ROCKET RECORDER Home and School News -Mark your calendars for the Easter Extravaganza family celebration on Friday, March 23rd, from 6pm until 7:30 in the basement of church. More details to follow. -We are no longer accepting Labels for Education (Campbell's Soup labels). This program has been discontinued by the manufacturer and we can no longer submit labels. However, WE ARE still collecting Boxtops for Education and Milk Moola. Please continue to send those in! 4K Students Learned How Animals Stay Warm in the Winter The 4K had participated in an activity that taught them about arctic animals! They had the chance to feel how blubber helps the arctic animals stay warm in the frigid water! You can see the excitement for everyone involved. Great job students and thank you Mrs. Deuster for making learning fun. In this week s family envelope -2018/2019 School Calendar -Porkie/Pancake Breakfast Flyer -Snowflake Raffle Letter -Catholic Schools Week Talent Show Letter Many Hands Make Light Work Rocket Recorder 1
Dates to Remember Jan. 19th: End of 2nd Quarter Jan. 22nd: No School Jan. 25th: 1st Eucharist Parent Mtg. (6pm) Jan. 27th: Winterfest Auction Jan. 29th - Feb. 4th: Catholic Schools Week Feb. 1st: Grandparent s Day. (Mass begins at 8:15 a.m.) Feb. 4th: Catholic Schools Week Mass(10:30 a.m.) Porkie/Pancake Breakfast, Book Fair, and Open House to Follow. Feb. 9th: BLAZE Night for Middle School Students (See Flyer Below) Feb. 22nd: Early Release (12:10 p.m.) Feb. 23rd: No School Message from Mrs. Groh St. Nick s Choir will be singing before our all school mass on Feb. 1, 2018 at 8:15- Grandparents Day and on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 at the 10:30 Catholic Schools Week celebration mass. All students are encouraged to come join us up in the choir area for the singing during the mass. Thank you! Mrs. Groh St. Nicholas Nook Please spread the word about our St. Nicholas Nook program for children 4 years old or younger. The program starts at 10:00 a.m. and runs until about 10:45 a.m. The program takes place in the St. Nicholas School Library. The students will listen to a short story and then complete a related craft. Winter Fest Snowflake Raffle Tickets We are asking that each family sell 4 tickets for the Snowflake Raffle in January. Each ticket is $100. You can sell them to one person or to a group of people to keep the cost down per person. If you sell your 4 tickets, please stop in the office and pick up a couple more. There will only be 350 tickets sold. The top prize is $10,000. How would you spend all that money? Additionally, the Winter Fest auction is quickly approaching (Jan. 27th). Please purchase your tickets now. Additionally, the Winter Fest Auction is one of the school s biggest fundraisers. It is very important that our school families show their support on that night. Let s not only support our great school, but also show parishioners of St. Nicholas how important the school is to all of us. Volunteers still needed for the night of the Auction. Sign up by at the link below http://signup.com/go/oaazczr Catholic Schools Week Mass, February 4th The Catholic Schools Week Sunday Mass is coming up February 4th at the 10:30 a.m. mass. We are asking the students to attend to read mass parts or lead the congregation in song. Following mass, there will be porkie/pancake breakfast and an open house in the school. Additionally, the book fair will be open during that time for any list minute books you may want to purchase. We would love to see you all there. Rocket Recorder 2
Catholic Schools Week Day/Event Schedule (Subject to Change) Monday, January 29th: Book or Movie Character Day, Bingo, Prayer Partner Activity Tuesday, January 30th: Skate City Field Trip in the Morning (Depart St. Nicholas 8:15 a.m., Leave Skate City @11:00 a.m.), Afternoon: Scripps National Spelling Bee (Parents will be notified when finalists are determined), Wear Catholic Schools Week T-Shirts. All students will receive their red t-shirt to change into before going to skate city. PreK-3 will be given their shirt as soon as the shipment arrives. It would be great to see them in them on Wednesday! Wednesday, January 31st: Crazy Hair/Sock Day, Make Ice Cream. Thursday, February 1st:Grandparents Day (Grandparents are asked to come to 8:15 mass and then stay until 11:00 a.m. for festivities. It will be a full day of school for the kids.) Dress up day. Tom Pease will be performing from 1:30-2:30 p.m. (ALL ARE WELCOME FOR THIS EVENT!, BRING YOUR LITTLE ONES OR FRIENDS ALONG FOR SOME SINGING AND DANCING!) Friday: Class Color Day, Pep Rally, Talent Show. The Class Colors are as follows: 3K: Yellow, 4K: Red, K: Green, 1st: Orange, 2nd: Purple, 3rd: Yellow, 4th: Green, 5th: Red, 6th: Purple, 7th: Orange, 8th: Yellow Rocket Recorder 3
