F.Y.I. For Your Information
St. Croix Catholic School
Educating the Whole Child — Mind, Body and Spirit
November 8, 2012
From the Principal’s Desk by Sister Mary Juliana, O.P.
Faculty vs. 8th grade Marathon Celebration Volleyball
Game on November 1. The faculty defeated the 8th
grade by a NARROW margin! GO KNIGHTS!
SCCS Students in grades K - 5 Prepare for Advent Programs
People, Look East
Kindergarten and First Grade Advent Concert
Thursday, December 6 at 2:30 pm
in the SCCS Gym
Students in Kindergarten and first grade are asked to wear their Sunday best on December
6th for their concert. Girls can wear a pair of nice dress pants with a blouse or a nice dress
or skirt. Boys are Asked to wear a nice shirt (short sleeve, button down, long sleeve, turtleneck) with a pair of nice dress pants and dress shoes.
El Nacimiento de Nuestro Salvador: The Birth of Our Savior
Grade 2 - 5 Advent Program
Tuesday, December 18 at 6:30 pm
Church of St. Michael
Students in grades 2 - 5 are asked to wear ALL black to the concert (as many will be wearing a costume or putting
on a festive head covering). Boys, please wear a logo-free black shirt (short sleeve, button down, long sleeve, turtleneck), and black pants with black dress shoes. Girls can wear a church appropriate black dress or black dress pants
and blouse/shirt, and black dress shoes.
The students are working hard and looking forward to performing for their parents, friends and extended families.
Please be sure to mark your calendar for these special events.
Service Marathon 2012
Students who completed their Race for Service sheets by performing 26 acts of
service and who also reached their individual goal of raising $250 for the Marathon.
Way to go SCCS students!
Peter Albers, Isaac Albers, Anthony Argiro, John Argiro, Colette Argiro, Grace Argiro, Abigail Bechtold,
Mary Bechtold, Taylor Brady, Emilee Bruneau, Ruby Casserly, James Casserly, Adrianna Christ, Alexandra
Clark, Ryan Colburn, Nicholas Crea, Megan Cuta, Lauren Cuta, Tommy de St. Aubin, Patrick de St. Aubin,
Morgan Delaney, Calli Dierkhising, Louis Dinzeo, Jacob Dinzeo, Grace Dinzeo, Owen Dinzeo, Mary Therese
Druffner, Rosalia Eichten, Sierra Eiselt, Sydney Eiselt, Jordan Eiselt, Cameron Eiselt, Zach Faust, Sophia
Faust, Jack Faust, Ella Gag, Nick Gag, Luci Garofalo, Tony Garofalo, Tyler Gartner, Adrianna Gorman, Dominic Gorman, Mikayla Gorman, Berlyn Green, Alex Gross, Myla Harris, Taylor Harris, Rachel Houle, Erik
Houle, Owen Johnson, Brienna Johnson, Elizabeth Kaari, Bridget Kaari, Annie Kiolbasa, Max Krakowski, Joseph Krenz, Dominic Krenz, Bei Krueger, Megan Lampright, Anna Landsem, Hanna Lauer, Sean LeRoux,
Abby Liberty, Henry Liberty, Bridget Lisle, Anna Loegering, Isa Loomis, Leo Loomis, Basil Loomis, Gianna
Loomis, Claire Lozano, Zach Magner, Nick Magner, Jake Magner, Luke Magner, Peter Markert, Michelle
McGrath, Claire McGrath, Katherine McGrath, Gabe Meisterling, Zoe Meletiou, Sophia Mikkelson, Brogan
Miller, Lily Mohr, Elizabeth Morgan, Matthew Murphy, Nathaniel Murphy, Fiona Nath, Grace Nelson, Andrew Nimmo, Andrew Nolde, Catherine Nolde, William Oakes, Elizabeth Ogren, Joanna O’Keefe, Anthony
O’Keefe, Edward O’Keefe, Celeste Pawelski, Claire Person, Grace Pearson, David Pearson, Raegan Pearson,
Nicholas Purdie, Madelyn Purdie, Ella Rammer, Abigail Robinson, Julia Robinson, Gavin Robinson, Hailey
Robinson, Claire Rolf, Dominic Romportl, Anton Romportl, Luke Rooker, Claire Rubischko, Delaney Runyon,
Ella Runyon, Charlie Sandquist, Jack Sandquist, Tyler Schmelz, Karsten Schmitt, Amanda Schraut, Noah
Schraut, Sam Schraut, Nicholas Seeman, Nicholas Seifert, Justin Siegfried, Nell Smith, Kalle Smith, Kate
Smith, Addie Smittkamp, Elizabeth Speltz, Johnny Steveken, Sarah Symalla, James Thomson, William
Thomson, Jonathon Thomson, Robert Thueson, Kalley Tomek, Max Tschoepe, Marie Tschoepe, Rome
Vacek, Evie Vacek, Nicole Vagle, Anna Valek, Charlie Valerius, Ben Valerius, Danny Valerius, Tori Vogel, Elizabeth Voss, Ben Watry, Kate Watry, Thomas Watry, Matthew Whisler, Andrew Whisler, Tony Yocum,
