Principal's News Upcoming Events
St. Raphael Catholic School Weekly Newsletter
November 3, 2016
Principal’s News Dear Parents, We are all so excited for the celebration of Veterans Day here at St. Raphael next Friday, November 11th! The morning includes a delicious, hot breakfast prepared by our parish, a beautiful program presented by our school children, and guest speaker Timothy Vansickle, USMC Veteran. Every student in grades Preschool-8 has prepared in some way to say, “Thank You!” to our Veterans through special artwork, writing assignments, letters, program decorations, and of course a short concert program. Many of the students have come up to me to share their excitement that a Veteran they know will be attending: grandparents, uncles, brothers, and family friends. This is such a wonderful teaching opportunity for our children about patriotism, sacrifice, fortitude, and loyalty. All parents are welcome to attend and enjoy the lessons we will learn together and to assist in thanking the Veterans of the United States of America. Students are encouraged to invite Veterans whom they know for this special morning, 8:45 - 10:00am at the Church in Marian Hall. Parents are also welcome to participate by helping decorate Marian Hall from 7:30 - 8:30am on November 11 and then staying to enjoy coffee and rolls and watch the program. If you are able to help decorate Marian Hall, please call our school office at 763-504-9450. Veterans who are able to join us for this special morning dedicated to them, please RSVP by calling our school at 763-504-9450 ext. 505. In Christ, Ann Coone, Principal
Upcoming Events ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Wednesday, 11/4-11/17: School Food Drive sponsored by our Student Council Tuesday, 11/8: No School - Staff Development Day Friday, 11/11: Annual Veterans Day Breakfast and Program, 8:45 am, Marian Hall; school office closed 8:30 - 10:30 Tuesday, 11/15: SAC Meeting, 6:30 pm, all parents invited Thursday, 11/16: Picture Retake Day Thursday, 11/17: Third Thursday Poetry following Mass; grades 1 and 4 presenting Friday, 11/18: St. Raphael Spirit Day & Fall Family Fun Night & Rake-a-Thon Wrap-Up Sunday, 11/20: All in God’s Plan Mother and Daughter Program, 2-4:30 pm (see below) Tuesday, 11/22: End of Trimester 1 Wed. - Fri. 11/23-11/25: No School - Thanksgiving Break
School Advisory Committee (SAC) The main goal of SAC is to serve as an advisory board to the Pastor and Principal regarding school advancement, especially in the areas of development (including enrollment, retention, and marketing) finances (including fundraising, scholarships, and annual tuition rates), and school identity (including faith development and academic rigor). To provide you with the opportunity to become more involved, o ur first SAC meeting of the school year will be open to all parents. During the meeting we will share our 2016-2017 goals and invite parent input, suggestions, and general conversation. Of course delicious refreshments will be served. The meeting will be in our new school library on T uesday, November 15th, 6:30 pm. Please consider joining us!
Picture ReTake Day, November 16 LifeTouch will be here Wednesday, November 16th for students who have not yet had their pictures taken or would like retakes. If students would like to have their picture retaken, please return their current picture package. If you have not ordered photos yet, there is still time! Order at photogifts.lifetouch.com. Log in with your Portrait ID and Access Code located in your picture package.
Third Thursday Poetry Every third Thursday following Mass (about 9:00 am), parents and guests are invited to join us in the s chool cafeteria for coffee and rolls hosted by a particular grade of students. During coffee and rolls, parents can visit with one another, enjoy refreshments and then listen to the hosting grades recite a poem, prayer, or scripture verse that they have memorized. The event is informal, warm and will certainly be enjoyable. Our first Third Thursday Coffee and Rolls is November 17th and is hosted by our 1st and 4th Graders!
Congratulations to our new Student Council Student Council Elections have been held and the results are as follows: Our Executive Board consists of: Amara Gerlach, 8th Grade: President Sydnie Tolliver, 7th Grade: Vice President and our President in 2017-2018 Katie Rengel, 8th Grade: Secretary Rebecca Ranning, 6th Grade: Treasurer Our Homeroom Representatives are: 6th Grade: Rameses Peterson; 7th Grade: Owen Johnson; 8th Grade: Darian McKinnie. The Homeroom Representatives attend the Student Council meetings and assist with ideas and responsibilities. They are also responsible for reporting meeting happenings and events to their homeroom. The first event that the Student Council will be sponsoring is the Thanksgiving Food Drive (described below).
