Thursday, December 7, 2023

Thursday, December 7th -

Report Cards

Friday, December 8th -

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

School Mass

Carline Coffee - AM Dropoff

Sunday, December 10th -

St. John the Evangelist Parish

Christmas Concert 4:00 pm

Wednesday, December 13th -

School Christmas Program

Performances 1:00 & 6:30 pm

Monday, December 18th -

Mission T-shirt - Out of Uniform

Tuesday, December 19th -

December Birthdays Out of Uniform

Saturday, December 23rd to

Tuesday January 2nd

NO School - Christmas Break

Monday, January 3rd -

Classes Resume

Check out our online calendar here.

Family Prayer 

Second Sunday of Advent

Reading I : Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11

Prepare the way of the Lord!

• The reading from Isaiah was written at the end of the Babylonian exile.
• The prophet helps the people imagine their return from exile and the restoration of their land.
• Like the Exodus from Egypt, this new exodus from Babylon will reveal to all humankind the glory of the Lord.

Reading II : 2 Peter 3:8-14

Be holy in your conduct and devotion.

• Many of the early Christian communities believed that Christ would return soon after his Resurrection.
• The author of 2 Peter gives a stern warning to those who have given up on the return of Christ.
• God does not work in human time.

Gospel : Mark 1:1-8

I send my messenger before you.

• Mark’s Gospel begins the story of Jesus by introducing John the Baptist, describing him with phrases from Isaiah (40:3), Malachi (3:1), and Exodus (23:20).
• John is also portrayed as Elijah, the great northern prophet of the ninth century B.C., who called Israel back to fidelity to Yahweh.
• Pictured with images of every precursor of exodus and deliverance, John preaches a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

A Message from

Mr. Oberdorf, Principal



Report Cards Sent Home Today

Report cards were sent home today with your child. Please review the report card with your child and have your child return the signed envelope back to his or her teacher by December 11. Please keep the report card for your files. 

Christmas Concert 12/13/23 1:00 and 6:30pm

Our Christmas concert will be on December 13. We will have two performances. Please enter through the gym doors for either performance. Our afternoon performance will begin at 1:00. Doors will open at 12:30. The evening performance starts at 6:30. Doors will open at 6:00. Students and guests will enter at this time. Parents, please take your child’s coat to your seat with you to help keep the bleacher area safe as students move to and from the stage. Your children should sit in the bleachers with their class upon entering the gym. Merry Christmas, and enjoy the show!

Christmas Concert Dress

December 13 is a school uniform day. Students should come to school in uniform. Uniforms will be worn for the afternoon Christmas concert performance. For the evening performance, students should wear their Sunday best. No jeans or T-shirts, please. 

The Christmas Concert Premier Seat Raffle Winners

The results are in for the Christmas Concert Premier Seat Raffle. The following families have secured 8 seats in the first 3 rows for the greatest Christmas concert held at SJE this year. 

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone who participated in the raffle. 

Cookie Walk

Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to make cookies for the cookie walk. Our families have committed to making over 1200 cookies for the sale. Remember to please drop off your cookies at the school office on Thursday, December 14. The cookies will be sold after all Masses on December 16 and 17.  

Spirit Wear Sale

We are having another spirit wear sale. There is new merchandise and it is focused on basketball. Please checkout the new items for adults with the embellishment “SJE Athletics” to show your spirit regardless of the sport. Another spirit wear sale will take place later in the year with a track and futsal focus. Please click on the link below to check out the new gear and order. 

 https://sjebasketball2023.itemorder.com/shop/home/

The last day to order is December 17.

Home & School Carline Coffee

Friday, December 8th

Come to Morning Drop off Carline and get a hot cup of coffee to warm you up and start your day.

Thursday Folder

H & S Christmas Cookie Order Form

Return your order form with payment by December 12th.

Click here for the order form

Hope for those without Homes

NJHS Advent Service Project

Please see the flyer. Items are due on December 15th.

Salvation Army Bell Ringer Flyer.

Volunteer to ring a bell today.

Reminders

Calendar Raffles Need to be Returned

If you have not handed in your calendar raffles, stubs, and money as of today, you need to do so NO LATER than DECEMBER 18TH.

If you are unable to sell your calendars, Please Return the Unsold Calendars to the school office as soon as possible. This will give us the opportunity to sell them to others.

Thank you for your cooperation.

NJHS Sponsored Advent Service Project Continues

The NJHS sponsored Advent service project continues. Please continue to send to school the package of healthy snacks or drinks assigned to your child’s class. All of our students will help package items to be donated on December 18. Service is a part of the St. John Way. Please see the previously sent home flyer. 

In connection with this service project we will have a mission t-shirt day Monday, December 18. Students may wear their St. John Way mission t-shirts with jeans on December 18. 

SJE is singing the National Anthem

3rd-8th grade parents:

Thank you to those who have committed their child to singing the national anthem at the Milwaukee Wave soccer game on Feb 16. This is going to be a great way to represent our school and highlight the beautiful singing voices of our students. There is still time to add more singers. Please consider purchasing Wave tickets for you and your child and joining us. Mrs. Weyer needs to know the names of the singers that will be participating so please email her at aweyer@sje.school when you order your tickets. This is a unique opportunity that we will not be given next year so we highly encourage all 3rd-8th singers to join us. Here is the link to order tickets

https://fevo-enterprise.com/StJohnstheEvangelistSchool

SJE Tree Decorating at the zoo.

The students of SJE decorated a tree at the Milwaukee County Zoo. Our theme was animals that roar. Our teachers came up with very creative ideas for their class’s ornaments and each of our students made an ornament. Twenty of our students and their parents went to the zoo and decorated the tree using the ornaments. After decorating the tree our students enjoyed a snack courtesy of the zoo. There were plenty of smiles and plenty of fun throughout the making of the ornaments and the decorating the tree. 

Thank you to all the families that volunteered to do the decorating.

DPI School and District Report Cards Released

School and District Report Cards were released in November. You received a copy of the St. John the Evangelist report card in last week’s Thursday Folder. If you are interested in viewing report cards for other schools and districts please use the link below. 

https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/reportcards/

I am also providing other educational options as required by DPI for Choice schools in the links below: 

• Public schools
• Private schools participation in a parental choice program
• Charter schools
• Virtual schools
• Full-time or part-time open enrollment in a non-resident district
• The youth apprenticeship program under s. 106.13
• Early college credit program; and
• Options for pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program.



2023 Parish Music Ministry Christmas Concert

You are invited to attend the 2023 Parish Music Ministry Christmas Concert this Sunday, December 10^th at 4:00pm. Thirty-six of our school students will be participating in this concert as members of the Youth Choir and Youth Hand Bell Choir.

You won’t want to miss it!

Are you interested in being a volunteer at SJE?

Register for Safe Environment

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has a partnership with Catholic Mutual Group to provide Safe Environment Education. All participants must register online. If interested, please register on the archdiocesan website https://www.archmil.org/home.

View a listing of upcoming safe environment education sessions.

You must complete this class in order to volunteer in the school or accompany students on any field trips.

2023-2024 SJE Parent Handbook 



The 2023-2024 SJE Parent Handbook is posted on the school website. Please take a look at the handbook. There is plenty of good information provided. Here is the link to the 2023-2024 handbook:

Handbook Link

Scrip is available at all weekend Masses or during regular business hours at the parish office.

Scrip Order Form

Download the RaiseRight app to reload cards, purchase e-cards, or purchase physical cards. Contact the Parish Office or School Office for the enrollment code.