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Weekly Office News – October 24, 2022
Saint Wenceslaus Catholic School Office Update
From the Office of Principal:
Dear Parents, Grandparents, and Friends of SWS;
This is a very busy week for the school. Join us if you can and share our news with others who might like to participate.
1. We have our preschool Halloween Craft Night which is exciting for us to bring the kids and parents into our classrooms on Monday – Tonight!
2. We have a new event on Thursday – this week – Be sure to come to our first-ever Snowplow Showcase. This is a come and go event. Stay a little or a long time.
3. Of course, this week we host our Handmade Market on Saturday in which you can shop with our 65+ vendors with handcrafted items for sale. Coffee and other treats for sale by our School Parent Association. Be sure to shop at the School Parent Association booth.
Happy times at SWS!
Kim Doyle, Principal
“And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: This is the first commandment.” Mark 12:30
Snowplow Showcase
Come on Thursday, October 27 to the school parking lot.
5:00-6:30 PM
You will love this!
Stop by to view the 9 plows that will be taking care of the snow in the city of New Prague.
Not only is it fun to look up close at the snowplows, but it is going to be even more fun to see how our 6th-8th graders painted the plow blades!
Picture Retake Day
Those who had school pictures taken will be getting the packets the were purchased this week. There will be a retake day on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
Retake day is for:
1. Anyone who missed the first round of pictures
2. Those who have a photo with something wrong such as eyes shut. Retakes are not allowed for a good picture that you don’t like clothing or something not significant.
Bring original picture packet back to school for retake.
It’s not too late to sign up!
Fall Conference Sign-up Link
Conferences take place on the following dates and times:
Thursday, November 3 – 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Friday, November 4 – 8:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
15 minutes is allowed for each preschool – grade 5 conference.
10 minutes is allowed for each Grade 6-8 conference.
Schedule your conference here.
https://signup.com/go/hhjxmHz
Teachers will share your child’s NWEA test scores with you.
SWS Basketball Teams for grades 4-8
Student Interest Survey- Click here
SWS teams are learning opportunities. We accept all students who wish to play no matter what their skill level is.
Boys
4/5/6 and 7/8 grade boys – Coaches are Colin Smisek and Garrett Ykema
Assistant boys coach wanted
Girls
Girls in all grades are needed.
We have 4 girls for grades 4/5/6 and 4 girls for grades 7/8 This is not enough for a team to be formed yet. New girls who never have played basketball are welcome to join.
We also need a head coach
We have two assistant coaches
Christmas Lights – Seeking Donations
6. Need by November 10.
Light hanging crew:
Need a bunch of school parents – please!
Saturday, November 19 at 10:00 AM
Let’s make our property festive!
Club House will be open on Nov 3, 4, and 14
Open on Conference days on 3rd and 4th
Open on Workshop day for staff on November 14
Club House will be closed for Thanksgiving on November 24th and 25th .
We will be open from 7:00 am to 5:30 PM for kids in K-5.
$40 per child for a full day or $6 per hour fro part-day.
Children need to bring their own lunch. Clubhouse will provide morning and afternoon snacks.
Link to sign up.
Halloween Ball to take place on Oct. 31 – 1:00-2:00
Students can dress in costume for the afternoon of Oct. 31. (Orange/Black in the morning). We will hold a student dance for the K-8 kids in the gym.
No costume weapon items are allowed.
Parents are welcome to join but must check in at the office to enter the building. Wear a costume!
All Saints Day / All Souls Day
Tuesday, Nov. 1 is a Holy Day – We will have Mass for All Saints Day.
Wednesday, Nov. 2 is All Souls Day – Many classes will take a walk to the church cemetery to pray for our deceased family and friends.
Toddler Tuesdays
Every Tuesday (On days when school is in session)
8:00 AM -10:00 AM – For Toddlers and their parents
Come when you can and bring your friends and neighbors who also have toddlers. This time is for kids and parents together.
Park in the school parking lot and enter through the main doors near the gym. These doors are locked and entrance is supervised to admit our guests.
What is Heaven’s House Carnival?
A fun morning for the little kids put on by the St. Wenceslaus Youth program.