Chase Yocum, Samantha Young
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Artist of the Week
by Mrs. Fioritto, Art Teacher
This week's spectacular artist is Joanna O'Keefe in first
grade. Joanna did a wonderful job painting her impressionistic fall landscape! In this project, we looked
at the work of French Impressionist painter Claude
Monet and heard a story about his life. The students
made a colored paper background by cutting green
paper and gluing it onto a blue "sky" to show the horizon line. Next they painted clouds, then we looked at
the texture and color in real birch bark and practiced
drawing tree forms. They painted birch trees, then
finished by using Q-tips to mix fall colors right on their
paper as the Impressionists did to create leaves. Great
example of a fun project, Joanna!
SCCS Students Invited to Participate in Da Vinci Fest on January 5
by Pam Fioritto, Art Teacher
Once again, St. Croix Catholic has been invited to participate in District 834's Da Vinci Fest. This year’s Da Vinci Fest
will be held on January 5 at Stillwater Area High School. This art, science and creativity fair is open to all 4th - 12th
graders who live within the District 834 boundaries. Da Vinci Fest is sponsored by The Partnership Plan, the nonprofit educational fund that provides resources to enrich, engage and enhance the educational experience of Stillwater
Area Public School students. Details and an online registration form can be found at http://partnershipplan.org/.
The registration deadline is December 7. No exceptions! Remember, art or science projects need not be finished by
December 7, but you MUST register by then. Please feel free to contact me at [email protected] with any questions.
Spirit Wear makes GREAT Christmas gifts!
It’s gift giving time and Spirit Wear makes great Christmas gifts for your SCCS students, as well as future SCCS students, parents and other family members. We have something for everyone…t-shirts, sweatshirts, windshirts, flannel
pants, various styles of sweatpants, bags, blankets and caps.
REMEMBER…Spirit Wear can be worn on Fridays at school, but ANYTIME outside of school!
It’s a great way to show your school pride in the community!
Holiday orders are due Wednesday, November 28th. For each Spirit Wear item you purchase, your name will be
entered into a drawing for a free SCCS Stocking cap. We are also offering 10% off all existing inventory (Click here
for current inventory. Please note, orders will be filled on a 1st come 1st serve basis. We will notify you if your item
is no longer in stock.)
Please submit orders using the Spirit Wear order form. (Click here), and drop it off in the
School Office by November 28th. If you have any questions regarding Spirit Wear, please contact Susan Schlegel ([email protected]) or Holly Corbid ([email protected]).
Order forms are also available in the school office.
Spirit Wear is sponsored by the SCCS Booster Club,
which is a volunteer organization supporting all extracurricular activities.
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St. Croix Catholic Faith Formation Presents
Parents of SCCS 4th - 7th grade students
Growth in Holiness
Join us for a
Wednesday Speaker Series
Middle School Information Night
Presents:
Tuesday, November 13
6:30 pm
Middle School Commons
Doug Bushman
November 14
Church of St. Michael
Social Hall
Come meet our Middle School faculty and hear
about what you and your child can expect
during the Middle School years.
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Vatican II: Distractions, Distortions, and the
Authentic Spirit of Vatican II
8:00 - 9:00 pm
Vatican II and a Church That Comes of Age
Through Renewal and Conversion
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Questions, call St. Croix Catholic Faith Formation 651 375-3175
CCW Merry Mall - A Festival of Holidays
Saturday, November 10th
St. Michael’s Church and St. Croix Catholic School
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Celebrate Thanksgiving and prepare for the Holy Season of Advent.
