School Newsletter
April 4, 2019
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Dear Parents,
As you know, our staff here at Presentation is dedicated, talented, and truly demonstrates their faith as they educate your children each and every day. They have made my first few years as principal much less stressful because of the good work they are doing in their classrooms. I am blown away daily on what I witness happening as they teach our students about reading, math, religion, art, and all the subject areas! They work long hours, and show up the next day with a smile ready to do it all over again.
We here at Presentation have had a long history of veteran teachers. Even though it does not seem like it recently, we have not had a lot of turn over in the last few (or many) years! Our teachers are not only called to teach, but they are called to teach in a Catholic school. They are called to share their knowledge of facts and figures just as they are called to share their love of Jesus Christ! But next year may look a little different...
After a year of change, we are saying goodbye to some very beloved staff. At the end of the school year Sr. Cruz will be heading onto new adventures. After 13 years at Presentation, Sr. Cruz is saying adios! His wife was offered an opportunity for a new position and Sr. Cruz will be spending some time caring for his son while she is working. This is a great opportunity for their family and he is looking forward to spending time with the littlest Mynor, who will be 2 this summer. Sr. Cruz will continue translating in the evenings and hopefully he will have time to sub here at Pres as he will miss the kids here and seeing them grow over the years.
Ms. Way is going to focus on her health in the year to come. She is half way through her chemo treatment, but after that is complete she will have surgery, and then her doctors will reevaluate her course of treatment. She wants the students to have consistency and stability in their learning so she feels it is best to step away while she focuses on #punchingcancerintheface! She will continue to be involved in the school helping with development, the web site, and other areas she can manage from her recliner while she recovers. Ms. Way considers Presentation her family so she will not be far away. She will stop in to celebrate mass with the students, and asks for your continued prayers while she gets healthy for her husband and two boys.
We are also sad to say goodbye to a smiling face that has been in our halls for 21 years! Mrs. Underwood is retiring! We are so excited for her and her family, but we are sad that we will miss seeing her holiday themed jewelry that usually lights up each season! She is looking forward to helping with her grandchildren on a more regular basis and spending time in Florida soaking up some vitamin D! She has promised to come back to sub and to attend graduations until her last class graduates. Be sure to stop in and give her a hug before the end of the year - she would love to see you!
One more change, but this time it's an addition - we will welcome a new science teacher to the team starting Monday! I am excited to welcome Mr. Stapleton! He has already been in the school looking over the resources and finding out about what the students have learned so far so that he will be ready to go next week!
Mr. Stapleton comes to us highly qualified. He completed his undergrad in Chemistry at the University of Minnesota, and then went on to Georgia Tech where he completed his Masters in Chemistry. During grad school in Georgia he had the opportunity to work in a high school, as well as teach at the college level. In the past he has worked locally at Camp Invention, so he has experience with many grade levels! He is excited to get started here at Pres and he is looking forward to finishing up this year on a high note!
With these changes coming to Presentation it may appear that there will be significant changes for your children. However, the majority of our staff will stay the same, and we are so lucky to have such a wonderful staff. The teachers who are moving on have agreed to help in the transition process and will gladly meet with any new teacher that is hired. They are happy to share resources and make this time of change easy on our students. We will post these positions in the coming weeks to ensure we have the widest pool from which to pull a highly qualified and talented teacher. Fr. Charlie and I will work together to vet the candidates and find Presentation School and students the best fit for each of our open positions. While change can be hard, it can be exciting too! We look forward to what is to come for Presentation in the near future!
Mrs. Giel
Principal
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Office Help Needed
We are in need of volunteers in the school office on Mondays and Thursdays from 11:45 - 12:30. Please contact Linda in the office if you are interested.
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Registration!
School registration for K-8 is open! Be sure to get your registration completed as early as possible. Getting registered early is beneficial in multiple ways. It allows you to spread your tuition payments over a longer period of time, and it helps us plan our staffing needs and assures your child's spot in their class. Due to the large size of some of our classes, the possibility of wait lists are anticipated. As an incentive, anyone that is registered by
April 15th
will have their $100 registration fee applied to their tuition! In addition, the class that has the most students registered by
April 15th
will receive out of uniform and homework passes, and they will get a pizza party! Head to the
TADS website
to register today! The deadline for financial aid has passed, but there is still money available so please complete that application if it is something you are interested in.
If you have any questions or concerns about enrolling for next year, please contact Mrs. Giel
Preschool registration is open for all children ages 20 months - age 5. If you would like to register follow the link below or contact Ms. Cemantha with any questions!
