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January

19 – Tuesday – French Toast Sticks with Sausage

3:20 pm – Beginning Spanish (Media Center)

20 – Wednesday – Sorrento’s Pizza

8:25 am – Chapel 1st – 8th Grade

9:15 am/1:00 pm - PS/K Chapel

3:20 pm – Mad Science (Media Center)

3:20 pm – Brownie Meeting (206)

7:00 pm – Kindergarten Open House

21 – Thursday – Shepherd’s Pie

10:30 am – Geography Bee (Worship Center)

2:30 pm – Immanuel Prayer Group (Nook)

3:20 pm – Math Pentathlon (K-1 Rm 109, 2-3 Rm 107, 4-5 Rm 108)

22 – Friday – Quesadillas with Mexican Rice

End of 2nd Quarter

6:30 pm – Daddy Daughter Dance

23 – Saturday

6:30 pm – Church Service

24 – Sunday – 8:15 am, 10:43 am, 10:45 am – Church Services

9:30 am – Discipleship Hour - Cross-Eyed & Bible Study

10:45 am – 3rd Grade Choir

25 – Monday – Scrambled Eggs with Sausage & Banana Muffin

PJ/Comfy Cozy Day (K-8)

3:20 pm – Young Rembrandts (Media Center)

26 – Tuesday – Sloppy Joes with French Fries

Sports Day (K-8)

9:00 am – Jim Basketball Jones Assembly

3:20 pm – Beginning Spanish (Media Center)

4:00 pm – Daisy Scout Meeting (202)

Edition 23

January 19, 2016

Theme for 2015-2016

“Let Your Light Shine”

“In the same way, let your light shine before

others, so that they may see your good

works and give glory to your Father who is in

heaven.” Matthew 5:16

CHAPEL MISSION PROJECT – Hearts for Jesus – January-March

Our Hearts for Jesus project these next few months will be focusing on

foster children. The funds we raise through our chapel offerings will go

towards purchasing duffel bags for these children so they do not need to

carry their belongings around in garbage bags.

Currently, Michigan has over 13,000 children in foster care, and 1,800 waiting for forever families. Children

are placed in foster care after other interventions have failed, but generally are removed from their family's

home as a result of abuse, neglect, and violence. Children in foster care, on average, remain in "the system"

for two years before permanency is determined (ie. either reunited with family or rights terminated and

available for adoption). – Wellspring website

Look for further information about our chapel project in future Charger Chatters.

IMMANUEL GEOGRAPHY BEE – Thursday, January 21st at 10:30 am (Worship Center)

Congratulations to those who qualified for our school Geography Bee!

4th Graders 5th Graders 6th Graders

Braedon Carlson Caleb McLarty Ben Griskie

Isabella Gelfusa

7th Graders 8th Graders

Jake Anargyros Parker Kuchulan

Mark Fabiilli Sarah Hohensee

Brennan Kirchhoff Brooklyn Mohr

KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT FOR 2016 – 2017

We are inviting all parents of potential students that will be enrolling in Kindergarten at Immanuel Lutheran School

for next school year. If you know of someone who has a child entering Kindergarten next year, please let us know or

have them contact us.

KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE – for 2016-2017 School Year

Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 7:00 pm

Meet in the Worship Center

Presentations, tours, and registration information

Childcare will be available during the open house for those with little ones. Registration for 2016-2017 will be accepted beginning on Wednesday after the

Open House. Please have application and registration fee that evening to register.

RE-ENROLLMENT FOR 2016-2017 Re-enrollment packets will be sent home on Friday, February 5th. We ask that

you return them by March 4th as that helps us make preparations. If you have

any questions, please contact Mr. Neumeyer.

Preschool News (586) 286-1940 Preschool Director – Janet Hilsabeck (jhilsabeck@immlutheran.org) Preschool Assistant – Sharon Schneider (sschneider@immlutheran.org)

Preschool Dates • Wednesday, January 20 - Preschool/Kindergarten Chapel 9:15 am/1:00 pm • Wednesday, January 20 – Kindergarten Open House 7:00 pm in the Worship Center • Friday, January 22 – Daddy/Daughter Dance • Wednesday, January 27 - Preschool/Kindergarten Chapel 9:15 am/1:00 pm • Wednesday, January 27 – P4 Clor and Goetz field trip to Olympia Gymnastics • Sunday, January 31 – Immanuel All School Open House 12:00-2:00 pm • Friday, February 5 – P4 In House Field Trip, dentist visit • Tuesday, February 9 – Book Nook 6:30-7:45 pm • Wednesday, February 10 – Ash Wednesday • Thursday, February 11 – Registration begins for members and school families • Monday, February 15 – NO SCHOOL • Tuesday, February 16 – NO SCHOOL • Wednesday, February 17 – No Tiny Treasures • Friday, February 19 – No Tiny Treasures • Sunday, February 21 – Voters’ Meeting • Monday, February 22 – Community Enrollment begins

KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE – for 2016-2017 School Year

Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 7:00 pm

Meet in the Worship Center

Presentations, tours, and registration information

Childcare will be available during the open house for those with little ones.

