4248 Green Park Road • St. Louis, Missouri 63125 • 314.544.4248 • greenparklutheranschool.org

“For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10

PRINCIPAL’S CORNER

Welcome Back! I pray that all of you had a wonderful Christmas break and are ready for 2017. The new year came with a cold “smack in the face” with single digit temps and snow. Just a reminder to make sure children are dressed properly with jackets, hats, gloves, etc to go out for recess time. Also a reminder about our new system of informing you about school closing due to inclement weather. Determined by your notification preferences in TADS you will get a text, e-mail and/or phone call about school closings. As we jump into the beginning of the 3rd quarter we pray God’s richest blessing to your family this New Year. Life will get busy with school activities, re-enrollment, sports teams, school work, church, confirmation etc. but we look to keep Christ first in our lives as we do the work that He has put before us to do.

Servant of Christ, Mr. Stephen F. Eggold, Principal

ENROLLING NOW FOR 2017-2018 Thank you for your trust in us to guide and educate your children. We love each and every one of our students. What a pleasure it is to share God’s love in our education!

Re-enrollment is open for the 2017-2018 school year. Please check your email and follow the link provided through TADS to reserve your child’s spot for next year. The non-refundable enrollment fee is intended to hold a seat for your child. In order to make decision on staffing, curriculum, program enhancements and educational materials, a firm commitment of the number of students is needed. Please see the attached Admissions Calendar for enrollment and tuition information.

Upon completing the enrollment process you will be directed to set up your tuition payment and billing agreement. Please note that any tuition discount, church member endorsement, other church subsidy and/or tuition assistance will be applied to your account before the first installment date.

Any new Kindergarten or Junior Kindergarten students will need to begin the application and admissions process through TADS. Once accepted, families will receive an email link to complete the enrollment process.

Church Association families, please download the 2017-2018 Church Endorsement Form and submit to your Church. This form is available under your “2017-2018 Required Documents” in TADS or on our school website under “Admissions,” and also included with the Green Sheet today.

If applying for Tuition Assistance, please visit mytads.com/fa/lesa beginning January 1, 2017. To be considered for the first round of awards, the online application should be completed in its entirety and the family income documentation submitted, received at TADS by 3/15/2017 and in “good” status.

WINTER WEATHER - SCHOOL CLOSING REMINDERS With the change towards cooler weather in the weeks to come, we want to share with you our policy and procedures for inclement winter weather.

Green Park will announce school closings through our Educate (TADS) system with parents receiving one or more of the following: voice mail, text message and email. Voice and text messages will come from a (612) Minneapolis, MN area code, as this is where the TADS home base is located. Until we are satisfied that all parents are receiving the school closing information through Educate, we will continue to post on KMOV-4 and KSDK-5, our GPLS website and Facebook.

MEHLVILLE OPTIMIST - STUDENT OF THE MONTH Congratulations are in order for 8th grader Joshua Stroups. Joshua was honored as the November Student of the Month by the Mehlville Optimist Club. This honor is awarded to students who show strong moral and civic character, excel academically and actively participate in extra-curricular school activities. Joseph is a Faith Family Leader, member of the Academic & Math Team, Advanced Band and Junior Winds, had a lead role in the 8th grade play, and was last year’s recipient of the Charles Lind Scholarship. Joshua was honored at a breakfast held on Wednesday, December 21, by the Mehlville Optimists, along with his parents, grandparents, and Mr. Hesse in attendance.

PTO NEWS

January Eat-n-Earn at Chipotle! Our next Eat-n-Earn will be at Chipotle in Kirkwood on Friday, January 13. Bring the attached flyer in from 11:00am to 8:00pm and Chipotle will donate 50% of your purchase to Green Park! Make sure that you are saving those box tops. Our next classroom contest will end on January 20. The class who collects the most will have a pizza party!

Mark your calendars now, and start brushing up on all of those random facts! Our trivia night will be on February 25. Now is a great time to begin identifying your smartest, most fun, most competitive friends, or just the people you want to spend an evening of fun with!