See the flyer for more information
Spiritwear Fridays
Every Friday – SWS spirt wear allowed: marathon shirts, red “Property of St. Wenceslaus” shirts, volleyball hoodies from this year, 8th grade class shirts, performing arts shirts for current year (when the time comes), SWS basketball shirts
For PreK Families – only
This special note is to the families of our PreK MWF and
M-F kids. Dinner is on us on Thursday, November 17.
Save the date! More news to come.
Living Nativity – December 2
This is going to be so exciting. What a great way to showcase our parish and our school. There will be a Living Nativity on our property on the night of the New Prague Parade of Lights – Friday, December 2.
See the Flyer about this event.
From the School Advisory Council
We know that families are busy and sometimes it helps to have new ideas to incorporate more of the faith into your family life.
For the Love of Family
This week’s challenge:
Talk with your kids about how the day after Halloween is a Holy Day in the Church- All Saints Day- and talk about the saints that share their name or are the patron saints of something they are interested in. Some fun ones include- St. Francis of Assisi (patron saint of animals), St. Catherine of Bologna (patron saint of artists), St. Sebastian (patron saint of athletes), St. Luke (patron saint of doctors), St. Isidore (patron saint of farmers), St. Florian (patron saint of firefighters), St. Anthony of Padua (patron saint of lost things), St. Cecilia (patron saint of musicians), St. John Baptist de la Salle (patron saint of teachers),
Here is how fundraising works for the year at SWS
Require events for parents to help contribute to goal:
1. Marathon – $150 per child
2. Sweepstakes Raffle – $300 per family
3. Fish Fry – Sell or buy 10 tickets
Optional event participation
1. Handmade Market
2. Starry Night Gala (except for a donation for the class basket and other auction items)
3. Golf Tournament
4. Pot-o-Gold (however, we would like each family to buy or sell at least one $100 ticket)
Virtus Account Set-up
To volunteer in the school, the following steps must be followed:
Make a username and password.
The 1st time will take at least 1.5 hours. After the first time that you are approved then, you will have short sessions each year to update the account.
4. Watch 14/15 short videos. You will be given a pre-video question, then allowed to watch the video, followed by a post-video question. You must watch all videos and sign and date after each question in the video section.
5. Do the background check (McDowell Agency) will ask questions of you, including your social security number.
C. – Fill out a 123B form by hand and bring that to the school office. Click here to download the 123B form
You will then complete your part, and your background check will be processed.
October
Mon. Oct. 24 – Home Volleyball vs St. Joe’s
Preschool Halloween Craft NIght 6:00-7:00 PM
Wed., Oct 26 – 8:00 School Mass (Gr. 6 plans)
Picture Retake Day
Thurs., Oct. 27 – Snow Plow Showcase 5:00-6:30PM
School Advisory Council 6:30 PM.
Sat., Oct 29 – Handmade Market – 9:00-2:00PM
Sun., Oct 30 – Heavens House Carnival 9:30-10:30 provided by SW Youth Group.
Mon., Oct. 31 – Halloween Ball – 1:00-2:00PM
No uniforms – Orange/black day plus costumes
November
Tues., Nov. 1 – All Saints Mass (Gr. 3 plans)
Wed., Nov. 2 All Souls Cemetery walk/Rosary
Thurs., Nov 3 – No School – Parent /Teacher Conferences 8:00 am. – 8:00 PM
Club House open
Fri., Nov. 4 – No School – Parent/Teacher Conferences 8:00-12:00
Club House open
Wed. Nov. 9 – School Mass ( Gr. 2 plans)
Mon., Nov. 14 – No School – Staff Workday – Club House open
Wed., Nov. 16 – School Mass ( Gr. 8 plans) – Food collection for food shelf
Thurs., Nov. 17 Pizza Delivery to PreK families
Sat. Nov.19 – Decorate the yard with lights – 10:00 am. – Adult helpers welcome!
Wed. Nov. 23 – School Mass (Gr. 1 plans)
Thurs., Nov. 24 – Thanksgiving – No School/No Club House
Fri., Nov. 25 – School/No Club House
Sun., Nov 27 – Advent begins
Wed., Nov. 30 – School Mass 8:00 (Gr. 7 plans)
Click here for the
2022-2023 School Calendar
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