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March 13, 2013
Dear Notre Dame Families:
Wow what a busy week!!! We have a new Pope named after St. Francis. Pope Francis I shares the passion of St. Francis to be a champion for the poor. God bless Pope Francis I!! Our prayers and support are with the new leader of our Catholic faith.
Please mark you calendars for Monday, March 18th. Governor Walker will be at St. Thomas More School in Green Bay to meet with School Choice Expansion supporters. To find out more click on Choice
We had many contest winners awarded this past week! We are proud of all of the winners and all the students that gave it their best effort!!! Way to go Notre Dame!!!
The Abbot Pennings Council of the Knights of Columbus knowledge contest (which includes all De Pere middle schools) presented awards to our three winners.
 From left to right Elizabeth Bolin (1st place spelling), Audrey Sladek (3rd place spelling), and Jacob Rose (1st place mathematics). In addition to winning the Abbott Pennings (De Pere area) spelling contest, Elizabeth Bolin finished first at the Diocesan level of K of C contest and finished fourth at the state level. Congratulations Elizabeth!!!
Winners were also announced for the annual Helen Mears Art Contest. Again, this is a De Pere wide contest with hundreds of kids competing.
In the 6th grade watercolor category Audry Sladek received a 1st place for "Pony Express", Madie Goffard received 3rd place for "Elephant Charm", and Nick Koehler received an honorable mention for "Rainbow Trees." In the 6th grade color including oil, pastels, chalk and pencil category Audrey Sladek received and honorable mention for the "Compass." In the 7th grade watercolor category Grace Zellner received a 2nd place for "Sunset in the Mountains". In the 7th grade color including oil pastels, chalk, and pencils category Tessa Hingten received a 2nd place for "Tree of Life." In the 8th grade color including oil pastels, chalk, and pencil category Angela White received honorable mention for "Barber Shoppe" and Oliva Cain received an honorable mention for "Do You Know My Name?" Congratulations to all the winners and Mrs. Dunkel! These projects were done during art classes that take place once a week. Mrs. Dunkel is to be commended for instilling the love of art in all the children!!!!
Congratulations to Rae Wied for winning the Grand Prize in the 2013 Brown County Dental Health Poster Contest! Make sure to watch WBAY on March 19 from 4:00-4:30pm where her poster will be shown! Hopefully we can get a copy of the poster for next weeks newsletter.
ND Fleece Collection: The fleece collection has begun! Please consider donating new or gently used fleece as part of your lenten almsgiving. Help us reach our goal of 240 fleece which would clothe all the children at Tank Elementary School in Green Bay. Collection bins will be by the school office now until March 27th. For more details check out the link below.
Just a reminder that the Parent Handbook states...The entrance bell at the elementary building rings at 8:00a.m. The middle school building entrance bell rings at 7:55a.m. Every effort should be made to have students arrive to school on time (5 to 10 minutes early is a good target). Tardiness adversely affects academics. Because of the interruptions it negatively impacts faculty, staff, and other children.
JUMP WITH JOY,
Jeff
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Upcoming Events and Important Dates
March 15th: No school- Grace In-service March 20th: Donuts for Dad 7-7:30 a.m. Social, 8:30 am Mass March 22nd: Stations of the Cross, 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
March 28th: 11:30 Early Release
March 29th: No School
April 1st-5th: No School---Spring Break
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