Principal's Message Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Principal's Message Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Mission Statement Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School exists to create a Catholic, Christian learning environment in which students grow in academic knowledge and the realization of God working in their lives. "Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the Kingdom of heaven." -Mt 18:3 Heavenly Father, deliver me from evil; help me to do your Will in all circumstances. This message includes information about the following. 1. Calendar-at-a-glance 2. Rice Bowls 3. TAG Day 4. ACT-Aspire Testing 5. Leprechaun Lope Thank You 6. Basketball Tournament Congratulations 7. Lace Up for Lourdes Walk-a-thon 8. BoxTops Reminder 9. Chess Tournament 10. Football Tournament 11. Upcoming at Judge 12. Parish Holy Week Schedule
CALENDAR-AT-A-GLANCE March 23 - All School Mass hosted by 6th Grade @ 9AM 25 - Palm Sunday / Holy Week Begins 29 - Holy Thursday / Spring Break Begins / NO SCHOOL 30 - Good Friday 31 - Easter Saturday April 1 – Easter 2 - 8 Spring Break / NO SCHOOL 9 - Classes resume 10 - ACT-Aspire Testing Begins 12 - HSA Meeting @ 6PM 13 - TAG Day / Middle School Dance @ 6:30PM at St. Vincent's 20 - All School Mass hosted by 7th grade @ 9AM / Q4 Midterm 27 - Lace Up for Lourdes Walk-a-thon
RICE BOWLS This Friday is our last day for rice during lunch. We would like to thank Mr. Skip Lamar and Ms. Pat Phillipp for coming in every Friday to prepare our rice and join us for lunch. We would also like to thank the NJHS members for serving the rice. This has been a symbol of our commitment to Jesus' command: Love thy neighbor. Please continue to fill your a paper rice bowl at home. You can send your donation direclty to CRS Rice Bowl, the instructions are on the box OR please bring in your CRS Rice Bowl by March 28. Thank you for your participation in this stewardship project. TAG DAY – TOMORROW March 22 Our National Junior Honor Society has chosen Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance as the charitable organization we will support for tomorrow's TAG Day. Students may wear colors of nature free dress if they bring in a donation of $1 or more. ACT-ASPIRE TESTING Every spring, students in grades 3rd through 8th take the ACT-Aspire testing for their current grade level. They are tested in reading, writing, math, science, and English. The test is entirely computer based. We use the results to help guide our instruction, as well as, helping individual students reach their fullest potential. Students in grades 3rd through 8th will be taking the test when we return from Easter Break. Please make sure that your student comes to school on time (testing will begin immediately in the morning), is well rested and has had a proper breakfast. Students will be tested the following days: • • • • •
April 10-11: 8th & 7th grades April 12-13: 6th grade April 16-17 & 19: 5th grade April 16-17 & 19: 4th grade April 18-19: 3rd grade
LEPRECHAUN LOPE THANK YOU Thank you to Pat Noteboom, his many assistants and volunteers for making this year's 29th Annual Leprechaun Lope another success. We appreciate all the hard work that goes in to making this a fun, exciting, and valid race. We couldn't do that without Pat's expertise.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY THANK YOU Thank you to Sebrena Banecker for organizing our school’s participation in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and to the families who braved the cold and snow to walk in the parade representing our school.
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to all our basketball teams that participated in the Holy Spirit Invitational Basketball Tournament last weekend in Pocatello. All our teams won at least 2 games and the 6th grade girls advanced to the consolation championship but sadly lost. Thank you again to all our parent coaches for your dedication to our student-athletes in helping them gain new skills and demonstrate good sportsmanship. 6TH ANNUAL LACE UP FOR LOURDES WALK-A-THON - Friday, April 27 On Friday, April 27th, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School will hold its 6th Annual Walk-athon. Funds generated from this event will help the purchase of a new math curriculum and additional resources and supplies for our science programs. Please consider underwriting some (or all) of our expenses to run this event by becoming a financial sponsor! Financial Sponsorship Levels: Gold: $500 Silver: $250 Bronze: $100 Benefits include: o Your company logo or name printed on the back of 200+ walk-a-thon t-shirts (logo size printed will correspond to sponsorship level). o Company logo or name listed with hyperlink to your company website from ours. o Volunteer Hours! (For current families) ▪ $500 donation = 25 parent volunteer hours ▪ $250 donation = 12.5 parent volunteer hours ▪ $100 donation = 5 parent volunteer hours Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization; Tax ID 87-0260160. Your sponsorship is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. All Sponsorships commitments and logo artwork (high resolution jpg file) must be received by noon on Tuesday April 10th to be included on walk-a-thon T-shirt. For questions, contact Cheri Wright at [email protected] or 801-244-5544. BOX TOPS REMINDER Last year, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School received over $500 from the BoxTops program. Keep sending in those BoxTops! It's easy to find BoxTops -- You may have some in your home right now! (Cheerios, Nature Valley, Progresso, Yoplait, Ziploc, Hefty, Kleenex, etc.) They are each worth 10¢ and they add up fast. Ask your grandparents, neighbors, check your work break room, check that junk drawer! Just clip or tear the BoxTop panels, send them in to the office with the kids, and we'll sort and send for the school. Thank you! CHESS TOURNAMENT- Saturday, March 24 Open to all chess players on every level. When: Saturday, March 24, 2018 Time: 8:30AM Check-In Cost: $15 (members of Chess with Matt get $5 off) Location: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School
