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2020 Jesus Is Our Focus Theme for 2020-2021

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:1-2

July

13 7:00 pm – Boosters Meeting (behind Immanuel Men’s Club)

19 Janet’s Retirement Party – 10:30 am – Community Center

REOPENING PLANS FOR 2020-2021 With the establishment of a statewide Return to Learn Advisory Council, much is occurring that will provide all schools with guidance. The work of this statewide committee is being informed by the latest data and recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. This group will be releasing their return to school plans on June 30th. At Immanuel, we have established a Reopening Task Force along with teacher teams to develop our plans for next school year. We are awaiting the state’s plans and then will be updating our plans accordingly. We will be sharing those plans with our school families around mid to end of July. What will school look like in the fall?

Short of a state mandate, we intend to reopen school in person, on-campus. We strongly believe that being together, in-person is the best environment to help children grow academically, socially, emotionally, and most importantly spiritually.

There will be guidelines in place in terms of PPEs and safe distancing. We are preparing for a possible closure due to “second wave”. In that case, if mandated we will

transition to distance learning, but our distance learning structure will be updated and revised from how it looked in the spring.

Edition 32 – July 2020

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JANET HILSABECK - RETIREMENT Join us on Sunday, July 19th after the 9:30 am worship service in the Community Center as we celebrate Mrs. Hilsabeck! Mrs. Hilsabeck wraps up an amazing ministry at Immanuel and several other Lutheran schools on June 30th. Janet has blessed the Immanuel community for nearly 6 years and the ministry of God’s church for 38 years in Lutheran schools. Janet’s ministry has made a major impact on the hearts and lives of children and their parents here at Immanuel:

Preschool Director for over 1,500 students. Blessed hundreds of children on Sundays through her leadership on the Family Life Team. Led our baptismal classes and scheduling, therefore God’s vessel at bringing 430 children and 39 adults to baptism.

Janet’s heart beats the same as Jesus’. A heart for children, a desire to see all brought to the grace-filled waters of baptism, and for all to know Him and to share His love. Well done, good and faithful servant!

WELCOME ANDREA WEISS – Preschool Director/Family Life Minister (age 0-5) We are excited to welcome Miss Andrea Weiss to our staff. Miss Weiss began on June 15th and is working with Mrs. Hilsabeck for a couple of weeks. We are excited to see God work through her in her ministry at Immanuel. Here’s a little bit about Andrea –

She grew up in Millington, MI attending St. Paul Lutheran School and then went to high school at Valley Lutheran High School, Saginaw

Graduated from Concordia, Seward in 2012 – degree in Elementary Education and Special Education

Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration on Early Childhood (May 2016) from Concordia University, Portland

Her first Call was to St. Paul Lutheran School in Des Peres, MO beginning in 2012-2013 where she taught special education for 1 year and then moved to kindergarten for the next 3 years.

She was then Called to Chapel of the Cross Lutheran in St. Louis, MO in 2016 to start their preschool where she has served as their preschool director and part-time preschool teacher.

Loves to run with her dog, Ada!

SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 2020-2021 – UPDATED We are looking forward to the 2020-2021 school year. We have made one change to the calendar for next year. On Tuesday, September 8th, we will not have school for our K8 students. On that day, our K8 teachers will be doing an all day Google Classroom training. Here is the 2020-2021 Immanuel K8 School Calendar with that updated change – 2020-2021 Immanuel K8 School Calendar

SUPPLY LIST FOR 2020-2021 Follow this link – Immanuel K8 School Supply List 2020-2021

DRESS CODE UPDATE (K8) – French Toast School Uniform Option To go along with our Lands’ End School Uniforms, we have added a similar school uniform option through French Toast. These uniforms are almost identical in style and fit to Lands’ End. French Toast offers some great deals. We hope this option helps our families with reasonable costs for school uniforms while maintaining our school uniform appearance. Here is the dress code for next year with all of the links – 2020-2021 Immanuel K8 School Dress Code

Lands’ End School Uniform Immanuel page

French Toast School Uniform Immanuel page

Some Old Navy School Uniform pants are allowed (see dress code with info and links)

SUMMER READING PROGRAM Summer Reading Program: Below are the links for the K-3 Reading Log and 4th – 8th Grade Reading Log. The AR website will be up and running all summer this year. Remember, incoming 4th – 8th grade students can take AR tests to earn up to 10 extra AR points, and get a jump start on earning points from the quizzes to count toward their 1st trimester report card.

