Pieces of the Rock September 16, Vol 24, Issue 4

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1 Having trouble viewing this ? St. Peter's Lutheran School A Ministry of St. Peter's Lutheran Church Pieces of the Rock September 16, Vol 24, Issue 4 Children of God: Overflowing with His Love. 1 John 3:1 How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! Mission Statement St. Peter's Lutheran School follows Christ's command to Feed My Lambs through a challenging and well-rounded education centered on God's Word. Golden Apple Award Indiana's NewsCenter is celebrating a dynamic and exciting program to bring recognition to your school. It is called The Golden Apple Award. It is designed to show how teachers are changing young people for the better every day. Indiana's NewsCenter is looking for nominations from students in the form of a short letter (no more than 100 words) about your favorite teacher and why you feel they should be the recipient of the monthly Golden Apple Award. The purpose of this award is to reward outstanding teachers and schools that allow teachers to flourish. An outstanding letter will be selected every month, and Indiana's NewsCenter will visit the school with a very simple award ceremony. The teacher being recognized and your school will be featured on two Indiana's NewsCenter newscasts in a very positive light that illustrates the good work being done in education today. Send your letters of nomination to: Complete online nomination form at: Golden Apple Award Post Office Box 2121 Fort Wayne, IN (Click on Features, then Golden Apple link) Children of God - Chapel Offerings In This Issue Mission Statement The chapel offerings for the year are designated to support Lutheran World Relief and Human Care of the Lutheran

2 Golden Apple Award Chapel Offering Children of God Award Car Line Safety PS: Pastor's Sermon Prayers Future Events PTL News & Notes No Make-up Necessary! PS: Pastor's Sermon "LIKE" Us!!! St. Peter's Family Life Ministry Wildcat Athletic Booster Club Scrip Lunch Menu Church-Missouri Synod whose mission it is to reach out in mercy and compassion to those in need, motivated by Christ and His Gospel. Our current outreach is Joplin, MO to those suffering the aftermath of a devastating EF5 tornado that occurred on Sunday, May 22, As of September 14, 2011, we have raised $ Thank you for your generous support! Children of God Daily Servant Award The Children of God Daily Servant Award is given to a student who was observed doing something kind and encouraging for someone else. These students are recognized through the daily announcements and are presented with a gift at chapel on the following week. Students may be nominated by fellow students, teachers, or others who have observed this encouraging behavior. Meagan Lowe (7); Kyle Narwald (7); Alex Goeglein (7) Article Headline Quick Links School Website School Sports Page AR for Parents PTL CLHS LCMS For our Parents - the AR for Parents link provides an opportunity to view your child's AR reports. This is password protected so if you are interested in viewing this, please send an to Mr. B and he can provide you with the needed information. Car Line Safety We are looking at options to improve the safety of car line. In the meantime, we will have someone in front to help with drop off. You can help us the most by being vigilant when you drop off or pick up your children. During car line, do not park near the Clubhouse entrance and walk your children in and then try to back out into car line. Park at the church and walk your children over at the light and to the FRONT entrance. NOTE: If there are cars already lined up in the church parking lot, please remember to go to the end of the line. Be considerate! PS: Pastor's Sermon Pastor Heath Trampe is preaching this coming weekend. His sermon is titled "God's Undeserved Grace." Please take some time to prepare for worship by reading the Bible passages before attending church. The scripture readings will be: Isaiah 55:6-9; Philippians 1: , 19-30; Matthew 20:1-16. Our Prayer List

3 Throughout this year we will use this section to post prayer requests that have been shared with us via note or . Please include all in your personal prayer time as well. Future Events Sep NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day Sep PTL Carnival Oct NO SCHOOL - Teacher In-Service Oct Rummage Sale Oct End of Q1 PTL News & Notes PTL - PTL@stpetersfw.org Abi Zillman (Co-President) - abzillman@gmail.com Jody Moher (Co-President) - rjmoher@gmail.com Erin Hartman (Vice President) - erin.hartman@elwoodstaffing.com Courtney Bice (Secretary) - courto1024@gmail.com Linda Pennucci (Treasurer) - lpennucci@comcast.net NEXT WEEK IS OUR FIRST OFFICIAL PTL MEETING! When: Tuesday, 09/20/11, 7pm Where: School Cafeteria Please join us for our first PTL of the school year! Thank you to Holly Ehle for volunteering to be our teacher representative. We are excited to share all of the wonderful events that St. Peter's has to offer througthout the year. Plan to attend the meeting, see some familiar faces, meet a few new friends, help us to make decisions affecting St. Peter's PTL and enjoy some goodies. PTL VOLUNTEER SHEETS/EVENT COMMITTEES If you missed registration or haven't had the chance, it IS NOT TOO late. Another volunteer sheet went home today with every student. Please take some time to fill it out and send it back to school. The PTL Board is hard at work to finalize plans and details for events throughout the year and it takes all of our families at St. Peter's to donate their time and abilities to help pull it off! We are still looking for committee members for several of our events. Thank you in advance for your dedication and support! CARNIVAL TIME... BE SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH! Pre-order ticket sales came home last Friday! Be sure to get in on the good deal and preorder your carnival tickets and chicken dinner. ALL PRE-ORDER SALES RECEIVED PRIOR TO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 WILL BE SENT HOME FROM SCHOOL WITH STUDENTS. ALL OTHER ORDERS CAN BE PICKED UP ON THE DAY OF THE CARNIVAL. THANKS AGAIN TO OUR HARD WORKING COMMITTEE MEMEBERS AND ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE ALREADY COMMITTED THEIR TIME TO HELP MAKE THIS EVENT A SUCCESS! Please contact Danielle Flaningan, Laura Dubay or Amy Harris if you have any questions or concerns. IT WAS THE BEST HOG IN TOWN!