Student Council Thanksgiving Food Drive Our Student Council is collecting non-perishable food donations for o ur Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. We will be collecting food items to be donated to area food shelves until November 17th. Students can bring their food items to school anytime prior to November 17th, at which time they will carry them over to Mass and present them to Jesus during our Offertory. Everyone is encouraged to participate.
Rake-A-Thon Thank You! Thank you to all who joined us last Saturday to rake the leaves of people within our community who were in need of help. The homeowners were so grateful and many have either called, sent thank you cards or stopped by our school office to tell us (some even making a small donation to the school). As of today we have raised $10,000 in donations for this service driven school fundraiser. Students can continue to turn in their donations to help support our school and multiply the good work done for our community. We look forward to sharing a full re-cap of the event and announcing the grand total that we raised for this important fundraiser at our Family Fun Night on November 18th (please see below for more information). Hopefully everyone will plan on attending!! If you took pictures last Saturday and are willing to share please add photos to this site (https://srsrakeathonphotos.shutterfly.com/). If permission is needed, please email Geri Cox at: [email protected]. Thank you again!
Annual Family Fun Night, Friday November 18 We hope that everyone will join us on F riday, November 18, 5:30-7:00 pm, in the school cafeteria for a fun family event to celebrate the success of our Rake-a-Thon! The evening is for everyone and includes the Rake-a-Thon Wrap-up, a pizza and pop dinner enjoy (minimal charge), Bingo and popcorn. We hope everyone will join us. Dinner begins at 5:30 with Bingo to follow shortly afterwards. The students look forward to this event every year and it is a great opportunity to meet other families and get to know more about the great St. Raphael School Community.
November, January, April and June Calendar Differences between Robbinsdale School District and St. Raphael School Last spring when we built our school calendar, we opted on four occasions to vary from what Robbinsdale School District was providing for school days during the 2016-2017 school year, thus bussing. Our decision was based upon what we believed to be most important for our students and the academic school year. The changes are noted below and reflected in our school calendar at http://srsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2016-17-Calendar-May1-2016.pdf. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause families and will take this into account when planning assessments and curriculum. In addition, we will be providing summer school (for a fee) on June 5, 6, 7, 8 for families who are in need of care for their children while waiting Robbinsdale School District Summer School Programs to begin on June 12.
St. Raphael School
Robbinsdale Schools
November 23
Closed
In session
January 4, 5, 6
In session-regular schedule
No school and NO bussing
April 13
Closed - Holy Thursday
In session
June 5, 6, 7, 8
Closed (last day of school is June 2)
In session
All in God’s Plan St. Raphael is hosting the Mother/Daughter Program (All in God's Plan) on S unday, November 20, from 2:00-4:30pm. The goal of this program is to foster mother/daughter closeness and to promote the sacredness of God's gift of human life. The material is age sensitive for girls ages 10-13 with emphasis on changing from a
girl to a young woman. The cost is $15 per family and registrations may be mailed to St. Raphael, 7301 Bass Lake Rd. Crystal, MN 55428. Questions: please call Mary Glover 763-533-0423.
Student of the Month
Congratulations to our September Students of the Month: Grades K-4 Johanna Jeska Grades 5-8 Drew Benson
Megan Madson Riley Hanson
We are also proud to recognize those who were nominated: Ariel Fully, Abby Hansen, Gabriella Kytonen, Lyna Trang, Meaghan Larimore, Darian McKinnie, and Teddy Campion. Thank you for your exemplary leadership in virtue and effort to do your best!
Athletics Thank You and Congratulations! Our fall extracurricular season comes to a close this coming weekend as our Girls Varsity Volleyball Team travels to St. Al’s for the North Suburban Parochial Schools League (NSPSL) playoffs. We wish our team and coaches God's very best. Thank you to all of our coaches, parents, and students for great Soccer, Volleyball, and Cross-Country Seasons! You were a light of Christ as you gave your very best at practices and games. "Winning does not define success during a season but growing as a team, being of good character and heart, working through adversity, learning new team and individual skills, becoming a good student, and being the best you can be each day defines success at our school, and in our co-curricular activities.”
