November 4,  2016
                                                                                                           
From the Office of the Principal
Greetings,

We are excited to announce we have a long-term sub for the 9th and 10th grade English teacher position. Al Cassidy, who is currently retired was a long-time Loyola 9th and 10th grade English teacher has accepted the opening.  He will begin on  Monday, November 7th. A big thanks to Mr. Eric Larson and Mr. Steve Dornbach for their help this week in bridging the position. We are excited to have Mr. Cassidy rejoin our school and to have such a credible and well-respected teacher in the classroom.

We hope to see many of you at conferences next week. Report cards of quarter 1 will be available at conferences. If you are unable to attend conferences report cards will be mailed out. 

We have been so blessed with our weather as of late. It is hard to fathom thinking about this but I thought I'd mention temperature thresholds for recess before we are surprised. So, we will use the wind chill factor of below 0 by 7:30 am for child watch before school and by 10:40 am for recess. Hopefully we do not have to worry about this for a while, but those are guidelines we'll use for thresholds.

When it comes to after school pick up for elementary and preschool/prekindergarten parents please remember to keep the pickup line moving. If you have to talk a teacher or other parents we ask that you park in the parking lot in order to keep our pickup process moving and fluid. Thank you for your understanding and support!

Best of luck to our boys cross country team as the compete in the state tournament  Saturday in Northfield. Compete #loyolaproud and we are proud of you and cheering you on!

Enjoy the beautiful weather and blessings on a great weekend!

Adam Bemmels, PreK-12 Principal
Loyola Catholic School


 
All School News
WIRED TO THE HEART
Thank you to everyone who attended Wired to the Heart! Special thanks to the committee and volunteers  for their hard work!




ALL SAINTS DAY
We had standing room only at the SSND Chapel for our all-school, All Saints Day Mass on Tuesday!



Our 5th graders celebrated All Saints Day by sharing with their classmates the Saints they had been researching!





2 HOUR LATE START: 
Tuesday, November 8.
Elementary: 
 Morning supervision available from 7:30-9:30 for Pre-K - 4th grade on the Upper Campus, and in the auditorium on the Lower Campus.
 To register your child for before school care, contact the school secretary: secretary@loyolacatholicschool.org or 
386-0600. The cost is $5 per child and will be added to your Smart Account.
All other students should arrive no earlier than 9:30am.
Busing is available on a 2-hour late schedule. 


BARNES & NOBLE HOLIDAY BOOK FAIR
The Barnes & Noble Book fair is  Saturday, December 3! It's also the Educator Christmas Shopping Day when teachers get 25% off their purchases. Be sure to mention Loyola Catholic School when you make your purchases! More info to come. 

BOOK FAIR
Fall 2016 Book Fair Info:
Monday, November 7, 3-8pm and November 10, 3-6pm 

Would you like to work at the book fair this year? Click on this link to sign up:  Book Fair Volunteer
 
HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION NEWS
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Para-educator
Loyola Catholic School in Mankato, MN is seeking full time para-educators to assist in a variety of roles including but not limited to: help in preschool, recess coverage for K-4, lunch supervision and support in elementary, intermediate and high school classrooms.
A successful candidate will have pervious experience working with school age children, be energetic, hard working, compassionate and dependable while possessing a genuine passion for children.
To apply, please send cover letter, resume and three letters of recommendation to:
employment@loyolacatholicschool.org
LOST AND FOUND
Please be sure to check the lost and found table on both campuses while you are here for conferences.  Unclaimed items will be donated on November 11.

SPIRIT SHOP NEWS
The Spirit Shop will host its Christmas Sale with appearance by Santa on December 1 3-7pm, Santa arrives at 4pm for pictures!

The Home Vendor Sale/Spirit Shop Sale will be on December 8, 3-7pm. Watch for more info!

Don't forget- you can now order Spirit Shop merchandise online! Click here for info

  
Activities News
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Today we held a pep fest to say good luck to the boys cross country team! The State Meet is tomorrow at 10am in Northfield.

 


CONGRATULATIONS, LINDSEY AND RAE!
On  Wednesday November 9, Lindsey Theuninck and Rae Dose will sign their national letters of intent. This will take place in the Upper Campus Commons area at  7:45am.  All are welcome to celebrate with Lindsey and Rae!  Lindsey is signing to play basketball at South Dakota State University and Rae is signing to play Softball at Minnesota State University.

BASKETBALL PRACTICES
ALL basketball team practices are now listed on the Activities Calendar, which can also be found on our website.

BOOSTER CLUB
Please click here for information about an upcoming  Booster Club "adults only" event!

BYE BYE BIRDIE
Loyola's secondary level will present BYE, BYE BIRDIE! in the theater on the Lower Campus on Thursday, November 10 - 7:00 P.M.; Friday, November 11 - 7:00 P.M., Saturday, November 12 - 7:00 P.M. and Sunday, November 13 - 2:00 P.M.  Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students.  They are available at either school office.  

LOYOLA CHOIR
Please join the Loyola High School Choir, and other community Catholic singers in a musical Advent service to be held at Ss. Peter and Paul Parish on Saturday, December 10 at 7:30pm. The intent of the concert is to provide our Catholic community the opportunity to participate in a musical Advent Service in order to prepare our hearts for the message of Christmas!


UPCOMING EVENTS
Loyola @ Boys State Cross Country Meet, Saturday, Nov 5, @ St. Olaf, Northfield 10am

In this newsletter
Elementary School News
Intermediate School News
Secondary School News
Quick References
ATTENDANCE LINE: 507-386-5312
Elementary News
Fall Conference Sign up for PS- grade 5:

TRUNK OR TREAT
Thank you to the Loyola Home & School Parent Association for hosting another wonderful Trunk or Treat!


