ST. LAMBERT SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
March 2017
St. Lambert School
1000 S. Bahnson
Sioux Falls, SD 57103
Phone: 338-7042
Fax: 336-8727
Email: [email protected]
A Special Thank-You
to all of the families
that helped fulfill our
wish list and other
needs this past
month:
Sue Carlson
Esther Gubbrud
WISH LIST
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Kleenex
Dustbuster for
the Art Room
Items to save for the
Art Room
Lent is here! What a great season in the church to prepare ourselves for the dying and
rising of Christ in the sacrifice he made for all of us. During Lent, many people try to do
something to prepare themselves spiritually for Easter. It seems the most common thing
a person does is to make a sacrifice of some kind; the hardest for me is always the sacrifice of time. This sacrifice brings to mind all the things parents do to volunteer for our
school. Your sacrifice of time is especially appreciated!!
There are so many ways parents are involved in the school and we would not have all
the many blessings we enjoy without your support…..the SFO Officers leading the parent group, Craft Fair, Beginning Bash, Rake-a-Difference, Wonderful Wednesday, Halloween Party,Technology Raffle, driving for field trips, food at conferences, room parents……and those are just a few examples! Not only does this volunteering add to the
school happenings, but it also adds life to the school. Parents get to know each other and
the staff and build longtime friendships as their children go through the school system. I
am grateful for all you do!
One thing we need to do is to take a look at all we do in order to determine the greatest
need for volunteers. If you would like to participate in reviewing the school volunteer
needs please attend the SFO Volunteer Meeting on March 8th at 6:30 in the art room.
All parents are invited.
May your blessings during Lent be many.
A Friend in Christ,
Ms. Colleen Davis
*sewing notions( leftover ribbon, trim, buttons, etc.)
*yogurt and/or cottage
cheese containers, 24 to
32 oz. size.
——————— DATES TO REMEMBER ———————
Feb. 28 - Dress in stripes, stripes, stripes
Mar. 21 - School Confessions
Mar. 1 - Ash Wednesday
Wear crazy socks with your uniform
8:30 am - School Mass—everyone plans
Mar. 22 - 6:00 pm - SFO Meeting
Mar. 7 - Pizza Ranch Night (5-8 pm)
Mar. 10 - End of Quarter
8:30 am - School Mass (3rd grade plans)
Mar. 15 - Report cards go home
Mar. 16 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Inservice
Mar. 17 - NO SCHOOL
Mar. 24 - 8:30 am - School Mass (2nd grade plans)
Mar. 25 - SFCS Shamrock Run
Mar. 29 - Dress Down/Up Day
Wonderful Wednesday
Mar. 30 - Birthday Lunch
Mar. 31 - 8:30 am - School Mass (1st grade plans)
 THANK YOU again to all of the helpers for
Catholic Schools Week events.
 What terrific cooks we have in the St. Lambert
School community! SFO and the teachers wish
to thank Amy Barr for her coordination and to
the generous parents for providing delicious
food for teachers’ meals on Parent-Teacher
Conference day.
 The Catholic Schools Week Dress Up/Down
Coupon Sale netted $282.00.
 Our next SFO meeting on Wednesday,
March 22nd at 6PM. Day care is provided.
Dress Up/Down coupons given to those in
attendance.
This year our school project for
Lent will be collecting money for
our Adoration Sisters’ future
Monastery building which will be
located near our Cathedral.
One suggestion is to have students donate
money they earn doing small jobs around
the house or for grandparents/neighbors.
Another possibility is to donate money
they saved by giving something up.
March Birthdays
Leedu Reh - March 1
Zach Barr & Mrs. Ratzloff - March 4
Deacon Schema - March 6
Mrs. Christensen – March 9
Adud Arop – March 10
Connor Brose - March 16
Himanot Eshete - March 19
Lauren Labahn - March 21
Addison McQueen - March 22
Michael Decker - March 23
Mr. Fink - March 30
**There will be a birthday lunch with Ms. Davis for
those students in grades K-6 celebrating March
birthdays on Thursday, March 30th in the art room.
No need to bring or buy lunch that day!
Library Lowdown
Soon we will be celebrating Dr. Seuss during Read
Across America week ~ February 27th - March 2nd.
Monday February 27th - The kids will play Dr. Seuss
Bingo in their classrooms for prizes.
Tuesday, February 28th - Everyone will wear as
many stripes, stripes, stripes as they possibly can! The
kids will also have Birthday cookies at lunch.
