GEMS Girls Club
GEMS Girls' Club is a nonprofit Christian organization that aims to point girls to Jesus and help them get to know Him and His love. GEMS stands for Girls Everywhere Meeting in the Savior. The program is open to girls in grades 1-8. Students don't need to be involved at St. John's Lutheran Church & School in order to participate. The girls will have a time for worship, learn Bible truths, and develop friendships. The program will run September through May.
Preschool Donuts with Dad
Dads are invited to join us for Chapel at 10 AM then to our Donuts with Dad at 10:30 AM.
Adventure Club
Lock-In. 3rd and 4th graders will leave at 10 pm
Email Mrs. Kelly here with any questions.
GEMS Girls Club
GEMS Girls' Club is a nonprofit Christian organization that aims to point girls to Jesus and help them get to know Him and His love. GEMS stands for Girls Everywhere Meeting in the Savior. The program is open to girls in grades 1-8. Students don't need to be involved at St. John's Lutheran Church & School in order to participate. The girls will have a time for worship, learn Bible truths, and develop friendships. The program will run September through May.
Chapel
Parents, friends, and congregation are encouraged to attend. Pastor Brooks will lead the chapel today.
MAP Testing
Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) test is a computer-adaptive skills assessment that provides parents, teachers and administrators with metrics to measure a student's academic growth and progress. MAP Testing will take place throughout this week.
Chapel
Parents, friends, and congregation are encouraged to attend. The third and fourth grade class will lead the chapel today.
GEMS Girls Club
GEMS will be working on personal care today.
GEMS Girls' Club is a nonprofit Christian organization that aims to point girls to Jesus and help them get to know Him and His love. GEMS stands for Girls Everywhere Meeting in the Savior. The program is open to girls in grades 1-8. Students don't need to be involved at St. John's Lutheran Church & School in order to participate. The girls will have a time for worship, learn Bible truths, and develop friendships. The program will run September through May.
Lutheran Schools Week
Lutheran Schools Week is filled with special days and activities for our students and families. This week will include a science or social studies fair where our students make and display what they have been learning. Penny wars also happen during this week, where students bring in their change and paper money to try to have the highest total for their grade level. The funds from penny wars go to help fund our upper grades field trips.
Chapel
Lutheran Schools week chapel. Parents, family and congregation are invited to attend.
School Game Day
St. John’s students will be watching the Grand Rapids Gold vs Maine Celtics game at the Van Andel Arena!
Lunches are $8 (cash or card) or bring your own sack lunch.
Educational Elements through STE(A)M on the concourse.
GEMS Girls Club
GEMS Girls' Club is a nonprofit Christian organization that aims to point girls to Jesus and help them get to know Him and His love. GEMS stands for Girls Everywhere Meeting in the Savior. The program is open to girls in grades 1-8. Students don't need to be involved at St. John's Lutheran Church & School in order to participate. The girls will have a time for worship, learn Bible truths, and develop friendships. The program will run September through May.
GEMS Girls Club
GEMS girls will learn about candle making today.
GEMS Girls' Club is a nonprofit Christian organization that aims to point girls to Jesus and help them get to know Him and His love. GEMS stands for Girls Everywhere Meeting in the Savior. The program is open to girls in grades 1-8. Students don't need to be involved at St. John's Lutheran Church & School in order to participate. The girls will have a time for worship, learn Bible truths, and develop friendships. The program will run September through May.
GEMS Girls Club
Today’s topic is canning. A St. John’s congregation member will be joining the girls to teach them how to can pickles.
GEMS Girls' Club is a nonprofit Christian organization that aims to point girls to Jesus and help them get to know Him and His love. GEMS stands for Girls Everywhere Meeting in the Savior. The program is open to girls in grades 1-8. Students don't need to be involved at St. John's Lutheran Church & School in order to participate. The girls will have a time for worship, learn Bible truths, and develop friendships. The program will run September through May.
GEMS Girls Club
Today’s topic at GEMS is “Who is Jesus”.
GEMS Girls' Club is a nonprofit Christian organization that aims to point girls to Jesus and help them get to know Him and His love. GEMS stands for Girls Everywhere Meeting in the Savior. The program is open to girls in grades 1-8. Students don't need to be involved at St. John's Lutheran Church & School in order to participate. The girls will have a time for worship, learn Bible truths, and develop friendships. The program will run September through May.
Good Friday Service
St. John’s kindergarten through eighth grade students will sing during the Good Friday Service.
Chapel
7th & 8th grade class will lead the chapel today. Parents, friends, and congregation are encouraged to attend.
Spring Auction
St. John’s annual spring auction will help to raise funds for the school and PTL. This year’s theme for the auction is “A Day at the Derby”. The auction includes a nice dinner along with a wide variety of items to bid on. Tickets are sold through the school office and between Sunday Worship Servies.
Chapel
Pastor Brooks will lead chapel today. Parents, friends, and congregation are encouraged to attend.
MAP Testing
Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) test is a computer-adaptive skills assessment that provides parents, teachers and administrators with metrics to measure a student's academic growth and progress. MAP Testing will take place throughout this week.
Preschool Muffins with Mom
Preschool Moms are welcome to join us for chapel before Muffins with Mom. Chapel begins at 10 AM and Muffins with Mom will begin at 10:30 AM.
Chapel
1st. & 2nd. grade will lead chapel today. Parents, friends, and congregation are encouraged to attend.
