Gopher Gazette
St. Paul’s Lutheran School, Ixonia
September 23, 2016
Volume 34, No. 4
Phone: (920) 261-5589
[email protected]
Email:
Faculty/Staff Directory
Pastor K. Ewerdt .. 261-3680 [email protected]
Mr. J. Lindemann .. (920)262-1152 [email protected]
Mr. B. Springer...(517)902-4219 [email protected]
Mrs. J. Kionka .. (262)593-2079 [email protected]
Miss K. Donaldson… (989)493-9808 [email protected]
Mrs. J. Georgson .. (920)925-3367 [email protected]
Mrs. B. Babinec…(920)285-1056
[email protected]
Mrs. E. Lembrich .. (262)593-8892
Mrs. C. Krogmann .. (920)387-1215 [email protected]
Please make special note:
● If you wish to receive a paper copy of the Gopher Gazette each week, please be sure to email or call Mrs.
Krogmann in the school office to let her know. Currently everybody is receiving the Gazette via their email address
we have on file. THANKS!
● Anytime money is sent to the school office, please be sure to place it in a labeled envelope so that your child’s
teacher and/or Mrs. Krogmann know EXACTLY what it is for. Sometimes the classrooms and office can be really
busy places and we can’t take care of it immediately. Just making sure everything gets where it needs to go!
Thanks for your help!
Sunday, October 2nd after 2nd service =
‘Family Forum’ Meeting
We will meet in the church basement; there will be an open forum again to discuss church
work here at St. Paul’s Lutheran. There are proposed scenarios to reduce our faculty/staffing. What is the impact on our
school? We need discuss this coming year's Ministry Plan and financing of that plan and the impact it will be on our school
and staffing. We are inviting your comments and questions. There will be an update given regarding School accreditation
also. We hope you can attend as we look at opportunities to continue to do gospel work.
ALL families encouraged to attend!
Monday, October 31st @ 7:00pm =
Quarterly Voter’s Meeting
We encourage ALL the men of our congregation to attend!
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK AT CHURCH/SCHOOL?
● CONCESSIONS AT EBERT’S! St. Paul’s PTO will be serving concessions at Ebert’s Greenhouse on
September 24, 25, October 1 and 2. Please volunteer to serve at Ebert’s, donate baked goods or other items! Look
for an email from Holly Christian / SignUp.com and do what you can to help raise money for school projects and
supplies for our dedicated teachers! Call or text Holly Christian at 414-491-3534 if you have
questions. We’re getting help from Thrivent Action Teams to increase our fundraising efforts.
You’re also invited to enjoy some great food from 11 am – 3 pm each day!
● COMPUTERS FOR EDUCATION/READING FOR EDUCATION
FUNDRAISER KICKED-OFF THIS WEEK! ~ On Thursday,
September 22nd a packet of information came home re: this really simple
fundraiser for Technology Fund (to help offset costs to our school for
ongoing technology upgrades). Simply fill out the enclosed booklet and
return to school ON/BEFORE Wednesday, September 26th. All participants receive a small prize just for
participating. Our school receives 50cents for each mailable postcard filled out in the booklets! It’s that simple and
that quick ~ nothing more you need to do. Have you noticed the Minion in the office window?? He could be part of
your household just for helping your child(ren) fill out their booklets with address of family & closed friends. THANK
YOU for your participation!
● Our Mission Offerings for “Truth in Love”: Students at St. Paul’s have collected mission offerings
totaling $152.73 during the first 2 weeks of chapel services. What is ‘Truth in Love’ ministry? Truth in Love ministry
is focused on one goal: to bring as many Mormons to heaven as possible. We do that by proclaiming God’s wrath
and grace with love and respect to Mormons and equip Christians to do the same. Please bring your offerings for
this 1st semester mission project to school each Wednesday morning for chapel!
Thank you for your generosity!
● Trunk or Treat Event ~ St. Paul’s Youth Group is hosting a Trunk or Treat
event at our school! Trunk or Treat is a safe way for kids to show off their
costumes and have a good time! Friday, October 28th at 6:00 is when the
event starts. If your family would like to decorate their trunks and hand out candy
that you provide, there are sign ups in school and church. The families that plan on decorating their cars can arrive
at 5:00 that evening. The Youth Group is serving soup/sandwiches that night as well. Families are encouraged to
invite other friends and family as well to this event! We are going to have some family friendly entertainment that
evening as well, plans have not been confirmed yet, watch for more information! Come on out and join us for some
family friendly fun with your St. Paul’s School families!
● Small Group Singing ~ There is a sign-up sheet in the 5-8 hallway with dates and song ideas for small groups
to sing. Students in grades 5-8 are encouraged to sign-up and Mrs. Babinec will meet with the groups on Tuesdays
during lunch recess. The service times will be decided on by the group. We can sing in the same service as another
class sings as well. Dates are: October 9th, October 30th, November 13th, November 20th, December 4th,
possibly December 25th.
