your purchase will go to the school so we can buy books for our library and
classrooms. You will need to hand the clerk a voucher for your purchase to be credited to our school.
Vouchers will be sent home Thursday, December 7th.
We will have three teachers reading stories during the event: 1:30 Mrs. Rivers; 2:00 Mr.
Yagow, and 3:00 Mrs. Lynch. We hope you bring your children to hear them read stories.
The teachers have made wish list of titles of books they would like added to their classroom
libraries. You will find the wish list attached to this newsletter. Thank you for supporting our school.
PANCAKE/SAUSAGE DINNER
Come have breakfast for dinner before the Day School Christmas Service. On Tuesday, December
18th from 4:00 – 6:00 there will be a Pancake/Sausage dinner in the Fellowship Hall. Proceeds will
benefit the St. John Lutheran High School Basketball team. Tickets are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for
children 12 and under.
ATHLETIC SCHEDULE
12/1: Sat. 10:00 5/6 Girls Trinity, Bloomington @ home
12/1: Sat. 11:15 7/8 Girls Trinity, Bloomington @ home
12/1: Sat. 12:30 5/6 Boys Trinity, Bloomington @ home
12/1: Sat. 1:45 7/8 Boys Trinity, Bloomington @ home
12/3: Mon. 6:00 7/8 Boys @ St. Thomas – Philo
12/4: Tues. 5:00 6/7 Girls @ Countryside @ home
12/6: Thurs. 6:00 7/8 Boys @ St. Matthew
12/6: Thurs. 5:00 5/6 Girls @ Mahomet-Lincoln Trails
St. John Parent Teacher Fellowship Happenings
SCRIP
For those of you who placed an order with us this week, gift cards will be available for pick-up in the
office this Wednesday, December 5th, from 8 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. Please don’t forget to check your order
before leaving, as these gift cards/certificates are used the same as cash. You will be asked to sign
that you received your order and that it is correct. You can get your friends and family to sign up
as well. Just pick up one of the extra information packets/order forms that are available in the school
office and on the Narthex table. Don’t forget to remind them there are two ways to order: using the
order form attached to the information packet or on–line. Also, we will be placing one more order
before Christmas vacation, so it’s not too late to buy SCRIP before doing your shopping. You
can get your family something they’ll love while crediting your tuition at the same time! SCRIP gift
cards also make great stocking stuffers. Now available, you may purchase a package of 16 Holiday
Gift Card Wrappers for $5.60 with 20% credit for your tuition or organization. With Christmas just
around the corner, many retailers are now offering increased credit percentages for a limited time
only. Check it out! Go to www.glscrip.com . Click on “What’s New” to see the long list of retailers
offering Holiday Bonus Discounts. Also, we are pleased to announce that Wal-Mart gift cards are
now available!
Ice Skating Party
Mark the calendars. Ice skating party for all St. John Lutheran School students and their families is
Monday Dec. 10th at the U of I ice rink. The event is from 6-8pm and there is no cost for this event.
Snacks and drinks are provided, so come join the fun.
Logo Items
These items would make great Christmas gifts and help show your school pride! Logo items will be
available in the school office or by contacting Michelle DeYoung at 359-1876 or email:
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Market Day
Following is a list of Market Day products that are available for sale. Prices include tax and are sold
on a first come first serve basis. If you are interested in any of these items, please contact Diane
Pelafos at 356-0063 to make pick up arrangements. Checks can be made payable to St. John
PTF. December 19 will be our next sale!
Pumpkin Cookie Shapes $9.08
Pumpkin Praline Cheesecake $10.00
Pumpkin Pie $9.00
Chicken Steaks $12.88
French Silk Pie (qty 2) $11.00
Chocolate Toffee Pretzels $5.54
Fruit Medley Pie $9.00
Snowman Mini Ornaments $2.01
Apple Pie (qty 2) $9.00 (12 per pack) We have 11 packages.
December Market Day
Order forms are being sent home today and need to be returned by Friday, December 14. Pick up
will be on Wednesday, December 19 from 3-4 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
Market Day Volunteers Needed
Can you help unload and sort orders before you pick up your children from school? No experience is
necessary. This is a fast-paced volunteer opportunity and you would really be a big help to the
Market Day committee. Whether you can help monthly or just occasionally we could really use you,
especially with cold and flu season upon us when we sometimes lose our helpers. It would be great
to have a "sub" list.
If you can help at our sales, the next one is Wednesday, December 19 and you just show up in the
Fellowship Hall by 1:45 p.m. Stay until school lets out or longer if you are able!
We are also needing volunteers to make pick up reminder calls prior to our sale. If you would be
willing to help in this manner, please contact Diane Pelafos at 356-0063 or
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to make arrangements.
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