Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School

 

 

"Fostering growth in our Catholic life by following God's will through

our mind, heart and soul"

 

 3/7/18
   

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Lunch Menu
Week of 
3/5

Monday
Chicken Leg
Mashed Potato
Breadstick
Peaches
Corn
Milk

Tuesday
Chicken Queso Nachos
Fiesta Corn
Lettuce/Tomato
Strawberries
Milk

Wednesday
French Toast Stix
Sausage
Tater Tots
Applesauce
Juice & Milk

Thursday
Hotdog/Bun
Baked Beans
Veggie Combo
Mixed Fruit
Cookie
Milk

Friday
Grilled Cheese
Rainbow Salad
Pickle Spear
Pears
Milk


Lunch Menu
Week of 3/12

Monday
Pepperoni Pizza
Broccoli
Side Salad
Apple Slices
Milk

Tuesday
Turkey Gravy
Mashed Potato
Green Beans
Dinner Roll
Peaches
Milk

Wednesday
Sloppy Joe
Potato Chips
Baked Beans
Celery/Carrots
Raisins
Milk

Thursday
Beef Rotini
Breadstick
Fresh Carrots
St. Patty's Slush
Corn
Milk

Friday
No School










 



  
  
  
  



 
 
Miss Widner's News
Dear Students, Parents, Grandparents, and Staff,   
     Good luck to some of our middle school students who are performing in South Bend today at Pueri Cantores! They have been practicing for several months and today they woke up very early and traveled to St. Pius in Granger to perform and celebrate Mass with Bishop Rhoades. What an honor to share your awesome gifts and talents!!
      This Sunday, March 11 Daylight Saving Time begins. This means that you "spring your clock forward" one hour before you go to bed Saturday, March 10th!! We have a reminder in the Wednesday Envelope that you can put on your refrigerator!
     Next Wednesday, March 14th, we will have a special All School Mass at 9:30 (different time) for preschool-8th grade. We are keeping in our prayers the students in Florida who lost their lives in that horrible tragedy as well as the survivors. We also pray for all students, educators, parents, and families that peace may fill our world this Lenten season. On March 22, St. Elizabeth Church is having a Healing Mass at 6:00 PM with Reconciliation beginning at 5:00 PM. If you are in need of healing because of an upcoming surgery or possibly spiritual, emotional healing as well, this would be a wonderful opportunity to attend this special Mass. 
     Be looking for a survey coming home online on eLearning and Student Led Conferences. It will be on Survey Monkey and have about 5-6 questions. We appreciate your input!
     I am looking forward in seeing you all at Seton Night Live this Saturday, March 10th at 5:30 PM!! This is such an awesome evening celebrating our school, staff, and children! Go Pioneers!!

Have a peaceful Lent!     
Miss Widner
Principal
 
What's in this Issue
Daylight Savings Time Begins
K-8 2018-2019 Registration
CYO Spring Sport Registration & Parent Meeting
Scrip Update
Garage Sale
Athletic Association Accepting Coaching Applications
Tennis Anyone?  (Grade 5-8)
Easter Baskets
Private School/Homeschool Tax Deduction
Scholarship Information
SEASCS Spirit Night at Sky Zone
Tennis Club
 International Ministry of Hope & Healing
Annual Garage Sale
Starbase Summer Camp
 
Calendar Dates

3/8          ONE HOUR DELAY - TEACHER MEETING

3/9         All School Mass at 9:00

3/10       Show Choir performs at  Bishop Luers at 9:00 AM

3/10       Seton Night Live!

3/11       First Communion Meeting for parents 11:00 or 6:00
              (choose one meeting)

              Confirmation Meeting at 2:00 PM (New time)

3/12      Mass for grades 2-5 at 9:00

             First Communion Meeting for 2nd grade parents
             4:45 (choose one time)

             iREAD for 3rd Grade

3/13      IREAD for 3rd Grade

             Mass for grades 6-8 at 9:00

3/14      HASA General Meeting in the cafeteria at 8:00 am

       *****Special All School Mass at 9:30 AM****

             IREAD for 3rd Grade

             Euchre Club until 4:00 PM

3/15      IREAD for 3rd Grade

             Sky Zone Night!

