Tiger Talk

Monday, October 19th -

8:15 - 8:45 AM: EC - 8 Chapel led by Mr. Moll

3:00 - 4:30 PM: Cross Country Practice

3:00 - 4:30 PM: JV Volleyball Practice

5:00 - 6:30 PM: VA Boys Basketball Practice

6:30 - 7:00 PM: VA Basketball Parent Meeting

6:00 - 8:00 PM: Board of Directors Meeting

Tuesday, October 20th -

5-8 Girls PE Field Trip to Tennis Courts @ Washington Park

2:45 - 3:10 PM: Full-Day EC & K-8 Students Dismiss

3:00 - 4:30 PM: VA Volleyball Practice

5:30 - 7:00 PM: VA Boys Basketball Practice

Wednesday, October 21st -

2nd Grade Field Trip to Farmer's Market

3:00 - 4:30 PM: VA Volleyball Practice

3:00 - 4:30 PM: Cross Country Practice

3:00 - 4:30 PM: Bible Bowl Practice in the Library

4:00 - 5:30 PM: JV Volleyball Practice

5:30 - 6:00 PM: Prayer Service

6:00 - 7:00 PM: Bible Study

Thursday, October 22nd -

8th Grade Night & Pink Night @ Volleyball Games

3:00 - 4:30 PM: Cross Country Practice

3:00 - 4:30 PM: VA Volleyball Practice

5:00 - 6:45 PM: VA Boys Basketball Practice @ Our Savior's

5:30 - 6:30 PM: JV Home Volleyball Game vs Trinity Edwardsville

---8th Grade Night in Between Games--

6:30 - 7:30 PM: VA Home Volleyball Game vs Trinity Edwardsville

Friday, October 23rd -

Boys Cross Country Team Leaves for Nationals

Preschool Field Trip to Pumpkin Creek Farms

1st Grade Field Trip to Illinois State Museum

3rd Grade Field Trip to Camp CILCA

3:00 - 4:30 PM: JV Volleyball Practice

Saturday, October 24th -

Boys Cross Country Team @ Nationals in Wisconsin

5:30 - 6:30 PM: Worship Service @ School Campus

Sunday, October 25th -

8:00 - 9:00 AM: Worship Service @ Church Campus

9:30 - 10:15 AM: Bible Study & Sunday School @ School Campus

10:30 - 11:30 AM: Worship Service @ Church Campus

3:00 - 4:30 PM: Trunk or Treat @ School Campus

4:30 - 6:30 PM: Trinity's Youth Group Weenie Roast

Our fall parent-teacher conferences are on Thursday, October 19th from 3-6 PM and Friday, October 30th from 8 AM - 12 PM. We ask that all parents sign up to meet with their child's homeroom teachers. You can discuss progress, and if your child is in kindergarten - 8th grade, you will also receive your child's first quarter report card and fall achievement test information. If your child is in early childhood, you will take a look at your child's progress in their portfolios.

You will be receiving an email this week with a google spreadsheet sign-up sheet. There will be a choice of twenty minute time slots. Please choose the one that works for you. If none of the times available work for you, please be sure to contact your child's homeroom teacher to schedule a different time. Middle school parents, you can also sign up for any teachers you would like to meet with to discuss progress in certain content areas if needed.

Who: our Trinity teachers & students

What: after-school tutoring program

When: afternoons on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays (starting in November)

Where: lower level multi-purpose room

Why: to assist students who would benefit from additional homework help & skills practice

Cost: $20 per thirty minute session

Parent Interest Email Coming This Week!

Bible Bowl Information 2026

Practice Begins October 14

Bible Bowl practice will begin Wednesday, October 14, and will be held every Wednesday from 3:00–4:30 p.m. in the library.

Students will practice questions, learn the competition format, strengthen their Bible knowledge, and prepare to compete as a team. Whether you competed last year or this will be your first Bible Bowl, we would love to have you join us!

Teams will consist of 3–5 students and compete in three divisions:

Grades 3–4 • Grades 5–6 • Grades 7–8

Whether we bring home first place or not, we will celebrate our students and all their hard work after the competition! A celebration will be held at a location to be determined, and more information will be shared as we get closer to Bible Bowl.

Competition: Saturday, November 14, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. — students should arrive by 9:45 a.m.
Location: Our Savior’s Lutheran School, Springfield Bible Bowl Information 2026

Adult Volunteer Needed!

