Upcoming Dates
*January 20: CSW Pizza Lunch            Form  Due
*January 23: 6th Grade Bowling
  Chess Club
* January 24: Gala Committee               Meeting
* January 28: Trivia Night
   Princess Retreat Benet House
* January 29: CSW Kick-off
   Masses at our five parishes
* January 30: Sewing for Jesus
   3:15 - 4:30pm / Room 4P
Sent Home Thursday...........

Basket Raffle Forms and Information
The Basket Raffle/Carnival is two weeks away! Raffle Baskets are being assembled, games are being organized and food will be ordered soon.

Your students came home with the following today:
* Pre-Sale Basket Raffle and Gift Card Tree Order
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* Gift Card Tree Letter - For every five (5) - $10.00             GIFT CARD TREE tickets sold your  family will be            placed in a $355.00 tuition credit drawing.
* Basket Raffle Volunteer Form -   
   Helpers are still Needed in some areas!  
* Basket Raffle Dinner Order Form
    DUE FEBRUARY 1ST
*  Envelope to return your order form/ticket stubs/
    money / unsold tickets (sent home with each student. 

Please use the envelope(s) provided for your Basket Raffle and Gift Card Tree ticket sales. Basket Raffle tickets are $1.00 each and Gift Card Tree tickets are one (1) for $10 or five (5) for $40. More Gift Card Tree tickets can be obtained from the Administrative Office.

This years' baskets are amazing and each basket contains a value of at least $200. The value of the Gift Card Tree keeps growing and growing.....you will have to wait until the night of the event to see what $10.00 can get you! 

Don't miss the opportunity to win some great prizes and come join us for a fun-filled night with your family and friends!    
For easy access to any E-News you may have missed you can find all of our Parent E-Newsletters at: https://jordanschool.com/parents/e-newsletter

ADMINISTRATIVE NEWS
Book Fair
Book Fair Set-Up Volunteers Needed for Monday January 30th

Book Fair Hours:
Tuesday, 01/31/17, 2:45-3:45pm
Wednesday, 02/01/17, 2:15-3:15pm (need volunteers)
Thursday, 02/02/17, 2:45-3:45pm (need volunteers)
Friday, 02/03/17, 1:00-3:45pm (need volunteers)

Book Fair Tear-Down:
Friday, 02/03/17, 3:45pm  (need volunteers)

Contact: Jessica Draper at  jordanbookfair@gmail.com  to volunteer.
Catholic Schools Week
Pizza Lunch Forms for Student Appreciation Day are due tomorrow, February 20th.

Out to Lunch Permission Form needs to be turned in for Take Your Student to Lunch (Friday February 3rd) from 11:00 to 1:00. All students will return to school at 1:00pm for class. Basket Raffle Assembly will begin at 2:00pm where Pie-in-the-Face winners will be announced. 

There is still time to sign up for our annual Trivia Night, Saturday February 28! Come start off Catholic Schools Week with us! Trivia Registration forms are available in the Administrative Offices. 

                             Click HERE for the entire Catholic Schools Week Schedule
LITERACY NIGHT  JANUARY 31st
Please attend our Literacy Night sponsored by Jordan teachers. This will be held on  Tuesday, January 31st  from  6:00-8:00 PM  for students and parents of children in Grades K-4. Flyers have gone home with the evening information on it. Parents will be able to hear our author, Anthony Wedgeworth speak on reading, writing and his dyslexia, while the children will be hearing new 2016 literature read by our teachers. Pre-registration is requested for planning purposes. Please come and enjoy the evening. Babysitting will be provided.

SPALDING SCHOLARSHIP
Tuition assistance scholarship grants from the endowment fund established as a result of
the Diocese of Peoria ROOTED IN FAITH Campaign and named in honor of Archbishop
Spalding the first Bishop of Peoria, will be available for the 2017-18 school year for
students enrolled in or intending to enroll in grades Kindergarten through 12 in any
Catholic school located in the Diocese of Peoria whose families are active members of a
Catholic parish in the diocese. All grants will be based on financial need objectively
assessed.

Information about the grants and application materials may be obtained from any
Catholic elementary or secondary school in the Diocese of Peoria or on the Diocesan
website www@cdop.org under Catholic Education and then under Financial Assistance.

Consult the detailed protocols and procedures and checklist for all requirements
necessary to be eligible for an award.

Parents are encouraged to apply online at: online.factsmgt.com/aid. Families of
students currently receiving grants are reminded that all grants are for one year only, and
anyone seeking to renew a grant for the 2017 - 2018 year must reapply.

To receive any form of assistance the application must be completed.

Deadline date for the completed application is March 15, 2017. Notification of grant
awards will be made by the end of April. Click on the links below for more information. 



Yearbook Photos Needed
Work on the 2016-17 school yearbook has begun. If you have photos of school/athletic events, please submit them to Ms. Souba at ksouba@jordanschool.com. We are looking for photos of school and athletic events.  
Student News
  Lily Collins and Chloe McDonough - Regional Dance Competition
Third graders Lily Collins and Chloe McDonough competed in the 2017 Showbiz Talent Regional Dance Competition, January 14 and 15 at the Adler Theatre and came away with great results.

Lily earned a sixth place finish in the Solo Pre-Junior Sapphire (beginner) division. In the two small group dances, her groups earned fourth and fifth place finishes in the overall Petite Sapphire Division. Her jazz large group finished sixth overall in the same division.

She was given a High Gold point adjudications by the judges in those dances along with her duet in the Junior Ruby (intermediate) division. She received the highest judges point adjudication, a Platinum rating, in her Teen Ruby division Production dance.

Chloe won the Best Costume Award in the Solo Pre-Junior Ruby (intermediate division) and a fifth place overall plaque. She received a High Gold point adjudication from the judges and the same in her tap and jazz small group dances in the Junior Ruby division

Lily dances for Academy for the Performing Arts, Moline while Chloe dances for Dance Works, Davenport. We are so proud of both of you! 
Home and School Association
BASKET RAFFLE - See above
GALA- SAVE THE DATE!
Second Early Bird Drawing February 1st!  To be eligible for the second early bird drawing purchase your tickets by midnight January 31, 2017! 

                       Click Golden Ticket above to purchase online now

Student Mystery Prize Weekly Drawings will begin February 1st. Click on the links below for more information: 



NEXT HOME AND SCHOOL MEETING
All are welcome to attend our next Home & School meeting on Monday February 6th at 6:30pm.
ST. PIUS X STUDENTS
Faith in Action is sponsoring an art contest for students in grades 3 through 8 and who are members of St. Pius X Parish. Deadline for entries is February 13th. Flyers with complete information are available at the doors of the church or click on the links below.

Alleman High School
Alleman High School will be holding their First Annual Cornhole Tournament on February 11th at Culeman's Hall in Moline. Please click HERE for more information and to register.