4 Wow...a little rain wasn't enough to keep the crowd away, in fact, the crowd scared the rain away! It was a perfect evening...rain during a fabulous meal and a clear sky, a glowing bonfire and some amazing music to end the evening. Thanks again to the Nahrwolds, Bradtmuellers, and the Fullers for all of your hard work. It was a much needed night of fellowship and some amazing HOG! It was great to see so many church and school families together enjoying the scrumptious spread and just some good old fun. No Make-up Necessary!!! The early dismissal on Friday, September 2, for extreme heat, will count as a full day - no make-up day will be necessary. Rummage Sale The Ladies Aid Rummage Sale is scheduled for Monday, October 17 and Tuesday, October 18. "LIKE" Us on Facebook!!! Click below to "Like" St. Peter's Lutheran School on Facebook. Get real time updates on classroom projects, take polls and more! Invite your friends and family! St. Peter's Famiy Life Ministry St. Peter's Family Life Ministry Team is pleased to provide you with free access to the Active Parenting Online Video Library. Here you will find short videos to help navigate all the exciting ages and stages of parenting from adorable babies to terrific teens. And they are available to you any time, day or night - online! Each video is insightful, fun, and packed with tons of valuable information you can start using right away. Choose from any of the following video series: The BabyCare Workshop, for new parents 1,2,3,4 Parents! for parents of children ages 1-4 Active Parenting Now, for parents of children ages 5-12 Active Parenting of Teens, for parents of 'tweens and teens Active Parenting of Stepfamilies, for parents and stepparents Parents on Board, helping your K-5 child succeed in school Questions? Call Michelle Leahy at or send an to familyministry@stpetersfw.org. Let's Get Started! Go to Click on the link for the Online Video Library, register, and enter this access code: vgislhfiqp Select the videos you want to watch. Join the millions of parents who are proud to call themselves "Active Parents"! Wildcat Athletic Booster Club News

5 Thanks to everyone who attended our meeting last night. A lot of ground was covered and we have a lot of activities planned. We are working on our first breakfast in October, planning the Mad Ants game night in 2012, and discussed more ideas for making the Club as effective as possible. We hope more of you will come to our next meeting which is scheduled for Thursday, October 20. WE ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS FOR CONCESSIONS!! A letter will be going home with our 5-8 graders on Monday with the slots we need to fill. We can only do this with your help! Please look over the times and call Holly Enustun at to schedule a time to work. Don't forget that 7th and 8th graders can work with an adult and earn service hours. The next deadline for joining Boosters and ordering sports t-shirts is Friday, October 14. If you need information on either, please call Holly Enustun. The shirts from our first order are on their way and we will be distributing them as soon as we have them! Scrip Get started today! Scrip certificates can be purchased at the regular price for places you already go such as the grocery store, restaurants, shopping and gas stations. The school earns a percentage of what is spent and that same percentage can be used towards next year's tuition. Ask your friends and relatives to buy Scrip too. Thanks for your support. Scrip is available on: Saturday evening after the 5:00 pm service in the narthex Sunday morning after the 10:30 am service in the narthex Tuesday morning 8:00-9:00 am in school cafeteria Thursday afternoon 2:30-3:30 pm in school cafeteria Friday morning 8:00-9:00 am in school cafeteria Order forms are available at church and school, complete the form, return to the school on Monday and it will be completed for a Thursday pick-up. Direct questions to Lisa Schwarz or Beth Puls or scripteam@stpetersfw.org. Lunch Menu - September 19 thru September 23 Monday Chicken Strips, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Corn, Dinner Roll, Pineapple Tuesday - PICK ONE Turkey Tetrazzini OR Chicken Soft Taco Breadstick, Broccoli Salad, Mixed Vegetables, Applesauce Wednesday Hotdogs w/toppings, Baked Beans, French Fries, Oranges, Brownie Thursday Cheese Pizza, Carrot Chips, Salad Choice, Sherbet Friday NO SCHOOL - Teacher In-Service Sack Lunch Choice of Sandwich OR Chef Salad, Snack Choice and 1 Fruit and 1 Vegetable Ala Carte - may include any or all of the following: Crustless PBJ, Turkey Sandwich, Turkey & Cheese Wrap, Sub Sandwich, Ham & Cheese Sandwich or Chef Salad

6 1/2 Pint of Milk Served with Each Meal The menu is also located on RenWeb in Resource Documents. Thank you for being a part of our St. Peter's Family. Forward This was sent to isdept@stpetersfw.org by principal@stpetersfw.org Update Profile/ Address Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe Privacy Policy. St. Peter's Lutheran School 7810 Maysville Road Fort Wayne IN 46815