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MR. RIDDER’S REMINDERS

Oct 22                    No School – Parent-Teacher Conferences Noon - 8:00pm

Oct 23                    No School

Oct 22 & 25            Fall Book Fair in the Media Center (Closed Friday & Saturday)

Oct 26                    Uganda T Dress Down Day

Oct 29                    PreS Halloween Parties

                               4th & 5th Grade Fall Music Program in Parish Center

                               4th Grade 6:30pm

                               5th Grade 7:30pm

Oct 30                    Halloween Parade/Parties - PreK–4th Grades

Nov 6                      TASTE - St. Patrick’s Parish Evening of a Food and Wine Experience

Nov 12                    2pm Dismissal – Teacher In-Service

Nov 20                    3rd-8th Grade Progress Reports go home

Nov 25                    No School – Teacher In-Service

Nov 26-27               No School – Thanksgiving Break

PARISHIONER TUITION RATE DEPENDS ON YOUR STEWARDSHIP - A quick reminder to all St. Patrick’s Parish families to complete your BLUE parish intention card for the “2009 STEWARDSHIP APPEAL”.  You will receive them in the mail this weekend.  It is important to take time to prayerfully consider how we will use the gifts God has entrusted us within the coming year.  This is very important in maintaining your participation as a parishioner and maintaining your child’s “parishioner status” for tuition in the school. If you did not receive a form, copies are available in the back of the church or on the webpage.

FALL PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES HELD THURSDAY OCTOBER 22nd NOON TO 8PM - We expect 100% parent/guardian attendance for these conferences.  Report cards will be given to parents at that time. We encourage both parents to attend the conferences if possible. 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. Please help the teachers to stay on schedule by being punctual, respecting that they have a limited amount of time to visit with each parent and to be aware of others waiting in the hall. We look forward to seeing you all.

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 to pick up your student’s report card. Then, you should precede 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 classroom. 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

• Thursday, October 22nd , from 7:30am to 6:00pm Mrs. Andersen visits with every child’s parent/guardian.

NEW ST. PATRICK’S APPAREL ORDER – Joan Quinn Hogue from Home & School Apparel committee will be displaying new St. Patrick’s Apparel during Parent-Teacher Conferences.   There will be order forms available there. Any questions please call or e-mail Joan Quinn at 658-0120 or jquinn26@cox.net. There will be 1 order being placed at this time, and all orders are due back to the school office by NOVEMBER 9th.

BABYSITTING & BAKE SALE HOSTED BY ST. PATRICK’S STUDENT COUNCIL ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22nd – Student Council babysitting will be available in Room 331 during conferences on Thursday, October 22nd from 12:00 to 8:00pm. 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.

USED UNIFORM SALE - St. Patrick's Home and School will be hosting a “Used Uniform Sale” on Sunday, October 25, 2009 from 10:00am - 2:00pm 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".

BOOK FAIR NEWS - Get ready to travel around the world at the Fall Book Fair!   "Destination, Read Around the World" will be an international experience for the entire family!  Join us in the St. Patrick's Library October 22nd & 25th.  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. The Book Fair will be open after conferences on Thursday and doughnuts will be available after all Masses on Sunday.  Thank you for supporting your kids. - Mrs. McIntyre. 

READING BOOKS EARN EVERYONE A UGANDA T-SHIRT DRESS DOWN DAY - This Book Fair has been really special because St. Patrick’s students read 34,613 minutes in one week.  You have met the challenge and gone above what you needed.  You will receive a Uganda t-shirt dress down day on Monday October 26th!  Congratulations and KEEP ON READING! 

SCRIP NEWS - SCRIP is sponsoring another Family Food Night today at all Panda Inc. Arby’s Locations on Wednesday, October 21st from 11am until Close.  Just mention you’re from St. Pat’s when you pay.  These St. Pat’s family owned restaurants will donate 20% back to us which will go toward the purchase of new laptops for the portable computer lab.  The kids don’t have school the next day so take the whole family and enjoy the night out, stop by for lunch or an afternoon snack.  I’m thinking Arby’s!

