Principal s Page. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock. Isaiah 26:4

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1 February 10, 2017 Upon This Rock Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock. Isaiah 26:4 Principal s Page Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock. Isaiah 26:4 The Love of Trinity Dinner Auction We are looking forward to the For the Love of Trinity auction on Saturday! Thank you in advance to everyone who contributed to the annual auction dinner all guests, volunteers, donors, church and school families. Also, I d like to give special thanks to: Mark Korres for being our Emcee, to Heather & Vine for the center pieces, The Chicago Six for making our evening special! We re also very grateful to our sponsors: Platinum Wendte Family Gold Lyons and Pinner Silver: The Ernst Family The Stephens Family The Winterroth Family Key Bank Thank you to the Donors: Sagadine Family, Sodorworld Wellness, Ruffled Feathers Golf Club, Blueberry Hill Breakfast Café, Zazzo s Pizza, Milano Day spa, FOX Sports, Page s Restaurant, Hooter s Restaurant, Hollywood Blvd., Burr Ridge Marriott, Burr Ridge Springhill Suites, Oak Lawn Hilton, Flagg Creek Golf Course, King Car Wash, Chicago Cubs, Lyall Family, Topaz Restaurant, Kleyweg Family, Blue Man Group. Help Keep Our Kids and Staff Healthy As a reminder, children must stay home if they show symptoms of sore throat, earache, fever, stomach upset, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, persistent cough or reddened, watering eyes during the previous 24 hours. Students should remain at home until fever-free and symptom-free for a full 24 hours and/or until completely recovered. Please see pages 13 and 14 of the Trinity Student and Family Handbook for our complete illness policy. Continued on page 2

2 Hinsdale South High School Honor Roll Honors: Ali Abbas (19), Alex Le (19) Dean s List: Alvin Le (17), Rasa Naruseviciute (17), Angelica Rossi (17), Michael Barrett (18), Cooper Chang (18), Kendalla Puckett (18), Katherine Boron (19), Nathan Dahms (19), Abigail Mathis (19), Rajan Patel (19), Patrice Trzupek (20). Congratulations! Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) Testing Way to go 82% of 4-8 graders tested above the national average! Support an Alumni Leiyoko Haynes ( 15) is going on a volunteer trip to Costa Rica. Leiyoko writes, This is something I've wanted to do for a long time, and I am so grateful for this opportunity! One of the ways I am going to make this trip a reality is through fundraising. Please visit my personal Fund MyTravel page to check out what I'll be doing, why it's important to me, and how you can help! Thank you for your generosity and support - it means the world! If you know and love Leiyoko like we do, I m sure you ll want to give. She is a great kid! Chapel Offering The 3rd quarter chapel offering will be donated to Lutheran Church Charities Comfort Dog Ministry. Please give generously to support this wonderful ministry. The Kare-9 Comfort Dogs will be the greeters at the Dinner auction! There will be a donation box at the dinner auction to support this this important ministry. Volunteer Opportunity at Trinity After-school Tutor tutor a child in your specialty from 3:20 4:20 p.m. Thought of the Week: GOD > your problems. Blessings, Mr. Landgrave Ablaze Singers Sing February 12 Ablaze Singers are singing at the 8:30 a.m. service on Sunday, Feb. 12. Choir members should meet in the church lower level at 8:10 a.m. This is another great opportunity to praise God with our voices! Please send a Fast Direct message to Mrs. Wendte if your child is unable to sing that Sunday. Return Your Re-enrollment Form Soon We hope you plan to continue your child s Christ-centered education with Trinity for ! If so, please complete and return a re-enrollment form by February 28. For our planning purposes, we also need to know if you do not plan to re-enroll your child(ren) next year. A form was sent home with the youngest child from each family, and forms are also available in the school office. Enrollment will be open to the community and new students starting March 1, so be sure to secure your spot(s) by the end of February!

3 PAWS News and Upcoming Events Valentine s Day Parties With Valentine's Day fast approaching, our PAWesome room parents are busy planning room parties. If you PAWS News and Upcoming Events have availability on Valentine's Day to help with your child's classroom, please contact the classroom lead parent to find ways in which you can help! If you re not sure who to contact, our wonderful PAWS team member Kristin Stephens can help direct you! PAWS meeting February 28 Please make plans to attend the upcoming PAWS meeting on Tuesday, February 28. We will vote on the budget, and Mr. Hammes has offered to do a special presentation on Google Education. This is a great way to see how our teachers and our education system is evolving in a very technically- based universe! Box Tops Store Box Tops store will be open after school on Friday, February 24. Students redeeming Box Tops will notice a lot of new prizes to choose from! Scholastic Book Fair PAWS is excited to announce the Scholastic Book Fair will be at Trinity March We rely on our great Trinity families and wonderful teachers and staff to help run the event. We are currently working on the schedule and will have volunteer time spots posted soon! Color Day Thank you to all the students and staff for participating in February's Fun Friday event last week Color Day! We had nearly 100% participation with first place going to the orange team (3rd Grade). Team red (4th grade) and Team neon (6th grade) were close contenders!

4 Upcoming Dates February 2/11 Polish School, For the Love of Trinity Dinner Auction 6 10 p.m. 2/12 Ablaze Singers sing at 8:30 a.m. church service 2/13 Spirit Stick 2/14 Popcorn Tuesday, Valentine s Day parties, Chess, Home BB game 2/15 Chapel, Soccer Shots 2/16 3rd Thursday 2/17 Hard Hat 2/18 Polish School 2/20 No School President s Day, PAWS restaurant night at Portillo s 2/21 Spirit Stick, Chess, Last home BB game 2/22 Chapel, Soccer 2/23 Pre-school Daddy s Night Out 2/24 Grades 1-4 Basketball Clinic, Box Tops Store 2/25 Polish School 2/27 Spirit Stick 2/28 PAWS, Mrs. Wendte s birthday Prepare for the Oliver Gohr Speaking Contest The annual Oliver Gohr Speaking Contest occurs March 9 at 7p.m. in the Eugene R. Rall, Jr. Gym. Information, the specific piece to be memorized, and the participation form were sent home this week. Please encourage your child (grades 3-8) to participate. It is an exciting evening for all! Contact Ms. Arturi or Mrs. Hammes for more information.

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