Message from Mrs. Corcoran:
Don't be a couch potato! PreK-4 grade students, create a one of a kind Mr. or Mrs. Potato Head, to celebrate the Book Fair, which is coming Monday, Novem
ber 7 
and Thursday, November 10 
(during conference times) C
lick here for more info!

REMINDER: 
It is Loyola's policy that birthday invitations can not be handed out at school. Thank you for your cooperation! 


Mass time for Elementary level is Wednesdays, 9:20am unless otherwise noted. You are always welcome to join us! Please check in at the reception desk when you arrive.
Intermediate News

LOWER CAMPUS CONFERENCES
Parent - Teacher conferences will be held on Monday, November 7, 3:00 - 8:00 P.M. and Thursday, November 10, 3:00  - 6:00 P.M.  (The 6:00 P.M. end time is due to the first performance of the play, "Bye Bye Birdie!") Mr. Kotila, Mrs. (Currier) Cates, Mrs. Reinbold and Mr. Bibbs will be on the Lower Campus on Monday, November 7, from 3:00 -5:00 P.M. and Thursday, November 10, from 4:45 - 6:00 P.M.  Ms. Lundgren will be on the Lower Campus on Monday from 3:00 - 5:00 and Thursday from 3:00 - 4:45.  These teachers will be on the Upper Campus on the alternate times.   

Grade 5 will have conferences in their classrooms at specific times by signing on the following link:   http://signup.com/go/1b5Bdq                     

Grade 6-8 will have an open house style of conference in the gym with each teacher having a designated table and spot on the Lower Campus.  We are hoping for a good turnout for conferences and look forward to seeing you there.  

BUILDERS CLUB
RAKE THE TOWN 
Builders Club will participate in Rake the Town on Saturday, November 12, from 8:30am - 1:00pm.  Students are to meet at St. Joseph the Worker Church (7th and Hubbell Ave.).   They should bring a rake and gloves and should plan on staying for lunch after.  Click here for the permission slip. 

Mrs. Klasen will be holding "Study Table" on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00-4:00.  These sessions are designed to help students with academics, organization, and time management skills. All Lower Campus students are welcome to join us in Mrs. Klasen's office. 
   
Mass time for Intermediate:
Wednesdays, 9:30am at SSPP parish. You are always welcome to join us!

Secondary News
FRESHMAN RETREAT
Students and teachers had a wonderful time at the Respect Retreat, presented by Youth Frontiers!


Fall Conference Sign up:
Thank you to those who helped with the Furniture for Flood Families Drive. A note from the coordinator:

I want to thank you and the students from Loyola for your help with the Furniture for Flood Families drive.  We collected over 400 furniture items for the people affected by the flooding in September.  The furniture will be delivered to Waseca sometime this week.  The City of Waseca and Waseca County will handle distributing the items to the residents of Waseca, St. Clair and the surrounding areas.

Again, thanks for your help.  The students were very helpful.  They were all very interesting and I enjoyed working with them.
 
Best wishes,
Scott Kelly

Service Hours Opportunities:

Feed My Starving Children mobilepack at Hosanna Lutheran needs help packing 1,000,000 meals for children all over the world.
-check out http://www.mnsdistrict.org/fmsc  for more information

A reminder to Junior parents:
The juniors will be attending their Junior retreat 
Nov. 16 - 18 at Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center.  We are still in need of some parent chaperones.  You will need to have a background check on file and have attended a Virtus training.  If you are interested please contact Sue Goebel
  
Juniors and Seniors:  Friday, Nov. 11 will be an excellent day for a college visit, as there is no school that day.

Seniors:  The Elks scholarship is due Nov. 30th.  The local generally gives out 12 scholarships of $500.

Juniors and Seniors:  College reps coming to visit the week of Nov. 7th are St. Kate's and St. Ben's/St. John's.

Juniors:  This coming Tuesday is a late start, which means there will be a practice session for the ACT.  This Tuesday, Nov. 8th, will be a math session.  It will begin at 8:00am in Mrs. Schaub's classroom.  At the last late start, we had 25 juniors indicate they were coming, but then only 13 attended that morning.  Again, any junior planning on 4 year college should be working very hard to get in any extra ACT practice possible to increase their scholarship money for college.

Sophomores and parents:  You will be receiving an email concerning the PreACT tests results meeting on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 7:00pm in the cafeteria.  Both students and parents should attend.  The test results will be returned and interpreted, and many suggestions for improving ACT scores will be given.  We will also talk about the strong connection between ACT resul ts and college scholarship money.

2016/17 Mass times for Secondary level: Wednesdays, 10:40am. You are always welcome to join us! Please check in at the reception desk when you arrive.

Follow Student Council on Twitter:  @LoyolaStudCo
Important Dates


11/4 7-10pm, Grades 6-8 Fall Dance, Lower Campus gym

11/7 3-8pm Conferences and Book fair 

11/8 2 hour late start

11/9 10:40pm All School Mass, Upper Campus

11/10 3-6pm Conferences and Book fair

11/11 No School, Teacher Inservice

11/10-11/12  7pm Bye Bye Birdie, Lower Campus &  11/13  2pm Bye Bye Birdie, Lower Campus

11/12 Rake the Town  8:30-1pm, St. Joe's

11/13 9pm, Scrip orders due 

11/14 McEducator Night, Madison Ave McDonald's

11/27 9pm, Scrip orders due

11/30 2:45-5pm Girls Club, Upper Campus

12/1 3-7pm, Spirit Shop Santa Sale, Santa arrives at 4pm for pictures, Upper Campus

12/3 Barnes & Noble Book fair

12/8 3-7pm Spirit Shop and Home-Based Vendor Christmas Sale, Upper Campus

12/11 9pm, Scrip orders due


The Spirit Shop is open Thursdays 2:30-5pm