WHAT'S NEW

Time to Order Hot Lunch for November

If ordering hot lunch for your child in November, please place your order through the FACTS Family portal now or no later than October 31st.  

Delayed Start

Just a reminder that we have a delayed start on Wednesday this week.  Doors open at 8:40 am and class begins at 8:57 am.  Latchkey will be available at 7:00 am.  

Picture Retake Day

Picture Retake Day is also on Wednesday this week.  Picture retakes will begin at 9:30 am.  

Out of Uniform Day

Friday is an out of uniform day.  

Trunk or Treat

We are looking forward to Trunk or Treat this Friday, 630-8pm!  Please be mindful that kids should not run around after the event and should be supervised by a parent/guardian.

CONTINUING REMINDERS

• Please see the 2022-23 School Calendar.  Please see Mass Schedule 2022-23 for your reference. Please remember that students should not be wearing shorts or gym shoes to mass.

• If you plan to volunteer for our school, you must attend a Protecting God's Children workshop and provide a copy of your Protecting God's Children certificate. Please see Protecting God's Children to register for this training if you have not yet done so. You must also submit a Criminal Background Check form to the school office, which is only required every 7 years. Please do not resubmit if you have completed it in the past 7 years.  

• If you're able to volunteer in the lunchroom, volunteer hours are 10:45 am - 12:55 pm. If you're able to volunteer in the playground, volunteer hours are 11:10 am - 12:35 pm.

• Please see October Calendar and October Lunch Menu.  

• The Shrine Grade School & Academy Dads’ Club Pumpkin Patch is open for business. All proceeds benefit the Shrine GSA Dads’ Club. Large pumpkins are available for $20 each. The pumpkin patch is located at the North end of the Shine Grade School campus. It is open 24 hours a day / 7 days a week or until we sellout of pumpkins. Pick your pumpkin, pay online at https://www.shrineflowerday.com/ and then enjoy.   **Squirrel Guarantee – If your pumpkin is eaten by a squirrel, come back to the patch and grab a replacement. This guarantee is good as long as there are pumpkins in the patch in 2022. 

• Halloween (1) Mrs. Jablonski's and Mrs. Bomberski's Tuesday/Thursday classes will wear their costumes and participate in a costume parade at 8:30am on Thursday, October 27th, in the Woodward parking lot.  (2) M-F and MWF preschool classes will wear their costumes on Monday, October 31st and participate in a costume parade at 8:30am in the Woodward parking lot.  (3) JK-3rd Graders will wear their costumes on Monday, October 31st and participate in a costume parade at 11:30am in the Linwood parking lot. We will exit the building through the gym doors and walk along the side walk to re-enter the building through the playground doors. Please stand in the parking lot near the sidewalk.  (4) 4th and 5th Graders may wear their costumes to school on Monday, October 31st, IF they bring in a bag of candy to support the collection of the seminarians and St. Therese Ladies' Guild. Candy will be collected starting on Monday, October 17th and must be turned in by Friday, October 21st if they would like to participate. They will not walk in the costume parade but stand in the hallway and enjoy the parade as the kids walk down the upper elementary hallway. ***A NOTE ABOUT COSTUMES: No masks, nothing gory or scary, and no weapon props.***

• CHSL Pistons game is Saturday, November 12 when the Pistons host Eastern Conference Champion Boston Celtics. Along with exciting NBA action and a custom jacket, a portion of ticket proceeds will go back to the school selected by the purchaser. See flyer for further details. Your school logo would replace the CHSL logo seen in the flyer. For group sales of 10 or more, please contact Kim Bischer (contact information can be found on the flyer). 

Many blessings,

Mr. W