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January 23, 2013                                                                        Vol. 1 Issue 58   
Notre Dame of De Pere 
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SITE ADVISORY COUNCIL is an active leadership group working in collaboration with our parishes and the GRACE System to  set the strategic direction for our school.

 Members of the SAC include:

   

Site Advisory Council Members:  
Fr. Richard Getchel
Mike Cuene
Annie Bongiorno
Julie Van Straten
 Sue Van Gheem
 Marv Wall
 Paul Schierl
Lisa Urick
Kathy Nordeen
John Connelly  
Jeff Kaftan
 Lois Schumacher
Michelle Smits
Alisa Conway  

Dave Sladek  

 

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Kaftan's Korner
Registration is Open for the 2013-2014 school year!!!!!

 

January 23, 2013

 

 

Registration is Open for the 2013-2014 school year!!!!!

  ND Shadow Day

Invite someone to the Open House on January 27th!        

 

 

Dear Notre Dame Families:

 

Registration for the 2013-2014 school year has begun (a few days early this year!!!! Yea!!!) You can now do registration and tuition all in a one step process.

 

Returning Students:

You will receive a customized link for your child from FACTS by email.

 

1.  Click on your indivdiualized link to log into your student's account and update/verify all the information on the registration froms and submit.

 

2. Accept and elctronically sign the School Agreement.

 

3. Choose your Tuition Payment Plan and pay your $60 registration fee.

 

  

New Students:

You can now do registration and tuition all in a one step: If you are a new student, go to www.gracesystem.org and click on "Become a Student".

1. Create an account for your student in Facts.

 

2. Log into your FACTS account and fill out the registration forms and submit

 

3. Accept and electronically sign the School Agreement.

 

4. Choose your Tuition Payment Plan and pay your $60 registration fee.

 

You just completed your child's enrollment into a Grace school for 2013-2114!

 

Catholic Schools Week will be celebrated next week!  Be sure to check the school website "Catholic Schools Week" link for up-to-date details including 'dress up' daily attire. 

  • ALL school families are encouraged to join us for the Catholic Schools Kick-Off mass Sunday 1/27 at 9:00am at St. Francis.
  • School children are encouraged to wear school uniforms to the Kick-Off mass.
  • All families and staff are invited to the Open House Pancake Breakfast from 10am -1pm at the Elem School Gym following mass Sunday.
  • Monday, Jan 28th, please watch for an envelope to come home with your child announcing a special project for the week.

Take time to celebrate Catholic Schools Week with your children next week and rejoice in our faith-based school!  Click here for Catholic Schools Week information and to sign up for the 9:00 Holy Mass at St. Francis on Jan. 27th.  

 

Harmann Studios Memory Book orders are due  

Feb. 4, 2013. Extra forms are available in either office.

 

The cafeteria has new hot lunch payment envelopes that were sent home last week.  Please hold on to them.  When you are notified of low lunch balances, payment can be sent back to school in these envelopes.  You can get extra envelopes from your child's teacher or from either office.    

 

JUMP WITH JOY,

 

Jeff

 

 Additional Links:  

Upcoming Events and Important Dates                

Jan. 25th: 11:30 Early Release
Jan. 27th - Feb. 1st: Catholic Schools Week
Jan. 27th: 9:00 Holy Mass @ St. Francis Xavier
Jan. 27th: 10:00-1:00 Open House @ ES
Feb. 1st: 11:30 Early Release
Feb. 4th: Harmann Studios Memory Book orders due






  
 

 
scripSCRIP
Below is the sign up for selling scrip.  This is a new sign up sheet starting in January.  I would like to be able to still sell on Wed, Thur and Friday, however we do need people to sign up to sell.  Notre Dame benefits tremendously from our scrip program, but we need many volunteers to keep this running.

Mrs. Nance has been kind enough to have it in the office, however it gets very busy in there in the mornings and after school and there is a lot going on right now.  I would rather we have sellers that can do the selling.  Also, we need to keep our selling hours consistent because it helps us with inventory and entering that we have to do for scrip too.

Please click on the link below to sign up for a few slots for selling scrip.  The link is also located on the school website under Scrip.
Thank you in advance for helping with our scrip program.




