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Thursday, September 3rd (Tonight) - Virtual Meetings with Homeroom Teachers
Friday, September 4th - 11:00 Dismissal
Monday, September 7th - No School, Labor Day
Friday, September 11th - Packer Day, Out-of-Uniform (Wear your Green & Gold!)
Saturday, September 12th - First Holy Communion
Tuesday, September 22nd - Picture Retakes
Tuesday, September 22nd - Cafe Zupas Fundraiser
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Family Prayer
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
The wicked will not prosper.
- Ezekiel is commissioned as a sentinel, with responsibility to warn God's people of impending danger.
- God's message was sent to the people through the prophet Ezekiel.
- The prophet must listen to God and deliver God's message and the people, for their own safety, must listen to the prophet and hear in the prophet's words the voice of God.
Whoever loves his or her neighbor, fulfills the law.
- The passage from the Letter to the Romans describes the unity demanded of Christians.
- Love is the fulfillment of the Law.
- The whole Law, in Hebrew Scriptures and in the New Testament, is summed up in love of neighbor and love of God.
When you join yourselves together in faith, I am with you.
- The Gospel passage from Matthew contains practical advice for dealing with disagreements within the community and the theological foundation for this advice.
- The meaning of "binding and loosing" is the power of admission and excommunication.
- Today's passage gives the theological reason for such power. Where two or three are gathered together in unity, whether in prayer or deliberation, they will be heard by God.
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A Message from Mrs. Laidlaw Otto
Dear SJE Families,
Thank you so much for your support as we work to complete our first week of school. We are so glad to be back! Tonight’s virtual Open Houses will certainly be a change from our usual back to school night. Our teachers have worked hard to prepare, and are excited to meet with all of you.
As our veteran parents know, I would have taken time to speak to you at tonight’s meeting as well. Introducing our teachers, sharing our goals for the year, and having the opportunity to chat with all of you is one of the high points of the year for me. I’m missing those opportunities, but remembering that we need to do all that we can to keep everyone healthy and in school.
Our theme for the year is “Together in God’s Name”. This theme is based in Matthew, 18:19-20, “for wherever two or three meet in my name I am there among them.” How appropriate these words are as we meet as a school family for the first time in six months. We learned so many lessons from our time apart, most importantly that we need each other. We are all feeling the stress of returning to the routines of school. We are tired, and perhaps a bit cranky as we adjust to earlier bedtimes and early morning alarms, but we are grateful to be back in school together.
Conquering mask wearing and social distancing is proving to be a challenge both for our students and our adults. You can help by making sure that your student has a mask that fits comfortably over the nose and mouth, by providing a clean mask each day, and by practicing and encouraging your children at home. We are providing mask breaks throughout the day, but as our students adjust, we are finding that there is less need for them. We anticipate that masks will be worn in our school building for the foreseeable future. Keeping everyone safe is a big job, and it is handled most efficiently when we all work together.
Our goals for this year are simple. Our school is accredited every seven years. Our next accreditation visit is scheduled for fall of 2021. There is much planning and evidence-gathering that leads up to this visit. Our teachers will be working on this throughout the current school year.
Our second goal is the implementation of Google classroom throughout our building. Our teachers spent a good part of their inservice time last week engaging in professional development, and will continue to work on this goal throughout the year. Not only will this prepare us for virtual learning, it is also a skill that will serve our students well regardless of where they go for high school. We are enjoying learning all that Google has to offer for both our teachers and our students.
Together In God’s Name,
Mary Laidlaw Otto
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Welcome New Faculty Members
We are excited to welcome four new teachers to our staff this year. Mr. Rolando Gutierrez is leading our seventh grade homeroom and providing instruction in Social Studies and religion to our upper grade students. Mrs.Natalie Pitcher is teaching PE and health to our students. Senorita Julia Raupp will be providing Spanish instruction to our students through Futura Language Professionals, and Mrs. Annemarie Weyer is joining us to teach music to all of our students.
Each week we will be providing a biography of one of our new staff members. We are beginning with Senorita Raupp.
Hello! My name is Julia Raupp. I’ll be your Spanish teacher from Futura Language
Professionals here at St. John the Evangelist. I’m excited to teach Spanish, and I actually know Father Michael, as he was the priest at the Catholic church I grew up in. When he was there, it was Mary Queen of Heaven. The parish has since changed its name to Our Mother of Perpetual Help.
To tell you a bit about my background in Spanish, I started speaking Spanish in 8th
grade. I received my undergraduate degree in Spanish and Latin American Studies from UW-Madison, and I’m currently working on my masters in Spanish at UW-Milwaukee. I’m a teaching assistant in the Spanish Department at UWM, so in addition to teaching at St. John’s, I’ll be teaching undergraduate Spanish. Overall, this is my fifth year teaching the Spanish language. I previously taught Spanish with Futura for 3 years to students K4 through 8th. I've studied abroad to Cuba and Costa Rica, and I look forward to sharing some of my study abroad stories, like ziplining and whitewater rafting in Costa Rica, with my classes during the upcoming academic year.
In my freetime, I enjoy reading. I'm currently reading a mystery novel by Michael
Connelly. I enjoy riding my blue motorcycle. One of my favorite places to ride is the Holy Hill area. I also enjoy kickboxing, running, hiking and walking. I have a five year old dog named Maggie, who is an Australian shepherd/border collie mix. She's very energetic and loving.
I’m looking forward to a fun and learning filled year with you and your students. If you
have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at jraupp@sje.school.
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Birthday Treats
We continue to celebrate birthdays here at school. Please make sure that any birthday treats sent to school are prepackaged/sealed from the grocery store. No homemade treats are allowed. Additionally, families are asked to make sure that treats are nut-free. (Popsicles make a great, easy treat, and are popular with our students. We’ll get them into the freezer until students are ready to enjoy them).
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SJE Students helping Knights of Columbus Council 524 collect money for People with Intellectual Disabilities at the Drive Thru Fish Fry this past Friday August 28th.
The team collected $266.58 this past Friday and $160.04 in July.
The Knight's next fund raiser is "Life Savers 4 Life" and will be collecting at the next drive thru fish fry scheduled for October 16th.
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St. John the Evangelist School
414-321-8540
Fax: 414-321-4450
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