February 3, 2023

Dear Parents,

Thank you for a wonderful Catholic Schools Week. We are so fortunate to be able to celebrate our faith, commitment, and dedication to Catholic education together. We are having our Parent Teacher Conferences (by request), Open House (5:00 - 7:00 PM) and informative Choice meeting at 6:00 PM on Thursday, February 9. Please plan to attend and spread the word about our school joining the Wisconsin Choice Program. Students in K4 through grade 8 are eligible to apply. Our best advertisement is YOU! Help us spread the word.

Our staff will be attending Love and Logic classes on Friday, February 10. Stay tuned for information about parent classes being offered.

Plans for our dinner auction, Cabin Fever, are coming together. It is going to be a great evening. We need every family to donate 1 - 2 hours to help make this event a huge success. We need the most help with setting up and cleaning up. If you want to bartend, help check people in or help with the silent or live auctions, please see the sign up link here. We are hoping for a sellout crowd so please invite your friends and family members to purchase a table of 10. Early bird table sales include 10 drink tickets so get those reservations ASAP.

We are honoring a very special family this year at Cabin Fever, the Joanne Theisen family, with over 40 years of volunteering! Congratulations to the Joanne Theisen family! We are thankful for the many years of service and dedication to our school, parish, and community.

Did you hear our kids on the radio this week? Thank you Lauren, Leigha, Logan, and Lincoln for representing our school and being rockstars on the air!

THANK YOU for the quick response and all of the wonderful donations for the homeless shelter. It is so heart-warming to see the kindness and generosity in our families.

Have a warm weekend and remember Mass is in the gym on Tuesday, if you plan to attend.

Joan Schlaefer

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

All Mass times are 8:30am unless noted.

February 7 - Mass hosted by Grades 6 - 8 *NOTE: February 7 Mass will be in the Gym

February 14 - Mass hosted by Grades 4 & 5

February 22 - Mass hosted by Grades 2 & 3

Mass Schedule

**ATTENTION**

The floors are being refinished in the church beginning after Mass on Sunday, February 5th.

Mass on Tuesday, February 7th and Thursday, February 9th will take place in the gym.

9th -

Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:30 - 5pm
Open House 5-7pm
School Choice Meeting - 6pm

10th - No School/Basketball Home Games

20th - Vision and Hearing Screening

24th - Last basketball home game/KC Fish Fry and CW Bake Sale.

28th - Home & School Meeting - 6pm

PRACTICE:

Monday's:

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Wednesday's:

6:00pm - 7:30pm

NO PRACTICE -

FEBRUARY 6TH

FEBRUARY 13TH

PRACTICE:

Tuesday's:

3:30pm - 5:30pm

Thursday's:

3:30pm - 5:30pm

GAMES:

February 3

AWAY vs. Holyland

A/B Girls @ 5:30pm

February 17

AWAY vs. Holyland

A/B Girls @ 5:30pm

GAMES:

February 3

AWAY vs. Holyland

B Boys @ 6:30pm

A Boys @ 7:30pm

February 17

BYE

CONCESSIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ALL HOME GAMES

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CLASSROOM CHATTER

What's happening around the school?

K3 - We made popcorn to celebrate students during Catholic schools week. Zara was our Star of the Week her Mom and Dad read us a cool story with a flashlight.
K4 - We had so much fun this week celebrating Catholic Schools Week!
K5 & G1 - We had so much fun this week celebrating Catholic Schools Week!
G2 & 3 - Faith was our Star Student last week and Corbin this week. The students made snowflakes with marshmallows and toothpicks also created sleds and snowflakes with building cubes.
G4 & 5 - We made pictures using 100 corn kernels to celebrate the 100th day of school.
G6 - 8 - We enjoyed listening to Fr. Mark talk about vocations and the Dogs2DogTags presentation.

CALENDAR OF CASH WINNERS

2/3 – Weston Wisnefske

2/2 – Carol Carey

2/1 – Vince Serwe

1/31 -Brett Bonlender

1/30 – Adam Schraufnagel

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!

SAVE THE DATE!

MARCH 18, 2023

Dinner catered by Crave

Doors open at 5pm

Online, Silent and Live auctions,

50/50 raffles and so much more!

Cabin Fever Website

Dinner Tickets

WISCONSIN PARENTAL CHOICE PROGRAM

2023 - 2024 SCHOOL YEAR

The Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP) is a voucher program that was launched in 2013. The program allows students whose families meet certain income qualifications the ability to attend a participating private or religious school of their choice, tuition free. School Choice Wisconsin is the state’s premier education advocacy organization. The mission is to empower parents by advocating for high- quality options in education. Your child, your choice. This is the best way to truly provide an opportunity for each child to secure an education best tailored to his/her individual needs, strengths, and weaknesses.

Enrollment into the Wisconsin Choice Program starts February 1 and closes April 21, 2023, for the 2023-2024 school year. All current and new students to our school, entering all grades except K3, are eligible to apply for the next two years since we are new to the program. After the initial two years, only students entering K4, K5, and transferring from another school may apply. An informative parent meeting about School Choice will be in the cafeteria on

Thursday, February 9^th at 6:00 PM

Eden Junior Athletic Association 2023 Baseball Program Registration is now open for 2023 EJAA Baseball and Softball

To register go to: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/352224

Long Lake Youth Baseball Registration

Registration deadline is March 18, 2023

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 to report late arrivals, early outs and absences. YOU CANT TEXT US TOO!
Please return the "Parent Pack" envelopes to school.
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: $79.60

(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.