Thursday, November 17, 2022

Thursday, November 17th - Elegant Farmer Pick up.

Friday, November 18th -

NJHS Induction Ceremony 2PM

Milwaukee Pretzel Pick up

Calendar Raffle Money Due

Monday, November 21st - Out of Uniform for November Birthdays

Wednesday, November 23rd - Early Dismissal Thanksgiving Break.

Monday, November 28th - Return to school.

Thursday, December 8 - Report cards sent home

Wednesday, December 14th - Christmas Concert

1PM & 6:30 PM

Check out our online calendar here.

Family Prayer 

Solemnity of Christ the King

Reading I : 2 Samuel 5:1-3

David is anointed King.

• When the Israelites anoint David as king, they claim him as brother, a condition for kingship required to prevent foreign rule.
• After the kingship ceased, people longed for the time of David, an age of peace and prosperity.
• Some people hoped for a renewal of the kingdom. Others were looking for a specific person, a messiah of either kingly or priestly rank.

Reading II : Colossians 1:12-20

Give thanks to the Father.

• The Letter to the Colossians presents a different image of kingship.
• Kingship now involved preeminence over all creation.
• The kingdom has moved into eternity, and Christ is the first within it.

Gospel : Luke 23:25-43

You will be with me in paradise.

• At the crucifixion, Jesus died with the sign nailed over his head, "The King of the Jews." Jesus did not fit the common image of the anointed king or messiah.
• In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus promises a place in his kingdom to one of the criminals executed with him.
• The good thief was promised a place in "Paradise" because Jesus' death marked the beginning of a new way to salvation.

A Message from Mr. Oberdorf

Winter is Here!

Winter is here! The first snowfall always brings such excitement. This is a reminder we do go outside for recess unless the temperature is zero. Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather and he or she has a hat and gloves. Any child who wishes to play in the snow must also wear boots and snow pants. Children without boots and snow pants will only be allowed to play on the blacktop. 

Here are some pictures from the snow fun.



Elegant Farmer and Milwaukee Pretzel delivery dates

If you ordered any items from the Elegant Farmer or Milwaukee Pretzel fundraisers the delivery dates are:

Elegant Farmer TODAY 11/17 Your child will be called to the office at the end of the day to pick up your order. We will have older students help the younger students if needed. 

Milwaukee Pretzel 11/18 Your child will be called to the office at the end of the day to pick up your order. We will have older students help the younger students if needed. 

Tree Decorating at the Milwaukee County Zoo

SJE has been chosen to decorate a Christmas tree at the Milwaukee County Zoo on Tuesday, November 29 between 4:00 and 7:00 PM. The theme for our tree is “Flamingos: Flamingle all the way.” Our tree will be located in the Flamingo Cafe. The zoo limits the number of student participants to 20. Parents/ guardians are responsible to transport and to supervise their child while at the zoo. The first twenty to sign up will be our tree decorators for the year. More information will be provided after our tree decorators have been determined. Please use the link below to sign up. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094aa8aa22a0fe3-christmas

Report Card Change

Report cards will be sent home Thursday, December 8. The original date was December 6. Please make note of the change. 

Mass changes for December

Our school Wednesday Mass has been changed for a few dates in December. 

• We will not have Mass on Wednesday, December 7. Mass will be Thursday, December 8 due to the holy day of obligation: The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 
• Our school Mass will not be held on Wednesday, December 21. We will have Mass on Tuesday, December 20 per Father Michael. 

Cookie Walk

Our cookie walk is scheduled after Masses on December 10th and 11th. Each family is asked to bake at least one batch of cookies or bars. Please see the flyer in the Thursday folder for more information and to sign up to donate cookies.

Premier Seating at the Christmas Concert

Our Christmas concert is December 14. There will be two performances, 1:00 and 6:30. You have a chance to win premier reserved seating (the first 6 rows) for the evening concert . We will raffle off the first 6 rows. If you wish to take a chance on winning reserved premier seating please send an envelope clearly marked with your family’s name and “Christmas Seat Raffle” to school with your money. Each chance to win will cost $1. You may purchase as many chances to win as you wish. We will add all of your chances to a random choice generator program and winners will be announced December 8. Last day to purchase chances is December 6th. There is a flyer in this week's Thursday folder. 

Permission Slips

Feeding America Community Service Field Trip December 1st for Grade 8. Permission slips were sent home. Please return them to Mr. Gutierrez.

Calendar Raffle

Please keep selling your calendar raffles. If you have sold your calendars, please turn the stubs and money into the office by November 18. If you are planning on selling your remaining calendars over Thanksgiving break, please turn in money, stubs, and any unsold calendars by Monday, November 28. Thank you for participating in the Home and School Committees most profitable fundraiser. 

Families who sold and turned in their calendar raffles by November 11 were entered in a drawing to win $100. Thirty-five families turned in their money and stubs to be entered in the early bird drawing.

The winning family is the Pitcher family. Congrats!

Amazonsmile

This program allows .5% of your shopping on Amazon to be donated to St. John the Evangelist.

If you purchase Scrip, St. John's receives an additional 1.70%. That's 2.20% of your purchases to St. John's if you are already shopping on Amazon.

Thursday Folder Highlights

December Lunch Menu

Please make sure that you place your student(s) lunch choices no later than Tuesday, November 22nd. Due to the holidays, we are asking that you get them in sooner. Thank you for your cooperation.

Cookie Walk

Get Baking. The annual Cookie Walk is after Masses on December 10th and 11th.

Premier Seating at the Christmas Concert

Our Christmas concert is December 14th at 1:00 pm and 6:30 pm. Please look over ther flyer for Premier seating.

2022 Advent Calendar Sale Flyer - Sponsored by NJHS raise money for updating flooring in the classrooms. They sell for $5.00 each. We will sell them till they run out.

We are running low. Get your orders in.