CRUSADER CHRONICLE Volume 39, Issue 62 St. John’s Ev. Lutheran School – Wauwatosa April 19, 2018

St. John’s Mission Statement: We exist to prepare our children for a lifelong relationship with Christ, proclaim the gospel message, and provide excellence in education to equip students for life and eternity.

THIS WEEK AT ST. JOHN’S SCHOOL April 19 – April 29, 2018

4/19 Thur • Piano w/Mrs. Bortulin

• Handbells w/Mrs. Handeland

• 10am “Frog Mystery” Presentation for K3

• 12:15pm Jr. Choir performs at Third Thursday Concert

• 3:00-4:30pm Boys Basketball Clinic (gr 2-3)

• 3:15-4:20pm School Musical Rehearsal

• 4:00-8:00pm Musical Work Night

4/20 Fri • 7:40am Donuts with Dads (Grades 1 & 2)

4/21 Sat • Lutheran Boy Pioneers

• 5:30pm Worship w/communion

• 7:00pm Worship in Chinese

4/22 Sun • Happy Birthday, Mrs. Koepke!

• 8 & 10:30 Worship w/communion

• 9:15 Sunday School & Bible Class

4/23 Mon • Piano w/Mrs. Roska

• Guitar w/Mr. Krellwitz

• Violin w/Mrs. Buschkopf

4/24 Tues • Piano w/Mrs. Roska

• Guitar w/Mr. Krellwitz

• Band w/Mrs. Hohenstein

• 3:15-5:00pm School Musical Rehearsal

4/25 Wed • Happy Birthday, Miss Leverence!

• 8:15am Children’s Chapel

• 8:30am RIBS

• Piano w/Mrs. Bortulin

• Band w/Mr. Peterson

• Grade 4 to Madison (All day)

4/26 Thur • Piano w/Mrs. Bortulin

• Handbells w/Mrs. Handeland

• 8:30-noon Grade 1-2 students (Buske/Pastorek classes) to Kneeland Walker House

• 6:45pm Examination of 8th Grade Confirmands (Grade 7 attends Examination)

4/27 Fri • K5 to Oakridge Farm (All day)

• 8:30-noon Grade 1-2 students (Festerling/Pastorek classes) to Kneeland Walker House

4/28 Sat • 1:30 Confirmation Service (faculty sings)

• 5:30pm Worship

• 7:00pm Worship in Chinese

4/29 Sun • 8 & 10:30 Worship

• 9:15 Sunday School & Bible Class

From the Principal’s Desk

On May 2 we have arranged for the

students of K3, K4, and K5 to have their

vision screened. This will be done during the

school day and is just to intended to catch any

general physical issues that might have

occurred gradually over the school year. Most

often screenings catch near-sightedness but

not much else. If you would like your child

from grades 1-8 screened please let the

classroom teacher know and we will make the

arrangements.

Spring is the time for the final round of

drills for student safety. There are three kinds

of drills that we practice in compliance with

public policy. The students are most used to

the fire drills with flashing lights and a loud

horn. This week we also practiced an intruder

drill that has teachers locking doors and

students moving out of sight in the

classrooms. We also have practiced a tornado

drill with students moving to interior rooms on

the lower level. If your child has experienced

any special anxiety because of these drills,

please encourage them to explain what they

did and to express their thoughts as a way of

calming their emotions.

I also wanted to take this opportunity to

remind parents not to ask or expect students to

open the doors for them. For the safety of our

students and staff, we need to be sure we are

not giving strangers access to our school.

Thank you for your patience and

understanding.

Enjoy Spring!

(Whenever it may choose to come) ~Mr. Uecker~

Examination of

Confirmands

Thursday, April 26 You are invited to support and

encourage our 2018 Confirmation

class as they share what they have

learned in their years of biblical

instruction. These students will demonstrate their readiness

for confirmation as they answer questions from Luther’s

Catechism, providing a review of the Christian faith for all

in attendance. Service begins at 6:45pm.

Childcare News Come down to the Lower Level Hallway and see our

beautiful display of flowers and butterflies that Childcare

through K5 collaborated on!

We’re Steppin’

into Summer

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St. John’s

Summer Childcare

It’s winter outside but we are thinking summer in

childcare! We are working hard on our St. John’s Summer

Childcare theme: “We’re Steppin’ Into Summer!”. We offer

our summer childcare to ages 2 yrs. (potty-trained) and up.

Please email childcare@sjtosa.org for more information.

Last day to register is Friday, April 27th.

