PANTHER PATTER A weekly newsletter of St. Paul’s Lutheran School (May 13, 2021)
FIGHT FAIR My children are older than most reading this article, so my perspective might be a little different from yours. The teenage years, and adolescence in general, lead to many opportunities for conflict within a household. And yet, conflict between parents and children can and does happen at any age. Learning how to resolve conflict is important to maintain healthy relationships. Instead of seeking to wound each other, the goal would be to find a place of compromise with a greater understanding of one another. Parents, you are the adult. You are the leader. You are the model for your children on how to handle conflict. To do this, you: • Listen in order to understand • Avoid criticizing things the other cannot change • Avoid using physical violence or coercion (I might add “avoid yelling”, too) • Stay on topic of one issue • Take words and actions in the kindest possible way • Save your veto power for the biggest issues • Concede when you are wrong • Ask for forgiveness when necessary, even if your bad behavior was in response to their bad behavior (You are the adult.)
The key to modeling a fair fight with a hormone-charged teenager is to keep your own emotions in check. “Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.” (Proverbs 17:27)
Taken from “4 Powerful Ways to Love Your Teens and Help Them Like You Back (Maybe)” by Jessie Menassian
MARTIN LUTHER COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT AND CALL SERVICES Martin Luther College will be conducting a commencement service at 10:00 am on Saturday, May 15, 2021. The Call Service will follow. Check MLC’s website for details about streaming. There are several St. Paul’s members, as well as student teachers hosted at St. Paul’s, graduating and available for assignment this year.
LAST DAY OF SCHOOL The last day of school is May 27th. School will be dismissed at 11:00 am. No lunch will be served that day. The Board of Education has approved outside end-of-year games. Not all details are finalized, but the games could lead to some intermingling of cohorts outside. If you have further questions or concerns, please contact Mr. Bain ([email protected], or Parent Square message).
EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATION Eighth grade graduation will be on the date originally scheduled – Thursday, May 27. Graduates will receive diplomas during the service and sing a stanza of their chosen class hymn (“There is a Higher Throne”). After the service, and dismissal of other worshippers, there will be a short program. Following the program, we hope to have a cake reception outside. Eighth grade parents may look for a Parent Square message with further details and opportunities to help with the event BOOK RETURNS As textbooks are collected in each classroom, they will be inspected for any undue wear and tear. Students have been reminded to take good care of their books, keep them covered, and not write in them. Texts should be returned in good shape. Damaged books will be fined accordingly, up to half the cost of replacing the text. Brand new texts that are ruined may be assessed at the full replacement value. Fines should be paid by Thursday, the last day of school. All library books should also be turned in by this time.
TADS ENROLLMENT Parents of returning students should have received an email from TADS with a link to complete Enrollment for 2021-2022. As of this writing, parents have completed Enrollment for 179 students. The due date for Enrollment was May 1. We would greatly appreciate it if you could complete this ASAP.
No payment is due for Enrollment. Later, parents will receive an email from TADS about their Financial Agreement. This Agreement provides parents various options for paying their 2021- 2022 tuition and fees. Parents will need to setup the Agreements in TADS. First payments for 2021-2022 will be due in August.
PLEASE NOTE: When filling out enrollment, any students in grades 2-8 who do not already have an NIV Bible (2011 version) will need to order one. All students entering grade 7 who do not have the version pictured of Luther’s Catechism will need to purchase one. These need to be ordered during the Enrollment process. Under supplemental questions, additional fee, it will ask if you need one of these. We order the number of books based on those that indicate they need one in the Enrollment module. Purchasing in larger quantities reduces shipping costs. If we need to purchase a book for a child later, the cost may be higher. If you have a child(ren) entering the above listed grades, and they do not have one of these books, please make sure to mark the number that you will need ordered.
Summer Tutoring with Mrs. Muller Starting June 7, 2021 Please contact Mrs. Muller for pricing, scheduling, and other details.
Email: [email protected] Phone: 608-792-9046
ONALASKA BUS RIDERS FOR THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR The new Onalaska Bus Agreement for the fall is now live. The school district of Onalaska encourages anyone who may be considering using Onalaska transportation to complete the form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdET6TGwtODq_tzNqRw3tgiwgoAkH1Nh4dp6tiGrj7lWZwZyA/vie wform
Important notes from the school district of Onalaska: -All riders must be registered. -We don't know what the fall will look like in terms of Covid, but know that current guidelines will be followed. -All riders will receive bus passes; they can also use our Here Comes the Bus to display their Bus Badge barcode. -If a student is not eligible parents will be notified right away. Eligible students will be added to routes in July and August, and notifications for route times will go out mid-late August. KIDS’ PRAISE KIDS’ Praise is a free program for children birth-5 years old. Each session includes singing, playing, dancing, and praising their Savior. Time for free play will follow. KIDS’ Praise will meet on Monday, June 14, July 12, and August 9, from 9:00-10:00 am next to the school playground. All are welcome to attend.
