DRESS DOWN DAY TOMORROW!

SUMMER HOURS – The St. Patrick's school office will be open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  The school office will be closed Monday, July 2nd through Friday, July 27th.

FIELD DAY - Fun is just around the corner!  As you know Field Day is scheduled for the last day of school, May 18th from 8:30 – 10:30 with dismissal at 11:00 a.m.  In the past, this has been a great success and a lot of fun for everyone involved.  A big part of the success is due to our wonderful volunteers.  If you are interested in helping with this year’s field day, please contact Mr. Reilly at nreilly@stpatselkhorn.org or one of the staff members listed below.  The K-3 Field Day will be coordinated by Mr. Reilly on the soccer fields.  The 4th and 5th grade Field Day will be coordinated by Mrs. Dreher and Mrs. Nelson and will be held at Bethany Lutheran.  A special thanks to Bethany for allowing us to use their soccer field.  The 6th-8th grade Field Day will be at Mount Michael and coordinated by Mrs. Simons & Mr. Ridder.  We greatly appreciate all of your continued support and look forward to this awesome activity.

REPORT CARDS – In order to ensure prompt receipt of your student’s report card, please be sure the following items are completed:

• Library books are turned-in.
• Tuition payments completed.
• Extended Care fees are paid.
• Lunch fees are paid.

If you have any questions regarding any of the above please call the school office for more information at 289-5407.  Thank you for taking care of these in advance.

ATTENTION PARENTS - If your child has medication at school it will need to be picked up by May 25th.  Please plan to pick up your child’s medication during the week of May 21st – 25th.  School office hours for the week of May 21st – May 25th will be 8:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m.  Any medication, including EPI-Pens not picked up by this date will be discarded.  We are not able to send medication home with students. 

Thank you for your assistance in this important matter.

LOST & FOUND - Please take a moment to stop by the main entrance to retrieve any items that may have been lost over the course of the year.  Any items that have not been picked up by the last day of school will be donated to the uniform loan closet or Goodwill.

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS — I am pleased to announce that Kimberly Fangman will continue to be on our school board as she will begin their second term next fall.  We will be blessed with the addition of Dave Werner and Lisa Meyer to our school board. 

The rest of the school board members include:  Pat Adler, Mike Socha, Wendy Anderson, and president, Steve Morrissey.  These board members along with a representative from our Home and School, Staci Wasikowski and a representative from the Religious Formation Program, Jackie Coco meet every second Monday during the school year.  The School board is an advisory committee to the principal and pastor.  Their main task is to create policy and support the major functions of the school.  God has blessed us with outstanding school board members each of the eight years.

We would like to extend a special thank you to Charlie Olson and Cindy Engel for their outstanding service on our School Board.

SCRIP Tip of the Week… New to SCRIP is Chipotle Mexican Grill with $10 gift cards (10% discount to the school)!  With the gas prices soaring, don’t forget that SCRIP has HyVee gift cards (both for gas & groceries) in $25 & $100 increments (3% discount), Bakers in $25 gift certificates for use at any Kwik Shop (5% discount), and BP Gas in $50 gift cards (2% discount).  Buy your SCRIP cards before you go to the pump!!! 

If you have any questions or a SCRIP order over the summer, please contact Staci Witkowski @ 614-0955, Jane Chapman @ 553-6131, or Betsy Ramm @ 359-1324. 

A HUGE thank you goes out to every family that helped with teacher appreciation week.  The week was a smash hit starting with drops and bagels on Monday to Gift Certificates, IPods, and Mimi's midweek and ending with a Rock'n teacher luncheon Friday.  Thanks again the teachers loved it!  What a way to end an exciting school year.  If you brought a salad on Friday all containers can be picked up in Boland Hall kitchen.

USED UNIFORMS - Parents, now is the time to gather up all those uniforms that your children have grown out of and sell them at the next Used Uniform Sale.  You may:

1.     Donate your used uniforms to Home & School, in which the items will then be sold and funds will go towards the Tuition Assistance Program.  .  If you are donating your items, then simply drop them off in the school entry with a note included stating that it is for donation.

2.     Sell your used uniforms at the sale for a modest profit.  If you will be selling your items, PLEASE INCLUDE with each item; YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER, SIZE, BRAND, AND DESIRED SALE PRICE. 

Please place any uniform items that you want to contribute or sell in the used uniform tub in the school entry.  Each item must be washed, pressed, and each item in a separate large ziploc bag.  There will be a Used Uniform Sale held this summer.  Please look for notices in the Principals Notes and the Church Bulletin.  If you have any questions please contact Richelle Novak-Allen at 289-2759.

BOX TOPS – Keep saving those Box tops!  The following now have Box tops for Education labels on them:

Scott brand Rapid Dissolve

Scott brand Naturals

Scott brand Paper Towels

Huggies brand:

Baby-shaped Fit

Diapers Supreme

Baby Wipes

Bath and Body

Changing Pads

Clean Team

Pull-ups Training Pants

Little Swimmers

Goodnites Sleep Boxers/Sleep Shorts

Goodnites Underpants

Kotex:

Ultra Thin Pads

Maxi Pads

Lightdays Panti liners

Security Tampons

Poise:

Pads

Liners

Panty

Depends:

Underwear

Adjustable Underwear

Fitted Briefs

Guards for Men

NURSES CORNER - Boys Town Pediatrics in Partnership with Alegent Health has provided this Health Information tip on Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease.  There is no known case at St. Patrick’s this is for your information only.