Wednesday, March 1st - Wear wacky socks with your
uniform. (Ash Wednesday is a Mass Day.)
Thursday, March 2nd - Happy Birthday Dr.
Seuss! The Student Council will lead everyone in singing Happy Birthday after morning prayer.
Teachers will read their favorite Dr. Seuss Book to their
students.
Friday, March 3rd - Curl up in a nook with your favorite book.
Theodor Seuss Geisel or as he is also known...Dr.
Seuss was born March 2nd, 1904 and passed away
September, 24th 1991 when he was 87 years old. He
has sold over 600 million copies of his books which
have been translated into 20 languages. We don't have 600 million of his
books in our library, but we have A
LOT! Remind your kids to check out a
Dr. Seuss book and read it together!
Katie McInerney ~ The Librarian
A huge thank you to everyone who helped count money
for the Catholic United Financial technology raffle! A
special thanks to Chris Hammer for coordinating the
event! So far we have collected approximately $9,580.
Thanks also to everyone who generously bought tickets.
Our school receives 100% profit from this fundraiser!
Volunteer Needs Meeting - March 8th at 6:30pm
All parents interested in reviewing the volunteer needs
in our school are invited to a meeting on March 8th at
6:30pm. We will meet in the art room.
We have many opportunities for volunteers in our
school but don't seem to have enough volunteers to fill
all those needs. Currently, we ask for 278 volunteers a
year (not in hours, but in people). Therefore, we need
to take a good look at the list to determine what fundraisers or fun-raisers will be scaled back so we aren't
asking so much of our parents.
Please plan to attend if you would like to provide input
into the decisions made.
Forgiveness is the SFCS March Virtue of the month - accepting and understanding
when others make mistakes. It's not always easy to forgive someone who has hurt
you. God forgives our sins and doesn't keep bringing up our past sins and mistakes. I always say that I forgive but don’t forget. I keep bringing up past offenses
when I’m upset with someone. That is not true forgiveness. I need to let it go and
follow Christ's example.
St. Patrick is the saint of the month. He was a humble, pious man who trusted God
and forgave others, even the pirates who kidnapped him when he was 14. There is
much more to St Patrick than shamrocks!
Lent is the perfect time to focus on forgiving those who have harmed or bothered you.
Nothing frees our spirits like forgiving or being forgiven. It’s the best feeling in the
world. When teaching proper apologies, I encourage students to ask, “Do you forgive
me?” I compare it to the freedom and love we feel after the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We are called to forgive as Jesus forgives.
Remembering that Jesus totally forgives our sins might make it easier to forgive others. And don’t forget to forgive yourself. That is one of my greatest challenges because I beat myself up for years after I done something wrong. I have to remind myself that God has forgiven me. Let's ask for God to open our hearts so that we, too,
can forgive. We’ll be happier and who doesn’t like that? Happy almost Spring!
Thank you to all who donated
hats, scarves and mittens to
our “Warming our Faith Community” project which we collected
during Catholic Schools Week. We
collected 8 pairs of mittens, 70 pairs of
gloves, 10 scarves, 1 coat, and 106 hats.
Your generosity was greatly
appreciated by the Bishop
Dudley House!
The St. Lambert Praise
Singers will be singing the
National Anthem at a Sioux
Falls Stampede game at the
Sanford Premier Center
on Friday, March 10, 7:00PM.
ALL St. Lambert students PK-6 are offered a
FREE ticket to this game! (You must use the
attached order form to order your child a free
ticket.)
One third of all other ticket sales purchased
through the St. Lambert Stampede Night order
form will go directly back to St. Lambert
School!
March 2017
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Dress in
1 Wear crazy
Stripes, stripes, socks w/uniform
stripes
Ash Wednesday
Thu
Fri
Sat
2
3
4
9
10
11
Happy Birthday
Dr. Seuss!
8:30 am School Mass
5
6
7
5-8 Pizza Ranch
Night
8
8:30 am School Mass
(3rd grade
plans)
End of Quarter
12
13
14
15
16 NO SCHOOL 17 NO SCHOOL 18
19
20
21
22
23
24
26
27
28
29
30
31
School
Confessions
Report cards go
home
6:00 pm SFO Meeting
Dress Down/Up
Day
Wonderful
Wednesday
Teacher
Inservice
Birthday Lunch
8:30 am School Mass
(2nd grade
plans)
8:30 am School Mass
(1st grade
plans)
25
SFCS Shamrock
Run