Weekly Bulletin - August 17, 2023

Dear Families,

I hope all of you are enjoying the hot weather. It seems the Mariners are on a hot streak themselves! As teachers prepare their classrooms and get ready for the new school year, please don’t forget to read over the important information about back to school information that was sent to you on Monday. Class lists will be announced next Friday, August 25th, 2023. Please enjoy the last few weeks of summer and we will see everyone on Passport Day on Thursday, August 31st, 2023.

God Bless!

Mr. Mike Fuerte

Principal

Good luck in high school class of 2023!

A Short Prayer

Dear Father, make available to them trusted teachers and advisers who will teach, train, lead, and mentor them. Guide them at school as they learn and grow in knowledge. Help them to use what they learn for the betterment of themselves, their peers, and their communities. Amen.

Calendar

Chargers' Adventure Summer Camp - Charger's Got Talent

Thursday, August 17 - Friday, August 18

Chargers' Adventure Summer Camp - Wacky Water

Monday, August 21 - Friday, August 25

Music Camp

Monday, August 21 - Friday, August 25

9 AM - 12 PM

St. Louise School

Fee: $250

Prekindergarten & Kindergarten Playdate

Thursday, August 24

2 PM - 3 PM

Used Uniform Sale

Thursday, August 24

3 PM - 5 PM

Parish Hall

Required Kindergarten Curriculum Meeting (Parents Only)

Wednesday, August 30

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Passport Day - First Day of School

Thursday, August 31

Families with last names:

A-L 8:30am-10:00am

M-Z 10:00am-11:30am

No School: Labor Day Holiday Weekend

Friday, September 1

No School: Labor Day Holiday

Monday, September 4

Kids' Club begins

Tuesday, September 5

Pre-K: No School

K-1: Noon Dismissal

2-8: Full Day

Required Prekindergarten Curriculum Meeting (Parents Only)

Tuesday, September 5

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

First Week of School

Wednesday, September 6

Pre-K: Students with last name A-L from 8:15 am-11:45 am only.

K-1: Noon Dismissal

2-8: Full Day

First Week of School

Thursday, September 7

Pre-K: Students with last name M-Z from 8:15 am-11:45 am only.

K-1: Noon Dismissal

2-8: Full Day

Required Grades 7-8 Curriculum Meeting (Parents Only)

Thursday, September 7

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

First Week of School

Friday, September 8

Pre-K: Half Day (8:15 am-11:45 am)

K-1: Noon Dismissal

2-8: Full Day

Required Grades 1-6 Curriculum Meeting (Parents Only)

Tuesday, September 12

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Back-to-school Bash

Friday, September 15

3 PM

Front Lawn by the Flagpole

Announcements

CYO Soccer

Registration Closes: Friday, August 18

For students entering grades K - 8. Soccer practice will begin in late August. Practice times will vary by team.

If you have questions or are interested in a scholarship, please contact Jenelle Bair, the coordinator at soccer@stlouise.org.

CYO Cross Country

Registration Closes: Tuesday, September 19

For students entering grades K - 8. Cross Country practices will begin in early September. Practice will be Wednesday(s) and Friday(s) at 4pm.

If you have questions or are interested in a scholarship, please contact Carly Bixhorn, the coordinator at carly@bixhorn.com.

Dennis Uniforms

Need to restock DENNIS uniforms for your kids in the fall? Order NOW to ensure delivery by September. Dennis is still having some manufacturing and shipping delays, so we encourage you to place your orders for skirts, sweaters, and fleece NOW.

Order a uniform

Land's End Everyday Sweatshirt

Above is a mockup of the new crew neck sweatshirt that will be part of the every day uniform this year. Our school code is 900197286.

Buy a Sweatshirt

Donate Used Uniforms!

Our used uniform inventory is fairly low, so if you have uniforms you’d like to donate, please drop them off at the school office which is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 3:00 pm.

Yearbook Sale - 10% off!

To order (must be a parent or student 13 years or older):

Go to www.treering.com/validate
Enter our school’s passcode: 101439484318388

Buy a yearbook

Tuition

If you have opted to pay your tuition in full (you checked this box off in the parent contract). You may bring in the check on passport day (the first day of school) or September 5th.

- Angie

Pay for School Milk

$75 per child for half pint cartons of 1% milk for the school year. Chocolate Milk will be given out on Fridays.

Pay for school milk

Pre-K Fee

This year for pre-k, instead of a supply list there is a $60 supply fee. Teachers will purchase the supplies needed throughout the year.

