The Charger
April 3, 2009

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April 03, 2009

Holy week begins with Palm Sunday and culminates next Sunday with Easter, which is the most important event in human history. Without Easter and Christ’s resurrection, His death on the cross and even His birth in Bethlehem, would be meaningless. We know that someday, we too, will rise because Christ beat death for all time.

“For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last He will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see god,…” Job 19: 25-26

Easter is great holiday for the family to celebrate. A time to start new family traditions and to celebrate the most important holiday.

God bless you all and I wish you all a Happy Easter.

-Dan Henschen

Lutheran High Scholarships - A Reminder to all current Lutheran High students and Future Lutheran High students who will be enrolling in the 2009-2010 school year: PTL requires students who would like to receive the scholarship for the 2009-2010 school year to write letters requesting the scholarship and turn in to PTL by May 11, 2009.

The Joy of Giving
The April chapel offerings are going to:  Lutheran High School

Thank you for your patience while we were working on the doors. We believe that the trouble with the doorbells has been fixed! 

Arrival Procedure from the Handbook: Children should be left off in the gym parking lot. Children may enter the school through the door by the gym, and from 8:15am students may also enter through the lower school door. Children should not enter through the door by the offices unless accompanied by a guardian or the child has business with the office. All children arriving at school prior to 8:15am need to go to before school care. No children are allowed to wait by the front doors unaccompanied by an adult. Children may wait in the cars with their parents or stand outside the door with an adult, but they cannot wait by themselves. Children arriving prior to 8:00am will pay the regular amount for extended care. 

You need to continue to be aware of oncoming traffic and the school children who may be in your path. Also, during the school day, if picking up a student early or dropping a student off late, the student needs to come through the office and sign in or out. When doing this in front of the school, remember not to impede the parking for our staff. Our staff come and go from the front parking lot and need to be able to do that in a safe manner also. 

Anytime you have a question please do not hesitate to call the office. -Thank you, Sharon & Lora
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Your Help Would Be Greatly Appreciated

*When cleaning out your old “Stuff”, Please think of Concordia. Our classrooms are in need of your donations. If you are trying to get rid of any of these things or are at the store and see any of these items on sale, your help would be greatly appreciated. The needed items are:

Extended Care: any theme craft supplies, Nerf balls, Frisbees, Play dough and supplies
Preschool: old magazines (especially those with pictures of food)
Pre K: a bean bag chair (new or used), plastic coffee containers, empty and clean pudding/
Jell-O/land-o-lakes butter containers (oblong shape), old pants, (size 4/5), socks and 
underwear (boys and girls), mittens and gloves (don’t have to match), plastic storage 
bags, brown and white paper lunch bags
3rd & 4th: glue sticks, loose leaf notebook paper, eraser caps, striped or plain material in 3 yd 
pieces or larger, ribbon, plastic Easter eggs
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Schwans Fundraiser: Congratulations to the winner of March’s ice cream contest: the Pre-K class! The next event will be Friday, April 24th: 2:30-5:30pm in the large parking lot. You can use the same book as last month and order forms can be found on the narthex table or you can get one from the office or Amy Morgan. The classrooms will compete for the most preorders this month. The class with the most preorders will win a popsicle party. Our goal for this month is $1250.00. A percentage of the proceeds will go to Concordia Lutheran. 
Please help out your favorite classroom.
Questions? Contact: Amy Morgan at: 529-3309.

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Lutheran High School Summer Camp
Lutheran High School’s Summer Camp for Kids is for children who have completed grades K-8 and is designed to be an opportunity for education and enrichment in a Christian atmosphere as well as a fun way to spend summer days. There are weekly sessions beginning June 8th and they run Mon-Fri until August 7th. For more information, you can pick up a pamphlet in the church narthex or office. You can also contact Lutheran High School at: 546-6363 or at their website, which is 
www.lutheranhs.pvt.k12.il.us.

LUTHERAN HIGH DINNER AUCTION & GALA is planned for Saturday, May 9th in the Orr building at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. This year’s theme is “Around the World in 80 Days” and will be a great evening of fun and fellowship. It’s not too early to think about what you would like to donate. We can use anything you’d like to contribute: trips, event tickets or any unique items. 

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Lutheran High School Sophomore Class Pork Chop Dinner starts at 4:00pm on Wednesday April 8th! Cost is $7.00 per dinner and includes: BBQ pork chop, cheesy potatoes, green beans and a roll. Dinners are all packaged and ready to take home. Order forms can be found at Lu-Hi, on the church narthex table or from the office.

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Everyone is invited to our spring musical which will be Thursday, April 30th at 7:00pm in the school gym. The program is titled: “A Patriotic Musical Salute to America.” All school children will be participating and we are asking that all of the children wear red white & blue for the program. We can also use your help. If any family has digital or photos on CD of historical places or scenic sites across America that we can put in a power point presentation for the big screen, please make a copy and send to school as soon as possible. Some of the classes will be working on coordinating these with our patriotic music.


