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*Middle School Ski Trip will be Monday February 13th, weather permitting.
*Chess Club meets after school Monday February 13th and 27th.
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*Girl Scout Meeting
Grades K-5
Wednesday
,
Feb. 15
2:30-4:00 pm
Farrell Hall
*Girl Scout Cookie Booth
Friday, Feb. 17
3:00-3:45 pm
outside near Farrell Hall
Come get your favorite Girl Scout Cookies and support Jordan Girl Scouts!!!
$4.00 and $5.00 per package
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From the Administration Office.....
2017-2018 Registration
This week your youngest child is coming home with 2017-2018 Registration paperwork. The first three documents are informational and the fourth document is your 2017-18 Registration Form to be completed and returned with registration fee by Friday March 10th.
Our Round-Up/Open House is February 28th and this date begins open enrollment. We encourage parents wishing to enroll a student in our Preschool program to do so before Round-Up.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Kim Armetta at 309-793-7366 or karmetta@jordanschool.com
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From the Office of AfterCare......
You will be receiving a new W-10 Dependent Care Provider's Identification and Certification. The original document you received had a clerical error with the ID#. Please keep this new form for your records.
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Coming Home in your Students' Backpack This Week.....
1. Registration for 2017-2018
2. Yearbook Order Forms ($15.00 each)
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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
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Catholic Schools Week - Talent Show
Thank you to every single one of you who took part in our Jordan 2017 Talent Show! From the teachers who put up with our changing schedules, to the parents who endured the hours (literally!) of auditions, to Mr. Smithers giving us a chance by saying yes to this crazy idea, to all the audience members who made our performers feel like superstars, to our students who really WERE superstars! It brought Mrs. Roman and myself so much joy and excitement to see the courage and raw talent so many of our Jordan students have. We hope to make this an annual performance! Thank you again for supporting live entertainment here at Jordan.
Ms. Bristy Walljasper and Mrs. Heather Roman
From the Nurse's Office...........
Bethany for Children & Families is offering free dental care through the Give Kids a Smile Dental Program for children who cannot afford dental care on their own. To provide this care, their dental bus will be available in March 7th. All service individuals are licensed dental professionals.
Your child may qualify for this program if he/she:
- has never been to the dentist
- has not been to the dentist in the past year
- is not covered under a private dental insurance
- receives Medicaid/the medical card and/or…
- …has no dental insurance coverage at all
On the day the bus comes to school, your child will receive:
- oral health education
- a dental exam
- teeth cleaning
- fluoride treatment
- possibly sealant
On the day the bus comes to school, your child will receive. If follow-up treatment is needed for your child, a Bethany for Children and Families staff member will schedule an appointment with a dentist to provide the follow-up care.
There is no charge for services on the bus.
If your child is enrolled in the state Medicaid system, Medicaid will be billed for services provided on the bus and for any follow-up services that need to be done.
If you wish to have your child participate in this program, please pick up a yellow permission form for Give Kids a Smile Dental Program or call Melissa, our school nurse at 309-793-7350 x203.
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Yearbook Orders Being Taken Now
Orders for this year’s yearbook are now being taken. Forms are being sent home this week. Deadline to guarantee a yearbook is
Feb. 22
. After the deadline there is no guarantee yearbooks will be available.
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SPALDING SCHOLARSHIP - Due March 15th
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.
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EARLY ACT BOOK DRIVE
Our 5th & 6th grade Early Act service club will be holding a book drive during the month of February. We are collecting NEW books for children ages 0-18. These books will be donated to the patient library at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital in Iowa City. Book donations may be placed in the black collection boxes located near the administrative offices of the school.
Thank you for supporting this service project and for helping to make the time spent at the hospital more comfortable for UI Children’s Hospital patients!
MID-TERMS
Mid-Terms will be going home Wednesday February 15th.
PINK/RED DAY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Students will be allowed to wear pink and/or red tops on Valentine's Day with their uniform slacks.
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Congratulations to Q Fonseca, winner and Seth Chappell, runner-up of The Argus Spelling Bee! Both students are sixth graders and will advance to the 37th Annual Regional Spelling Bee at 6:30pm on Wednesday, February 22nd at Centennial Hall. Admission is free!
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Home and School Association
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BASKET RAFFLE
On behalf of Jordan Catholic School and the Basket Raffle Committee, I want to extend an enormous THANK YOU for another successful fundraiser to help benefit our children’s education. I hope that you enjoyed the evening and congratulations to those of you that won any of our amazing baskets!
To all of the committee members; Debbie, Christina, Tim, Kathy, Lyndsay, Lena, and Heather, THANK YOU for taking time away from your personal lives and families to dedicate countless hours, over several months, in order to help ensure that this fundraiser has continued success.
I would also like to extend our collective appreciation to Deb Hein and Bill Healy for your business donation, and recognize Mark Luna for the DJ services and food donation that he so generously provided.
Thank you to Mr. Mark VanNatta for having to work around our schedule and to Mrs. Nancy Young for helping us with the kitchen.
To all of the front office staff I thank you so much. I appreciate how each of you helped make this a seamless process. Special thank you to Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Armetta for all the time and effort they took in keeping us on track and always lending a hand.
Thank you Ms. Patronagio and Mrs. Russell for taking time after your work week to volunteer at the event.
I would like to thank my Home and School Volunteers Sara Klauer, Janet Foutch and Becky Schneider for taking so much time out of your schedule to help throughout the event and, especially, the day of the event.
Lastly, I would like to say to all of my volunteers Colleen Egan, Ashley and Sergio Ochoa, Amanda Jared, Tabitha Anderson, Nicole Rodgers, Rebecca Arnold, Maureen Riggs, Robi Jenulis, Stacy Neises, Debbie Hein, Michelle Smith, Laysa Thompson, Chad Wright and Scott Hein 'thank you!' for
helping us run the event. At the end of the evening I was floored by the amount of parents and children that stayed around to help clean. Thank you so much for all of this!
Ashley Wright, Basket Raffle/Carnival Chairperson
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SPRING GALA
Save the Date: April 8, 2017 at The Stern Center, featuring Funktastic 5!
Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor Crawford Company. Also a special thank you to the following cash sponsors for coming aboard: Neises Chiropractic Clinic, Vroman Orthodontics, Blackhawk Bank & Trust, Milan Dental Center, LLC and Renewal Services, Inc.
If your company is interested in being apart of this year’s event please contact Jennifer Verscha, jennifer@dphilms.com.
Going to the Gala and want to make it a night out on the town? You can stay at the Holiday Inn – Rock Island for just $89.00 the night of April 8 by calling the Hotel at 309.794.1212. Just ask for the “Jordan Spring Gala “ Room Block.
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Golden Tickets: Click the above Golden Ticket to purchase online now!
Golden Ticket/MYstery Prize
The winner of the 2nd Early Bird Drawing is: John Nonnenmann! Congratulations!!!
To be eligible for the 3rd Early Bird Drawing on March 1st, 2017, you must purchase your tickets by midnight February 28, 2017.
Plus the more tickets your family sells the more entries your children receive for the Mystery Prize drawings! The 2nd of 8 weekly drawings will February 10, 2017. The winner of the 1st MYstery Prize drawing was Samuel Ziegler - winning a Red Razor Scooter!
Click on the links below for more information:
Golden Ticket Information
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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.
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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.
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