Employment

Opportunity:

Childcare Director We are currently seeking

applications for Childcare Director.

This is a year-round, full-time,

salaried position with benefits. For a complete job

description and to upload a resume, click here. For

questions, contact Principal Uecker.

Saturday/Sunday Scripture Readings

The scripture readings for this week’s

services are:

The First Lesson: Acts 20:28-32

Psalm: 23

The Second Lesson: 1 Peter 5:1-4 Gospel & Sermon Lesson: John 10:11-18 Sermon theme: Our Good Shepherd Speaks

Usher Assistants

SUNDAY SERVICES

8:00 AM 10:30 AM April 22 Riley Rindfleisch

Logan Rindfleisch

Nora Gregory

Elsa Gregory

April 29

Annika Laufer

Sarah Laufer

Emily Leyrer

Ryan Leyrer

May 6

Kaylee Zimmer

Brady Zimmer

William Eft

Ian Ban

May 13 Madysen Lueck

Lindsey Lampe

Kon Knueppel

Josh Knueppel

Parents’ Preview for April 29th The Parents’ Preview highlights an aspect of next week’s

service: a liturgical song, a Psalm refrain, or a hymn stanza. Our

hope and prayer is that parents will teach this portion of the

service to their children at home during the week so that children

can participate more fully in the worship service.

“I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light”

Refrain

(Christian Worship Supplement 771)

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Your Monthly Food Pantry

Donations Benefit Those in

Need Food donations are collected at St. John’s

each month and are delivered to Christ/St. Peter Lutheran

Church in Milwaukee. Thank you to everyone for your

generosity. Our next Food Pantry collection is May 2nd/3rd

and our lead classrooms will be Mr. Leyrer’s 6th grade.

Earlier this month St. John’s received a letter of

appreciation from Christ Ev. Lutheran Church. It is

amazing to realize how many people’s lives you touch with

your generous donations.

Dear members,

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior.

Thank you for your food/money donations delivered to

us in April. We estimated the delivery to total nearly

200 pounds of food. The food was used for our April

14th Food Pantry distribution. Our Food Pantry serves

about 45 families each month with food, clothing and a

Bible study in either English or Spanish. On average,

we register at least 4 new families each month. Some

of our guests are either needy members of Christ

Church or prospects in our multi-cultural

neighborhood.

Thanks for your continued MONTHLY support of this

important outreach ministry.

Yours in Christ,

Eileen Leinberger, Director

Christ Ev. Lutheran Church Food Pantry

April Third Thursday

Concert Featuring

St. John’s Jr. Choir On Thursday, April 19, the

Junior Choir performed at the monthly Third Thursday

Concert held at church. The concert begins at 12:15 p.m.

and lasts about 45 minutes. All of our students in grades 1-

8 were able to attend. If you would like to see the concert,

it had been live streamed and archived on the St. John’s

website.

Jr Choir - Third Thursday Concert Performance

Grade 3 Sings at Hawthorne Terrace Our 3rd Grade class walked to Hawthorne Terrace to

visit and sing for the senior residents at Hawthorne Terrace

this past Wednesday.

Lutheran Girl Pioneers St. John’s Lutheran Girl Pioneers meet:

• 6:30-8pm, Tues, May 1st

• Friday, May 18th, LGP “Mock-in”

Lutheran Boy

Pioneers

St. John’s Lutheran Boy Pioneers meet:

• Sat, April 21st (Build a garden)

St. John’s Spring

Semester Missions We are well on our way

into our spring semester. We

have a mission board outside

the gym doors that you can check how much money we

have given thus far.

There will be a mission booth at the school play on May

4th. Look for this at the pre-play event.

Spring Semester Missions 2018

Mrs. Leslie Campbell

WLHS

Work Day Do you have yard work or

spring cleaning such as

watering, planting flowers,

laying mulch, or washing windows? Wisconsin Lutheran

High School students are here to help! Freewill donations

received will go towards Wisco’s “Our Hands for His

Service” mission project goal of $32,000 to support pastors

and grade school students in Zambia, Africa. (This is the

same Mission Project as St. John’s Spring Mission

Project.) Work days will be held on any Saturday or

Sunday from now thru May 20.

To request a team of hardworking students to take care

of your yard work, please call Lauren Konkol at 414-779-

1056 or send an E-mail to workday@wlhs.org, with your

name, address, phone number, the work you need

accomplished, and the day(s) this work could be

completed.

Immunization Records

Please be sure the school office has

current immunization records for your

children. Also, be sure to schedule your

regular “well-child” check-ups so

immunizations remain current.

