Our Read-a-thon is in full swing! Please turn in your signed contract by Wednesday, January 13. The book cart will be out this week, so be sure to bring a book to swap.

Our Book Fair starts Wednesday, January 13 after school. SOV has its own Book Fair website, where you can preview books, volunteer to help at the fair, see the calendar of events and shop online. We encourage everyone to send this link to their family and friends that aren't able to make it to the book fair on campus. Every book purchased helps raise money for our school.

Reminders:

Please bring in books for the book swap starting Tuesday, January 12.

Read-a-thon contracts are due back Wednesday, January 13. We need 100% student participation in order to have the pancake breakfast.

Reading Under the Stars/PTF General meeting is this Thursday, January 14, at 7 pm.

Volunteers:

We need volunteers to help work the book fair before and after school. Please contact Katie Riordan for the days/times that you're available to help. Each shift is about 30 minutes and count towards fundraising hours.
Volunteers are also needed to count reading log minutes (can be done at home) and readers are needed to read for Reading Under the Stars.

Please contact Katie Riordan if you would like to help.

5th & 6 th Grade Reading Sleepover

The 5th and 6th grade classes, along with Mrs. Farrell and Ms. Henderson, spent the night in the Shay Center last Friday night. They read for a total of 1,800 minutes! What a great way to start the Read-a-thon!

School Announcements

PTF General Meeting/ Reading Under the Stars

Thursday, January 14, 7:00 p.m.

Martin Luther King Holiday - No School

Monday, January 18

Basketball Game #1 @ West Valley Christian

Tuesday, January 19, 3:00 p.m.

Minimum Day/Fellowship Night TBA

Thursday, January 21

Family Bingo Night

Friday, January 29, 6:00 p.m.

Father -Daughter Dance

Saturday, February 6, 6:00 p.m.

Gather, Learn, Share

Please join us for another great

Gather, Learn, Share Event
hosted by the Church Vision Team.

January 12th and February 2nd at 6 p.m.

The next two Gather, Share, Learn Events will be ukulele lessons taught by SOV graduate Natalie Rowland.

If you don't already own a ukulele, George Kaye has graciously agreed to pass along a 10% discount on his already discounted prices on ukuleles for SOV congregants for the Gather, Learn, Share Events in January and February. Simply mention SOV at his store.

Kaye's Music Scene
19369 Victory Blvd, Tarzana, CA 91335
Phone:(818) 881-5566

Hope to see everyone there!

Family Bingo Night

Family Bingo Night

When: Friday, January 29 at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Founders Hall
Who: All SOV families and friends

We are looking for:
Prizes: Do you have any leftover gifts or fun items that you would like to donate as prizes to our Family Bingo Night ? Please bring them in to the office by January 22.

Baked Goods: Put your New Year's Resolution on hold for one night, and help us provide yummy treats for the Bingo players!

Remember to turn in your order forms!

Father-Daughter Dance

The Annual Father-Daughter Dance is coming up on

Saturday, February 6 at 6:00 p.m. Girls in transitional kindergarten through sixth grade and their dads or significant adult males are invited.

Our theme this year is "An Evening in Paris." Highlights include dinner, dancing, and a keepsake photo. Invitations and volunteer sign-up sheets will go home in student folders soon.

"Havana Nights" Silent Auction & Gala

On Saturday, March 5, 2016, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran School will hold its annual Silent Auction. This event is our most important event of the year, as it not only provides a terrific social event for our families, but also provides significant funding to special projects.

Families are requested to solicit donations from businesses they patronize. All donations need to be accompanied by the donation form. Donations are due no later than Friday, February 19, 2016, or they will not be able to be used in the event.

Attached are the Request Letter and Donation Form for our Annual Silent Auction. Please take the letter to your favorite restaurant, play place, store, salon, massage person, etc. and request a donation to be used at our event. We are a 501(c)(3), and donations are tax deductible. The more variety of items we have, the better the event will be.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Kjrste Hillig

Silent Auction Coordinator

Preschool Palooza

Thanks to all the families and friends who came to the Preschool Palooza! Everyone had a great time, especially the children.

Pizza Thursday Volunteers Needed

We are still in need of volunteers to help our students have an enjoyable Pizza Thursday. It's a great opportunity to earn 2 hours of volunteer time on any given week. The hours are from 10:30 a.m. to at 12:15 p.m. Please let Wendy in the office know if you can help.

Sunshine Room

Ice skating on shaving cream!

Our hot chocolate store is open for business.

Welcome to our cozy home.

SOV Basketball Schedule

Practice:

Monday January 11th 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Tuesday January 12th 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Friday January 15th 3:00 - 4:30 pm

Game #1:

SOV vs WVC
January 19, 2016 from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Location: West Valley Christian School

Shop with Scrip

Shop in the Scrip box and support Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran School! This is also a great time to sign up for PrestoPay! Save big and earn more towards your SCRIP requirement for the school year. Order your SCRIP gift cards today!

Remember: Our School Code is D41757CE923L

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