School Newsletter
February 28, 2019
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Dear Families –
Registration for the upcoming school year is underway! Again this year we are using TADS to assist us with registration and financial aid. You received an email from TADS last week with a link for your registration. All registration and financial aid requests must be completed online. We have had a great response during these first few days. If you have any questions about anything please call Ms. Linda in the school office, she will be happy to answer them for you. If you do not have access to a computer please contact the school office and we will make arrangements for you to use one of our computers.
Speaking of financial aid; I want to stress to you the importance of completing
all
of your information by the stated deadline of
March 22
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. All financial aid awards will be announced in April and the largest amounts of money will be distributed at that time. While we will have money for new families to distribute at a later date, it will not be available to current families. So please do your best to complete the needed documents in March.
As you may have noticed the cost of tuition has increased this year by 1%. This increase was discussed with Fr. Charlie, SAC, and me. I want you to know that we did not make this decision lightly. We all understand the hardship and sacrifice you make to send your child to a Catholic school and we are grateful for that. The cost of educating a child is much greater than the $4,400.00 price of tuition. The parish helps to offset that cost, but as the cost of education rises, that burden gets more and more difficult. We are hopeful that you see the value you are getting here at Pres. The dedicated teachers, individualized attention, and the caring environment are all worth it. As someone who has the fine job of keeping up with our alumni, we produce amazing young men and young women!
Stay warm, and I promise, spring is coming….someday!
Nikki Giel
Principal
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2019 Catholic Schools Raffle
Thank you to all who purchased raffle tickets to support Presentation School. It seems we just missed our goal of $20,000, but we were able to raise $18,835 for our school which is incredible! Stay tuned to future communications where we will announce the top sellers and the top class! Thank you for your support!
Congratulations to all our students who earned a raffle shirt this year! If you have already earned one it can be worn Monday, March 4
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for our results rally. Any student who earned a shirt with the final turn in will be given their shirt on Thursday, February 28
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so that they have it in plenty of time.
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Preschool Registration
Preschool Registration is now open! Lakes Area Discovery Center at Presentation School is now enrolling ages 18 months – 5 years. They have full or half day options, licensed teachers, and an amazing play based curriculum! Contact Cemantha Wibstad for a tour today at 651-770-3093, or
register online here.
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Panera Fundraiser
Join us on March 5
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for Presentation Night at Panera! Come and see the new Panera location on White Bear Avenue near the Maplewood Mall. The fundraiser will be held from 4-8 PM on the 5
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. You must show a paper version or an electronic version of
this flier
to have your order count toward our school. Presentation School will receive 20% of all sales using a flier. Feel free to share the flier with friends and family – we hope to see you there!
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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!
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Click
here
to view March lunch menu
Please keep your lunch account current.
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Amazon Smile
Did you know that just by shopping on Amazon you can help raise money for Presentation of Mary Church? AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. Support Presentation of Mary Church by starting your shopping at
smile.amazon.com
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Join us for the Presentation School Fish Fry on Friday, April 12
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! What a wonderful way to connect with Presentation Families and support the school.
Adults - $10, Kids 6-11 - $6, 5 & under free.
More information coming soon – save the date!
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Thank you to Mary Davini and Tracy Aguirre who planned, solicited donations, and worked the Beer Bust event on February 23
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. We are so grateful for the wonderful families who made it to the beer bust and for all those who donated!
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Cretin Derham Hall JR RAIDER Spring|Summer Dance Opportunities
Cretin Derham Hall is offering Dance Team Instructional Classes this spring. They are:
- Spring Session (Incoming 5th-8th Graders)
- April 2- May 15 (Tuesday's 3:30-4:30 and Wednesday's 3:45-5:15)
- Summer Session (Incoming 5th- 8th Graders)
- June 10 - July 25 (Mon/Wed 5-7 and Tues/Thurs 4-6)
- Just For Kix Camp - Rochester MN (Incoming 7th & 8th Graders)
- July 17-20 Overnight Camp
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After careful planning and budgeting, it has been decided that we will be able to offer a summer program for the summer of 2019 for children entering kindergarten to 8th grade. The only condition to make sure this program is a success is that we need to have an average of 15 children each day. The School Age Summer Camp Program would run each day from 7 AM - 5:30 PM. Summer Camp will start on June 10th and run through August 23rd, 2019, but we would be closed the week of July 1st. The price per day will be $30.00 with field trip fees additional. We are asking families to register by March 7th so that we can be secure that we will have an average of 15 children a day. Please look for an email from Mrs. Hoemann coming soon with details of how to sign up. Do you know someone looking for care this summer? Send them our way, we’d love to have them!
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Ash Wednesday
Join us for Ash Wednesday mass on Wednesday, March 6
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at 8:45 AM in the church. Our school children will be leading the mass that morning – we would love to have you join us!
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*SAFE ENVIRONMENT POLICY & PROCEDURES*
ALL
school volunteers (coaches, office helpers, tutors, playground supervisors, etc.) having regular or unsupervised interaction with children or vulnerable adults must have the following three items on file with the School/Parish. All of these required forms are available in the School and Parish Offices. Please let Linda Prazak know if you would like us to send these home with your child.
BACKGROUND CHECK
– A criminal background check will be conducted by the McDowell Agency, Inc.
VIRTUS TRAINING*
– This is a three hour training regarding safe environments. Trainings are held regularly at various parishes and schools in the Archdiocese.
CODE OF CONDUCT
– The Archdiocesan Code of Conduct must be signed and returned to the School/Parish office.
*Volunteers are able to attend any VIRTUS training session in the Archdiocese. Participants are not required to attend the session offered at Presentation.
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We participate in the Catholic Athletic Association. For the most current schedules and locations, please refer to their
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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.
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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.
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