Hello Grace Family!

What an awesome whirlwind of a week we just experienced! First I want to give a special shout out to Jenni Cartwright and Jamie Gross and all the parents who pitched in to make the teachers and staff feel so appreciated throughout this past week. It is a blessing to serve our Grace Family!

I also want to tip my hat to Sarah Beilke and Elissa Bishop for the mission Fundraiser they put together to support the Rider's work in SE Asia. We had a tremendous show of support this week ($4,177 raised) to help fund the work they are doing in SE Asia. Thank you for your joyful generosity!

Another reason to rejoice this week was the donation of a new Mission Statement Sign that is hanging in the hallway by the office. This sign will serve as a daily reminder of why we exist at Grace - to connect people to God's grace. We are thankful for the opportunities that God has given us to carry out this mission in the past and pray that God would continue to bless us with the ability to do this well into the future.

Ladies and Gentlemen there are two weeks of school left this year! A couple of quick things to highlight - Thursday (5/23) is Graduation/Awards Night at 6:30pm. There will be a special worship service as we wrap up the year and recognize the 8th Grade Graduates. The whole school is singing at this service. Following the service, we will have an Awards Recognition where we highlight all of the things the students participated in throughout the year. PIE is providing a cake to help celebrate after the event.

Also, Friday (5/24) is the last day of school for this year! We will have a half day of school which will involve Chapel, cleaning/packing-up the classrooms, a Titan Tribe activity and 8th Grade Clap-out. Students should get picked up at 11:45 to start summer break! We have a whole school picnic planned for Saturday, July 27. Mark your calendars now for this Grace Family event!

End of the Year Survey - One of the keys to the pursuit of excellence is understanding what we do well - to build on that, and learn about areas that we can improve. If you are willing, we would love for you to take this brief survey which will help us identify areas of growth for next year - https://forms.gle/CJEmv92W2sowKxKV6. Thank you for your support in helping us drive toward continual school improvement.

Tuition Assistance - There were some significant updates to our tuition model that were approved for next year and communicated to you earlier this year. As mentioned in that communication we have Need-based Tuition Assistance available for both members of Grace Lutheran Church and Community Families. The form for church members can be picked up in the church office. The form for community families is linked HERE. We would like all of the tuition assistance applications turned in by June 1. They can be dropped of in a sealed envelope in the school office to Mr. Beilke's Attention. Thank you.

Check out the rest of the Titan Times for details on the other events and activities on the horizon!

That's it for this week!

Blessings,

Mr. Beilke