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November 16th, 2011
Dear Notre Dame Families:
This past week we continued our celebration of the Fruits of the Holy Spirit. The eighth grade and Mr. Wittuhn led the assembly on the fruit "peace". It was very appropiate that we celebrated and promoted peace on Veterans Day (November 11th) The eighth grade did an awesome job!
The end of the tri-mester is quickly approaching (November 23rd). This Friday is an early release and teachers will have in-service in the afternoon. During this in-service teachers will be trained on the new powerschool software for report cards. Future in-services teachers will be focused on using Maps to help students set goals for future tests, and continuing to implement balanced literacy using the Daily Five/Three (elementary school parents ask your children about the Daily Five/Three).
Please keep your eyes open for the teacher Srip certificates form. This is a great way to show your appreciation for our HARD working staff!!! Please consider giving generously as our teachers generously give of their gifts. Traditionally, scrip has been given to teachers in place of Christmas gifts. You can give as little as $1 to as much as you want. This has been greatly appreciated by teachers and staff!!
AT HOME VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: We are in need of help with the teacher Srip gift certificate program. Contact Elisa at (337-1115 or email eagen@gracesystem.org) or Jenny at (337-1113 or email jlamers@gracesystem.org) to volunteer!
If some of you miss the "brown envelope" there are two options:
1. Pay $25 and we will send home a hard copy of the newsletter every Wednesday
or
2. Print off a hard copy of the newsletter on your printer at home.
As we prepare for the upcoming holidays let's think about those who are less fortunate than us. National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week is November 12-20. In the true spirit of Thanksgiving Notre Dame will hold a Food Drive during this time. Please send your nonperishable food items to school.
GOLDEN APPLE AWARD NOMINATION FORMS ARE DUE SOON! Each year the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce "Partners in Education" program sponsors the GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS, in an effort to recognize educators in our area that "inspire and prepare students for the challenges of the future." Our Notre Dame family is blessed with an amazing group of educators - please show your ND SPIRIT and nominate your child's teacher(s) today! Forms must be post marked BY Monday, November 21, 2011. For more information &/or additional nomination forms, please visit www.greenbaypartnersineducation.org.
Student Council will be having a blanket drive to help out the N.E.W. Homeless Shelter. If you have any new or gently used blankets to donate, there will be a collection box in both the offices. Student council will also be making some blankets.
Any question please email Mrs. Pagel @ ppagel@gracesystem.org
The cool wintery days are here, so please have your child(ren) dress appropriately for the weather. Our school policy is: "Starting with the first snowfall, children grades K-5 are required to wear snow pants, boots, hats and mittens whenever snow is on the ground. All students, middle school and elementary school, must wear coats, hats and mittens, and girls who wear skirts must wear leggings or pants when the weather is below freezing." Please use common sense when dressing for school. Mrs. Charlier (ES supervisor) has told me that many students are asking to be let in the building during recess because they are cold.
Attention Middle School Parents: Are your children missing hats, jackets, gloves, shoes, etc. ? Please check the lost and found! (at the end of the 1st floor hall near the gym) There is an inordinate amount of clothing and other items that will be donated to a worthy cause if not picked up by Tuesday, November 22nd.
There will be a MS dance next Friday, November 18th, at Notre Dame Academy. All 7th and 8th graders are invited to attend. The dance will be held from 6:30 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. sharp. Please make sure your child dresses appropriately should s/he attend. Guest passes for friends who don't attend a Catholic school are available in the Middle School office.
MS Parents: A permission field trip form went home with your children today. Please sign and return by Friday.
It's hard to believe but Thanksgiving break will begin on November 23rd of next week. I want to wish all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!
In Spirit,
Jeff
Upcoming Events and Important Dates:
Friday, November 18th- Early Release/Teacher In-service
Friday, November 18th - MS Dance at NDA 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 22nd-Seroogy's Pickup 2:30-5:30 @ Dolski Center
Wednesday, November 23rd - End of first tri-mester
Wednesday, November 23rd - 25th - Thanksgiving Break
Additional Links:
Faith
Key Club
Blankets for Homeless Shelter
Green Bay Nutcracker Ballet
St. John's Shelter
Benedict Book Club and Bible Study
Packer Party
Dance Clinic
Fundraising Update
Box Tops, Milk Caps, Etc.
Barnes and Noble Book Fair
Paintin Pottery Story Time
Notre Dame Alumni Reunion
Upcoming Youth Ministry Dates
Magazine Sale
The Uniform Closet
Family Service Hour Requirements
Volunteer Opportunities
Shop With Scrip.com
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 Key Club
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THANK YOU
The 2011 Notre Dame / Our Lady of Lourdes Key Club and Auction Fundraiser was held on Friday, November 4. A BIG Thank You goes out to all who participated in this event to make it successful! The following are the lucky winners.