Registration: https://mkt.com/chesswithmatt/ Scroll to add "Chess Tournament" to your cart. Questions: Call Matt at 801-589-4279 or email [email protected] 3 Divisions - Trophies will be awarded to the top 3 players in each division! Division 1: K-2nd Grade Division 2: 3-6th Grade Division 3: 7-12th Grade FLAG FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT - Saturday, April 14 Coach Will Hawes is organizing a flag football tournament for our middle school students in 7 th and 8th grade. Tournament Date: Saturday, April 14th @ 10AM Tournament Location: Layton Christian Academy Cost: FREE Practice will be held during recess starting March 22nd. If you are interested or need more information please contact him at [email protected]. UPCOMING AT JUDGE Tuesday Tours & Open House at Judge Memorial Catholic High School Join us on the last Tuesday of every month from 9:00-11:00A for an informal Open House and take a tour of our campus. All are welcome and no appointment is necessary. Drop by and see all that Judge has to offer! Next Tuesday Tour is: Tuesday, March 27, 2018. More information may be found: https://www.judgememorial.com/apps/pages/openhousewinter 2018 Bulldog All Sports Camp is a co-ed camp for Grades K-5 (or ages 5-11). Three sessions are available: • • •
June 4–8, 2018 at St. Vincent de Paul June 11–15, 2018 at Judge Memorial Catholic HS June 18–22, 2018 at St. Vincent de Paul
Sign up for one session or all three! Campers will work on skills such as: throwing, dribbling, kicking, batting, shooting, catching, quickness and agility. Team sports may include but are not limited to baseball, floor hockey, kickball, obstacle course, basketball, soccer, dodgeball, touch/flag football, track and field, and lacrosse. Visit: http://www.jmsportscamp.com for more information and to register. Join in the fun while making new friends! PARISH HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE Holy Thursday Mass: Mass of the Last Supper will be March 29 @ 7:00PM Good Friday Mass: Services will be on March 30 @ noon followed by Stations of the Cross Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil Mass, Saturday, March 31 @ 8:30PM Easter Sunday: April 1 @ 10:00AM Have a blessed week! Christine Bergquist Principal
CALENDAR-AT-A-GLANCE March 23 - All School Mass hosted by 6th Grade @ 9AM 25 - Palm Sunday / Holy Week Begins 29 - Holy Thursday / Spring Break Begins / NO SCHOOL 30 - Good Friday 31 - Easter Saturday April 1 – Easter 2 - 8 Spring Break / NO SCHOOL 9 - Classes resume 10 - ACT-Aspire Testing Begins 12 - HSA Meeting @ 6PM 13 - TAG Day / Middle School Dance @ 6:30PM at St. Vincent's 20 - All School Mass hosted by 7th grade @ 9AM / Q4 Midterm 27 - Lace Up for Lourdes Walk-a-thon
RICE BOWLS This Friday is our last day for rice during lunch. We would like to thank Mr. Skip Lamar and Ms. Pat Phillipp for coming in every Friday to prepare our rice and join us for lunch. We would also like to thank the NJHS members for serving the rice. This has been a symbol of our commitment to Jesus' command: Love thy neighbor. Please continue to fill your a paper rice bowl at home. You can send your donation direclty to CRS Rice Bowl, the instructions are on the box OR please bring in your CRS Rice Bowl by March 28. Thank you for your participation in this stewardship project. TAG DAY – TOMORROW March 22 Our National Junior Honor Society has chosen Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance as the charitable organization we will support for tomorrow's TAG Day. Students may wear colors of nature free dress if they bring in a donation of $1 or more. ACT-ASPIRE TESTING Every spring, students in grades 3rd through 8th take the ACT-Aspire testing for their current grade level. They are tested in reading, writing, math, science, and English. The test is entirely computer based. We use the results to help guide our instruction, as well as, helping individual students reach their fullest potential. Students in grades 3rd through 8th will be taking the test when we return from Easter Break. Please make sure that your student comes to school on time (testing will begin immediately in the morning), is well rested and has had a proper breakfast. Students will be tested the following days: • • • • •
April 10-11: 8th & 7th grades April 12-13: 6th grade April 16-17 & 19: 5th grade April 16-17 & 19: 4th grade April 18-19: 3rd grade
LEPRECHAUN LOPE THANK YOU Thank you to Pat Noteboom, his many assistants and volunteers for making this year's 29th Annual Leprechaun Lope another success. We appreciate all the hard work that goes in to making this a fun, exciting, and valid race. We couldn't do that without Pat's expertise.
