Retirements at SWS

1. Mike Tschimperle will be retiring from teaching after being at St. Wenceslaus for the past 37 years. We are so grateful for the dedication and service Mike has given to our school.
2. Mary Wick is retiring as our Food Service Director/Head Cook. She has been at SWS for 16 years. We will miss her and her willingness to jump in where and when needed with a delicious lunch, dinner, or treat for kids and staff.
3. Betty Jirak will be retiring at the end of the summer. Betty is a preschool aide who has been at our school for 3 years but has worked her entire life in other locations.
4. Anne Conway has been a teacher during her career in several schools. She is the current preschool teacher of our 3/4 program for this past year.

                                                               Happy Retirement!

Concert/Guest Day Details

1. Students should dress up on Tuesday for the activities and concerts.

No Jeans (except the classes that will be wearing jeans as part of their costume – gr. 2/3/4)
No spaghetti straps on dresses or tops.
Nice dress shorts are ok- Not athletic shorts
A change of shoes or clothes for recess and the afternoon is acceptable.

2. Students will NOT leave with guests after the morning concert. They will stay at school for lunch and the afternoon.

3. All students should arrive at school at 6:00 PM for the evening concert. They need to go to their classrooms.

4. Rosary in Church/Concert in Gym

Tues., May 3 – Grades K-8 Special Guest Day Activities –

Guests can park in the back parking lot and come to the gym.

8:00-8:45 – Treats/Coffee/Games with kids in the gym. Tour of school with your special kids.
8:45 – Head to the church for the Rosary
9:00 – Living Rosary in Church
10:00 – K-8 Spring Concert in Gym (Especially for guests,     grandparents, and friends)

Guests will leave after the concert at about 11:15.
Kids will stay in school for lunch and afternoon classes.

6:30 PM- Evening K-8 Spring Concert in the Gym

Preschool Special Guest Day – May 6

9:00-10:00 AM – Meet children in the gym. Students will check into their classrooms and then head to the gym where activity tables will take place.

Guests can park in the back parking lot and come to the gym.

Parent Night at Giesenbrau Brewery

Mark your calendars
Thursday, May 12
6:00-8:00 PM

All parents in preschool through grade 8 are invited to join in for a short social time at the local brewery sponsored by our School Advisory Council.

This is a chance to meet others, have a free beverage, and maybe win a prize.

Get a babysitter in place now, then simply show up! Come alone or with a spouse. No need to worry about knowing anyone because this event is meant for people to meet each other!

Job openings

1. Head Kitchen Food Services – full-time
2. Summer help for Club House – above 18 only – adults above 21 preferred – both full-time and part-time.
3. Preschool aide for fall – must be able to work 12:00-5:00 – full-time or part-time options
4. Teachers – hiring several for fall 2022

Financial Assistance
If you are a family that applied for financial assistance for the 22-23 school year through TADS, please watch for your notification to come to you via email.  We are working on these applications now and will have the information for you soon.

Summer Programs

Club House will be open all summer for kids currently in k-5. See the calendar (sent in previous mail) for summer activities which include pool days, field trips, special speakers, and more.

Preschool Summer program is open to kids who are currently enrolled in our preschool. This program will have water sprinkler days, attend the special speakers with the older kids, and do many fun activities in a safe environment for the little kids.

Covid Update
The Covid-19 virus still exists and still affects people within our school.  We continue to monitor but all school life has returned to “normal” at this time.
Here are the guidelines:

1. Keep your child home if they are ill.  Same rules apply as aways with 24 hours (24 hour rule) -for any fever, diarrhea, vomit and we also hope you test for covid.

As educators we see that coughs and runny noses are not handled well by some children so keep those children home until better. Kids are extremely germy with mucus issues. Children who cannot use a tissue and sanitize appropriately or who do not cover a cough should not be in school.

2. If a child or staff member test positive, then they do need to quarantine for 5 days and can return to school on day 6. (day zero being the day of the test if no symptoms or if there are symptoms then day zero is the day symptoms start) Day 6 with a mask until day 10 – or quarantine through day 10. Day 11 all is good if symptoms are gone or significantly better. This is the policy until further notice. For preschool, we ask for kids to remain out for the full 10 days.

3. Masks are optional. Some children and staff members continue to wear masks and that is OK. 

Some children come to school in a mask but wear it on their neck or chin – or only cover their mouth and keep their nose out. If this is your child, you might consider getting rid of the mask. It actually is more distracting and germy than helpful to your child. Having the child touch the mask constantly spreads their germs to others and works against your intention to protect them.