School Newsletter
February 4, 2019
|
|
Parents -
Wow – what a crazy week we had last week! Thank you so much for your understanding as we worked to keep our students and staff safe! Please pray for a milder remainder of our winter season!
This week we will celebrate Catholic School’s Week! We have rescheduled many of the events for this week, and we have one still to come! See the note below for a schedule of all the fun things we will be doing to celebrate our wonderful school! We had a well-attended Open House and Pancake Breakfast. It was wonderful to see so many families and alumni who stopped in to say HI! Special thanks to all of the volunteers who helped out at the Open House! Many of you helped with the SAC table, POPS table, breakfast, and the book fair. I hope you feel the same sense of pride that I do when thinking about our school, teachers, and staff and the great work that is being done here in our building. I feel truly blessed to be part of such an amazing community!
Next week our students in grades Kindergarten – 8
th
grade will be taking the NWEA MAP tests in reading and the following week in Math. Please try to limit absences during this time as it is beneficial for the students to do the testing with their classmates. We are so proud of how well our students have been performing on these tests – we can’t wait to see how they are doing!
Our Catholic United Financial raffle kicked off two weeks ago, and we are on our way to the $25,000 goal! Students have already started turning in their sold tickets and money! They are excited about the prizes that they might win individually as well as classroom prizes! Our first raffle rally will be on Friday, February 15th. Students who have brought in $80 by February 11
th
will have a chance to win great prizes and participate in games at the rally. In addition, we will also unveil the raffle t-shirt and any student that has already met the goal of selling 40 raffle tickets will get a t-shirt that day. Once your child receives their raffle shirt they can be out of uniform and wear the raffle shirt each turn in day (2/11, 2/19, 2/22, 2/25). The sooner they reach their goal – the more out of uniform days they get!
Please see the sign up genius for raffle selling opportunities as well as volunteer opportunities needed to make the raffle a success!
Thanks for all you do to make Presentation the wonderful community it is!
Nikki Giel
Principal
|
|
2019 Catholic Schools Raffle
The Movies; Presentation, Where Students Become Stars!
Our raffle is in full swing now and the next turn in day is
Monday, February 11th
. Our first raffle rally will be held on Friday, February 15th at 2:15pm in the gym. Raffle packets will be coming home with students today. Remember, Presentation School retains
100% of the ticket sale price
and all prizes are donated by Catholic United Financial! Check out this
prize list
to see all the amazing things you can win!! The top seller from Presentation will win an Amazon Echo Dot and the top classroom will receive a pizza party! If we reach our school goal of $20,000, Mrs. Giel will complete a Principal’s challenge that the students will choose,
AND
if we surpass our goal and reach $25,000 the students will be awarded a day off school (date TBD)! Please see the calendar at the end of the newsletter for important turn in and rally dates. If you would like to sign up to sell tickets at our parish or one of the local parishes that are allowing us to sell, do so through this
Sign Up Genius
. We are also in need of volunteers to help at the rallies and count tickets.
Click here
to volunteer.
|
|
As you have heard, our beloved 6th grade teacher, Ashley Way and her husband, Tom recently found out that they are expecting her 3rd baby this summer.
That blessed news has been overshadowed by a recent diagnosis of breast cancer.
Ashley begins chemotherapy in January and will continue treatment until the baby makes her arrival this summer.
Meal train is one small way the Presentation Community can help. By providing a meal and dropping of for pick up, it will be one less thing that she will have to worry about. Please consider putting meals in disposable containers.
Dates have been made available through February. Once those dates are filled more options will be made available.
Food will be dropped off at the Wessel house, 1730 Kennard Street, where Ashley's boys, Arthur and Jude, attend daycare.
Another fantastic way to support Ashley and her family is by purchasing a #WAYSWARRIORS t-shirt, designed by a group of our 6th grade students. All proceeds from this shirt will go to providing the family with shirts of their own, as well as helping with medical expenses.
Please click
here
for the order form. Orders are due by February 8th.
|
|
|
2019 - 2020 Referral Program
Know someone looking for a great school community? Send them our way - we would love to meet them and show them all Presentation has to offer! When they register, tell them to mention your name and your family will be credited $250 for each family you refer!
|
|
Click
here
to view February lunch menu
Please keep your lunch account current.