Athletics We are in need of a Cheerleading Coach for this winter season November 10 - January 10. If you are interested or know of someone who would be interested, please contact Mr. Johnson at [email protected] or extension 321 for additional information.
SCRIP Thanksgiving will be here before we know it. As you are grocery shopping for your Thanksgiving dinner, please remember our SCRIP program. SCRIP is an easy way to generate revenue for our school. These gift cards carry a rebate that goes directly to St. Raphael Catholic School. We have cards available for local grocery stores: Cub, Target, Walmart and more. We now carry the “Five Back” Visa gift card that works as a debit card. You can shop at Hy-Vee, Aldi, or anywhere you love to shop and STILL support our SCRIP program. What’s even better, you can earn 5% back on the card when you use it at participating retailers including: AMC Theaters, Cabela’s, GAP, Macy’s, Panera Bread, American Eagle, Bath & Body Works, JCPenney’s, and Lowe’s. See the SCRIP website for a complete list of participating retailers.
To order SCRIP cards complete the attached form, send it to school with your payment and the gift cards will be delivered to you. Any questions, please contact Sheryl Jacobsen at 763-545-2963.
United Way If your employer participates in the United Way campaign, please consider designating your giving to our school. We are grateful for, and put to good use, all donations we receive.
Youth Ministry Events No Jr. High Open Youth Room on Tuesday Nov. 8 Annual 6th and 7th Grade Retreat "We Are One Body”, Saturday Nov. 12 from 5:00-10:00 PM ● Registration is required for this retreat (Please register by Friday Nov. 4) ● Forms can be found outside the Youth Room or online at: www.straphaelyouth.org ● Please check-in in Marian Hall at 5:00 PM (Dinner & Mass are Included) ● For questions contact Anna Scherber at: [email protected] Winter Blast 2016 Jr. High Lock-In Friday Dec. 9 - Saturday Dec. 10 ● For all 6th – 8th grade teens ● Mass at St. Vincent de Paul Church followed by an all-night Lock-in at the Maple Grove Community Center ● $40.00 per person - No registrations can be accepted after Nov. 16 ● Forms can be found outside the Youth Room or online at: www.straphaelyouth.org ● For questions contact Anna Scherber at: [email protected]
November 3, 2016
Principal’s News Dear Parents, We are all so excited for the celebration of Veterans Day here at St. Raphael next Friday, November 11th! The morning includes a delicious, hot breakfast prepared by our parish, a beautiful program presented by our school children, and guest speaker Timothy Vansickle, USMC Veteran. Every student in grades Preschool-8 has prepared in some way to say, “Thank You!” to our Veterans through special artwork, writing assignments, letters, program decorations, and of course a short concert program. Many of the students have come up to me to share their excitement that a Veteran they know will be attending: grandparents, uncles, brothers, and family friends. This is such a wonderful teaching opportunity for our children about patriotism, sacrifice, fortitude, and loyalty. All parents are welcome to attend and enjoy the lessons we will learn together and to assist in thanking the Veterans of the United States of America. Students are encouraged to invite Veterans whom they know for this special morning, 8:45 - 10:00am at the Church in Marian Hall. Parents are also welcome to participate by helping decorate Marian Hall from 7:30 - 8:30am on November 11 and then staying to enjoy coffee and rolls and watch the program. If you are able to help decorate Marian Hall, please call our school office at 763-504-9450. Veterans who are able to join us for this special morning dedicated to them, please RSVP by calling our school at 763-504-9450 ext. 505. In Christ, Ann Coone, Principal
Upcoming Events ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
Wednesday, 11/4-11/17: School Food Drive sponsored by our Student Council Tuesday, 11/8: No School - Staff Development Day Friday, 11/11: Annual Veterans Day Breakfast and Program, 8:45 am, Marian Hall; school office closed 8:30 - 10:30 Tuesday, 11/15: SAC Meeting, 6:30 pm, all parents invited Thursday, 11/16: Picture Retake Day Thursday, 11/17: Third Thursday Poetry following Mass; grades 1 and 4 presenting Friday, 11/18: St. Raphael Spirit Day & Fall Family Fun Night & Rake-a-Thon Wrap-Up Sunday, 11/20: All in God’s Plan Mother and Daughter Program, 2-4:30 pm (see below) Tuesday, 11/22: End of Trimester 1 Wed. - Fri. 11/23-11/25: No School - Thanksgiving Break
School Advisory Committee (SAC) The main goal of SAC is to serve as an advisory board to the Pastor and Principal regarding school advancement, especially in the areas of development (including enrollment, retention, and marketing) finances (including fundraising, scholarships, and annual tuition rates), and school identity (including faith development and academic rigor). To provide you with the opportunity to become more involved, o ur first SAC meeting of the school year will be open to all parents. During the meeting we will share our 2016-2017 goals and invite parent input, suggestions, and general conversation. Of course delicious refreshments will be served. The meeting will be in our new school library on T uesday, November 15th, 6:30 pm. Please consider joining us!
