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MR. RIDDER’S REMINDERS
Oct 16 1st Quarter Ends Oct 20 Parent Teacher Conference 5:00 – 8:00pm Oct 20, 21 & 22 No School for PreS/PreK; PreS & PreK Parent-Teacher Conferences Oct 20-25 Fall Book Fair in the Media Center (Closed Friday & Saturday) Oct 22 No School – Parent-Teacher Conferences Noon - 8:00pm Oct 23 No School Oct 29 PreS Halloween Parties 4th & 5th Grade Fall Music Program; 4th Grade 6:30 & 5th Grade 7:30 Oct 30 Halloween Parade/Parties - PreK–4th Grade Nov 6 TASTE - St. Patrick’s Parish Evening of a Food and Wine Experience Nov 12 2pm Dismissal – Teacher In-Service
STUDENT JOURNALISM PAPER PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE – Congratulations! You have the chance to read the first-ever St. Patrick’s student-made newspaper, the St. Pat’s Scoop! We’ll cover the latest in our school’s sports, events, and generally what’s going on around St. Pat’s. You can also expect to find book reviews, student quotes, and the latest news on St. Mary’s in Uganda. The newspaper is the result of the addition of journalism to our middle school program. This 9-week course teaches us to create interesting, informative articles, work with Microsoft Publisher, and puts our skills of photography to the test. A huge thank you goes out to St. Patrick’s Home and School for providing our staff with an awesome Kodak camera that will be put to good use! We hope you enjoy this edition and are looking forward to our next installment! Thanks for your support. – St. Pat’s Scoop Staff Members
FALL PARENT -TEACHER CONFERENCES – Below you will find how the various grade levels are implementing parent/teacher conferences. As noted on the school calendar, fall conferences will be held on two different days for kindergarten through 8th grades. Tuesday, October 20th 5:00 – 8:00pm Thursday, October 22nd Noon - 8:00pm We expect 100% parent/guardian attendance for these conferences. This is very important time for you and your child’s teacher to discuss how you can work together to find the optimal learning opportunity for your child as well show support for this team effort. You will receive feedback and have the opportunity to ask questions to teachers on how your child is performing in school. Report cards will be given to parents at that time. We encourage both parents to attend the conferences if possible. Appointments need to be made by October 16th. If you feel you need more than the allotted time, please email the teacher to make other arrangements. The Specials teachers for Art, Music, PE, & Spanish, will be located in their classrooms/areas while the computer teacher and librarian will be in the Media Center. It is not necessary to make an appointment to see them.
KINDERGARTEN – 5th GRADE PARENTS will conference with every student’s homeroom teacher. If you feel you would like to visit with your child’s other core subject teachers, please make an appointment with the homeroom teacher and the additional core subject teachers at the same time. In these cases, the meeting will take place in your child’s homeroom.
6th, 7th & 8th GRADE PARENTS go to the lower level Jr. High area to pick up your student’s report card. Then, you should proceed to his/her homeroom teacher. Conferences for these students will be an open forum style, with a waiting area. If you would like to visit with the teachers of other subjects after conferencing with the homeroom teacher, feel free to go to their desk. Please keep conferences with each teacher to no more than 10 minutes. Appointments are not necessary for 6th, 7th & 8th grade conferences.
PRES & PREK PARENTS conferences will take place in Mrs. Andersen’s classroom on the following days:
Mrs. Andersen visits with every child’s parent/guardian. Please reserve a 10 minute appointment time on the sign- up sheets posted in the entrance if the school by October 16th.
ST. PATRICK’S STUDENT COUNCIL BABYSITTING – StuCo babysitting will be available during conferences on Thursday, October 22 from 12:00 to 8:00. This is a free service, but donations will be accepted. Student Council will also have a bake sale in front of the trophy case. Any proceeds will be used toward service projects that benefit the parish and community in a positive way.
MINOR CHANGE IN TIMES FOR 4th & 5th FALL MUSIC PROGRAM ON OCTOBER 29 – There will be a minor change in the Fall Program which will held in the Parish Center. Please note this on your calendars. The 4th Grade program will begin at 6:30 p.m. The 5th Grade program will begin at 7:30 p.m.
