Zion Blue Notes Zion Lutheran School February 18, 2016

Everyone at Zion

Lutheran School will be confronted with

the Gospel of Jesus Christ every day.

Our Goal

Zion Lutheran

School serves as an extension of the

ministry of Zion Lutheran Church by

offering the best possible Christian

education for as many students as we

can, through God’s grace.

Our Mission

Next Week’s Chapel

Chapel next Wednesday, February 24th will be led by Miss Trah’s 2nd Grade class.

Zion Lutheran Adult Trivia Night

will be held on Friday, February 26th from 7-9 PM.

Teams of 6-10 players will

compete in a trivia contest.

Cost is $10 per person. Sign-up at the door or in

the church office. Come with a team theme/

decorations and snacks.

(This fundraising event will support the Teachers' LEA

Convocation.)

If you would like to add

your name to the Blue Notes email

distribution list. please let me know.

joanie.smith@zionschool.net

E-mail

Upcoming Musical

Offerings

The Choristers will be singing in church Mon., February

22nd at 6:30 PM.

The Preschool & Kindergarten classes will be singing in chapel Wednesday, February 24th at 8:15 AM and again in church Monday, February 29th at

6:30 PM.

Focused on Excellence - Centered on Christ

Panther Pride

Week!

February 29-March 4th

*see attached flier for information on the week’s events.

Safety Patrol Week of 2/22-2/26.

Sammy M. Hannah C. Bailey B.

Sub—Katie S.

Worship Times &

Acolyte Schedule Sat., Feb. 20 @ 6:00 PM

Jannah Peterman

Sun., Feb. 21 @ 8:00 AM

Sam Mussell

Sun., Feb. 21 @ 10:30 AM

Justin Cosman

Mon., Feb. 22 @ 6:30 PM

Raina Hellyer

Blessings to all of

our families as

you worship each

week.

Pep Rally

Thursday, February 18th at 1:30 PM

Wear Blue & White to show your Panther Pride!

VIP Day During Panther Pride Week

Friday, March 4th @12:45 PM

Peoria!! God's Blessings and safe

travels to all the Panthers traveling to Peoria this

weekend.

Opening Game for the Boys: 2:00 vs. Good

Shepherd, Pekin (On the Big Court) @ Christ Lutheran, Peoria. What an awesome opportunity for the cheer

squad to cheer on the same court they will compete on

the next day.

Cheer competition is on Saturday at 12:45 PM.

The following competitions will be held in Gym A in this

order: cheerleading, free throw, and three-point

competitions.

The weekend is all about the young Zion athletes taking the abilities God has blessed to each of them, working

together with their teammates and doing their

very best at each opportunity. Let us all keep

this focus as we work together to make

memories.

Girls Basketball

Come and show your support for the Zion Panthers as the Girl's

Basketball team competes for an opportunity to

participate in the Lutheran Sports Association Illinois

State Basketball Tournament.

This Monday Night February 22 at Immanuel

Lutheran School in Palatine, IL

Fill the gym with blue and white! The game starts at

5:15 PM.

Zion Lutheran School February 18, 2016

Sunday School

All children age 3 through high school are invited to Sunday School on Sunday

mornings. Grab a friend and join us for some fun.

9:00 AM Cookies & Punch

9:15 AM Opening Songs

With Mrs. Liz Henning & Mrs. Balgeman

9:30 AM Sunday School

Dinner Auction Tickets will be available soon!

Scholastic Book Fair Coming Soon!

February 22-March 4th

SCRIP

The next SCRIP date is February 22nd.

Home & Business Expo

Come and visit our booth at the 2016 Marengo-

Union Chamber of Commerce Home &

Business Expo held on Saturday, February 20th from 9:00-4:00 PM at

the Marengo Middle School.

