St. Paul's Lutheran School

Join the Capstone Class at Pizza Ranch on Monday, August 28th from 5-8pm! 10% of all sales will be donated to the Capstone Project.

Don't forget to grab a Scrip card from the church office before you go!

The color and beauty of the flowers and the smiling faces of our families and guests provided an opportunity for fellowship for participants of the PTO UPick at Englebrecht Farms. To the Englebrecht family, thanks for your Christian love and support. -Principal Johnson

This week our preschool students came to school for orientation. They dropped off their supplies, met their teachers and associates, and explored the classrooms. Our preschool classes begin next week.

It was a fantastic first (yet short) day of school! The day started with our opening outside with the addition of a ceremonial ribbon cutting for the new renovations. Then we opened the year with parent fellowship before our first day of school worship service led by Pastor Dave Efflandt. At the end of the worship, the parents created a tunnel for the kids to go back to their classrooms. We are grateful for the air conditioning and can't wait for the days to come!

From empty rooms to rooms full of love, laughter, and children! St Pauls Lutheran School is so blessed. Principal Johnson

Our St. Paul’s staff have been busy this week creating magical learning spaces for our youngsters. Can’t wait to see them back in the building tomorrow and see their reactions to the modifications of our school building. God bless our workers, our staff, air conditioning, our parents and our students. The 2023-24 school year is going to be amazing at St Pauls! We’ll see you all in the morning!

As a result of the forecast for excessive heat on Wednesday and Thursday, we are going to dismiss school earlier than planned. The new dismissal time will be 11:50.

Even though we have air conditioning now, we still follow the Waverly-Shell Rock School dismissal schedule since we share busing. It’s cool inside!!!

Students will have time to eat their lunch before they leave for the day.

Intake conferences will take place as scheduled.

At this time the Friday schedule remains the same--following our regular Wednesday dismissal schedule at 2pm. We will let you know if that changes.

Due to the early heat dismissal, we will NOT offer after care on Wednesday and Thursday. We will offer after care on Friday starting at the 2pm dismissal time.

If you have any questions, please email or call us.

Due to the extreme heat predicted this week, the Capstone To-Go Meal planned for this Thursday has been cancelled. We hope to see you all at Pizza Ranch on August 28th!

It’s been an amazing week. Over 80 volunteers moving us back into our classrooms, contractors finishing up, custodian Jim preparing floors, Ron and his volunteers, to the support of the property committee, to sorting out furniture and boxes, with meeting an amazing group of associates, to the staff creating inspiring learning environments! We are ready and looking forward to learning together through Christ! We are blessed. -Principal Johnson and Staff❤️🙏🏼

Construction Update
We are nearing the end of the project. There are still small things that need to be completed. Thank you for your patience and excitement as we work towards the end of the project. Mark your calendars for a public dedication the weekend of September 2-3. Tours will be available that weekend as well.
Thank you to all of these volunteers who helped this week to move things back into the school!

Help support our school capstone program and enjoy a delicious meal! The next capstone to go meal is Thursday, Aug. 24 during the car cruise from 5-7 p.m.
Preorders are strongly encouraged at the link below. There will be a limited number of walk-up meals available.

All meals are $10 and there is a family bundle where it's $40 for a family of 4 or more.
You have a choice of hamburger or hot dog. Each meal also includes sweet corn, watermelon and bottled water. With our to-go meals, veterans eat free!

Registration link: https://stpaulswaverly.churchcenter.com/.../events/1881952

Join us this Sunday!

Back to School Bash

This Sunday, August 20, all are invited to join us for our Back to School Bash. During each of our 2 Sunday worship services, there will be a special blessing and gift for teachers, staff and students. Between the services, there will be Hurts Donuts as a special treat. Then starting at 11:45 a.m., we will serve a light lunch and a foam party in our green space. All are welcome to join us!

Thank you to all of the help that came last night (Monday) to get some things moved back into the school!

Volunteers Needed

We are almost ready to get everything back into the school, but we need help!

Now that we have the building back to us, we need lots of volunteers! We need people to help move furniture and boxes. There will also be other things to get the building ready for our students.

