Thank you!
to the Zion students who participated in music and song in our Good Friday service.
Thank you for being a blessing!
Congratulations!
To 8th Grader Phoebe K. for taking second place in the 7th and 8th grade level of the Monroe County Spelling Bee on Thursday! Also, thanks to the students who represented us for grades 5 and 6, JJ B. and Lukas F.!
Zion School Open House and Literacy Night – Tuesday, April 14 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
This is for Zion students and families as well as guests. Introduce your interested friends and family to our school family! We will have our usual book exchange (we have lots of free books for kids and adults available! You can also bring in books you no longer want, to donate and share with others.) Following our school year theme, we will also have a number of activities available for families to do together and light refreshments will be served. School tours and enrollment information will also be available. We hope our school families can join us, and we encourage you to bring friends who may be looking for a Christian school program.
Books Needed!
As we have our Literacy Night Open House coming up on Tuesday, We can also use donations to our book swap. We like to include a book swap table for students and families to donate books that their family has outgrown or no longer want and pick up new books to enjoy. If you have any books to donate, please bring them to school on Monday or Tuesday this week. Then join us at our Literacy Night on Tuesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for activities and refreshments, and grab some new books to enjoy. Thank you!
Chapel Service
School families are invited to join us for our morning school chapel service this Wednesday, April 15 at 8:05 a.m. Parents, family and friends are always welcome! This year’s chapel offering is supporting our synod’s ministry work in the country of Australia. Please pray for this ministry and the people it serves.
Round-Up Time
On Thursday, April 16, students moving on to new classrooms in the 2025-2026 school year will have the opportunity to visit their future rooms for a “Round-Up” during a portion of the school day.
Mother Daughter Tea - Sunday, April 19
There is still time to RSVP (by April 17) for the Zion Mother-Daughter Tea on Sunday, April 19 from 2-4 p.m. in the Zion gymnasium. Informational flyers are available on the table in the school entrance. If you have any questions, please contact Melissa Freiny.
SMLAL Fine Arts Fair - Saturday, April 25
A number of our students will be competing in forensics, spelling, and quiz bowl competitions Saturday, April 25 at Hope Christian Academy in Westland from 9:00 a.m.-2 p.m. We will also have artwork from a number of our students in the Art competition as well. Our school family is welcome to attend. Participating students, we wish God’s blessings on your efforts!
Art Club
The next meeting of the Art Club is in the church basement THIS WEEK THURSDAY, April 16 from 3:05 to 4:30 p.m. There is no fee to participate, but donations of supplies are always welcome! (Please speak to Mrs. Sordahl to find out what items are needed.) All participants are asked to bring a paint shirt and/or clothing that can get messy.
Please speak to Mrs. Sordahl if you have any questions.
School Education Day - Toledo Mud Hens Game Field Trip Wednesday, May 6, 2024
On Wednesday, May 6, the Zion School Family will have the opportunity for a School Family Field Trip to a Toledo Mud Hens School Education Day event at “Hensville Park” at Fifth Third Field in Toledo. This trip is open to ALL Zion school and preschool students and families. We will leave the school around 9:00 a.m. following morning chapel.
The gates open at 9:00 a.m. with activities provided by community partners happening throughout the park. The game begins at 11:05 a.m. with the Mud Hens taking on the Memphis Redbirds.
Tickets are at a special rate of $6 per person. Vouchers for a hot dog meal (hot dog, chips, and a soda or water) are also available for $8 each. No food is allowed to be brought into the park from outside. The concession stands will also be open and available for food purchases as well.
Please return the attached form (also sent home as a hard copy with this week's newsletter) as soon as you can. We need to have proper numbers to the Mudhens office by Friday, April 17, so we are asking that parents sign and return the slip below indicating how many from your family would like to attend by Thursday. Please fill out the form and return it with payment (cash or check) by THURSDAY, April 16. You can also VENMO using the QR code on the form. Only one form is needed per family.Please contact Mr. Schneck if you have any questions (bschneck@zionmonroe.org or 907-331-7761).
Hot Lunch - this week
Monday, April 13 - Baked Potato Bar
Wednesday, April 15 - Taco Bar
Friday, April 17 - 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
Orange Juice (bottle) $1.00 Juicy Juice Boxes $0.50 (Apple, Fruit Punch, Grape, Berry)
Purchases are cash only. Profits will go towards the upper grade field trip fund.
Coffee with Friends!
The Warrior Oasis Cafe is open on TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. 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 will be self-serve on Tuesdays and served in the gym on Fridays. 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…
Monday, April 13 - Hot Lunch - Baked Potato Bar
Tuesday, April 14 - Warrior Oasis Cafe 7:45-8:15 a.m.
Zion Literacy Night Open House 5:30-7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 15 - Hot Lunch - Taco Bar
School Chapel Service 8:05 a.m.
Evening Worship at Zion 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 16 - Kindergarten and Grade 1-7 Round-Ups
Friday, April 17 - Warrior Oasis Cafe 7:45-8:15 a.m.
Hot Lunch - Pizza
Sunday, April 19 - Sunday Worship at Zion 9 a.m.
Sunday School and Bible Class 10:15 a.m.
Jesus Cares Special Needs Service 1 p.m.
Mother-Daughter Tea 2-4 p.m.
