Newsletter from Principal Franz

September 27, 2023

Dear Parents,

Bishop Ricken has called the people of the Diocese of Green Bay to a Missionary Journey into the New Evangelization called “ Disciples on the Way”. Since 2014 Bishop Ricken has shepherded the diocese through the first two phases of this journey, they have been Discover Jesus and Follow Jesus.  We are now entering phase three of the journey which is Worship Jesus.  

During these next three years, we will undertake a journey to be centered on the gospel message and the Eucharist so that all may come to a greater devotion to God, our Father, and his most beloved Son, Jesus Christ, through the power of the Holy Spirit. The Worship Jesus years run parallel with the National Eucharistic Revival, whose aim is to encourage “a movement of Catholics across the United States, to be healed, converted, formed and unified by an encounter with Jesus in the Word and Eucharist — sent out in mission for the life of the world.”

GRADES K - 4 Plan 

The school has purchased a weekly periodical called Pflaum Gospel Weeklies for students in grades Kindergarten through grade 4.  The teachers will be using these in the classroom each week to acquaint your children with upcoming Sunday Gospel so when they go to church the Gospel will have more meaning for them. You will also receive a small booklet titled “What the Church Teaches” for your reference.  Keep this booklet handy as the activity may refer you to questions included in this booklet. The newspaper will be sent home on Thursday for you to complete a short activity with your child and to indicate that you have been practicing the required prayers for your child’s grade.  Here is a link to a sample activity page that will be sent home each week. Sample activity pages We ask that you complete the one page activity with your child, sign it and return it to school by Monday each week. This assignment will be recorded in your child’s Religion grade. 

GRADES 5 - 8 Plan

The middle school students will be praying the Lectio Divina with the Sunday Gospel each Friday during their guided study time beginning this week.  If you are not familiar with the form of prayer called Lectio Divina, here is a video we used to introduce it to the students. Adapting Lectio Divina for Kids.  This will be a great opportunity for you to have a discussion about the Sunday Gospel with your child and what word or phrase did your child pick out and pray about.

The middle school students in Grade 5 to 8 will also be participating in an in depth study of the Mass.  The Catholic Mass is a rich and powerful prayer of thanksgiving and remembrance. It embraces the very core of our Christian faith - Jesus’ death and resurrection. Yet it is also so familiar that we can sometimes miss the entire thing while sitting (and kneeling and standing) in our pew. 

We hope to grow the students’ participation and love for the Mass as they gain knowledge of what and why we are praying it. Students will walk through the Catholic Mass line by line, action by action, prayer by prayer and learn the why behind the what. In addition we will discuss hints, tips, and personal practices that can help them pray better each Sunday. 

Growing in GRACE,

Kay Franz

SCHOOL NEWS & EVENTS

Great News! We have created a new subscribable calendar that will keep you aware of important dates, events and details….and the best part, if they change, so will the invite in your calendar!

Here are a couple of different options to add the calendar to your device(s). Just a FYI that you will need to follow these steps on all your devices that don’t share the ability to subscribe from one device.

Simply click the following link and follow prompts to add to your calendar:  https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/facssaceventscalendar%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics

Or if you are unable to click the link, simply use the below steps for iPhone (steps are similar for Android and Outlook):

1.     Select the Calendar App

2.    Press the 'Calendars' link in red at the bottom of the screen

3.    Press the 'Add Calendar' link in red at the bottom left corner of the screen

4.    Select 'Add Subscription Calendar'

5.    Copy and Paste this link and press 'subscribe': https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/facssaceventscalendar%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics



FACS fall athletic pictures have been arranged with Harmann studios for Friday, September 29th. The scheduled time slots for each team are listed below. In order to get these done in a timely manner, we ask to have your players ready to go when their team is up.

Fall Sports Pictures - Friday, September 29th

330 - 350 = 7th and 8th Soccer

350 - 410 = 5th and 6th VB

420 - 440 = 7th and 8th VB

440 - 500 = 5th and 6th Soccer

Are you a woman looking for connection, rest, or encouragement on your journey with Jesus Christ? If so, consider joining myself, Kelly Klika, and other wonderful FACS women as we explore the Abiding Together Podcast. Plan to meet every other Wednesday (or as your schedule allows) from 9-10a after the Resurrection campus school mass beginning on October 4th. I’ll provide coffee and the discussion questions. Littles are most welcome. If you’ve never tuned in to this incredible podcast, here’s a link to an episode:

Abiding Together Podcast: Season 12 Episode 24 Check it out - it’s so good!