KEY CLUB WINNERS RAFFLE TICKET WINNERS
$15,000 - Tom Monahan $1,000 winner: Norman Gorel
$3,000 - Vern Bougie $750 winner: Audrey Albers
$2,000 - Bob & Tracy Verboort $500 winner: Mary Jones
$250 winner: Tom Olmsted
$100 winner: Oliver Welcher
Late Night Raffle for $250 - Nancy Pearson
Watch in the coming weeks for the total amount raised from this successful event!
Thank you again for your generosity and support.
2011 Key Club Committee
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WANTED: Blankets! | |
Student Council will be having a blanket drive to help out the N.E.W. Homeless Shelter. If you have any new or gently used blankets, there will be a box in both the offices. Student council will also be making some blankets.
Any question please email Mrs. Pagel @ ppagel@gracesystem.org |
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St. John's Shelter Meals | |
*St. John's Shelter Meal Point-Person Sign-Up*
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/stjohns15
The St. John's shelter will be opening its doors to people looking for food and shelter throughout the next few months (Nov-April). The Notre Dame of De Pere School Community has been supporting this effort by providing a meal twice a month. We would like to continue this wonderful tradition, but will need the care, compassion and cooking skills of our school families. What a wonderful opportunity to work with our children to teach them about the shelter, while including them in preparing a meal to help those in need. Every other week we will prepare a meal for 30-60 guests at the shelter.
We are looking for one point person per meal from each grade to coordinate the meal with the families from that particular grade and/or team/troop (it takes about 1-2 hours for the point person to coordinate the meal). The first grade families took the first week and with an on-line tool to sign-up for individual items, it was easliy accomplished. We will be willing to help the point person set-up the on-line meal tool for the class along with suggestions for meals/recipies, etc if desired. The point person will help coordinate getting the meal items (in disposable containers) to the Dolski Center located at the middle school by 3:00 on the assigned day. Transportation of the meal from the Dolski Center to the shelter and serving of the meal are already set up.
You can find out more information about the St. John's Shelter including a wish-list at their website:
Keep them in mind as the holiday season approaches. This is a wonderful cause and we appreciate the continued support of our school families (this all does count for service hours too:))
You can easliy click on the link below to sign to be a point person and coordinate the meal (with our assistance if desired) for a particular group/date. After signing up, we will email you all the information you may need to make this meal possible.
Thank You in advance for signing up for one of these dates!
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Packer Party | |
Join in the fun at the Swan Club at Legends in De Pere on
Sunday, December 4, 2011.
PACKERS VS GIANTS
Gates Open @ 2pm * Kick-off @ 3:15pm
* Drawing for $300 or Ski Package at the end of the game.
Sponsored by: St Francis Xavier Parish and St. Mary Catholic Community
Ticket Price $20
Tickets can be purchased after all Masses and in the Parish Offices. The success of this event depends on volunteers. If you'd like to help, please call St. Mary at 337-2330 or St. Francis at 336-1813. Thank you! |
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Green Bay Nutcracker Ballet | |
Northeastern Wisconsin Dance Organization will be Presenting the Green Bay Nutcracker Ballet at the Meyer Theatre
The Northeastern Wisconsin Dance Organization will be presenting the Green Bay Nutcracker Ballet on December 9th, 10th, and 11th ,2011 at the Meyer Theatre.
Community wide auditions, for dancers of all ages, were held in September for the Northeastern Wisconsin Dance Organizations performances of the full length Nutcracker.
The production will include scenery designed for the Meyer Theatre setting by Professor Jeffery Entwistle. The choreography, designed to include 154 roles for children and adults, was created by Timothy Josephs. The costumes for this ballet were constructed by Lori Maher and by Tutus Divine of Chicago.
The role of the Sugar Plum Fairy will feature Randi Osetek, who studied classical ballet in Green Bay from 1992 thru 1998 and currently dances with Carolina Ballet. The Cavalier will be performed by Dameon Nagel of Carolina Ballet. The Nutcracker Prince will be performed by Yevgeny Shlapko of Carolina Ballet. The role of Uncle Drosselmeyer will be performed by Nicolas Humphrey from the St. Norbert College faculty.
Tickets are available through the Ticket Star Box OfficeToll Free (800) 895-0071 or Locally (920) 494-3401 or by ordering directly through the Northeastern Wisconsin Dance Organization.
