Saints School News
Weekly Office News – March 14, 2022
Saint Wenceslaus Catholic School Office Update
From the Office of Principal:
Dear Parents, Grandparents, and Friends of SWS;
Wow! March is kind of a whirlwind month with all of the things that are taking place at SWS. From one event to the next, we move through this time of conferences, Stations of the Cross, fish fry, cardboard box city, family group activities in school, reconciliation, and now the Starry Night event.
There are definitely many balls that each of us juggles. The activity level does not take away from the one reason that we are a school. It is important to remember that we exist because of a mission to bring God into the lives of children and their families. We do this through prayer in Mass, throughout the day, and in other opportunities of our faith. We do this with traditional celebrations and practice. We do this by teaching and learning. We do this by passing on the fact the God loves us and loves our neighbor just as much. God is the one and only reason why we have a Catholic school and God definitely wants SWS to be here – just look at how He has infused your heaart to be so generous to help our school succeed.
Kim Doyle, Principal
“Be Still and Know that I am God” – Psalm 46:10
Starry Night Bidding Opens
Preview link will open next weekend.
Online bidding will open for registered guests on Thursday, March 24 at Noon!
Bidding closes at 7:50 on Saturday, March 26
Starry Night Volunteers – we need you
Volunteer link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BACAC23A2F85-2022
Please show up at the time that you signed up for. We can use many more workers. Even if you did not sign up but find you are free on one of these day, we are glad to have you help us. Park in the back parking lot and enter through the parking lot main doors.
Wine
We are still accepting bottles of wine for our Starry Night
Cardboard Box City
You will see a strange looking city develop on our front yard after school on Thursday. This will become our Cardboard Box City. This is an event that the 7th and 8th graders take part in every few years.
The city is a place where they will sleep but it is so much more than that. Stduents in grades 7 and 8 have been studying about homelessness. On this night they will eat a light supper, they will do projects in the gym all revolving around homelessness, they will listen to homelessness speakers and they will be given opportunities to learn more about what it means to be homeless. Then they will get tucked inside their box. They will be awakened early in the morning and expected to be ready for school.
Fish Fry Thank You
Awesome job to everyone who helped with our Fish Fry. More than 1600 meals were served indoors and with curbside pick-up. This is the biggest dinner that we have ever had.
A very special thanks to the committee:
John and Rachel Barten
Dominic and Alicia Roufs
Jeff and Heather King
Tim and Crystal Pieper
Ryan and Jennifer Erath
Thanks to everyone else who sold tickets and bought tickets for this event.
Lenten Activities at School
All School Project Mercy Cross:
Educate students about the corporal works of mercy.
Kids fill out a flower whenever they do an act of mercy and place it on the school cross in the nook by the school office
Weekly Prayer Activities:
Fat Tuesday – donuts at snack time on 3/1
Rosary in the Chapel – Students will be given a wrist tied Rosary
Stations of the Cross as a Class in the church
Ash Wednesday: March 2nd
Family Groups: Thursday, 3/10 9:10 – 9:50
Traditional Stations with Father – March 15 @ 9:30
All school Rosary in the Church: March 22nd @ 12:30
Reconciliation March 31, 9:00 – 11:00
Living Stations – Thursday, April 7th @ 1:00
Service/Charity: Baby Bottles
Family Groups: Art Project – March 10th
Teach about redemptive suffering. Students decide on a sacrifice they will make without complaint (their cross). Art projects should be hung at home to remind them to carry their cross without complaint.
Daily Prayer: Students read a daily prayer over the announcements.
Take-Home Item: Give to students when doing rosary in the chapel.
Preschool:
Walk through stations with 8th graders.
Add good deeds to the school cross.
Torn paper cross project
Rosary Bracelets:
Club House Schedule for kids in K-5
Click Here to sign up
Spring Break
Monday, April 11 – open 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Tuesday, April 12 – open 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Wednesday, April 13 – open 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Thursday – April 14 – closed (Holy Thursday)
Friday – April 15 – closed (Good Friday)
Monday, April 18 – – open 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Pot-O-Gold – Cash prize of $20,000.00
We have only 650 tickets ($100 each).
Great odds of winning!
Do you know anyone who mght like this chance?
If each family would sell two/three tickets, then we would have them sold.
Job Opening at SWS for Fall 2022
We are seeking a new Food Services Manager/Head Cook for fall 2022. This is a full time position.
Please contact kim.doyle@swsaints.org
Job Opening at SWS for Summer 2022
Club House:
Summer Helpers and aides.
Must be 16 years of age or older.
Preschool:
Teacher or college education students wanted for 12 weeks of summer preschool. Part-time or full-time.
Must be 18 years of age or older.
March
Tues., March 15 – 9:30 Stations of the Cross
Tues., March 15 – School Parent Association 6:00 PM
Wed., March 16 – 8:00 Mass (Gr. 1 Fahey plans)
Thurs., March 17 – Cardboard City gr.7/8
Happy St. Patrick’s Day – Wear Green and White
Fri., March 18 – St. Joseph Feast Day
Tues., March 22 – All School Rosary – 12:30 in Church
Wed., March 23 – 8:00 Mass (Gr. 8 plans)
Thurs., March 24 -School Advisory Meeting 6:30
Sat., March 26 – Starry Night 2022 – 5:00PM
Wed., March 30 – 8:00 Mass (Kinder, Schneider plans)
Thurs., March 31 – Reconciliation 9:00-11:00
April
Tues., April 5 – School Parents Assoc. – 6:00 PM
Wed., April 6 8:00 Mass (Gr. 3 plans)
Thurs., April 7 – Late Start
Living Stations 1:00PM
Mon., April 11- Mon., April 18 – Spring break
Tues., April 19 – School resumes
Click here for the 2021-2022 School Calendar