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Spring Concert
Join us Thursday, May 2nd at 6:30 in the church for our Spring Concert "Here Comes the Sun"! Our students have been working hard and they are so excited to celebrate this season of sunshine, rainbows and God's beautiful creation! We hope to see you there!
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Restaurant Fundraiser for Presentation
A big thanks to everyone that came out to participate in our Chipotle fundraiser. We raised $447.48!! Awesome!!
Next month our restaurant fundraiser will be held at Chick-fil-a on May 15th. Mark your calendar!
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Drama Club Performances
Come see our talented students in the drama club performances this weekend!
Friday, April 5th 7:15 pm
Saturday, April 6th 6:30 pm
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To help raise money for the Spring Festival, we will be offering Spirit Days on some upcoming Thursdays. Students can be out of uniform in Presentation items (anything that says PRESENTATION on it), be dressed in blue and gold, or they may wear their #WAYSWARRIORS shirts. For this privilege they will need to pay $2. The money raised will go help purchase prizes for Kiddie Land at the parish Spring Festival on May 4
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!
The dates are:
April 4
April 11
April 25
May 2
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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 April lunch menu
Please keep your lunch account current.
Log into:
Please contact the school office if you are having trouble logging in.
PLEASE NOTE ALL LUNCH ACCOUNTS MUST BE PAID IN FULL BY JUNE 4
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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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Living Stations and Fish Fry
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Join us for the Living Stations put on by Presentation youth as well as the Presentation School Fish Fry on Friday, April 12th.
Living Stations Performances at 1:30 pm and 7:00 pm in church
Fish Fry from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm in Kenney Hall
Adults - $10, Kids 6-11 - $6, 5 & under free
Please see this
sign up genius
if you would like to help with donations for the fish fry.
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Please join us Saturday, May 4
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for a fun run/walk around our neighborhood to raise money for Presentation of Mary School and to kick off our Spring Festival!
Location: Presentation of Mary School, 1695 Kennard Street, Maplewood, MN, 55109 (Lower Parking Lot)
Time: Check-in begins at 9:00am, Race begins at 10:00am
Cost: $25* per person ages 14 and up (13 and under free, no shirt) if registered by April 26th, $40* if registered April 27
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– May 4th
Completed paper registrations and money can be turned in to the school office
*Registration fee includes t-shirt
Post-race snacks and water provided
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Article From Catholic United Financial
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Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary raises an amazing $19,055 in just six weeks!
2019 brought another successful Catholic Schools Raffle at
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
. Teachers, staff and the surrounding community of Maplewood united with students and their families to raise an outstanding total of $19,055 for the school.
Since January 11, students of Presentation have been selling $5 raffle tickets as part of the Catholic Schools Raffle, a fundraising program provided free of charge by sponsor Catholic United Financial since 2009. Presentation is one of 89 schools in Minnesota and the Dakotas that were involved in 2019. Before that January start date, school leadership set an ambitious fundraising goal. Catholic United Financial provided all promotional materials, raffle tickets and prizes for the program at no cost. As the tickets were sold and money came in, families and staff counted their total. They were excited to know that they keep every dollar raised during the six-week ticket selling period, which ended February 24.
“Catholic United Financial has had a strong commitment to education ever since our founding 141 years ago. This year, our Catholic Schools Raffle again is one of the largest fundraisers for Catholic education in the Upper Midwest,” said Harald Borrmann, president of Catholic United Financial. “Since we started this Raffle in 2009, well over $8 million has been raised for participating schools. We are incredibly proud that 100 percent of the total has gone directly to the students, parents, faculty and administrators who have helped make this program such an unqualified success.”
On March 5 the Raffle officially concluded with a prize drawing ceremony broadcast live on the Catholic United Financial website. The prizes, valued at over $40,000, included a new 2019 Chevy Trax SUV, vacation and travel packages, iPads, smart TVs and more. Catholic United also rewarded the hard work of the top student classroom at Presentation with a pizza party and the top selling student won a new Amazon Echo Dot – Kid’s Version.
Funds raised by participating schools, like Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary are used to enhance school programs and facilities, including funding field trips, building playgrounds, supplementing tuition costs and providing new education technology.
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Volunteer hours are due by May 10th. Please complete
this form
tracking your time and turn it in to the school office.
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Spring Festival Bean Bag Tournament!!
The Spring Festival will be here before we know it! If you are interested in participating in the bean bag tournament please see
this flyer
. For information on the full schedule of festival events, check out
this flyer
!
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Panther Golf Classic
Registration is open for the Panther Golf Classic! Follow
this link
to register for this fun summer event!!
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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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