Robotics Class Competition
St. Joseph Robotics Class would like to invite everyone to the FIRST
Lego League Regional Competition on Saturday, December 5th. The
competition is at Aviation High School School, 615 S. 200th St., Des
Moines, WA 98198. The event runs from 12:00 pm until 4:00 pm. Good Luck
Teams!
Mass - The Feast of the Immaculate Conception - Tuesday, December 8
There will be Mass on both Campuses:
9:00 am Mass for Issaquah
1:45 pm Mass for Snoqualmie at OLOS
Full Dress Uniform Required
Christmas Concert
December 15, 2009 at MQP
Please plan to attend our wonderful annual
Christmas Concert on Tuesday, December 15, 2009 starting at 6:30pm at
Mary, Queen of Peace Church in Sammamish. Band students should arrive
at 6:00 pm and all other students who are in the program should arrive
at 6:15 pm and be seated with their teacher. All students should wear
their Sunday best. Please be sure your student has eaten dinner before
coming to the program.
Volunteer Opportunity
There are opportunities for parents to earn
volunteer time and see the concert. The teachers always appreciate
extra help sitting with the students during the program. If you are
available, please contact your teacher directly.
FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION FOR THE 2010-2011 SCHOOL YEAR:
Fulcrum foundation is now accepting applications for financial
assistance for the 2010-2011 school year. You must follow the
directions on their website for the application procedure. If we
receive incomplete applications your application will be returned and
not reviewed. The deadline for applications is February 12, 2010. You
must complete the application online and turn in all appropriate forms
directly to the school. Please put “To: Carol Willard Confidential”.
I am the coordinator for our school and will be mailing in all of the
forms directly to Fulcrum. Their website is :
http://fulcrumfoundation.org/tuition.
Financial Award letters will be sent out from Fulcrum on April 15, 2010.
St. Joseph School award letters will be sent out the end of April 2010.
Please feel free to contact me if you have questions. Carol Willard
425-888-9130 ext103 or
cwillard@sjsissaquah.org.
Mass - The Feast of the Immaculate Conception - Tuesday, December 8
There will be Mass on both Campuses:
9:00 am Mass for Issaquah
1:45 pm Mass for Snoqualmie at OLOS
Full Dress Uniform Required
Advent Projects
Below you will find a list by class and the charitable organization they
will be collecting for. All items are due to the classroom by December
16, 2009.
Preschool – “Nurse Nancy” for her mission in the Dominican Republic. We
are collecting newborn cotton caps (can be purchased 3-per pack at
Target).
Kindergarten – Eastside Baby Corner, Simple toys for babies age 1
to 2.
First Grade – Eastside Baby Corner - Jeans/Pants size 4,5,6,7,8,
and 10.
Second Grade – Eastside Baby Corner - Children’s hats,
gloves, socks, jackets, and sweatshirts
Third Grade – Echo Glenn Children’s Center, this is a co-educational
juvenile rehabilitation center that focuses on the needs of younger and
special needs adolescent children. Items needed are; art supplies, board
games, puzzles, word search, hand held games, basketballs, Nerf balls,
battery operated walkman, CD’s.
4th through 8th Grade – Snoqualmie Campus – Encompass Holiday Boxes – We
will collecting gift cards or certificates to put in the Holiday Boxes
this year. Suggested gift cards: Factory Outlet Mall in North Bend,
Target, Gasoline Cards, Grocery Cards, Haircuts, and Fred Meyers.
Bless you all for making a difference!
Parents' Club
Please join us at the monthly Parents' Club meeting on December 7th
after drop off in the Blessed John room on the Issaquah campus. Come and
meet fellow parents and hear what's happening at St. Joseph School
ORDER MILK TODAY FOR SECOND TRIMESTER
Attached to the newsletter today you will find the second trimester milk
form. If you student would like to receive milk daily complete the form,
attach a check and send it in to the school office by Friday, December
11th. GOT MILK?..........YES WE DO!
Milk
Form
It’s Pizza Time Again
The next pizza form is available please
click here. All forms are due to the office by Monday, January 11th!
Pizza lunches for 2010 will start on Friday, January 22nd. There will be
one more form in 2010 for the last trimester.
Please remember that the Snoqualmie campus students ONLY will have the
opportunity to pre-pay for an additional slice of cheese pizza only.
Issaquah campus students will continue to have the choice of cheese or
pepperoni.
Make checks payable to St. Joseph Parents’ Club. Please provide one form
per student and one check per family. Sign up now as no orders received
after January 11th will be accepted.
Please contact Gina Martin at
gina@nostri.com
Middle School Elective Forms
Middle School Elective
Forms were sent home with your child this week. The forms are due
Monday, December 7. New electives for Middle School will start on
Tuesday, December 8.
Spirit Items
Pre-order your St. Joseph School Umbrella!
Stay dry with this Blue and White Golf Umbrella. $25.00 each. E-mail
your order to Tyra Kennedy at
tk9800@ihmail.com.
Please indicate your name, number of umbrellas you'd like to order, and
preferred campus for pick-up. Umbrellas will arrive in 1 to 2 weeks. Pay
when you pick-up. Checks to be made payable to St. Josephs' Parents
Club.
Extended Day Calendar
Click here
for the January Extended Day Commitment Calendar.
December Fitness Calendar
For students
participating in Mrs. Hughes's Fitness Challenge please
click here for the December Calendar.
Winter Readiness Information
As the
weather outside turns toward more stormy events, we have
a few helpful hints to keep you up-to-date on any
potential school closures.
