Weekly Update, September 22, 2017

Weekly Update -- September 22, 2017

Dear Parents,

I hope you had a great week.

On Wednesday, our student council helped load up the remaining donated items so they could go to St. Vincent dePaul and be distributed as needed. I am so proud of our school community for stepping up to help.

We are called to help others and we continue to do just that. In upcoming weeks our students will be making and delivering prayer crosses to an area nursing home, writing thank you letters to our first responders and the linemen who worked tirelessly to restore power to our community, writing letters to veterans and that's just a start. Thank you for your continued support of these projects.

Have blessed weekend!

Mrs. Bogataj

Updates/Reminders

**You should have received a message from me regarding make up lunches.

If you paid for lunch on one of the following days: 9/7, 9/8, 9/11, 9/12, 9/13, 9/15, or 10/2 (no school due to parent conferences), please feel free to select another day in October - simply note it on the menu as a “free” day. Make up days may only be done in October.

**Please take a moment to read the introduction letter from Mr. Woods and Ms. McKalvey our music teachers that can be found below. We have made a number of changes to our program and we finally seem to have most of the kinks out. Both teachers are so eager to work with the students and share their talents. Parents of 5th - 8th grade band students should be looking for the yearly rental agreement to come home with their child on Friday.

**Last chance to order books from the Scholastic Book Fair - online ordering will continue through Oct. 6th. The link to order online is

http://www.scholastic.com/bf/straphaelcatholicschool3

The fair will also be open this Sunday after Masses.

Home and School News

Please email Michelle Kline if you can help with the Festival: michellekline62@gmail.com

Weekly planning meetings will begin on Monday, Sept. 25th at 7:00 pm. If you are interested in helping with Festival, stop in the media center to lend your support. Future meetings will take place each Monday until Festival (which is only 5 weeks away)!

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IMPORTANT - IMPORTANT

The Father/Daughter Dance "Wonderland" has been rescheduled for Friday, Oct. 6th at 6:30 pm. All previous tickets will be honored. For more information about purchasing new tickets OR i f you have a conflict and can't use your tickets please contact Katherine Zehr at kzehr727@gmail.com.We hope you can make it!!

Upcoming Dates

Thurs. Sept. 28th - Picture Retakes & Class Pictures (rescheduled from Sept. 12th)

Fri. Sept. 29th - St. Raphael Feast Day - Royal Spirit Day - Mass @ 8:00 - spirit shirts are fine to wear with regular uniform or PE bottoms

Mon. Oct. 2nd - Parent/Teacher conferences - students are invited to attend - no school

Fri. Oct. 6th - Father/Daughter Dance - rescheduled from Sept. 8th

Oct. 11th - Hurricane make up day - school in session - future make up days to be announced

Sports Schedule

Mon. Sept. 25 ^th – JV basketball sign up begins outside coach’s office

Mon. Sept. 25 ^th – Girl’s V-ball @ St. Paul’s – 4:00 pm & Boy’s Flag football @ St. Paul’s – 5:00 pm

Tues. Sept. 26 ^th – Boy’s flag football @ home vs. Holy Family – 4:00 pm

Wed. Sept. 27 ^th – Girl’s V-ball practice – 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Thurs. Sept. 28 ^th – Girl’s V-ball game @ Seminole Rec. Center vs. Blessed Sacrament – 4:00 pm

Fri. Sept. 29 ^th – Boy’s flag football game based on seed - TBA

Faith Find

Please keep Monsignor Caverly in your prayers. Two of his brothers passed away in the past two weeks. We are creating a prayer box for him - you are welcome to send in any prayers to be included in the box. Just send the prayer on a small strip of paper in an envelope marked "prayers for Monsignor".

Important Flyers and Links

General Music Introduction Letter

Revised October Lunch Menu

Baptism Preparation

Faith Circle Opportunities