ANNUAL FUND UNDERWAY! Every year Green Park Lutheran school has their annual fund campaign. This effort is our biggest fundraiser this year! You should have received an annual fund letter/flyer in the mail. This is more than a piece of paper! We are asking for you to contribute to your school—Your children's school. A place where they learn and grow not only academically but spiritually. While you are considering your yearly donations, consider your child's school. For more information please contact Laura Reis, Director of Development at laura.reis@greenparklutheranschool.org

PRESCHOOL STAY & PLAY Save the date, tell a friend. Green Park will be continuing Preschool Stay & Plays in January. When it’s cold and dreary, it’s the perfect chance to meet a friend for some playtime! The gym will be open with mats, scooters, balls and a bounce house. Stay & Plays are free of charge and designed for children under the age of 5. Mark your calendars for these Friday mornings from 9:00-10:30am: January 13 and 20. We hope you can join us! Space is limited so please RSVP to katy.schmitt@greenparklutheranschool.org.

PHOTOS AVAILABLE FROM K-4 CHRISTMAS MUSICAL Photos taken by Cindy Tiefenbrunn at the K-4 Christmas Musical “A Tree Lot Christmas” are available online. The gallery, which expires January 14, can be viewed online at https://cindysphoto.shootproof.com/gallery/3765933/ JANUARY AND FEBRUARY CHAPEL OFFERINGS Our January and February chapel offerings will be going to Mt. Olive Lutheran Church located in the historical Shaw neighborhood. Mt. Olive is a confessional and mission oriented church that provides clothing, food, and community dinners for those in their neighborhood. Please help us support their ministry to those in need! SAVE THE DATE! LITERACY NIGHT JANUARY 20, 2017 "We Are God's Workmanship" so we're "Building a Strong Foundation Through Literacy"! It's this year's theme for 2017 Literacy Night. Mark your calendars and plan to join us for the K-5 Literacy Night Friday, January 20, 6:30-8:30pm. We'll build, create and READ! Scholastic Book Fair opens at 6:30pm. Bring a friend! A flyer is attached with details. WHAT’S FOR LUNCH Can’t Find Your Menu? The January Lunch Menu is on our website!

Green Sheet Green Park Lutheran School ~ January 6, 2017 ~ Volume 56 ~ Number 21

MON-1/9 A-Chili Dog or Hot Dog B-Chicken Nuggets C-Hamburger D-SBJ Sandwich E-Salad Bar

TUE-1/10 A-Chicken & Noodles B-Chicken Nuggets C-Hamburger D-SBJ Sandwich E-Salad Bar

WED-1/11 A-Manicotti B-Chicken Nuggets C-Hamburger D-SBJ Sandwich E-Salad Bar

THU-1/12 A-Mozzarella Sticks B-Chicken Nuggets C-Hamburger D-SBJ Sandwich E-Salad Bar

FRI-1/13 A-Papa John’s Pizza (Cheese & Pepperoni) B-Chicken Nuggets C-Hamburger D-SBJ Sandwich E-Salad Bar

SCHOOL CALENDAR 1/6-7 Green Park Girls’ Basketball Tournament 1/8 Happy Birthday, Mrs. Auer! 1/10 8:30am Spelling Bee 7:00pm PTO Meeting 1/11 8:30am Faith Families Semester Report Cards Home Jr. Winds Tour Day 1/12 7:00pm School Board Meeting 1/13 9-10:30am Preschool Stay-n-Play 11:00am-8:00pm Eat-n-Earn at Chipotle 1/16 No School - MLK, Jr. Day 1/17 9:00am 5th Grade D.A.R.E. Graduation 1/18 8:30am Chapel 1/20 9-10:30am Preschool Stay-n-Play 6:00pm K-5 Literacy Night 1/22 1:00-3:00 Open House 1/23-27 National Lutheran Schools Week

4248 Green Park Road • St. Louis, Missouri 63125 • 314.544.4248 • greenparklutheranschool.org

SCRIP NEWS The next Scrip order will be entered on Friday, January 13, 2017, with a delivery date of Friday, January 20.

A special Scrip Order Form is attached to the Green Sheet e-mail. Please use this form. This Scrip Order Form includes some special, limited time only, small denomination cards that will not be available after today. DO NOT use any forms dated prior to August, 2016. Old forms are outdated and may contain retailers who no longer sell Scrip.

