October 28,  2016
                                                                                                           
From the Office of the Principal
Fall Greetings,

Today concludes the first quarter of our school year at Loyola Catholic School. With the conclusion of the first quarter we will be having some key upcoming events! We will be having two evenings for conferences. The first is Monday, November 7th from 3pm-8pm on both campuses. The second night is Thursday, November 10th from 3pm-6pm.

Here are the links  to sign-up for PS-5th grade and Secondary level conferences. Conferences for 9-12 is an open house format, but if you would like to set up a conference at a specific time this is where you can sign-up for 15 min conferences.
For our intermediate level conferences, grades 6-8 we will be doing conferences in the gymnasium with each staff member having a table and being available. There will be no set schedule times for grades 6-8, so no sign-up is necessary. There are a multitude of reasons for going with this conference style for grades 6-8. We tried to have a system-wide block schedule for our conferences but at this time that will not work best. We always have the opportunity to learn from our conferences and make adjustments for future events. 
We have shortened the second conference evening with the opening night of the fall musical Bye Bye Birdie taking place at the lower campus at  7pm.

We hope to have a very high percentage turnout for our conferences system-wide. You will have an opportunity to speak with many-to-all of your children's teachers with this setup. Also, please be aware we have teachers who move between campuses, so please carefully check for their availability. Report cards, NWEA assessment data and other important information will be available at conferences. Thanks for your support! 

As I previously mentioned, Bye Bye Birdie, performances will continue Friday, November 11th and Saturday, November 12th at 7pm with the final showing being Sunday, November 13th at 2pm. Best of luck to all of our participants and directors as you continue last minute preparations.

Congratulations to the boys cross country team on advancing to the state tournament!  Stay tuned for details regarding a pep fest next week for the boys before they head to Northfield and the state tournament. 
 
Congratulations to the girls volleyball team on their opening round win  Thursday Night. They will advance to play W-E-M  on Tuesday at Mankato West at  6pm. Congrats as well to Rielle Gosch on eclipsing the 2,000 set assist mark during  Thursday's win.

A reminder we have no school on Monday, October 31st. We will come back  on Tuesday. We have an a ll-school mass on Tuesday, November 1st at the SSND Chapel to celebrate All Saints Day. What a special time it will be to spend with the School Sisters and celebrate. Mass is at  11am. There will be no masses  on Wednesday next week.

Looking forward to seeing you all at Wired to the Heart  tonight! I'll also be at Trunk-or-Treat tomorrow from 2:00pm-3:30pm.  Try to get to your spot by 1:45pm. I'm excited for you to show me the ropes with this event that sounds fabulous.

Blessings on a great weekend!

Adam Bemmels, PreK-12 Principal

 
All School News
TRUNK OR TREAT
TOMORROW, OCTOBER 29, 2-3:30pm. Please arrive by 1:45pm to allow time to park and decorate your vehicle! Flyer can be found here


LOYOLA STAFFING CHANGES
Robert Routh, Loyola's 9th and 10th grade English teacher is moving on to a new venture and will no longer be teaching at Loyola. A plan is in place to ensure a smooth transition for our students. Mr. Dornbach, who has multiple years of success in teaching high school English will be overseeing the transition to help ensure a solid start to the 2nd quarter for our students.

Victoria Miller, Para at Loyola is also moving on to a new venture starting next week and worked her last day at Loyola, today, October 28th. We are currently working on a plan for her replacement.

We thank Rob and Victoria for their work at Loyola and wish them well in their new endeavors!


LOYOLA OPEN HOUSE 
We will host our first Open House on Thursday, November 3, 5:30-7:30pm on the Upper Campus.  This Open House has been advertised in and around Mankato for families who want to come and see what Loyola offers, but it is open to our current families as well! The evening will include elementary, intermediate and secondary level information, a key presentation and video, and activity information booths. Please join us and spread the word to your family and friends!

OPEN HOUSE VOLUNTEER NEEDS
We are still in need of a few current parents and high school students to help with our Open House. If you are interested, please click here for the volunteer sign-up sheet.  