I am also looking for an adult who would be interested in helping with Bible Bowl practices and the team this year, with the goal of eventually taking over leadership of the Bible Bowl program in the future.

Interested in Joining the Team?

If your student is interested in joining the Trinity Bible Bowl Team, please email or text Chuck Moore: 217-891-1956 mrchuckmoore@gmail.com. Let’s learn God’s Word, have some fun, and defend that title!

Trinity K-8 students will receive a book of their choice during their birthday month. Students with birthdays in June, July, or August will receive a book on their half birthday month. Thank you to Trinity’s Tiger League and others for generously donating these books!

Retake Picture Day - Tuesday, November 10th

Early Childhood Students -

8:00 AM - 11:15 AM - Half-Day Students

8:00 AM - 2:45 PM - Full-Day Students

*Students can arrive between 7:00 - 8:00 AM

*Afternoon Pick Up Begins at 2:45 PM

Kindergarten - 8th Grade Students -

8:00 AM - 2:50 PM - All K-8 Students

*Students can arrive between 7:45 - 8:00 AM

*Pick Up Begins at 2:50 PM

7:00 - 7:45 AM - Morning Extended Care

3:00 PM - 5:25 PM - Afternoon Extended Care

Students can purchase dress-down stickers for $3 in the school office. They can only be used on Fridays. If your child is taking a dress-down day with a dress-down sticker, they must have the sticker on their shirt when they arrive at school. If they do not have a dress-down sticker, we will be asking them to either get a uniform from the closet here at school OR calling home for parents to bring either their sticker, money to buy a dress-down sticker, or a school uniform.

Upcoming October Events

22 - 8th Grade Night/Pink Night @ Volleyball Game

25 - LuHi Brunch, Trunk or Treat, & Youth Weenie Roast

29 P/T Conf - 3 - 6 PM

30 No School - P/T Conf - 8 AM-12 PM

Each quarter we support a ministry through our school offering. Students are asked to bring chapel offering on Monday mornings to support the following ministries. If you have any questions about any of the ministries we are supporting, please contact someone from the "team" for that specific quarter.

First Quarter - Trinity's Food Pantry (Internal Support)

https://trinity-lutheran.com/outreach/

Team: Office Staff & Mrs. Coon

Second Quarter - Grace Food Pantry (Local Support)

https://www.gracelutheran-springfield.org/food-pantry

Team: Primary Grade Teachers & Aides

Third Quarter - Natural Disaster Response (National Support)

https://www.lcms.org/how-we-serve/mercy/disaster-response

Team: Middle School Teachers & Aides

Fourth Quarter - Christ's Care for Kenya (Global Support)

https://www.lcms.org/christs-care-for-children-kenya

Team: Early Childhood Teachers & Aides

As Christ fed the multitudes, the mission of the Grace Lutheran Church Food Pantry is to feed the hungry.

According to the Feeding America organization, at any given time some 25,000 people in Sangamon County aren’t sure where their next meal is coming from. That means 12 percent of the county lives with “food insecurity.”

The all-volunteer Grace Lutheran Food Pantry, located in the basement of Grace Lutheran Church in downtown Springfield, has been providing food to the hungry for nearly 50 years. The Pantry is a partner agency of the Central Illinois Food Bank.

In 2019 - the last full year pre-pandemic - the Pantry served more than 6,300 households and 13,000 individuals. Nearly one-fourth of clients are senior citizens and more than one-third are children. Anyone who needs food can come to the Pantry without referral and receive non-perishable foods, as well as meat, milk, bread, eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables (in season) and toiletries. We also customize bags for the homeless with foods that do not need cooking or can openers and personal items.

We have no paid staff, no overhead costs, no government funding and rely entirely on the time and talents of 60 volunteers and in-kind and cash donations from local churches, community organizations, schools and individuals. In-kind donations of space, utilities and support services are provided by Grace Lutheran.

Leap on over to BounceTag for some family fun and fellowship with other Trinity Lutheran Church and School families. Event is open 5:00-8:00pm Tuesday November 10th. Admission is $15.00 dollars per jumper and $5.00 of every admission comes back to the school to support raising funds for student engagement activities. Hope to see you there!

