Middle School
Weekly Newsletter
1/27/21
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Lord Jesus, Son of God,
Thank you for the gift of Catholic education.
Day after day, week after week,
you give us many opportunities to grow and learn.
Help us respond to the gift of faith so that we may be recognized as your disciples.
St. Francis Xavier, pray for us.
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Weekly Mass
Tuesday, February 2nd at 9:30am.
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Catholic Schools Week at XMS
National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. This year the celebration is January 31st – February 6th. The theme for the National Catholic Schools Week 2021 is “Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence. Service.” Here is our schedule to mark this event:
February 1st - February 5th
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Monday: Theme - Be a herald! Proclaim the good news throughout the ages!
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Dress up day - Decades Day. Students are encouraged to dress in attire from their favorite decade.
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Tuesday: Theme - Be humble! Humble thyself in the sight of the Lord.
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Dress up day - Uniform or better. Students are encouraged to dress in their modest Sunday finest for mass.
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Wednesday: Theme - Be A Homeroom! Celebrate your KIDS community!
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Dress up day - Homeroom choice. Each homeroom will decide upon a theme/color for students to wear. The XMS Spelling Bee will take place. Please see below for information regarding the Spelling Bee.
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Thursday: Theme - Be hopeful! Rest in the comfort of the Lord.
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Dress up day - Comfy clothes. Students will play “Class Feud”.
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Friday: Theme - Be a Hawk! St. Francis Xavier, pray for us!
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Dress up day - Blue & White day. Students are encouraged to wear Xavier spirit wear. Reynebeau Cookies will be distributed in the afternoon. (Alternate allergen free cookies will also be provided).
Throughout the week, XMS will be holding a Penny War which will be a big fundraiser for giving back to our community. This year, we have chosen to have the Penny War support: St. Joseph Food Program. Pennies and bills will be counted as positive and all other coins will be counted as negative. This year’s Penny War will pit grades against grades. The winning grade will receive a casual day in the future.
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Yearbook Club
Are you creative? Are you looking for a fun project to work on? Come join the Yearbook Club! Each year, we put together a yearbook that shares some of the highlights and most memorable moments of the school year. This school year especially has been very unique and memorable, and we need YOUR help putting our yearbook together! See Mr. Jerger to sign up, or to get more information.
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8th Grade Community Service
The 8th grade students have been busy serving others in our community. Together they have compiled more than 600 hours of work. As part of our fall retreat, they did service projects for Fr Carr's Place to be, St John's the Evangelist Shelter, St Joseph's Food Program and Pillars Family Shelter. On their own they have volunteered at their churches and at Xavier Middle School, they have volunteered for Feeding America, Volleyball Clubs and Basketball Clubs, Equestrian Facilities and Christmas Stars. They helped grandparents recovering from surgery, shoveled and raked for neighbors, moved rocks and wood chips, cleaned basements and garages, babysat and even cooked dinners for their families. This 8th grade class is doing a great job of living out the 2nd Greatest Commandment, love your neighbor.
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Scholastic Book Fair!
As a way to celebrate Catholic Schools week we will be having an on-line Scholastic book fair! The book fair will run from 1/22 -2/4. To order books please click here. All purchases of $25 dollars or more can ship for free to your home! All proceeds will go to the Library to replace books that have been well-read and get some new titles!
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Spelling Bee
Congratulations to students who won 1st and 2nd place in their Classroom Spelling Bee! These students have qualified to compete in the School-Wide Spelling Bee on Wednesday, February 3rd at 1 pm in the auditorium.