Hand, Foot, and Mouth Information

ATHLETIC COMMITTEE HONORS GREATS! - Thanks to Gallup and Hy-Vee the first annual St. Patrick's Sports Banquet was a great success!  The committee honored all parish athletes from the 5th through 8th grades, and presented some special awards.  Winning Sportsmanship Awards were the following athletes:  Mary Friedt, Clara Burns, Alex Loseke, Jillian Parlor, Regan Jones, Eddie Ridder, Chris Thomas, Cameron Macejiewski, Carly Mendlik, and Anna Spethman.  Receiving recognition for five years of coaching were: Mark Carson, Dan Hanus, Tricia Harder, Tim Jeffrey, Mike Johnston, Scott Nelson, Bill Thomas, Doug Thompson, Ron Uhing, and Don Wood.

MASCOT CONTEST PRODUCES WINNER - After receiving over 70 fantastically artistic and creative entries for the mascot contest, the athletic committee has presented St. Patrick's with a new logo.  The entries were narrowed down to six finalists by the committee, and a parish-wide vote was taken in late April.  The winning design was created by Christopher Goodrich, and features a capital "A" with a halo and the words "St. Patrick's" above, and "Angels" below.  Christopher will receive a specially designed t-shirt for his efforts.  The winning design was unveiled at the first annual St. Patrick's sports banquet on April 29th.  Parishioners will start seeing the design on St. Patrick's uniforms during the next school year.

Field of Dreams – February 2, 2008

Mark your calendar now for the 9th annual St. Patrick’s Dinner/Auction.  Saturday February 2nd, 2008 is the date for next year’s “Field of Dreams” event!  Plan ahead to be a part of this sportstacular evening and help support the parish’s operating budget.  Committees are forming now!  If you’re interested in helping out, please contact one of the following;

General Chairs

John & Deb Gustafson

491-3820 / debragustafson@hotmail.com

Auction Co-Chairs

Jeff & Chirsten Broz

315-9530 / cjbroz@cox.net

Event Co-Chairs

Doug & Shannon Watkins

431-1624 / shannonwatkins@cox.net

SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING - An initial Safe Environment Training has been scheduled with Michael Willis on Wednesday, June 6th from 6-9 pm in the Parish Center.  Please contact Michael Willis at mwillis@stpatselkhorn.org for more information.

1ST EUCHARIST PICTURES ARE IN - 1st Eucharist Pictures were sent home with all 5-day school students this week.  Religious Formation students may pick their pictures up in the church lobby this weekend.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL - The deadline for VBS registrations has been extended to Monday, May 21, 2007.  All children in the parish entering Kindergarten through 5th grade in the fall are welcome to join us for a fun-filled week of Bible stories, crafts, games and skits.  VBS registrations are located in the church lobby or by accessing the website at www.stpatselkhorn.org.  (Religious Formation link)

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Below, please find the following opportunities to make a difference in our community.  These are great opportunities to complete parent/candidate, sponsor/candidate, National Honor Society or high school service requirements. 

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Vacation Bible School will be held the week of June 11th through 15th.  We are in need of middle school students and high school youth to assist with daycare, games, crafts and also as assistant catechists (Bible Story Tellers.)  Several adult volunteers are needed as Bible Story Tellers.   Please call the RF Office at 289-4947 to volunteer your time.

COPE (Christian Outreach Program, Elkhorn) is looking for volunteers to assist with the assembly of enchiladas on Saturday, June 2, 2007.  Two shifts are available; 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. or 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.  Please email Cathy Nachreiner at jcemanach@aol.com to volunteer your time.  (Walk-in volunteer help will not be turned away!)

All proceeds from the fundraiser will go to support COPE.  COPE is an organization of Christians whose goals are to assist persons who have needs that are temporarily greater than their resources.

SUNDAYS IN VALLEY - Wendy Deane is looking for volunteers to help paint a corner building in the town of Valley.  Valley hosts “Sundays in Valley” and an annual car show in June.  They are looking for volunteers to spruce up the town prior to these celebrations.  For more information on how to help, please contact Wendy Deane at wendydeane@cox.net.

RELIGIOUS FORMATION ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - Applications are currently being accepted for the Religious Formation Administrative Assistant position.  For more information, please call Mary McMahon at 289-4947 or email your resume and references to mmcmahon@stpatselkhorn.org.

KABOOM - 1000 PLAYGROUNDS IN 1000 DAYS! - The Twin Rivers YMCA has been selected for a KaBoom! Community-built playground project and WE NEED YOUR HELP.  The playground will be built June 28, 2007 at Twin Rivers YMCA in Valley, Nebraska.  JOIN HOME DEPOT/TWIN RIVERS YMCA AND KaBOOM! IN MAKING THIS PROJECT SUCCESSFUL!  Please call Holly Paasch or Hope Songster at 359-9622 to volunteer. 

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - August 15th, 2007 ~  See you then!

Principal’s Notes Deadline

Please submit all items/information in final form for Principal’s Notes

by Tuesday, 8:00am to the school office or email to

ridderd@stpatselkhorn.org or jkruntorad@stpatselkhorn.org. 

Archived Principal Notes