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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Sept 24-28th ITBS Week - Testing is for 2nd through 8th grade Sept 28th Dress Down Day for Box Tops Reward Sept 28th Annual Staff vs. 8th Grade Kickball Game 2:00 – 3:00pm Oct 3rd Family Chastity talk for parents of 7th/8th graders 7:30pm Oct 5th No School - Archdiocese Teacher In-Service Oct 11th Early Dismissal @ 2:00
EVERY STUDENT NEEDS TO BRING A SACK LUNCH ON FRIDAY – The cafeteria will be used for a funeral luncheon on Friday, September 28th. Please send a sack lunch with your child/children. Milk will be provided by Food Service. Thank you! Because of this schedule change, Mrs. DeWald’s 5th Grade “Lunch with Parents”, that was suppose to be this Friday, will be moved to next Thursday, October 4th.
MONTHLY TUITION INSTALLMENTS BEGAN – The families who chose the monthly option for payment of their tuition automatically had the payment withdrawn on the 25th. The bank neglected to process it until Tuesday. In the future, they will send it through on the 20th of each month. You will notice, in most cases, multiple withdrawals. The new database system that both the parish and school are using, allows for automatic payments from various categories. Most families will have separate withdrawals for tuition and books. Parents will also notice that PreS/PreK tuition is separated out as well. We are making everyone aware that there will not be one lump sum as in the past. If you have any questions, contact Mrs. Moritz via email at kmoritz@stpatselkhorn.org or call the school office.
THE OCTOBER LUNCH MENU – has been posted to the front of the school website. You can also print it from the link below. This will only show up in the Principal’s Notes to make you aware that the website has been updated.
THE EXTENDED CARE CALENDAR – has been posted on the front of the school website. You can also print from the link below. This will only show up in the Principal’s Notes to make you aware that the website has been updated.
OCTOBER EXTENDED CARE CALENDAR
IT IS SWEATER TIME – Starting October 11th, all students must wear their cardigan sweaters to Mass. Students must walk into Mass with sweaters on and if he/she becomes too warm during Mass, they may remove their sweater. Sweaters can be left at school in lockers or cubbies. We strongly encourage you to put your child’s name on the tag of the sweater, so that it may be easier to locate if left behind. Also, uniform shorts are no longer allowed until next spring as stated in the Family Handbook.
PAY TO THE ORDER OF …? – When sending a check to St. Patrick’s School, please indicate on your check, where you want the money to go. (For example, Lunch Program, Athletics, Home & School, etc…) Thank you!
PICTURE RETAKES – Life Touch will be here on October 23rd for school picture retakes. Picture retakes may be for any of the following reasons… ● If you are unhappy with your child’s first picture after viewing it. ● If you forgot to turn in your order envelope when picture taking was first held. ● If your child was absent on the day pictures were taken. ● If you have changed your mind and now are planning to purchase school pictures for your child
The fall picture is the picture that will be submitted for the school yearbook. School uniforms with sweater will be the dress code. Further details/times to come – Stay tuned!
FATHER RON IS AWAY ON VACATION- In place of students attending Mass during the school week On the three Thursdays listed below, the Kindergarten through 3rd grade will gather in the church as usual. On the three Tuesdays listed below, 4th graders through 8th grade will assemble in the church.
Tuesday, Oct 2, 2007 4th-8th graders – Morning Prayer Service in honor of the Feast of the Guardian Angels Thursday, Oct 4, 2007 K-3rd graders – Morning Prayer Service in honor of St. Francis of Assisi Tuesday, Oct 9, 2007 4th-8th graders – Catechesis about the Liturgy of the Eucharist
ROSARY CLUB - If you are interested in being part of a unique experience, consider assisting with St. Patrick’s Rosary Club! The children of St. Patrick’s are very devoted to their mission of praying and making rosaries every Monday from 3:30-4:30pm. Assisting is easy and entails distributing snacks, organizing supplies, helping tie and make rosaries, and helping the children pray and learn about the rosary. The club typically consists of 25-35 children. Any help you can offer would be very much appreciated. Details will be coming about when they will start in the next few weeks. For more information, please call Denise Ervin, Rosary Club coordinator, 393-2273.
KITCHEN HELP SUBSTITUTES ARE NEEDED – St. Patrick's School is looking for people that would be interested in working in a paid position preparing and serving food in the school kitchen during the hours of 7:30 am to 1:30 pm. If interested, please contact the school office at 289-5407.
When: Wednesday, October 10, from 8:30 – 12:00 Where: The gym entrance Why: To kick off our school-wide young author program! What is this program? A fundamental writing program that encourages students to express themselves through the written word. Who gets to get to participate? Every child in grades K-8 will participate.
