Volume 23-24 - Issue 12- Week of October 30 2023

Our 3rd and 5th grade students enjoying hands-on, collaborative learning in science.

Student Council members served at Zion's Seniors in Ministry luncheon by carrying plates, serving food and drinks, clearing tables, and talking with our Senior friends. They also helped pack 150 OCC Boxes with our seniors!

We made some friends with the fire department in our community! They taught us about fire safety in our home and school, took us through EDITH to help practice home exit drills, and let us check out their fire truck. Thank you, Belleville Fire Department!

LOVING GOD & LOVING EACH OTHER

We read John 6:16-21, the story of Jesus walking on the water, and talked about things of which we are sometimes afraid. But God tells us over and over again that we have nothing to fear. He lights up the darkness of fear all around us, protects us, and equips us to take on scary things.

Chapel Offerings 2nd Quarter

Heather and Nathan Pittman

Missionaries in Kenya

Chapel Scripture (11/1)

Operation Christmas Child Message

Memory Verse (10/30)

James 1:2-4

Click on the image above to see the Pittman's newsletter!

Tuesday, October 31st

• Students who were not in attendance for our September picture day
• Students who want a retake
• All boys volleyball players (uniform needed)

St. Louis Cardinals Calendar Fundraiser

Our 8th grade class is selling 2024 Cardinals Calendars to help raise money for their class trip to Camp Lutherhoma in Oklahoma.

These make great Christmas gifts for any Cards fan, and they are only $17! (ZLS 8th grade trip fundraiser makes $7.50 for every calendar sold.)

Get some Christmas shopping done early and support our 8th graders at the same time! Paper copies will be sent home this week.

Veteran's Day Assembly

Wednesday, November 8th at 8:30am

Zion Sanctuary

Please join us starting at 8:30am for chapel along with a very special Veteran's Day segment. We want to use this time to show our immense gratitude towards our men and women who sacrifice so much for our country.

Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences

As our mission statement says, the staff of Zion Lutheran School takes very seriously your child’s academic progress.  To assist in our personal and professional communication and partnership with you in your child’s academic development, we strongly encourage you to take part in the fall conference times offered to you.  Conferences will be held:

Wednesday, November 8th, 4pm-8pm & Thursday, November 9th, 8am-12pm

How do we sign up? 

ZLS uses a website called “We Join In” that allows you to choose the day and time that works best for you.  Instructions:

1. Go to wejoinin.com/zionbelleville
2. Find and click on the sheet that contains your child’s grade level where you will find your child’s teacher’s name.
3. Scroll down the column with the teacher’s name and find a row with the time slot that works best for you and is still available.  
4. Enter your name and email address to secure that time slot.  You will receive an email confirmation that contains a cancellation code in the event that you are unable to attend. 
5. If the available dates and times do not work for your family, please use the “Call for Appointment” cells.  The teacher will contact you to schedule.

When do we sign up? 

Multi-sibling families: begins Monday, October 30th.   

We do this as a courtesy because scheduling multiple, convenient appointments becomes very difficult.

Single child families: begins Wednesday, November 1st. 

Teachers will close out and finalize their schedules on Tuesday, November 7th.  Feel free to personally contact your child’s teacher or the school office if you have difficulty and need help scheduling a conference using We Join In. 

If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.  We look forward to seeing you on our campus for fall conferences. 

Items should be age appropriate for boy or girl ages 5-9 years

Items can be brought to the classroom or dropped in OCC bins in the entryways

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Help us reach our 500 box goal!

Want to be a part of our OCC Project?? Volunteer!

• October 2-November 7 -Classroom collection
• November 7 - Packing party

Week of October 30th

October 30th

• Boys Basketball Practice, 3:15p
• Cheer practice, 3:15p
• Girl's Basketball Practice, 5p

November 2nd

• Boys Volleyball Practice, 3:15p
• Cheer practice, 6p

October 31st

• Boys Volleyball Practice, 3:15

November 3rd

• Boy's VB Away Game, 9a
• Girls Basketball Practice, 3:15p

November 1st

• Boys Basketball Practice, 3:15p
• Girl's Basketball Practice, 5p

November 4th & 5th

• Boy's VB Away Game, 8a
• Cheer practice, 10a

If your student is participating in fall sports, please go to your Blackbaud account to complete all necessary forms and pay fees for participation. Fees can be paid in the school office by cash or check.

Zion is looking for energetic volunteers that are interested in helping in the cafeteria for the 2023-2024 school year. Volunteers are welcome any day, but are needed from 10:45am-12:55pm on the following days:

• Wednesday
• Thursday

Please CLICK HERE to sign up to volunteer.

Let's join together as a church and school family and make a difference in our community for Zion's first "Saturday of Service" hosted by Zion's Serve Team! We have 4 projects planned for that day; simply choose the project that works best for you or your family. All participants should meet in the church basement at 8:30 am to pick up their t-shirt and grab a doughnut. Everyone will head out to their projects from there. Click Here to register and select your project.

Learn more about our preschool by seeing what they are learning!

Get the September preschool newsletter by clicking on the link below.

Preschool Newsletter- November

Christ-Centered Parenting: Gospel Conversations on Complex Cultural Issues

Sunday Mornings at 9:30 am

Whether your kids are preschoolers, preteens or young adults, you need to be prepared to help your children navigate the complex cultural issues of our day. This study is designed to help equip you to guide your children through difficult issues such as identity,

pornography, homosexuality, abortion, anxiety, technology and more from a gospel perspective. Give your kids a biblical worldview that will produce the next generation of culture shapers - not simply the next generation shaped by their culture. Come join the conversation in the Alongside Commons (school building). Taught by Kerri Schmid and Ananda Baron.