by Mrs. Donna

Thank you Trinity Families for walking in the Light with us by supporting the Child Care Center and Kindergarten through prayers, words of encouragement and actions. Thank for joining us in opening our school year in prayer and attending the Blessing Services last month. I could feel God's light shining all around.

Our theme this year is "Walk as children of the Light!" Our theme Bible Verses include: John 8:12 Jesus is the light of the world. Whoever follows Jesus will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. And Ephesians 5:8-9 "Walk as children of the Light for the fruit of light are found in all that is good, right and true."

We want to thank all those who shared their time and skills putting in our Extended Learning Center. We especially thank ... (more)

Join us on Wednesday evening, September 7 for Back-to-School night. Dinner will be serviced 5:30pm; at 6:15pm we will begin our orientation for what is happening this year.

Child care provided by the afternoon staff and substitutes. We are hoping Tumbleweeds Gymnastics will come again to provide activities for the children.

Hope to see you there!

On picture days you may bring your child to be a part of their class picture even if it is not their regular scheduled day. The classes are scheduled for pictures on the following days:

• Wednesday, September 14:
  Monkeys, Frogs, Snails and Dragonflies
• Thursday, September 15:
  Puppies, Chipmunks, Tigers, and Kindergarten Knights

As always, there will be special dates and times available for families to get their pictures taken as well. Mr. Denson has been doing our pictures for years - he is wonderful! Watch for picture order forms coming home soon!

Welcome Christina, Jessica, Sandy L. and Monique!

Thank you parents for introducing yourselves to our new staff members. We are hoping to get everyone's names down as quickly as possible; we might even ask you a few times.

Beginning Sept 12 through the 26th, you can purchase a tub of cookie dough or other sweet treats for the holidays. Delivery date will be November 1. The funds will go to help fund our expansion project by purchasing needed classroom furniture and supplies and help fund our accreditation improvement items.

Watch for order forms in cubbies; extras will be available at the table in the lobby.

Please order Gift Cards to help with our emergency tuition assistance fund.

Gift cards are on hand for:
Starbucks, Arco, Burger King, Jack-in-the-Box, Subway, Smith's, Arby's, Rite Aide ... and we can order many more!

Pick up an order form in the Lobby or see Lisa or Donna.

I Am Moving, I am Learning Nutrition Nugget: Be Sugar Free: Sugar causes metabolic imbalance leading to weight gain and diabetes. Some ideas for cutting down on sugar include:

• Water your kids: For normal growth, children need to drink 8 glasses of water each day.
• Hydrate for Health: Water hydrates the body and brain, gives us energy, helps with digestion and helps us think better.
• Flavor Your Water: Flavor water with lemon, lime, or orange slices to add variety and vitamins.

Eat Smart. Play Hard. Healthy Lifestyle! Be more physically active and be a role model for children. Access information and resources to prepare quick, easy and healthy meals that taste good at the Eat Smart.Play Hard. Healthy Lifestyle! Website.

If you want your child to attend Gymnastics on Tuesdays at Tumbleweeds see the flier on the front desk or call Tumbleweeds at 782-4496.

If you'd like your child to participate in Wednesday's lunches be sure to sign-up by 9:30am each Wednesday. If you are running late (or for morning Kindergarteners), please call in by 9:30am, as Ms. Linda calls the lunch order at that time. We do not have extras since they are coming from the restaurant, so please remember to call. All lunches are $3.

See the calendar for menu item. Usually it is Taco, Sub, DQ, Pizza and McD's (5th week).

The $3 covers most of the lunch cost with a little bit left over for us to purchase items for the Big Room/Playground. Thank you for your support!

Tuition Express available for automatic tuition payment. No more remembering to drop off your check on Friday. See Lisa or Donna for application.

Grace, mercy and peace through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

This time last year I received the Divine Call from you, the brothers and sisters of Trinity. I believe God has guided me to be in your midst and this has been a blessed year. I loved you from the start and this love has only grown stronger.

I feel that we have exciting times ahead of us working together in God's Kingdom. Our recent congregational meeting evidenced this as everyone, who wanted to, was allowed to speak, and everyone was treated with respect. It is also exciting as almost one-year's worth of work by the vision committee, the church boards and the church council culminated in the approval of Trinity's five to ten year vision plan. The mission, vision, objectives, ministries, and action plans were well crafted and will be implemented by all of us in a thoughtful way.

I believe St. Paul's words to Timothy are helpful for us ...

As we mentioned in August, we are responding to some of the suggestions and comments made during the parent survey. We do listen! Click here to learn about some more changes we've implement as a response to 2011 Parent Surveys!