Thursday, September 29, 2022

Friday, September 30th - Home & School Morning Coffee

Summer Reading Students - Out of Uniform

Sunday, October 2nd - Cousins 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 6th & Friday, October 7th - NO SCHOOL. Teachers In-Service

Sunday, October 9th - Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary 2:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 13th - Early Dismissal 11:00 

Conferences 12:00 Noon - 8:00 p.m.

Friday, October 14th - NO SCHOOL



Monday, October 17th - Out of Uniform for October Birthdays

Tuesday, October 18th - Out of Uniform for Catholic Schools Walk

Friday, October 21st - 

Trunk or Treat

Check out our online calendar here.

Family Prayer 

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I : Habakkuk 1:2-3, 2:2-4

The just one lives by faithfulness.

• The prophet Habakkuk, a contemporary of Jeremiah, preached during a time of great turmoil.
• Habakkuk questions why God tolerates violence against the innocent.
• God told the prophet that the faithful person must be patient and wait for God’s promises.

Reading II : 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14

Stir into flame the gift of God.

• The passage from the Second Letter of Paul to Timothy was an exhortation to Christian ministers to be faithful.
• When one accepts the call to ministry, one is gifted by the Spirit of God.
• The function of the Holy Spirit is to give strength and perseverance in a difficult job, which is a theme that points to the hardships that must be endured in the ministries of Paul and Timothy and their successors.

Gospel : Luke 17:5-10

Increase our faith.

• Today’s Gospel passage is from a collection of Jesus’ sayings on discipleship.
• The disciples ask Jesus for an increase of faith. With the exaggerated image of a mustard seed, Jesus casts doubt on their possession of any faith.
• In the second saying about workers, Jesus warns his followers against thinking that they deserve or can earn a special reward because of their service.

A Message from Mr. Oberdorf



Big news for morning drop off. The Home and School Committee will be providing coffee and a treat during morning drop off. All you have to do is be in the carline and our wonderful volunteers from the committee will serve you at your car window. Yahoo, for a treat! Yahoo, for coffee! Yahoo, for our Home and School Committee!

Home and School Committee Fundraisers

Milwaukee Pretzel Company

The Home and School Committee is also doing some fundraising. In today’s Thursday folder you will receive an order form to order handmade Bavarian soft pretzels from the Milwaukee Pretzel Company. All orders are due with payment by Monday, October 17. Pretzels will be available for pick up from the school office on November 18. 

Cousins Fundraiser Day 10/2 11AM-2PM

The Cousins Restaurant in Greenfield located at 7495 W. Layton Avenue will be donating 20% of all purchases made on October 2 between 11AM and 2PM to our Home and School Committee. 

Conference Scheduling Slip Reminder

Conference slips were sent home last week. These slips are needed to schedule the mandatory parent/ student/ teacher conferences to be held on Thursday, October 13th between the hours of 12:00-8:00. Slips are due tomorrow, September 30.. You will be notified by email of your conference time by October 7th. 

Field Trips

Field trips have returned. Our 4th and 5th graders went to the Capitol on Monday. Our K4-3 grade students went to Green Meadows Petting Farm today. Here are some pictures from the 4th and 5th grade trip. 

Thursday Folder Highlights

Calendar Raffle

Calendar Raffle information and calendars are in this week’s Thursday folder. The calendar raffle is one of the most profitable fundraisers sponsored by the Home and School Committee. Each SJE school family is asked to sell seven calendars. The cost per calendar is $20 which gives the owner of a calendar 365 chances to win! Each day, a new winner is picked and then their name is put back into the barrel for more chances to win. The daily prize amounts are listed on the back of the calendar, and they range anywhere from $25-$250. Please look for a bright yellow envelope containing information and the calendars today, September 29.Calendar Raffles will be sent home today in the bright yellow envelope. 

Fire Safety Education Newspaper

Fire Prevention Week is October 9th - 15th. Check out all of the lifesaving tips.

Trunk or Treat

Trunk or Treat Friday, October 21 6:30-8:00

This is another fun community event hosted by our Home and School Committee. Trunk or Treat is a Halloween event which includes raffles, costumes, candy and a lot of fun. You can decide to decorate your trunk and hand out candy or simply attend and enjoy the festivities. 

If you decide to decorate your trunk and handout candy the setup time is between 5:45 and 6:20. For safety’s sake no vehicles will be allowed to enter or leave the safe zone between 6:20 and 8:00. Remember no open flames of any kings should be part of your display. 

Please see the flyer and sign up for the fun filled Home & School sponsored event.

Return your response no later than October 12th. 

Parent Handbook

Please take a look at the Parent handbook, as there haves been some updates.

Summer Reading Drawing

We had our drawing for students who completed their summer reading logs. The winners have received an out of uniform day on September 30. The following students may be out of uniform on 9/30. Please follow out of uniform policy. 

Grade 8 Hailey , Anthony,  Fiona 

Grade 7 Nathan 

Grade 5 Bella, Giuseppe 

Grade 4  Hayley 

Grade 2 Jacob, Jaxson

Grade 1 Lanna, Francis, Teresa, Ava 

K5 Cecilia, Aubrey, Jayden 

Reading logs

September reading logs are due to Mr. Courchane by October 5. If your child has completed his or her reading for the month of September, please have your child turn in the log to their teacher to be entered into the next drawing. READ! READ! READ!

Catholic Schools Walk

The Catholic Schools Walk will be held at the local level again this year. Our students will be participating during gym class. Mrs. Pitcher has set up a route to walk and will take time to teach and discuss our faith. All donations for the walk are kept at SJE and there will be a percentage match from donors. 

The week of October 16th SJE students will celebrate Catholic Schools with a walk during PE class. Our catchphrase is 'Soles for Floors' . All money raised will go towards replacing classroom carpets with tile flooring. 

3 easy ways to donate:

1. Text SCHOOLSWALK62 to 7177

2. Use the following link https://www.catholicschoolswalk.org/Schools-Walk

3. Send cash or check (made out to St. John the Evangelist with 'Catholic Schools Walk' in the memo section). Please make sure the envelope is marked Catholic Schools Walk or Soles for Floors

Registration closes on September 26. Click here to register