Registration Forms for 2016-2017 will be accepted on Wednesday evening. Beginning on Thursday morning, Registration Forms and Registration Fee may be dropped off in the school office.

PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION Registration information will be sent home later this month. If you have a child currently enrolled in our Preschool Program, you will receive a packet in your child’s backpack. If you have a younger child at home, and you indicated that on your Registration Form, that information will come home in your child’s backpack as well. If you know of anyone who would like to receive information regarding our program offerings for next year, please let us know. We will need the following information in order to add them to our mailing list: Parent’s name, mailing address, email and/or phone number, child’s name, child’s date of birth, and the program they are interested in. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding the enrollment process or our course offerings. Thanks!

(Winter Wonderland) Book Nook Night Join us Tuesday, February 9th, from 6:30-7:45 pm for Book Nook Night! Children preschool age or older are

invited to attend. Wear your pajamas, bathrobes, and slippers. Visit different classrooms and listen to your

teachers read some of their favorite winter themed stories!

NATIONAL LUTHERAN SCHOOLS WEEK (Jan 24-30, 2016) (K-8) Monday – PJ/Comfy Cozy Day Wear your pajamas, robes, slippers, comfy cozy/casual clothes (sweat shirts, sweat pants, t-shirt of favorite team), bring a stuffed animal, a favorite blanket to school. No stretch pants for the girls. No jeans. Tuesday – Sports Day Wear favorite sports team (college, professional, or Immanuel) – Jeans allowed. Wednesday – Patriotic Day Wear red, white, and blue or other patriotic apparel. Jeans allowed Thursday – Mismatch/Crazy Hair Day Make your clothes clash. Make a crazy hairstyle, but make sure nothing is permanent – no jeans Friday – Christian/Immanuel Shirt Day Grandparents/Special Friend Day Wear Christian clothes, jewelry, etc. Jeans may be worn.

Special Chapel/Assembly – 10:00 – 11:00 am

Dismiss 11:16 am

The children will also be working on service projects during this week. Our K-4th grades will be collecting items for Compassion Pregnancy Center and Wellspring Lutheran Services.

K-4 Girls K-4 Boys

Baby Shampoo

Baby Wash

Baby Wipes

Newborn Sleepers

Newborn Onesies

Teethers

Size 4 & 5 Diapers

Newborn Diapers

Board Games

Puzzles

Family Movies

Snacks – popcorn, fruit snacks, juice boxes, cheese & crackers

Playdough

Our 5th-8th grades will be participating in activities such as : playing Bingo with senior citizens and reading to special needs children.

GRANDPARENTS/SPECIAL PERSON DAY – Friday, January 29th (K-8) We would be delighted to have you join your grandchild for a morning of school. A morning of classroom activities and a special chapel awaits you. If your family will have no grandparents attending, we extend an invitation to one “Special Friend” – a godparent, family friend, aunt, or uncle (no parents, please) – to visit your child on this memorable day. *Each student may invite 1 grandparent or special friend due to limited space.

TUITION ASSISTANCE FUND Help a family this Christmas through the Immanuel Lutheran School Tuition Assistance Fund. This fund helps families that are facing difficulties in meeting tuition due to their family circumstances be able to afford a Christ-centered education here at Immanuel. The Tuition Assistance Fund is supported through donations and contributions. Please consider donating to this fund. Mark the check or envelope “Tuition Assistance Fund”.

BOOK NOOK NIGHT – Winter Wonderland – Tuesday, February 9th 6:30pm Click here – Book Nook Night Flyer

Who? Children who are preschool-age – 2nd Grade are invited to attend.

What? Wear your pajamas, bathrobes, and slippers. Visit classrooms and listen to your teacher read some of their favorite stories!

Where? Start in the Worship Center Lobby for a schedule and map then head to our classrooms to listen to the teachers. We hope to see you there!

IMMANUEL SPELLING BEE WINNERS

Congratulations to our Spelling Bee Winners! Phoebe Fraser in 7W - 1st place and

Lance Cody in 5P - 2nd place! Great job to all who participated.

