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.
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.
Please put the amount of the gift card on the card.
Directory Updates
Please look in this week's Thursday
envelopes for directory updates. The insert is for your family Directory
and Handbook Binder. If you have any changes to your phone number or
address please email the school office at
office@sjsissaquah.org. Updates will be published after each
trimester.
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.
ORDER MILK TODAY FOR SECOND TRIMESTER
All milk orders are due 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
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.
Registration Information
Please mark your calendars for Registration
Deadlines for the 2010-2011 School Year. Pre-school Registration will be
due Friday, January 22 and Elementary School Registration will be due
Friday, February 12.
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, 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
Robotics
Competition
Saturday,
December 5th the St. Joseph School Robotics class attended
the Des Moines FIRST Lego League Regional Competition. Both
teams, the Lego Ninjas and Team Mechanix, did very well
finishing the robot competition in the middle of the pack.
Team Mechanix had a rough start in the first round scoring
only 25 points but they bounced back in the second and third
rounds scoring 140 points in each. The Lego Ninjas were more
consistent scoring 120, 120 and 100 points in their three
rounds. The Lego Ninjas also were awarded the Judges Award
which is a significant accomplishment for a rookie team. All
of the students had a good time and learned a lot from their
experience. We look forward to competing in next year's
competition.
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.
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
Monday Night Adult Enrichment 2009 St. Joseph 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.
