March 6, 2023

“As a family united in Christ, Trinity Lutheran School exists to assist parents in bringing children up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”

• Mar 5: Grades 4-5 sing, 9:00 am

• Mar 5: Grades 4-5 Coffee Hour, 10:00 am

• Mar 6: Faculty Meeting, 3:20 pm

• Mar 6: End of Season Basketball Party, 5:15 pm

• Mar 7: Trinity PTO, 6:30 pm

• Mar 10: Trinity Spelling Bee, 1:00 pm

• Mar 10: Fine Arts Night, 6:00 pm

• Mar 12: PK-8 Sing, 9:00 am Christian Education Sunday

Please note that Grandparents/Special Persons Day will be Friday, March 17.

10:30-Chapel

11:00-Craft in gym

11:30-Meet in church

12:00-Lunch

12:45-Recess

1:15-Skits in gym

Students will be dismissed for the day after the skits if they have a parent/grandparent to take them.

Congrats to Brenna Krommendyk! She was named to the 2022 NAIA All-American Honorable Mention team in collegiate volleyball. Brenna is a 2015 graduate of Trinity Lutheran School. She currently attends Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa.

Trinity will begin a self-study as part of our accreditation process. We are looking for interested people to help us with this. Each team will look at a different aspect of the school. They will meet about once a month to review their standard and substandards. While they are reviewing the standard, the team will also help find different pieces of evidence to show that we are meeting the standard. You do not need to have a background in education...just a love for Trinity School. Below are the standards. If you are willing to serve, please contact the principal. Our plan is to be ready for a MNSAA site visit in the spring of 2024.

• Standard 1 – Mission Statement and Philosophy: The Vision & Values of the School [This standard will be reviewed by each team captain along with the principal.]

• Standard 2 – Teaching and Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Monitoring Learner Performance

• Standard 3 – Climate for Learning: School Environment & Facilities

• Standard 4 – Communications & Community Relations: Stakeholder Involvement in the School

• Standard 5 – Personnel: The Qualification, Evaluation and Development of Staff

• Standard 6 – Leadership, Administration and Governance: Educational and Organizational Effectiveness

• Standard 7 – The School Strategic Plan: Tools and Strategies for School Improvement [The Strategic Plan will be developed after Standards 1-6 are complete. My goal is to save this for the new principal in the fall.]

If you log into your TADS account, in the Billing Tab there should be a link for a tax report on your tuition payments. It is titled "Household paid tuition tax reports."

Information on how to claim tuition expenses on MN state tax returns:

https://www.revenue.state.mn.us/k-12-education-subtraction-and-credit

March 10: Chicken Nuggets, Cheesy Potatoes, Corn, Fruit, Cookie

I consider myself an organized person, but when it comes to parenting, I often feel like a firefighter living in a house full of arsonists, running around putting out one fire after another. Then I read an article like the one below, and I wonder if it needs to be that way. Perhaps we could avoid some fires if we help our kids develop the right habits (or if I do!). It’s going to take some work, but I think it’s worth a try. The only question is . . . which habit do we tackle first?

— Nicole Balza

Click here to read the full article: https://forwardinchrist.net/develop-healthy-habits/

Episode 31 – Facing a parent’s illness as a family. Mom’s sick. Now what? Hear from Kerry Ognenoff on what her family faced during her recent illness.

"All things are difficult before they are easy." -Thomas Fuller

Please use the Before and After School Sign-Up Sheet to let us know if your child will be attending Before or After School Care. Directions can be found on the sign-up form. Please contact Mrs. Holicky if you have any questions. Thank you!

Each week, the principal office time at Trinity will be listed here. Please note that the principal will be available by email or cell phone (952-220-6341) throughout each day if you have a question or concern.

• Monday: PM

• Tuesday: AM

• Wednesday:

• Thursday: All Day

• Friday: PM

Trinity Lutheran School Calendar

Email: school@trinitybelleplaine.org
Website: http://school.trinitybelleplaine.org/
Location: 500 West Church Street, Belle Plaine, MN, USA
Phone: 952-873-6320
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trinitybelleplaine/
Twitter: @TrinityLuthBP

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