Kids Games, Activities and Entertainment
Cake Walk
Art & Crafts Boutique
Bake Sale
Attic Treasures
Silent Auction
Pie Baking Contest
Bingo
A “Merry Meal” with Chicken Wild Rice Soup or Sloppy Joes
Proceeds from the CCW (Council of
Catholic Women) Merry Mall go to
charities in the St. Croix Valley and the
great community and to support programs within our Faith Community.
Merry Mall could still use some adult volunteer help. Shifts are 2 - 2 1/2 hours long. Help is needed between 9:00 am and
4:00 pm. Volunteers can sign up at http://signupschedule/elisle. Remember - if you are logging your volunteer time for
SCCS, anything you do to volunteer for the parishes - including helping at Merry Mall - can be counted.
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Remember your
scripnow and reloadable SCRIP cards
Operation Christmas Child Gift Boxes
A quick and convenient way to shop
during the holidays and every day!
Last Day to bring gift boxes in is
Buying Scrip can be as easy as a few clicks of your
November 12th.
mouse! Use scripnow and reloadable SCRIP cards
Some great suggestions to include in your box are :
to simplify some of your holiday shopping for gifts,
food, and decorating supplies.
Toys: small cars, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yo, jump ropes, small Etch a Sketch,
Slinkys, etc.
All you need to do to add a new balance to some
of your SCRIP cards or to purchase a new certificate you can print right away on your own printer,
is have a PrestoPay account set up on
www.shopwithscrip.com, make your selections and
pay online. Within minutes your card is reloaded
or your certificate is ready to print.
School Supplies: Pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons, stamps and ink pads, solar calculators, picture or
coloring books.
Hygiene items: Toothbrush, toothpaste, bar soap (in
a plastic bag, comb, washcloth.
The list of reloadable and scripnow cards is long look online for the entire list. Here are just a few:
Other: Hard candy and
lollipops, gum, new Tshirts, socks, sunglasses,
hair clips, flashlights (with
extra batteries)
scripnow: Amazon, Applebees, Barnes & Noble,
Best Buy, Dell Computer, DSW Shoes, Home Depot, iTunes, jcpenney, LL Bean, Land’s End,
Lowes, Old Navy, Pottery Barn, Shutterfly,
Walmart
A Personal Note: in a
separate envelope, you
many enclose a note to
the child and a photo of yourself.
Reloadable: Cub Foods, Burger King, CVS Pharmacy, Domino’s Pizza, Gap, jcpenney, Jiffy Lube,
Lowes, Starbucks, Super America.
If you have questions about SCRIP or PrestoPay,
call the school office.
651 439-5581
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Upcoming Events
Friday, November 9 - NO SCHOOL for K - 8; Ark of Angels Preschool is in session
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
K - 2 Parent - Teacher Conferences
3 - 8 Teacher Workshop
Monday, November 12
12:30 - 4:00 pm
Ark of Angels Parent-Teacher Conferences
LAST DAY to bring in your Operation Christmas Child gift boxes.
Tuesday, November 13
1:45 pm
7th grade plays performed for students in grades K - 3
The Golden Goose - This is a delightful Grimm’s fairy tale in which a naïve young man is rewarded
for his kindness and generosity to a frail old man. AND . . .
Some of My Best Friends Are Spies - A bumbling not-so-secret agent undertakes a not-sodangerous mission to find a secret formula.
6:30 pm
Middle School Information Night for parents of students in grades 4 - 7
Middle School Commons
Please invite any friends or neighbors who may be interested in learning more about SCCS.
Wednesday, November 14
9:15 am
All School Mass
Family and friends, please join us.
1:45 pm
7th Grade plays performed for students in grades 4 - 8 (see above)
Thursday, November 15
7:00 pm
7th grade plays performed for family and friends in the SCCS Gym (see above)
Monday, November 19
9:30 am
Information morning for prospective families
Social Hall
Wednesday, November 21
9:15 am
All School Thanksgiving Mass
Family, friends, parishioners - please join us.
End of first trimester
Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23
NO SCHOOL
Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday, December 5
9:15 am
All School Mass
9:00 am and 12:30 pm Open House Day for students enrolled in Ark of Angels Preschool
Thursday, December 6
2:30 pm
Kindergarten and First Grade Advent Program
SCCS Gym
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