Panda Inc. Arby’s…

• 173rd & Center
• 145th & Center
• Oakview Mall
• 136th & Maple
• 120th & Center
• Westroads Mall
• 90th & Maple
• 85th & Center
• 72nd & Ames
• 72nd & Hickory (by the new Wal-Mart)
• 72nd & Giles
• 43rd & Dodge
• 13th & Cornhusker in Bellevue
• JFK Drive in Bellevue closer to the Base
• 33rd & Broadway in Council Bluffs
• Mall of the Bluffs

Does not include Elkhorn location

CLASSROOM HALLOWEEN PARTIES & PARADE – On Friday, October 30th, Kindergarten – 4th Grade will be allowed to dress in costume and celebrate Halloween with parties hosted by room parents.  Halloween gatherings will run from 2:00- 2:35 pm. The kindergarten – 4th grade costume parade follows at 2:40pm.  We pray for nice weather so they may go outside with the procession.  The route will begin with the PreK – 4th Grade students and their staff exiting through the kindergarten doors, staying on the sidewalk, walking around the church and back into the front doors of the school.  Please feel free to join us, standing on the outskirts of the campus sidewalk.  It is a great time to snap your photos of all our children in costume. If you do choose to come for the parade, we ask that you please park in your assigned pick-up lot and we will still have a normal dismissal.  All students in Pre K - 4th, may come to school in their costumes.  No make-up, colored hairspray, guns, swords, knives or any type of weapon props are allowed.  Grades 5th – 8th students and staff do not have Halloween parties, but are allowed come to school for a “WEAR ORANGE & BLACK” Dress Down Day! NOTE: PreS classes will celebrate Halloween on October 29th.

HOW YOU CAN HELP TO SEE THAT THE LUNCHROOM HAS A COLD SALAD BAR OFFERED DAILY? - For $5.00 you will receive a booklet with $10.00 coupon and several other valuable coupons!  St. Pat’s gets to keep the entire $5.00! Proceeds from this sale will go towards the purchase of a COLD SALAD BAR for our students!  Younkers Community Day is Saturday, November 14!

A NOTE FROM THE ST. PATRICK’S ATHLETIC COMMITTEE– Late signup for PAL Basketball Late. Registration is still available for the 2009-10 PAL Basketball season.  PAL Basketball is open to any 5-day student or parishioner in the 5th - 8th grades providing that enough kids sign up for a team at that grade level.  If enough sign up for multiple teams, tryouts may be held for team assignments.  Teams that are formed will play against other area Catholic schools in the Parochial Athletic League (PAL).  The season will last from approximately Dec. 1st until approximately Feb. 15th.  For questions regarding PAL Basketball contact Tim Tarrence at: ttpt1ne@msn.com.  To register, please click on Sports Registrations for basketball and spring soccer now online. For questions regarding online registration please contact Renee Shotkoski at: mjsshots@yahoo.com or 763-9133. For questions regarding CYSL Soccer please contact Mike Meyer at: mrmomm@cox.net.

TRUNK OR TREAT... SAVE THE DATE - Ministry of Mothers Sharing (MOMS) is hosting a Trunk or Treat on Sunday, October 25th from 3:30pm- 5pm in the church parking lot!  Please bring a can of food for the food bank! Any questions, contact Carrie Kubicek at 556-7479.

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.

REGISTER TODAY…..LIMITED SEATING St. Patrick’s Taste!

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.

PLEASE volunteer for the evening of TASTE. Servers are needed from 5:30-9:30. It is a lot of fun, a great way to socialize, and a way to help the church and school.  Contact Debbie Otwell today at otwells@cox.net or 614-4032.

Principal's Notes Deadline:

Please submit all items/information in final form.

Principal's Notes deadline is Tuesday by 8:00am to the school or email to

ridderd@stpatselkhorn.org or kmoritz@stpatselkhorn.org

Archived Principal's Notes