October 14, 2022

Dear Parents,

We are really excited to have so many great events planned. We hope the kids enjoyed the Catholic Schools Walk and Pumpkin Patch. If you have not had a chance to donate, the site will be available throughout the month. All funds raised and matched will go directly to our playground fund.

Trunk or Treat is coming soon and we are getting ready! Rob Petersen will be our DJ again for the event making it a ton of fun! Sign up to join in the fun here.

Our newest event in the works is our “St. Matt’s Market” on Small Business Saturday, November 26. Our local businesses support our school so now we want to help them by bringing in more people to town. It is free for all vendors. We will be selling chili and hot chocolate and having a bake sale of Christmas cookies and candies. We will be asking you to bake some of your favorite cookies or candies to donate. It is going to be a great event so please attend and if you have homemade items, such as woodworking, crafts, soaps, etc. please join in. More information can be found in this newsletter.

Parent/Teacher conferences will be on Thursday, November 3 from 12:30pm – 6:30pm. We will have a half day of school, ending at NOON (after lunch) with conferences to follow. Please sign up for a time here. One parent of each child is expected to attend.

Have a great fall weekend!

Joan Schlaefer

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

October 18 - Mass hosted by Grades 4 & 5

October 25th - Mass hosted by Grades 2 & 3

November 1 - Mass hosted by Grades 6- 8

Mass Schedule

14th - Pumpkin Patch @ 3:15-5pm

27th - Trunk or Treat

28th - Classroom Halloween Parties

31st - Pajama Day!

3rd - Parent/Teacher Conferences 12:30pm-6:30pm

10th - Flu Clinic

14th - 18th - Book Fair Week

15th - Grandparent's Day

17th - Daycare/Sports/Retakes Picture Day

Costumes Needed!

St. Katharine Drexel Shelter is looking for new or gently used costumes. If you have any that need a good home, please send them to school by next Wednesday, October 19. They will be picked up on Thursday and taken to the St. Katharine Drexel Shelter.

All ages and sizes needed.

Thank you for helping kids have a great Halloween!

GIRL'S VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE

October 14 - HOME vs. HolyLand @ 6pm

BUMP - SET - DOMINATE!

OCTOBER 27TH - 5:30PM - 6:30PM

Join us for our 4th Annual Trunk or Treat event at St. Matthew School.

Come join the fun! This is a great way for adults to socialize and be creative while seeing all the kids in their costumes and providing them with a safe place to trick or treat. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Adults are encouraged to dress up too (no bloody costumes, violence oriented or X-rated) and participate in the fun. We will have a vehicle (trunk) decoration and costume contest!

This event is open to all children who are currently enrolled at St. Matthew School or Family Care. In order to participate, we ask that you sign up so we can space vehicles accordingly. Please be here by 5:00pm for set up.

BOYS BASKETBALL COACH NEEDED!

If you missed your chance to play in the NBA, you can show off your skills coaching our kids! Contact the school office for more information.

YES, I Want To Coach!

Luige's Pizza Fundraiser

Only a few days left to order! Orders are due back on October 19th.

Pick-up is on November 12th.

1^st Place - $200 Tuition or Daycare credit or SCRIP of choice

2^nd Place - $125 Tuition or Daycare credit or SCRIP of choice

3^rd Place - $75 Tuition or Daycare credit or SCRIP of choice

Catholic Schools Walk

All students walked around our Pumpkin Patch during school today for the 10th annual Catholic Schools Walk. A portion of our donations will be matched by Catholic Schools Walk sponsors so keep those donations coming in!

Help us reach our goal of $5,000!

Click here to donate!

All money raised will go to our Playground fund.

Small Business Saturday - St. Matt's Market

We will be hosting a “St. Matt’s Market” in conjunction with Small Business Saturday on November 26, from 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM. We want to contribute by helping bring more people to town to support our local businesses who continually support us.

Do you have a specialty homemade item or items you make and would like to sell? Some examples are jellies and jams, canned goods, knit goods, crafts, woodworking gifts, candles, soaps, earrings, Christmas ornaments, hats, mittens, towels, bags, etc. What do you make?

Please let us know if you are interested in selling your goods. Your space is FREE. A goodwill donation is appreciated, but not expected. We will have tables set up for your convenience. If you need extra space for larger items, please let us know. Set-up begins at 7:00 AM and the sale opens at 8:00 AM. We need a minimum of 15 vendors.

Please call the school office to reserve your spot and let us know what you will be bringing to sell. This event will be held in the St. Matthew School gymnasium.

SCRIP ORDERS!

Check out the order form for great options. Click here for all vendors. Download the RaiseRight app for instant e-cards and access to exclusive special deals!

Please contact the school office if they will be absent.
Please return the "Parent Pack" envelopes each week.
Update the office with any changes in contact information.
Smile more, worry less
Sign up to volunteer! We love parents too!

DID YOU KNOW?

You can help St. Matthew School earn money by scanning your grocery receipts. If you don't have time or the app, send them to school and we will scan them for you!

Current earnings: $42.40

(Jul 2022 - Jun 2023)

Learn how here

DON'T HAVE THE APP YET?

Once you download the Box Tops app, you'll be able to scan your store receipts and earn cash for our school! The app automatically finds participating products on your receipts and instantly adds cash to our school's online account.