ST. PATRICK'S DAY THANK YOU Thank you to Sebrena Banecker for organizing our school’s participation in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, and to the families who braved the cold and snow to walk in the parade representing our school.
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to all our basketball teams that participated in the Holy Spirit Invitational Basketball Tournament last weekend in Pocatello. All our teams won at least 2 games and the 6th grade girls advanced to the consolation championship but sadly lost. Thank you again to all our parent coaches for your dedication to our student-athletes in helping them gain new skills and demonstrate good sportsmanship. 6TH ANNUAL LACE UP FOR LOURDES WALK-A-THON - Friday, April 27 On Friday, April 27th, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School will hold its 6th Annual Walk-athon. Funds generated from this event will help the purchase of a new math curriculum and additional resources and supplies for our science programs. Please consider underwriting some (or all) of our expenses to run this event by becoming a financial sponsor! Financial Sponsorship Levels: Gold: $500 Silver: $250 Bronze: $100 Benefits include: o Your company logo or name printed on the back of 200+ walk-a-thon t-shirts (logo size printed will correspond to sponsorship level). o Company logo or name listed with hyperlink to your company website from ours. o Volunteer Hours! (For current families) ▪ $500 donation = 25 parent volunteer hours ▪ $250 donation = 12.5 parent volunteer hours ▪ $100 donation = 5 parent volunteer hours Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization; Tax ID 87-0260160. Your sponsorship is tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. All Sponsorships commitments and logo artwork (high resolution jpg file) must be received by noon on Tuesday April 10th to be included on walk-a-thon T-shirt. For questions, contact Cheri Wright at [email protected] or 801-244-5544. BOX TOPS REMINDER Last year, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School received over $500 from the BoxTops program. Keep sending in those BoxTops! It's easy to find BoxTops -- You may have some in your home right now! (Cheerios, Nature Valley, Progresso, Yoplait, Ziploc, Hefty, Kleenex, etc.) They are each worth 10¢ and they add up fast. Ask your grandparents, neighbors, check your work break room, check that junk drawer! Just clip or tear the BoxTop panels, send them in to the office with the kids, and we'll sort and send for the school. Thank you! CHESS TOURNAMENT- Saturday, March 24 Open to all chess players on every level. When: Saturday, March 24, 2018 Time: 8:30AM Check-In Cost: $15 (members of Chess with Matt get $5 off) Location: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School
Registration: https://mkt.com/chesswithmatt/ Scroll to add "Chess Tournament" to your cart. Questions: Call Matt at 801-589-4279 or email [email protected] 3 Divisions - Trophies will be awarded to the top 3 players in each division! Division 1: K-2nd Grade Division 2: 3-6th Grade Division 3: 7-12th Grade FLAG FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT - Saturday, April 14 Coach Will Hawes is organizing a flag football tournament for our middle school students in 7 th and 8th grade. Tournament Date: Saturday, April 14th @ 10AM Tournament Location: Layton Christian Academy Cost: FREE Practice will be held during recess starting March 22nd. If you are interested or need more information please contact him at [email protected]. UPCOMING AT JUDGE Tuesday Tours & Open House at Judge Memorial Catholic High School Join us on the last Tuesday of every month from 9:00-11:00A for an informal Open House and take a tour of our campus. All are welcome and no appointment is necessary. Drop by and see all that Judge has to offer! Next Tuesday Tour is: Tuesday, March 27, 2018. More information may be found: https://www.judgememorial.com/apps/pages/openhousewinter 2018 Bulldog All Sports Camp is a co-ed camp for Grades K-5 (or ages 5-11). Three sessions are available: • • •
June 4–8, 2018 at St. Vincent de Paul June 11–15, 2018 at Judge Memorial Catholic HS June 18–22, 2018 at St. Vincent de Paul
Sign up for one session or all three! Campers will work on skills such as: throwing, dribbling, kicking, batting, shooting, catching, quickness and agility. Team sports may include but are not limited to baseball, floor hockey, kickball, obstacle course, basketball, soccer, dodgeball, touch/flag football, track and field, and lacrosse. Visit: http://www.jmsportscamp.com for more information and to register. Join in the fun while making new friends! PARISH HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE Holy Thursday Mass: Mass of the Last Supper will be March 29 @ 7:00PM Good Friday Mass: Services will be on March 30 @ noon followed by Stations of the Cross Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil Mass, Saturday, March 31 @ 8:30PM Easter Sunday: April 1 @ 10:00AM Have a blessed week! Christine Bergquist Principal
