April 20, 2022
Important Dates

  • May 2-6: 2:30pm-4:00pm Scholastic Book Fair
  • May 2-6: Teacher Appreciation Week
  • May 4: May Crowning Mass led by 2nd Grade
  • May 6: First Friday Dress Down Day
  • May 12: 6:00pm PK4-5th grade Spring Concert
  • May 13: No School
  • May 25: 8th Grade Farewell Mass led by 7th Grade
  • May 27: 8th Grade Last Day
  • May 30: No School, Memorial Day
  • May 31: 6:00pm 8th Grade Graduation Mass @ St. Mary
  • June 1: No Mass
  • June 2: 8:35 School Mass
  • June 2: 10:30 Dismissal --- Report Cards Sent Home
Spring MAP Information
Spring MAP Dates: April 21st - May 10th

To prepare for testing day:
  1. Make sure that your child is well rested on school days and especially the day of a test. Children who are tired are less able to pay attention in class or handle the demands of a test.
  2. Give your child a well-rounded diet. A healthy body leads to a healthy, active mind.
  3. Remind your child that they need to bring a good book to read in the testing room once they've completed their MAP test. 
  4. Avoid any unnecessary absences from school during the MAP testing period.
Teacher Appreciation Week
2022 End of Year Scholastic Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair is Back!!!
We are excited to announce another in-person Scholastic Book Fair! The Book Fair will run from Monday, May 2nd through Friday, May 6th. The Book Fair will be located on the second-floor landing at the top of the learning stairs. Book Fair hours are 3:00-4:30 pm Monday through Friday. Look for more information coming home with your students next week! The Notre Dame of De Pere Scholastic Book Fair homepage is below:
 
We are still in need of volunteers for the Book Fair. If you are able to help volunteer to make the book fair possible, please use the link below:

We will see you at the Book Fair!
Basketball Skills Clinics
Calling all basketball players in grades 2-8. NDA's Coach Rohde and St. Norbert's Coach Grzesk will be hosting skills clinics. Cost is $20 per participant. Checks can be made payable to NDDP Athletics and can be turned into the office. Please click the respective link below to sign your son / daughter up today! Each clinic is limited to 25 participants.  


Girls' Skills Clinic (May 18th): Girls' Basketball Skills Clinic
Boys' Skills Clinic (May 25th): Boys' Basketball Skills Clinic
Library Books Due
All library books & unpaid fines will be due to the library by May 12th. 
NDA Antibullying Speaker & Author
Antibullying Speaker & Author: Jodee Blanco 
Thursday, May 5 @ 6:30 p.m. at Notre Dame Academy 

New York Times bestselling author, survivor, and celebrated anti-bullying expert Jodee Blanco will be giving a FREE seminar open to the public on school bullying, survival, and prevention.
Classroom Placement - Parent Input
Teachers will begin developing the class lists for the next school year. A great deal of time and thought is put into creating the class lists, and our focus is always on every student’s advantage to be part of a well-balanced classroom. A balanced classroom has students with various academic abilities, an equal ratio of boys and girls, and takes students special needs into consideration. When placing students in classrooms, teachers also take into consideration any conflicts of personalities between students, what type of atmosphere students learn best and ultimately what is in the best interest of all of our students and staff at Notre Dame.

Parent input is accepted in the process of assigning students to classrooms. If you wish to provide input, the deadline to do so is Friday, April 29th. Teachers will then finalize the class lists, and they will be confidential until they are posted right before school starts.
At least one of the 3 categories must be filled in for consideration.

Click the button below to fill out the form:

SCRIP News
Dear Notre Dame of De Pere Families,

The year end for earning SCRIP rebates for this school year is quickly approaching. 

 Year end SCRIP rebate earning deadline is Monday, April 25th

Per 2021-2022 school handbook SCRIP is our fundraising gift card program. Families in K-8th are required to earn a minimum of $250 in rebates; no minimum for early childhood-only families. Thereafter, 80% of the rebates earned go toward your family tuition, with the remaining 20% in rebates earned going to Notre Dame of De Pere. 

Note: If you participate in the program and do not generate the minimum $250 in rebates, you will be responsible for the difference between what your purchases generate and $250. If you choose not to participate in SCRIP and select “buyout” your $250 payment is due in full. Please send payment to Notre Dame of De Pere School. Attention: Scrip Buyout, 137 South Superior St, De Pere, WI, 54115. If you have any questions please email [email protected]

Checking Family Scrip Profits - It’s Easy! 
1. Go to www.shopwithscrip.com and sign-in. 
2. Click on Dashboard. 
3. Scroll down and select “Order History” under Family Functions. 
4. View Account Activity for Program Year. This is the total profit generated from your scrip shopping. If another party is purchasing in your name those profits will not be reflected until year end reports. Our Scrip program year runs approximately 5/1 -4/30.  (This school years purchasing dates were 4/27/21-1/3/22 and 1/4/22-4/25/22).
5. Remember, the first $250 of rebate/profit remains with Notre Dame. Profit is earned from scrip percentages, not card value. Further rebate/profit is then split, 20% going to Notre Dame and 80% applied toward the family’s student tuition. 
 6. Scrip program rebates/profits are distributed twice per year. (January and June)
EXAMPLE: If your total profit is $500
$500 - $250 = $250 
$250 x 80% = $200 Family rebate/profit towards tuition

All purchases after this date/time will be applied towards the 2022/2023 school year requirement

Thank you again for supporting Notre Dame Scrip!!!
ONLINE scrip orders will be submitted 
Monday, April 25th at 8:00am.
2022 GRACE: Gold Summer Camp
The 2022 GRACE: Gold Camp Schedule and Course Catalog are available on the GRACE: Gold website for viewing! Click here for more details.
Library Donations

Library Donations Needed
Do you have books that are no longer being used at home? Do you have any legos, magnatiles, or building blocks that your family has grown out of? The school library would love to put these items to good use.
Volunteer Requirements & Opportunities

Notre Dame of De Pere follows all safe environment guidelines administered by the Diocese of Green Bay. Any adult who volunteers at Notre Dame of De Pere is required to have a current background check on file, complete a VIRTUS training course and sign the volunteer agreement form each year.


BACKGROUND CHECK
To complete the background check, volunteers are required to provide personal references, sign a declaration form, and authorize a criminal background check and receive a satisfactory report.
Complete the background check here: eAppsDB (School Code: gbdioc04)

VIRTUS
All volunteers who have contact with children, young people and individuals at risk as part of their volunteer duties are required to complete the VIRTUS Adult Awareness Training Session.

AGREEMENT FORM
All volunteers must sign and return the Diocesan Code of Pastoral Conduct for Volunteers Form to the school office each year.
Other News
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