Zion Lutheran School Belleville

Luke the Lion had a wonderful adventure last week, joining Bryce and Kaylee in beautiful Clearwater Beach, Florida! 🌊☀️

What an amazing reminder of God's incredible creation as Luke enjoyed the ocean views and sandy shores. "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it." Psalm 24:1 ❤️

Now we're wondering... where will Luke be headed next? 🦁✈️ We can't wait to find out and see where his next adventure takes him!

We have TWO more amazing Teacher Time Experiences from our school auction to share! 🎉

🎳 Mrs. Wehmeyer and a group of awesome Zion Lions enjoyed a fun-filled afternoon of bowling, laughter, and friendly competition!

🎨🍪 Mrs. Winter and Mrs. Caringer hosted a delicious Treat Picasso Party, where creativity and treats came together for a colorful and tasty experience!

A huge thank you to our wonderful teachers for creating these special memories and to our families for supporting our school auction. We love seeing our Zion Lions having so much fun with these one-of-a-kind experiences! ❤️🦁

🦁 Zion Cheer is hosting our annual kids cheer camp!

Here is everything you need to know:

📅 Date: June 6th

⏰ Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

📍 Location: In the Zion Gym

👦👧 Ages: All kids in Kindergarten through 4th grade!

💰 Cost: $25 per kid

📝 How to Register: Sign up through the main office! (Please note the office will be closed this Friday).

✨ Special Performance: Parents, families, and friends, make sure to come out! The athletes will be putting on a special performance at 11:45 AM on the same day to show off everything they learned! 📣

Check out the full flyer attached below. We can't wait to see you there! Let's go Lions! 💙💛

Our Zion Lions have been having an absolute blast enjoying their won Teacher Time experiences from our school auction!

So far, our kiddos have enjoyed a pizza lunch in the staff area with Mrs. Ill and Mrs. Cleveland, explored the Museum of Illusions with Mrs. Ziegler and Mrs. Dinkelman, and bounced the day away at Urban Air with Mrs. Haynes and Ms. Lotz. They also got to play badminton with Mr. L and Mrs. Hoercher, visit the zoo with Mrs. Shalenko and Mrs. Kniffin, and enjoy games and lunch with Mrs. Barradas!

These are such special memories for our students, and we are so grateful to our amazing teachers and generous auction winners who made these experiences possible.

Thank you for helping create such fun, meaningful moments for our Zion Lions! 🦁

Our first Luke the Lion adventure of the summer is officially underway! 🦁☀️

Luke and Grayson made it all the way to NYC, the Big Apple! 🍎🗽 They are having an absolute blast exploring the city and making summer memories together. We can’t wait to see where Luke’s adventures take him next!

What a joyful way to end an incredible school year at Zion! 🎶🦁✨

Our final chapel of the 2025-2026 school year was centered around our theme verse from Psalm 98:4, “Make a joyful noise. Living out loud for the Lord.” This year, we have truly been living out loud for the Lord in so many wonderful ways.

We were blessed to hear our kindergarten students sing their graduation songs, worship alongside our church praise band, and reflect on the message that we can live joyfully and boldly for Jesus through every season of life, when we are happy, facing challenges, learning new things, enjoying summer vacation, and everywhere in between, because He is always with us.

We also celebrated our summer birthdays with what may have been the longest conga line Zion has ever seen! 🎉 We honored our amazing teachers and staff for their faithful years of service, celebrating anniversaries from 5 years all the way to 20 years.

After chapel, students enjoyed a fun-filled Field Day with their faith families. Our 7th graders did an outstanding job leading the day and creating so many exciting games and activities for everyone to enjoy.

This school year has been filled with joy, laughter, faith, and living boldly for Jesus. We are so thankful for our Zion family and the memories made together this year.

We hope all of our families have a wonderful, safe, and blessed summer! ☀️ We love our Lions and can’t wait to see what God has in store for the 2026-2027 school year! 💙💛

Fourth Grade Arch Field Trip 💙💛

From the views to all the fun and laughter shared together, it was a day full of memories our students won’t forget. We are so thankful for special days like these spent learning, exploring, and making memories together! 🦁✨

Although we had to pivot yesterday and move most of our school picnic indoors due to the weather, we hope everyone still had a wonderful time! Thank you to all of the parents, families, and vendors who came out and for your flexibility and understanding as we worked to make this year’s picnic memorable. The smiles on the kids’ faces made it all worthwhile!

We also want to give a huge thank you to all of our amazing volunteers who helped with shifts, setup, and cleanup. Without everyone’s helping hands, events like this would not be possible. We truly have the best community!

Lastly, a very special thank you to Kristin Garrett for leading and organizing this event. Your love for our school and your Zion spirit truly shined through for all of our students and families to see.

Please share your school picnic photos in the comments below, we would love to see all the fun and memories made! 💙🦁

"Zion's Pocket Puppy Sale"
The operation Christmas Child committee will be selling adorable stuffed puppies at this year's school picnic.

Your five dollar donation will be used to send the gospel to children around the world through operation Christmas child shoeboxes!

Zion works with Operation Christmas Child every year to send 1500+ shoeboxes filled with school supplies, personal care items and toys to children in need around the world.

Most importantly, along with each shoebox the children attend classes about Jesus and the Gospel!

Be sure to stop by the OCC table near the concession stand to support this wonderful cause!

More info about Operation Christmas Child can be found here:
https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/