Email me at kjklika@gmail.com if you’re interested or would like more information. ***Please also let me know if you’d like to join but are unable due to work or another conflict during the day. If there’s interest, I’d absolutely consider facilitating another group at night.

Hello families!

Ready to discover the characters and stories your kids love? With expertly curated selections, plus the chance for your librarian to earn rewards for the library with every order, Scholastic Book Clubs is here for you all year long to boost your child’s reading enthusiasm and maybe even create moments of quality time you can share together!

Place an order of $25 or more and you can pick a FREE $5 book (use code READS at checkout) to add to your reader’s TBR pile!

Family Order Due Date: 10/11/23

SHOP OUR CLASS PAGE: https://orders.scholastic.com/YYH7N

SHOP FLYERS: https://clubs.scholastic.com/ms

Invite relatives and friends to help your child discover the pure joy of reading when you share our Class Page link. Every order benefits our library at Resurrection, helping me earn FREE books and resources that every child can enjoy.

After the books are delivered to Resurrection, I will then hand them out to the students who ordered when they come to book checkout on Thursdays.

Thank you for your support!

Mrs. Jenny Suda

Librarian, Resurrection Campus, GRACE

Sign up to fulfill your volunteer hours! 

To sign up and decorate a car or donate items, please visit:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050544ADAF22AAF85-44407201-trunk

Your 9.27.2023 Auction Updates

Buy Your Tickets! Have you heard NEW Dueling Pianos will be at the event? It’s sure to be an entertaining night while raising funds for the school! Get your tickets while they last: https://FACSGiveBack.givesmart.com

Support the Silent Auction! There are a few ways to help with this year’s silent auction:

·         Donate an item to be included in the auction.

·         Contribute to your class basket collection. More information is being shared by volunteers from each classroom.

·         Have baskets, tissue paper, or ribbon laying around at home? Donate them to help the auction team present all the amazing donations coming in. These items can be dropped off at the school offices.

Volunteer! There is still an opportunity to sign up and help make this year’s event a success - and have fun doing it! Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EACAC23A13-2023

Welcome to another year at FACS! We wanted to take a moment to introduce ourselves and remind everyone what the Site Advisory Council (SAC) is all about. The SAC serves as an important parent and parish member body for feedback and consultation with the school principal, the GRACE President and the GRACE Board of Trustees. The SAC will advise the school in accordance with the mission statement of GRACE by fostering Catholic leadership and witnessing the Gospel message, embracing a stewardship way of life and striving for moral and academic excellence.

The role of the SAC is to educate parents and students on school and GRACE matters, support efforts for marketing, enrollment and retention of school families and oversee site-based fundraising, including the GRACE Budget Contribution (Third Source Funding). The SAC also makes recommendations and supports the principal on matters related to policy, operation, budgets and programming at the school. Kay can be reached through the school offices for any personal matters that need to be discussed.

A few important reminders:

·      All parents and teachers can attend SAC meetings. The calendar of meetings is available on the school website or via this subscribable calendar.

   Simply click the following link and follow prompts to add to your calendar:  https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/facssaceventscalendar%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics

·      Minutes for all meetings are posted on the FACS website. Please note there is a delay as minutes from the past month's meeting are posted after minutes are approved. 

  https://fatherallouezschool.org/family-involvement/site-advisory-council/



SCRIP:

·      NEW for 2023-2024:  Scrip orders for physical gift cards need to be submitted by Sunday evenings and are typically ready to go home by Thursday. This year, parents must stop by the school office to sign off on their orders. Scrip will not be sent home with your student and will remain in the office until you're able to pick it up. 

• Looking for more volunteer hours? The Scrip team is asking for volunteers to start selling Scrip after masses on Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings. If you're interested in taking one of these fun shifts, please connect with Anissa Willkom or Nicole Finley! 

