Walk-a-thon News
A round of applause
to all the volunteers, students and staff for another successful
Walk-A-Thon. Thank you to everyone for your participation. We
greatly appreciate your contributions. A special thank you to our
co-chairs Malou Leonardo and Theresa Baker!
Please remember each
family is required
to procure at least $100 in donations. This is stated in your
registration contract. Pledge donations are due Friday, May 21.
Stranger Danger Assemblies on Friday, May 7 -
Snoqualmie
Senei Ken Watrous
from Karate West will be presenting an
assembly on Stranger Awareness to the Snoqualmie Students. Parents are welcome to come and join us. The 4th and 5th grade
assembly is from 8:45 am to 9:45 am and the middle school
assembly is from 10:00 am to 11:00 am.
Mariners Night
Reminder: St. Joseph School Friends
and Family Night at Safeco Field
is this Friday, May 7th for those that purchased tickets. If you have questions, please
contact our parent coordinators, Michael Senger at
Michael.senger@hubinternational.com
or Gavin Skok at
gskok@Riddellwilliams.com.
The last day to order tickets was May 3rd - SOLD OUT.
Volunteer Hours
Volunteer hours for families are due by May 15, 2010.
Click here for the Volunteer Form.
SpringFEST
SpringFEST - Saturday, May 22nd 6pm-10pm
McCracken Party
Barn,
28603 SE 204th Maple Valley
Celebrate Spring and fun with everyone! Relax and have fun
reconnecting with old friends and make NEW friends during this adult
only event. There will be DJ, music, dinner, dancing and our
very own St. Joe’s Idol singing contest! Who’s going to take
the stage and sing this year? We are an amazing school
filled with wonderful families, students and teachers. We look
forward to seeing you at SpringFest 2010!
WANTED: SpringFEST Volunteers
Thank you for those who have volunteered to
help with this event. We are still searching for a few more
helping hands, who can help breakdown/clean up Saturday night, May
22nd. Also, calling all photo enthusiasts. We need you
and your camera to take pictures throughout the evening. Got a
suggestion or an idea to add to the event? Let us know. Contact
cynthia@decorativemillworkproducts.com
SJS Idol Nominees
This week’s nominees are: Father Bryan,
Patrick Herriman, Jennifer Gryniewicz, Mike and Colleen Lillie, Mrs.
Meyer and Marti Himes. Nominations are accepted until May 7th.
Hurry! Get started and go to
stjoesidol@gmail.com.
Type your nominees name(s) in the subject line and click send.
It’s that easy. Read next week’s newsletter to view the new
nominees.
2010 Hearts and
Hands Auction
2010 Hearts and
Hands Auction Procurement has begun! Win a gift certificate!
For every item you procure by June 7, 2010, you will be entered into
our Spring Procurement Contest. One of our school families is
already working on procuring a marathon package – 4 runs for one
year (Seattle Jingle Bell Run, Issaquah Salmon Days, Seafair
Torchlight Run, and TBD).
Beginning May 3,
2010 you will be able to drop off your procured items every Monday
from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. in the lower parking lot of the Issaquah
Campus. Please contact your inventory chairs, Cynthia Uribe
mcuribe425@msn.com and Sarah
Poeschl
sj_poeschl@hotmail.com with any
questions.
Our Auction website
contains all of the forms, info, and ideas necessary to help you
successfully procure any item!
www.sjsissaquah.maestroweb.com
The Procurement
Committee is still looking for volunteers. This is a great way to
fill your auction volunteer 5 hour commitment. Please contact Kelly
Soligon
ksoligon@hotmail.com or Michele
Simmons
wdwminnie1@msn.com for more
information.
Financial Sponsorship of the 2010 Hearts and Hands Auction
If you as an individual or through your
personal business wish to sponsor the auction, please fill out the
agreement form and return it to Jennifer Gryniewicz! In addition,
if you know of any businesses in the area that might be interested
in sponsoring our school auction while getting some great
advertising benefits in exchange, please pass this information along
to them. You can also contact Jennifer Gryniewicz
j.gryniewicz@comcast.net or Terry Rendall
terryleas@msn.com with business
names and we will follow up !
A Message from Mrs. Harig
Dear St. Joseph School,
Thank you so much for all the love and support you've given my
kids and me this past month after our loss. We are very blessed to
be part of such a wonderful community. Much love, Carol Harig
May Extended Day
Calendar
Please
click here for the May Extended Day
Calendar.
