Thursday, March 16, 2023

Thursday, March 16 -

Report Cards come home

Portillo's Fundraiser -

5:00 - 8:00 pm

Friday, March 17 -

Out of Uniform - St. Patrick

Green/White & Orange

Our Lady of Angels -

Walking trip Gr. 3 & 4

WI Catholic Youth Rally -

Field Trip Gr. 5-8

Fish Fry - 4:00 - 7:00 pm

Monday, March 20 -

March Birthdays Out of Uniform

Check out our online calendar here.

Family Prayer 

Fourth Sunday of Lent

Reading I : 1 Samuel 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a

David is anointed king of Israel.

• Saul the first king anointed by Samuel is rejected by God for disobedience.
• God sends Samuel to Bethlehem to anoint Saul’s successor. Samuel anoints David.
• The first reading is a story of seeing. God sees David as no one else sees him.

Reading II : Ephesians 5:8-14

You are people of the light.

• The passage from Ephesians expands on the division between the sightless and the seeing.
• Those who believe in Jesus are children of light.
• With Christ they have been raised from the darkness of death and live in the light of Christ.

Gospel : John 9:1-41

Jesus gives us sight.

• At the start of today’s Gospel story of the man born blind, the disciples believe that sin is the cause of the man’s blindness. When Jesus gives the blind man sight, both the disciples and the blind man move from darkness into light.
• The Pharisees accuse Jesus of sin because he healed the blind man on the Sabbath. The man with new sight however sees more clearly, he calls Jesus a prophet.
• The Pharisees refuse to believe; they are truly blind.

A Message from SJE

Give From Your Heart

Almsgiving is the act of giving money, food, or goods to those who are in need. By giving alms, we imitate Christ, who gave Himself up for us.

During Lent, we can practice almsgiving in many different ways. The most important thing, however, is that we always give from the heart. The Lord loves a cheerful giver, and the value of our gifts don't necessarily come from the gift themselves, but from the love behind them.

This Lent, focus as a family on being a gift to each other and a gift to your church community. You can do this in big ways and small ways. But always do it with love.

Ways to Give This Lent

Invite your children to really think about things they can do to show love to others. Almsgiving isn't just about giving money! It's about sharing the gifts and the love we have received with others.

Here are some ideas of ways you and your kids can practice almsgiving this Lent:

• Give away one of your toys every Sunday.
• Do a chore around the house without being asked.
• Make care packages as a family and deliver them to a local shelter.
• Perform a random act of kindness every day.
• Share your favorite toy or belonging with others (and without complaining).
• Do extra work for your family and neighbors to raise money to donate at church.
• Give away extra clothing you haven't worn in a long time.
• Go shopping as a family and let your kids pick out the groceries you can donate to the local pantry.
• Write a card to an extended family member to tell them how much you love them.
• Give your Sundays to God. As a family, give up anything on Sunday that keeps you from Jesus.

Lunch Volunteers

We are in need of a few volunteers for lunch and recess duty between 11:00 and 12:25. Although we can use the help any day of the week we definitely need more volunteers on Fridays. Volunteers will need to complete safeguarding training. If interested in helping out or to get more information, please contact Ms. Connie in the school office at 414-321-8540 

Athletics

SJE is in need of members to join our athletic committee. It will take a great group of volunteers to maintain and grow the athletic program at St. John the Evangelist School. Extracurriculars provide a great opportunity for our children to continue to develop outside of the school day. Student/ athletes learn teamwork, perseverance, responsibility, commitment, time management, physical endurance, and personal and emotional health. Please choose to be a part of our athletic committee so SJE can continue to provide these outside the classroom growth opportunities. If interested in athletics, please use the link below to sign up and someone will contact you soon to discuss ways you can assist our program grow. 

Athletic committee Sign up

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094AA8AA22A0FE3-athletic

Fish Fry

Our next fish fry is March 17, 2023. Volunteers are needed. If your child in grades 5-8 still needs to complete service hours this is a great opportunity for him or her to serve. There are a few spots available for students in need of service hours. Please use the link below to sign up. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094AA8AA22A0FE3-fish2

Transform Your Heart

Our transform your heart focus this week is to transform procrastination into responsibility.



Forward Testing

Grades 3-8 will be taking the Forward test between March 20-March 31. Please help your child be ready for the test by making sure he or she gets enough sleep and eats a good breakfast each morning. 

Thursday Highlights

Report cards

Report cards will be sent home today from the homerooms.

Make sure you return to homeroom teachers the envelope signed, to confirm that you received and reviewed your child's report card.

Portillo's Flyer

Please join us in raising funds for Home & School along with meeting up with our school families for a tasty meal from 5:00 - 8:00pm today!

April Lunch Menu

April lunch order is DUE: NO Later than March 23rd.

Your promptness is very appreciated.

Reminders

Registration for the 2023-24 School Year

Registration for the 2023-24 school year is happening now.

Registration paperwork was sent home in the last few week’s Thursday’s folders.

If you have not returned your packet to the school office, please return this as soon as possible. If you need additional registration paperwork or have any questions please contact the school office.

Thank you for choosing SJE for your family. 

MPCP AND WPCP CHOICE

Choice enrollment in WPCP is Open.

Choice enrollment in MPCP is Now Open again from March 1st - March 20th.

All families must reapply to the program each year.

Please log into the Parental Choice website and complete this process as soon as possible. Part of the process is to provide residency documentation. If you have already provided the documentation thank you. If not, please email the information to boberdorf@sje.school or drop it off in the school office. 



Parental Choice Link

St. Gerard Scholarship Application



St. Gerard App. Link

SCRIP

SCRIP is a fundraising program where St. John’s Parish and/or School sell gift cards (prepaid cards) that can be used at a variety of stores, including Pick ‘n Save (Metro Market), Sendik’s, BP and Speedway, Culvers, along with many other restaurants. When using these prepaid cards, the parish receives a percentage of each sale. It does not add to your cost. You may also purchase SCRIP in the Parish Office during the week.

Scrip Link

St. John the Evangelist School Report Card

Our School Report Card for the 2021-22 school year has been published. You can view it here.