LOST AND FOUND There are two tables of Lost and Found set up in the hallway. Please have your child(ren) check it for any items that are theirs. Any items left at the end of the school year will be donated to Good Steward.
ST. PAUL’S ALUMNI ON LEGO MASTERS Jacob and Caleb Schilling, twin brothers and St. Paul’s Alumni, are going to be on LEGO Masters Season 2! The show premieres Tuesday, June 1st on Fox.
LEGO Masters challenges competitors to build incredible brick creations week-after-week. 4th Quarter Teams of two LEGO enthusiasts go head-to- MISSION head, with infinite possibilities and an unlimited OFFERINGS supply of LEGO bricks. Throughout the Week Amount competition, host Will Arnett and expert judges encourage the amateur builders, introduce 3/24/21 $69.75 incredible challenges and put the creations to the test. The competing pairs who impress the 3/31/21 $43.32 judges the most progress to the next round, 4/7/21 $49.92 until the finale, during which the top teams face off for a cash prize, the ultimate LEGO trophy and the grand title of LEGO Master. 4/14/21 $49.41 4/21/22 $62.13
FOURTH QUARTER MISSION OFFERING – LUTHER HIGH SCHOOL 4/28/21 $33.53 We are blessed to have a strong connection with Luther High School in Onalaska. 5/5/21 $52.40 Many St. Paul’s graduates continue their Christian education at Luther, which is less than a mile from St. Paul’s. Our fourth quarter mission offerings will support Luther 5/12/21 $46.33 High School tuition assistance. Total $406.79
To learn more about the great things God is doing at Luther High School, visit their website: lutherhigh.org. LUTHER HIGH SCHOOL NEWS The Luther Athletic Booster Club is holding a Chicken Q on Tuesday, June 1. Tickets may be purchased in advance by contacting the athletic office (608)783-5435 x1647 or by emailing: [email protected].
The cost per meal is $10.00 through May 20. After May 20, tickets are $11.00. Meals may be picked up from 4:00-7:00 pm in the Wilson Street parking lot (presale must be picked up by 6:30 pm). Enjoy a great chicken meal while watching the baseball game, softball game, or track meet that are all taking place that day on the campus.
LUTHER KNIGHT YOUTH SPORTS CAMP Registration is due May 17 for
Luther summer sports camps. For more information about the Luther Knight Youth Sports Camps visit lutherhigh.org
HOT LUNCH ACCOUNTS
As the end of the school year approaches there are many school “housekeeping” details that need to be addressed. One of those is hot lunch accounts. Federal regulations require that family accounts do not carry a negative balance over to the next year. To remain in compliance, we would request parents log into TADS Educate to view their current balance. You can find the link to Educate on the St. Paul’s Lutheran School website under “helpful links”. Please note the following:
• If you currently hold a positive balance in your family account, that balance will automatically be transferred over to the 2021-2022 school year. If you have an eighth grader, who is your last family member, at St. Paul’s a check will be printed for the remaining account balance greater than $1.
• If you would like the balance in your account to be returned to you rather than transferred, please contact Stacy Waldner, [email protected], to request a check by June 1. Again, checks will only be printed for balances greater than $1.
• If you have a negative balance, full payment for your account needs to be submitted by June 1.
• If you currently need to make a payment in your account to cover ala carte milk between now and the end of the school year, please compute your payment to reflect the number of each you plan to purchase. Please keep in mind that each ala carte milk is $0.50. Thank you for your quick attentiveness to your accounts.
GREAT THINGS HAPPENING AT ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN SCHOOL
Have you ever watched sumo wrestling? One massive sumo wrestler tries to push the other out of the ring. It is a competition that involves strength, balance, quickness, agility, and leverage.
St. Paul’s sixth graders are taking a different spin on this athletic contest. They are designing, building, and programming robots to compete against other robots in a ring. These robots are completely autonomous, meaning the students do not control them with any kind of controller. Instead, students program sensors to ensure their robot doesn’t drive itself out of the ring, find opponents to push, or respond to the attack of an opponent.