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DATES TO REMEMBER:
2/4: Math Club, 3-4 PM
2/6: WCLS Open House,
8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
2/9: Open House snow date
2/10: Drama Club, 3-4:15 PM
2/11: Math Club, 3-4 PM;
Stamp Club, 3:00-4:15 PM
2/12: Drama Club, 3-4:15 PM
2/17: Drama Club, 3-4:15 PM
2/18: Ash Wednesday; Chapel
8 AM; Worship, 7 PM
(NO supper)
2/18-2/20: NLSA site visit
2/19: Drama Club, 3-4:15 PM
2/24: Drama Club, 3-4:15 PM
2/25: Math Club, 3-4 PM
School Notes
February 4, 2015
White Creek Lutheran School
16270 S. 300 W.
Columbus, IN 47201
www.whitecreek.org
812-342-6832
MARKET DAY
Just a reminder that delivery is
TODAY from 4:00-5:00 PM.
MIDTERM
The midterm of the third
quarter is this Friday,
February 6. Midterm reports
will be sent with students next
Wednesday. Please watch for
them.
2/26: Drama Club, 3-4:15 PM
2/25: Grades 6-8 attend
theatre presentation at
Indianapolis; 2nd Midweek
Lenten worship at St. John’s, 7
PM; supper 5:45 PM
3/1: WCLS Athletic Banquet,
5:00 PM
3/2-3/11: ISTEP testing
3/4: Math Club, 3-4 PM; 3rd
Midweek Lenten worship at St.
John’s, 7 PM; supper 5:45 PM
3/6: End of 3rd quarter
3/10: IREAD test for 3rd
graders
3/11: 3rd quarter Report Cards
sent home; 4th Midweek
Lenten worship at St. John’s, 7
PM; supper 5:45 PM
3/13: Parent/Grandparent
Luncheon for grades 4-5
3/16-3/27: Spring Break
GOD’S WORD:
“The Lord, the Lord, a God
merciful and gracious, slow
to anger and abounding in
steadfast love and
faithfulness.”
Exodus 34:6
WCLS OPEN HOUSE
White Creek Lutheran School
will hold its annual open
house this Friday, February 6,
with snow date of next
Monday, February 9. Open
House hours will be 8:30 AM
- 2:30 PM. You are invited to
sit in on classes during the
course of the day. Teachers
will be available to answer
questions in between instruction times. If you plan on
being at school for lunch,
please contact the school a
few days in advance to make
your reservation.
2015-2016 FEES
Pre-enrollment, tuition, and
book/service/technology fees
have been set for the 20152016 school year as follows:
Enrollment (spring): $35
Tuition Grades 1-8: $4200
K (non-members): $2350
K (members): $2150
Registration fee: $525
(Book fee $225/Serv.-Tech.
fee $300)
2015-2016
PRE-REGISTRATION
FORMS
A pre-registration form and
fee information for the 20152016 school year was sent
with the youngest student of
each family last Thursday,
January 29 (Kindergarten
students received this last
Friday). The $35 per student
pre-registration fee should be
returned to school with the
form. Please note that enrollment will be open to the general public as of this Friday,
February 6, so forms need to
be returned before then.
SCRIP
A Scrip order form is being
sent with the youngest student
of each family today and may
be returned with payment by
next Thursday, February 12.
ATHLETIC BANQUET
The Athletic Banquet will be
held on Sunday, March 1.
ALL 8th grade students will
be recognized at this banquet.
Please mark your calendars
and watch for details in
upcoming newsletters.
EIGHTH GRADERS
Eighth graders are asked to
bring in 3 baby photos (infant,
toddler, pre-school age) by
next week, Friday, February 6,
for the athletic banquet presentation. The banquet is
scheduled for March 1.
Remember in prayer:

Fred Condra, Dave
Vandercar, Carl
Shaffer, and Peggy
Powers as their
healing continues

Flo Voss, grandmother of Aden and
Brody Voss, as she
heals from a broken
shoulder, hip, and
finger in a fall

Josh Speidel,
student at North
High School, who
was seriously injured in a traffic
accident

