Are you ready for Christmas?
We can get so caught up in the shopping, the planning for get-togethers, the decorations, and the holiday events that we forget why we are celebrating in the first place. We invite you to these family events and worship opportunities at Zion as we celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus, and encourage you to invite family and friends as well!
Family Events:
Festival of Trees set-up - Saturday, December 13 1-3 p.m.
Families or individuals can bring a tree and decorations to add to our festival “forest”. Music, food and drinks provided while you decorate. Trees will be judged by voting and best tree awarded at the school pep rally on December 18.
Family Christmas Storytime - Sunday, December 14 6-7 p.m.
Dress in jammies and bring your favorite blanket or stuffy! Tree judging, singing, Christmas stories, crafting and an ice cream sundae bar!
School Christmas services:
Zion Preschool Christmas Services - Wednesday, December 17 at 10:40 a.m. and 2:40 p.m.
Zion K-8 School Christmas Service - Wednesday, December 17 at 6:30 p.m.
Christmas services at Zion:
Christmas Eve Worship - Tuesday, December 24 at 7 p.m.
Christmas Day Worship - Wednesday, December 25 at 9 a.m.
A Note on School Christmas Services
Our students are busy preparing the school Christmas services for Wednesday, December 17. These are very important services where our students have the privilege of doing “angels’ and shepherds’ work” as they share the message of Jesus with family and friends. All Zion students are expected to participate. Our Warrior Voices and handchime choirs will also be presenting. Please help your child to prepare their recitations and songs, and invite family and friends to this special worship service!
Chapel Service
School families are invited to join us for our morning school chapel service on Wednesday, December 10 at 8:05 a.m. Parents, family and friends are always welcome to worship with us! A reminder that this year’s chapel offering is supporting our church’s new ministry work in the country of Australia. Please support and pray for this ministry and the people it serves.
Holiday Food Drive
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK TO DONATE! Donations need to be brought in by Friday, December 12. WE ARE ADDING A LITTLE FRIENDLY COMPETITION AMONG OUR CLASSROOMS. The classrooms will compete to see who can bring the most items. Classroom donated items will be collected on the designated bleacher benches on the stage. The winning classroom will receive a sweet treat!
Zion Lutheran School is partnering with the Zion congregation for a Drive-Up Holiday Food Drive. Our plan is to make meal boxes for families and individuals to be able to drive up and collect. There is a complete wish list in the west foyer and the table in the school entrance of items we will be collecting. These items will then be divided into distribution boxes. On December 13 from 9 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. people can drive up and have a box brought out to their car. It will run while donations last. Do you know any families with needs this Christmas season? Please invite them to come by for a box.
Do you want to give something other than food? We will also support the New Beginnings Home for Mothers with a drive for diapers, formula, wipes, baby shampoo, lotion and other necessities. There is a more specific list of what they need shared as well. These items will be taken to their facility on Monday, December 15.
If you want to give a monetary donation for either collection please leave it in the office by Wednesday, December 10 so that we have time to purchase items to complete the packages.
Thank you to everyone in advance for your generosity and support. Please contact Mrs. Vanisacker if you have any questions.
Tuesday is Picture Retake Day
Our Picture Retake Day is Tuesday, December 9. The photographer will be available from 9 a.m.
PLEASE NOTE: Original packages MUST be returned to the photographer on Picture Retake Day. If your child missed the first picture day and you need an order form, extra copies are available in the church/school office.
Sports - Co-Ed Basketball
Practices this week are Tuesday, December 9 and Thursday, December 11 for the B and A teams from 3:05-4:45 p.m.
C Team practices this Wednesday, December 10 from 3:05-4:30 p.m..
Cheerleading/Pee Wee Poms
The cheerleaders and pee-wee poms will be meeting Wednesday, December 10 from 3-4:30 p.m. as they prepare for our Christmas pep rally on December 18.