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Year book orders: Yearbook orders will be taken now thru April 6th for the 2008-2009 year book. The cost is $10.00 for one book or $25.00 for three books. Checks should be made payable to Concordia PTL. Happy ads are again being sold and will appear in the back of the yearbook. The cost is $3.00 for a Charger or a happy face and $5.00 for a photo. Messages included in the happy ads should be no more than 44 characters including spaces. Photos should be no larger than 2x2 and will be returned. 

Family Game Night… Please join us for an evening of fun for the whole family on Friday, April 3rd from 6:00-8:30pm. We will have a variety of family games for all ages as well as guessing games with prizes for different age groups! Feel free to bring your family’s favorite game(s) and snacks to share with others.

Flower Power Fundraiser This fundraiser was a great success for our school last spring and the company has some new varieties to choose from this year. Order forms will be sent home with school children next week with final orders being due the week of April 6th (before Easter break). Flower bulbs and plants should arrive the week of April 20-24. If you are interested in purchasing some flowers from the fundraiser, please see one of our students. 
As always, thank you for your support!

Student Transportation Reimbursement: If you must provide transportation to and from school, because free transportation is not available for your children, you may be eligible to receive money from the state to help offset some of the cost. Bus fares or mileage reimbursement for private automobiles is $0.505 per mile. In order to benefit from this program, you must get a claim form from the office. 
The deadline for claim forms for the 2008-2009 school year is June 30,2009!

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Chess Tournament Results: On March 27th there was a chess tournament held by the Kiwanis Club Springfield Chess Club and Trinity Lutheran Chess Club. Some of our students attended the tournament and placed. For the K-2 Jacob W. placed 2nd and Jacob D. placed 3rd. In the 3rd-6th Stephawn T. placed 4th. Congratulations to all of our Concordia contestants! 
…...And as a reminder Mrs. Smith is still holding chess club on Tuesdays at 3:30pm. Everyone is invited to come and play. Come and see if you can win against our very talented chess players.

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Chicken Dinners to Go… Lutheran High Freshman will be selling the dinners on May 1st from 2:30-6:00pm for only $7.00. Each dinner includes: 1/2 chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, and bread & butter. Preorders need to be turned in by April 23rd. Order forms can be found at Lutheran High, on the narthex table or in the church office.
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Classified Ad: Concordia Lutheran Church and School is seeking a Part-Time School Teacher for the 7th & 8th Grade classroom for the 2009-2010 school year. This is a salaried position and would involve working Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons. Subjects to be taught would include: Social Studies, Literature and Grammar. If you would be interested or know someone who might be, please contact Dan Henschen at 529-3309.

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**Watch the State Journal Register for: 
future writings by the Concordia’s own 5th & 6th grade students! 
Our student’s writings may be found as part of “Kid Scoop,” which is published 
on Wednesday of each week. The following was printed on March 18th:

A Woman I Admire:

A woman I admire is my mom. She is the most loving, intelligent, amazing, and nicest mom in the world. She helps me with homework and anything else I need help with. She works hard to help her family and takes care of us when we are sick. I really owe my mom and she deserves my thanks and help. I really love her.
-Emily (6th Grade)

Mark Your Calendar
With Concordia Lutheran Church and School Events


Fri: 04/03 6:00pm PTL Family Game Night
Sat: 04/04 10:00am Confimation Questioning
     10:00am Track Meet at St.John in Champaign
     5:30pm Please join us for Church Service
Sun: 04/05 9:00am Please join us for Sunday School and Adult Bible Class
     10:00am Please Join us for Palm Sunday Service (K-4th grade Sing!)
Tue: 04/07 3:30pm Chess Club
     3:30pm Track Practice
     6:30pm Board of Christian Day School Meeting
Wed: 04/08 8:45am Chapel
     4:30pm Jr. Confirmation
Thu: 04/09 7:00pm Please join us for Maunday Thursday Service
Fri: 04/10 NO SCHOOL or PRESCHOOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     7:00pm Please join us for Good Friday Service
Sat: 04/11 There will be NO Service this Saturday!
Sun: 04/12 6:30am Please join us for Sunrise Easter Service
     7:30am Please join us for breakfast hosted by the Fellowship Group
     9:00am Please join us for Sunday School and Adult Bible Class
     10:00am Please join us for Easter Service
***There will be NO School for the week of the 13th-17th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wed: 04/15 4:30pm Jr. Confirmation
Sat: 04/18 5:30pm Please join us for Church Service
Sun: 04/19 9:00am Please join us for Sunday School and Adult Bible Class
     10:00am Please Join us for Church Service 
     (Jr. Confirmation Service) & (5th-8th Sing)
Mon: 04/20 ****School Resumes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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CONCORDIA LUTHERAN SCHOOL
Est. 1931

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