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2016 Catholic Schools Week Schedule of Events

Dress-up Days and Guidelines

Monday – Crazy Day

No crazy hair or extreme outfits during Mass

No sweatpants

Tuesday – Career Day No sweatpants

Wednesday – Disney Character Day

Dress should still be appropriate for school

Thursday – Comfy Day

Pajamas, if worn, must be appropriate for school

Hoodies and sweatpants are acceptable

Friday – Spirit Day

St. Joe t-shirts ONLY on this day

Sweatpants are acceptable today

* IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THE DRESS-UP DAYS, YOU MUST WEAR

NORMAL SCHOOL ATTIRE (POLOS)!

It doesn’t seem possible that we are about to wel-

come the class of 2028 to the halls of St. Joseph

School for the first time at their Roundup. I wonder

what those wonderful Ursuline sisters in 1890 would

have thought if they had contemplated the year

2028?

Kindergarten Roundup will be held from 12:30 to 2:00 on Wednesday, Febru-

ary 24th. In order for the newbies to have full access to Mr. Kreifels and the kin-

dergarten room, the current kindergarteners will be dismissed at 11:30 that day;

therefore, they will not have lunch at school. Parents need to make arrangements

to pick up their students at that time.

Students who have not attended Little Angels Preschool will need to present

their birth certificates on or before the first day of school next fall. All kindergar-

ten students will need to have had a physical exam which must include a visit to

the dentist and the eye doctor. It’s a good idea to get those visits scheduled now to

avoid the summer rush.

Remember, the cutoff birthday for kindergarten this year is July 31, 2010.

The Principal’s Column

IMPORTANT DATES!!!!!!!

• February 1-5 Catholic Schools Week

• February 5- 11:30 dismissal

• February 5- First Fish Fry

• February 6 -First Communion practice -

8:30am

• February 7- First Communion - 10:00am

Mass

• February 8- No School

• February 18 Parent Teacher Conferences

• February 24 - Kindergarten Roundup -

12:30 - 2:00

January 29th 2016

Catholic Diocese of Lincoln

2015-2016 School Year, Issue 5

There's no place like St. Jo-

seph Catholic School for our chil-

dren, and there is no place like

home for our annual Pot O' Gold

event. Please join us at the Hol-

thus Convention Center on March

19, 2016 for an evening of food,

fellowship, and fundraising for

our school. Prepare yourself for a

fantastic prime rib dinner catered

by Kerry's and check out the

many valuable items up for bid on

our silent and live auctions. All

the proceeds from the event go

directly toward making capital

improvements at our school. We

hope to see you there!

Pot O’ Gold Coming March 19, 2016

Kindergarten Roundup is Feb. 24th

Catholic Schools Week is on the way! This year we are celebrating our students past

and present! With this in mind we have invited several groups from YHS to come and

help us celebrate. Current students will have the opportunity to interact with former stu-

dents in the YHS band, Dukes and Duchesses, on the speech team, and in the animal lab.

It will be a great chance for students to see how active they can be in high school!

We will also be celebrating our students’ intelligence, ingenuity, and athletic abilities

during the week. We will be saying thank you for parish support with coffee and rolls

after the 8:00 Mass to kick off the week. Later in the day, families are invited to come

play on our new gym during the Family Fun Night from 4-6 pm. The fun and celebration

continues as we cheer on our students during the Geography Bee on Monday. A speech

contest and music bee will be held on Tuesday. On Wednesday, our artistic talents will

be put to the test with an art project competition. On Thursday, everyone just gets to have

fun and meet some amazing animals at the petting zoo at the high school animal lab.

Finally on Friday, students will show off their performing talents during the traditional

class skits-a favorite activity for many, students and staff alike!

Throughout the week the students will also focus on why they are at St. Joseph School,-

their faith. This will begin at Masses this weekend. Students will be greeting parishioners

as they enter church and will carry up gifts at mass. This continues during the week with

different grades working together for Masses. Thank you for your continued support of

our school and helping us celebrate our amazing students!!!!

St. Joe Tourney is Coming!

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The Annual St. Joseph Tournament will be held on February 2nd and 4th. Here are the brackets.

Come Cheer on the Fighting Irish. There will also be a Free Throw Contest at half time of each game.

2016-2017 Transportation Registration

Forms will be available at parent teacher conferences.

Students must register prior to the deadline every year in order

to ride the first 5 days of school. The deadline for this year is

July 11, 2016. Completed forms can be turned in to the office

or the Bus Barn at 2904 Enterprise Ave. Thanks for registering

early!!

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Parent/Teacher Conferences

Students of the Month.

Congratulations to Carter and Jacob for being

outstanding students of the month in January.

100th Day of School!!

January 25th was the 100th day of School. That’s a pretty big deal

for Kindergartners! The kids read several books and did activities

that had to do with the

100th Day. The kids got

to see what they might

look like when they are

100 and they each

brought in a collection of

100 things.

Edgerton Science Museum

The Kindergarten Class recently went to the Edgerton Science Mu-

seum in Aurora. The Edgerton Science Museum has some great

hands- on science activities for kids to work with. They even did

two different science experiments with our class; one was about

bubbles and the other was about freezing temperatures. The kids

had a really good time.

Kindergarten News

2nd Grade learn about MLK history The 2nd graders have been learning about Dr. Martin

Luther King in Social Studies. We read about his “I

Have a Dream” speech and about his life. We also read

about Ruby Bridges, which is an AR book, and an old

newspaper article on Rosa Parks. The children were

very surprised to learn about how many people were

treated simply because of their skin color. To finish

the end of the MLK lesson, the children colored pic-

tures of Dr. King and

wrote some suggestions

in a circle of hands on

ways that we can treat

everyone equally. Their

poster is hanging in the

school hallway to remind

others of the Golden

Rule.

The spring Parent/Teacher Confer-

ences will be held on Thursday, Febru-

ary 18th, beginning at 1:00 p.m. and

continuing until 7:00p.m. Conferences

in grades K-5 will be scheduled and

the times sent home. School will be

dismissed at noon to accommodate the

conferences. There will not be trans-

portation home or Shamrock Club that

day. There is no School on Friday the

19th.

The 5th graders are again participating in the Trout in

the Classroom Program sponsored by the Nebraska

Game and Parks Department. On Wednesday, January

13th, the class received around 150-200 trout eggs to

take care of until the end of the year. They started

hatching on Friday the 22nd . Some of the students

(and Mrs. Geiger) even got to see one come out of its

shell! The fish will continue to grow and get bigger

until May, when the students will take them to the

Ak-Sar-Ben

Aquarium to

be released

with the fish

from last year!

Something is Fishy in 5th Grade