William Mix, Ele Donati, Brielle Haen, William Tweedy, Isabel Jannette, Jake Irish, Eva Anderson, Stephanie Pham, Cricket McKinley, Everett Walters, Noah Allen, Juana Bautista, Kellen Tamlyn, Owen McGreevey, Genny Bautista, Cristian Rodriguez-Salgado, Raena Lambie, Sean Virtudazo, Alex Scherer, Eli Backes, Henry Mix, John Faulkner, Henry Davis, Samu Dube, Kate Jannette, Evelyn Lorge, Jacob Wudi, Logan LaViolette, Mariel Pante, Sabrina Janda, Ali Tylinski, Jena Bunks, Naomi Barquet, Sophi Nevarez-Padilla, Isaiah McGovern, Karime Chain, Isabela Garcia, Jonathan Galvez-Montes
Victoria Lopez, Anna Bettag and Beatrice Ehrlich.
Due to Covid, this year's Bee will be live-streamed. (No visitors will be allowed to attend.) We will begin promptly at 1:00 pm. Wish our contestants the best of luck!
Spelling Club will meet today, after school, and Monday, February 1st, until 4:00 pm.
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Afterwords Writing Group
AfterWords Writing Group would like to announce the 2021 Americanism Writing Contest. This contest, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, encourages students to think about those who have sacrificed for our country. Students can write a short essay on the theme, "How can we address the health and well-being of our veterans, military, and their families?" This contest is open to all students in grades 3-8. Please find more details at Ms. Bouchard's AfterWords Writing Group teacher web page.
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Celebrate is THIS Saturday! Join us Virtually!
Only a few days to go until the big event on Saturday! It is FREE to watch the livestream and registration to bid, donate, buy, look at all of the items is FREE as well! (Note: to place any bids, donate, or buy, you are required to put a credit card on file, but it will only be charged if you bid, donate, or buy.)
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Sign up today! You could win a Family Game Night Basket! Go to http://www.celebrate2021.givesmart.com and click on the “Sign In or Register”. Sign up by Wednesday, January 27 to be placed in a drawing for a Family Game Night Basket!
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Bid, donate, or purchase NOW! All items other than Premium Auction items (which open on Thursday, January 28) are open for bidding and buying now at http://www.celebrate2021.givesmart.com
- Raffle Tickets
- Return the Cold Hard Cash and/or iPad raffle tickets (with payment) that were sent home with students by this Thursday, January 28.
- Purchase Hawk, Cold Hard Cash, and iPad raffles curbside at the Scrip Office (cash or check), Monday - Friday between 8:00 and Noon.
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On the event webpage (http://www.celebrate2021.givesmart.com) by 8:30 PM on Saturday, January 30—PLEASE purchase early so as to give volunteers enough time to complete tickets and put them in the raffle drums!
- Chocolate boxes must be purchased online by this Wednesday (1/27) at midnight to be picked up on January 28 or 29.
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“Celebrate Essentials” Box and Chocolate Box pick-up is this Thursday and Friday! If you didn’t receive an email to sign up for a pick-up time, please email Stephanie at szinser@xaviercatholicschools.org
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Watch the livestream at bit.ly/xaviercelebrate2021
If you have any questions about Celebrate, please call – Lisa, Stephanie, or Bob – at 735-9380 or email Lisa at lpfaff@xaviercatholicschools.org. We are looking forward to a fun event celebrating Xavier Catholic Schools this Saturday, January 30th!
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General financial options: Information page
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FACTS Tuition Assistance: Apply here beginning January 18th
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Current Xavier families, March 12, 2021 is the priority deadline for you to apply for need-based assistance through FACTS. Tuition assistance is not automatically renewed; applications must be completed for each school year.
- Scholarships:
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Fox Cities Chamber's Excellence in Education Shining Star Awards: Nominations
Our Xavier educators have always worked hard and deserved our appreciation, but these truths have never been more evident than they are today as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fox Cities Chamber is sponsoring the second annual Excellence in Education Shining Star Awards. Please consider nominating a Xavier educator in one of the following categories:
- Excellence in Early Childhood Education
- Excellence in K-12 Education
- Inclusive Excellence in Education
- Excellence in Special Education
- Excellence in Student Services
- Heroes in COVID-19
- Educator of the Year
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Xavier Youth Baseball Club (XYBC)
It's time to register for the 2021 U13 and U14 Xavier Youth Baseball Club (XYBC). This is a baseball club designed to create opportunities for young student athletes to train, condition and educate themselves about the sport of baseball, while enhancing their overall skills in a competitive environment. The XYBC is a non-profit, volunteer-managed organization dedicated to youth baseball.
