The Purple Note

October 16, 2026

Upcoming Dates

October

21 End of the first quarter. Early dismissal at 1:00

22,23 Fall break- No school

24 Junkin Cuzins and Boo at the Zoo

30 Reformation Day Celebration!

Thank you!

Many thanks to those who offered input either at one of the various meetings, through the surveys, or both in regards to the Healthy and Flourishing Schools Assessment process. Paul Fisher was able to spend intentional quality time with our classes, teachers, parents, and staff in order to help us develop a plan for future growth at MLS. He will compile what he was able to observe, and the report will be shared in early December.

BULK MERCH ORDER COMING!

The PTL is planning another bulk merch order to be open through November 13th (Thinking possibly Christmas items, you know!) Watch for a Google Link to be published next week before fall break. AND.... Check out the online store! New items have been added!!

$400.75 have been collected so far for this quarter's offerings!

Have Outgrown MLS Spirit Wear?

The PTL is hosting a Spirit Wear fundraiser and is looking for gently used MLS gear donations. Collected items will be sold during Parent Teacher Conferences in November.

Please donate clean, gently used items in good condition. All proceeds will support the PTL’s family and school engagement events, as well as teacher and staff appreciation initiatives.

A donation bin is located across from the office. Donations accepted through Friday, October 30th.

Purse Raffle Update!

This week will be featuring the neutrals selections of the purses up for winning in the purse raffle.We have some extremely bright young ladies who are modeling our taupes, tans, and gray pieces.

We are featuring three from the Michael Kors collection: Michael Kors Henley extra large shopper tote, the Michael Kors large zip tote bag, and Michael Kors small shoulder bag
Donna Karen New Yourk Taupe medium bucket bag
Jesse James Dina Conceal and Carry lock and key Satchel

Consider signing up to help sell tickets at the Junkin' Cuzins event at the Civic Center, Saturday, October 24th! It's a great opportunity to share information about MLS, as well as sell quite a few tickets in the process!

See the following prizes to the top selling families!

Help with "Boo at the Zoo!"

Martin Luther is planning to participate in Boo at the Zoo, Saturday, October 24 from 1:00-4:00. Consider taking a hour time slot to hand out goodies to participants and share the messafe of Martin Luther School. And you know, we are ALWAYS looking for someone to don the Luther Lion costume! ;)

Honoring Our Veterans at Martin Luther School!

We are excited that Martin Luther School will be in session on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11, giving us a special opportunity to recognize and honor the men and women who have faithfully served our country!

We are planning a special Veterans Day program following chapel that morning. As part of our celebration, we would love to put together a slideshow featuring veterans who are connected to our MLS families and staff.

We need your help! If you have a veteran in your family whom you would like to honor, please send us a photograph (preferably in uniform), along with their name and, if you wish, the branch of the military in which they served. You may send them to wolfgram@lutherschools.org.

More details about our Veterans Day celebration will be shared as the date approaches, but we wanted to get a head start on gathering photos for our slideshow.

Thanks in advance for your participation!

(This is a wonderful example of what we are looking for for our slide show. The only other thing I would add is to include the name and branch of military.)

"Super "Guardians"?

We are blessed at Martin Luther School to have some parents that are involved in law inforcement. What a blessing they are to help keep us safe in our school and community! Occasionally, you may see one of these peace officers just greeting families at the beginning of the day, maybe watching students at recess, or just checking in to see how things are going. This week Officer Tyler Mahowald shared with our classes some of the things he does as a police officer. We love having Officer Mahowald as a "Super Guardian" for our school and our community!

GUARDIAN SIGN UP

Speaking of Guardians, we are always looking for more! If interested, please contact the school office and we can get you going! If you have been a Guardian in the past and would like to schedule a time to come in, click on the This link.

Student Portrait Retakes- November 5th

Band Opportunity!

Andy Jangula is once again leading the band program here at MLS for students from the 5th grade on up. Katie Woodside will not be participaing in the program after all, but Mr. Jangula will continue to instruct for those willing to participate.

We are able to offer this service FREE of CHARGE for students willing to give instumental band a try! You do need to provide your own instrument, but the lessons and rehearsals are no cost to you! What a great opportunity to learn a skill that can enrich your child for a lifetime!

Lessons currently take place Tuesdays and Thursday mornings from 7:30-8:00. We are interested in finding out what time may be more convenient to encourage more students to participate. Please let us know how we can improve the program.

If you have even an interest in giving band a try, please contact Mrs. Wolfgram. Let's make a joyful noise!!!

Employment opportunities at MLS!

Bus Driver

Hours: 12:00-2:20, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

Position primarily involves transporting children to Bismarck Baptist Church from Martin Luther School, but may include an occasional in-town field trip.

Two teachers are on the bus with you to supervise the students.

(You may get serenaded as our kids love to sing on the bus! You will be loved by the teachers and kids!)

Applicants need a current CDL license, Class B, with both a Passenger (P) endorsement and a School Bus (S) endorsement.

Pay: $25.00/ hour

Interested parties should email the school office or call 701-224-9070.

STEM CLUB

Thursdays from 3:30-5:00

Plan on every Thursday when school is in session unless noted in the "Upcoming Dates" section at the top of the Purple Note.

You will need to bring your own after school snack.

$40.00 per student payable to Michael Kindel.