● BOX TOPS for EDUCATION, CAMPBELL’S LABELS and MILK MOOLA ~ These are the top 3
‘everyday’ fundraising projects that you can participate in here at St. Paul’s. Watch for this items on your everyday
food labels & containers, save them and turn them into the school office in the container provided! (Check out our
‘new’ containers!) We then count and redeem them with the respective companies for either a cash reward or
‘points’ to spend on items that directly benefit our school ~ in the past we’ve been able to pick out equipment for
gym classes or office/classroom needs. Thank you for your continuing support ~ be sure to ask grandparents and
other family members to save these ‘coupons’ for you as well! Every little bit adds up over time!
● BAND & COLOR GUARD OPPORTUNITIES FROM LAKESIDE! Every year at this time, Lakeside
Lutheran High School hosts the Cadet and Beginner Band members from our Lutheran Elementary Schools for four
consecutive Saturdays of rehearsals. The dates for these are listed below.
This year, we would like to add another opportunity for participation. The color guard of the Warrior
Band would like to invite any girls in grades 4-8 who are not in band to join them on the Saturdays listed below.
They will be on hand to instruct you on how to twirl a flag and will also put together a drill that you can perform at
the Fall Concert on Sunday, November 6 at Lakeside. There is no charge for this.
Our hope is that you will enjoy your experience so much that you will like to continue this on into
high school and march with the Lakeside Lutheran High School Warrior Band as they travel to various communities
in our area as well as a trip at the end of the local season.
If you are interested in joining us for this, please pick up and fill out the registration form from the
hallway here at St. Paul’s. Forms need to be mailed back to Lakeside by Wednesday, October 5. If you have any
questions, please contact Mr. Pufahl at LLHS via email [email protected] or phone 920-648-2321 x 1212 (office),
920-253-5686 cell. Lakeside hopes to see many of you in October.
October 15 – 9:00-10:30
October 22 – 9:00-10:30
October 29 – 9:00-10:30
November 5 – 9:00-10:30
November 6 – 2:00 (Concert – Cadet and Warrior Band)
IMPORTANT NOTES FROM OUR
CLASSROOMS!
From Kindergarten ~ Mrs. Georgson: Monday is our field trip to Glacier Rock Farm.
Please make sure your child has a car seat at school for our trip!
From Grade 1/2~ Mrs. Kionka: What are the three things you need to make a cloud? Why does it rain (or snow or
hail)? 1st and 2nd graders have been experimenting with weather. We are learning that scientists always ask questions and
that they do experiments to check their predictions. We’ve created clouds and made a rainbow.
Stop by our hallway and meet the members of 1st and 2nd grade! They’ve introduced themselves to you.
Gopher Volleyball News
This past Saturday the B team traveled to St. Mark’s Watertown for their B
team tournament. The girls started out strong and easily beat TSL 154, 15-7 and 15-8. Our next match was against St. Matthew’s
Oconomowoc. The girls continued to serve well and won all three
games again 15-10, 15-6 and 16-14. The third match was against
Eastside. The girls played hard and won 15-13, 15-11 and 15-7.
Fourth match was against Pardeeville after a long break. We started
out slow and missed a lot of serves and ended up losing 12-15 and 1315. We turned things around for the third game and won 14-13. Our
last match in pool play was against St. Paul’s, Fort Atkinson. We
played hard but came up short in games one and two losing 15-11 and 15-12. We knew we
needed to win the last game to make it out of pool play and won 10-9. That last win gave us
second place in pool play which meant we played the second place team in the other pool which
was Zion Columbus. The B-team played very well against Zion and won the match in two games
15-10 and 15-9. This win gave us third place out of 12 teams!! Congrats on another third place
finish B team. Serving scorers for the day were Sophie with 40, Jordan with 39, Ellie with 28,
Brielle with 25, Anna with 21, Miah with 11 and Avery with 7.
A and B team played against St. Stephen’s, Beaver Dam, on Tuesday. The B team continued to serve
consistently and won all three 25-13, 25-21 and 25-19. Serving scorers were Sophie with 8, Brielle
with 7, Anna with 6, Jordan with 4, Allison with 3, Miah and Angela with 2 and Avery with 1. A
team played hard and easily defeated St. Stephen’s 25-14, 25-6 and 25-11. The girls continue to
improve in their serving, passing, setting and hitting. Serving scorers were Grace with 13, Ellie and
Kennedy with 12 each, Lydia L with 11, Lydia M with 4 and Liz with 1.
Wednesday we played against St. Mark’s Watertown. B team played first against a very big B-team.
The girls started strong and barely lost game one 21-25. We got our act together and won game
two 25-22. We struggled with our passing in game three and lost 6-25. Serving scorers were
Sophie with 8, Anna with 7, Jordan and Brielle with 6 each, Avery with 3 and Angela and Allison
with 1 each. A team played next and won game one 25-17. Game two was a little harder but we
dug deep and came out on top 26-24. We continued to dominate and won game three 25-9.
Serving scorers were Ellie with 17, Grace and Lydia L with 13 each, Liz with 12, Lydia M with 5 and
Kennedy with 3. Come cheer on the A and B girls next Wednesday at home against St. Paul’s
Lake Mills.