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PARENT BULLETIN
April 27, 2017
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DAN'S BLOG
Very soon we'll be opening up your access to the online link allowing you to sign-up for volunteer jobs for the 2017-18 school year. That's when we ask you returning school parents to note in which ways you'll be able to help out around school and with school events, committees, and fund raisers in the coming school year. This early sign-up helps the school and Parents' Club figure out if we'll have enough volunteer support to run our programs, and it helps you create your 40 hour (minimum) schedule for volunteering for next year. Be looking for the volunteer jobs sign-up link in the coming weeks. In the meantime, get an early start with these three early job announcements:
New Family Mentor - Welcome new school families into the St. Louise Community by being a mentor family. Your job is to keep in email/cell communication with the new school parents from May through September, as well as to plan a get together with your assigned family in the summer. You are that vital point of contact for general information and questions! This is a great way to "pay forward" your positive experience with STL. Please contact Laura Bonner or Lola Bazan if you are interested in being paired with a new family this spring/summer.
Charger Card Morning Processing
- Work with a fun team of processors filling Charger Card orders on most school Fridays from 8:20-11:00 a.m. You're sitting. You're chatting. You're helping. What a great job! Please contact Kathy and Darlene in the Charger Card office if you are interested in joining the team in the fall.
Auction Committees - The Auction could use your volunteer help. There is truly an Auction volunteer job for everyone, so please contact
Sue Richards
to find out how you can be a part of the Auction team and get
started now, or, if you don't have time now, you can pick a job that begins in the fall. There are so many different ways to contribute:
- whether you're the creative type or like to organize;
- whether you enjoy working with kids or are best when directing adults;
- whether you need to work from home or can help at school;
- whether you have time only for a small job or can assist with a larger one.
If you have questions about the overall volunteer process, please contact the Parents' Club's Volunteer Coordinator, Marinell Zevenbergen. Remember, as we wind down this current 2016-17 year, by mid-June all parents must have logged in online a minimum 40 hours. Thanks for giving your time!
Thanks for reading,
Mr. FITZ
p.s.
Please make a plan to join fellow school parents on the school deck THIS SATURDAY for a fun-filled evening celebrating our St. Louise community as we hold our second annual AUCTION DECK PARTY. The Auction Deck Party is a time to get everyone excited about volunteering for, procuring for, and looking ahead to the November 11th Auction at the Marriott.
- Drinks & light appetizers will be served;
- You'll get a sneak peek at sensational items that will be up for bid at the November 11th Auction;
- FREE DRESS coupons for your kids will be given to all parents who attend!
- You'll have a chance to win a weekend overnight stay, including breakfast, at the Bellevue Marriott!
- Mingle with teachers and fellow St. Louise parents at this festive, free event.
The Auction Deck Party, which begins at 6PM, is for adults only, and it's free to attend --- but we need you to
RSVP HERE so we have enough food and beverages...and free dress coupons to hand out.
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TODAY & THIS WEEKEND
Thursday, April 24
- Bake Sale to raise funds for 8th graders' graduation expenses
Saturday & Sunday, April 29 & 30
- Bake Sale outside Church after all the Masses to raise funds for 8th graders' graduation expenses
NEXT WEEK
Monday, May 1
- Free Dress ONLY for students whose parents attended the Auction Deck Party
- St. Louise Day at Menchies! Grab some frozen yogurt from 2-7PM at Menchies on Main Street (location) and tell them you're from St. Louise. 20% of your purchase will be donated to St. Louise School! Double your support for St. Louise by buying Menchie's Charger Cards in advance! Menchie's rebate is 20% also!
Wednesday & Thursday, May 3 & 4
- SEUSSICAL, JR. performed at the Bellevue Performing Arts Center on the Bellevue HS Campus (directions; no tickets sold at the door), 7PM
Thursday, May 4
- Free Dress ONLY for students whose parents participated in Charger Card's April promotion of online-ordering
Friday, May 5
- NO SCHOOL - School office and Kids' Club closed
- Faculty spiritual retreat off campus
Wednesday, May 10
- Deadline to order a school yearbook; order here
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Teachers Are Indeed Appreciated...But Please Don't Make Catholic Teachers the Focus in May
Not to confuse you, but please realize that St. Louise School does not follow the public school's observance of "teacher appreciation events" during the early part of May. The National Education Association, the public school teachers' labor union, promotes "National Teacher Appreciation Week" in May as a way to celebrate public school teachers. The NEA is not related to Catholic schools. In fact, one could argue they are opposed to Catholic schools, such as in how the NEA attacks the idea of a voucher system or similar "school choice" programs where parents would have a say in how their tax money would go to pay for their child's education - something that would be of significant benefit to St. Louise and all Catholic school families.
Catholic school teachers have their own week of celebration - during Catholic Schools' Week (CSW) each January. Additionally, St. Louise teachers are grateful for how generous our parents are in remembering them during their birthdays, at Christmas, and at the end of the school year each June with kind notes, gifts, and/or Charger Cards. So they don't "need" yet another appreciation event in May.