Click here for more information
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.
AUCTION
Auction News!
We would like to extend
our most heartfelt gratitude for your generous support in procurement,
donations, sponsorship (www.sjsissaquah.org),
purchases and fund-an-item donations at our Faithful Friends dinner
auction held on November 21!!! The success that it was, would not have been
possible without everyone’s generosity and for the many volunteers that
made the night happen--for this we are very blessed!!! We are looking
forward to sharing our numbers with you very soon. In the meantime, we
welcome your compliments and comments.
A few housekeeping
notes, several certificates that were generated by the auction committee
will be sent via email, other certificates purchased on the night of the
auction that were not picked up will be coming home in the Thursday
envelope along with auction statements. If you do not receive your
statement or certificate today, it will be mailed to you. Please take a few minutes to
check your statement. This statement will also reflect any donations
that qualify for company matching programs. Please note more and more
companies are having employees complete this online. This is a great
opportunity for us to further the success of the auction.
We still have some items
available. Please visit
http://sjsissaquah.maestroweb.com
to purchase tea towels, reserve a spot to play chess with Fr.
Bryan and Fr. Kevin, join the Get a Clue Scavenger Hunt, purchase
tickets to Movie Night featuring Elf – rated PG on Dec. 13 at 6pm, or
donate to Fund-a-Item.
Please direct any
questions to Michele McDiarmid at
michelehff@msn.com or Erin Chapman at
chapman05@mac.com.
To the wonderful
bakers, there are still cake plates... unclaimed from the auction. If
you haven't pick up your cake plate they are now at the Snoqualmie
Campus in the kitchen.
HIGH 5'S
Thanksgiving Day Parade
Katie S.
in Mrs. Wieks class marched in the Seattle Thanksgiving Macy's Day Parade with
her "Connect All Star" cheer team. Way to go
Katie!
Encompass
The 7th and 8th grade students from St. Joseph Middle School
stepped up to the challenge to help with the Encompass
Respectful Giving Campaign on Wednesday, November 18. Food was sorted,
stacked, and organized while boxes were assembled and
wrapped. All hands were on deck for the cause and students
out did themselves working hard and furiously to accomplish
the task.
If a child has a success to
share, please
submit a blurb to Christine Vollen at
snoqualmie@sjsissaquah.org
to be published.
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
and
INFORMATION
Christmas Concert
There are opportunities for parents
to earn volunteer time and see the concert. The teachers always
appreciate extra help sitting with the students during the
program. If you are available, please contact your teacher
directly.
Wanted: Marketing Expert(s)
for School Development
Enrollment for the coming school year is just around the corner. We’re
looking for a 2-3 volunteers to help develop and implement (no you don’t
just get to talk about it, you have to do it to) a targeted marketing
plan to drive up enrollment at our school. SJS is a great place for
kids and families alike and produces outstanding results. We’d like a
team to help us spread the word. Some potential projects that are on
the horizon:
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GIS work on current, alumni, and prospective school families
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Developing a marketing plan to drive enrollment at the school for
this year and years to come.
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Implementing the plan.
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Designing, implementing and analyzing surveys of parish families
with school age children that don’t send their children to SJS or
other Catholic schools.
If you have a background in business development and implementation of
marketing plans, are goal oriented and data driven, we’d love to have
your help. If you’re interested, please contact the School Commission
President, Kurt Soldenwagner.
Volunteers Needed
There are still several volunteer
opportunities available for this coming school year, such as
Parents' Club VP, Volunteer Coordinator, Homeroom Coordinator
for Issaquah, Walk-a-Thon Chairs and Mariners Night Chair.
Remember, you are required to fulfill
a total of 45 hours, with 5 hours devoted to the auction. Please
look under the Auction News for volunteer ideas.
Please contact
lisa.scott@scottholdings.net
to
find the right volunteer job for you.
CYO
If you would like to come and
support our basketball teams please click on the following links
for their schedules:
4th grade boys -http://ssl.hammersoccer.com/eScheduler/ScoreDisplay.asp?Division=343&SYS=CYOS
4th grade girls -
http://ssl.hammersoccer.com/eScheduler/ScoreDisplay.asp?Division=346&SYS=CYOS
6th grade girls -
http://ssl.hammersoccer.com/eScheduler/ScoreDisplay.asp?Division=357&SYS=CYOS
CHURCH
ANNUAL HOLIDAY WREATH PARTY
This fun parish event will take
place on Sunday, December 6th In McGirl Hall. Wreath
making begins at 4:00 PM followed by a blessing of the
wreaths by Fr. Bryan at 5:00 PM. Bring your wreath
forms, tools, wire, greenery, ribbon, and Christmas snacks
to share! Forms and candles will be available for sale by
our parish’s St. Vincent de Paul group. Hope to see everyone
there!
Monday Night Adult Enrichment 2009 St. Joseph Church
Dec. 7th
Advent Retreat Night with Fr. Bryan
(or guest)
9am and 7pm (Church)
Dec. 14th
Confessions/Penance Service 7pm (Church)
Dec. 21st Taize Prayer
7pm (Church)
FORMS AND FLIERS
Forms and fliers
referenced in today’s E-News.
January Extended Day
Calendar
Pizza Order Form for 2nd Trimester
Milk Order Form for 2nd Trimester
December Fitness Calendar
December Activities Calendar
Winter Readiness Flyer
Need a form not listed here? Check the
Forms
page for a more complete list.
