Raider Report

Emanuel Lutheran School

June 2, 2010

Please pray for…

• An enjoyable and safe summer break.
• Our 8^th grade and college graduates that they may live their faith in their new experiences.
• Our school, that it may increase in numbers and its ability to tell children about Jesus’ love.
• Our teachers as they continue their education this summer in an effort to improve their ability to challenge and reach each and every student.

Thank you to…

• Each and every one of our parents who have chosen to be a part of the Emanuel family. We thank you for the privilege of allowing us to be a part of your child’s Christian education.

• All the people who volunteered at school this year. We couldn’t do it without you.
• Michelle Lucas for her great help as our preschool aid.

Upcoming Events

June 2 Report cards will be made available for viewing by 4pm

August 21 Ribfest

August 29 Open House

August 30 First day of school

Exciting Additions for Next Year
In our efforts to continue to provide the latest in technology enhanced education, and through the support of our generous PTL, we will be adding a new short throw data projector to our primary room along with a Mimio interactive system. This will mean that we have interactive learning systems in all classrooms K-8 and also our Music room. Stability balls are another addition to various classrooms. These balls allow active students to use some of their excess energy to balance themselves as they also work some of their core muscles. We have experimented with these somewhat and they are a big hit.

Registration Deadline

Please remember the early registration deadline is June 1. It’s very helpful to have students registered so the teachers can plan for next year.

Poster Winners

This spring Our Seventh and Eighth graders participated in the Minnesota DNR “Roadsides are for the Birds” Poster Contest. Congratulations to the following students for their outstanding effort in this project; Kimberly Kurtzweg- Honorable Mention, Liz Jaus-fourth place, and Sami Jo Brinkmann-third place. Their posters will be displayed with the other winners at next year’s Minnesota Deer Classic and Sports Show to be held at the Coliseum building at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on March 11-13, 2011. Great job ladies!

Report Card Viewing

Report cards will be available for viewing on Wednesday, June 2. Families with outstanding bills will need to pay them before the report cards will be made available.

Perfect Church Attendance

Congratulations to the following students who had perfect church attendance for the entire year. Primary Room- Cole Stuedeman, Logan Smith, and Delaney Smith. 3^rd & 4^th grade- Luke Rohde, Alex Stuedeman, and Anna Mackenthun . 5^th & 6^th grade- Logan Rohde, Bailey Oelfke, Jake Trebesch and Mariah Schug . 7^th & 8^th grade- Jennifer Oelfke . Praise God for healthy bodies and healthy souls. Excellent job students and parents!

Perfect School Attendance

Congratulations to the following students who had perfect school attendance for the entire year.

Primary Room- Owen Brinkman, Broghan Oelfke, Delaney Smith, and Cole Stuedeman 3^rd & 4^th grade- Alex Stuedeman. 5^th & 6^th grade- Bailey Oelfke and Hunter Rickaby. Your perfect attendance shows great dedication to education!

Honor Roll

Congratulations to the following students who attained Emanuel’s fourth quarter honor roll. “B” average: 5^th& 6^th grade-Kaden Lilienthal, Jacob Litzau, Leah Litzau, Bailey Oelfke, Lucas Rognali, and Zack Stockman. 7^th & 8th grade- Liz Jaus and Courtney Zajicek.

“A-“average: 5^th & 6^th grade- Chauntaya Dammann and Anna Sons. 7^th & 8^th grade- Haley DeVlaeminck, Keila DeVlaeminck, Jennifer Oelfke, Kim Kurtzweg, Samantha Brinkmann, and Claire Sons. All “A”s 5^th & 6^th grade-Hayden Anderson, Isaiah Knudten, Matthew Johnson, Matthew Brinkman, Tanner Kurtzweg, Hunter Rickaby, and Mariah Schug. 7^th & 8^th grade- Natalie Stockman and Megan Miller. Praise God for your talents and hard work!

Bring your aluminum cans

Save those cans from your confirmation and graduation parties! Our P.T.L. has a bin to recycle aluminum cans. Please empty your cans into the wire container. Please do not put tin cans, pie tins, or aluminum foil into this bin, aluminum cans only. We received over $600 in can money from our last load. It is definitely worth our while to drop them off.

Third and Fourth Grade News

As we wind down the school year we’re remembering all of the enjoyable things we did. The
students wrote about some of their favorite activities and they are listed on our classroom bulletin board. I’ll share just a few of their favorite things. “I like typing tutor, P.E., writing, math spelling, and I really love learning about Jesus.” “ I really liked art because we got to make pretty projects. I also liked science because we got to do experiments. I really liked math, but not the tests. I actually liked everything.” The students learned Jesus taught about His Father’s kingdom and did miraculous things so that His followers could know more fully His Father’s love and care for them. They are also learning about matter and the different states of matter. They are learning about our national government and leaders. They are learning about pronouns in English class. The students are also practicing hard to do their very best at Playday.

Multi-Grade Classroom Success

Did you know that surveys show that students in multi-grade schools have superior results in the areas of academic achievement and social skills when compared to students in single-grade classroom schools? Spread the word, multi-grade schools are great!

Ink Jet Cartridges and Cell Phones

Our school is collecting ink jet cartridges and cell phones. You may bring your cartridges and cell phones to the school, or you may take a recycling box to your place of business. Funding Factory will compensate our school on all laser cartridges and Apple, Cannon, Xerox, Lexmark, Hewlett Packard, and Compaq inkjet cartridges.

