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November 5, 2015
Dear Parents,
I had the privilege in attending a reception this week celebrating the new St. John Paul II Classical School in Green Bay. St. John Paul II Classical School will be the eleventh school that is now part of the GRACE System.
The evening began with presentations by both Bishop Ricken and Mr. Brad Norton, Headmaster of "JP II". Both Bishop Ricken and Mr. Norton spoke about the way students would be educated in the Classical Format. Although the approach to education at St. John II Classical School is different from that of Notre Dame, the goal for our students is the same. The mission of both schools is simple in that when students leave our school they should be able to think critically, speak and write well, and celebrate joyfully. All of the other things we do in education (eg: technology integration, data collection from MAP) should arise from these three simple concepts. If we follow what both Bishop Ricken and Mr. Norton spoke about this past week, our school will be the best it can and will be.
This week is National Vocation Awareness Week. This is a week for all of us to reflect upon how God is calling our children to love and serve him. It is also a time for extra prayers and support for our seminarians and other Religious. We will be supporting vocations by sending all parents a Morning Offering for Vocations Prayer Card. Families are also invited to adopt a seminarian by using the Signup Genius to adopting a seminarian. Thank you for your consideration and support.
This week's MAP test nugget is about school norms. The 2015 Norms for MAP are more rigorous than those of 2011, the date which the last norms were developed. The new norms will guide us in using this data more effectively to address areas of strength and growth. The teachers will be meeting next week to discuss other ways we can use MAP test data to improve both teaching and learning for each child.
Please be aware that all, after school sign-in sheets need to be turned in to Mrs. Lamers by the due date started. If you turn in your sign-in sheet after this date, please calculate the amount due at the drop in rate of $16 per hour on the day your child attends if they are not signed up. The After School Care program is for the benefit of school families and as such, they are trying to keep the price down. Please follow these rules so that this program can run as smoothly as possible. We will also address After Hours the same as hot lunch. If you pay for After Hours and your child does not come that day, the payment for the missed day will not carry over to another day. The only exception is if the child is involved in an after school extracurricular activity.
I would like to clarify that any student caught chewing gum, mints or candy during the school day will report to their respective school site at 7:30 am. the morning after discovered doing so. This is a change in the Parent Handbook as the time was originally 7:15 am. It is very tempting for students to put gum or candy in places that forces maintenance to take time to clean it. I wish to thank students and parents for their support in helping us hold students accountable with this matter. This does not pertain to students who eat snacks as part of their early morning routine.
The Notre Dame of De Pere Family would like to wish the teams at Notre Dame Academy much success this week. The Girls Volleyball Team are competing at the Resch Center, and the Football Team will play Appleton Xavier tomorrow night in Appleton. We would like to give a "shout out" to the participants on the teams who graduated from Notre Dame School of De Pere.
One special event Notre Dame has each year is the assembly commemorating Veterans' Day. The ceremony will be Wednesday, November 11 at 1:30 pm in the middle school gym. Ms. Freeman coordinates this event and I know the students and Veterans appreciate honoring our many soldiers who have served and given their lives for their country. As a Navy "brat," I appreciate this event as my father served twenty years in the United States Navy. Please come and honor our many Veterans.
I hope to see you at tomorrow night's Key Event at The Swan Club. Please consider purchasing a ticket for the raffle items. The coordinators of the Key Event still need some volunteer positions filled. Please help them out. Below you will find the sign up genius to help. The staff has contributed monies for a ticket. Hopefully we will be the lucky winners of one of the automobiles displayed at both buildings.
Have a great rest of the week!
God Bless,
James A.( Jim) Clark, Principal
"I CAN DO EVERYTHING THROUGH HIM WHO GIVES ME STRENGTH."
Philippians 4:13
Parent Education
Mr. Clark has set up a Education Post at the top of our webpage. This week he added the topic of Opportunities. This site is updated constantly. There are many valuable tools in which parents can educate themselves in different aspects of their children's education. Very helpful information. Check it out here.
Key Event News - Classroom Plates
Take a look at these cute classroom plates. Be careful though...after seeing them you will want one. Available at the Key Event on Friday, November 6th.Take a look here
Notre Dame Food Drive
Our School is collecting non perishable food items to give to the hungry in our community. Please be generous!! We are going to have a little friendly classroom competition. For more detail please click here.
Girls on the Run
The Girls on the Run have been practicing all fall and the 5K is this Saturday at 9:00 AM. The run begins at Fox Valley Technical College. Come to cheer on the girls or to run yourself! Check out this website for course, registration, and other information: http://girlsontherunnew.org/gotr-5k/ We hope you can join us in making this an exciting event!
Thanksgiving Cookie and Pie Sale
Too busy to bake? Want someone else to do the baking for you this Thanksgiving? We have just the idea. Order your Thanksgiving treats now and get them in time for your big event. Click here for more details.
Festival of Lights
Looking for something fun to do with the family? Festival Foods is sponsoring a Saturday, December 5, 2015 From 5-7 pm at the Lambeau field Atrium. For more detail please click here
NDA Girls Volleyball Team - Headed To State Tournament
Come support the Tritons this Friday 11/6 at the Resch Center at 4:00. Tournament t-shirts available for purchase this week at the NDA Atrium desk for $10 between 8:00-3:30
Fundraising/Volunteering Opportunities
As the school year begins so do the opportunities to get involved at the school! We have many wonderful activities throughout the year. Some are fund-raisers, some are fun-raisers, some are in support of our Athletics Department, teachers and staff, Home and School, and some to meet our Third Source Funding goal. ALL are to support Notre Dame of De Pere! We would not be such a fantastic school without the volunteer support of our school families! For more information and to sign up please click here
SCRIP office IS IN NEED of some additional SELLERS
We are especially looking for volunteers who could work
Wednesday's and Thursday's from 2:30 - 3:15 at the Elementary School. Feel free to work once, twice or as often as your schedule allows!
If you are able to help...please click
Also, NEW THIS YEAR we will have SCRIP SELLING shifts available at the weekend masses for both St. Mary and St. Francis. It is as easy as selling SCRIP (before & after) 1 Mass - 1 weekend a month! This is another GREAT way to earn your fundraising service hours...Please contact Carla Gemignani at 920-864-2785
Notre Dame Academy Musical
Notre Dame Academy will be presenting Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. November 12-14 at 7:30 pm with a matinee on Saturday November 14th at 1:00 pm. For more information on purchasing tickets and on participating Notre Dame of De Pere alumni please click here
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