Friday Newsletter 12-13-2024

THE WEEK AHEAD:

School Motto: We are learning, serving & praying – every moment of every day. We are COUGARS!

         

Sun     3rd Sunday of Advent: Joy

Mon –   Movie Theme: “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” – wear brown, flannel or reindeer attire

Tues –  Movie Theme: “The Santa Clause” – wear a Santa hat or your favorite hat

          Santa Store Shopping – during special class time

          Sacred Heart Penance Service – 6:00 pm, Eldon, MO

Wed – All School Mass (3/4 Ministry)

          Wear dress code

          Penance Service for 3-8^th – 9:45 am

Thur – Movie Theme: “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”, wear a Santa hat, red, or white

          OLOS Penance Service – 6:30 pm

Fri -    Movie Theme: “White Christmas”, wear your fancy clothes

          End of 2^nd Quarter

          No afternoon extended care – see schedule below

         

A DECEMBER TO REMEMBER DAILY DRESS DOWN MOVIE THEMES: Your child may dress down if they follow the theme for the day but must adhere to all length/no fray/no holes requirements. Mrs. Varner has tried to make it easy – you can either follow the theme closely with actual outfits, or just in the general color theme, as outlined on the flyer or in “The Week Ahead”, as listed above.

SANTA STORE: Our annual Santa Store will be available for our students to shop this Tuesday, December 17^th during their special class time. Name tag packets were sent home last week. If you have not returned your child’s envelope, please do so on Monday. We will accept donations for the store through Monday as well.

STUDENT COUNCIL MEETING CANCELLED: There will be no Student Council meeting this week. The wonderful ladies – our volunteer “elves” – are setting up the Santa Store for the students on Monday, so there will be no need for a meeting on Monday evening.

SPORTS NEWS: Madelyn & the St. Joe Cathedral Spartan 8^th Grade basketball team defeated Holy Family, Freeburg on December 5^th, with a final score of 36 – 6. Way to go Madelyn & Team!

CHRISTMAS PARTY/LAST DAY PLANNING:

We will follow the schedule below for December 20^th, our last day in session for 2024:

8:00 am                   All School Prayer Service – all invited

8:30 am                  Brunch (pancakes, sausage,  hashbrowns) all parent/guardians invited, complimentary

9:00 – 9:45 am       Classroom parties

9:45 am                  Students may be signed out

11:00 am                 All remaining students will be  dismissed (pick-up no later than 11:00 am – no afternoon extended care services)

LAST NOTES FOR 2024! On Friday, 12/20, we will send home folders with iReady & Achievement test results, along with January calendars. There will not be a newsletter enclosed, so we want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy, Safe, Blessed and Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

 

Merry Christmas!

School resumes on Monday, January 6, 2025.

 

WEEKLY DRESS DOWN PASS WINNER(S)! Congratulations to Jameson K. & Tre B. for winning this week’s drawing! Remember – return your folder (with paperwork complete) by Tuesday to be added to the weekly drawing.