Thank you for your support of the Yankee Candle Fundraiser. If you haven’t received your order, please check with your child’s teacher.

Honoring Our Current and Retired Military Personnel — Zion will be honoring our current and retired military personnel next Wednesday, November 9 during a special chapel service at 8:15 a.m. in the gym followed by breakfast in the Fellowship Hall. Please RSVP by calling the church office at 303-659-3443. Please wear your military attire.

Thanksgiving Feasts are quickly approaching! 4 year old preschool families, your feast will be on Monday, November 14. Grades K-8 will be held on Wednesday, November 16. More information will be sent out soon!

Zion Lutheran School will be hosting a vision/screening assessment for students in grades Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 7th on Thursday, November 17 from 8-12 noon. It is a free service offered to our families in those grades. The assessment will be completed by a trained audiologist and vision screeners contracted by us through 27J school district. As parents you will receive results of the assessment for your child(ren). Assessment results are simply informational for you the parent. What you choose to do with them is up to you. Having your child screened does not bind you to any requirements to follow-up with a specialist unless you choose to seek one.

Dear ZLS Families,

Report cards for grades (K-8) will be sent home today. Parent teacher conferences are set for Thursday, Oct 27 and Friday, Oct 28. There is NO school Friday, October 28.

PUMPKINS are still available for purchase now through Friday, October 28th during parent teacher conferences.

Lost & Found will be set out on tables by the school library. Plan on stopping by during parent teacher conferences to check for any missing items! Anything left after that will be donated to Goodwill.

Tomorrow – Thursday, October 27 Yankee Candle orders will be available for pick up. Morning preschool families may pick up orders from 11:00 – 11:30 all others may pick them up after school. Stop by the library to collect your items. Thank you for your support of this fundraiser!

Zion Lutheran Church is sponsoring Trunk or Treat is THIS SATURDAY! (October 29) 6:15pm to 7:45pm
Bring a decorated car with candy to pass out and be entered to win a prize.
Papa Murphy’s Pizza will be here along with hot dogs and cookies.
This is a free community event. Invite your friends! If you have questions, please contact Marilyn Fingerlin at: pluginzlc@gmail.com

Thank you to all who have already provided a meal for the Hinton family. We’d like to continue to support the family in this way. If you can, please consider signing up on the meal schedule which was created using TakeThemAMeal.com. You can easily sign up by clicking here, or by visiting TakeThemAMeal.com and locating the schedule by recipient last name (Hinton) and password (5262). For meal planning, please plan on 1 adult, a 13 yr. old and a 6 yr old. If possible, please have the food in disposable containers, this makes clean up a breeze! Please plan on having the meals to the house between 5:00 to 5:30pm. If anything does come up, please contact Jen Nylander to help coordinate (630) 930-9740, or email at jnylander@nextricity.com. Thank you for your kindness to help during this difficult time. Thank you to Jen Nylander for coordinating the meals.

Dear ZLS Families,

Picture retakes for grades K-8 are scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, October 18. If your child was absent on picture day or you are not happy with the first pictures taken, please stop by the school office and pick up an order form. You will need to send in the packet of pictures originally passed out to you.

Pumpkins are still for sale in the school lobby. Pick one up now for $5. The proceeds will go towards the gym floor project.

Wednesday, October 19 is Papa Murphy’s Spirit Day. Stop by either of the Brighton locations, mention Zion and your child’s homeroom teacher when ordering.

Thursday, October 20 NJHS will be selling ice cream for 75 cents at lunchtime. Proceeds will go towards the gym floor project.

A meal schedule for Scott Hinton, has been created using TakeThemAMeal.com, and you’ve been invited to participate! If you would like to sign up, you can access the meal schedule by clicking here, or by visiting TakeThemAMeal.com and locating the schedule by recipient last name (Hinton) and password (5262). For meal planning, please plan on 1 adult, a 13 yr. old and a 6 yr old. Please plan on having the meals to the house between 5:00 to 5:30pm. If anything does come up, please contact Jen Nylander to help coordinate (630) 930-9740, or email at jnylander@nextricity.com.

Thank you for your kindness to help during this difficult time.

Thank you to Jen Nylander for coordinating the meals.

Dear ZLS Families,

All Yankee Candle order forms must be turned in by tomorrow, Tuesday, September 27th in order to get them processed. No late orders may be accepted.

Carnival week is here! Volunteer participation has been amazing over the last week or so. We are almost there! If we could fill the following slots all of our games and activities will be completely full! Here is what we have left:

Animal Rescue – 6:30-8:00
Chicken Chuckin’ – 6:30-8:00
Disc Drop – 6:30-8:00
Duck, Duck Match – 6:30-8:00
Duck Race – 5:15-6:45 and 6:30-8:00
Lion Bean Bag Toss – 6:30-8:00
Lollipop Tree – 6:30-8:00
TP Toss – 5:15-6:45 and 6:30-8:00
Volunteer Check In – 6:30-8:00

We also have a few spots for clean-up.

If we can get these filled, we will have all games full for the entire night! We are so close!! Please click here to sign up : http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094fa4a629a3fb6-zion1

Thank you to all who have stepped up to help this event be a success!

The Cake Walk will again be featured at the carnival. This is a crowd favorite! Bring in your homemade treats to contribute to the fun. Items should be dropped off Friday, September 30 before 2:00 pm. Make sure to mark your items with your homeroom teachers name. The class with the most participation will win a root beer float party!

Donations of canned pop and bottled water are needed as well. These items may be dropped off in the school office.