AUCTION TICKETS Click here for a ticket order form and turn it into the school office. Cost is $60 per person. Here is a small selection of the items that will be available at this year’s auction!

Port Austin package with golf and dining American Gymnastics party Anytime fitness membership and swag items Oakland University basketball tickets with dining Art Is In Market basket Mathnasium evaluation and 10 week session

tutoring Massage packages Hair and nail packages Home Depot tools & Packages Dick's Sporting Goods package Yoga package Restaurant packages - Bostons, Baggar Daves,

Blackfinn, Chilis, Pasta e pasta, Ichabans, Twisted Kilt and so many more

Dinner and movie Theater & movies packages Charger Pride Items

Dessert packages from Dairy Queen, Christines, Cookies By Design, Mrs. Fields and more

Edible Arrangements Personal training Home interior package with home designer Certificates for Orthodontia Teeth whitening, Oral b dentistry basket After school program certificates and baskets Detroit Hydroplane Races at DYC Jewelry by Immanuel designers and from Jewelers Wine tasting packages Golf packages from Boyne, Fern Hill, and more Family fun packages: museums, zoo, Bounce

house, Skyzone, Jungle Java, Zap Zone and more Sport items: signed Packers 2015 football, Trey

Burke Basketball, autographed pictures. Camp packages: I-9, Springhill and Camp Arcadia. Ferrari rides

NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT FOR 2016-2017 - $325 Referral Discount Share with your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc. why you value the education your child receives at Immanuel Lutheran School. A K-8 Immanuel family will receive a $325 discount on your child’s tuition for the 2016-2017 school year if a new family enrolls their child(ren) in K-8 in 2016-2017 and names you as a referral.

IMMANUEL STUDENTS FEATURED IN ART SHOW

The Scholastics Art and Writing Awards is a prestigious national level program for artists and writers in 7th – 12th grade. For our Thumb Area of Michigan, over 2,600 pieces of artwork were entered for the jurying process. From that huge amount, only 575 were accepted into the show. Immanuel artists Joshua Cundy, Sydney Hofmeister and Jake Anarygyros received Honorable Mentions for their drawings! These three artists are part of the top 20% of Huron, Lapeer, Macomb, Sanilac & St. Clair Counties. The show will run at the Lorenzo Cultural Center, Hall Road and Garfield Road, from Feb. 1st through Feb. 16th. Wed. – Sat. 10 to 4pm, Sunday 1-4pm. Please take an hour to stroll through the incredible display of artwork. And please see our Immanuel Artists’ work in person. It is important to see it in a context. This show will impress and inspire you. In all other competing schools, 7th – 12th grade Art is a 5 day a week program, with 55 minute class times, running a full semester or full school year. Immanuel, we rocked it this year! Mrs. Borowski is so proud of the kids who stepped up to enter their work, based on these facts alone. The level of talent in these Immanuel students is only slightly surpassed by their dedication. There are more shows and opportunities coming up, and Mrs. Borowski will keep you all notified of them. For the complete list of winning artists and schools, go to this link. http://www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu/assets/files/d6/winning-listforwebmi0022016.pdf

IMMANUEL TALENT SHOW – March 11, 2016 – 1:45pm & 7:00 pm It’s that time of year again! Do you have an amazing talent that everyone has to see? When you sing, do feel like a star? Then we want to see what you’ve got! Tryouts for the talent show will take place on February 17-19 from 3:30-5:00 pm in the Worship Center. We hope to see you there!

YOUNG REMBRANDTS – After School Program (K – 5th Grade) Winter is the perfect time to register for a Young Rembrandts drawing class! Drawings of a fast food still life and emoticons will provide lots of fun and many artistic challenges. The Statue of Liberty will be featured as our art history lesson. Young Rembrandts students will also emulate master art-ist Andy Warhol and much more. Our young artists will advance their skills in colored pencils, markers and Sharpies. Make this an unforgettable winter for learning and fun. Enroll today! Classes are Mondays - 1/25-3/14 (No class 2/15, 2/29) from 3:15-4:20pm. Cost is $60 Enroll online : www.youngrembrandts.com/oaklandmacomb

Who: All Immanuel Families

What: Family Board Game Night. We will have a small snack and many games set up. Bring a game, set it up,

choose a game, play, enjoy time with friends and family, and repeat.

Where: Gym and surrounding classrooms

When: Friday, February 5th, from 6:30-8:00 P.M.

Will you be attending? Will you bring a game to share? Questions? Please RSVP to khorvath@immlutheran.org

AUCTION 2016 (Pre-8)

Save the Date – Friday, February 26th, 2016 Our Auction is our main fundraiser with this past year earning over $50,000!

