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Weekly Newsletter

4/6/22

Fr. Carl called us to grow in holiness.

Let’s consider this prayer from St. Augustine

Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit,

that my thoughts may all be holy.

Act in me, O Holy Spirit,

that my work, too, may be holy.

Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit,

that I love but what is holy.

Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit,

to defend all that is holy.

Guard me, then, O Holy Spirit,

that I always may be holy. Amen.

Pray, Fast, Give

We continue our lenten practices. In addition to mass, prayer, reconciliation and adoration we are collecting food donations! Our Food Drive to support St. Joseph Food Program ENDS April 13th!

All items accepted, especially low sugar, gluten free, low salt, etc.

To fill specific needs from the warehouse:

5th grade: jelly in non glass containers

6th grade: pasta

8th grade: pasta sauce in non glass containers

7th grade contributed birthday bag items during their retreat, but are welcome to join in!

St. Joseph Food Pantry is also in desperate need of old egg cartons! Please send them in if you have any. Thank you!

Weekly Mass

Tuesday, April 12th at 9:30am.

Join us via livestream here Campus Ministry - XMS

Thank you, Mrs. Brege!

Madeline Brege has taught ELL for the Xavier system for the past 5 years. During that time she has had an incredible impact on our students, families, and the whole Xavier community. We wish her the best as she welcomes her child and takes this time to stay home with her children. She will be missed and we thank her for all she has done for Xavier Middle School! Here is a note from her:

Dear. St. Francis Xavier families,

I have truly loved my time here with the Xavier community, supporting and celebrating our multilingual learners in their academic English acquisition, while also interacting with the entire student body. Our incredible community now includes families speaking over 27 languages, in addition to more languages of our XHS international students! What a special place! I am so thankful to have had this opportunity, and I will miss everyone. I am very excited, though, to embark on my new chapter of adventure as a full-time mom while my kids are small. God bless you all, and thank you for sharing your precious children with me during these last five years!

With love, Mrs. Brege

Eighth Grade Graduation

Eighth-grade graduation will be held on Tuesday, May 31st. We are excited to be able to hold this celebration in person! Mass will be at 6:30 in the XMS auditorium followed by the graduation ceremony. There will be a small reception in the gym and the 8th graders will have a dance to end the evening. It will be a wonderful way to celebrate this special class! Click the links below for more specific information about this and other end-of-year activities:

Newspaper Needed!

The 8th grade students will be creating paper mache sculptures in the coming weeks. We are in need of lots of newspapers! If you have any to donate, please send them with your child or bring them to the main office.

Thank you!

Living Stations of the Cross Presented by XMS 5th Grade

The Living Stations of the Cross will be presented the following dates and times:

April 11th at 1:15 pm for our Elementary schools at XMS
April 13th at 6:30 pm for parents at XMS
April 14th at 9:30 am on Holy Thursday for XMS student body at XMS

This fifth grade presentation is a meaningful portrayal of the suffering and death of our Lord. It is a prayerfully presented account of the steps Jesus took on the way to the cross to obtain our salvation.

From the HSA Staff Appreciation Team

As you may know, the final weeks of the school year typically include Teacher Appreciation Week. To celebrate our awesome staff at XMS, the HSA Staff Appreciation Team has a week of small gestures of appreciation planned, including notes from students, candy tokens, breakfast, and a choice of gift cards.

To make this happen, we need your help. We will be having a gift card drive to collect $10 gift cards for our staff. Please feel free to drop any $10 gift card into an envelope and bring to the office. Any $10 gift card is appreciated, but if you need an idea, Target, Starbucks, and Jersey Bagel are all available as $10 cards through the school scrip program. Other fun summertime ideas are Kohl’s, Scheel’s, and local restaurants and businesses.

The cards will be arranged into a “bouquet” for the staff, and each member will be able to choose one.

Any gift cards should be sent to the school office by April 19th. Thank you!

RUSH TICKET SALE!

FOR 7:00 PM PERFORMANCES FRIDAY, APRIL 8 & SATURDAY, APRIL 9

ALL SEATS $6

Rush ticket offer in effect through 11:00 pm Thursday, April 7.

Not valid for previously purchased tickets, may not be combined with other offers or discounts. All ticket exchanges subject to a transfer fee for each ticket exchanged. There is no refund given for tickets exchanged for lower priced tickets.

This uplifting production celebrating the joyous time when Our Lord walked the earth commemorating his teachings, Passion and Resurrection will inspire your whole family! The 2022 production will premiere several new songs and scenes.

