Friday, March 29th - Stations of the Cross, 2 PM
Friday, March 29th - Parish Fish Fry, 4-7 PM
Sunday, March 31st - Wednesday, April 3rd - Parish Mission, 7:00 PM nightly
Monday, April 1st - Forensics Showcase, 1:15 PM
Thursday, April 4th - Jason's Deli Restaurant Fundraiser
Friday, April 5th - Stations of the Cross, 2:00 PM
Friday, April 5th - Family Holy Hour
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Family Prayer
Gospel Reading for Sunday, March 31st, 2019
Fourth Sunday of Lent
The Everlasting Possibility of Repentance
- Have you ever felt so angry at someone that you could not forgive them?
- Does God ever hold grudges against us?
- How do we tell God that we are sorry? How does God forgive us?
Please consider reading the upcoming Sunday gospel together as a family. The questions above are good conversation starters as you prepare your children for weekly mass.
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A Note from the Principal:
Dear SJE Parents,
I’d like to provide you with a number of updates today.
Forward Testing:
Our fifth through eighth graders have successfully completed their Forward testing for the current year. The test, which is administered completely online through a web app, was met with mixed reviews by our older students, who are accustomed to “filling in the bubble” standardized test experiences. Our third and fourth graders are working on the testing this week, and we anticipate that we will have some students who need to make up tests due to illness into next week.
Unfortunately, we will not receive the results of this test until fall. Once we have them, they will be shared with all of our families. Because this is our first experience with the Forward Exam, we will use our results as a baseline. We will review our areas of strength and weakness and use this information as we plan instruction for our students.
Art Museum Field Trip:
On April 9th, all of our students will be participating in a field trip to the Milwaukee Art Museum. During this morning trip, our students will travel to different exhibits in small groups accompanied by Art Museum docents. Then, students will have the opportunity to complete an art project related to the exhibits that they have visited. We are excited to offer this trip to our students, many of whom have not been to the Art Museum before. We are grateful to the Kohl's Cares Field Trip grant, which provided funding for admission to the Art Museum.
We will return from the Art Museum at approximately noon. All students will eat lunch back at school when we return. Hot lunch will be available to students. Students will be wearing their uniforms to school on April 9th.
Eighth Grade Justification of Graduation Presentation:
Our eighth graders are hard at work on their Justification of Graduation presentations. This final project (known as JOG) is a time-honored celebration of all that our students have learned and experienced in their time as SJE students. Each year we invite parents and members of our parish community to serve as community panel members. This simple task involves watching the eighth-grade presentations and providing positive feedback. If you are willing to spend approximately an hour with our eighth graders on either Wednesday, May 8th or Friday, May 10th, please call our office at 414-321-8540 or email Mrs. Kaminski at
mkaminski@sje.k12.wi.us
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Water Walk:
As part of our Water to Thrive Well project, our students will be participating in in a Water Walk on Thursday, April 18th. More information and permission slips for this water walk will come home in next week’s Thursday communication. In the meanwhile, families are asked to save plastic milk jugs for us. We will take jugs in both gallon and half gallon sizes. Please rinse the jugs carefully and send the lids along with the jugs. Empty, clean jugs can be sent to the school office immediately.
Growing in God’s Love,
Mary Laidlaw Otto
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Please join us!
We will be gathering in church on these Fridays during Lent to pray the Stations of the Cross:
March 29th, Friday, April 5th, and Friday, April 12th.
Families are invited to join us for this unique prayer experience. Please feel comfortable bringing your little ones as well as grandparents along to this family-friendly prayer. All are welcome!
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PE Equipment
Ms. Starks would like to begin a
new game in PE class that requires a small Pitch-back like device (metal frame with netting), similar to those pictured here. If your family has one or two that we could borrow, please contact the school office.
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Please join us for a restaurant
night fundraiser at:
Jason’s Deli
95 N Moorland Road (Brookfield Square)
Thursday, April 4
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, 2019, 4-9PM
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Financial Aid Applications are now available
Families are invited to apply for financial aid grants for the upcoming year. Our website has been updated with applications for our own tuition angel fund, as well as information on the St. Gerard Fund and the Fr. Grom Scholarship. Last year, we dispersed nearly $20,000 from our Angel fund, and our students received an additional $8,800 in financial aid from the St. Gerard Fund.
Tuition Angel Fund grants and Fr. Grom Scholarship forms must be turned in no later than May 1
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Completed St. Gerard applications must be turned into the school office no later than Monday, April 9
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Water to Thrive
From Water to Thrive Facebook page, posted March 20, 2019:
Meet Faith. She lives in Tanzania, is a housewife and has two boys. In celebration of World Water Day on Friday, March 22nd, We would like to share her words:
"In previous times, we were drinking water from nearby ponds and rivers. Besides, cattle and goats also share the same source. Since the source is polluted by cattle dung water borne diseases such as Cholera, diarrhea and giardia were common illnesses in our village. Besides, whenever one of my children was sick I paid 30,000Tsh ($13 US) for medication including transportation cost.
But now we are very happy everything is changed in our village after the completion of the construction of this new well. I am saving my money to send my kids to school and saving my energy and time to be involved other income generating activities like gardening cash crops.
May God bless you all, as you remembered us please help also other village in our district who are in desperate need of safe drinking water.
The water here is pure, clean and sweet. May God bless you and your family!!"
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Our Home and School Fish Fry
March 29, 2019
Thanks to all families who have volunteered to help out at the upcoming Home and School Fish Fry on Friday, March 29th. (If you are working, please wear a cap, or plan on a hairnet, which will be provided). Please consider joining us for this event supporting our school and parish. (Not to mention some excellent fish!)
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St. John the Evangelist School
414-321-8540
Fax: 414-321-4450
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