Thursday, February 2, 2023

Thursday, February 2 - Monday, February 13 - Valentine Coffee Roaster Sale

Friday, February 3 -

No School

Sunday, February 5 -

Cousins Fundraiser

Monday, February 6 -

Dollar Jean Day

Wednesday February 8 -

Valentine Candy Gram orders Due

Thursday, February 9 -

Last day to sign up for Futsal & Track

Friday, February 10 -

No School, Staff Retreat

Check out our online calendar here.

Family Prayer 

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I : Isaiah 58:7-10

True holiness is found in right relationships with one another.

• Isaiah's audience had recently returned from exile.
• They were frustrated that the restoration of Jerusalem was taking so long.
• Isaiah is unsympathetic and tells them to share, regardless of disappointments.

Reading II : 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Paul's second illustration of holiness: become transparent to let God's light shine through.

• Paul met rejection in Corinth.
• Paul says he can't rely on human eloquence.
• He wants faith to have a strong foundation.

Gospel : Matthew 5:13-16

Salt is another image of holiness, and saltiness is given by God.

• Jesus' disciples are to be like salt, constant and self-giving.
• Light symbolizes the goodness of the disciples, their sharing the life of God, who is light.
• Those who see the light in the disciples will praise, not the disciples, but God.

A Message from Mr. Oberdorf

Catholic Schools Week

Catholic Schools Week kicked off with our Open House, Mass, and spaghetti dinner on January 28. Nine prospective families toured the school and close to 175 people attended the spaghetti dinner. Our choir, bell choir, and junior lectors all demonstrated their faith and talents as they did their part to help celebrate Mass. It was a great way to start off the week. Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped make the day a success. 

Monday, we celebrated school spirit with a spirit wear day. We  also had a pep rally and a staff vs. 8th grade volleyball game. The gym was loud and students were excited to watch the game. Eddie the eagle made an appearance. The teachers prevailed 2 games to 1. It was a battle throughout and the students' cheers and screams are still ringing in my ears. We had ice cream sandwiches to end the day. 

Tuesday, students dressed as what they will look like in the future. We had doctors, teachers, lawyers, police officers, dancers, artists, college students, veterinarians, surgeons, baseball players, firemen, and many other future stars. We also had an afternoon prayer service led by our NJHS students, hot coco provided by our Home and School Committee, and a buddy book read. Tuesday, definitely was a day of SJE fun.  

Wednesday was teacher switch day. Our teachers moved to a different class and taught something to different students. Yes, some of the upstairs teachers moved to the first floor and some of our downstairs teachers moved upstairs. It was 25 minutes of fun for both the staff and the students. We also had our Catholic Schools Week Mass led by the first graders. They did a great job of reading their parts and leading us in prayer. We had some extra recess time to add to the fun. The students also began to make valentines for our parishioners and door decorations for the people at Clement Manor. 

Here are some pictures of our students dressed up as their future selves.

MPCP AND WPCP CHOICE

Registration Opened

Choice enrollment in both the MPCP and the WPCP is currently open. All families must reapply to the program each year. Please log into the Parental Choice website and complete this process as soon as possible. If your family’s financial situation has changed during 2022, or if, for any reason, you believe that your family would meet the income criteria, please consider applying for this program.

Parental Choice Link

Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest

2/12/23 1:00 

The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest will be held on Sunday, February 12, 2023 at St. John Vianney in Brookfield at 1:00. The contest is open to boys and girls ages 9-14.

Our very own Brynn Koier won the contest last year at the district level, state level, and international level. A flyer is in the Thursday folder this week and is linked below. 

Flyer

Thursday Highlights

Re-Registration Packets 2023-2024

Re-Registration Packets for returning families are included in this folder. Please fill out the forms and return to us as soon as possible. If you already filled out the Re-registration form (A), please complete all the other registration forms needed for your family.

If there is a new sibling that will be enrolling for next year, please indicate that on the bottom of the re-registration form, so form (d) can be sent for New student(s) to register.

Valentine Coffee Roaster Order Form

Place an order and get your sweetheart a Valentines Day gift and support our Home & School at the same time. Coffee sale from 2-2-23 to 2-23-23

Valentines Candy Gram Order Form

Bring a smile to a friend, teacher or special someone at SJE.

Orders are due Wednesday, February 8th.

Thank you Home & School for putting this together.

January Family Catholic Herald Newspaper

Take a moment to read over and see what's happening at other schools in the Archdiocese.

Scholastic Reflections 8th Grade Proof Forms

Parents, please take a look at your 8th grade students proofs.

Place your order securely online with your unique password found at the bottom back of the order forms. What a wonderful memory of 8th grade.

Reminder



Spring Sports Fustal & Track

Sign-Up Now Open

Registration is now open for our spring sports. Futsal is available for students in grades K5-4th and track is available for grades 5-8. Registration is open until February 9, 2023. Please use the Blue Sombrero link below to register your child.

Blue Sombrero

Kids Heart Challenge is coming.

Click on the image below for more information.

St. John the Evangelist School Report Card

Our School Report Card for the 2021-22 school year has been published. You can view it here.

Scrip Sales Benefit our School

Scrip is available through online sales or through the school office. Click here for more information. Scrip cards can be used to make purchases through many retailers, or the cards themselves are great gifts.