If you are able to help, please come to the narthex starting at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, August 14. Ron Zelle will be directing where things need to go. Hopefully our staff will be on hand to help organize things in the rooms.

There is no need to RSVP, just show up and help us get things ready for the school year! If you have any questions, you can reach out to Ron Zelle ([email protected]). You can also call the church office at 352-3850.

Join the Capstone Class at Pizza Ranch on Monday, August 28th from 5-8pm! 10% of all sales will be donated to the Capstone Project.

Final work is being completed by many contractors. Cabinet installation is complete, and countertops will be installed soon. Final clean up with the contractors and starting of the HVAC units will be happening this week and next. We hope to be cleaning and waxing floors yet this week. We will send out an announcement when we know a confirmed date to move furniture and supplies back into the rooms.

Help support our school capstone program and enjoy a delicious meal! The next capstone to go meal is Thursday, Aug. 24 during the car cruise from 5-7 p.m.

Preorders are strongly encouraged at the link below. There will be a limited number of walk-up meals available.

All meals are $10 and there is a family bundle where it's $40 for a family of 4 or more.
You have a choice of hamburger or hot dog. Each meal also includes sweet corn, watermelon and bottled water. With our to-go meals, veterans eat free!

Registration link: https://stpaulswaverly.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/1881952

Get excited boys and girls!!! Don't those lockers look fantastic!-Principal Johnson

Renovations are on the fast track to completions of this phase of the project. In the past weeks plumbers finished the last valves and connections to the new HVAC units in each classroom. Painters have worked on classrooms, door trim and lockers. Prep work for painting the outside of the windows has begun. A concrete pad has been poured for the new ventilation unit that will be set on the north side of the building. Insulators are completing the wrapping of pipes and ducts. Ceiling contractors are now working to finalize the grid and installation. Cabinets are arriving daily and many have been placed in the classrooms and library. The final window renovation for the ones removed for the HVAC system are now being completed.

Thanks to volunteers this week that hung the white and bulletin boards in the classrooms that have the painting complete. Volunteers have also removed closet doors and hardware in preparation of hanging new closet doors.

We look forward to the final clean up steps and moving back into the building the furniture and classroom items. We will post the dates and times when we know for volunteers to help. We anticipate it to be in the next couple of weeks.

Work continues in the school, but we were so grateful for all the volunteers who came and helped clean school furniture this week.

Registration for the 2023-24 school year opens up today! Parents and guardians please check your email for the registration process. Construction is still in progress and the staff is ready to have their furniture AND kids back in their classroom! Stay safe and COOL!

Some of the school staff had the opportunity to go pick flowers and spend the night by the campfire. It was an awesome time. You should take your kids and check it out!
https://facebook.com/events/s/annual-kids-flower-u-pick/664665729021141/

The students and staff of St Pauls School wish Pastor Mark a happy retirement and hope he won’t be a stranger!

Due to the extreme heat it has been decided to cancel the July 27th To Go Meal.

With two weeks to the target end of the project construction is still on track. Only a few items needed have not yet arrived on sight. The plumbers continue hooking up air conditioning units installing control valves. The fire protection contractors have reinstalled nearly half of the devices and will finish late next week. Insulators have finished major ducts and now are on to final hot and domestic water pipe installation. Painters have completed major spraying and most rooms have both the base and accent colors finished. Trim, lockers and exterior painting will be the next steps for the painters. Ceiling grid has been installed in all areas of the school waiting on final install of the HVAC to complete. Lights are being set into the grid and projector mounts are being added to the ceilings. Custodians have started cleaning the furniture for classrooms that have been in storage this summer in room 121. Volunteers have installed a top finish to lockers and have begun cleaning lockers for the painting.

Celebration of Pastor Mark’s Ministry

With the call extended and accepted by Pastor Dave Efflandt, Pastor Mark’s interim ministry with us will be coming to an end.

Pastor Mark’s last weekend as Interim Lead Pastor will be July 29 & 30. There will be a celebration of his ministry with us on Sunday, July 23 at 12 p.m. in the parish hall.

