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Greetings,
Have you had a hard time getting into the Christmas Spirit yet? Well, Loyola is the perfect place to get you kick-started. There are plenty of lights and decorations throughout out building for starters. We kick off our Christmas concert season this evening with Christmas on the Hill presented by our Loyola High School Concert Choir. It is at 7:00pm at the School Sisters of Notre Dame Chapel. Next week, the 5-12 band concert is Tuesday, at 7pm and the 5-8 choir concerts is Wednesday at 1:30pm. You also won't want to miss the preschool program on December 20 at 10am, and the K-4 program that afternoon at 1:30pm.
Thursday we hosted a Respect Retreat for our freshmen, put on by Youth Frontiers. Retreats are a very important facet of our offerings here at Loyola as they help foster faith, leadership and service to others. In speaking to a few of the freshmen, they felt it allowed them to open up with each other which really brought out some good feelings and emotions.
I'd just like to touch back to my letter earlier in the week in regard to pick-up after school. I have had a few follow up questions to the email. What our intent is really just to promote reasonableness, respect for others, timeliness, but most importantly safety of our children and others.
Lastly, this week's Top 20 message is about "The Line". When it comes to the line there are two ways of thinking, Above the Line and Below the Line. When we are Above the Line, our attitudes, beliefs and moods are very different than when we are Below the Line. Having a Top 20 mindset is being Above the Line in the way we think, learn, and communicate--or TLC. This belief can become practice and help us change our lives and circumstances for the better!
Have a blessed weekend!
Adam Bemmels,
PS-12 Principal
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NO MORNING BUSING NEXT TUESDAY, 12/11
NEXT WEEK'S MASS: ALL SCHOOL MASS, Wednesday, 12/12, 9am @ SSND
***PLEASE NOTE CORRECTED DATES: MARK YOUR CALENDARS: CHRISTMAS BREAK: 12/24-1/1/19, back to school on 1/2/19***
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: 7-12 students only: NOON dismissal on 1/17 and 1/18 due to semester exams. Please arrange for transportation for your 7-12 grade students.
Congratulations to Mrs. Campeau's 9th grade advisory class! They were chosen for Class of the Month for their outstanding efforts and donations during the coat drive.
ST. NICHOLAS VISIT
Elementary students enjoyed a very special visitor on Wednesday!
5-12 GRADE VIKINGS DAY- MO
ND
AY, 12/10
Monday, 12/10 will be a casual/Vikin
gs Day in preparation for the big "Monday Night Football" game versus the Seahawk
s. This is for grades 5-12.
Stude
nts who wear Vikings gear can enter their name in a drawing for prizes.
PRESCHOOL OFFERINGS
If you are interested in enrolling in Loyola preschool classes next year, please take a minute to complete
this short survey to help us determine our families' needs. Thank you!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED- SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR LOYOLA & THE COMMUNITY!
Loyola night at the Sibley Park Kiwanis Lights is Saturday Dec. 22.
We still need volunteers to help out during two shifts, 4:30 - 7:30 and 7:15 until it closes which usually occurs around 10:00. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old. All volunteers under the age of 16 must have an adult with them at all times. They do a great job rotating people in and out to prevent one from getting too cold. Those who have participated in this in past have found it incredibly fun and rewarding. This is a great family activity and a way to show your support for Loyola and the community! If you are interested in signing up for a shift contact Sue Goebel at
sgoebel@loyolacatholicschool.org
CHRISTMAS CONCERTS AND PROGRAMS
Friday, December 7 7pm 9-12 Choir Concert, SSND Chapel
Tuesday, December 11 7pm (6:30pm report) 5-12 Band Concert, Loyola gym
Wednesday, December 12 1:30pm 5-8 Choir Concert, Loyola Chapel
Thursday, December 20 10am Preschool/PreK Christmas Program, Loyola gym
Thursday, December 20 1:30pm K-4 Christmas Program, Loyola gym
Order by 9pm December 30, pick up Friday, January 4, 2019
The SCRIP order dates for the next year have been updated on the Loyola website- click
here for a complete list.
WEATHER RELATED SCHOOL CLOSING POLICY
Reminder: we follow District 77's decisions on school closings related to weather. Please be sure to pay attention to local media outlets for closing information. The District 77 letter can be found
here.
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Are you watching kids scroll through life, with their rapid-fire thumbs and a six-second attention span? Physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston saw that with her own kids and learned that the average kid spends 6.5 hours a day looking at screens. She wondered about the impact of all this time and about the friction occurring in homes and schools around negotiating screen time-friction she knew all too well.
In SCREENAGERS, as with her award-winning documentaries on mental health, Delaney takes a deeply personal approach as she probes into the vulnerable corners of family life, including her own, to explore struggles over social media, video games, academics and internet addiction. Through poignant, and unexpectedly funny stories, along with surprising insights from authors, psychologists, and brain scientists, SCREENAGERS reveals how tech time impacts youth development and offers solutions on how adults can empower their kids to best navigate the digital world and find balance.
Who: students (6th-12th grades only), their parents, and any adults who work with them
When:
Monday, December 17th, 2018
Where: Mankato West High School Auditorium
Cost: $5 students/ $10 adult
Please note, no one under the age of 10 will be admitted in the auditorium.
Click
here for more information and to register.
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Athletics/Activities/Clubs News
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YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN DVD
KNOWLEDGE BOWL
Knowledge Bowl team Loyola Royal Blue (Micah Rentschler, Jerrid Buhs, Luke Vetter, Brendan Kane, and Alexander Backman) took first place at the first meet of the season earlier this week. The meet was held at Fitzgerald and hosted by New Ulm schools.
Loyola Blau team came in 11th, only one point away from placing in the top 10. Loyola also had a 'young' team of 10th graders come in 20th out of 36 teams.
BAND/CHOIR
Be sure to check our Activities Calendar for upcoming events and activities! Come out and show your Crusader pride!
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