Crusader Athletics

Go to www.sjtosaathletics.org to view

updated schedules for all Crusader sports

(practices, games & tournaments).

Tosa Track Meet Volunteers Needed

Saturday, May 12th St. John’s hosts an annual grade

school track & field invitational at

WLC’s outdoor athletic complex.

Volunteers are needed from 9:00am - 3:00pm to make this

event run smoothly, by helping with timing, measuring,

recording, starting, etc. Most of these things don’t require

much “track experience" - all that is needed is a desire to

help and a willingness to learn. We are also looking for one

individual who would be willing (and comfortable) doing

the announcing from the press box. If you would like to get

involved in this event, contact Dave Leyrer.

Crusader Spring Sports Our Crusader Track and Softball Teams are revving up

for their season, though a bit of a slow start with our lack of

Spring weather.

Seminary Scurry 2018,

April 28th Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary

invites you to join them for their

annual Seminary Scurry on April

28. This is a fun family event.

Come explore the beautiful WLS campus in a 5K run/walk

and Kid’s Dash. Stay afterwards for a FREE cookout lunch

and tour of the campus. Weather permitting, a free bounce

house and face painting will be available for children.

Click here to register online by Wednesday, April 25, to

guarantee an event T-shirt. Participants may also register on

the day of the event.

Walk or Run for those Who Can't!

Protect a child's right to live and be loved by supporting the

ministry of WELS Lutherans for Life!

Get friends together, recruit sponsors, and help save lives!

Saturday, May 12, 2018

Where: Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary

When: 9 am - Registration;

9:45 am - Kid's Quarter Mile Dash

10 am - 5k Competitive Run/Walk

2-Mile Walk

Go virtual! Register and walk/run on your own!

Cost: $25 individual, $60 family (parents and kids), $85 school

group (2 adult chaperones and all the kids)

Registration: www.Life-A-Thon.org or 414-727-8176

Little Vikings Volleyball Clinic Registration is open for our Little Vikings Volleyball

Clinic for players in grades 2-6. The clinic is April 21 & 28

at Wisconsin Lutheran High School. You can learn more

on the website here.

2018 Jr. Vikings Football At the current time, Wisconsin Lutheran High School

still has openings at all levels (Grades 5-8) for their Jr.

Viking football teams. click here for more info.

Camp Phillip (Wautoma, WI) 2018 summer program brochures were sent home with

all students in grades K5-8. For camp listings, see your

brochure, check the poster outside the school office or go

to: Camp Phillip

Camp Bird for Lutherans Registrations are now being accepted for Camp

Bird. Camp Bird for Lutherans is a youth camp for children

in grades 5-8. It is located near Crivitz in Marinette County

on Sand Lake. For more information or to download the

registration form, please visit www.campbird.org.

Viking Explorer Summer Program The WLHS family would like to welcome you to the

Viking Explorer Summer Program. Our offerings are

designed to give you a chance to grow and experience a

wide variety of activities and interests in a Christian

setting. For more information, click here.

: St. John’s Families

: An Evening of Fun in our

Enchanted Forest with Snow White and Her Friends

: Dinner by Double B’s BBQ: (see menu) Church Fellowship Hall or Outside (weather permitting)

Activities/Crafts: School Commons

: May 4, Anytime after 5pm

You are invited to our enchanted forest for

fun, games, crafts, a cast meet and greet

and food. Complete the evening by

watching our performance of Snow White in

the school gym at 6:30. Our Dwarfs, Magic

Mirror, and Princess Snow White can’t wait

to entertain you. Please return the RSVP

to your child’s classroom by April 18th so

we can plan accordingly for crafts and

food.

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VOLUNTEERS WILL BE NEEDED TO TRANSFORM OUR GYMNASIUM

INTO THE ENCHANTED FOREST (commonly known as staging and set-up)

WATCH FOR AN EMAIL WITH DETAILS

Hog ’n Dog $7.00 All beef hot dog topped with pulled pork, mac &

cheese and coleslaw all in one bun Baby Back Ribs $8.00 Four ribs with slaw

Pulled Pork Sandwich $7.00 With slaw

Bacon Balls $6.00 Six smoked balled served with Tai chili sauce and

blue cheese dressing

Redneck Sundae $7.00

Tator tots, pulled pork, shredded cheese, sour cream,

BBQ sauce, French onions topped with bacon

Smoked Wings $6.00

Six smoked wings with ranch dipping sauce

Pig Mac $5.00 Homemade mac & cheese covered with pulled pork

Mac & Cheese $3.00 Homemade and delicious

Bottled Water $1.00 Water sold by St. John’s teens. Proceeds will go to

this summer’s mission trip. Thank you!

