Saints School News
School News – May 10, 2021
Saint Wenceslaus Catholic School Office Update
From the Office of Principal:
Dear Parents, Grandparents, and Friends of SWS,
Our school year will be over in three short weeks. We wish to thank each school parent for your unwaivering dedication to educate your child and navigate this pandemic. We are honored that you chose SWS to be your partner in this great endeveour. We have had an awesome school year and have seen the huge growth in our students academically and as people of God longing to have a joyful heart and faithful soul. We could not have done this without you. Our gratitude abounds.
We also must extend our thankful hearts to our friends, supporters, alumni, parishioners, and grandparents. You have given us the financial strength, positive blessings through prayer, and the encouragement to keep going even when the times were tough. Thank you!
Let’s pray together for our future as we look ahead with hope and trust.
Pray Often, Work Hard, Trust God
Rosary and May Crowing – Tuesday, May 11
Our 8th graders will lead our students and teachers in the school Rosary and May Crowing this year. Have your child bring their rosary beads to school. All kids had these in school during lent.
8th grade parents (only) you are welcome to join us. You will need to go up to the choir loft to sit or may grab a limited open seat in the back of the church if you want to pray with us.
Teddy Bear Band is Coming
Tuesday, May 18
This event is for preschool and kindergarten students.
6:00 PM – Free Hot Dog Dinner served by the Knights of Columbus and our preshool staff.
6:30 – 7:15 PM – Music and Kid Dancing
SWS back parking lot – outside event.
Parents bring a chair / Kids bring a Teddy Bear
If rain – we will move indoors – in this case only, masks will be required.
Spring Concert – Monday, May 24
YAY! – We will hold a K-8 concert.
(Preschoolers will not be included this year)
Here are the details:
Concert will take place in the gym.
Each family will get 2 tickets to each show in the afternoon/ evening. Divorced/separated parents will each get a set of 2 afternoon/2 evening.
We will have 3 shows.
1. 9:00 AM – Grandparents only and Seniors from parish.
2. 1:00 PM – Each K-8 family will get 2 tickets.
3. 6:30 PM – Each family will get 2 tickets.
K-8 STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE PRESENT AT ALL 3 SHOWS.
All guests must wear masks during the entire performance and will be spread out by distance. Seating will be set in groups of two.
SWS Golf Tournament – Friday, June 11
This event is open to golfers or all levels! Register with friends or register alone and we will put you with a group.
We are also accepting sponsors for our event.
Click here to get the paper registration and sponsor forms.
SWS Golf Tournament website:
https://saintwenceslaus.ejoinme.org/2021golf
Credit Card Payments accepted on this link.
Sign up to golf or become a sponsor of the event.
Frozen fish for sale!
Did you enjoy the SWS fish fry last month? We have extra boxes of frozen, breaded pollock leftover from the fish fry for sale at a discounted price of $40/10# box, or $20/5# bag. Contact Mary Wick at mary.wick@swsaints.org to arrange pickup. Thank you!”
“The Ten Best/Worst Things About Middle School”
performed by the 7th and 8th graders.
If you did not get a chance to attend, here is a link to the play!
It was fun and so amazing to see our students on stage again.
https://youtu.be/5P2zLPqkops
An Invitation From the Green Team – 2021
We have many beautiful rain gardens, perennial gardens, annual gardens, and planters that beautify our campus buildings and parking lots. Help is needed from students, adults, and families to keep our plantings healthy and looking good all summer. Some gardens have been adopted for the summer: planters in front of the church –Joe and Carole Sticha family, the garden on the west side of the church – Sandy Eaton, lily garden –Anita Sirek, rose garden – Monica Kokes, flower pots– JoAnn Zaun, walkway gardens –Wendy FaddenWe do need weekly helpers for the Mary Garden and other gardens around the school.
Please select a week or more to help with watering and some deadheading:
1.the gardens around the school
2.the Mary Garden
Use this Sign up Genius link to volunteer.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090c45abae2ca7f49-green1
Technology and Social Media with Dr. Jules Nolan – Free Webinar for Catholic school parents
May 18 at 7 PM
https://calendly.com/drjulesnolan/parenting-technology-and-social-media
Covid Tests
Grades 6-8 Testing
It is now recommended that students in grades 6-8 and older take a Covid test every two weeks or every week if invloved in sports. SWS will send completed test kits to Vault Health every other week. (The next time we collect tests is Monday, May 10) Please contact teresa.rademacher@swsaints.org to have your student participate.
Family testing
Families with children any age are allowed to bring routine “at home zoom saliva testing kits” that have been completed on Monday to school to be sent in with others that have been collected. Get your kit at www.vaulthealth.com
PCR viral test results are required for all school determinations – Saliva and PCR nasal swab
PreK Scholarship
Schulze Family Foundation
This is NOT a needs based program so all should apply. It is a great benefit for our prekindergarten students
Click for the application link.
Kindergarten openings:
We have made a commitment to have 2 kindergarten classes next fall. Each student enrolled lowers tuition by $50 for each student in the class up to 28 kids. This offer ends on June 1.
New Family Discount
Pass the word! All new families will receive a new family discount when enrolling at our school for fall. This is applicable for students going into grades 1-8 Fall 2021! We have room for a few more students at most grade levels.
Pot-O-Gold
One lucky winner will get $20,000!
We are only selling 650 tickets. If each school family bought one ticket, then we would be 1/2 way there! If you can help us by selling 1-2 tickets to a co-worker or family member, we would be most appreciative.
Call the office to purchase 952-758-3133.
May
Tues., May 11 – Living Rosary 10:00 AM (students/teachers only – livestreamed for parents and grandparents)
Tues., May 11 – Home/School Meeting at 6:00PM
Wed., May 12 – Mass (gr. 1 plans) 8:00 AM
Thurs/Fri., May 13/14 – Grade 8 retreat
Mon., May 17 – Field Day
Tues., May 18 – Teddy Bear Band Event 6:00PM in school lot for kindergarten and preschool families
Wed., May 19 Mass – 8:00AM (kinder-b plans)
Wed., May 19 – School Advisory 6:30 PM
Fri., May 21 – Preschool Graduation 10:00AM
Mon., May 24 – K-8 Spring Concert 9:00,1:00, 6:30
Mon., May 24 – summer preschool begins.
Wed., May 26 – 8th gr. Graduation 6:30PM
Thurs., May 27 – Mass – 8:00AM (gr. 6 Plans)
Thurs., May 27 – Last Day of school picnic at Memorial Park 12:00 – 2:00
Thurs., May 27 – No Club House
Fri., May 28 – No Club House
Mon.May 31 – Memorial Day – no preschool or Club House
Tues., June 1 – Summer Club House begins.
June
Thurs. June 10 – Preschool Scavenger Hunt in church – 10:00AM
Fri., June 11 – Golf Tournament
Click here for the
2021-2022 School Calendar
Pot-O-Gold Tickets
Win $20,000 in cash!
Tickets are $100 each and only 650 will be sold.
Drawing will be at our summer golf event on June 11.
1 = $20,000
4 = $1000
2 = $500
Total of $25,000 cash prizes
We appreciate if each family would consider buying 1 ticket! Send a check in and we will send your stub home.
OR
Contact sherry.hartman@swsaints.org to arrange to pick up tickets.
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