S T . P A U L ’S L U TH E R A N S C H O O L
PARENT NEWSLETTER - #1 546-2790 August 18, 2009
e-mail: schools@stpaulsbremen.org web: stpaulsbremen.org
St. Paul’s Church & Schools Mission Statement:
Faithfully proclaim God’s saving grace so that those who hear
will grow in their relationship to Jesus Christ.
from the Principal: Chapel
WELCOME HOME! All are invited to attend our school Chapel
To our New Families: Welcome to your school services on Wednesday mornings during
home. the school year. Chapel begins at 8:05
To our Returning Families: Welcome back to A.M. Our Aug./Sept. project is the Bremen
your school home. Food Bank.
Other Chapel projects include;
We look forward to working with you and Oct – Liberian Schools
your child this year. Please do not hesitate Nov/Dec - Bethesda Homes
to ask questions of you child’s teacher, or to Jan/Feb – Seminarian Support
give us suggestions for improvement. Our Mar – Camp Lutherhaven
best strategy is for us to work together for Apr – Building Fund: Expansion
your child’s benefit. May – Fort Wayne seminary Food Bank
(also - $20/month to the Tuition Aid
In Christ, Fund)
James R. Russell
Choirs
PLEASE NOTE: The Bremen Public Schools will be To be announced.
starting 30 minutes later on Thursdays this year,
and the buses will also run 30 minutes later on
For Your Information:
Thursday mornings. St. Paul’s School will
1. The School Board’s next regular
continue to follow our regular scheduled day.
(See below.) On Thursdays the teachers will
meeting date is September 21st.
work individually with any students that are here; Please contact Mr. Russell or Mr. Bruce
there will be no group instruction until the Schmidt if you have items that need to
students on the bus arrive. Those students who be brought to the board’s attention.
arrive before or at the bus arrival time will not be The other board members are Mrs. Deb
considered tardy. Burcham, Mrs. Janet Kaiser, Mrs. Dawn
Schmeltz and Mr. Dennis Sienicki.
SCHOOL HOURS: O ur s chool day is
from 8:00 A.M. to 2:50 P.M. for 1 st – 2. Middle School Cross Country practise
8 th G rade; and 8:00 A.M. to 11:30 will begin Tuesday, August 18th after
A.M. for Kindergarten. school. Please be dressed for practise
and meet in front of the cafateria.
Please Note You must turn in a physical form in
Aug. 19 & 20 – PTL Pizza Hut order to participate. Travis Kincaid is
Fundraiser, B remen Pizza Hut! the coach and may be reached at 546-
Aug. 24 & 25 – School Pictures 4409.
Sept. 1 – Next Newsletter
Sept. 7 – Labor Day (No school) 3. Weather Closings and Delays:
Sept. 14 – PTL Board Meeting The following radio stations will give
Sept. 15 – Hacienda Fundraiser, information about changes in school
Erskine Plaza Hacienda. schedules:
Sept. 21 – Next School B oard Meeti ng WSBT AM 960
Oct 26 – 29 Pizza Hut F undraiser in Sunny 101.5
Nappanee Oldies 94.3
Dec 5 – Steak & Shake Fundraiser Cat Country 99.9
WFRN Due to the way aluminum is sold we can
Also, WSBT-TV and WNDU-TV carries only accept aluminum beverage cans to
weather information and you may check recycle. Monies from cans are going
the website: toward the playground project!
www.weareclosedtoday.com, enter your
zip code, choose a radius and see all the 4. Great News! PTL has been awarded a
delays or closings within that area. $25,000 grant from the Northwest
Regional Educational Ministry of the
Generally, if Bremen Public Schools are Indiana District of the LCMS for the
closed or delayed, so is St. Paul’s. In the purpose of playground improvement. You
event of a 2 hour delay Preschool and may have noticed that some of our long-
Kindergarten will start at 10 a.m. loved wooden playground structures are
in need of replacement. We hope to
MORE NEWS: begin replacing these items with more
1. On the 2nd Monday of each month, permanent pieces of equipment and safer,
immunizations are available free of under-structure surfaces. We’ve met
charge at the Bremen Medical Clinic on with a representative of a playground
West Plymouth Street by appointment. planning company and will begin making
Call for an appointment at 574-935- selections immediately. We have one
8565. year to complete the improvements
chosen for the grant. We will be using
2. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church uses Tuesday additional monies from other fundraising
evenings for Outreach calls. If you efforts to contribute to the project. If
do not have a church home or would like you would like to make a donation to this
to know more about St. Paul’s, call effort, please call Joanna Fox, PTL
Pastor Wonnacott at 546-2332 or 546- Treasurer or place your donation in the
4181. PTL box in the narthex. Watch for
changes, or ask any PTL board member!
3. Youth Nights for the 6th throug h
8th grade will be Friday, August 28th 5. On September 15th (all day) PTL will be
from 7 to 9 p.m. here at school. Come sponsoring a Hacienda Fundraiser at
join us for a great time! Erskine Plaza. Be sure to present the
coupon below when you pay your bill and
PTL (Parent Teache r League) News: PTL will receive a portion of the proceeds
1. The next PTL Board meeting will be held from Hacienda to be put toward the
on Monday, September 14th at 6:30 playground project. Purchasing gift cards
p.m. in the Jerusalem Room. All are with a coupon also qualifies! Bring your
welcomed to attend. We appreciate your family and friends and be sure to pass
input! coupons out!
2. PTL will be staffing the ticket booths for
the Plymouth Blueberry Festival
September 7 from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
th
These are 2 person booths with air
conditioning. This is a great service
opportunity, as well as a fundraiser. If
you would be willing to work call Angie
Hughes at 546-4934.
3. PTL will be hauling cans on Wednesday
(tomorrow). If you have cans please
bring them to the school parking lot on
Wednesday morning. Cans may be
deposited anytime in the red can shed
(with the small swinging door) on the
South West corner of the parking lot.