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St. John’s “Family Night out will feature a food truck

with delicious meals from Double B’s BBQ of West Allis.

The Food Truck will be located right outside in our school

parking lot. St. John’s will earn 20% of the proceeds to

support St. John’s.

From there you can walk the red carpet to the Opening

Night of Snow White and the Friendly Dwarfs.

You’ll enjoy some entertaining twists of the traditional

fairy tale with toe-tapping musical numbers presented by

the St. John’s students in grades 6-8 in our school gym at

6:30pm. If you are unable to make it to the evening

performance, you are welcomed to attend the dress

rehearsal at 9:30am.

You Are Invited to an enchanted night at St. John’s to see our

production of SNOW WHITE AND THE

FRIENDLY DWARFS

St. John’s Spring Family Night Out includes Dinner & a Show Friday, May 4th

K3 News

This week K3 is learning about the fascinating world of

insects. The children have enjoyed sorting a large

collection of insect models as well as a memory game and

bug bingo. We will hunt for specimens outside when the

snow goes away. We are also enjoying some of our

springtime songs, “The Ants Go Marching” and “I’m

Binging Home My Baby Bumblebee”. We’ve added birds

to our decorations and the ponds are complete with all the

creatures we made.

Earthworms are the gardener’s best friend! We studied

them this week by observing some real worms with a

magnifying glass. The worm movements were fascinating!

Almost everyone took a turn holding a wiggly worm, a

tickly new experience.

Mrs. Gaub from Nature in the Parks dropped by our

classroom this week with a presentation called “Frog

Mystery.” The children learned all about the life cycle of

frogs through a book, Fish is Fish. They learned a frog

song, played a sequencing game, felt frog eggs (tapioca

pudding), and jumped like frogs. It was a hit with the

children! Thanks Mrs. Gaub!

In our Bible lesson we learned how Jesus went back to

heaven. But before he left, He gave us the wonderful

comforting words of Matt. 28:20, “I am with you always.”

The children have enjoyed reviewing some of the songs we

sang for Easter, singing the Lord’s Prayer, and “Jesus In the

Morning”.

~Mrs. Henning

Gift Cards Available

through St. John’s

Scrip Program The school office has a

great selection of gift cards on

site. Please don’t forget that

you can support St. John’s by

purchasing gift cards through

our scrip program. You may

select from our current

inventory, or you can go online

to www.shopwithscrip.com (sign up with enrollment code:

C5FB311729461 to support St. John’s-Tosa) and order

through that site or just see what is all available. Many of

the gift cards are also available as “ScripNow” which can

be printed out at our computer in a few minutes. Or if you

prefer, check out the website above to see what is available

and then just email your order to scrip@sjtosa.org. Thank

you for your support! (Just a reminder that you can use

Kohl’s Cares for Kids scrip cards to pay your Kohl’s

Charge Account. That way you are donating to St. John’s

every time you pay your bill. Contact the school office for

additional information.

Attention 7th Grade Parents It has been the tradition at St. John’s for the 7th grade

families to host the 8th Grade Graduation Reception. This

year graduation will take place on Thursday, May 25th. The

7th grade students also help serve refreshments. Please

watch for additional information to be coming out.

Attention 8th Grade Parents Baby Pictures due by May 1st Please submit a baby picture to the school office for the

“Who’s Who” Board that is displayed at the 8th Grade

Graduation Reception. Please email or bring to the office

by May 1st. A color copy can be made in the school office

so you don’t have to worry about losing or damaging your

originals. Or simply email a picture to school@sjtosa.org.

Thank you!

Spring Piano Recitals Sunday, May 6th, 6:30pm

Mrs. Roska’s Students

The Spring recital for Mrs.

Roska’s students will be held

on Sunday, May 6th at

6:30pm in the church.

Everyone is welcome to come, enjoy the music and

see the growth of the students.

Thursday, May 17th, 5:00pm

Mrs. Bortulin’s Students

The Spring Piano Recital with Mrs. Bortulin’s students

will take place at church on Thursday, May 17th, from 5-

7:00pm in St. John’s Church. You are welcome to come

and enjoy their musical selections.

Piano Lesson with Mrs. Bortulin Please be sure April payments are made by next week.

Spread the word about the recital on Thursday, May 17th at

5:00. The kids are working hard on duets and solos to

share!

