Saints School News
Weekly Office News – February 20, 2023
Saint Wenceslaus Catholic School Office Update
From the Office of the Principal:
Dear Parents, Grandparents, and Friends of SWS;
We begin the Lenten Season this week with Ash Wednesday. This is a wonderful time of the year to teach our school children about the life of Christ, the suffering, the death, and the meaning of all as it brings the glory of the Easter Resurrection. Our children see the battered body of Jesus hanging on the crucifix each day as we pray. To make sense of it all requires the mind of a genius and the faith of angel. Yet, when a child gazes upon this site, they are able to ask the most sophisticated questions and have the most inquisitive curiosity about our salvation. They can clearly see good and evil at work. We give them the opportunity to dig deep throughout their years at our school. The SWS students develop a solid and lasting base from which they will find themselves pulling from over and over again as life’s journey brings them to many places.
In the weeks ahead, our SWS students will lead prayer for their classes and the entire school, will walk the path of the stations in various formats, will give alms to the poor, will participate in confession, and will say the Rosary, will attend adoration, and will study, learn, sacrifice, and focus on Jesus.
Kim Doyle
Principal
“Souls on Fire for God”
Conference Link
Parent/teacher conferences will take place on Thursday, March 2 and Friday, March 3.
Preschool – grade 5 are 15 minutes
Grades 6-8 are 10 minutes
Make your appointment on this Signup Link.
https://signup.com/go/URfytCL
Starry Night Helpers
Volunteer now to help set up, take down, or work on the night of the event.
Click here
Fish Fry is on Friday – This Week!
We still need a few more Volunteers for the Fish Fry
Click here
Fish Fry Tickets
Please turn your money in to the school office before Friday for the fish fry tickets. They get recorded. Tickets not turned in will be added to your tuition account.
Kids Lunch on Friday
Choices
1. Your child can use a ticket for the Fish Fry at Lunch on Friday and have the Fish Fry Lunch. Ages 10 and under can use 1/2 priced ticket. Older than 10 will have full priced ticket.
2. If you want them to have the regular hot lunch that day, they can have that choice with a tuna sandwich. 3. Students may also bring bag lunches as usual.
Wine Pull / Cocktail Baskets for the Starry Night
We are still collecting wine for our wine pull game and other bottles for our cocktail baskets.
Click here to see what is needed.
Register NOW to attend the Starry Night
Sign up with this online link or return your invitation reply card.
It’s a great adult night out!
Register
Need a Babysitter?
If you need a babysitter so that you can attend the Starry Night, please reach out. I can contact our older students to see who might be able to help you out.
Volunteer Requirements for all families
We ask every family to work at our events.
Fish fry
Starry Night
Golf Tournament
Preschool families work at 1 event
K-8 families work at 2 events
For the Love of Family
This week’s challenge:
Challenge family members to each sacrifice something they enjoy during the week in order to help someone else; for example, giving up a TV program to help a sibling with homework or sacrificing Xbox time to set the table without being asked.
School Enrollment
Reminder – if you currently have a student who is heading to grades 1-8 next fall, we do an automatic re-enrollment on March 1.
To secure our staff within our budget, we must add the $50 registration fee to your TADS account on March 1. If for any reason your student will not be attending SWS in the fall, please email Kim Doyle directly. Registration fees are not refundable.
Aim Higher Grants
Families with financial need can apply for a $1000 tuition grant for the 23-24 school year.
The application is open until February 22.
Click here for more details.
Pot-o-Gold raffle for $20,000 prize.
Each family was given one $100 ticket
Drawing on June 9.
We have 650 to sell in total. We need people to try selling more to meet our goal.
Call or stop in at the school office.
Tickets to Shrek!
Our 7th and 8th graders are preparing a school musical for the evenings on March 9 and 10. This show is great for all ages.
Students learn to act, sing, dance, and perform. They also make the costumes, set, promotions, and learn to do make-up.
Please support the work of our staff and students by enjoying one of our shows.
Ticket Order Form
Virtus Account Set-up
To volunteer in school, each person must complete the Virtus Child Safety Program.
Here is a link with instructions on how to get this completed:
Click here.
Club House for March 2, 3, and 13
Signup link for these non-school days.
Toddler Tuesdays
Every Tuesday (On days when school is in session)
8:00 AM -10:00 AM – For Toddlers and their parents
5:30 PMFebruary
Wed., Feb 22 – 8:00 Ash Wed. Mass (Gr. 7 plans)
Last Day to apply for Aim Higher Scholarship
Fri., Feb 24 – Fish Fry 11:00-1:00 and 4:30-7:00
Living Stations by parish youth 4:30 and 6:00 PM in church
March
Wed. March 1 – 8:00 School Mass ( Gr. 2 plans)
Thurs., March 2 – Conferences/No School
Fri., March 3 – Conferences/No School
Wed., March 8 – 8:00 School Mass (Gr. 1 plans)
Thurs., March 9 – Shrek Musical -6:00PM
Fri., March 10 – Shrek Musical – 5:00 & 7:30 PM
Mon. March 13 – Workshop Day – No School
Wed., March 15 – 8:00 School Mass (Kinder plans)
Wed., March 22 – 8:00 School Mass ( Gr. 4 plans)
Thurs., March 23 – Stations of the Cross 1:00
New Prague Arts and Activities Showcase 6:00-8:00 PM
Sat., March 25 – Starry Night 5:00PM
Wed., March 29 – School Mass (Gr. 1 plans)
Thurs., March 30 – Gr. 2-8 Confessions
Thurs., March 30 _Living Stations 1:00 presented by the 8th graders
Fri., March 31 – Last day before spring break
April
Spring Break – April 3- April 10
Sun., April 2 – Palm Sunday
Thurs., April 6 – Holy Thursday
Fri., April 7 – Good Friday
Sat., April 8 – Holy Saturday
Sun., April 9 – East Sunday
Mon., April 10 – Easter Monday
Tues., April 11 – School resumes
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2023-2024 School Calendar
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2022-2023 School Calendar
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