7:00 pm April 7, 8, 9 & 1:00 pm April 9, 10

$13 Adult • $12 Senior Citizen • $9 Student

Opening Night Discount: Adult & Senior $10• Student $6

Ticket prices do not include service fees on credit card purchases.

These fees are established by Showtix4u, our box office vendor, and are nonrefundable.

www.newpassionplay.org

(920) 733-8840

Box office extended hours through April 8

Noon – 3:00pm, Monday-Friday

One hour before each performance.

A Program of the St Francis Xavier Catholic School System

Scholarship Writing Contest

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas and AfterWords Writing Group would like to announce a scholarship writing contest for girls in 8th grade. This is a new scholarship open to any girl who will be enrolled in a Catholic high school for the 2022-2023 school year. The amount of the scholarship is $500.

The applicant needs to write an essay of 200-300 words, responding to the prompt: "What Does Catholic Education Mean to Me?" The entry due date is April 25th. If you are interested, contact Ms. Bouchard (jbouchard@xaviercatholicschools.org) for more details and an application form.

Wit4Girls

Calling all 5th-8th grade Girls. Come join Mrs. Schuh, and Mrs. Marquardt for Wit4Girls. We will experience how information technology is fun and creative by coding our own Adafruit circuit board. We will meet on April 21st afterschool in the library from 3:45-5:30. Click here for the flyer or Mrs. Schuh for more info.

Lost and Found

Please click here to take a look at the Lost and Found items we have collected to see if any belong to your family. Your child can pick their things up from the office lobby.

KaBoom

Wednesday, April 27th at 7:00pm is the KaBoom concert at Xavier High School. Our HawkSwing and Jazz I students will combine to put together an exciting concert of pop, musical theatre, and jazz songs. We would like to invite any Xavier student (PK-12) to this event for FREE. Other tickets will be $5 and can be purchased online or at the door.

Spanish Library Books

We are excited to announce that we have started a Spanish & bilingual book collection in our school library!! We are making this investment because of how wonderful it is for students - in many ways - to be exposed to literature in multiple languages. If your family speaks Spanish, even if your child can not read Spanish themselves, please consider checking out books to read as a family! Many literacy skills transfer between languages. If your family does not speak Spanish, you may also enjoy perusing our bilingual stories, with side-by-side text in English and Spanish, and whetting your appetites for the nuances and delights of learning another language. Enjoy!

St. Thomas More Fish Fry

Last call to enjoy St. Thomas More fish fry dinner this week. This year is 100% drive thru service only and we plan to keep it simple, so that we can move you through the lines, just like Culver's or Chick Fil A! New this year, we now accept credit card payments, plus cash or check. Thank you in advance for your support.

Location - St. Thomas More Parish
Dates - April 8
Times - 5:00 - 7:00
Menu - Haddock - baked or fried; Perch butterfly fillets; Mac-n-Cheese or Loaded Baked Potato

UW Oshkosh Basketball Camp

UW Oshkowsh will be offering their youth basketball camps to boys and girls and look forward to another fun summer of basketball! Campers can sign up by mailing in the attached flyer or registering online at the link here .

Summer Care Program Aides & Assistant Aides

The St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System is seeking individuals for part-time positions for the Summer Care Program at the Marquette Elementary campus beginning June 2022. The Summer Care Aide is responsible for monitoring school-aged children in the Summer Care program. Aide Assistant positions are available for high school students, who are at least 16 years of age and in good academic standing. Interested? Please contact Cassidy Johnson, Childcare Program Manager, at CJohnson@xaviercatholicschools.org for more information, or apply on the WECAN site at: https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/134424.

XMS School Day Start Time

Please remember that the Xavier Middle School school day begins at 8:00 am. This means that all students should be in their homerooms and seated at 8:00, not being dropped off at that time. It allows all students to start the day together with prayer, pledge, and announcements. Thank you!

Attendance Guidelines

Students will be sent home and must remain home until they are symptom free for 24 hours if they are experiencing any of the following symptoms (even if unrelated to COVID):

Fever (temperature 100 or above)
Diarrhea
Nausea and/or vomiting

OR within the last 24 hours:

They have experienced any ONE of the following symptoms:
New repetitive cough
New loss of smell or taste
Shortness of breath/trouble breathing

OR TWO of the following symptoms:
Sore throat
Fatigue
Runny nose or nasal congestion
Headache
Muscle or body aches

Students MUST remain home until they are symptom free for 24 hours without the help of any medication.

Please Note: If a student is being tested for COVID, they must stay at home until you receive the COVID test results. Please notify the school when you receive the test results.