Celebrating A Birthday

Next Week 2/23 Liam Keller

2/23 Almea Giovannini 2/23 Savannah Shacklee

2/23 Felicity Ponitz 2/23 Sophie DiBona

2/25 Brendan Anchor 2/25 Timothy Scholl

Request for Auction Donations

Zion Lutheran School is looking for donations for the school dinner auction on April 16th. These items

can be gift certificates, services, sporting event

passes, jewelry, art, electronics, and on and

on… All donations to the school

dinner auction are tax deductible. The letter

containing the tax deductible information can

be found in the school office. The goal of this

year’s auction is to purchase additional playground

equipment. Please contact zionauctioncommittee@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Thank you!

Open House What: Open House for

prospective students and curious parents.

When: Sunday, Feb. 28th 1:00-4:00 PM

Where: Faith Lutheran High

174 McHenry Ave. Crystal Lake, IL 60014

Student led tours One on one teacher

interactions Come see why we are the

best kept secret in McHenry County...

815-479-9305 x 109 Jimmy Streelman

Admissions Director

All are invited to attend! Please bring this bulletin to

the Open House on the 28th to receive a

complimentary gift!

Chapel Offering

Chapel Offering for the month of February will go

to Hearts for Jesus.

MORNING DROP

OFF REMINDER

Morning supervision in the gym begins at

7:30 AM. The front doors will unlock promptly at

that time. Extended Care is

available should you need to drop off your

child earlier.

Thank you.

MOMS

UNITED Thursday, Feb 18th

Jill Cataldo will be speaking TONIGHT

at 7 PM.

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MCHS Music Department

Pasta Dinner Fundraiser

Please join the MCHS Band & Choir at their annual

fundraising Dinner & Concert

Saturday, March 5, 2016 Dinner Served:

5:00 PM-6:30 PM Concert begins: 5:30 PM in the MCHS Commons

Dine In or Carry out available

Tickets on sale from February 8th-19th

Adult $9.00 Students/Seniors $7.00

$10.00 at the door

For tickets Contact: Any MCHS band or choir

student or Danette Varble 815-236-4920

TAX TIME INFO

Please contact the church or school office for your tax

statement regarding registration/tuition/band

fees paid in 2015

Ink Cartridges

Zion Lutheran School is accepting used/empty ink cartridges. Zion recycles

these cartridges and uses the money from recycling to

purchases office and

school supplies.

School Registration Open

to the Public

Open registration to the public will begin on

Monday, February 22nd for the 2016-2017 school year. We encourage everyone to register

promptly to assist us in planning for the next

school year.

Additional forms can be found at zionschool.net

Go out and tell your friends and neighbors about the outstanding

Christ-Centered education found at Zion Lutheran

School.

Lenten Season

Services: Wednesdays February 24th

March 2, 9, 16th at 11:00 AM & 6:30 PM

Lenten Dinner: 5:00 PM

Congratulations! This past weekend, Zach W. won a 1st Place Medal at the Batavia Eagles Shoot Out in

the 3-Point Contest.

Way to go, Zach!

ZION SCRIP ORDER FORM SCRIP NEWS!! Earning free money just got easier! Visit shopwithscrip.com and sign up using Zion’s code which is 4L95C42F4419. You will have to create an

account and sign up for PrestoPay. Once you are all signed up you can shop with Scripnow and print ecards anytime you want and still get tuition credit! Call Holly