2018-19 Piano Lessons at St. John’s I would like to gauge how many current 1st graders (or

others who are not currently taking piano lessons at St.

John’s) will be interested in taking piano lessons during the

2018-2019 school year. Students receive a 30-minute

private lesson during the school day once a week. Cost is

$16. If interested, click here and complete the form.

Thanks,

Mrs. Bortulin jsbortulin@gmail.com

Hot Lunch Menu

Salads are Back Starting on Monday, Hot

Lunch will once again be offering

a Chef’s salad as one of the daily

meal choices.

St. John’s Students Attend 4th Grade

Roundabout at Wisco This week WLHS welcomed hundreds of 4th graders

from 22 of our conference grade schools. Visiting students

had a tour of the building and participated in a variety of

activities including learning about shocking static with Mr.

Plamann, playing gym games with Mr. Whiteside, folding

origami and speaking Chinese with Mrs. Leyrer, and

composing music with Mr. Petersen in the music lab.

Mother-Son Game Night

PlPlease mark your calendars for St.

John's second annual Mother-Son

Night! Please join us on Friday,

May 11th from 6-8pm for Mother-

Son Game Night Fun! Any special

maternal figure is welcome to attend with her ’lil gent.

More information to follow in the coming weeks.

Spring Clean-Up

Saturday, April 21

It’s spring clean-up time for the

garden! Please consider joining the

Rooted & Mowing team from 1:30

– 3:30 p.m. We will clean out

leaves from the garden beds, trim

perennials and prune shrub roses. This is a great way for

teens and new members to get involved. To volunteer,

contact Kurt and Kelly Kramer (or call 414.475.9071).

Lawn Mowing

Beginning May 1 The turf may be brown now; but

soon it will be green, and that

means the hum of lawn mowers

and the buzz of trimmers. St.

John’s relies on volunteers to mow

the lawns at church and school. The Rooted & Mowing

team coordinates the mowing schedule and would welcome

interested members; both men and women, from teens to

retirees. Each volunteer would be scheduled for 1 or 2

times a month. St. John’s provides the equipment and

instructions for the mowers, if needed. If interested, or if

you have any questions, please contact Kurt and Kelly

Kramer or call 414.475.9071.

Wisconsin Lutheran High School Notes WLHS Prism Concerts—

WLHS Prism concerts will

be held Friday, May 18 at

7:30 p.m., Saturday, May

19 at 7:30 p.m., and

Sunday, May 20 at 2:00 and

7:30 p.m. in the WLHS

gymnasium. Enjoy the God-

given talents of our student

ensembles, solos, duets, choirs and bands. Advance tickets

are $7 for adults and $4 for children. Tickets will also be

available at the door, $8 for adults and $5 for children.

Tickets are assigned first come, first served in one of four

separate sections. Purchase tickets in person at the WLHS

front office to reserve a specific table within a section, or

by mail-in registration or online at www.wlhs.org/finearts.

For more information, please call 414-453-4567.

WLHS Restaurant Fundraisers--Wisconsin Lutheran

High School has two delicious ways to support the high

school. Take your family out to eat on Sunday, April 29, to

Buffalo Wild Wings in New Berlin (on Beloit Road), from

11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. and 10% of your total bill will be

donated to the high school. Then, on Saturday, May 19,

stop in at Chipotle (across from Mayfair Mall), between

4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and 50% of the proceeds during

those hours will be donated to WLHS. When ordering,

make sure to mention you are part of the WLHS fundraiser.

Bon appetit!

WLHS Job Opening--Wisconsin Lutheran High School is

searching for a Director of Residential Life. This

position is responsible for the residential life of on-campus

students and the running of the residential facility. In

addition, this position would be responsible for planning

and running summer and winter programs for international

students. Candidates should have experience with an

educational setting preferably with international students.

They must also be a member if good standing of the

WELS. Interested parties should submit a resume to Jodi

Lunow at jodi.lunow@wlhs.org. Resumes will be accepted

until Monday, May 7, 2018. This position would begin on

Monday, July 2, 2018.

WLHS Dinner Auction--On Saturday, April 14, WLHS

hosted it's 22nd Annual Dinner Auction "Light the Path."

Over 400 participants attended the event, which included

100 student and adult volunteers, helping to make the night

a huge success. The Dinner Auction exceeded the goal of

raising $400,000 which is used for student tuition

assistance and school budgetary needs. God has blessed

WLHS with donors, supporters, and parents who "Light the

Path" for our students and ensure a successful future for all

at WLHS.