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Upcoming Important Dates

8/18   Individual Kindergarten Conferences/School Supply Drop Off 
           9am-1pm and 3pm-7pm, click here if you haven't signed up!
           Grades 1-4 Classroom Meetings 5pm, 5:30pm, Upper Campus:
           Meet teachers, learn about class expectations and bring school                      supplies click here if you haven't signed up!
            5th Grade/New to Lower Campus Orientation  7pm, Lower Campus                  Open House format: meet teachers, learn about class expectations,                bring school supplies
           6-8 Grade Students: Lower Campus will be open at 7pm to drop off                  school supplies and view the Lower Campus updates
            Freshman/New to High School Orientation 6pm, Upper Campus
           College Night; seniors: 6:45pm, juniors: 7:30pm Upper Campus                          Cafeteria

8/20    LoyolaPalooza  gates open at 4pm, Upper Campus Football Field                     VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!   Sign up here!

8/22    First Day of School for K-12
           ALL kindergarteners will start on August 22, please note this change
           ALL K-12 students start at 8am at Upper Campus, coming together to              kick off the year as one Loyola Catholic School!                    
           Preschool Hello Day
           5 day afternoon class 12-1pm; 5 day, all day class 1-2pm

8/23    Preschool Hello Day
           5 day morning class  8-9am; 3 day class 9:30-10:30am;
           2 day class 11-12pm
            First day of school for 5 day afternoon and 5 day all day preschool                  classes

8/24    First Day of School for 5 day morning and 3 day preschool classes

8/25    First Day of School for 2 day preschool class

8/29     No School, Together in Faith Teacher Workshop

9/5       No School, Labor Day

9/6       Busing starts

9/9       All School Mass/Picnic


Loyola News

If you missed the All School Round-up last week,  here is the packet of forms that was handed out.


Lifetouch Picture Information

If your child had their picture taken on August 10, orders can still be placed:

Visit   www.mylifetouch.com ID:  KA016205 Q0   OR
Call in your order:   507-412-4330

Lifetouch picture retakes will occur after school has started. Watch for updates!


First Day of School 8/22 
  
ALL students (K-12, including grades 5-8) at Upper Campus for a First Day of School Kick-off!
Arrival time begins at 7:15, breakfast will be available
8:15 All students and teachers will head to classrooms.  5-8 grades will gather in the Media Center. Parents can move into the Sohler Commons for coffee and a social gathering.
8:30 Assembly in the Gym
9:30 Assembly ends, students and teachers go back to classrooms, grades 5-8 will be bused to Lower Campus
 

New Teachers/Staff at Loyola

We are excited to welcome the following to the Loyola community:

Adam Bibbs, Intermediate Phy Ed
Janelle Campeau, Secondary Science
John and Gail Carpenter, Intermediate Choir
Alex Christian, Intermediate Social Studies
Jackie Currier, Secondary Math 
Amy Dornbach, 5 Day, All Day Preschool Class
Felix Dumitrachi, SecondaySocial Studies
Jim Florey, Facilities Manager
Eric Larson, Head Boys Basketball Coach
Jana Larson, Food Service Director
Ginger Leiferman, Key Events Associate
Sarah Odegard, Para Educator
Shawn Pierce, Secondary Theology 
Jeff Reese, Head Baseball Coach
Nicole Ruhland, Head Girls Soccer Coach
Kristin Stoffel, Preschool Aide 
Derek Wherley, Secondary Theology 

We are excited to announce that Mrs. Ellingworth will be joining Ms. Ruehle in 5th grade. We know they will make an excellent team! We are searching for a Resource Teacher to take Mrs. Ellingworth's place at the Upper Campus.

Grades K-4 parents: 

Kindergarten conferences and grade 1-4 classroom meetings will be held on Thursday, August 18. If you haven't already signed up for a kindergarten conference or grade 1-4 class meeting, click here to find a time that will work for your family. Class lists can be found here
 

VIRTUS Training

There are several sessions of VIRTUS (Loyola volunteer training) coming up:
August 24 - St. John's Parish,  6:30-8:00pm
September 8 - St. John's Parish,  6:30-8:00pm
September 156:00-8:00pm, upper campus cafeteria
Please click here for VIRTUS registration instructions 

Attention High School Parents: Floating 7 Schedule

Loyola's high school will now be running on a "Floating 7" schedule instead of the traditional 8-period schedule.   This spring, a committee of teachers researched scheduling options and collaborated on what would best benefit our students and maximize their learning opportunities.  

While a "Floating 7" schedule may look a little confusing at first, the teachers and students who have used this format have all said it is very easy to catch on to and worth the short learning curve required.  

Check out the Floating 7 Schedule visual and watch the video to see how to access your's on EdEdge. Mrs. Kirshner and other staff will also be available at the August 10th All School Round-Up to pass out each students' schedule and answer questions about how it works.  




View the video:  
LCS Floating 7 (1)
LCS Floating 7 (1)


Activities/Athletics News
  • Auditions for the Fall Musical will be held on Monday, August 29, 6:30pm in the Lower Campus theater. 
  • The high school band and choir will be taking a performance/service tour to Chicago, IL, March 20 - 24, 2017. We will be attending concerts, performing, visiting museums and taking in the sites of the big city! It's going to be a great educational trip! More details to follow when school starts. The approximate cost of the trip will be $750. We will be using SCRIP as our fundraiser for this trip so you can begin earning money now! Many traveling sports teams and musical ensembles have had great success with the SCRIP program. Here is a link to the SCRIP site.  Use code FAELF9E65594 
  • Remember: all activities and athletic practices and game times can be found in one place, click here! You can customize your view to include the activity that you are searching for.
  • There will be a sports bus transporting students between campuses starting the first day of school.

Event/Fundraising News

 
 
Don't forget about the Lucky 20 raffle!
Tickets are $100 with these chances to win:

Grand Prize Winner $10,000
A $5,000 winner
A $1,000 winner
2 $500 winners
15 $200 winners
Winners will be drawn at LoyolaPalooza on August 20. 
 
Proxy tickets can be completed and mailed/delivered to Loyola and Loyola staff will assign a ticket and send the ticket stub in the mail to the buyer. Or, tickets can be purchased from Loyola's Upper Campus (office hours are 9am-1pm during the summer) or by calling Carol Brady, 507-381-1381. 
 
This year's Lucky 20 chairs are Carol Brady (LCS class of '81) Colleen Van Blarcom (Loyola alumni parent) and Tim Murray (Loyola parent). We thank them for their hard work and continued support of Loyola!
 


LoyolaPalooza, Loyola's first outdoor concert is on Saturday! 5-11pm.
Food trucks, beer, games, Lucky 20 drawing and more! Tickets can be purchased at  www.loyolapalooza.com or Hilltop HyVee in Mankato. $15 in advance, $20 at the gate. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy great entertainment on the Hill!  Rain or shine! 21+
 
We are looking for volunteers!  Volunteers receive FREE admission! Sign up here:   https://www.volunteersignup.org/HQHWB




If you have any questions or concerns please contact us. We are looking forward to seeing everyone next week!




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Mission Statement 
By teaching and modeling Gospel values, Loyola Catholic School is a dynamic, nurturing community which successfully educates students to be critical thinkers, moral decision-makers and contributors to our church and world.