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Woodman’s $50 5%

Jewel/Albertsons $25 4%

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Dominicks $25 4%

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Meijer $25 3%

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Sentry Foods (WI) $50 3%

Cub Foods $25 4%

Gordan Food Service (GFS) $25 4%

Whole Foods Market $25 3%

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$250 4%

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Sunoco $50 1.5%

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Café 20 $10 10%

$25 10%

California Pizza Kitchen $10 4%

Cheesecake Factory $25 5%

Chipotle $10 10%

Chili’s/Macaroni Grill/Corner Bakery/Maggiano’s/Little

Italy/On the Border

$25 11%

Chuck E. Cheese $10 8%

Claim Jumper $25 9%

Cold Stone Creamery $10 8%

Cracker Barrel $10 9%

Culvers-Huntley $10 10%

Dairy Queen $10 3%

Denny’s $10 7%

Domino’s $10 8%

Dunkin Donuts $10 3%

Flatlanders Market $10 4%

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Honey Baked Ham $25 12%

Lettuce Entertain You $25 12%

Lou Malnati’s $10 8%

Mimi’s Café $25 8%

Noodles & Company $10 8%

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Outback Steakhouse $25 8%

Panda Express $25 8%

Panera Bread $10 9%

Pizza Hut $10 8%

Rainforest Café (Landry’s) $25 9%

Red Robin $25 9%

Rock Bottom $25 6%

Rosati’s-Marengo $10 10%

Ruby Tuesday $25 8%

Starbucks Coffee Card $10 7%

$25 7%

Steak and Shake $10 8%

StoneBakers $15 8%

Subway $10 3%

Sweet Tomatoes $25 8%

Taco Bell $10 5%

Texas Roadhouse $25 8%

TGI Fridays $25 9%

Uno Chicago Grill $25 12%

Wendy’s $10 4%

RETAIL

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Amazon.com $25 3%

$100 3%

Ace Hardware $25 4%

Aeropostale $25 7%

AMC Theater Single Ticket $9.50 10%

American Eagle $25 10%

American Girl $25 9%

AT&T Phone Card 125 min. $9.50 20%

Auto Zone $25 8%

Avis Car Rental $50 8%

Banana Republic $25 14%

Barnes & Noble $10 9%

$25 9%

Bass Pro Shop $25 9%

Bath & Body Works $10 13%

$25 13%

Bed Bath & Beyond $25 7%

Bergners/Carsons/Younkers $25 8%

$100 8%

Best Buy $25 3%

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Best Western $25 12%

Bloomingdales $25 12%

Build a Bear Workshop $25 8%

Buy Buy Baby $25 7%

Cabela’s $25 11%

$100 11%

Carnival Cruise Lines $100 8%

Carson’s/Bergners/Younkers $25 8%

The Children’s Place $25 12%

Claire’s $10 9%

Comfort Inn $50 4%

Container Store $25 9%

Crate & Barrel $25 8%

Crazy 8 $25 13%

CVS Pharmacy $25 6%

Dave & Busters $25 13%

Disney $25 2%

$100 2%

Dicks Sporting Goods $25 8%

Dress Barn $25 8%

Eddie Bauer $25 10%

Express (Structure) $25 10%

Family Christian Stores $25 9%

Fannie May $10 25%

Fashion Bug/Lane Bryant $25 6%

Foot Locker $25 9%

Game Stop $25 3%

Gander Mountain $25 8%

Gap/Gap Kids/Old Navy $25 14%

GNC $25 8%

Gordman’s $25 7%

Great Clips $25 8%

Groupon.com $25 7%

Gymboree $25 13%

Hallmark $25 4%

Harry & David $25 10%

Home Depot $25 4%

$100 4%

Home Goods $25 7%

Hyatt Hotels $50 9%

iTunes $15 5%

$25 5%

JC Penney $25 5%

$100 5%

Jiffy Lube $30 8%

JoAnn Fabrics $25 6%

Kohls $25 4%

$100 4%

K-Mart $25 4%

Land’s End $25 16%

L.L. Bean $25 15%

$100 15%

Lord & Taylor $25 8%

Lowe’s Home Improvement $25 4%

$100 4%

MC Sports $25 8%

Macy’s/Federated $25 10%

$100 10%

Marcus Theaters $25 9%

Marengo Ridge Golf Course $39 10%