Thus, please refrain from spending any money on gifts for St. Louise teachers in May. Allow the public schools to have their own upcoming week all to themselves, as they don't get the benefit of celebrating CSW in January. If you have children in public schools, by all means send their teachers your grateful thanks, as there are some excellent teachers in our local public schools. |
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Tickets for Seussical Were Sent Home Tuesday
If you ordered ticket for our school musical - Seussical, Jr. - they were sent home Tuesday through the "school mail" (your children) in white business envelopes. If you have questions or didn't receive your pre-paid tickets by Tuesday, please immediately contact the show's producer/director, Terry LaRussa Banton. No tickets are being sold at the door for the May 3rd and 4th performances. |
AUCTION NEWS
The Auction kick-off packet you received last week gave you the information you need to donate to/procure for the auction and to pay the required project fee, and you can also find this information here online. In addition, auction director Sue Richards can help you if you need some suggestions of what items to procure.
All 2017-18 school families will need to donate or procure the minimally required $200 donation to the 2017 Auction by the early date of May 31. (If you procrastinate, this minimal donation amount increases in June to $250, so please get started now.)
Wondering what to donate to the auction? Please consider making a cash donation to help underwrite one of our live auction items or your choice raffle items! See the "Underwriting Opportunities" flyer below for details.
Minimum donation to help underwrite an item is $300 - and as a thank you for going above and beyond the minimum family requirement of $200 - by helping underwrite one of these items you will earn your students FREE DRESS for Monday, June 5!
In addition to the donation/procurement requirement, each returning school family needs to please pay a $20-per-family grade project fee by May 31. (This is a change from past years when we had a $15-per-CHILD fee.)
(Please note that we are unable to accept art, clothing, shoes, software, used items, or most professional services - included but not limited to haircuts, photographers, chiropractic care, or financial services. Items with a value of less than $25 are also not able to be accepted.)
Furthermore, the Auction's procurement subcommittee is busy putting together exciting packages for the live portion of the Auction, and we are interested in hearing what type of items and experiences you'd like to see up for bid. Please email auction@stlouiseschool.org with your suggestions.
Thanks for your participation in making Auction 2017 a success!
Our St. Louise School House truly rocks!
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Do You Know of an Extraordinary Volunteer?
Every year St. Louise Parish School honors up to three school parents with our "Volunteer Extraordinaire" awards. This is recognition to parents who have given years of volunteer service above and beyond the fabulous volunteering most St. Louise parents are famous for. Past recipients include: Tom Brennan, Joni Hoffman, Sue Richards, Ingrid Flaat, Sarah Fleming, Andrew Miller, and Lori VanderZanden. If you know of a St. Louise parent you would like to recommend be considered for this award, please email Dan Fitzpatrick with a brief listing of the various ways this parent has done extraordinary volunteering over the years.
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Please Make Sure Your Child Is Safe After School
We've been having an issue with some students not following our after-school rule of being properly supervised during the 3:00-3:20 (2:00-2:20 on Mondays) carpool pickup time. Please remind your children they are required to wait on the sidewalks along the original school wings during this 20 minute timeframe when the safety patrol are on duty and the teachers and Mr. Fuerte are outside supervising. Unfortunately, we're finding kids straying, and ending up on the west end of the property instead.
Students are not allowed to shoot baskets, dribble balls, or play around the soccer field or basketball court, as it's too dangerous and too distracting during this time with so many cars driving around. If their vehicles are parked over in those areas, the students must be sitting in them, not playing outside of them during this busy 20 minute timeframe.
Furthermore, the BigToy play area cannot be played on from 3:00-3:20 (2:00-2:20) unless the child's parent (or carpool driver) is physically present and supervising. This means we must easily be able to visibly see the parent is standing nearby and supervising. It doesn't work for us to have to walk over to the BigToy to be told by the student, "My mom told me to wait here after school until she drives up and parks," or "My mom is sitting over there in that SUV 10 cars down the way with the darkened windows."
We get concerned there are sometimes students playing on the BigToy without supervision, as that is unsafe. The teacher supervision is over at the school wings on the sidewalk. If a student is caught playing on the BigToy (or soccer field, basketball court, etc.) during this carpool pickup time without his/her parent physically present, he/she will be disciplined with a time-out, and a repeat infraction will result in a conduct referral.
Thanks for your support! We have 400 kids to keep an eye on with 200 cars driving by! We certainly need this support!
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We Love Our Volunteers!
Thanks to last Saturday's volunteers at our Spring Spruce-Up:
Jeffrey Hummer, Victor Phan, Lucy Moy, Joe Kosiara, Ken Kincaid, Barb Keefe, Arturo Diaz, Andrew Widodo, Hung Phan, Dick Hess, Natalie Remedios, Patrick Cimprich, Karel Blaha, Jeff Fontanilla, Loreen Fontanilla, Anneliese Kertson, and Lee Macatangay.