Pastor Appreciation Chapel
St. John’s kindergarten through eighth grade will sing during today’s chapel. We will have a special luncheon to show our student’s Pastors how much we appreciate them. Parents, friends, and congregation are encouraged to attend.
GEMS Girls Club
Today we celebrate the great year we have had with a party. Kindergarten students and parents are welcome to join us.
GEMS Girls' Club is a nonprofit Christian organization that aims to point girls to Jesus and help them get to know Him and His love. GEMS stands for Girls Everywhere Meeting in the Savior. The program is open to girls in grades 1-8. Students don't need to be involved at St. John's Lutheran Church & School in order to participate. The girls will have a time for worship, learn Bible truths, and develop friendships. The program will run September through May.
Chapel
Kindergarten Class will lead chapel today. Parents, friends, and congregation are encouraged to attend.
School Picnic
Lunch is provided for all students and volunteers by the St. John’s School Lunch Service.
Last Day of School - Half Day
St. John’s End of the Year FUN DAY is filled with games, blow-up toys, dunk tanks, jumps houses and Tons of FUN!
Half Day of School
On Thursday, December 19 school will dismiss at 11:00 AM for Christmas break. School resumes January 6, 2025.
Advent Service
The St. John’s students will host an Advent program where they will share the true meaning of Christmas with our students and families through stories and music. Dress rehearsal is at 10:00 am, during the day.
PTL Luncheon
Students will enjoy a special luncheon following the Advent dress rehearsal provided by PTL.
Chapel
Chapel is the dress rehearsal for the Advent Service. All are invited to attend.
Toys for Tots Last Day
Toys for Tots will be picking up the unwrapped toys you have donated. Thank you for your participation this year.
Sunday School - Gingerbread houses
Everyone is welcome to join St. John’s Sunday School to build their very own gingerbread house.
GEMS Girls Club
GEMS will be having their Christmas party on this day and making ornaments along with other fun activities!
GEMS Girls' Club is a nonprofit Christian organization that aims to point girls to Jesus and help them get to know Him and His love. GEMS stands for Girls Everywhere Meeting in the Savior. The program is open to girls in grades 1-8. Students don't need to be involved at St. John's Lutheran Church & School in order to participate. The girls will have a time for worship, learn Bible truths, and develop friendships. The program will run September through May.
Foundry in a Box
St. John’s students will participate in Foundry in a Box. This program is possible through the American Foundry Society (AFS) West Michigan Chapter. Foundry in a Box is just what it sounds like. All the essential elements of a working foundry (metal, sand, melting pot, patterns, molds, safety and finishing equipment) are packed up into a box. This unique experience is designed to expose the next generation of workers to Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) and excite them about the many career opportunities in the Foundry Industry.
Jingle Bell Parade
Join the Holiday fun downtown Grand Haven in the Jingle Bell Parade. St. John’s School will have a float in the parade that you and your child can ride on or walk with! Meet us at Lot #52 at 5:30.
Cookie Walk
Get ready to have your tastebuds tickled with the scrumptious goodies baked by our students for the cookie walk! Cookies will be available for purchase starting at 9 am, they are sold by the pound. This event will end at 11 am unless cookies run out early. Proceeds from this event will help fund our fifth through eighth grade class trip.
BAKERS NEEDED:
The Cookie Walk is just a month away and we are in need of your most festive and delicious cookies. This fundraiser helps raise money for our 7th & 8th Graders end of the year class trip. Please consider donating some of your favorite baked goods to help create a successful Cookie Walk! Cookies should be delivered to St. John's on Friday, December 6th.
Follow the link to sign-up. This helps us ensure we have enough cookies!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4FABAB2EA1FFCE9-53003167-cookie
A Family Christmas
Families with children of all ages are invited to join us for Christmas activities from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Social Hall.
There will be ornament making, cookie decorating, crafts, refreshments and fun to be had by all! This event is at no cost to your family and open to the public.
Float Decorating
Jingle Bell Float Decorating 5:00 - 6:00. We will be decorating the float at James Vandenberg shop. The shop is located at 16630 Ferris St. Grand Haven. Come and join in on the fun!
Ladies Aid - Students Sing
St. John’s fifth through eighth grade students will be singing for the ladies aid luncheon.
American Red Cross Blood Drive
St. John’s is hosting a blood drive from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM. If you would like to register, please click here.
Giving Tuesday
On this Giving Tuesday, we are striving to raise $5000 for St. John’s Lutheran Church and School. The funds will be allocated to support our church and educational programs. We sincerely appreciate any assistance you can offer.
Thanksgiving Break - No School
No School, PreK to 8th grade, from Wednesday, November 27th to Friday, November 29th. On Wednesday, November 27th, aftercare and childcare services will be available based on demand. However, the building will be closed on Thursday, November 28th, and Friday, November 29th, with no aftercare or childcare options offered.
NO GEMS
NO GEMS Girls meeting today.
GEMS Girls' Club is a nonprofit Christian organization that aims to point girls to Jesus and help them get to know Him and His love. GEMS stands for Girls Everywhere Meeting in the Savior. The program is open to girls in grades 1-8. Students don't need to be involved at St. John's Lutheran Church & School in order to participate. The girls will have a time for worship, learn Bible truths, and develop friendships. The program will run September through May.
Give Thanks Luncheon
St. John’s preschool through second grade students enjoyed a SPECIAL “Give Thanks Luncheon” in the gym. Students and special guests feasted on their FAVORITE FOODS.
Chapel
Today’s chapel we welcome Toys for Tots. Parents, friends, and congregation are encouraged to attend.
