Snowman Celebration- Tuesday, January 14 at 6:00 PM
This special party is for all of our kindergarten and preschool age children! Our 5th and 6th graders have been busy designing snow-themed games.  We hope all of the little ones can join us for an hour of fun!

This event is open to the public and is free.
Please invite neighbors and friends with little kids to attned with you.

Preschool Open House and Registration for Fall 2020
6:00-7:00 PM on Tuesday, January 21

Please share the news:
Registration for preschool is now open.
Those who register in January can use their $100 coupon.
– 3 or 5 day program for for PreK 4/5 year old.
– 2 or 5 day program for 3/4 year old.
Extended care is offered before and after classes for 7:00am to 5:30 PM.

Geography Bee Grade Winners
This group will now compete against each other on Friday, Jan., 17 for the school championship.
8 – Mary Soderlund and Wyatt Pauly
7 – Bobby Goggins and Cullen Otremba
6 – Elizabeth Smyth and Kyla Klein
5 – Isabel Egan and Maddie Weiers
Parents are welcome to come watch at 8:30 AM in the gym.
The school winner will do the regional geography bee test to try for state competition.

Sweepstakes Tickets
All ticket stubs will be due in the office by Tuesday, January 28.
This is one of our 3 required fundraisers. (1–marathon pledges, 2-sweepstakes tickets, and 3-fish fry tickets)

K-8 families have $300 in tickets.
Preschool families have $50 in tickets.

Funds not returned to the office will be billed to tuition accounts, so it is in your best interest to take your chances on the cash winnings!

Important School Survey (Only 3 questions)

The link to take this survey is:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RBCNBXP 

We are moving forward during 2020 with a development and strategic planning process designed to improve our development, communication, and enrollment management efforts. This process will seek the involvement from many people – parents, parishioners, alumni, faculty and staff, and others. One of the first steps in this process is to conduct a survey.

Please click on the link or fill out the paper copy.  This survey is on Survey Monkey which makes it completely anonymous. Paper copies require no name.

Pancake Breakfast
The Knights of Columbus will be cooking up their famous pancakes on Catholic Schools Week Sunday on January 26.  100% of the profits will go to the school.
Plan to bring your family to the breakfast in our school cafeteria. It is a free will offering.

Parents and students in grades 6 – 8 are encouraged to help serve and bus tables.

Kindergarten Preview Night
This event is for those who have enrolled for fall 2020 and for any family who is considering our school for kindergarten.

All school families can help by encouraging others to seek more information and sharing good experiences of your children at SWS! Remember for every new child who enrolls, all kindergarten families get a discount of $50 in tuition. So far the discount is up to $400 for next fall.

Our kindergarten preview night is on February 11 at 6:00 PM.

Substitute Teacher Training Session
Training is offered for anyone who has a BA/BS degree in any area to substitute teach. The training takes place  on February 3 and 4 in St. Paul. You must register ahead of time and attend two full days to obtain a certificate. Please contact Kim for details if interested.

The Starry Night in Italy  – March 28.
This is a fun night for adults in our community with dinner, bidding, and lots of fun.

Plan to attend! Guests include preschool – grade 8 parents, friends of parents, teachers, past parents, parishioners, community members, alumni, and friends of all. This event is open to the public and is appropriate for all adult ages 21 and older. Guests ages 18-21 are welcome to attend with a responsible adult/parent. Children under 18 are not included.

Christmas Concert DVD, including Kindergarten & Grade 1 Nativity
You can get a DVD copy of the school Christmas concert, which also includes the kindergarten and grade 1 nativity production and some still photos of the practices and performances. The footage is taken from the choir loft. Mrs. May, our school technologist,  is willing to make copies for anyone who wants one at $5 each. An order form is here, or you can stop by the school office.

Aim Higher Tuition Grants are now open for K-8 families. The grant will close in February!
Once your child qualifies for this grant, they will get the grant every year until they graduate from grade 8 even if you transfer to another Catholic school.

To apply for this grant, you must apply for financial assistance with TADS. (This is a needs based grant. Do not be afraid to apply. The process is very confidential.)

Wanted (for our Starry Night):
1. Corks from wine bottles
2. Donation of bottled wine – all kinds
3. Donations of things for our live and silent auction

Bigger items are wanted for the live auction: examples are tickets to something special, cabins, dinners, parties, sports, timeshares, access to something fun.

Help wanted:
We will be looking for workers for the night of the Starry Night event so if for some reason you cannot come as a guest, please think about coming as a worker. Please contact Kim to be included in volunteering for the Starry Night.

This is a great way to be involved in the Starry Night, see the event in action, and provide a great service for the school. (Volunteers must be 18 and older)