November is a busy month at E-F! We've gathered everything you need to know in one place, including upcoming events, important deadlines, school updates, and a few things worth celebrating!
The November lunch menu and activity calendar are coming home today and are also available on the school app. You can find digital copies below.
Activity: https://aptg.co/CrNXKr
Lunch: https://aptg.co/_zDHky
Be sure to take a few minutes to read through the updates below so you don't miss anything!
Believe Fundraiser
The Belive Fundraiser is right around the corner! We wanted to include a friendly reminder that donations for the Believe 2026 live and silent auctions are due Friday, November 6! Fill out a donation form here.
🎟️ Tickets and reserved tables of 10 are available now! Reserve your seats by Wednesday, November 11!
Operation Christmas Child
WOW! Thank you for your incredible response to our Operation Christmas Child chapel offering challenge! After averaging around $20–$30 in weekly chapel offerings, our students brought in $182.11 in one week, bringing our total to $290.20 - enough to cover the shipping costs for 29 shoeboxes! We are so grateful for the generosity of our E-F families and the opportunity to share God's love with children around the world.
Our students will participate in the school-wide packing party during the week of November 9–13. Thank you to everyone who has already donated items to help fill the boxes! Please keep those donations coming! Items can be dropped off at the school or church office through Friday, November 6.
We'll share an update after the packing party, and we're hoping to track the 29 shoeboxes our chapel offerings are helping send to see where they end up! Stay tuned for updates as we follow these gifts on their journey around the world!
Picture Re-Take Day
If you missed picture day or are not happy with your original picture, please make plans to utilize Picture Re-take day, coming up on November 12th in the Emmanuel-Faith Fellowship Hall. More details coming soon! Order online at LINK - Order Code: 0494QY
K-8 Christmas Program 2026
Dress Code and Information
The Christmas program is fast approaching! This year our students will be presenting the musical "We Three Spies." We are excited for this special event and are asking for your help to ensure all students have a coordinated appearance for the performance.
To create a uniform look, all students in grades Kindergarten - 8th Grade will need to wear black pants for the program. There are two performances on December 15th, at 1:30pm during the school day and at 6:30pm.
The school will provide students with the following costumes:
Kindergarten through 5th Grade: A white shirt with a black printed tie and a black fedora hat.
6th through 8th Grade: A black shirt with a gold printed tie and a colored fedora hat.
If your student has a speaking role, and is not a spy or nativity character, you will need additional costume items. Please let us know as soon as possible so we can help make arrangements to get those items. If you have any questions about costuming, contact Miss Steider.
Thank you for your support as we prepare for this year's Christmas program. We look forward to sharing this fun and memorable performance with you!
Saints Branch Update 🏦💰
Our Saints Branch is off to a great start this year! We currently have 80 students with savings accounts and this week, 34 of them made deposits with an average amount of about $3 each. No deposit amount is too small.
Remember, Saints Branch is open EVERY Tuesday morning from 7:40–8:00 a.m., even if we don't send a reminder! Students are encouraged to make saving a regular habit, whether they're depositing a few coins or a few dollars. Every little bit adds up!
And don't forget, students earn prizes for making deposits! Check out the prize flyers to see what they can work toward:
With 80 students holding accounts, we'd love to see even more students stopping by each Tuesday. If you would like to give permission for your student to have an account, please see the linke to fill out a permission slip, found here: https://aptg.co/BTRDpf
Let's keep building those great saving habits!
We Are Thankful!
As Thanksgiving approaches, we want to thank our E-F families for making school attendance a priority! Thank you for getting your children to school on time, ready to learn, and for helping them develop habits that will benefit them for years to come.
We also appreciate the families who make an extra effort to schedule appointments and travel around school days whenever possible. Every day of school matters, and even a few missed days can add up!
As you make your Thanksgiving plans, please remember that school is in session through Tuesday, November 24 and resumes on Monday, November 30th. We encourage families to make the most of our scheduled break while helping students be present for every day of learning leading up to it.
We're thankful for our students, families, teachers, and the entire E-F community. We wish you all a blessed Thanksgiving!
Give Thanks in Worship
Thanksgiving Worship at Emmanuel: Wednesday, November 24th at 7pm and Thursday, November 25th at 9am
Thanksgiving Worship at Faith: Thursday, November 25th at 9am
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🏀 5th- 8th Grade Basketball
Here is the sign-up form for basketball! Each player needs to have their own form filled out.
Practice will begin on the following dates:
Boys: November 30th, 4:45–6:00 PM
Girls: December 7th, 3:30–4:45 PM
Please reach out if you have any questions. We’re looking forward to a great basketball season!