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From the Office of the Principal
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Dear parents,
It's a busy time of year at Loyola! Our Open House is scheduled for Monday, 5:30-7:30, we are busy planning for next year, and Catholic Schools Week is right around the corner! Please be sure to read through the following information:
2017 CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK: All for the Greater Glory of God,
January 29-February 4
Sunday, January 29 Glorify God in our PARISH
LCS Parent Ambassadors are planning events in each parish. Please participate!
Wear LOYOLA gear to Mass!
Monday, January 30--Glorify God in our COMMUNITY
Students will participate in prayer services and learn about St. Ignatius of Loyola
Students dress in best uniforms, High School students "dress your best"
All school Mass at
1pm at St. John the Baptist parish church. All are welcome!
Service Project: Help stock local Food Shelves with Mac and Cheese! Start bringing in those Blue and Gold boxes beginning today!
Tuesday, January 31--Glorify God in our STUDENTS/GRATITUDE
Casual Dress Day as a "thank you" to our students
Students will contribute ideas to our Blessings Board and write "thank you" messages
Staff and Students will dine together (Spaghetti is on the menu!)
Wednesday, February 1--Glorify God in our NATION (in everything you do)
Pep Assembly: celebrating Robotics Team going to State, blessing seniors going to retreat
"Where is Iggy?" game
Dress in Red, White and Blue as a thank you to our Nation
We will pray for our country and our leaders
Younger students will play BINGO
Mr. Bemmels and Mrs. Karst will lead our "I LOVE TO READ" month kick-off
Thursday, February 2--Glorify God in our VOCATIONS/in our CALL TO SERVE
Dress in Pajamas
We have invited our pastors to visit our classrooms, students will visit SSND
DEAR: Drop Everything And Read (three times during the day)
Friday, February 3--Glorify God in our FACULTY, STAFF, VOLUNTEERS
Dress-School Spirit Day as a thank you to our school
Report Cards:
Semester one report cards are now available on EdEdge for 4th-12th grade students. Go to
l
oyolacatholicschool.org
and select the EdEdge icon on the right. Log in as the parent. (Contact the school secretaries if you do not know your login information.) On the green bar, under the "grades" tab, select "Report Card." If you have more than one child, you can select their name on the left side.
Secondary Course Registration Process:
Step one of our registration process will be starting
Monday, January 30. Students in grades 8-11 will be able to select their core classes for the 2017-2018 school year as well as check the electives they are interested in taking.
As we move ahead, we will continue to look at course offerings, progression of courses, and course requirements for next year. Once the course offerings and course handbook are completed for next year, we will invite students to finalize the enrollment process in our online EdEdge system.
As always, if you have any questions about any of this information, please feel free to contact me.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Adam Bemmels, Principal
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RE-ENROLLMENT FOR 2017/18 SCHOOL YEAR
Enrollment information for the 2017-18 school year is now available.
For 2017-18 Tuition information, click
here
For instructions on how to complete the online
re-enrollment process, click
here
If you would like to request tuition assistance, click here:
https://smartaidforparents.com
OPEN HOUSE, PRESCHOOL-GRADE 12
Our Open Houses are scheduled for January 23 and March 14, 5:30-7:30pm. Please spread the word to family and friends! Current families are welcome! Come and find out what to expect in your child's grade next year!
OPEN HOUSE VOLUNTEERS
We are looking for volunteers to help at our January 23 Open House! We are specifically looking for parents who are interested in "hosting" a family as the arrive: answering questions and guiding them throughout the evening.
Click
here
if you are able to help. Thank you!
Kindergarten Round up will be held on
Friday, March 10, 9:30-11am and 12:30-2pm. Please spread the word to your family and friends who may be interested in Loyola!
Because our Kindergarten and Preschool teachers will be greeting and hosting new families, there will be
no school for Kindergarten and Preschool/PreK that day. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
GRADE LEVEL PARENT MEETINGS
Mr. Breen has been meeting with individual grades for "Pizza with the President" and will continue to do so over the next few months. This is an opportunity to share thoughts and ideas and to ask questions about Loyola. We will be offering this opportunity for parents in the
coming weeks. Thank you to those who have attended these meetings!
Upcoming meetings:
1/24 7:30am 3rd grade, Upper Campus
1/25 7:30am 6th grade, Lower Campus
1/25 5:30pm 5th grade, Upper Campus
1/31 7:30am 10th grade, Upper Campus
2/1 12:00pm 11th grade, Upper Campus
2/7 12:00pm 12th grade, Upper Campus
SAVE THE DATES!
Crusader Golf Classic
- Monday, May 15, 2017, Mankato Golf Club
LoyolaPalooza
- Saturday, July 29, 2017, Good Counsel Hill Football Field. D
etails to come.
If you would like to help in the planning of either of these events, meeting are being held:
LoyolaPalooza: Tuesday, 1/24 6:30pm @ Grizzly's Grill
Crusader Classic: Wednesday, 1/25 6:30pm @ Pub 500
If you have questions, please contact:
Ginger Leiferman,
Key Events Associate
NOW HIRING
Loyola Catholic School has an opening for a Food Services Assistant. Click
here for the full posting if you or someone you know may be interested.
HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION NEWS
Next meeting: February 7, 6:30pm, Upper Campus
Stay connected to Loyola's Home & School Parent Association in a way that works best for YOU:
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ROBOTICS TEAM
Two Loyola Robotics teams participated in the Windom VEX Robotics tournament on Saturday.
Team 67593B qualified for State and will compete in St. Cloud on February 3 and 4. Congratulations to Rielle Gosch, David Ohene-Frimpong, Tyler Cromwell and Nick Goebel, and thanks to Mrs. Campeau for her guidance! Good luck at State!
KNOWLEDGE BOWL
Loyola Knowledge Bowl sent four teams to their first meet, the Blizzard Invitational in Blue Earth, where 27 teams competed. Congratulations to
second place team Loyola Blue: Jerrid Buhs, Colton Corcoran, Ella Haefner and Elaine Adams and sixth place team Loyola Gold: Sheldon Price, Luke Sellner, Alex Lucas, David Ohene-Frimpong and Ben Levandowski
LOYOLA CHOIR
Four Loyola students,
Megan Hillesheim, Elizabeth Peller, Carter Fogal and Landon Javens joined
850+ students from five states in singing "
Down By the Riverside"
on Martin Luther King Jr Day at the
Dorian Choral Festival in Decorah, Iowa.
Loyola families are invited to the
Family Performance Night of the One-Act Play...
Click
here for information regarding grades 2-9 Lacrosse
Click
here for information regarding the YWCA Girls on the Run program
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