P St. Nicholas School January 18, 2018 Let s Get Together 5 th -8 th graders! CAMPFIRE in the Snow! S mores Hot Chocolate Pizza Drinks 2/9/18 4:30-9:00PM BLAZE MOVIE Popcorn Bring bean bags, pillows, blankets Bring warm clothes for fire Let s share some togetherness with a campfire and a movie! Praise Team would like to invite you to come for a campfire in the snow, and watch a faith-based movie together (no cell phones). Drop off and pick-up will be on the side entrance of school (by playground). Yes - Please return invite to school office, by 2/5/18, with name/s who plan to attend, please sign on line provided. Rocket Recorder 4
PORKIE/PANCAKE BREAKFAST SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2018 AFTER 10:30 MASS SERVING: REGULAR AND CHOCOLATE CHIP PANCAKES SAUSAGE SCRAMBLED EGGS DANISH ROLLS MILK, JUICE & COFFEE Help us celebrate the end of Catholic Schools Week. Goodwill donations accepted. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! Rocket Recorder 5
Current Pledged + Balance of BFF Fund: $1,455,756.40 (as of 1/16/2018) Percentage raised of $1,800,000: 80.88% Fund Balance (money collected-expenses): $601,154.47 (as of 12/30/2017) Expenses Paid from Expansion Restricted Fund: $118,562.15 (as of 12/30/2017) What does Marrying Design with Budget mean? One of the steps from Consolidated Construction is listed as Marry Design with Budget. We received feedback from the parish office that people felt this meant the gathering space would be reduced in size. This is no one s intent. We feel the gathering space must accommodate at least 150 or more, as this was the average funeral size determined. Directly from CCC: There are no changes to the plan being proposed, only a commitment by CCC to give you some options on what can be done with whatever funding is available. That is why it is pivotal we wrap-up our financial and in-kind pledges/donations by the end of January. That will give the building committee and CCC time to determine the options while still meeting EVERY ONE of our identified needs. What if we don t raise enough money? As we have said from Day One: if we do not go forward with this project, every dollar donated can be returned, if that is the donor s wish. We are only asking for pledges, if you are not comfortable donating at this time. From the time the construction begins, you will still have four years to fulfill your pledge. What are the important dates? We had published the best case timeline from Consolidated Construction in previous communication. It is important to note that this is a draft timeline that is possible, but not probable after learning in a meeting late last week with all committees and parish staff, that we will need to designate more time with the Diocese for meetings and approvals. Once we have a refined timeline, we will share it. However, with the Bishop s Appeal starting in February, our Capital Campaign must focus on January 2018 as our end date. During the Bishop s Appeal we are not allowed to make any broad, public requests for money. We simply can t wait until the Bishop s Appeal to be met before taking up the Capital Campaign efforts again. Our momentum is now. As a Capital Campaign Committee we feel we have exhausted our ideas to continue to raise funds. Please consider making your commitment today. Rocket Recorder 6
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Girls interested in participating in summer softball (leagues and tournament teams) please register through the Freedom Athletic Association as soon as possible. Registration forms are available in the offices at all Freedom schools as well as online at www.freedomathletics.com. The registration deadline is January 31 st. Late registrations, with a $40 late fee, are accepted until February 28 th. League directors and tournament team coaches are currently organizing rosters, and prompt registration will be beneficial to this process. Call Mike Vander Loop at 920-851-3486 with questions. FAA Softball league opportunities are included below: Machine Pitch Softball Minor Girls Softball Junior Girls Softball Major Girls Softball 7-8 year old girls 8-10 year old girls 11-13 year old girls 14-18 year old girls ***Beyond registering for league play, there is an area on the registration form where you can indicate your interest in tournament team participation as well. Rocket Recorder 8
Little Dribblers 2018 Grades: K-4 All Skill Levels are Welcome Location: Freedom High School, Green Gym Phone: 920-639-0083 [Josh Delforge] Dates: Feb. 25 March 4, 11 Time: 3:30-4:30 PM About Camp: Practices lead up to Super Sunday on March 18th Learning good sportsmanship and teamwork Grades K-2 o Fundamentals Dribbling, passing and shooting Grades 3-4 o Advanced Fundamentals Dribbling, passing and shooting Fun!!! Parents are welcome to stay Contact me if interested in helping out Rocket Recorder 9
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