April 24, 2014
Dear Notre Dame Families,
Welcome back from Easter break! I hope you all had a chance to spend valuable family time, had Easter egg hunts, enjoyed Easter brunch and most of all celebrated the risen Christ!!
Teacher contracts have been returned. At this point I expect the vast majority of teachers to be back. One notable exception will be Mrs. Bonnie Blaylock. Mrs. Blaylock has decide to retire to spend more time with her grandchildren. She has promised to stay close and substitute for us as needed. Bonnie has been a valued member of the Notre Dame of De Pere staff for the past 24 years. She has been a true professional and someone that I have relied on for guidance. She has the perfect balance of nurturing the children yet requiring high expectation in academics, social and faith development. Thank you to Bonnie for all her years of service. I will be developing a "preliminary staffing model" for next year within the next week. There should be no major surprises.
Camp Invention is returning to the Green Bay Area at Notre Dame of De Pere! We are excited to announce another fun-filled summer with two programs to be hosted at Notre Dame of DePere running the weeks of June 23 - 27, 2014 and July 21 - 25, 2014! Please visit www.campinvention.org for more information and to register. Click
here to view the form that went home with the students. Also being offered this summer from July 27-Aug. 1 is
Totus Tuus. For more details about this camp, click
here.
ES Lost & Found is located in the hallway by the Music Room. Please take the time to check it out because you may find an item of yours that has been missing for awhile. Any item that is not claimed by April 30, 2014 will be donated to Goodwill.
MS Lost & Found is located in the hallway to the elevator on the lower floor. This table of items could clothe a family of four for a week. Any item that is not claimed by April 30th, 2014 will be donated to Goodwill.
Volunteer Hours for this year are due by April 30th. These hours should include 12 hours of Third Source Funding events.
$CRIP News: Hinterland (owned by a Notre Dame family and one of my favorite restaurants) is now available in $50 and $100 denominations at 5% to the family. Also, Grand Central Station is available in $25, $50 and $100 denominations at 9% to the family.
Purchases of scrip can be made for the 2013-14 school year until the morning of May 26th. Anything purchased after this time will be credited to the 2014-15 school year.
The Cafeteria needs your HELP! We have many slots still available to get in your volunteer hours by signing up to work the lunch/ middle school escort volunteer shifts. You can sign up using the following link:
Lunch Volunteer Sign Up.
After April 30th your volunteer hours will go on next year so you can get a start on next year's hours.
The last day for hot lunch will be Friday, May 30th, 2014
Parents - The facilities planning committee is hoping to conduct 3 small focus groups before mid-May to get qualitative information from you as the planning process moves forward. If you would be interested in participating in a 90-minute facilitated discussion, please contact Susan Nance (
snance@gracesystem.org) or Jenny Lamers (
jlamers@gracesystem.org) asap.
HOPS4HOPE is a benefit for Ecumenical Partnership for Housing (EPH). EPH is a comprehensive, all-encompassing program to help homeless families transition from a life of turmoil, turbulence and dependency to a life of hope, stability and self-sufficiency. The evening of May 9th will provide a unique opportunity to experience beer tasting, unique appetizer Pairings, live music and an opportunity to change lives right here in our community. Tickets for this benefit will be available after Mass at the SCRIP tables,at St. Francis and St. Mary parish offices and at the Notre Dame of De Pere Middle School office. For more information on EPH and the benefit please click
here. Fine Arts Night for musicians and artist is being held at Notre Dame Academy on May 1 at 6:30. All Grace schools are invited to attend. Please come and show your support to our students but also for the arts. For more information please click
here.
Let your Light Shine,
Jeff
Click ND Website for information about the following items:
- $1 Dress Down Day for March of Dimes: April 25
- First Eucharist Celebration: April 27, 1:30pm @ St. Francis
- Bellin Run Training and volunteering April 7-June 11
- Fine Arts Night: May 1, 6:30 @ NDA
- $1 Dress Down Day for Cystic Fibrosis in memory of Matthew Meverden: May 2
- First Eucharist Celebration: May 4, 1:30pm @ St. Mary
- HOPS4HOPE: May 9 @Legends Brewhouse-De Pere
- Lourdes Loop 5K Run/Walk: May 10
- May Crowning All School Mass: May 14 @ St. Francis
- Spring Concert/Band/Art Exhibit: May 15, 1:00pm & 6:30pm @ MS
- Early Release: May 16 @ 11:30