The SAC is here to support the families of FACS and are willing to answer any questions you might have or raise concerns to Mrs. Franz and the SAC. Please do not hesitate to reach out. For a complete listing, see page 6 of the 2023-2024 Family Handbook. To access the handbook, simply click this link:

·      https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FYuvN4L_Hf_Agq405qxsmXaSfSANWLZGip5rcuLJFOQ/edit

Thank you for choosing FACS for the education of your family. Be it known to all who enter here that Christ is the reason for our school. He is the unseen but ever-present teacher in our classes. He is the model for our faculty and the inspiration for our students.

Service Hours Tracking

This 2023-2024 school year, the Site Advisory Council (SAC) is implementing a new volunteer tracking system, Track It Forward. This system will allow families to be able to track their own hours throughout the school year and notify families when volunteers are needed. Each family will be issued one login based on the email of the primary contact in the TADS account. Please watch your emails the next couple of days for the invite to arrive.

For guides on the system visit: https://fatherallouezschool.org/family-involvement/service-hours-tracking/

If you have any questions or a different email needs to be used, please contact FACSTracking@gmail.com.



Calendar of Events

Sept. 28-29 Camp Tekakwitha - Grade 6

Sept. 29 Sports Pictures after school

Oct. 10 Picture Retakes

Oct. 12 Goodies with Grown-Ups- SMC

Oct. 13 Early Dismissal SMC 11:15 RC 11:30 /Middle School Dance NDA

Oct. 19 SAC Meeting 7:00 RC (note new time and location)

Oct. 21 Trunk or Treat - RC parking lot 1-2:30

Oct. 24 Evening Parent Teacher Conferences

Oct. 26 Early Dismissal -Afternoon Parent Teacher Conferences

Oct. 27 No School

GRACE Calendar Raffle 

The 2024 GRACE Schools Raffle Calendars are coming home with your students TODAY.  New this year - the profits for all calendar raffles sold by November 1st will support our annual fundraiser - Give Back to the Future! There will not be a separate raffle in advance of the fundraiser, so this is an easy way for friends and family to support our school and annual fundraising event. 

This GRACE-wide fundraiser features $10,500 in total prize money and profits support third-source funding, with each school getting credit for calendars sold.  Raffle calendars are $20 each, and there are drawings scheduled every Wednesday and select other days throughout the 2024 calendar year starting January 1^st. 

Contact the FACS Calendar Raffle Co-Chairs, Bridget Erwin (bridget.m.erwin@gmail.com or 920.227.3788) or Danielle Bruder (danielle.valenta@gmail.com or 920.242.5090) with any questions.

Thank you for supporting our students and Catholic education for a bright future!!

NDA News - September 

Preview Night: Thursday, November 2nd

Save the date! Preview Night is Thursday, November 2nd. More information forthcoming this month.

NDA Middle School Dances

NDA will be offering two middle school dances this year: Friday, October 13th and Friday, April 5th. Middle school dances are for 7th and 8th grade students. 

NDA Football

Catholic Schools Night at NDA! For more information click here. 

NDA Girls Future Triton Basketball:

Girls in grades 2nd-8th are invited to sign up for Girls Future Triton Basketball. Visit www.ndagirlshoops.com or click here to register!  Questions? sarabrohde@gmail.com

NDA Future Triton Dance Program:

For more information regarding the Future Triton Dance Program click here. 

There are teams for 4K-8th grade dancers. Questions? NotreDameAcademyDance@gmail.com

Softball

NDA Future Tritons Softball seeking players of all ages for 2024 season. Attend informational meeting Tuesday, October 24 at 6pm NDA Cafeteria.

NDA Boys Future Triton Basketball

A program overview / kick-off meeting will be held September 17th at 4:30pm in the commons at Notre Dame Academy. For more information regarding the program please click here.

NDA Girls Volleyball Important Dates

NDA Volleyball encourages you to come out and support your NDA Varsity VB Team

Important Dates:  

October 3rd vs Sheboygan South - Youth Night

October 10th vs De Pere - Senior Night

Ready to cheer on your fellow Wolves? Attend a cross country meet or soccer, volleyball and football game after school!

Check out the calendar to view all of our Fall Sports.

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