NEWDO 129 S Washington StGreen Bay, WI 54301(920) 433-9510
To order tickets via the Internet, please visit www.Meyertheatre.Org
For more information: (920) 433-9510 These performances are supported in part by grants from the Oneida Nation Arts Program and the Wisconsin Arts Council. The Northeastern Wisconsin Dance Organization is a non-profit 501(c)3 Wisconsin organization with a mission to provide performance opportunities and scholarships for area youth involved in dance.
Ava Van Straten who is in the 3rd grade, will be dancing in these performances. |
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Dance Clinic | |
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FUNDRAISING Update | |
WE are well on our way!
Our 2011-2012 3rd source funding requirement to the G.R.A.C.E. System is $96,000. With only the Golf Outing and Scrip reporting to date, we have reached over $35,000!
THANK YOU to all who have contributed to these 2 fundraisers ! Keep those Scrip orders coming. Every purchase gets us closer to our goal! Once we reach this goal, our 3rd source funding dollars STAY AT NOTRE DAME OF DE PERE!
Look for Innisbrook, Market Day and Key Club profits to be added soon!
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FUNDRAISING | |
Many parents have asked about magazine renewal and credit for our school. We are excited to announce that renewing your magazines can STILL benefit Notre Dame of DePere!
 Click here for more information about magazine renewal
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FUNDRAISING | |
FYI ~ IMPORTANT FUNDRAISING UPDATE:
The ONLY items that Notre Dame is currently collecting are...
-Box Tops
-Campbell's Soup ~ Labels for Education
-Milk Caps
-Austin's receipts
-Soda tabs
*Milk caps collected are ONLY those that indicate $ for Schools... Kemp's, Morning Glory and Kwik Trip.
Also, when sending your items to school PLEASE be sure milk caps are clean and dry (NO milk or mold) as volunteers are handling these items!
These programs do generate a lot of money for our school ~ check out the
"NEW" collection baskets the next time you visit...
Thank You! |
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INNISBROOK FUNDRAISER | |
The Innisbrook Fundraising link will remain on the Notre Dame of De Pere website. Anyone wanting to order or reorder may do so throughout the school year.
Click here to order!
Innisbrook Fundraiser Facts
Any Questions: Kari Jossart - Innisbrook Chair
kkjoss@tds.net |
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FUNDRAISING | |
Delicious, convenient food
that raises money for our school!
Thank you to all of those parents that participated in Market Day last month. While we don't have final totals on our profit from the sale, it was one of our largest! I would also like to thank all of you that contributed pies to the St. John's Homeless shelter. We will be able to deliver 12 pies that will feed 120 of our homeless. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! Last but not least, I sincerely thank all of our wonderful volunteers. Market Day could not be done without you! If you are interested in volunteering please email Lisa at lonepine4@tds.net.
Next Month's order deadline: Monday, December 5th
Pick up date: Thursday Dec. 8 from 3-4p.m.
*For those of you that would like to have fresh Christmas Cookies to decorate but don't want to make the dough and cut out the cookies, Market Day offers pre-cut holiday cookies that
you only have to bake!!!! Holiday Shapes Cookies #4585 - 36 cookies that include the icing and 3 shapes (trees,snowmen and stars).
Thank you for supporting Market Day!
Click the Market Day Logo for additional info |
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$crip Program | |
$crip Update November 2011
Every Little Bit Helps
Reload and ScripNow! are not only fast, easy and convenient, they are also a good way to reduce the amount of trash in our landfills. GO GREEN!
Reload:
When your reload order is received and paid for Monday-Friday before 3:30 p.m. (Eastern time), the reloaded funds will be available by the following morning around 9:30 a.m. Weekend orders are processed on Monday, so reload orders received and paid for after 3:30 p.m. Friday through 3:30 p.m. Monday will be available by Tuesday morning. Turnaround times reflect normal business hours and exclude holidays. Check out our list of reloadable brands.
ScripNow!:
With ScripNow!, the quickest way to purchase and use scrip, you can easily and quickly order and print eCards. If you're ordering online, simply copy the code and paste it right into your online order at check-out. Each eCard is also available to be sent to a friend or loved one as an eGift. Click here for our ScripNow! brands.
Click on the Scrip November, 2011 link to find scrip suggestions for Reloadable and ScripNow! retailers, along with new retailers and product updates!
Please email any questions to nddpscrip@gmail.com.
$crip office hours:
Mon 7:45-8:30 am
Wed 12-3:30 pm
Thu 7:45-8:30 am and 2:45-3:30 pm
Fri 7:45-8:30 am and 2:45-3:30 pm
Before and after masses at St. Francis and St. Mary.