$56 10%

Marriot Hotels (no catering) $50 8%

Marshalls/TJ Maxx $25 7%

Menards $25 3%

$100 3%

Men’s Warehouse $25 8%

Michaels $25 4%

Motherhood $25 8%

Office Depot $25 4%

Office Max $25 5%

Old Navy/ Gap $25 14%

Oriental Trading $25 9%

Overstock.com $25 8%

Payless Shoes $20 13%

Petsmart $25 4%

Pier One Imports $25 9%

Pottery Barn $25 8%

Radio Shack $25 4%

Regal Cinemas (C-Lake) $25 8%

Sally Beauty $25 12%

Sears $25 4%

$100 4%

See’s Candies $18 20%

Shoe Carnival $25 5%

Shopko $25 3%

$50 3%

Shutterfly $25 9%

Spa Finder $25 12%

Sports Authority $25 8%

Staples $25 5%

Steele Heart $20 10%

The Limited $25 9%

Talbots $25 13%

Target $25 2%

$100 2% TJ Maxx/Marshalls/Home Goods $25 7% $100 7%

Toys R’ Us/Babies R’ Us $20 3%

Ulta $25 4%

Walgreens $25 6%

$100 6%

Walmart/Sams Club $25 2.5%

$100 2.5%

$250 2.5% William Sonoma/Pottery Barn $25 8%

Younkers/Bergners/Carsons $25 8%

Zappos.com $25 8%

Cascading Card File $3 25%

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Upcoming sale days:

January 11, 25

February 8, 22

March 7, 21

April 4, 18

May 2, 16

MONDAY 2/29 Spirit Wear: S3 (sweatpants/sweatshirts/ slides) or PJs

Activities

All School Movie @ 12:45 Bring a small blanket to sit on as we watch a movie together in the gym.

THURSDAY 3/3 Spirit Wear: Favorite Book/Movie Character

Activities

Lunch Bunch—Students with last names beginning with N-Z have a parent or relative join you for lunch. (Guests—please come in through the school office & please bring your own lunch—thank you.)

Lunch Times:

Grades K-4: 10:50-11:30am Grades 5-8: 12:00-12:40pm

Game Time—Classes will spend time in their classrooms playing various board games.

Night in the Museum @ 6pm Come and enjoy the 6th grade class as they share their biographies in a whole new way.

Night in the Art Museum @ 6pm Come and take a look at the cre-ative artwork the classes have been working on.

Open House @ 6pm Invite your friends and neighbors to see what ZLS has to offer!

TUESDAY 3/1 Spirit Wear: Black Out (wear all black)

Activities

Lunch Bunch—Students with last names beginning with A-M have a parent or relative join you for lunch. (Guests—please come in through the school office & please bring your own lunch—thank you.)

Lunch Times:

Grades K-4: 10:50-11:30am

Grades 5-8: 12:00-12:40pm

Volleyball @ 1:30pm (8th grade vs ZLS Faculty) Come, cheer & watch a super exciting game of volleyball! FRIDAY 3/4

Spirit Wear: Favorite Outfit

Activities

VIP Day @ 12:45pm– Students at ZLS are encouraged to invite a VIP (Very Important Person) in their lives to come to school and join in our celebration of Panther Pride Week. VIPs should meet in the church to enjoy a video while waiting for their special student to arrive.

VIP Activities Include:

Student-led entertainment

Book Fair

Cookie reception in gym

Visit the classrooms

Zion

Lutheran School

2015-2016

Panther

Pride

Week SHOW YOUR PANTHER

PRIDE!

WEDNESDAY 3/2 Spirit Wear: Clash Day (patterns & prints together again)

Activities

Chapel @ 8:10am—Guests are always welcome!

Minute to Win It-schoolwide competition begins @ 1:45pm

Teachers are making the Lenten Dinner @5pm, then join us for Lenten worship @ 6:30pm.

Feb. 22nd-March 4th

Open from 7:30am-3:30pm during regular

school days! Open before and after

church and Lenten services and during Lenten dinners.

Open during Night in the Museum!