3/16      NO School - Collaboration Day for Teachers

3/17       Garage Sale sponsored by the 7th grade 8:00-1:00                in the gym; FAME at the Grand Wayne Center; 1st               Communion Welcome at all the Masses

3/18      FAME at the Grand Wayne Center; 1st Communion              Welcome at all the Masses
 
Daylight Savings Time Begins

IT IS TIME TO "SPRING" FORWARD" YOUR CLOCKS ONE HOUR ON SUNDAY, 
MARCH 11TH! BEFORE YOU GO TO BED ON SATURDAY, MARCH 10TH, SET YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD ONE HOUR!!!

 
K-8 2018-2019 Registration
   
 
Dear School Parents, Grandparents and Guardians,

Re-enrollment packets were sent home with your student for the   
2018-2019 school year.  This is very important information.

Priority enrollment is February 28th throug Wednesday, 
March 21st.

Please complete the Re-enrollment packet (includes 5 forms - Family Re-enrollment, Tuition Commitment & Financial Agreement, Parish Sponsorship Application, Time & Talent Form and Intent of Giving Card) and return it to the school office, along with your $100 family registration fee, ASAP but no later than March 21st.
 
CYO Spring Sport Registration &
Parent Meeting
   
 
Saint Elizabeth CYO Spring Sport Registration and Parent Meeting will be Tuesday March 13th from 6-7 in the PAC.
 
Scrip Update
by Jen Rolfsen & Amanda Brzozowski
   
 
Hello Fellow Pioneers!  We hope that you and your families are having a blessed Lenten season!
 
With Easter and Spring Break rapidly approaching, we would like to encourage all of you to think about your holiday plans, and use SCRIP accordingly!  We can help you with your gas, grocery, and lodging needs.  Just stop by the office and let us see what SCRIP we can order for you to bolster your tuition rebate amount before the end of the school year.  If you're going to Disney, let us know.  We have some tricks up our sleeve to help you earn a great rebate using Disney Scrip.
 
If you haven't set up a Presto Pay account yet so you can order your SCRIP to your smartphone, ask us how!! SCRIP can be at your fingertips.  It is the easiest way to Shop with SCRIP!!
 
If you have any questions, please email the office at [email protected], or give us a call at 432-4001, ext. 339.  We will be happy to help you  in any way.

 
2018-2018 School Calendar
   
 
Attached to the link below you will find the 2018-2019 school calendar.

2018-2019 School Calendar 
 
7th Grade Garage Sale
   
 
The 7th grade will be hosting a garage sale on 
Saturday, March 17th in the PAC.  All may donate their unwanted items.  The next drop off will be Saturday, March 10th from 9AM-12PM at the Media Center Door.  
Please contact Geri Fromm at 260-609-1253 if you have large furniture items that you would like picked up.  We'll have a truck on 2/24 from 9AM-12PM to pick up these items from your home. 

 
Athletic Association Accepting
Coaching Applications.
The Saint Elizabeth Athletic Association is accepting Coaching applications for Spring sports, track, softball, and soccer. Please send coaching applications to Kevin Burns through school or email at [email protected].

 
Tennis Club
by Patrick Burton

Join the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School Tennis Club
Open to grades 5-8
Coaches: Jim Klinger, Patrick Burton, Jen Topmiller
Season will consist of a weekly practice and at least 7 matches.  Please click on the link below for the tennis schedule.  If weather is nice the week prior to Spring Break, we'll get out on courts once during the week of March 26th.
Practice/Schedule:  See attached
Cost: $30 (includes T-Shirt)
Quick parent meeting on Thursday March 8th: Directly after school in front entrance atrium.  If can't attend, mail attached forms. 
Registration deadline: Monday March 23rd - complete and mail $, attached registration and parent consent form.
The club was started by 2 parents in 2011 - was an instant success, and continues to be a popular and fun activity.  No experience and experienced players are equally welcome.  They will be taught and challenged, alike. 
Additional Tennis Information - contact [email protected]


 
Easter Baskets

In the past, National Junior Honor Society has collected items to make Easter baskets for the children and youth of Vincent House. Last year, we reached out to the elderly in our community and we would like to continue to brighten their Easter season by sending baskets again this year. We can only do this with your help!