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
 
GREAT PROMISE AWARD
Congratulations to Loyola students Duram Kelly, Annelise Winch, Kaitlyn Wolff and MacKenzie Wolff who received the Mankato Serra Club's Great Promise Award on Tuesday evening. The Great Promise Award was given to 12 7th grade students in Mankato who have demonstrated a commitment to Christian values and possess the specific characteristics of the award: Service, Trustworthiness, Compassion, Intelligence, Commitment, Inquisitiveness, Sociability, Being Purposeful and Leadership. 

L-R Duram Kelly, Annelise Winch, Kaitlyn Wolff Not pictured: MacKenzie Wolff

HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION NEWS
November's Home & School Parent Association Monthly Meeting:
Tuesday, November 1, 6:30pm,  Crusader CafĂ©, Upper Campus
FREE Child Watch Provided (Thank You to NHS students)
Speaker: Colby Winkler will be speaking about Bullying
ALL TEACHERS, PARENTS &/OR GUARDIANS OF LCS STUDENTS ARE WELCOME!

STAY CONNECTED  in a way that works best for YOU:
Check out our link on the Loyola website 
Join our Facebook Group
Click  here  to JOIN our  email list.

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


 
SEE YOU TONIGHT AT WIRED TO THE HEART!
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Student Union Ballroom
6:00 Social Hour and Silent Auction
7:30 Dinner and Live Auction
Masquerade theme, cocktail attire

BOX TOP FOR EDUCATION
Today we are submitting our Box Tops collected from March 2015-October 2016 and will be receiving a check for $760.70. Our next submission will be in February 2017. Every BOX TOP counts!

Save your box tops, turn them into UC or LC office. Make sure to check the expiration dates. Thanks to Jan Willaert and her mom for coordinating and submitting this each year.

  COUPON BOOK FUNDRAISER- BOOKS WERE DUE 10/5, PLEASE RETURN BOOKS AND $ ASAP TO EITHER SCHOOL OFFICE.

  
Activities News
Congratulations to the Boys cross country team on winning the Section 2A championship yesterday and advancing to the State Cross Country meet!
The boys will compete at the State meet, Saturday, Nov 5, 10am at St. Olaf College in Northfield.
The team members are:
Landon Javens, Brady Omtvedt, Micah Rentschler, Brett Omtvedt, Mitchell Johnstone, Carter Deichman, Joey Zalusky, Payton Remiger, Evan Skinner, Tyler Cromwell
Head coach - Dale Compton
Asst. coach - Justin Cafourek


BASKETBALL MEETING
There will be a Parent Meeting for Basketball on Wednesday, November 2 in the Upper Campus Cafeteria. This meeting is for parents in grades 6-12.
  Girls 5:30PM  (Parents and Players)      Boys 6:30PM  (Parents)


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 Varsity Volleyball Playoffs:
Tuesday, Nov 1 vs. WEM @ Mkto West, 6pm

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 Preschool- grade 5:


Trunk or Treat!
Come celebrate Halloween at Loyola's annual Trunk or Treat!  S aturday,   Oct 29, 2-3:30pm
Click here for t he flyer!

ATTENTION CLUBHOUSE PARENTS
Clubhouse on Tuesday, November 2 will be held in the gym. Please use the main entrance for pick up.

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) Information will be coming hom
e soon, or click here!

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.

Elementary students (preschool- grade 4) will have conferences on November 7 and November 10. Conference sign up sheets will be sent out the week of October 24. If you have questions before then, please do not hesitate to email your child's teacher.
Intermediate News
Grade 5 conference sign up:  http://signup.com/go/1b5Bdq

Grades 6-8 we will be doing conferences in the gymnasium with each staff member having a table and being available.  There will be no set schedule times for grades 6-8. There are a multitude of reasons for going with this conference style for grades 6-8. We tried to have a system-wide block schedule for our conferences but at this time that will not work best.


Congratulations to the Pumpkin Carving Contest winners:
Traditional - 1st Alexa Bolstad
                       2nd Julia Schumacher

Sports - 1st Christian Theunick
               2nd - Derek Stierlan

Misc. 1st - Anders Winch
           2nd - Olivia Kreykes & Pippi Johnson

Animals 1st - Lauren Cahalen 
               2nd - Emily Coudron

Mini Pumpkins 1st - Annelise Winch 
                            2nd - Isabella Roe


Thanks to everyone who participated! It was a great display of creativity and Halloween spirit!



