For Bailey (6th) & family at the birth of her new brother Noah on March 16th.

For Tommy (6th) who injured his wrist and will be going for further xrays.

For Pastor Granke who had eye surgery.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

GRACE NEWS

2 Timothy 3 : 17

THE TIME HAS COME! Next week, Grace School will have a visitation team comprised of five educators here for three days to determine whether or not we will be recommended for accreditation by the NLSA. This is not a mandatory process, but our staff has chosen to enter into this 2 1/2 year journey with the purpose of being the best we can be. The entire staff has worked very hard to reach this point. We’re being judged on 11 different standards based reports which were completed by a team of dedicated staff, parents and congregation members.

The purposes of NLSA are to: Help Lutheran schools to improve. Assure school quality by evaluating a school’s compliance with required NLSA standards and indicators of success. Help all Lutheran schools to evaluate themselves based on their unique purposes and on national standards. Give appropriate recognition to schools that successfully complete the process.

Please pray for us during this process. We will update you soon. Joyfully in His Service, Mrs. Sharon Laabs

CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS 3/21-6:30pm Lenten Service (Cross View Way)

322-New deadline for Bingo Order Forms 322-6:30pm Mom-to-Mom Bible Study 3/26-Market Day orders due 3/26-5:30pm 3K Dad’s Night Out 3/28-8:30am Chapel/Offering (Kenwood campus) 6:30pm Lenten Service (Cross View Way)

3/29-Market Day internet orders due 3/30-5:30-8pm Grace Family Bingo Night 4/2-Can start wearing shorts to school 4/2-3pm-4pm Pick-up Market Day order 4/4-8:20am Chapel/Offering (Kenwood campus) 4/5-11:30am Early Dismissal… 6:30pm Maundy Thursday Service 4/6-NO SCHOOL / ECP… 12:30pm & 7pm: Good Friday Services 4/8-Easter Blessings! 6, 8, 9:30 & 11am: Easter Services 4/9-13: NO SCHOOL / ECP -Easter Break 4/14-Hot Lunch orders due for May 4/15-11am 5K-2nd sing … cancelled 4/16-School Resumes 4/16-6:30pm PTL Meeting 4/18-8:20am Chapel/Offering (Kenwood campus) 4/20-Cart & Concessions available

If you have any prayer requests, please call the school office

262-251-7140

Happiness is ye l l ing “BINGO”!

ALL are invited to the 1st Grace BINGO Night hosted by the

Grace PTL on March 30th, 5:30-8:00pm It’s not to late to Reserve your spot!

Last Call — We have extended the deadline of the Bingo night pre-order tickets/food to TOMORROW, Thursday, March 22nd. If you haven’t turned it in yet for your family,

please send it to school tomorrow — order form is on page 3 of this newsletter. After that, the “at the door” admission price goes up to $5 per person.

You won’t want to miss out on this chance for family fun and a

chance to win big prizes: Brewer tickets, Bucks Tickets, American Girl Doll, Gift Certificates to Pink Lemonade Salon, Adventure

Rock, Bowling, Flabbergast and much more!!!

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Grace Lutheran School 2011 -2022 … Ter m 2

5th GRADE: 6th GRADE: 7th GRADE: 8th GRADE: HIGH Honor Roll HIGH Honor Roll HIGH Honor Roll HIGH Honor Roll Andrea Lexi Owen Sophie Rachel Lindsey Cassie Lyndsy Collin Quinn Miranda Sarah Brenna Lauren Cailey Andrew Hannah Kassidy Derek Savannah Rachel Dayna Luke Renee Jennifer Tommy Emily James Hanna Lizzy Michael Jasmyn 5th GRADE: 6th GRADE: 7th GRADE: 8th GRADE: Honor Roll Honor Roll Honor Roll Honor Roll Thomas Paul Jenny Bryte Josie Chase Jamee Devin Cal Ally Mykenna Ally Brett Yarah Ryan Emily Kyle Sophia Noah Madelyn Shelby Bryce Josh Martin Nick Nick Leo Kayla Hannah Kenady Cameron Nathan Emily Bailey Bradley Hayley Marissa

Receiving our L.E.A.D. Awards L.E.A.D. Awards at Chapel today were: Kassidy (6th) for Leadership AND

Elijah (5K) for Leadership ...and thanks for being such good servants!

L.E.A.D. Awards

Grace Families Come Through Again!! Our Grace students raised $3,694.10 for the American Heart Association. Once again we jumped for those who can’t and helped to provide needed funding for research, training and equipment. Thanks to all of you for having a real servant’s heart. Again, this is what sets us apart.

Students raising $100 or more: Madi — $100 Emma — $120 Memphis — $100 Lindsey — $125 Sarah — $100 Kassidy — $190 Bryce — $115 Stephen — $190 Alex — $115 Nick — $410 Thanks to Carolyn Jaeger for helping with administrative reporting!

Jump Rope for Hear t RESULTS

On behalf of the Art Dept. at Grace School,

we wish to say thanks to Wade Cronce for his

extra time and effort in providing us cut-up

wood pieces for future art projects.