By filling baskets with candy, books, and other goodies, we hope to spread the love of Christ during this very important season. As Jesus calls us to Almsgiving, we are hopeful that you will help us provide the goods to spread the love.

Each grade level will be given a category of items to provide. Items will be collected in the atrium from March 12th - March 16th. Attached to the link below you will find a listing the items assigned to each grade level as well as a list of suggested items to send in.

Once all items have been collected, the baskets will be assembled in an equitable manner assuring that each resident gets a nice Easter basket.

Attached to the link below you will find the grade level assignments.


Thank you very much for your support of this project!

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton National Junior Honor Society
 
Private School/Homeschool Tax Deduction

Don't forget Indiana's Private school/homeschool deduction , $1000 per student/child.
For more information about this deduction, see Income Tax Information Bulletin #107 at  
 
 
 
Included is an example of the IT-40 Form, Schedule 2 and a copy of the instructions (page 17)
which explains how to complete it for the Private School/Homeschool Deduction.


 
If you have any further questions that can't be answered here, please contact a tax professional.

 
Scholarship Information

The School Choice Scholarship and Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) programs help to make a Catholic education possible for many school families who would otherwise not be able to afford it.  Attached to the link below you will find information on the eligibility guidelines for the 2018-2019 school year.  Please take the time to read the information carefully.  Some families may have students who qualify for these wonderful programs without knowing it!


 
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School
Spirit Night

Help give back to SEASCS by joining us for some awesome healthy fun at sky zone!  

Thursday, March 15th 4:00-8:00 PM

Please click on the link below for more details!


 
International Ministry of
Hope & Healing
 
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church Welcomes 
Fr. Richard McAlear, OMI
International Ministry of Hope & Healing
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Confessions begin at 5:15 pm
Mass at 6:00 pm followed by Healing Service

Please click on the link below for more details.

 
Starbase Summer Camps
Announcing: STARBASE Indiana-Fort Wayne's 2018 Summer Camps!
 
Our summer camps explore the best of our local community STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) collaborations. As an extension to learning at our host STARBASE locations, we travel around our local communities to bring students the latest in STEAM learning. We pack these 5-day programs with any of the following: computer design, aviation investigations, the science of baseball, robotics programming, 3D printing or one of our very favorites-rocket launches. Along with experiments and rocket launches, we know campers are also building skills in observation, investigation, science, technology, engineering, and math. Not to mention confidence!
 
Advanced Camp Week: This hands-on project features a High-Altitude Balloon (HAB) Launch. Campers will build 
projects which include on-board cameras for recording of balloon travels, and data analysis of camper designed experiments. 
June 11 - 15, 2018 - Camp Week 1 
Eligibility: Campers eligible for Advanced Camp include campers entering 7th, 8th, or 9th grades.
Applicants: Advanced Camp is geared toward campers who have previously attended STARBASE program 
(STARBASE 1.0, STARBASE 2.0, or Summer Camp). Please see the attached flyer and link for more details. 
 
STARBASE Indiana Traditional Camp weeks:  
Traditional camps will be a community collaboration featuring STARBASE STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) Careers. 
Get ready to learn alongside our community professionals as we explore, explain, elaborate and evaluate STEAM careers.
July 9 - 13, 2018 - Camp Week 2 
July 16 - 20, 2018 - Camp Week 3 
Eligibility: Campers eligible for Week 2 & 3, campers entering 5th, 6th, or 7th grade 
Those who've never attended our STARBASE traditional camp program ever before are offered first placements to experience this amazing program. Returning campers are welcomed and encouraged to apply. Applicants are placed  first come, first serve while these additional stated criteria are considered. Please see the attached flyer and link for more details. 
 
 
Applications available soon. 
To apply, please complete the 2018 STARBASE Camp application form online or download at: www.starbasein.org. A form for mail-in applications will be available.
STARBASE Indiana-Fort Wayne will begin accepting applicants on February 15, 2018 and start camper placements on March 15, 2018.
 
Thank you for your enthusiasm for STARBASE Indiana STEAM programming!
STARBASE Indiana