March 12, 2008

To Christian Parents
John Cook
Drinking- Not My Child

• avoid other members of the family
• have mood swings
• act rebellious
• sneak out of the house
• receive calls from mysterious friends
• sleep a lot

At school children with an abuse problem frequently

• have low motivation
• have mood swings
• have poor concentration
• act rebellious
• let their grades and school work slide
• fail to respect others
• drop out of activities
• skip classes

5. Don’t panic
If your child shows signs of having an abuse problem, you’ll need to remain calm. You will need to talk with your son or daughter, express your concern, and listen to what your child says. Offer reassurances of your love and God’s love.

Seek professional help. It will show your child that you are serious about what you are saying, and that you are willing to go to great lengths to help. That, too, shows love.

Christian parents do not need to feel helpless when it comes to preventing alcohol and drug problems from touching the lives of their children. We cannot control the choices our children make, but we can faithfully instruct them in God’s Word and provide a model of how he wants us to live. Those two choices can go a long way toward abuse-proofing our children.

GradeKeeper
GradeKeeper is the teachers’ online grade book and is available for students in gr. 3-8. Please check your student’s progress regularly. Login IDs are available from your child’s teacher.

Mission Project
The mission project for the second semester of this school year is the WELS mission effort to support Christian schools in the Apache Land of Arizona. The money will be used to support our missionaries and teachers spreading the Gospel in the Lutheran schools at East Fork. Please set aside an offering for your child to bring. This offering is collected during our weekly chapel services.

3/5-> $51.80
Total-> $266.29

Hot Lunch
Orders are taken on Mondays.
Tues.-> pizza from Rocky Rococo $2.25/slice
Wed.-> hard or soft shell beef tacos from Taco Bell $1.10 each
Thurs.-> Subs from Milio’s [Turkey or Ham ] $1.60
Sub Meal [includes an orange and a cookie] $2.60
Fri.-> Chicken Strips 3/$1.50
Chicken Strip Meal [includes string cheese and applesauce] $2.50

Lunch Orders
Remember- if your student is absent on a Monday you’ll need to call in lunch orders to the school office before noon on Monday.

Financial Aid for 08-09
Financial aid forms for 2008-09 for current school families are available from Mrs. Patten in the school office. The deadline for returning these forms is April 30. It is a good idea to finish your 2007 taxes prior to filling out the form.

Staffing 2008-09
After several months of discussion and planning the following will be the teaching staff for Holy Cross Lutheran School in 2008-09. The school board arrived at this level of staffing in consultation with our church’s Board for Stewardship and Finance.

• As part of alleviating a budget shortfall we will eliminate our PreK3 program beginning next school year.
• Grades 5-8 will no longer be departmentalized but will have two self contained classrooms- one for gr. 7/8 and one for gr. 5/6.
• The new principal will teach 1/2 time and serve as athletic director.

1. Principal/Gr. 7/8- to be determined
2. Gr. 5-8 [1/2 time]- Mrs. Rebecca Cleven
3. Gr. 5/6- Miss Elizabeth Krause
4. Gr. 3/4- Mrs. Ione Ibeling
5. Gr. 2- Miss Camilla Dashcund
6. Gr. 1- Mrs. Linda Marozick
7. Gr. K- Mrs. Barb Pape/Mrs. Shelly Schoenherr
8. PreK4- Mrs. Shelly Schoenherr

Upcoming Events
3/14-> 3^rd Quarter ends
3/17-3/25-> No School/No ASC Spring/Easter Break
3/26-> School Resumes
3/26-> 3^rd Quarter Report Cards sent home
4/1-> LLHS Math Meet
4/5-6-> LLHS Fine Arts Fair
4/6-> Jr. Choir sings in church- both
4/11-> 11:20 dismissal- 1:00 teacher inservice- ASC 11:20-5:30
4/24-> All Grades Open House for prospective new students
4/25-> LLHS Something Special for 7^th Graders
4/30-> Mid Quarter Reports for 4^th Quarter

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