Carnival tickets will be available for presale Tuesday, September 27th – Thursday, September 29th. You may purchase these before and after school in the school lobby. Presale tickets will be 5/$1.00. The day of the carnival tickets will be 4/$1.00. Every $25 spent on presale tickets will enter you into a drawing to win 2 tickets to the October 30th Denver Broncos/San Diego Chargers football game!!

IMPORTANT: No hot lunch will be served on Friday, September 30 due to carnival set-up. NO microwaves will be out either. However, milk will be available.

We look forward to seeing you all at the carnival on Friday.

Dear ZLS Families,

• Congratulations to the girls varsity volleyball team for winning 2nd place in this past weekend’s tournament! Go Lions!
• This is the last week to sign up for carnival. We still have many, many spots to fill. Lack of volunteer participation will result in the cancellation of the carnival. Click on the link to sign up now. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094fa4a629a3fb6-zion1 – Thank you to all who have already signed up.
• Zion Lutheran Church & School is in the process of updating its phone system. The new system will be in place within a week or so. The only change you will notice is upon calling the school you will hear an automated voice directing you to either the church, preschool/daycare, school office, or accounting. Please use the current school number of 303-659-3443. This number is the same as before and will not change.
• Midterm reports (grades 1 – 8) will be sent home Wednesday, September 21.
• The Yankee Candle Fundraiser ends on Monday, September 29. Proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards the gym floor. Please be sure forms are turned into the office by Monday, September 29. IMPORTANT: In order for your child/ren to participate in the duck promotion, they must turn in duck coupons by Friday, September 23. No ducks will be available after Friday.
• Chick-fil-A Spirit Day Success: Chick-fil-A will be sending a $500 check our way. Thank you to all who participated in September’s Spirit Day! Mrs. Wolfe’s 5th grade class won the class contest and will receive a special cookie delivery this week.

• TOMORROW is the deadline for Zion’s golf tournament! The tournament is Saturday, September 24, 2016, at Colorado National Golf Club in Erie. Fee is $125 per player (this includes a round of golf with cart, range balls, and post golf lunch with door prizes). Registration is at 6:30 am, shotgun start is 7:30 am. Registration forms are available in the church and school offices. Proceeds from the golf tournament go towards tuition assistance. Please contact Becky Hueske with questions at: 303-358-6776 or hueskezion@gmail.com
• Zion Spirit Wear – Orders for new Zion apparel are due by Saturday, September 10. All orders are placed online by clicking on the following link: www.companycasuals.com/zionlutheran
• School Pictures for grades (K-8) will be next Tuesday, September 13. Picture order forms will be distributed this week. Orders may also be placed online at: www.mylifetouch.com – Picture ID CG996257Y0. Preschool pictures will be October 5 and 6. Order forms for preschool pictures will be sent out closer to the day of pictures.
• The Zion Fall Carnival is scheduled for Friday, September 30. We need your help to make this a great carnival for our school! We have great food, games, and lots of neat activities for all to participate in. We even have a few new items added this year! Our volunteers are the key to the success of the carnival. Please consider volunteering for a shift, or even two if the spirit moves you to do so!! This is an event everyone looks forward to, and with your help it can be a great success for the school and a great time for the kids! Follow the link to the sign-up sheet through Sign Up Genius: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094fa4a629a3fb6-zion1. If you have any questions, please feel free to email Jen Semroska

Dear ZLS Families,

Thank you for the tremendous turnout at the Back to School BBQ. Thank you to PTL for your hard work to make this event a success!

Don’t Miss Out!!! The deadline for Zion’s golf tournament is Wednesday, September 7 – The tournament is Saturday, September 24, 2016, at Colorado National Golf Club in Erie. Fee is $125 per player (this includes a round of golf with cart, range balls, and post golf lunch with door prizes). Registration is at 6:30 am, shotgun start is 7:30 am. Click and download Sponsorship Letter, Sponsorship Forms and Registration forms.

Not a golfer but would like to participate? Grab a sponsor form in the church or school office for ways to support this event. Forms are due September 7, 2016. Contact Becky Hueske with questions: 303-358-6776 or hueskezion@gmail.com.

Reminder: This Friday is an early release day with classes ending at 11:30 am. (K – 8) Daycare is available for those who are pre-registered, however no hot lunch is available. No school, Monday, September 5.

Dear ZLS Families,

New Zion apparel, with a new logo, is here! Order deadline is September 10, items will be delivered the week of September 26. Click on the following link to place your orders now. Orders may only be placed online. www.companycasuals.com/zionlutheran

Reminders:

• Band Night is tomorrow, Tuesday, August 23 at 6:00 pm. This is an informational meeting for children in grades 4th – 8th who are interested in joining band here at Zion. Please see the attached letter from Mr. Villacres for detailed information. If you have further questions, please email him at villacreszion@gmail.com.
• PTL is sponsoring a Back to School BBQ on Friday, August 26 at 6:00 pm. PTL will provide the main dish, families are encouraged to bring a side dish or dessert. This is a great time to reconnect with friends, and make some new ones!
• Zion’s 5th Annual Golf Classic Attention all golfers! Zion’s 5th Annual Golf Classic is Saturday, September 24, 2016, at Colorado National Golf Club in Erie. Fee is $125 per player (this includes round of golf with cart, range balls, and post golf lunch with door prizes). Registration is at 6:30 am, shotgun start is 7:30 am. Click and download Sponsorship Letter, Sponsorship Forms and Registration forms.

Not a golfer but would like to participate? Grab a sponsor form in the church or school office for ways to support this event. Forms are due September 7, 2016. Contact Becky Hueske with questions: 303-358-6776 or hueskezion@gmail.com.