Tuition Assistance Deadline

Emanuel has a tuition assistance fund to help families who are unable to keep current with their tuition account. The deadline for applications is June 15th. Assistance forms are available at school or you can apply online at www.tuitionaid.com. If you would like more information on this process, or would like a paper application, please contact Mr. Scheele at school. You may also contact TADS at 1-800-884-8237. There is a $29 fee for applying. This money is refunded if your family qualifies for assistance. Last year 6 families applied and received a substantial amount of aid. This year there is more than $6000 in our T.A. fund.

Scrip Makes Cents

Give those graduates something they can really use such as a gift card to their favorite store or restaurant. When you purchase scrip, you’re purchasing gift certificates and prepaid cards that are used just like cash. You can use scrip to purchase everyday items like food, clothing, and other essentials, and with every purchase you earn revenue for our school. Groceries, clothing, toys, even gasoline can be purchased with scrip. We have a large amount of available scrip on hand for local stores so please stop in after the service and make your purchase. Scrip will be sold after church on all Sundays and Communion Saturdays. We have a lot of available scrip that would make great gifts for anniversaries, birthdays, or just plain thank-you for someone you know. If you have questions please contact either Michelle Miller (Ph. 507.326.5121) or Lisa Sprengeler(Ph. 320.238.2269).

Store Fundraisers

Here is a list of our current store fundraisers:

General Mills Boxtops for Education

Our Family UPC codes

Food Club UPC codes including Top Care, Paws and Full Circle

Campbell’s Labels for Education UPC codes

Kemps milk caps or container labels

Land O Lakes milk caps or container labels

Tyson A+ labels

Target’s back to the school 1% credit card program

Pizza Ranch wagons from the boxes

KIDS Stamp Year End Report

This school year we had 41 students involved as savers in the KIDS (Kids Into Discipleship &
Stewardship) Stamp program. Of those, 34 filled up 1 or more books, totaling 121 filled books with $3,025 being invested in the Lutheran Church Extension Fund. The dedication of our kid savers is an excellent lesson of good stewardship of the blessings God has given us. Participating as a kid saver gives life long benefits in money management. KIDS stamps will begin again the first week of the new school year.

Summer Wishes

The staff at Emanuel would like to wish every one of our families a safe and joy-filled summer. We truly appreciated the opportunity to be involved in the education of your children. Our greatest delight is opening the minds of our students so they may see the wonders of God’s world, and more importantly, the wonders of His Word. We’re looking forward to a break and then seeing you back next year. Have a great summer!

Emanuel Lutheran School

PTL Meeting

May 19, 2010

1) Mrs. Scheele opened with devotion.

2) Secretary’s Report – minutes from previous meeting were distributed and approved.

3) Treasurer’s Report –Reports were distributed and approved. Current checking balance is $2,173 & current savings balance is $40,403.73 with $3,985.36 remaining in allocations.

4) Principal’s Report

a) Graduation will be held in church on 5/30/10.

b) Please complete your bus questionnaire. Waiting to see if Central Bus service will provide busing for us.

c) The Iowa Basic Skills Test results showed we were up about 1% in reading, up a couple of percentage points in language and similar to last year in math & science.

5) Athletic Director

a) Play Day 5/26/10.

b) Lutheran High track meet was cancelled due to weather.

6) Teacher’s Report

a) Mrs. Wilson reported that K-4^th had a great day at the zoo.

b) Mrs. Crown reported that preschool graduation is on 5/24/10 at 7:00pm

c) Mrs. Mackenthun reported that the 5/6^th graders made their own web pages and are doing a Minnesota History oral report.

7) Committee Reports

a) Aluminum cans were brought in for $572.

b) Get your Food Club tops in by 6/15.

c) Beautification – date yet to be determined (7/23, 7/30, or 8/6). Possible projects include….

· Bulletin board/cork board in gym entry

· Replace ceiling tiles

· Fix flower bed

· Tile the floor is girls bathroom

· Hooks by gym lockers

d) Yearbook – get your pictures to Mrs. Scheele. She will be working on it this summer.

e) Scrip – There is an extra $4,000 in the fund. Motion was made and seconded to add to PTL general fund to be allotted.

f) ELS Apparel – may order new apparel in the fall.

8) Old Business - None

9) New Business –

a) Marketing Committee – School board member Linda Sons needs volunteers to form a marketing committee. Would like help with videos and brochures. Will add to list of committees to sign up for in the fall.

b) Zummerfest – Linda Sons is working with Elizabeth Duck to have craft activities at Zummerfest sponsored by the Emanuel PTL. Need volunteers to help and money for prizes.

c) Elections will be next fall.

10)Fund Appropriations

a) The below items were reviewed and discussed. Motion made and seconded to approve all items on the list for a total of $31,110.

Marketing Committee	$2,000
Beautification Committee	$5,000
Teacher Allotments ($600 each)	$5,400
Wolf Ridge	$1,000
Year Book	$1,000
Year Book Stipend	$150
Harvest Carnival	$700
Camp Omega	$150
Youth Group	$1,000
Silent Auction	$1,000
Food Software	$700
Spanish Teacher	$3,600
Mimeo Board Projector	$500
AR Library	$1,800
Fast Direct	$1,100
Crawfish Party	$300
Short Throw Data Projector	$1,500
National Teachers Conference	$1,000
5/6^th Grade Stability Balls	$360
Primary Stability Balls	$1,000
New Song Books	$300
United Streaming	$300
News Game	$170
National Geographic	$30
Music Boom Box	$100
Zummerfest	$200
10 Plastic Tables	$800

b) Motion made and seconded to donate $8,000 to the Emanuel School kitchen fund.

Closed with prayer. Motion was made and seconded to adjourn.

Respectfully Submitted,

Kathy L. Mackenthun