Newsletter from Principal Franz

October 4, 2023

Dear Parents,

Each year our 7th and 8th grade students participate in a two hour session where they literally feed hundreds of starving children. The project is based at Green Bay Community Church in Howard and there are many community organizations that contribute time and money to making the Mobile Pack event happen. St. Matthew Parish is one of the sponsoring organizations. This year the event was scheduled from October 2nd through the 5th. In that time period, volunteer groups from the community will pack 500,000 meals. Below is a little more information about the Feed My Starving Children mission from their website:

Every year, millions of children die from preventable causes such as pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria and undernutrition. Hunger is still causing nearly half of deaths in children under 5 years old. From this data, we estimate at least 6,200 children die each day from causes related to undernutrition. This is heartbreaking.

Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) believes hope starts with food. As a Christian nonprofit, FMSC is dedicated to seeing every child whole in body and spirit. FMSC works with food distribution partners that stay with communities for the long haul, empowering them to move from relief to development.



FMSC meals are developed by food science and nutrition professionals to supplement nutritional needs and reduce problems with malnutrition. Nutrition allows children to grow, thrive and develop to their full potential.

This year our session packed 328 boxes which included 70,848 meals. Our session fed 190 children for a year. This is a hands on work of love that our children can give to starving children around the world.



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 10.04.2023 Fundraiser Reminders

Volunteer:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4EACAC23A13-2023

As a reminder, families need to complete 5 hours of fundraising service hours. 

Buy Your Tickets:  https://FACSGiveBack.givesmart.com

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.

Calendar of Events

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 should have been sent home.

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 - October 

Preview Night: Thursday, November 2nd

Calling all 7th & 8th grade families! Preview Night is Thursday, November 2 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Join us for our Preview Night and learn all about NDA. Register here.

NDA Middle School Dance: Friday, October 13th 

Time: 6:30-9 p.m.

Who’s Invited: 7th and 8th grade students

Location: NDA Commons (Please use the NDA Main Entrance - enter off of West Mason Street and follow the visitor signs)

Admission: $5 per student (Please bring exact change. This is a closed campus event. No

late arrival permitted)

NDA Future Boys Volleyball 

NDA Boys Volleyball Youth Night is Tuesday, October 3rd. For more information regarding youth night click here. 

NDA Future Girls Volleyball

NDA Girls Volleyball Youth Night is Tuesday, October 3rd. For more information regarding youth night click here. 

New NDA Future Girls Soccer

Be part of the kickoff to the NDA Girls Soccer Futures Program! For more information, please fill out this form or email nbrowne56@yahoo.com

NDA Girls Lacrosse Assistant Lacrosse Coach Position 

The NDA Girls Lacrosse team is looking for an assistant coach for this upcoming spring season. The position is linked here. If you are interested please reach out to Head Coach, Hailey Anderson at handerson@notredameacademy.com

NDA Future Softball

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

Fall sports are about to wrap up! Catch a game, match or meet before the season is done!

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

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