Thursday, August 31,2023

Thursday, August 31st - Parent Meeting in Church Hall 6:30 PM

Friday, September 1st - 11:00 Dismissal

Monday, September 4th - Labor Day, No School

Friday, September 8th -

Out-of-Uniform Day

Friday, September 8th - Fun Run & Tailgate Party

5:00 - 7:30 pm

Saturday, September 9 -

Festival Foods Brat Fry-

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tuesday, September 12th - Summer Birthdays Out-of-Uniform

Tuesday, September 19th - September Birthdays Out-of-Uniform

Monday, September 25th - Picture Retake Day

Check out our online calendar here.

Family Prayer 

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I : Jeremiah 20:7-9

I suffer for the sake of doing God's work.

• The first reading refers to a time when the prophet Jeremiah has just come out of hiding in fear for his life.
• Jeremiah is mocked and scorned for preaching against the sins of Israel.
• Even at the cost of such suffering, preaching God's word is better for Jeremiah than suppressing it.

Reading II : Romans 12:1-2

Be transformed.

• Paul proclaims self-surrender in the Letter to the Romans.
• When we offer God our whole life, our prayer and rituals are meaningful.
• Paul urges Christians to let their lives be transformed in the image of eternal life.

Gospel : Matthew 16:21-27

Take up your cross.

• In a series of three passages, Jesus announces his imminent suffering and death, which is to be followed by his being raised from the dead.
• In today's passage, a misunderstanding of the prediction is voiced by Peter. It becomes clear that fidelity to Jesus would ultimately cost the disciple life itself.
• The paradox here is that the one who willingly gives up mortal life for Jesus' sake gains eternal life.

A Message from

Mr. Oberdorf, Principal

Welcome back. A new school year is here! Teachers came back to school on August 25, completed a week of In-service training, and were ready to start the school year. The staff prayed together, worked together, and laughed together as we prepared for the new school year. Our staff will serve 162 students this year. We will guide our students on their faith journey and push them to academic excellence. The 2023-24 staff were all smiles in anticipation of the first day of school on August 29.

Not pictured Mrs. Weyer, Mrs. Fiedler, Mrs. Sostre and Mrs. Tillman.

Parent Night Reminder

Our parent night is tonight, Thursday, August 31 at 6:30 in the School Cafeteria Please enter through the doors by the cafeteria. Door #13 on the northside of the building and Door #5 on the Southside of the building.

Parents will have an opportunity to meet new and returning staff members. The evening will consist of a short general information session and two 20 minute sessions. The general session will be held in the cafeteria. The two 20 minute sessions will be held in your child’s classroom. Your child’s teacher will share grade specific information as well as answer any questions you may have to help your child have a successful start to the 2023-24 school year. 

The class with the highest percentage of parent participation will receive an out of uniform pass. Be sure to sign in when you arrive. 

Garden Thank You

To Our SJE Garden Family Volunteers,

THANK YOU so much for all of your help in the SJE Gardens! We could not maintain these gardens without your help. It was a great growing season, and our crops were quite successful. The school kids will be delighted to take over their care and see how the plants have grown! Our new pollinator garden really is a work in progress and needs time to develop. A special thank you for your hard work on this budding project. These gardens are awesome school resources. Your help is always greatly appreciated. 

Jane Ehrmann, SJE Garden Coordinator

2023-2024 SJE Parent Handbook 

The 2023-2024 SJE Parent Handbook is posted on the school website. Please take a look at the handbook. There is plenty of good information provided. Here is the link to the 2023-2024 handbook:

Handbook Link

Fun Run and Tailgate Party Friday, September 8th 5:00

An exciting day on the calendar is our Back to School Fun Run and Tailgate Party sponsored by the Home and School Committee. This will be a fun-filled evening complete with food, fun, and togetherness. Please RSVP by September 5. A waiver was sent home today in the Thursday folder and must be signed for all students and/or adults who wish to participate in the fun run. 

Volunteers are needed for this event. Please sign up to help out. It is a great way to serve our community. Please use the sign up genius link below to sign up. 

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

Thursday Folder Highlights

Missing Forms

If your family is missing forms or has not returned the forms from the mailing, they will be included in the family folder. It is important that you return them as soon as possible.

August/September Lunch Menu

Please place your child's order no later than Tuesday, September 5th.

Please Circle the days that your child will take hot lunch.

This is greatly appreciated to have the correct amount of meals ordered for our students.

Fun Run Permission slip

Please fill out and return the Fun Run permission slip if your child(ren) will be participating in the Fun Run. Due Wednesday, September 6th.

Youth Hand Bell Choir, Youth Choir & Server Registration Forms

“Students in grades 4-8 are receiving an altar server permission form for the coming year. All current acolytes and those interested in becoming one need to fill it out and return it to the student’s teacher or the parish office by Friday, September 8. Training for new servers and anyone who would like a refresher course will be scheduled soon during the school day. Contact Karen Schulteis, Director of Liturgy and Music at the parish office at 414-321-1965 with any questions.”

Reminders

Festival Foods Brat Fry

Home & School will be holding a Brat Fry fundraiser on Saturday September 9th between the hours of 11:00 am - 6:00 pm at Festival Foods in Hales Corners (5600 S. 108th street.) The brats will be on the grill, ready for you to enjoy. Don’t miss our first fundraiser of the season! Thank you for your support.

We are looking for volunteers to help with the brat fry. Please use the link below to sign up to help. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094AA8AA22A0FE3-festival2

The brats will be on the grill, ready for you to enjoy. Don’t miss our first fundraiser of the season! Thank you for your support.

Safeguarding Training

Safeguarding training is required before you chaperone field trips, volunteer for lunch duty, help in classrooms, or coach a sport. The initial training includes a required in person three hour session as well as a background check. 

SJE is hosting a Safeguarding All of God’s Family training session on:

Tuesday, September 9, 2023

5:30- 8:30

School Cafeteria

All participants must register online. If interested, please register on the archdiocesan website https://www.archmil.org/home. Once on the page scroll down to the blue Safe Environment tab and follow the directions to register for our session. If September 9 does not work with your schedule, please check the listing to sign up for a session that better fits your schedule. 

Snack Cart

Looking for a healthy snack for your student? We are happy to announce that our Snack Cart returns for the 2023-24 school year. We will have it open Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:30-7:45. We offer snacks like yogurt, cheese sticks, applesauce, breakfast bars, carrots and dip and crunchy cereal. All items are 50 cents! You can pay as you go, or purchase a Snack Card, good for 11 snacks (1 free!) for $5.00. Send payment in an envelope marked "Snack Cart" with your child's name. We will keep the card at our cart so students can purchase as they would like to! We will honor snack cards left from the 2022-23 school year.

Help support this wonderful wellness resource at our school!

Job Opening at Thomas More High School

Taher Foodservice

The foodservice department is looking for a smiling face to help out in the kitchen/cafeteria this upcoming school year. The position is part time with hours roughly 9:30am to 1:30pm Monday through Friday, when students have school. Job duties are mainly dishwashing, maintaining a clean kitchen area and assisting food prep. Please contact Chef Mark with any questions taher@tmore.org or leave a message at 414-531-1161 

Are you interested in being a volunteer at SJE?

Register for Safe Environment

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has a partnership with Catholic Mutual Group to provide Safe Environment Education. All participants must register online. If interested, please register on the archdiocesan website https://www.archmil.org/home.

View a listing of upcoming safe environment education sessions.

You must complete this class in order to volunteer in the school or accompany students on any field trips.

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 Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple/iTunes, Game Stop, Best Buy, Buffalo Wild Wings, 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