Picture ReTake Day, November 16 LifeTouch will be here Wednesday, November 16th for students who have not yet had their pictures taken or would like retakes. If students would like to have their picture retaken, please return their current picture package. If you have not ordered photos yet, there is still time! Order at photogifts.lifetouch.com. Log in with your Portrait ID and Access Code located in your picture package.
Third Thursday Poetry Every third Thursday following Mass (about 9:00 am), parents and guests are invited to join us in the s chool cafeteria for coffee and rolls hosted by a particular grade of students. During coffee and rolls, parents can visit with one another, enjoy refreshments and then listen to the hosting grades recite a poem, prayer, or scripture verse that they have memorized. The event is informal, warm and will certainly be enjoyable. Our first Third Thursday Coffee and Rolls is November 17th and is hosted by our 1st and 4th Graders!
Congratulations to our new Student Council Student Council Elections have been held and the results are as follows: Our Executive Board consists of: Amara Gerlach, 8th Grade: President Sydnie Tolliver, 7th Grade: Vice President and our President in 2017-2018 Katie Rengel, 8th Grade: Secretary Rebecca Ranning, 6th Grade: Treasurer Our Homeroom Representatives are: 6th Grade: Rameses Peterson; 7th Grade: Owen Johnson; 8th Grade: Darian McKinnie. The Homeroom Representatives attend the Student Council meetings and assist with ideas and responsibilities. They are also responsible for reporting meeting happenings and events to their homeroom. The first event that the Student Council will be sponsoring is the Thanksgiving Food Drive (described below).
Student Council Thanksgiving Food Drive Our Student Council is collecting non-perishable food donations for o ur Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. We will be collecting food items to be donated to area food shelves until November 17th. Students can bring their food items to school anytime prior to November 17th, at which time they will carry them over to Mass and present them to Jesus during our Offertory. Everyone is encouraged to participate.
Rake-A-Thon Thank You! Thank you to all who joined us last Saturday to rake the leaves of people within our community who were in need of help. The homeowners were so grateful and many have either called, sent thank you cards or stopped by our school office to tell us (some even making a small donation to the school). As of today we have raised $10,000 in donations for this service driven school fundraiser. Students can continue to turn in their donations to help support our school and multiply the good work done for our community. We look forward to sharing a full re-cap of the event and announcing the grand total that we raised for this important fundraiser at our Family Fun Night on November 18th (please see below for more information). Hopefully everyone will plan on attending!! If you took pictures last Saturday and are willing to share please add photos to this site (https://srsrakeathonphotos.shutterfly.com/). If permission is needed, please email Geri Cox at: [email protected]. Thank you again!
Annual Family Fun Night, Friday November 18 We hope that everyone will join us on F riday, November 18, 5:30-7:00 pm, in the school cafeteria for a fun family event to celebrate the success of our Rake-a-Thon! The evening is for everyone and includes the Rake-a-Thon Wrap-up, a pizza and pop dinner enjoy (minimal charge), Bingo and popcorn. We hope everyone will join us. Dinner begins at 5:30 with Bingo to follow shortly afterwards. The students look forward to this event every year and it is a great opportunity to meet other families and get to know more about the great St. Raphael School Community.
November, January, April and June Calendar Differences between Robbinsdale School District and St. Raphael School Last spring when we built our school calendar, we opted on four occasions to vary from what Robbinsdale School District was providing for school days during the 2016-2017 school year, thus bussing. Our decision was based upon what we believed to be most important for our students and the academic school year. The changes are noted below and reflected in our school calendar at http://srsmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2016-17-Calendar-May1-2016.pdf. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause families and will take this into account when planning assessments and curriculum. In addition, we will be providing summer school (for a fee) on June 5, 6, 7, 8 for families who are in need of care for their children while waiting Robbinsdale School District Summer School Programs to begin on June 12.
