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From the Office of the Principal
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Greetings,
When it come to the safety and security of your children at school there is nothing more important. It is often said that if a child or student doesn't feel safe they are really going to struggle to learn and focus. Policies and procedures for school safety measures should often be reviewed and tweaked if necessary. When it comes to safety and security concepts, ideas, and viewpoints can often change quickly. Often what happens in a school when new administration comes in is they have to get acquainted quickly to the policy and procedures for the safety of your children.
This past week through the help of one of our parents, Erik Odegard, we were able to walk through our upper campus building with other safety personnel. Erik has worked extensively with Mayo on their safety and security including leading their safety drills. Erik graciously asked officer Justin Neumann of the Mankato Department of Public Safety and Erik Lopez, a police officer assigned to the upper campus to come in on the walk through. Along with some of our passionate staff we were able to gain some great insight into our building and how we can work to keep your children safe and secure. This will help us in our continual efforts to properly plan for the protection and training of your children and our staff.
We will be getting a similar experience at the lower campus to ensure the same things for your children. Our goal is to have a fully refined and approved plan in place to implement for the 2017-2018 school year with proper training being done at our back to school workshops. As always, your comments are welcome and thank you for entrusting us at Mankato Loyola to provide a safe and secure learning environment for your children. And a big thank you to our staff, Erik, and officers Neumann and Lopez for their help!
Sincerely,
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There will be
NO
School on
Monday, March 27, Friday, April 14 (Good Friday) and Monday, April 17 (Easter Monday)
SPRING CONFERENCES
Monday,
March 27:
K-5 are
12 - 7:30pm click here to sign up
6, 7, 8 are
4-8pm in the Lower Campus gym
High School is by appointment
9-12 by appointment. Please email teachers to set up appointments.
LOST AND FOUND
Please take a moment to look through the lost and found table during conferences
on Monday. Any items left after
Monday
will be donated.
STATE SCIENCE FAIR SEND OFF
State Science Fair participants were sent off in style by students and teachers...each was acknowledged at an assembly and received Loyola's version of the "Nobel Prize for Science" in recognition of their hard work that earned them a trip to State this weekend. Good luck to all!
WEEK WITHOUT WALLS
This week, many of our high school students spent the week in Chicago for the band/choir tour, thus allowing the opportunity for a unique experience for our other high school students. During "Week Without Walls" students were able to choose activities to participate in, from yoga, to car maintenance to woodworking to coding...the list goes on! Thank you to our teachers for sharing their special talents with our students this week! Click
here to view the website that displays all of the activities throughout the week!
PRAYER SERVICE
This week, Loyola first graders and intermediate Student Council members led us in
"Prayer for the Earth, Our
Common Home."
Using words of Pope Francis (Laudato Si'), "Each of us is the result of the thought of God, each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary..." the students gave thanks and reflected on the gifts of earth, water, soil, seeds, plants, animals, people, and Jesus.
AGA NATION VISIT
On Wednesday, Loyola students were treated to a presentation from a team of professional BMX athletes from
AGA Nation
who combine attention-grabbing stunts with a message about the core "A's" of success: Achievement, Attitude, and Anti-bullying. Special thanks to the National Guard for sponsoring this thrilling presentation!
COMMUNITY EVENTS:
Immigration: Just the Facts
Thursday, April 6, 2017
7-8:30pm
Good Counsel Conference Center
170 Good Counsel Drive,
Mankato
Presented by the St Paul
Immigrant Law Center
Information on differences in status: refugee,
asylum seeker
, immigrant,
undocumented immigrant;
visas, green cards, vetting procedures, etc.
Free and open to the public.
BOOKFAIR
The book fair is coming and will be open
March 24 after school from
3-3:30pm and
March 27th during conferences
12:00-8:00pm in the Upper Campus Media Center. There will also be an online fair running
March 18- 29. Click
here to order; shipping is free to the school.
LOYOLA'S LENTEN OUTREACH
We will be collecting money to help with building a home for families in need in San Lucas, Guatemala. The cost to build a home is $1150, which will provide lumber, a cement floor and a tin roof.
How can you help? ★ Tithe and donate 10% of your allowance, money you receive as a gift, or earnings during Lent... ★ Skip a snack or a soda once or twice a week and contribute the value... ★ Do special errands or jobs at home to earn a contribution... ★ Skip the purchase of something you really don't need and donate the price... ★ Commit to making a donation each week during Lent... Donation bins are located in each classroom (PS-5) and in your Theology class for (6-12) Last day to donate will be April 14, 2017.
RE-ENROLLMENT FOR 2017/18
*Please remember that the Advanced Registration deadline is Friday, March 31. Have your students fully re-enrolled in Ed Edge and Smart Tuition by then to receive a $200 per student tuition credit.
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
RE-ENROLLMENT NIGHTS
If you would like help with the re-enrollment process, assistance will be available during conference times:
Monday, March 27,
12-7:30pm, Upper Campus
Monday, March 27,
4-8pm, Lower Campus
Please call the school if you have questions:
507-388-0600.
LUCKY 20 RAFFLE IS HERE!
Lucky 20 proxy tickets were mailed out to all families earlier this week. Completed proxy tickets and checks can be turned it to any school office. We will fill out tickets and mail out the stubs. This is the only raffle Loyola is participating in this year! Thank you for your help and support!
GOLF CLASSIC
Save the Date: Monday, May 15, 2017, Mankato Golf Club
Four-person scramble golf event friendly enough for the weekend golfer but challenging enough for the competitive player! Register here!
HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION NEWS
Next meeting: April 4, 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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