Student Council is sponsoring a Fall Dance for grades 6-8 on Friday, Nov 4, 7-10pm in the Lower Campus gym. Permission forms will be coming home soon.

Builders Club:
Save the date! Rake the Town is November 12.
Watch for more information. 

On Wednesday, 5th graders spent the day listening to the Minnesota Orchestra and then exploring at The Works Museum in Bloomington.





Service Hours Opportunities, grades 6-8:
Trunk or Treat needs help on Saturday, October 29th from 2:00-3:30 pm

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

There are 22 - 7th and 8th graders participating in Knowledge Bowl this year!   The meets are held in Mankato.  Mrs. Swanson, the advisor, is in need of five adult volunteer readers and judges for the meets.  No experience necessary, VIRTUS training not necessary. The dates for these meets are Thursday, November 10;  Friday, November 18;  Tuesday, November 29; with the Sub-Regional Meet on  Friday, December 9.  If you are interested or have questions, please contact Mrs. Swanson at   cswanson@loyolacatholicsschool.org.

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
Fall Conference Sign up:

Service Hours Opportunities:


Recent flooding in Southern Minnesota has had a major impact on communities and families. On October  29 there will be a furniture drop-off at Madison East Mall to benefit those affected by the floods. T his initiative is in need of local high school student volunteers to help unload furniture. Times:
10/29 8-11am and 11-2pm
Meet in the Madison East Mall parking lot.
Click here for more information about the event.

Trunk or Treat needs help on Saturday, October 29th from 2:00-3:30pm
-more information and sign-up sheet for volunteers are outside the Theology rooms

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

Frontiers Respect Retreat: Wednesday, Nov 2
Next week our 9th grade students will participate in our annual Respect Retreat over at SSND.  This is an all-day retreat and a very powerful, community building experience for our kids.  Youth Frontiers, a non-profit organization in Minneapolis will lead the retreat and a group of high school seniors will serve as group leaders.


PSAT test: Wednesday, November 2
All 10th graders (and a few select 11th graders) will take the PSAT exam on Wednesday morning.  The exam will run from 8 - 11 am.  Ruth Arians will administer and students should be sure to get a good night's sleep and eat a well-rounded breakfast.  

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

Note from Mrs. Arians:  EVERY student who is planning to take the ACT should attend these free workshops that will be given in either math, science, English, or reading from now until approximately February on the late start day each month. Because the ACT score is very tied to scholarship monies, we want our fine students to get all the SCHOLARSHIP MONEY they deserve by receiving an ACT score that matches or exceeds the score that is expected for their GPA. This generally takes some hours of practice and receiving tips on each section of the ACT.  Please encourage your student to attend!  The science section is always the 4th test of the ACT, and their minds are tired by that time, which makes it  even more important to prepare for this section.  

Freshmen and  Juniors:   Remember that now is the time to set up your job shadow if you have not completed it yet.  Also remember that this assignment affects your Social Studies grade.

Sophomores:   You will take the  the PSAT on the morning of Wed., Nov. 2nd.  It is important to be here.  Also make sure to eat a good breakfast on those days.

Seniors: You can apply free to MSU, Mankato and the other state universities from Oct. 24-31.  You can also apply free to any of Minnesota's 2 year colleges during that week also.  Ideally, try to have your college applications done by Halloween to be sure you are in the first monies the colleges gives out.

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


10/28 6:30pm Wired to the Heart, MSU Ballroom

10/29  2pm-3:30pm Trunk or Treat, Upper Campus

10/30 9pm, Scrip order due 

10/31 No School, Teacher Workshop

11/1  11am, All School Mass. SSND Chapel

11/2  6-12 grade Basketball info meeting; 5:30 girls, 6:30 boys

11/3 5:30-7:30pm Open House, Upper Campus

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

11/7 3-8pm Conferences and Book fair 

11/10 3-6pm Conferences and Book fair

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

11/12 Rake the Town ,Time TBD

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

12/8 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