See You Next Year!

Club 56 will not meet in the month of December. Our next meeting will be January 21, 2:00-4:00 p.m. in Kidz Connection! See you then! (Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!)

PUMP IT UP!

Next month, November 19, Club 56 will meet at PUMP-IT-UP: The Inflatable Party Zone!! Cost is $10 and a permission form is required.

As next month’s service project, we will be collecting stuffed stockings for foster children through Covenant Community Services. CCS provides love & care for abused & neglected children in Kern County. Club 56 is working to bring some Christmas cheer to these children. If you’d like to help, please purchase and stuff a stocking with age-appropriate items for a child according to the chart below and bring it to Club 56 in November. To learn more about CCS visit www.covenantcs.net

Dr. Wheeler’s Class: Children ages 8-9

(Suggestions: candy, gum, books, toys, school supplies)

Miss Howard’s Class: Children ages 4-7

(Suggestions: candy, easy-reader books, toys, school supplies)

Mrs. Johnsen’s Class: Children ages 2-4

(Suggestions: socks, toddler toys, toddler outfit, blanket)

Miss McKinney’s Class: Children 0-18 months

(Suggestions: socks, blankets, plush toy, teething ring, cap)

*If you are a girl, stuff a stocking for a girl. If you are a boy, stuff a stocking for a boy! Please, no war-related or violent toys such as soldiers or guns.

Welcome Back Pool Party set for August 27!

Club 56 is taking a break for the summer months (June & July). I know, it's sad. But don't worry! In July St. John's runs 2 weeks of VBS:

Week 1: July 11-15
Week 2: July 18-22

Club 56ers can register for one of those weeks by clicking here.

If we don't see you there, we hope to see you at the Welcome Back Pool Party on August 27! Exact location and time haven't been decided yet, so keep checking back.

...and have a great summer!

STEP-UP SATURDAY!

This month we celebrate the 6th graders moving on into Junior High and the 4th graders moving into Club 56!

6th Graders: Don't miss your last chance to attend Club 56! We will honor you in a special way!

5th Graders: Now that you have a year of Club 56 under your belt, come welcome the new Clubbers!

4th Graders: This is your first chance to experience Club 56! Come and get your free tshirt!

Each class needs to be represented so we can battle it out in our 3rd Annual WAR OF THE AGES!!! Will the 4th, 5th, or 6th graders win??

Club 56 will not meet during the months of June and July, but will be back in August with a Back-To-School POOL PARTY! Keep checking back for details!

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Sharing Hope with Olive Knolls

Did you know there is another Christian School in Bakersfield a lot like St. John's Lutheran School? It's called Olive Knolls Christian School, and they recently had a fire that wiped out 13 of their classrooms. That's like losing the entire St. John's Education Building, plus the 6th grade portables! Yikes!

This month at Club 56 we want to share hope with the 5th & 6th grade classes at Olive Knolls. We will be making a video to encourage them and invite them to our next Club 56 meeting. We will also be collecting some supplies for them that they lost in the fire.

And of course, there will be crazy games and yummy snacks, as usual! Hope to see you there!

Here is the list of supplies needed at Olive Knolls:

Art Supplies

• Tempera Paint (gallons)

• watercolor sets
• Large Handle Paint Brushes
• Construction paper: solid colors

• bulletin board (butcher) paper

Classroom Set Up

• Monetary donations to help purchase larger items & furniture (children’s tables, chairs, etc.)

• Shelves
• Large post-its
• Area rug – kid friendly
• stacking containers with drawers
• large commercial trash cans
• baby wipes
• cleaning wipes
• plastic shoe boxes
• staplers
• 3 hole punch
• staples
• wall clocks
• sharpies
• Plastic Storage Bins
• DVD/CD players
• File folders
• Band-aids
• Facial Tissue

• Alcohol Free Hand Sanitizer

Club 56 is going to PUMP IT UP!

Have you heard of Pump It Up? It's an "inflatable party zone" here in Bakersfield! What does that mean, you ask? It means we are going to a place that is filled with gigantic bounce-houses, obstacle courses, slides, and more! We're going to have a blast bouncing off the walls at Pump It Up this month!

Parents need to drop Club 56ers off at Pump It Up (2841 Unicorn Rd). The fun starts a LITTLE EARLIER THAN USUAL at 1:45 p.m. and we'll wrap up at 3:45 p.m.

Bring $10 and a donation for the Jamison Center (new or gently used children's clothes, shoes, toys, or games).

DON'T MISS IT! SEE YOU THERE!!