If your child is interested in playing, please submit a request for registration forms with your child's name and grade/age to: xavieryouthbaseball@gmail.com and we will provide electronic forms to be completed.
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Grand Chute Baseball
2021 Baseball registration is now open! Grand Chute Baseball continues to strive for a competitive level of baseball while maintaining our commitment to teach baseball fundamentals, sportsmanship and teamwork in a friendly environment.
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When: Register now – deadline varies by age/division
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Who: Co-ed; ages 5-12yrs old (no residency restrictions)
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What: T-Ball (ages 5-6), Rookie-Machine Pitch (ages 7-8), Kid-pitch-Minors 46/60 (ages 9-10), and Majors 50/65 (ages 11-12)
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Where: Online registration at www.grandchutebaseball.com. Click the register tab and follow the directions.
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Season dates: June 7th – August 5th @ Plamann Park, Patriot Park, and Carter Woods Park
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Weekend Tournament Teams: 7U through 12U players have the opportunity to try out for GC weekend tournament / travel teams.
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Lost and Found
Our lost and found is overflowing! Please click here to take a look at the items we have collected so far this year to see if any belong to your family. Your child can pick their things up from the office lobby.
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XMS Remote Learning Clarification
To clarify, please understand that families cannot opt into remote learning. Remote learning is for students & families with valid medical reasons, for those students that are required to be home based on Health Department requirements, or for other special circumstances that would keep a student from attending in-person learning in school. We understand that this school year makes it seem like students can access remote learning whenever it is convenient. However, the burden of an ever-changing list of who is present and who is choosing to stay home is too much to allow families to choose remote learning at random. If a family is considering the remote learning option, please contact the school so we can have a conversation about all possible learning options and to discuss other ways the school can help support the student’s learning.
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Attendance Guidelines
We are following the guidelines provided to us by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services in order to keep our schools healthy and open for as long as possible.
Students will be sent home and must remain home if:
- They have a fever (temperature 100 or above) and/or have taken any medications (for example, ibuprofen, Tylenol) to reduce fever in the last 24 hours.
- Within the last two weeks, they have come in close contact with anyone who has СOVID-19.
- They have not yet finished their quarantine/isolation period.
OR within the last 24 hours:
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They have experienced any ONE (or more) of the following symptoms above their baseline:
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
- Difficulty breathing
- New loss of smell or taste
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OR at least TWO of the following symptoms:
- Muscle or body aches
- Headache
- Sore throat
- Fatigue
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
Students MUST remain home until they are symptom free for 24 hours without the help of any medication. Children with fever, diarrhea, or vomiting should remain home until they are symptom free for 24 hours, even if it is unrelated to COVID-19.
As a reminder, if you are awaiting test results for a household member, please keep all students home until you receive the test results.
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From the Scrip Office:
If you would like to start using Scrip in 2021 to help with your Tuition cost, contact Roy Clark 920-707-5510 or email Rclark@xaviercatholicschools.org and he can get you started using Scrip cards for your everyday purchases!
Pick up is available Monday to Friday from 8:00 am until Noon.
During cold or inclement weather, please pull up to the Scrip office door #5 when picking up your order rather than parking in the designated spots. This effort will be much appreciated by our volunteers.
The delivery schedule to schools will be Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays
Please remind your child to pick up your order in the office after school.
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Upcoming Events
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Sat., Jan 30
- Celebrate
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Jan 31 - Feb 6
- Catholic Schools Week
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Tue., Feb 2
- 9:30 am - Liturgy
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Tue., Feb 9
- 9:30 am - Liturgy
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Thur. Feb 11
- NO SCHOOL
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Fri. Feb 12
- NO SCHOOL
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