All are welcome to join us for a lunch and a short program to celebrate Pastor Mark’s ministry with us here at St. Paul’s over the last 18 months. You are invited to bring a card for the card shower on that Sunday or you can drop one off in the church office.

This week marks 2 months since we started construction. Many contractors are working daily to keep the project on schedule. This week some highlights have included the painting of the classrooms on 2nd floor, installation of control valves on 1st floor and setting of new roof top units for air conditioning of smaller areas of the school. Ceiling, electrical, duct and insulation contractors continue to work on many facets of the project. We look forward to soon planning the move back into the school. No dates or times will be set until the building is released for occupancy but we are looking to the 1st and 2nd week of August to make the big move back into the school building.

The work continued during the short holiday work with ceiling grid work being done on both floors. Electrical contractors are installing the new lights in the hallway and connecting the new HVAC units. The last HVAC unit was installed last week. Connections of ducts and final vents are being installed and connected. Plumbers continue their work on the venting devices, control valves, condensation lines and connections. Tapers and mudders are finalizing the new walls with texture and installing the last of the tape of seams above the ceiling level. Pipe insulators are continuing to insulate ducts and will add insulation to hot water lines soon. The cabinet manufacturer sent finals plans and has begun construction on the units.
Volunteers have repaired and installed a bench on the west side of the school building.

We are looking for employees who are wanting to be a part of our St. Paul's Staff Family for the 2023-24 School Year. We have a few full and part-time Associate positions available. A high school diploma and the LOVE of working with kids are a must.
Positions currently open:
2023-24: 2 days a week 1st grade Associate-Heather Maakestad
2023-24: Full Time Student Support Associate or 2 part-timers-Shaena Robinson’s MWF & TTH Preschool
2023-24: Full Time Preschool Classroom Associate-Shaena Robinson
2023-24: Full Time Preschool Classroom Associate-Stephanie Brown
2023-24: Full Time Preschool Classroom Associate-Rachel Bienemann
Send letter of interest, a resume, and 3-4 names of references with e-mail/phone contact information to Principal Tamela Johnson.

Welcome Pastor Dave!

Family fun starts in Waverly! We have created a checklist of ideas to enhance your fun this summer. Printed copies of the list are available outside our Visitor's Center this weekend (118 E. Bremer Ave.). Grab a checklist or save it to your phone and enjoy Waverly, your home for summer fun!

Construction Update
Plumbers continue to rough in sewer and water which is nearly 95% complete this week. They are now preparing the HVAC condensation drain connections and prepping the HVAC units to be installed.

Mechanical workers are installing the HVAC units in each classroom. Chases are being covered with drywall having completed inspections.

Volunteers have continued to prep for painting. Painters have arrived and started painting although lots of prep happens prior to the painting.

Ceiling installers have placed new grid in the upper hallway and are now working in the lower hallway. They will move into classrooms next week.

Insulators have completed the domestic water line insulation and continue to work on the duct work.

Drywallers completed the bathroom dry wall and insulation. Mudders have arrived and are expected to complete taping and mudding by the end of the week.

The cabinet maker was on site to verify measurements as construction will start on them next week.

Things are moving well with lots of workers every day and progress continues.

School Construction Update for June 22:
HVAC units for the 2nd floor were raised and inserted through a removed window and are in the rooms ready to be installed. Volunteers prepped the walls for painting by removing old screws and spackling. Thanks to many hands the work was completed in 3 days. Construction workers are busy building chases for the pipes and installing louvers that allow the air to flow to the new HVAC units in each room. Plumbers are running final hot and cold sewer lines for the sinks in the classrooms. Mechanical workers are busy hanging ductwork for HVAC and installing the units in final locations in the classrooms. Insulators are wrapping water pipes and heat ducts with insulation. In addition, volunteers painted the courtyard and rear of Parish Hall and cleaned the air conditioner units for the church. Thank you everyone!

Another great Capstone fundraiser event. Thanks to the students, the parents, Lisa Alexander, and all those who purchased a meal. Just over $750 raised for their trip to Washington, DC in November! Join us again on July 27th during the next Car Cruise!