Pay Supply Fee

8th Grade Fee

$150 fee for Birthday Lunch, Yearbook and Graduation.

Pay Fee

Events

Prekindergarten & Kindergarten Playdate

Thursday, August 24

2 PM - 3 PM

Join during the summer before the first day of school. Meet your classmates and fellow prekindergarten and kindergarten families. Come by, make new friends and cool down with some popsicles in the hot summer heat. Afterwards, be sure to check out the used uniform sale.

Used Uniform Sale

Thursday, August 24

3 PM - 5 PM

Parish Hall

Back-to-school Bash

Friday, September 15

3 PM

Front Lawn by the Flagpole

Welcome back chargers! After the summer, let's get together and greet our new families! Join us for games, music, charger cards, and a charger gear raffle. Bring a picnic blanket and cash or order ahead and skip the line! Each meal includes a hot dog, bag of chips, water, ice cream and a raffle ticket. $5 per meal.

Order a Meal

Save the Date for the 2023 Auction!

Consider volunteering! Volunteering for the auction is a great way to help the school, meet other members in our community and contribute your talents to our largest annual fundraiser.

Volunteer for the Auction

Fundraisers

Charger Cards - App for online purchases -Ready to use in less than 5 minutes!

Download and use the RaiseRight app 24/7 on your phone to make e-card purchases and physical cards that can be sent directly to your home.

*Rebate amount required for school year is $125.

Enrollment Code: 24B7587912L17

Enroll for Charger Cards

Volunteers Needed

Volunteers Needed for Passport Day

Want to get a jump on volunteer hours? We need help at the Auction table on Passport Day between 8am - 11:30am. Come for an hour or come for the whole morning. Please reach out to Amy and Laura if you are interested - auction@stlouiseschool.org.

Volunteer for Passport Day

Auction Volunteers Needed

The Auction is our biggest event of the year and we need a lot of help! Please consider volunteering. Reach out to Amy and Laura if you are interested at auction@stlouiseschool.org.

Graphics/Marketing:

When: September/October (can be done at home)

Dessert Dash:

When: September/October & day of the auction

Digital Slideshow Preparation:

When: October (can be done at home)

Clean Up Team:

When: Night of the auction

Accounting Team:

When: Night of the auction and the week after the auction.

Volunteer for the Auction

Parents' Club Social Chair

Do you feel called to get involved? Join Parent's Club! The Social Chair oversees all social events connected to Parents' Club and works with individual leaders of special events to help their event run smoothly.

Are you or do you know a fellow parent who is organized, a great planner and communicator? Recommend them to Marta Masferrer at masferrer@gmail.com.

Apply for Social Chair

New Bethlehem Programs Liaison

Supporting the New Bethlehem Programs in Kirkland is one of our two school wide service projects each year. NBP has reached out and asked St. Louise to have a parent sit on their Community Engagement Team. This person would attend a monthly meeting with other schools, parishes and community group representatives to learn about the shelter, the successes and challenges and how we as a school can help. This person will assist our classes with the annual Advent donation drive and Ash Wednesday collection. This opportunity is an awesome way to deepen our partnership with NBP and those who are the most vulnerable in our community.

If you are interested or have questions, please contact Mr. Fuerte or Rebecca Nightingale (rebeccani@ccsww.org). Thank you for your consideration!

Volunteer to help with New Bethlehem

Parish Announcements & Events

Back to school Blessing

Saturday, August 26 - Sunday, August 27

Students & teachers will be blessed at all masses.

A Message from Fr. Gary

Dear Friends at St. Louise,

I am going to postpone the next column in our series on the Book of Revelation for one week, so that I can share with you some of my reflections after attending and speaking before the bench at the June 23 sentencing of the person who vandalized St. Louise’s campus and sprayed one of our staff with spray paint on June 28, 2022. You might recall that the vandalism took place the Tuesday after the Dobbs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was issued by the U.S. Supreme Court. Because the messages that were spray-painted on our campus were messages against the Church, the incident qualified as a hate crime, and as such, became a federal proceeding and included an FBI investigation. A suspect was charged, tried and found guilty in the case.

Gallery

“The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever.”

(Isaiah 40:8)

Week 1 of Chargers' Adventure Summer Camp – Mad scientist

Our summer launch program is designed with fun lessons to minimize summer learning loss and put students on the fast-track to fall academic preparedness.