Trinity Tiger League is now supporting our teachers and students through Box Tops! Box Tops is a fast and easy way to help. How it works is simple: when you buy one of the 350+ participating products, you can earn on items you're already buying. Download the Box Tops app and just scan or submit your receipt in the app or shop with your Walmart connected account and you'll earn money for our school. Our goal is to earn $2,000! Use the code V2X389O0 to join and earn 25 bonus Box Tops with your first receipt. Let's work together to give our students what they need to succeed!

We are excited that we will be offering a parent workshop for parents as they navigate through the challenges of technology on November 5th. Please stay tuned for more details!

Please click on the link below for the 2026-27 Music Schedule. It includes all events related to choir, band, strings, music competitions, performances, worship services, and more!

Please contact the following teachers if you have any music-related questions.

Ashley Rescot - Strings, 2-4 Choir - arescot@trinity-lutheran.com

Jan Zepp - Beginner & Advanced Band, Recorders- jzepp@trinity-lutheran.com

Laura Fliege - 5-8 Choir - lfliege@trinity-lutheran.com

Cindy Good - K-1 Choir - cgood@trinity-lutheran.com

Each month, the Early Childhood classrooms use weekly thematic units to support all of the skills they are working on (fine motor skills, gross motor skills, social skills, letters, colors, numbers, shapes, and much more). Please see below for the list of the themes for each month.

October

5-9 - Fire Safety & Community Helpers

13-16 - Fire Safety & Community Helpers

19-23 - Pumpkins & Halloween

26-29 - Pumpkins & Halloween

November

2-6 - Robots & Machines

9-13 - Robots & Machines

16-20 - Thanksgiving & Friendships

23-24 - Thanksgiving & Friendships

25-27 - Thanksgiving Break

December

(Nov) 30-4 - Advent & Christmas

7-11 - Advent & Christmas

14-18 - Advent & Christmas (Cookies & Carols Week)

21-25 - Christmas Break

28- (Jan) 1 - Christmas Break

January

4-8 - Winter & Snow

11-15 - Winter & Snow

19-22 - Outer Space & Planets

25 -29 - Outer Space & Planets

February

1-5 - Emotions & Valentine’s Day

8-12 - Emotions & Valentine’s Day

16-19 - Human Body & 5 Senses

22-26 - Human Body & 5 Senses

March

1-5 - Dr. Seuss & Spring

8-12 - Dr. Seuss & Spring

15- 19 - Spring Break

22-25 - St. Patrick’s Day & Easter

26 & 29 - Easter Break

30-(April) 2 -Easter

April

5-9 - Weather & Landforms

12-16 - Weather & Landforms

19-23 - Dinosaurs & Earth Day

26-30 - Dinosaurs & Reptiles

May

3-7 - Insects & Plants (Family Fun Night Week)

10-14 - Insects & Plants

17-21 - Ocean & Summer

24-27 - Ocean & Summer

• Please send a reusable water bottle (labeled with your child's name) to school. The teachers will send it home with your child on their last day of each school week to be deep cleaned.
• Please make sure your little one wears tennis shoes each day.
• If your child attends full days, they can either bring a sack lunch or purchase a hot lunch. Hot lunches cost $3.75 a day. Milks cost 40 cents a day. You can put money on your child's lunch account in the school office at any time.
• If your child attends full day, please be sure to send a blanket, a pillow, and a stuffed buddy. That will all come home in your child's nap bag on Fridays to be washed and returned to school the following week.
• Please send at least one-two changes of clothes with your child. Please label them with your child's name.
• If your child is in Two-Year-Old Town and not fully potty-trained, please send a package of diapers and baby wipes labeled with their first and last name.

8th Grade Night/Pink Night - Please be sure to come to the home volleyball game this coming Thursday, October 22nd to celebrate our 8th grade girls and participate in a yearly tradition of Pink Night in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. There will also be a small auction and funds will go to someone struggling with cancer. Please be sure to be there to recognize our 8th grade girls and support a good cause!

Congrats to our Cross Country runners for making a great showing at the State Cross Country Meet this past weekend! Our boys team placed 4th and qualified for Nationals! 8th grader, Oliver T, placed 4th overall! God's blessings to them as they head to Wisconsin next weekend for Nationals!

Please see the attachment below if you have a 4th - 8th grader interested in participating in cheerleading this year during basketball season. Thanks!

”And Jesus answered him, ‘It is written you shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.’” Luke 4:8

Some of our middle school students present the daily announcements every morning through live video. There is a private YouTube channel that both classes and parents can view. Please see below for a link to that. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ZRNvDToKF_exZflbfVRDQ

Each month we learn about a "c" word and we celebrate students who are showing what they have learned. Please see below for the entire list of these elements of success.