Development Directors Cindy Wagner and Laura Leach want to thank the following parents who served this year on the Marketing Committee and helped with marketing efforts to promote St. Louise School:
Alice Shaw, Nancy Tribolet, Kristy Charles, Abigail Eala, Lee Macatangay, Teresa Brosche, Rebecca Chu.
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Earn Free Dress With Charger Cards
Tomorrow at 9AM is the deadline to place an order online and earn a free dress day for all the kids in your family! Here's how it works:
> Place an online order of Charger Cards any time between April 1-28. (Promotion ends at 9:00am on April 28.)
> Simply one online order earns free dress for all the children in your family.
The free dress day will be Thursday, May 4.
> Any size order qualifies.
Place an order as small as one $10 Charger Card for any number of stores.
> Pay for your order online via Presto Pay, or pay by check.
An online payment is NOT required.
Menchie's Day Is This Monday
Menchie's Day is May 4th from 2-7pm. Stop by the Menchie's down Main Street in the Kelsey Creek Shopping Center and have some frozen yogurt. Twenty percent of your purchase will be donated to St. Louise School. BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! You can double your support for St. Louise by buying Menchie's Charger Cards in advance and paying for your yogurt with the cards. The Menchie's rebate is 20%!
Don't Forget Mom on Mothers' Day
Charger Cards will make it easy for you and include free gift bag/wrap for all Mother's Day orders. Mother's Day is May 14. Stop by and pick up the perfect gift for your wife, mother, or grandmother. Great Gift card suggestions for Mom include:
- Amazon.com - $25 or $100
- Crate and Barrel - $25 or $100
- Gene Juarez - $25 or $100
- Jo Ann Fabrics or Michaels - $25
- Macy's - $25 or $100
- Nordstrom - $25
- Pottery Barn - $25 or $100
- Starbucks - $5, $10 or $25
You can also create one of these Mother's Day Packages:
- From Dad and the Kids to Mom ($50): $25 Marshalls, Macy's or Nordstrom & $25 Starbucks.
- The Mom's Day Out package ($100): $50 Gene Juarez, $50 Macy's, $10 Starbucks.
- The Spoil Mom ($110): $100 Gene Juarez & $10 Starbucks.
Date Night for Mom ($200): $100 Gene Juarez, $100 Daniel's Broiler.
- Dinner and a movie at Crossroads ($45): $25 Regal (2 single tickets), $20 Chipotle
- Dinner and a movie at Lincoln Square ($75): $25 Lincoln Cinema, $50 Maggiano's
We carry many of these cards in stock. Some cards need to be ordered so plan ahead.
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Go, Chargers!
Congratulations to our grade 6-8 volleyball teams who are currently playing in the CYO playoffs! Here is the schedule of ongoing playoff matches. Bring the family to cheer on a St. Louise Charger team.
Saturday, April 29
9:00 - 6th Boys at Assumption Seattle
12:00 - 6th Girls at Assumption Seattle - if they won on the 26th
12:00 - 8th AAA Girls at Holy Family Kirkland
1:00 - 7th Boys at Holy Family Kirkland
1:00 - 8th Boys at St. Louise - if they won on the 26th
And if the St. Louise teams win their semifinal matches on the 29th, then it's on to Championship Sunday!
Sunday, April 30 - Championship Matches - all at Blanchet High School
12:30 - 6th Girls
12:30 - 7th Boys
3:30 - 8th AAA Girls
5:00 - 6th Boys
5:00 - 8th Boys
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Scarves Up!
Register today for the
ANNUAL ST. LOUISE
MOTHER/SON EVENT
SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 5:30PM
We are so excited for our annual Mother/Son event this year! Get ready to cheer on the Sounders to victory as they play the Houston Dynamo on Sunday, June 4. Our event begins at 5:30 p.m. and includes a catered dinner of hamburgers, hot dogs, and all the fixins' in one of the Sounders Lofts! Come early so you can eat and get your pictures taken before the game! Game time begins at 7, as we will head to our seats after dinner.
Register online NOW, as seats are limited. The final deadline in Friday, May 19. We do have a minimum number of tickets to sell, so early registration is much appreciated! Click on the "Give a New Gift" link
HERE
to register. Then select "Mother/Son event" and list the names of all your family's attendees for whom you're purchasing tickets (and feel free to add in the comments-section the names of one or two families you would like to sit near).
We look forward to seeing you on the pitch! If you have any questions, please email Social Activities co-chairs, Teresa Brosche & Rebecca Ort.
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Third grade girls enjoying some camaraderie at recess.
If you have a photo of your kids in a school or community event and/or at a CYO game, send it to Dan Fitzpatrick for possible publishing in an upcoming Parent Bulletin and/or to Catherine Saffel for possible inclusion in the end-of-year School Yearbook.
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