USED UNIFORM SALE - St. Patrick's Home and School will be hosting a “Used Uniform Sale” on October 25, 2009 from 10:00 - 2:00 in the school entry. If you would like to donate used uniforms, please drop them off in the school entry in the box marked "Used Uniforms".
HELP MAKE MONEY FOR THE SCHOOL BY SIMPLY DOING WHAT YOU ALREADY DO - Rather than using your usual search engine, you can use the search engine at www.goodsearch.com , and every search will earn money for the school. Here’s how it works. Go to www.goodsearch.com and type in St Patricks Catholic School. Then, select from the drop down list the one from Elkhorn, NE (That’s us). Then type in what you’re searching for and every time you do so you will earn money for the school. You can also add Goodsearch to your Internet Explorer or Firefox toolbar (which will allow you to make money for the school without even going to the Goodsearch page); just follow the instructions on the page. You can also shop through Goodsearch at a variety of online retailers (like Amazon and many more) by clicking on the shopping link, when you do so it will donate a percentage of whatever you buy back to Saint Patrick’s. Every search earns about a penny, and shopping can earn more. It may not seem like much, but multiply those numbers by about five searches a day and then by the number of people in the St. Patrick’s community and you will get a large sum of money fairly quickly. Help support our school while you browse.
This Book Fair is going to be really special this year. If the St. Patrick’s entire student body reads a combined total of 10,000 minutes in one week, they will receive a Uganda t-shirt dress down day! Look for your child’s reading log to help St. Patrick’s reach our goal. They will be logging their minutes starting on October 12th and ending on October 16th. All Reading Logs must be turned into the library by October 19th. If our goal is reached, the students will receive their dress down day on October 26th. Good reading skills provide all children with a valuable educational advantage. Allowing kids to choose their own books by connecting them with books they want to read will motivate them to practice more. I hope that this will rally our entire school community around a goal and get everyone more focused on the importance of reading. Thank you for supporting your kids in any way possible to help us reach our 10,000minute reading goal. Mrs. McIntyre.
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CELEBRATE YOUTH BREAKFAST – Pancake and egg breakfast on Sunday, October 25th served from 8:30am-12:30pm as the main fundraiser for SPY-C youth ministry. $5 Adults, $3 Kids, $20 Family Maximum (3 & under free). Come see photos, displays, and videos of the latest SPY-C events. Proceeds go toward youth ministry trips and activities. Support our parish teens and get a good meal at the same time! 6th-8th graders and parents needed to help cook, serve, and clean-up. Contact Jenni at jvankat@stpatselkhorn.org to volunteer.
40 DAYS FOR LIFE - This is a national event which is being supported by the Archdiocese of Omaha! Our parishes along with other churches throughout the area are taking part in 40 Days for Life (http://www.40daysforlife.com/). This is 40 consecutive days of prayer, fasting and witness from September 23rd – November 1st. Each church is committing to a day (24 hours) within the 40 days during which at least 2 parishioners will be physically present in prayer at the Bellevue Abortion Mill. Our parish’s day is Sunday, October 25th and will begin at 8:00 am and go until 8:00 am on Monday, October 26th. To sign up for an hour or receive more information, please contact Amy Hansen at 689-4141 or hansenhome@cox.net.
Join the Friday Night Variety Show! Friday, November 6th at 7:30 at the Elkhorn Ridge. There’s food and drink for everyone with 10 wonderful wine choices from E & J Gallo Winery paired with the perfect food. For example: • Vibrant Don Miguel Gascon Malbec (Argentina) wine with pasta from Bella Vita • Big and Bold Frei Brothers Zinfandel (Calif) with BBQ from Boyd & Charlie’s If wine is not your thing, enjoy beer from Schilling Bridge Winery and Microbrew and Rustic Pizza. Download the Registration Form and send it in to school. REGISTRATION ENDS OCTOBER 29TH – Log on to www.stpatselkhorn.org/development/ or call 289-4289 (x1526) Cost: only $35/person.
TASTE VOLUNTEERS - PLEASE volunteer for the evening of TASTE. Servers are needed from 5:30-9:30. It is a lot of fun and a great way to socialize, while helping both the church and school. Contact Debbie Otwell today at otwells@cox.net or 614-4032.
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