Winter Clothing
We go outside for recess, and the weather is turning decidedly wintry! Please make sure that your child has appropriate clothing for outdoor play as the weather turns colder: winter coat, gloves, hat, and boots and snow pants if they wish to be in the snow.
MLCS Bookmobile
The Monroe County Library System Bookmobile will be making its monthly visit Monday, December 8 from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. The Bookmobile visits once per month to allow our students to check out selections from the Monroe County Library. Students will need a valid MCLS library card to check out books from the Bookmobile if they wish. Students are asked to please remember to bring your library card if you wish to check out books.
Parent Conversations
Attached to the email and hard copy newsletters is another article from Parent Conversations.
This week’s article: A Christmas Service to Remember.
Parent Conversations, from Forward in Christ magazine, offers articles on topics important to parents, written from a Christian perspective. If you are interested in viewing all of the articles available, please visit https://forwardinchrist.net/parents/ .
Advent Devotions for Families
It’s never too late to start! Advent marks the beginning of the Christian church year. The season of Advent leading up to Christmas is a great opportunity to make daily devotions a part of your family’s preparations. Linked here is a school family favorite, The Jesse Tree: https://issuu.com/mlc.edu/docs/adventdevotions2020_web It is a child-friendly family devotional using a Jesse Tree to count down to the celebration of Jesus’ birth. This is a simple way to focus your family on the reason for the season. The devotional, developed by our ministerial training school Martin Luther College, can also be found online along with other seasonal devotion series at https://mlc-wels.edu/publications/seasonal-devotions/ We hope that your family enjoys time together around God’s Word this Advent season.
If you would like a hard copy of The Jesse Tree, please see Mr. Schneck.
Christmas Break
Our last day of school and Christmas Party Day at Zion is next week Friday, December 19. Our School Christmas Break is December 22 to January 2. School classes will resume on Monday, January 5.
Hot Lunch - this week
Monday, December 8 - Chili or Chicken Chili Wednesday, December 10 - Spaghetti
Friday, December 12 - Pizza
Warrior Oasis
The Zion Upper Grades “Warrior Oasis” are selling milk and juice options for lunches to students daily. Students in grades K-8 wanting to purchase milk or juice for lunch can do so across from the school library at the start of lunch hour, 11:45 to 11:55 a.m.
Drink items available: Horizon Organic Whole Milk $1.50 or Quik Chocolate Milk $1.25
Juicy Juice Boxes $0.50 (Apple, Fruit Punch, Grape, Berry) Orange Juice (bottle) $1.00
Purchases are cash only. Profits go towards the upper grade field trip fund.
Coffee with Friends!
The Warrior Oasis Cafe is open on TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS in the gym. After dropping off the kiddos, come enjoy a great cup of coffee or hot tea with fellow parents and friends before heading out for the day, or grab a cup to go. Coffee is served starting at 7:45 a.m. Cost is a free-will donation to the 7th-8th Field Trip Fund.
On the Calendar this Week…
Monday, December 8 - Hot Lunch - Chili or Chicken Chili
MCLS Bookmobile visits 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 9 - Warrior Oasis Coffee available in the gym 7:45-8:15 a.m.
Picture Retake Day
A and B Team Basketball Practice 3-4:45 p.m.
Wednesday, December 10 - Hot Lunch - Spaghetti
School Chapel Service 8:05 a.m.
C Team Basketball Practice 3-4:30 p.m.
Pee Wee Poms and Cheerleading Practice 3-4 p.m.
ADVENT Worship Service at Zion Lutheran 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 11 - A and B Team Basketball Practice 3-4:45 p.m.
Friday, December 12 - Hot Lunch - Pizza
Warrior Oasis Coffee available in the gym 7:45-8:15 a.m.
Saturday, December 13 - Decorating for Festival of Trees 12-3 p.m.
Sunday, December 14 - Worship Service at Zion Lutheran 9am
Sunday School and Adult Bible Class 10:15am
Family Christmas Storytime 6-7 p.m.
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