Monthly Elements

August/September - Compassion

October - Composure

November - Citizenship

December - Communication

January - Creativity

February - Collaboration

March - Clear Thinking

April - Curiosity

May - Review All Elements

Please visit click on this link: https://trinity-lutheran.com/school/about-our-school/ to learn more about our Elements of Success.

Parish Hall Side - Chandler, Amelia, & Ava

School Office Side - Cylas, Cali, & Patrick

All of our students (preschool - 8th grade) have the option to either bring a sack lunch from home or purchase a hot lunch each day. The hot lunch menu for each month will be posted on Sycamore Education and the school website. A hot lunch costs $3.75 per day. Families can pay for hot lunches in the school office with cash, check, credit card, or paypal. Students who have a lunch from home, but still need to purchase a drink can purchase milk or chocolate milk for 40 cents. When you have an outstanding balance, our hot lunch coordinator, Kathy Friday, will keep you informed.

The middle school students (5th - 8th graders) w have the option to purchase an additional entree item for $1.00. Students need to tell their homeroom teachers when they take lunch count first thing in the morning when they would like an additional entree item.

If you are in need of either morning or afternoon extended care, both are available for all of our full day students. Please note that there are a couple of days where extended care is not available after school. Please see below for those days:

No Afternoon Extended Care

Friday, December 18th

Friday, May 27th

Based on the different tuition rates, extended care is included in the tuition for students in preschool and pre-kindergarten, but is an additional fee for K-8 students. However, when we have 1:00 PM early dismissals, there will be afternoon extended care available for an additional cost of $40 for the entire afternoon (12:45 - 5:25 PM) and we will require reservations for all students in both early childhood and K-8. There is no Extended Care on 11:15 AM dismissal days.

Extended Care Costs for K-8:

$5 per morning (if dropped off anytime between 7:00 - 7:45 AM)

$7 per half afternoon (if students are picked up by 4:00 PM) (snack provided)

$14 per full afternoon (if students are picked up between 4:01 - 5:25 PM)

*After 5:25, there will be a $1.00 per minute/per child added to your balance; second late pick up will be $2.00 per minute/per child; 3rd late pick-up will be $3.00 per minute/per child, etc. There is also a $5 charge for children not picked up after a sporting/school event that need to go to Extended Care.

Please click on the link below for all of the upcoming youth group events.

Come join us for Trivia Night hosted by our Youth Group!

The topic will be a study on Ecclesiastes. Youth Group Bible Study is for grades 5-12 and will be at 6 o’clock in the Parish Hall Library, following the service of Evening Prayer at 5:30 pm in the Parish Hall.

Have you gotten your brunch reservation in? We look forward to gathering LuHi family and friends—current, former, and future—for a delicious Sunday Brunch on October 25! It’s come-and-go at your convenience. Hope to see your family there!

More Info & Reservation Link:

https://springfieldlutheran.com/luhi-brunch/

Volunteers are needed to help deep clean our Parish Hall carpets on Friday, November 6, 2026! We’ll begin at 4:00 p.m., but come whenever your schedule allows. This is a come-and-go project—even an hour or two would be greatly appreciated! We’ll be moving chairs, vacuuming, pre-treating problem areas, deep cleaning the carpets, and setting up fans for overnight drying.

Saturday Reset Team: Volunteers are also needed Saturday, November 7 at 2:00 p.m. to put the Parish Hall back together. Dinner and drinks will be provided Friday! To volunteer Friday, Saturday, or both, contact Chuck Moore: 217-891-1956 or mrchuckmoore@gmail.com Please include which day(s) you can help and your approximate Friday arrival time. Many hands make light work!

Sometimes parents get so exasperated with their teenagers that they shout things like, “That’s not the way we do things in this house!” Those could be the words of parents frustrated by their teen’s growing need for independence or a teen trying to establish their own identity. Either way, the words reflect an all too common battle of wills between parents and teens.

• Faculty and Staff Directory: https://trinity-lutheran.com/school/faculty-staff/
• Calendars & Schedules: https://trinity-lutheran.com/school/current-parents/
• Weekly Church eNewsletter: https://trinity-lutheran.com/news-events/
• Elements of Success: https://trinity-lutheran.com/school/