 

 

volunteerLunch & Recess Volunteer Notice
Hello ND Families,

First and foremost, a HUGE thank you for helping to volunteer for cafeteria and playground duty! We have had great feedback from parents saying they really enjoyed seeing their child(ren) in their element and the teachers are very appreciative to have some down time to prepare for their classes.

It is that time again where we need the help of each school family to select your day and time slot to volunteer for the second trimester. There are many openings and we need your help to fill the positions as early as NEXT WEEK! If you have not  fulfilled your second trimester playground requirement already, you can sign up using the following link:   Lunch & Recess Volunteer sign-up genius  
We are hoping to avoid having to assign families that have not signed up for the second trimester to random slots, so please sign up soon to help ensure you volunteer on a date and time that work best for you!

You may also sign up for the third trimester now if it helps your planning, or you can wait for the reminder that will be sent out a few weeks before the last trimester begins. Notre Dame is asking for each family to volunteer for one slot per trimester, or more if you wish!

Please keep in mind that your time spent volunteering for this program is worth double towards your required family volunteer hours.


***Cancelations 48 hours before the day of your shift can be directed to the secretaries of the appropriate schools as the teachers/aides will need to fill in.


Thank you for helping to keep out children well supervised and safe!

 

 

cswCatholic Schools Week
Catholic Schools Week (CSW) is almost here. On Sunday, Jan. 27th, all Notre Dame families are invited to kick off this amazing week by attending the 9:00 a.m. Holy Mass at St. Francis Xavier of De Pere and afterwards join for fellowship at the Elementary building between 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for the Open House and Complimentary Breakfast. For the Mass we are encouraging all to actively take a role such as singing in the choir, reading as a lector or assisting as a minister of hospitality. Go to
January 27, 2013 Holy Mass sign-up genius

catholic today to sign up for these and other available roles during Mass. All Notre Dame students show your school spirit at Mass by wearing your red shirts and tan pants.  To get detailed updates on all the events that are happening during CSW, such as what is today's student non uniform theme and the CSW school activity, families can go to our Notre Dame Web page and click on the Catholic Schools Week tab: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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rosaryPrayer at McCormick Home
You have been invited to sign up for "Prayer at McCormick Home" during Catholic Schools Week. Please click on the link below to view the online sign up sheet.


 

 


 carnivalLAST CALL---Winter Carnival
PARENTS and MIDDLE SCHOOLERS: We are looking for volunteers to help with the carnival on February 8th. The carnival is an evening filled with games, raffles, music, photo booth, cake walk, and a great pasta dinner. To make the carnival a SUCCESS, we need your help. Please consider signing up for one or more of the shifts listed in the Sign-up Genius below. Parents, these hours will count towards your required 'Third Source Funding' volunteer hours.  Middle Schoolers, you will receive a PRIZE for volunteering AND the classroom with the most volunteers will receive a PIZZA PARTY!!!  A reminder email will be sent to you 1 week prior to the event. Please arrive 5 minutes before your scheduled time.

Winter Carnival Sign-up Genius




 
 

 

athletics
Athletics Announcement
TRACK COACH WANTED:
It's hard to think about the track season, but it's right around the corner.  We are looking for a Middle School Track Coach.  We have several parents who helped out last year that are willing to help again, but we need someone to be the lead person.  Track is for 6-8 graders and we usually have about 60 kids that come out for it.  It's a great healthy activity to keep the kids active in the spring.  Last year, our teams broke 8 records so we've got some talented kids to work with.  The season runs from April to Mid May.  
If you are interested or know of someone that may be, please call Lynn Wolfram at 920-660-7603 for more details.


BELLIN RUN:
Once again we would like to offer the Bellin Run Training Program at our school.  As most of you know, Susan Moran has been our lead person for many years.  Her daughter has graduated from Notre Dame so we are looking for some families that are willing to help us out with this program.  I'm willing to help, but I also help with the track program so I'm looking for some parents that can help me out.  You don't need to be a fast runner or if you can't run, you can also bike with the kids.  This is a great activity for the younger kids.  We usually start them around the 2nd or 3rd grade depending on the child.  Training usually runs from April - June and we usually try to run right after school 2-3 days.  Please consider helping out so we can continue to offer this at our school.  Please contact me (Lynn Wolfram) if interested at 920-660-7603.