Auction Donation and Ad Form – Click here to print

Please help us acquire items for our auction. Donate something yourself or reach out to friends, family, frequently visited businesses for items.

Auction 2016 Volunteer & Help

Below is a list of tasks that we need your help filling. Detailed description of the positions click here. To volunteer for a task, please visit our SignUp Genius Auction Volunteer link. We look forward to your help!

Acquisitions Team

Signage Team

Bid Sheet Labels

Bid Paddles

Name Tags

Check Out Help

Assist Classroom Project Coordinator

Decorations for the Hall

Ticket Sales Registration Day Set Up at the Hall

Basket Helpers

Communication

Section Closer

Ads

Assist Envelopes & Pictures Coordinator

Certificates

Auction Room Parents

Thank You’s

Clean Up After Auction

IMM to LHN - Visit the Lutheran High North website at www.lhn.lhsa.com Events at Lutheran High North – Click to follow the links to learn more LHN Athletics – Schedules and Scores

BOX TOPS FOR IMMANUEL This past week, we received a check for $1496.60 from Box Tops for Education. Thank you to all who collected and submitted box tops to earn this money for Immanuel. If you are not currently collecting Box Tops, will you please start doing so? It costs you nothing, and they add up quickly! Look for information about our

Winter Contest, at the end of the newsletter, so your class can "Rise to the Top," and win great prizes!

Immanuel Sports Update immlutheran.org/athletics

Tuesday January 19,

2016

Wednesday January 20,

2016

Thursday January 21,

2016

Friday January 22,

2016

Saturday January 23,

2016

Varsity A

Boys

Basketball

Practice

6:30-8:00

Practice

6:30-8:00 AWAY

GAME @

Trinity Utica,

4:15

@ LHN

Tournament

@ LHN

Tournament

Varsity B

Boys

Basketball

Practice

5:00-6:30

HOME

GAME vs.

St. John

Rochester,

4:15

HOME

GAME vs.

Peace Warren,

4:15

@ LHN

Tournament

@ LHN

Tournament

Varsity A

Girls

Basketball

Practice

3:16-5:00

AWAY

GAME @

Trinity Utica,

5:15

Varsity B

Girls

Basketball

Practice

3:16-5:00 Practice

5:45-7:15

Practice

5:45-7:15

Season Game Schedules – Click here for the tentative game calendar for the entire season.

Maps to Games – Click here for a list of locations and maps to all of our games.

NSLAA Eteamz – Click here for scores, results, and standings of our league (NSLAA).

Immanuel Athletic Handbook – Click here for information about our policies and guidelines regarding our athletic program here at Immanuel. SignUpGenius – Varsity A Girls & Varsity A Boys Basketball Home Helpers

SignUpGenius – Varsity B Boys Basketball Home Helpers SignUpGenius – Varsity B Girls Basketball Home Helpers

Team Overall Record Results of Last Game

Varsity A Boys

Basketball 2 – 2

4th place @ Frankenmuth

Tournament

(1 win, 2 losses)

Varsity B Boys

Basketball 0 – 0

Varsity A Girls

Basketball 2 – 2

4th place @ LHNW Tournament

(1 win, 2 losses)

Varsity B Girls

Basketball 0 – 2

(0-2) @ LHNW Tournament

Easy Ways to Help Raise Money for Immanuel (Pre-8)

Kroger Community Rewards As of May 1st please re-enroll so your shopping continues to help Immanuel Lutheran School each time you go to Kroger!

www.krogercommunityrewards.com – click on Michigan and then click on ENROLL

Box Tops for Education Box Tops mean FREE MONEY for Immanuel! Each Box Top you clip is

worth 10¢. We simply mail them in and they cut us a check for the money! The cash adds up quickly, so start clipping!

LAND’S END – Immanuel Land’s End Uniform Shopping - link Here’s the direct link to our Immanuel Lutheran School shopping site through Land’s End

Uniforms. Not all Land’s End clothing can be worn as part of our acceptable dress code. Using this direct link, you can go to “our” site that has the Land’s End uniform items that have been selected by Immanuel and are allowed in our dress code.

Don’t forget when shopping Amazon to shop with through our Immanuel

Amazon link. Start here and Immanuel can earn up to 8% of your order without any extra cost to you.

OFFICE MAX/OFFICE DEPOT GIVES IMMANUEL 5% How Does It Work?

Present your school's 5% Back To Schools ID number (# 70051315) when you shop online, over the phone or at your neighborhood Office Depot store.

Office Depot will offer our school credits equal to 5% of the qualifying purchases.

For more information on the program, click here.