If you have any questions, please contact our Scrip Coordinator, Sara Hopfer, at sara.hopfer@greenparklutheranschool.org. CHRIST MEMORIAL GIRLFRIENDS RETREAT Mark your calendars for Friday, January 27, and Saturday, January 28, 2017. Christ Memorial will be hosting a Girlfriends Retreat for high school age on up. A flyer with more details is attached to the Green Sheet. For more information, please call Jodi Pagano at 314-566-6992. STUDENT ILLNESS NOTE For the well being of all our students and staff, please do not send your child to school unless they are fever free (without any fever medication), no vomiting and diarrhea for 24 hours. If a student has strep throat they must be on antibiotics for at least 24 hours. The school nurse cannot give over the counter cough and cold medications to students without a written note from the doctor and signed by the parent. Cough drops may be brought to school and kept in the nurse’s office for proper use. Finally, if your child is sick or not coming to school, we ask that you call the school office in the morning to let us know the reason why your child is absent. If you need to contact Ms. LeMunyon, for any reason, her office hours are 10:30am-2:30pm, Monday through Friday, or you can email her at : victoria.lemunyon@greenparklutheranschool.org. JUNIOR WINDS AND JUNIOR SINGERS WINTER CONCERT The general public is invited to attend the annual Junior Winds/Junior Singers Winter Concert on Tuesday, January 10, 7:30 pm at Lutheran South. These two middle school groups of accomplished musicians will perform in addition to the high school Wind Symphony and Lancer Singers. This concert is a great way to show your student the wonderful future that could await them if they continue their musical studies through middle school and into high school. The Junior Winds and Junior Singers are also taking a day off of school on January 11 to play a concert tour at three local schools--- CCLS, St. Paul’s, and Salem.

CUB SCOUT PACK (1st-4th Grade) / BOY SCOUT TROOP (5th-12th Grade) Scouting has open enrollment, you are welcome to join at any time.

1/9 Den Meetings- Peace lower level @ 6:30 1/12 Troop Meeting- CM @ 7:00 1/13-1/15 Troop Cabin Camping- Macclosson 1/14- Tentative Pack activity- swim at Arnold Rec Center @ 10:00 am 1/19- Troop Meeting- CM @ 7:00 1/21- Philmont Hike- Greensfeldser County Park 1/23- Pack Meeting- Peace Lower Commons Area 6:30-7:30 2/2- Troop Meeting- CM @ 7:00 2/4- Pack Pinewood Derby- Peace Gym @ noon 2/5- Scout Sunday at Peace 2/4-5- Philmont Crew Super Sub Sandwich Sale pickup- Peace and CM between services Questions or for more information? Call Alexia Arensmeier 636-282-0027 for Cub Scouts or Ralph Truemper 314-609-5829 for Boy Scouts.

LUTHERAN RANGERS 1/6-8 Winter Cabin camp 3/1 Ash Wednesday chili cook-off & time trials 3/12 Rangers Rally Race at LCR 4/2 Shrine Circus 4/22 Camp Onondaga Cave May, fishing day at Wirz Camp June, FMP food drive

GREEN PARK ACTIVITY SCHEDULE

Boy’s Basketball (7-8) 1/5-7 Tournament—St. Paul, Des Peres Invitational TBA 1/9 Game vs. Grace Chapel 5:30 1/10 Practice Green Park 3:30-5:00 1/12 Practice Green Park 3:30-5:00 1/14 Practice Gethsemane 3:30-5:00 1/13-14 Tournament—Trinity, Jefferson City Invitational TBA 1/17 Game vs. Word of Life 4:00 1/19 Game @ Atonement, Florissant 5:30 1/20 Practice Green Park 3:30-5:00 Girl’s Basketball (7-8) 1/6-7 Tournament-Green Park Invitational TBA 1/9 Game vs. Grace Chapel 4:30 1/10 Practice Peace 3:30-5:00 1/12 Practice Peace 3:30-5:00 1/13 Practice Green Park 3:30-5:00 1/17 Game vs. Word of Life 5:00 1/19 Game @ Atonement, Florissant 4:30 1/20-21 Tournament—Trinity, Jefferson City Inviational TBA Boy’s Basketball (5-6) 1/6 Practice Peace 5:00-6:30 1/9 Practice Peace 5:00-6:30 1/10 Practice Green Park 5:00-6:30 1/12 Practice Green Park 5:00-6:30 1/17 Practice Peace 5:00-6:30 1/19 Practice Green Park 5:00-6:30 1/20 Practice Green Park 5:00-6:30 1/23 Practice Peace 5:00-6:30 1/24 Practice Peace 5:00-6:30 1/26 Practice Green Park 5:00-6:30 Girl’s Basketball (5-6) 1/5 Practice Green Park 5:00-6:30 1/6 Practice Gethsemane 3:30-5:00 1/9 Practice Peace 3:30-5:00 1/10 Practice Peace 5:00-6:30 1/12 Practice Peace 5:00-6:30 1/13 Practice Green Park 5:00-6:30 1/17 Practice Peace 3:30-5:00 1/19 Practice Green Park 3:30-5:00