December 6, 2019
Christmas Musicals
First Trimester Awards
- K-5th after 8:30 chapel
- 6-8th after 1:10 chapel
Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend.
S P E L L I N G BEES coming up in January!
Here are Some Simple Ways to Complete your Christmas Shopping AND Support Grace....
SCRIP - Gift Cards
Everyone loves a gift to their favorite store! Check our list HERE and order your SCRIP by 12/16/2019. Stop by the Business Office to see what we have on hand
Support Grace Through Your Amazon Purchases
Amazon will provide Grace with 0.5% of your purchases with no cost to you! All you need to do is designate Grace as your charitable organization. Using the URL http://Smile.Amazon.com search for and select “Grace Lutheran Church” in Escondido. You must continue to access your Amazon account through smile.amazon.com. A portion of your sales will then be provided to Grace to support our many ministries. God bless your Christmas Season!
Grace is in the Escondido Christmas Parade - Dec. 14th
We want all students and parents to come and either ride the float or walk along with the float on Dec. 14th. Our float will be staged near Escondido High School and end at Grape Day Park. (We are still waiting for details about our parade placement, which will determine starting times).
A description of Grace's Float can be viewed HERE
We will have a truck (with Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus in the back), towing a trailer containing camels and the "QUEST FOR CHRISTmas" theme. On the trailer will be students dressed as wise men, shepherds, angles, or animals as they search for the Christ child. The truck and trailer will be colorfully decorated with personal touches from the students.
We will start assembling the float on campus next Monday, December 9th. In order to prepare the float, we are looking for the following items:
- Colorful blankets/material (we will need to make 3 camel saddles) See link above for the basic idea of camel saddles.
- Plywood - 4 sheets (at least 3/8" thick - we need to cut out camel shapes and a star)
- 2x4's any length over 3' - we need a lot (these can be cut-offs or scraps) and will be used to build the bases for the 3 camels
Please let me know if your child will be riding on the float so that we can make sure that we have enough costumes. Students will be sitting on hay bales on the trailer.
We are also looking for students to be the following:
Mary and Joseph - must be willing to ride in the back of the truck
Wise men (3 students) - must be willing to ride on the back of model camels that will be in the center of the trailer.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
We are looking forward to joining our community in celebrating the birth of our savior!
Ben Elliott
Superintendent
760.747.3029 x7105
Place an Ad for Your Student or Business in our School Yearbook!
Surprise your student with a message in the yearbook with THIS form and also let our Preschool through 8th-grade families know about your business by placing an ad in our yearbook. That form can be downloaded HERE. Proceeds from your Ad are a fundraiser for the yearbook program at Grace Christian School. Thank you for your support!
Winter Camp at Helen Woodward Animal Center!
ADOPT A FAMILY FOR CHRISTMAS
A tradition at Grace is the Adopt-A-Family Christmas Tree. This is a special tree in the welcome center of the church decorated with “ornaments” reflecting the needs of a family that may be going through tough times and could use a little Christ Child cheer. Do you know a family that fits this scenario? Pick up an application in the welcome center and look for the “ornaments” to be placed on the tree in upcoming weeks. All applications must be received by November 26th and are confidential. Questions can be directed to Alicia in the church office. ahaase@gracelcms.net 760-745 -0831
There's Still Time to FLOCK -A-FRIEND!
Grace Christian School
Email: vlippman@gracelcms.net
Website: http://www.graceschoolescondido.org/
Location: 643 West 13th Avenue, Escondido, CA, USA
Phone: 760-747-3029
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GraceEscondido/