St. Raphael School
Robbinsdale Schools
November 23
Closed
In session
January 4, 5, 6
In session-regular schedule
No school and NO bussing
April 13
Closed - Holy Thursday
In session
June 5, 6, 7, 8
Closed (last day of school is June 2)
In session
All in God’s Plan St. Raphael is hosting the Mother/Daughter Program (All in God's Plan) on S unday, November 20, from 2:00-4:30pm. The goal of this program is to foster mother/daughter closeness and to promote the sacredness of God's gift of human life. The material is age sensitive for girls ages 10-13 with emphasis on changing from a
girl to a young woman. The cost is $15 per family and registrations may be mailed to St. Raphael, 7301 Bass Lake Rd. Crystal, MN 55428. Questions: please call Mary Glover 763-533-0423.
Student of the Month
Congratulations to our September Students of the Month: Grades K-4 Johanna Jeska Grades 5-8 Drew Benson
Megan Madson Riley Hanson
We are also proud to recognize those who were nominated: Ariel Fully, Abby Hansen, Gabriella Kytonen, Lyna Trang, Meaghan Larimore, Darian McKinnie, and Teddy Campion. Thank you for your exemplary leadership in virtue and effort to do your best!
Athletics Thank You and Congratulations! Our fall extracurricular season comes to a close this coming weekend as our Girls Varsity Volleyball Team travels to St. Al’s for the North Suburban Parochial Schools League (NSPSL) playoffs. We wish our team and coaches God's very best. Thank you to all of our coaches, parents, and students for great Soccer, Volleyball, and Cross-Country Seasons! You were a light of Christ as you gave your very best at practices and games. "Winning does not define success during a season but growing as a team, being of good character and heart, working through adversity, learning new team and individual skills, becoming a good student, and being the best you can be each day defines success at our school, and in our co-curricular activities.”
Athletics We are in need of a Cheerleading Coach for this winter season November 10 - January 10. If you are interested or know of someone who would be interested, please contact Mr. Johnson at [email protected] or extension 321 for additional information.
SCRIP Thanksgiving will be here before we know it. As you are grocery shopping for your Thanksgiving dinner, please remember our SCRIP program. SCRIP is an easy way to generate revenue for our school. These gift cards carry a rebate that goes directly to St. Raphael Catholic School. We have cards available for local grocery stores: Cub, Target, Walmart and more. We now carry the “Five Back” Visa gift card that works as a debit card. You can shop at Hy-Vee, Aldi, or anywhere you love to shop and STILL support our SCRIP program. What’s even better, you can earn 5% back on the card when you use it at participating retailers including: AMC Theaters, Cabela’s, GAP, Macy’s, Panera Bread, American Eagle, Bath & Body Works, JCPenney’s, and Lowe’s. See the SCRIP website for a complete list of participating retailers.
To order SCRIP cards complete the attached form, send it to school with your payment and the gift cards will be delivered to you. Any questions, please contact Sheryl Jacobsen at 763-545-2963.
United Way If your employer participates in the United Way campaign, please consider designating your giving to our school. We are grateful for, and put to good use, all donations we receive.
Youth Ministry Events No Jr. High Open Youth Room on Tuesday Nov. 8 Annual 6th and 7th Grade Retreat "We Are One Body”, Saturday Nov. 12 from 5:00-10:00 PM ● Registration is required for this retreat (Please register by Friday Nov. 4) ● Forms can be found outside the Youth Room or online at: www.straphaelyouth.org ● Please check-in in Marian Hall at 5:00 PM (Dinner & Mass are Included) ● For questions contact Anna Scherber at: [email protected] Winter Blast 2016 Jr. High Lock-In Friday Dec. 9 - Saturday Dec. 10 ● For all 6th – 8th grade teens ● Mass at St. Vincent de Paul Church followed by an all-night Lock-in at the Maple Grove Community Center ● $40.00 per person - No registrations can be accepted after Nov. 16 ● Forms can be found outside the Youth Room or online at: www.straphaelyouth.org ● For questions contact Anna Scherber at: [email protected]
