Annual Vespers and Eucharistic Procession - Let's Fill the Church! 

 

to all the parents who helped with the Middle School service activity at Feed My Starving Children and those who helped supervise and clean-up at St. Michael's Cemetery. We especially want to thank Home and School Coordinators Katie Harris and Kristi Szpotek for all the planning that went into the service projects and Mr. Jason Doll for bringing a trailer for the cemetery clean-up.

Teachers are looking forward to the opportunity to meet with parents soon during our Parent-Teacher conferences. The conferences will take place on Thursday, October 13 from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm and Tuesday, October 18 from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Each conference will be allotted 15 minutes. Parents of K - 5 students will meet with their child(ren)'s classroom teacher. Parents of Middle School student should sign up to meet with your child's Advisory teacher. Advisory teachers will have information from all or his/her teachers.

Parents should keep in mind they are encouraged to schedule a conference with any teacher at any time during the school year if there are concerns or questions. Scheduled telephone conferences are also an option.

This week's fantastic artist is Ella Runyon in seventh grade. Ella did a great job with the assignment of communicating a memory of a special place she visited over the summer. Students used their five senses to visualize their place, then drew a picture of it trying to incorporate the senses. They were encouraged to use lots of detail as we reviewed the work of Grandma Moses and went on to explore the style of Norman Rockwell. They learned that art and writing are similar in that there is a main idea or focal point, with lots of supporting details. When finished, they wrote an essay describing their memory drawing. Ella used lots of descriptive details, both in her drawing and in her accompanying essay, and took her time planning and working neatly. Way to go, Ella! Your drawing tells a story, and makes us want to be there!

When reporting an absence, it is important that the office (not just the teacher) get the message.

Our preferred method is for you to send an email to attendance@stccs.com. When you report an absence this way the office staff (Denise Faust, Carrie Sandquist, Diane Ktsanes, Diane Polley) and our Health Assistant, Lindsay Pittman, will receive the message. You are welcome to copy your child's teacher on the email.

This year's Marathon is off to a great start with about $11,500 collected on Tuesday! Sr. Magdalena's 5th grade class was the proud winner of the Marathon Trophy for the first collection day.



Remember this year's Marathon is only TWO WEEKS long, so there are only three more turn-in days: Friday, September 23, Tuesday, September 27, Friday, September 30.

 

Let's make our all-school goal of $80,000 by Friday, September 30 so our Celebration Walk on Saturday, October 1 is indeed a Celebration! (If you have not returned your family's pink sheet for the Celebration Walk, please do so by Monday, September 26. Print a copy.

 

Collection Days:  Tuesdays and Fridays!  Wear your Marathon t-shirts.  (No uniforms if you wear your Marathon t-shirt!) Send cash and check donations collected to date in your family envelope (provided in your Marathon packet). Envelopes will be returned via your youngest student's backpack before the next Collection Day. 

 

Individual Incentives:

• For every $50 raised, a student earns one no-uniform pass. Total of 5 possible passes for bringing in the full $250 goal.

• If students surpass their individual goal of $250 by at least $25, they will earn Pizza with Pastor and Principal. $275 for individual student; $775 for a family of three or more students.

• The individual student with the highest amount raised will choose a $50 SCRIP card of choice.

• The family with the highest amount raised will earn FOUR passes to Nickelodeon Universe at Mall of America.

Group Incentives:

• If Grades 6, 7, 8 collectively bring in $25,000, Middle School Grades will receive an All-Night Lock-In.   

• If the entire school meets its All-School Goal of $80,000, we will schedule a fun day where students come to school out of uniform and.....teachers and staff come to school IN UNIFORM!

Try new things! Make new friends! Go on more adventures than you can count! With Girl Scouting, there's a whole world of new opportunities waiting for you!

 

Girls in grades K-8 are invited to join Girl Scouts.  SCCS currently has 5 active troops of various age groups that will add members, as needed.  Or a new troop will be initiated if there is enough interest (particularly at the Daisy level: kindergarten and first grade.) 

 

Current leaders will be available to answer questions on Thursday, September 22 from 7:00 to 8:00 in the SCCS Library.  Or contact Mary Jo Johnson at mjjohnson3@mmm.com for more information.

Little Flowers Girls' Club is an organization for grades K-5. The girls will have the opportunity to learn about their Catholic heritage and develop virtues by learning about the lives of the Saints. They meet monthly on Thursdays (usually the 3rd Thursday with some exceptions) and each month will learn about a particular Saint and virtue. The first meeting will be September 29.

The program helps girls develop into well-rounded young women with strong self-esteems nourished with faith. We are excited to learn and grow in our rich Catholic faith with you and your daughter(s) this year. Registration forms went home with K - 5 girls or can be printed here.

 

For additional information, please contact Maggie Justen, 952-261-3476, justen7@me.com.

The Catholic Athletic Association will be hosting a Cross Country Meet Saturday October 8 at Wakefield Park in Maplewood. The meet will start at 8:00 am. 6th grade and under run a mile. 8th grade and under run over a mile. If your child is interested in running, please let me know!

Mark your calendars: Sunday, November 20, starting at 6:00 pm, enjoy the second annual Evening for the Arts.  More information coming soon.