Log into:
https://educate.tads.com
Please contact the school office if you are having trouble logging in.
|
|
NWEA MAP Testing
Our students will participate in NWEA MAP testing February 11 – 22
nd
. Please do your best to have your child here during those days so they do not miss this important testing opportunity. NWEA MAP testing is unique in that it gives your child’s teacher detailed information about each student in their class. No two tests are the same and the test adapts to match the level of each student.
|
|
Please be sure to check your envelope this week as your child’s Mid-Tri grades are enclosed. If you have questions, please reach out to your child’s teacher.
|
|
Catholic Schools Week Rescheduled
|
The crazy Minnesota weather got in the way of our Catholic Schools Week activities last week, but don't worry! The fun will happen this week instead. Please check out
this flyer
for a schedule of events. Our book fair will also continue through Thursday so there is still time to get some new books and help our library get new books as well!
|
|
|
Please join us Wednesday, February 27th for our next Presentation Movie Night at the Plaza Theater. The movie will be announced the week prior and will play at 6pm. Tickets are $3, and $2 of each ticket sold comes back to Presentation School. Invite your friends and family and come out for a night of fun. We hope to see you there!
The Plaza Theater
1847 Larpenteur Ave East
Maplewood, MN 55109
|
|
|
A big thank you to all who helped to make our open house a success. We had a wonderful turnout and it was great to see so many friendly faces. Congratulations to our two winners of the tuition drawing. David Bies and Stephanie Netz will each be receiving $250 on their TADS accounts!
|
|
Valentine's Day
All students are invited to celebrate St. Valentine's Day by wearing red or pink on February 14th.
|
|
Dynamic Pay/SCRIP
Dynamic Pay is an exciting new fundraising program to benefit Presentation School,
and is off to a good start. In the first 30 days we have 15 members registered and earning Cashback Rebates from our participating retailers.
To create more interest and excitement, we will be giving a free Pres shirt from the POPS program to everyone who signs up between now and March 1st. We will also have a drawing from all active Dynamic Pay members as of March 1st.
Two lucky members will each receive a $50.00 bonus deposited directly into their Dynamic Pay ‘digital wallet’. To enroll please
click here.
Sign up today so you are eligible to win!
|
|
Attention all preschool – 1
st
grade families, you are invited to join us for our Family STEM Event; Falling in Love with STEM! We will have hands on stations for you and your child to explore together! This fun event will be held on February 13
th
at 6:30 PM in the gym!
|
|
Science Fair
Congratulations to our 7
th
and 8
th
grade students! They recently participated in the Presentation Science Fair and their projects were well done! Our 1
st
place students will advance onto the Regional Competition in the Spring.
First place winners Second Place Winners Third Place Winners
Roy Caleb Joey B./Jeronimo
Logan Thom/Davis Olivia/Starla
Macy/Gizelle W. Sophie Paulina
Tim Adeline/Genevieve Connor
Anthony
Sophia
Gabe/Gavin
Cassidy
Maggie M.
Joey D.
|
|
|
Registration Information
Just a reminder that you will need to register your child for the upcoming school year. Presentation School will again use TADS for this purpose. TADS will be open for registration soon. Please watch for an upcoming email regarding registration! However, you are able to complete the financial aid application for the 2019-2020 school year. We at Presentation School are so proud to partner with Aim Higher for additional scholarships. Please note that if your child has received Aim Higher in the past, you need to complete an application each year to be eligible. The window for Aim Higher applications closes
February 17
th
. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity! Click
here
for further information on their scholarship program.
|
|
Box Tops Collection Drive
It's Back!
Box Tops Collection Contest!
Bring your box tops in to your classroom teacher. For every 25 box tops collected per student, the class will receive an out of uniform day to be used at the end of the school year. Clean out your junk drawer, cut them off your food in the pantry, and ask Grandma and Grandpa! There is no limit to how many days your class can earn! Please do not turn in any expired box tops... they cannot be mailed in. Turn in deadline for contest is
Friday, February 8th
.
|
|
|
Please stay tuned for basketball and swim team updates in our next newsletter!
We participate in the Catholic Athletic Association. For the most current schedules and locations, please refer to their
|
|
 |
Our Mission: The purpose of Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary School is to provide a Catholic community that fosters the religious and academic development of the individual student in a safe and welcoming learning environment.
|
|
|
|
Our Philosophy: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary School creates a supportive Catholic community committed to the Gospel message that calls us to faith, service, and worship. An environment of respect, peace and justice fosters an appreciation of God’s gift of life in all people. Each student is empowered to develop their own potential, which will lead to excellence in academics, athletic activities and the fine arts.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
