2024-2025 School Theme and Message from Mr. Klatt
“Forever Faithful” – Psalm 100:5
“For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.”
Do you enjoy waiting? The average person spends five years of their life waiting in lines or queues. We may not enjoy waiting, but we spend the great majority of our life waiting in line, for other people, or on the phone. Why do we wait then? We hope that the person we are waiting for will hold up their end of the bargain. We wait in line to talk with someone for help with a problem, to get on a ride, or to buy something. Waiting is an unavoidable part of life.
What happens when we wait for something and it doesn’t happen, or it falls through the cracks? We are disappointed and often don’t trust the person, store, or entity that we were waiting on. On the flip side, if we wait in line and get what we want, we now trust the individual, store or entity. We are willing to come back to them and wait again if necessary.
What a wonderful reminder our theme, Forever Faithful, is of our loving God that we know will always follow through. He is always there for us and always comes through for us when we need him. When we pray to him, God will answer. Even during those times when we feel God is ignoring us, he has a plan that is for our good. It may mean he is saying no, or you need to wait, but God continues to provide and care for all we need.
We can look back at examples from our own life to see God’s hand. We didn’t get the promotion or the new house because God knew we needed to be closer to a loved one who was going home to Heaven soon. The person we thought was our new friend or significant other grows distant only to realize that God had someone better in mind for our lives.
We can also look at the plethora of examples in the Bible. Goliath was defeated by a shepherd boy with a sling and stones. (1 Samuel 17) God provided manna and quail in the wilderness for his people while they were in the desert. (Exodus 16) A perfect man lives a perfect life and dies a painful death for your sins and mine, so we can be with him forever in heaven. What a wonderful God we have!
The next time you have to wait in line or are waiting for your kids or spouse to get ready, think about the faithfulness of your Lord and Savior. Think about all the times he has been there in your life; all of the blessings he has given you that we do not deserve. Marvel in his love and his faithfulness that will last forever.
School Information for 2024-2025
Here is the information needed for the start of the school year.
Inside this document you will find:
- Supply Lists
- Calendars
- Bus Information/Sign-Up
- Meet the Teacher Sign-Up
- Before and After Care Sign-Up
- And More!
Enrollment for 2024-2025
We still have openings in Preschool and K-8. Please encourage families interested in our school to contact either Mr. Klatt (rklatt@salemlutheran.org) for K-8 students or Mrs. Grobe (jgrobe@salemlutheran.org) for preschool students. Families interested in our school are also encouraged to sign up for a tour on our website.
Summer Projects Almost Completed
We are almost done working hard this summer on these items:
- Amplify Books
- Security glass for Front School and Church doors
- Gym floor retaping and waxing
- Washing School Walls
- Painting of the 7th and 8th Grade room
- Cleaning Classroom carpets and waxing the floors
- Rewaxing Hallway floors
Thank you to Gordy Erickson, Jake Olson, and Travis Lamb for all the hard work done on our building over the summer getting it ready for another great school year!
Lunchroom Help Wanted
We need lunchroom help for the 2024-2025 school year and here are the positions available:
Food Service Aide
This position performs routine service-level duties to assist with food preparation, serving, and clean up of the lunchroom and school kitchen. The Food Service Aide is the first level on the service-oriented career ladder.
Food Service Assistant Manager
This position supervises and coordinates the activities of workers engaged in receiving, preparing, cooking, and serving food in the school lunchroom.
Please contact Lynn Jay for more information and further details (lunch@salemlutheran.org).
School Office Help
Are you interested in helping out in the school office during the school year? If so, please contact Diane Light (school.office@salemlutheran.org).
Before-Care Supervisor Needed
Salem needs a supervisor for our before-care at Salem for the 24-25 school year. Care would be provided from 7:00 am – 8:30 am and the pay would be $30 a day. For more information, feel free to look at the position description below. If you or someone you know are interested in filling the position, please reach out to the School Office or Mr. Klatt for an application.
Before/After Care Job Description
Summer Tuesdays in Stillwater
Salem will have a booth with crafts for kids at Stillwater’s Summer Tuesday event in downtown Stillwater on July 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th and August 6th and 13th. We will have volunteers run the tent activities and share information on our church and school. If you are downtown for the event, please stop and say hi!
August 12 & 13 – Meet the Teacher
Please keep one of these dates open for our Meet the Teacher event. We will offer two dates for families to come to school, bring their supplies, and meet with teachers in their classrooms. August 12 will be 8 am – 12 pm and August 13 will be 3 pm – 7 pm. We hope one of these dates works well for you. Contact your child’s teacher if you need a different date scheduled with them. Please sign up for a time to meet with your child’s teacher here:
August 24 – Back to School Bash
Please mark your calendar and plan to attend the opening worship service on Saturday, August 24 @ 5:00 pm to start our school year. After this service, brats, hotdogs, and rootbeer floats will be served with a fun night of fellowship. Please bring a side dish to share. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there to start our school year with a Bash! 🙂
No Bus Service August 21 – 23/ Bus Registration
Since we start school before the bus service will be up and running, we need to make you aware that there is no bus service the first week we start school. Please make arrangements to drop off and pick up your child on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. If you have not registered your child for bus service, please do so as soon as possible or you may not have bus service until they can get you added to their list!
Upcoming Events
- Aug 6, 13 Summer Tuesdays in Downtown Stillwater
- August 12 Meet the Teacher 8 am- 12 pm
- August 13 Meet the Teacher 3 pm – 7 pm
- August 21-23 First week of school for Preschool through 8th grade – No Bus
- August 24 Back to School Bash! Chapel service at 5:00 pm with meal to follow.
- August 30 No School for Labor Day Weekend
- September 3 School Resumes
Referral Program
The school board approved a program that gave an incentive to recruit new families for our school. If a family with children enrolled refers a new family to Salem, they will receive a $200 tuition credit at Christmas per family they referred. There is no limit to the number of families you can refer. If you have questions about the program, speak to a School Board member or Mr. Klatt.
Box Tops for Education
Sign up at www.boxtops4education.com and download the Box Tops for Education app.
Raise Right (formerly Shop With Scrip)
You can buy gift cards from your favorite brands to earn money for Salem on your daily purchases. Visit www.raiseright.com/enroll to set up an account today. Use enrollment code: 2241AD6C1441
We Are Also Collecting Aluminum Cans and Pop Tabs
Aluminum cans benefit our athletic program and can be bagged up and placed in the wooden bin next to the garage facing Panama Ave. We will continue to support The Ronald McDonald House by participating in the Pop Tab program. The cash received goes directly to support Ronald McDonald House. They can be dropped off in the bin at the entrance to the school.
Prayer
One way we forget we can help our school and church is to pray for them throughout the year. Your prayers are always a blessing and it is great to know that you are asking God for his blessings in our school and church year.