St. Isidore School Newsletter

St. Isidore School Newsletter-February 28, 2018

Growing in Grace & Peace

Love---St.Valentine---Volunteer Week B

Happy Wednesday St. Isidore Families,

Inhale Love, Exhale Gratitude : We have spent the month of February celebrating the gospel value LOVE and have also made it a focus in our Lenten journey. LOVE and gratitude go hand in hand and you can’t really discuss one without the other. This is why gratitude is so essential. Gratitude not only brings LOVE into our individual relationships but also fills the world with more LOVE. A simple smile, a thank you, and a kind gesture are easy ways to spread love through gratitude. I think now, more than ever, the world could use a little more LOVE. It’s simple really, and it starts with us.

Gratitude Galore: It was another auction for the record books! The Great Gatsby Gala was a rip-roaring success. Guests adorned with feathers and sequins arrived in true Gatsby style to a most remarkably transformed Speakeasy. The bubbly flowed, the bids were made, and in the end our children came out the winners! Thank you to our amazing Auction Chairs Jenny Favorito and Andrea De Long. Your hard work and dedication to this event was evident. Thanks to our fabulous PTG for your help in making this event one to remember. Thank you to the volunteers, the parents, and the SIS community for your support, generosity, and LOVE.

Safety Council: As mentioned last week, the children’s safety is always a top priority at SIS and we will continue to practice and analyze the drills and protocols we have in place. The series of small earthquakes last week gave us an opportunity to practice our standard earthquake drills. I am proud to say the children did a wonderful job of listening and following instructions. Moving forward, we would like to begin a safety council. We are looking for a few parents who would like to volunteer and who have experience with the military, law enforcement, fire department, safety industry, or anything of the like. If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Ward at mward@stisidore.org .

Time for a Fish Fry: Grab your calendar and save the date for this year’s Lenten Fish Fry! The Fish Fry will be held on Friday, March 23, ^rd from 5:30 p.m.–7:30p.m. in the Msgr. Cardelli Gym. It’s fun for the whole family! More information on the event will be announced next week.

Friday, March 2 ^nd : Dismissal this Friday, March 2nd, will be at 12:00 p.m. There will be no carpool because there is a 12:10 p.m. mass. Students will need to be picked up from their classroom. There will be NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY, MARCH 5, ^TH due to our annual Pastor Holiday. Try to stay warm and dry over the long weekend. Spring is almost in sight!

Congratulations to Mrs. Mangano and her family. They welcomed a new baby boy to their family early this morning. His name is Augustine Joseph and he will be called “Auggie.” Mom and baby are doing great.

God bless,

Maria Ward, Principal

St. Isidore School

Important Dates

Thursday, March 1 - March B-Day Free Dress

Friday, March 2 - All School Mass 8:10AM

Friday, March 2 - 12PM Dismissal

Monday, March 5 - No School due to Pastor Holiday

Monday, March 5 - 1st Holy Communion meeting M-Z 6PM

Thursday, March 8- Band Concert 6PM

Friday, March 9 - All School Mass 8:10AM

Friday, March 9 - Talent Show 1:30-2:30PM Cardelli Gym

Friday, March 16 - No School due to Diocesan Staff Day

Friday, March 23 - All School Mass 8:10AM

Friday, March 23 - Fish Fry 5:30PM

Prayers

Please pray for all those who have gone to heaven, especially Mrs. Goetze's father. Lets also pray for all those who are suffering from illnesses, especially the Vitzthum Family's uncle-Brad Goforth, Rita Edwards, the Helfer Family's grandmother- Mary Edna Helfer and Mrs. Bowes. May God keep them in His tender, loving care.

PTG

Thank you for your continued support for Mind The Gap.

We have raised over $153,000 this school year with 50% of St Isidore families participating. Click Here to Donate and see the families who have generously donated.

Fund-A-Need:21st Century Classrooms

Thank you to everyone who contributed to Fund-A-Need! Your generous contributions are still welcome. You may contribute online. Click Here to Donate.

St Isidore School Auction - Thank you to all who supported this years auction! Congratulations to our Tuition Drawing winner-the Roden Family, to our BMW bike winner-the Kehrig Family, and to our Jewelry raffle winner-

the Estabrook Family. The Senn family now has new puppy! Midnight is sure to gets lots and lots of love.

School Sponsorship Opportunities! Click Here

Registration for the 2018-2019 School Year

Notification to register your children for the 2018–2019 school year will be sent via email on March 6th. Registration must be completed and fees paid by Friday, March 16th. If you are not returning for the 2018–2019 school year, please e-mail Mrs. Ward at mward@stisidore.org.

SIS Family Highlight

Congrats to alumni Ellie Ospeck who is currently a sophomore at Carondelet High School for her verbal commitment to play soccer for the University of Notre Dame. Ellie is excited to join her sister Erin (Freshman at ND and SIS alumni) on the soccer field.

Congrats to Alumni Amelia Clute (rowing) who signed with Cornell, Devin Lozano (soccer) who signed with Cal and Cassidy Tshimbalanga (soccer) who committed to USC. We are so proud of all of you!

Attention 8th Grade Families

8th Grade Yearbook Ads: To purchase, please Click Here . Deadline is March 1st!

Message from the Bookkeeper

FACE (Family-Aid Catholic Education) application for the 2018-19 school year are now available and can be filled out on-line by going to www.faceofoakland.org a nd clicking the “Applying for a Grant?” tab. You will see a link for FACE guidelines and a link that will take you to the FACTS website to fill out the application. FACTS is now the third party vendor we use to process and analyze all FACE applications. On-line applications need to be submitted to FACTS by March 19.

The BASIC fund also offers financial assistance. The Basic fund is open to families with at least one child who is attending private school for the first time. The earlier you apply the better your chances are of receiving a scholarship. Families applying for new siblings for the first time, must submit an application by March 16, 2018 . Applications are available in the bookkeeper’s office.