Click here - K-3 Reading Log

Click here – 4th – 8th Grade Reading Log

ACCELERATED READER (4th – 8th Grade) We are encouraging our students to read, read, and read some more over the summer. Students in 4th – 8th grade can take Accelerated Reader tests at home all summer. Here’s the link - Immanuel Accelerated Reader (4th – 8th Grade)

RAZ-KIDS (1st – 3rd Grade) We are encouraging our students to read, read, and read some more over the summer. Students in 1st – 3rd Grade, follow this link – Raz-Kids

MATH ENRICHMENT Four Ways to Help Boost Your Child’s Math Skills Over the Summer Summer learning loss, combined with the COVID-slide, can be a significant issue, playing a large role in creating an achievement gap. This is especially the case for math, even more so than reading. Reading activities are part of the fabric of daily life, but it is easy to forget that math exists outside the classroom and is present in many everyday activities. Here are some ways parents can help their children practice math skills over the summer:

1. Highlight the math in everyday activities: measurement in cooking, calculations in dealing with money, distance while driving, calculate sports statistics, etc.

2. Play math games: Yahtzee, Racko, Blokus, Monopoly, jigsaw puzzles, Jenga, etc. 3. Read short math stories together: Bedtime Math books or Family Math series. 4. For more focused math practice, consider these sites:

https://happynumbers.com/ https://www.khanacademy.org/ https://komodomath.com/ https://www.splashlearn.com/ https://www.legendsoflearning.com/

BUS SIGN UP – For those who live withing Chippewa Valley School District Chippewa Valley Bus Request

VIRTUAL VBS We are busy getting ready for our virtual Vacation Bible School! There is still time to register. Because we are doing a virtual VBS you can join in with all of your friends from around the US! Use this link to send them the invite. VBS 2020 Registration

IN PERSON CHURCH SERVICES RETURN We are excited to be back on our campus starting June 28! We will have worship at 8am in the Worship Center. At 9:30a & 11a we will have outdoor worship on our North field. For those who would like to continue to live stream, we will live stream the 9:30a and 11a worship services as well as have the 11a worship service streamed to our Facebook page.

More information about safety precautions and what to expect can be found here: https://immlutheran.org/reopen/.

SCHOOL OPENING DATES FOR 2020-2021 Wednesday, August 26th – K8 school begins (Half Day – dismiss at 11:30 am)

Week of September 7th – 11th - Preschool begins

Week of September 14th – 18th - Tiny Treasures and Praise and Play begins

Preschool News (586) 286-1940 Preschool Director – Andrea Weiss (aweiss@immlutheran.org) Preschool Assistant – Kristin Bujak (kbujak@immlutheran.org)

PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION Preschool Registration is STILL OPEN! Spaces are limited in some classes so register now, and tell your friends! Contact the preschool office for more information (586) 286-1940.

REMIND

Don’t forget to sign up for Preschool REMIND texts. Text @immps to 81010. We will only send necessary school closure notices, last minute changes, or reminders. School closures will also be posted on local news stations as “Immanuel Lutheran – Macomb.” An All-School email will also be sent to Preschool – 8th grade families from our building principal, Joel Neumeyer.

BAPTISM

Are you interested in learning more about the amazing gifts God gives to both young and old through baptism? All are welcome, regardless of Immanuel membership. For more details, contact Andrea Weiss at aweiss@immlutheran.org.