PLEASE EMAIL/CONTACT THE OFFICE & YOUR CHILD’S HOMEROOM TEACHER – When your child must miss school due to illness or for any other reason, make certain you email the school office and the child’s homeroom teacher to let them know. For the school office, email both sgrewe@stpatselkhorn.org and kmoritz@stpatselkhorn.org and your child’s teacher. Homework arrangements may be made via email to your child’s teacher in the email. It can be sent home with a sibling or picked up after dismissal at the Welcome Desk. By doing this, the child stays on the same schedule as the rest of the class.
GROW HAIR GROW – Keep in mind, the St. Patrick’s Annual Locks of Love and Blood Drive will be held on January 23rd, therefore let that hair grow. The blood drive will be from (1:00pm to 7:00pm). Please mark your calendar as this is awesome way that we can give to those in need. Thank you.
FAMILY CHASTITY PROGRAM - Kathy Martin will present her program called Family Chastity to all of the 7th and 8th grade parents on Wednesday, October 3rd from 7:30pm until 8:45pm. This will give parents the opportunity to preview what Mrs. Martin will discuss with your 7th and/or 8th grade student. This will take place for the 7th graders on Monday, October 8th and for the 8th graders on Monday, October, 15th. Both presentations will be during the afternoon.
SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING INFORMATION - You can get your Initial Safe Environment Training here at St. Patrick’s Church. This will be available in the Parish Center on Saturday, October 13th from 9am to Noon. Any person who works with children in any Catholic School setting, whether through volunteering, coaching, room parent etc, you must have this training. Please attempt to have the training as soon as possible. If you plan to attend, please call the school office and let them know @289-5407.
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2006-2007 ST. PATRICK’S SCHOOL YEARBOOKS – St. Patrick’s Home & School has a few yearbooks left from the ’06-’07 school year. If you did not order one, but may want a book, you can purchase one by calling the school office. Books are $16 each. Please make check payable to St. Patrick’s Home & School!
1ST RECONCILIATION PARENT/CHILD RETREAT - On September 29th and 30th, 2007 at least one parent should plan on attending with their child. Please bring two yards of pre-washed and pressed cotton material to the retreat. Additional information regarding the 1st Eucharist quilt is included in the sacrament information packet. Retreat times are as follows: Saturday, Sept 29th 8:00am to 9:30am Saturday, Sept 29th 11:00am to 12:30pm Saturday, Sept 29th 2:00pm to 3:30pm Sunday, Sept 30th 2:00pm to 3:30pm
SPY UPDATE NEWSLETTER – Watch your mailbox for the newsletter!
M.S. SPY NIGHT – Next middle school SPY Night is Sun. Oct. 7th from 6-7:30 pm in the Youth Room. Celebrate Respect Life Sunday with R E S P E C T: Find out what it means in the Church! SPY T-SHIRTS FOR SALE – Last call on SPY t-shirt orders! Youth sizes M-L and adult sizes S-3XL. Cost is $13. Shirts sold until Oct. 7th. Order forms on the website, in the Church lobby or outside the youth room. Proceeds help support the NCYC trip to Columbus, OH. SPY BABYSITTER LIST – Do you have a 7th or 8th grader who baby-sits? A list of babysitters is distributed to parishioners looking for a child care. Complete the form on the youth ministry page of the website to get your name on the list. Contact Info: Jenni Vankat, 359-1950 or jvankat@stpatselkhorn.org.
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION UPDATE - We continue to gather Box Tops for Education submission. Remember that our first reward for collecting 5,000 individual Box Tops is this Friday, September 28, 2007. The entire school will receive a dress down day. Current total 7,200 individual Box Tops equivalent $720 Next goal “reward” 10,000 individual Box Tops! Any questions? danielak@stpatselkhorn.org or 289-5407.
HY VEE CASH RECEIPTS - Remember to collect and send in your Hy Vee cash register receipts. For every $200 in cumulative receipts Hy Vee will give us $1. Last year we collected over $800 on this project. Our goal this year is to accumulate enough receipts to receive an $800 check from Hy Vee.
“A FAITH LIFT for M.O.M.S.” -
COME & ENJOY OMAHA KIDS READ FAMILY FAIR, Featuring Charlotte’s Web – On Saturday, September 29, (Note the corrected date from last week’s Principal’s Notes) from 11 am to 3 pm, at the Elkhorn Branch Library. You can meet Wilbur’s friends, paint a mud picture and a spider necklace, and participate in sack races, read and listen to stories and much, much, more. The first attendees receive a free ride token for the Ferris wheel at Scheels.
If you are interested in helping, please contact one of the following: Christina Butler, 289-9787 or ecbutler@cox.net Michele Zadalis, 965-8449 or rzadalis@cox.net We are also looking for generous restaurants and businesses to donate food samples for the evening of November 17th. If you own a restaurant/business or have a “connection” to one and would like to help us out, please contact Christina or Michele.
PACK 650 BOY SCOUTS POPCORN SALES – Selling will be after all Masses this weekend. Please stop by and support Pack 650!
Principal's Notes Deadline Please submit all items/information in final form for Principal's Notes by Tuesday, 8:00am to the school or email to: |