$crip can no longer be sold in the MS office.
You must get your SCRIP order in by early Monday morning (by 8:45 a.m.) in order to receive it on Wednesday.
Please find additional information on the link below:
$crip Registration and Shopping Steps |
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Volunteer Opportunity
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Playground/Lunch Supervision
We are in great need of volunteers to help with supervision during
recesses. We have several opportunities for you to earn your
volunteer hours.
We need help for the following times:
-Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 9:00-10:15
-Kindergarten parents to help with lunch on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11:30-12:35
-Preschool parents to help with lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays from 11:25-12:35
-Lunch help for the 1st-5th grade lunch recess Monday-Friday from 11:25-12:15
Please help us to fill these times so that we do not have to use
teachers to fill them.
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BARNES & NOBLE BOOKFAIR | |
Friday, December 9, 2011
9:00 AM to 10:00 PM - All Day!
Barnes & Noble
2498 South Oneida Street, Green Bay
Join Us!
Polar Express Storytime
7:00 PM
Have your holiday gifts wrapped!
Check out our Classroom and Library Wish Lists!
Please print off the attached vouchers to use at the bookfair!
2011 ND Bookfair Flyer and Vouchers
Can't attend the Book Fair at Barnes & Noble?
Visit BN.COM/bookfairs to support us online from 12/09/11 to 12/14/11
by entering Bookfair ID 10590057 at checkout.
A percentage of your Barnes & Noble purchases will benefit our school. |
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NOTRE DAME ALUMNI REUNION | |
Save the Date!
Mark your calendars for May 19, 2012 for the all-class Notre Dame Alumni Reunion! Planning committee now forming. Be sure to pass this along to friends and family who might be interested! e-mail us @ ndnewsletterteam@gmail.com if you are interested in helping start an annual tradition!
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Storytimes & Workshops | |
Paintin' Pottery or Bead It!
Click on the links to find a list of all storytimes and workshops this fall and winter!
2011 Fall/Winter Schedule page 1
2011 Fall/Winter Schedule page 2 |
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FAITH
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New Roman Missal for kids.
Please click here for a printable color copy of A New Roman Missal kids version. |
Save The Date!!!the te
Youth Ministry is excited to announce an Advent experience with SHINEfounder, Augie Leal that you won't want to miss! We are sponsoring this event to include the following:
Friday, December 9, 2011:
A Family Advent Night of Praise and Worship
This is appropriate for all families with kids of all ages.
Saturday, December 10, 2011:
Middle School Retreat (Grades 6th - 8th)
with a contemporary Christian concert in the evening for the whole parish to enjoy.
Watch for more information to come in the upcoming weeks!
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Adult Book Club | |
Adults Discussion: Location to be determined later, based on number of participants. Book: Catholicism- A Journey To The Heart of the Faith by Fr. Robert Barron. The hardcover book is available from Amazon for $15.98 and also available as an EBook. Read more about the book and the DVD series on Fr. Barron's website www.wordonfire.org.
"Father Barron delights in the ways our faith puts flesh on the word. He tells us stories. He brings out the art, architecture, pho- tos, and human faces. He shows on every page that those who call Ca- tholicism a 'system' are mistaken. It's a living Body. Fr. Barron wants the world to share his delight in that fact. Accessible to students yet stim- ulating for scholars, this book shows forth the unique civilization-forming potential of the Catholic faith and the Church's living tradition in everyage, including ours." -Scott Hahn |
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Benedict Book Club and Bible Study | |
Teen Discussion: 8th grade through high school. In the library at St. Mary, Sunday, December 4th at 6:16pm. Book: Bleeder by John J. Desjarlais
The book can be purchased through Sophia Press at www.sophiainstitute.com
or www.amazon.com.
"When classics professor Reed Stubblefield is disabled in a school shooting, he retreats to a rural Illinois cabin to recover and write a book on Aristotle. Oddly, in the chill of early March, the campgrounds and motels of tiny River Falls are filled with the ill and infirm -- all seeking the healing touch of the town's new parish priest, reputed to be a stigmatic, who bears on his hands and feet the wounds of Christ."
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Uniform Closet | |
The Uniform Closet is located off the teacher's lounge in the elementary school. There is an abundance of nice lightly used clothing in all sizes to choose from. Parents are welcome to shop on school days from 8-3. Just sign in at the elementary school office before you head up to the 2nd floor. All clothing is FREE. Help yourself! If you have cleaned out your own closets and have donations to make, drop them off in the elementary school office. Thank you!
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Notre Dame of De Pere Family Service Requirements | Family Service Hour Requirements 2011-2012
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