May Activities
Calendar
May is a busy month
so please
click here to print the May
Activity Calendar.
May Fitness Calendar
The Last Fitness
Calendar of the year now available! For those students that are
participating in Mrs. Hughes fitness challenge please
click here for the form.
Volunteer Hours
Volunteer hours for families are due by May 15, 2010.
Click here for the Volunteer Form.
Newsletter Blurbs
Please submit all newsletter blurbs to
snoqualmie@sjsissaquah.org
by Tuesday at noon. If they are submitted after Tuesday
they will be included in the following week's E-News.
Archived Newsletters
You will find archived Newsletters on the left hand corner of
the E-News page.
SUMMER CAMP
OPPORTUNITIES
Seattle Preparatory Summer Basketball Campus
This is an opportunity for your
child to receive instruction and have fun with the coaches and
players of the tradition rich Seattle Preparatory School
basketball program. Please
click here for the flyer.
Bishop Blanchet Summer Camps
Please
click here for Bishop
Blanchet High School Summer Sport Camp information sheet.
CYO
Fall Soccer Sign Ups
Online
registration is now open for St. Joseph's/MQP/OLOS Fall CYO
Soccer 2010. Please click on the following link for
St. Joseph CYO Fall Soccer 2010
Registration. Once the online registration is complete,
you will receive a confirmation with further registration and
payment instructions. Each player will be assigned a
"Dashboard" that will include coach, practice and schedule
information. If you have any questions, please contact our
Soccer Coordinator- Don Graves at
don.graves@oracle.com or Andrea and Mario Padilla at
mtpadilla@comcast.net
Registration deadline:
May 30, 2010.
HIGH 5'S
If a child has a success
to share, please
submit a blurb to Christine Vollen at
snoqualmie@sjsissaquah.org
to be published.
Alumni
Village Bike Project
Alex T.,
a former graduate of St Joseph School, is collecting
bikes to donate to the Village Bike Project. He is
looking for your help. The Village Bike Project is a
nonprofit organization that donates bikes to help people
that live in rural parts of Ghana commute to work,
collect water and go to the doctor. Without a bike this
simple takes can take hours. Please
click here to view
Alex's flyer.
Bikes
will be collected on Friday, May 7th after school.
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
and
INFORMATION
Volunteer
Please contact
lisa.scott@scottholdings.net
for more information and opportunities.
Remember, you are required
to fulfill a total of 45 hours by May 15, with 5 hours
devoted to the auction.
CHURCH
First Eucharist Rehearsal and Photos
Rehearsal and Photos are
Saturday, May 8.
Adult Education: Taize Prayer Service
Monday, May 10th
at 7:00 PM in the Worship Space. Taizé is a
beautiful, experiential form of prayer that
incorporates chant, illumination and the value of
silence. Come deepen your spiritual relationship
with God during this Easter Season. This prayer
service will be led by Fr. Bryan.
Adult Education: State
of Low Income Housing in our Diocese
Monday, May 17th
at 7:00 PM in McGirl Hall. Low income
housing is particularly relevant here in Issaquah
with the development of several new low income
housing options in areas where many within our
parish live.
Parish Food Drive -
Ongoing
Food donations may be left in the Church,
downstairs next to the elevators.
FORMS AND
FLIERS
Forms and fliers referenced in
today’s E-News.
Bike Donation
Bishop Blanchet Summer Camps
May Activities Calendar
May Extended Day Calendar
Seattle Prep Basketball Camp
Soccer Registration
due by May 30th
Soccer Head Injury Waiver
due by May 30th
Volunteer Time Sheet
Need a form not listed here? Check
the
Forms page for a more complete list.
UPCOMING
DATES
Friday, May 7..........................Early
Dismissal
Friday, May
7..........................Mariners
Night
Friday, May
14.........................Pizza
Day
Thursday, May 20....................6:30
pm Art
and Science Fair - Snoqualmie
Friday, May
21.........................Pizza
Day
Saturday, May
22.....................6:00
pm - 10:00 pm
SpringFest
Tuesday, May
25......................6:30
pm Spring
Concert at MQP
Friday, May 28.........................Pizza Day
Monday, May 31......................No
School - Memorial Day
WEEKLY
DATES
Fridays in Issaquah….................8:15
am Chess Club
