Thursday, November 5, 2020 |
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Thursday, November 12th - Sweatshirt Day (out-of-uniform)
Friday, November 13th - No School, Teacher Inservice
Tuesday, November 17th - Chipotle Restaurant Night, 7-8 PM
Tuesday, November 17th - November Birthdays Out-of-Uniform Day
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Family Prayer
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wisdom seeks those who seek her.
- In the Book of Wisdom, the author is associated with Solomon even though it was written after his death.
- Wisdom came to Solomon and he claimed that all the benefits he enjoyed came from her.
- Wisdom herself seeks those who wish to find her.
The dead will participate in Jesus’ return.
- The Thessalonians believed in the immediacy of Christ’s return.
- They became concerned about members of their Christian community who had died.
- In today’s passage, Paul assures the Thessalonians that the dead will participate in Christ’s glorious return.
Readiness is essential for the end time.
- Today’s Gospel is part of the last long discourse in Matthew’s Gospel.
- The subject of this discourse is the end time.
- The point in the story of the wise and foolish virgins is that readiness is essential.
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A Message from Mrs. Laidlaw Otto
Dear SJE Families,
This past weekend marked the end of daylight savings time. For me, this means that soon it will be dark when I come to school in the morning, and dark when I leave for home in the afternoon. Even with all of the challenges we have faced this fall, spending our days together at school will help us all get through the long winter.
The goal of keeping our students together and in school has provided guidance for so many tough decisions this fall. As Covid-19 numbers continue to soar in our state, the challenges of meeting the needs of families in quarantine are also growing.
As we approach the holiday season, we continue to focus on protecting our students and teachers. To date, there have not been any positive cases of COVID-19 in our school. This is excellent news and a testament to the safety measures taken to continue our commitment to in-person instruction.
The data also tells us that cases that have caused quarantines in school have generally been traced to family members and activities that increase the risk of transmission. We ask you to prayerfully consider how you will celebrate the holidays and activities your children will participate in when they are not in school. Keeping our teachers, staff, and fellow students healthy and out of quarantine is critical for our school to remain open for face-to-face instruction. We appreciate all you have done and will continue to do to support our work. The gratitude that we have experienced and the joy of everyone in our school each day is the greatest gift of all.
Together in God’s name,
Mary Laidlaw Otto
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Hot Lunch Program Update (Free Lunch!)
As part of the National School Lunch Program, we have been granted permission to participate in the USDA SSO program. This program runs through the end of the 2020-2021 school year, and allows all of our students, regardless of income level, to eat hot lunch for free.
Our participation in the program began on Monday, November 2nd. Students who bring a cold lunch to school will still have the option to purchase milk at $.40 per carton.
Parents of students with credit balances on their accounts are receiving a refund in this week's Thursday envelope. Please look for it there and let Mrs. Kaminski know if you have any questions.
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How Sweet it is … to reach half our school goal already!
The National Junior Honor Society would like to thank the families who have been so generous in their donations. As of Tuesday afternoon, the SJE school community collected 152 items toward our goal of 250 - 300 jelly and syrup items. We still have 1 more week to meet and exceed this goal! Our collection will end on Thursday, November 12, 2020. If the students meet the school goal, each classroom will be allowed to view a movie in their classrooms. If we collect over 300 items, a small snack will accompany the movie.
We would also like to thank the terrific outpouring of support from the St. John the Evangelist parish community. The parish has set the same goal as our school. Their donations will be counted, but will not be included in the school totals. All totals will be announced at the end of next week. Please say a prayer of thanksgiving for the generous hearts of our parishioners.
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We had a little bit of excitement here this week. On Monday, the Greenfield Fire Department visited the K4 and K5 classes, as part of a Fire Safety education. Mrs. Prideaux's class learned about voting on Tuesday. And on Wednesday, we had a visit from Gizmo, a K9 Therapy Officer-in-training with the Greenfield Police Department. |
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Scrip Sales Help Needed
Our Home and School needs help in weekend Scrip sales. We are blessed with a parish that supports our school not only with prayer, but financially. Our school fundraisers, particularly the Scrip program, are especially popular with parishioners who no longer have students in school. However, we cannot continue to offer these opportunities to our parishioners without your help. We are in need of parents who are willing to devote some time before or after weekend masses to sell Scrip to our parishioners. This is a simple task and a small commitment of time, but the benefit for our school would be huge! Please consider signing up to sell Scrip during November. Our school needs you!
To sign up to help in November, just follow the link below:
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Today’s paper envelope contains the paperwork for our Holiday fundraisers. This year, our Home and School is bringing back the popular Rubi Red cranberry sale. In addition, we are offering another chance to purchase Valentine Coffee, and, for those who love candles, we are offering a selection of items from the Milwaukee Candle Company. We are so happy to be supporting local businesses through our Christmas fundraisers, and we are sure that our families will find some special gifts for loved ones. Here is more specific information: |
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St. John the Evangelist School
414-321-8540
Fax: 414-321-4450
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