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March 2010 - News from the Principal

Greetings!

Registration/tuition agreement forms are due Monday March 1st.  If you haven’t already sent yours in, please do that as soon as possible.  If you requested a fair share conference, there is a form in the packet to select a time.

Last Wednesday, February 17th our fourth, fifth, and sixth graders were fortunate to have a batting lesson with the Minnesota Twins batting coach, Joe Vavra.  The kids had a great time and we are thankful he was able to spend some time with our students teaching them valuable skills.

Last Tuesday we held our first annual 4K Olympics.  I am happy to report that is was a huge success.  Each 4K site is hosting a family involvement activity this year.  We sponsored the Olympics along with ABCs Daycare.  The Olympics were a success in large part to our 25 student volunteers, listed on the back.  After school I briefly explained each station and they just took it and ran.  Within minutes the entire gym was set up with 6 physical activities and the entry with 2 craft tables.  That evening and since I have had so many positive comments about how well our children did helping the 4 year olds.  I owe them a thank you for their service to our school and positive attitude. 

For Lent, we have sent home mite boxes.  Students are encouraged to give money and bring it to school on Fridays.  The money collected will go to two places.  Half will go to Catholic Relief for the Haiti earthquake fund.  The other half will go toward our mission parish in Bolivia, toward building a new church!Each Friday, students can bring in their mite boxes, empty them into a container, and color in a brick on the church outline in the front lobby. 

             Mrs. Cinker will also be coordinating our Raffle for Missions.  Starting on March 8th, tickets will be on sale for 25 cents.  On March 10th, Bucks for Blue Jeans will be for the same cause, with their dollar purchasing 4 raffle tickets and out of uniform for the day.  Drawings for the raffle prizes will be on Friday, March 19th.  

March 2nd is Dr. Seuss’ birthday and celebrated nationally as ‘Read Across America’ Day.  We are celebrating by having reading celebrities come to each class and read stories.  Check out our awesome list of volunteers on the back! 

Please make every effort to follow our dress code.  A copy is enclosed for your convenience.  We have a liberal code which is simple to follow.

Miss McCandless’ second graders are giving facelifts to the Quiet Bags used at church.  They were required to do a chore at home and bring in 50 cents or a dollar to purchase supplies.  They are going to sort, clean, and restock the bags.  Thanks, second graders for this great service to our parish!

I was fortunate to be in fourth grade this week as they studied and created parallel and series circuits.  The end result of a correctly assembled circuit was a balloon ‘explosion’ that was pretty cool. 

The MHS band also made an appearance this week.  Fifth and sixth grade had the opportunity to hear a live version of the fight song, demo about different instruments and how they sound, and the return of several St. Joe’s alumni.  Thanks to Rachel Ausman, Tim Caturia, Adam Brahmstadt, Sean Patrick Sirinek and friends for their great presentation.

Blessings for a prayerful Lent season.

Sincerely,

                             Mrs. Drout

        Keila.drout@menomoniecatholic.org

 

Mission Statement: St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School serves children, preschool through sixth grade, and strives for spiritual, academic and social excellence within the framework of God, family and the community, and through Catholic teaching and devotion.

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