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Grace Summer Program

Easter Break Scrip Ordering

March 26: Order will be placed as usual April 2: NO order will be placed this week due to the Scrip Company being closed. April 9: NO order will be placed this week due to the school having Easter Break April 16: Orders will resume as usual

SUMMER Scrip Ordering: We’ll continue to order scrip over the summer break on the same schedule as we do now (submit orders on Mondays and receive on Thursdays) For the summer, the pick up will be at Extended Care in the fellowship hall of the school (or at the church office on Highway Q only if prior arrange-ments have been made).

I would like to encourage anyone who plans to order scrip in the summer and is not signed up for Presto Pay to consider sign-ing up for it now. Presto Pay withdraws the money directly from

your checking account and costs $0.15 per order. It is very convenient and safe. Signing up for Presto Pay means that you won't have to make a separate trip into Grace to give us the check for your order. To sign up for Presto Pay just login to your account at: http://www.shopwithscrip.com and click on the link for Presto Pay in the upper left corner of the screen and follow the sign-up instructions. If you need help or don't already have an online account, just let me know and I can help you get set up. ~ Karen Huettner

SCRIP ORDERING

Just to clarify . . . Regarding the Acts of Grace JUNE RUMMAGE SALE on

June 15-16, please do not bring your

donations or “retired treasures” until June 9! We are simply asking

you to “Save Your Stuff” as you begin your spring cleaning. Any questions, call Pat at 262-255-5262.

Summer Sizzlers – Grace Summer Program Extended Care will be providing Summer Care during the 2012 Summer Break. For the first time

this year, this Program will be available to all students of members of Grace Lutheran Church who will be enter-ing 4K through 8th grade for the 2012/2013 School Year. Registration forms are now available from Extended Care OR the school office at our Kenwood Campus OR in the Connections Corner at Church. They can also be downloaded from the Grace website. Space is limited and places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. If you’re interested in finding a safe, fun and flexible place for your children to be cared for by our experienced Chris-tian caregivers this summer, please contact our Program Coordinator, Tammy Breckenfelder at: 262-251-7140 x109 OR graceextendedcare@gmail.com

BINGO PRE-ORDER FORM Deadline to return this pre-order form

has been extended to Thursday, March 22nd

Sav ing Your “STUFF”

5K-2nd grade … will NOT be singing on Sunday, April 15th

nor on Sunday May 27th. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Mr. Cahill will be in touch as to when he plans to schedule.

REMINDERS & NOTICES Please keep the GRACE COOKBOOK

in mind for some delicious Easter Meal planning recipes.

They can be purchased at the church office on weekdays. The cost is $20 and

the proceeds going to Grace’s music program.

On Friday evening, April 20, the Lutheran High School Association of Greater Milwaukee will hold its 31st annual dinner auction, “A Night for Kids is Cooler by

the Lake.” For more detailed information, to make reservations on-line, to make a contribution, or donate an item, simply go to the their auction website at:

https://lhsagm.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/ANightforKidsisCoolerBytheLake/tabid/303680/Default.aspx

Milwaukee Children's Choir, Southeastern Wisconsin's premier children's choir

will be holding auditions the first two Saturdays in May. MCC is a non-profit organization that offers programs for children from grades K4-12.

For more information, please visit their website at: http://www.milwaukeechildrenschoir.com/

Registration for Team Placement Night will be open until April 19th for the Center Stage Dance - 2012-2013 Season

Program information and steps to enrolling can be found at: http://www.CenterStageDanceTeams.com/ … OR call 262-293-6583

MO M T O MOM

Join us for MOM to Mom on Thursday, March 22nd at 6:30pm

Location: Grace Lutheran Church Commons Area

W196 N9525 Cross View Way in Menomonee Falls ... 262/251-0670

“Taming the Top 10 Marriage Monsters”… Oh my! Attend Mom to Mom to get a few tips on taming them. Make connections with other moms An opportunity to reinforce your desire to be a good Christian mom Childcare is available if it would be helpful to bring your little one(s) along You or your friends can join us anytime

Living Word Lutheran High School is offering a variety of summer youth camps in the areas of sports, drama, and art for ages 4-12. Registration forms are due May 14th. If you have any

questions, please contact Mr. Dave Miskimen at (262) 677-9353 or dmiskimen@lwlhs.com. Take a look at their brochure either by stopping in the school office OR going to their website

at:http://www.lwlhs.com/AboutUs/News/tabid/83/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/296/Living-Word-Lutheran-Youth-Summer-Camps.aspx

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Milwaukee Lutheran High School offer many excellent summer programs for elementary and middle school kids.

For Summer Programs Booklet and registration form, go to their website at: http://www.MilwaukeeLutheranHS.org/

Attn: ALL 1st—4th graders Registration Forms for All STAR SPORTS INSTRUCTION were sent home this week.

Sign-up begins immediately! Their website is: http://www.allstarsi.com/ … OR for more info call: Atoi Sinclair at 414-305-6849

Points Of Interest These are some upcoming community events and summer programs

that might be of interest to you, your family or children. (These events are not sponsored or endorsed by GLS. They have simply asked that we share the opportunity.)