Mr. Kyler as he has
his district interview
for the seminary this
afternoon
UPCOMING
BASKETBALL GAMES
Thurs., 2/5: 5th boys, 6 PM
and 6th boys, 7 PM @
HOME w/Brown County
Mon., 2/9: 6th boys, 6 PM
and 8th boys, 7 PM @
Lutheran Central
Tues., 2/10: 5th boys, 5:30
PM, 6th girls, 6:30 PM, and
8th boys, 7:30 PM @ HOME
w/St. Ambrose
Thurs., 2/12: 6th girls, 6 PM
and 6th boys, 7 PM @
Immanuel
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BIG G BOX TOPS
All box tops for our spring
box tops contest need to be
in by Friday, February 13.
The classroom with the
highest percentage collected
per student will win a special
class treat! It would be
greatly appreciated if box
tops would be trimmed and
counted when sent in.
COLUMBUS EAST
HIGH SCHOOL 8TH
GRADE PARENT
NIGHT
Columbus East High School
will hold parent night for
incoming freshmen students
next Wednesday, February
11, at the Robbins
Auditorium, beginning at
6 PM. The East counselors
will be at WCLS on Friday,
February 20, to help students with scheduling and
will return on Friday,
February 27, to pick up
students’ schedules.
STAMP CLUB
Stamp Club will meet next
Wednesday, February 11,
from 3:00-4:15 PM.
Students have received a
registration form which
needs to be returned with
the materials fee by this
Friday, February 6.
Students will be making
Valentines to send to St.
John’s shut-ins and to keep
for personal use.
WCLS School Notes
ALUMINUM CAN DRIVE
WCA will be sponsoring an
aluminum can drive next
week, Thursday-Sunday,
February 13-15. A trailer will
be parked on the school
grounds to receive items.
MARK YOUR
CALENDARS!
Mrs. Barnett just wanted to
give parents of 6-8 graders a
heads up that the field trip to
the Indians baseball game will
be on Tuesday, April 14!
DRAMA CLUB
Students in 3rd-8th grades are
invited to participate in the
Drama Club! Drama Club will
meet Tuesdays and Thursdays
after school until 4:15 PM for
three weeks only, beginning
next Tuesday, February 10.
Students will learn theater
basics and practice speaking
and acting skills. Interested
students should see Mrs.
Vandercar for a permission
form.
WHITE CREEK NEEDLERS
GIRLS 4-H MEETING
NEXT WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 11, 6:00 PM
IN THE
FELLOWSHIP ROOM
TRINITY OPEN HOUSE
Trinity Lutheran High School
invites students and their
families to its final open house
on Sunday, February 15, from
2:00-4:00 PM. All interested
eighth grade students will
receive a $75 voucher that
covers half of the registration
costs at Trinity for the 20152016 school year. Please enter
through the commons.
VALENTINE DATE
NIGHT BABYSITTING
St. John’s White Creek Youth
will be providing Valentines
Date Night babysitting for
children through 5th grade on
Friday, February 13, from
6:00-10:00 PM. Bring your
children to the school gym and
enjoy a night out! A free-will
donation will be accepted.
Snacks (not a meal) will be
provided.
ALL-SCHOOL QUILT
Parents are invited to stop in
and see the quilt that White
Creek students designed in
celebration of White Creek’s
175th anniversary this year.
Also on display in the front
hallway is the student quilt
from 1990-the 150th anniversary.
MEMORIAL CHILI
SUPPER
The Columbus FFA Chapter
will sponsor the Annual Frank
Burbrink Memorial Chili
Supper on Friday, February
20, from 5:00-8:00 PM in the
Family Arts Building at the
Bartholomew County Fairgrounds. There will also be a
silent auction with items that
were generously donated from
businesses in the community.
Free-will donations will be
received for the supper. All
proceeds will go toward scholarships for the Columbus FFA
seniors. (Frank Burbrink was
the uncle of Josie and Grace
Burbrink.)
ST. PETER
SPROUTS PRESCHOOL
IS NOW ACCEPTING
ENROLLMENT FOR THE
2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR .
CONTACT
MICHELLE SCHULTZ,
DIRECTOR (812-371-2137)
FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
ST. PAUL, CLIFTY,
PRESCHOOL
St. Paul, Clifty, Preschool is
now registering students for
the 2015-2016 school year.
Classes for 3 year olds (Little
Lambs) and 4 year olds (Little
Doves) are being offered.
Contact Henry Wischmeier at
812-376-6504 for more information. Brochures are also
available in our school office.