School News 9-8-14

THIS WEEK

Wednesday: P.E. all grades and Art 2-6

Thursday: Mass at 8:30 Fr. Rob from the Newman Center will be our Celebrant Adam’s Team 3:10 Dessert Social / Open House 7:00

Friday : Music Lessons for grades 3-6

DESSERT SOCIAL / OPEN HOUSE

There will be an Open House/Dessert Social this Thursday starting at 7:00. Bring something to share (plates & drinks provided) and dessert will start at 7:00 then we’ll move to the classrooms around 7:30. There will be a Title I Parent Meeting before the event starting at 6:30 in Room 6. Since there is school the next day we hope to wrap up by 8:00.

ADAM’S TEAM STARTS THURSDAY

Our school running club Adam’s Team will start Thursday, September 11^th. The club meets after school and runs at Undine Park from about 3:30 till 4:30. The club is open to students in K-6^th. Pre-Kindergarten students can join if a parent/grandparent accompanies them.

SAFEWAY CARDS

We have for sale Reloadable Safeway Gift Cards. The cards come with $10 pre-loaded on them so we sell them for $10. Then you can reload them as many times as you wish at the checkout and use them to buy groceries, gas, or prescriptions. The great thing is that you are giving 5% to the school every time you reload. If you’re a Safeway shopper, stop by and purchase your reloadable card. It costs you nothing extra.

UPBOUND

I took a big leap of faith last month and decided that the school could sponsor a child from Madagascar. Tahiana is 5 years old and needs our financial help so he can go to school. The mother is sick and still needs medicine and so they cannot afford to send Tahiana to school. The cost is $30 per month. His picture and some more information is on the bulletin board near the front offices. I will be placing a 5 gallon water jug on the table with a reminder to give generously. With each family giving just a dollar a month we can provide for Tahiana to go to school. Any extra money will be put toward the summer months. Any money beyond that will go to Interfaith Good Samaritan and the Laramie Soup Kitchen.

ST. LAURENCE T-SHIRT ORDER

TODAY will be the last chance to order St. Laurence T-shirts for your children. The price is $10. Spirit Day is Tuesday at the school when we invite all the children to wear green or their St. Laurence T-Shirt.

HANDBOOK

This week is your last chance to go over the handbook with your children. Once you have done that, sign and return the last page. Thank you.

St. Laurence School participates in the Fresh Fruit and Veggie Program and provides fresh produce to students every school day.

HOME AND SCHOOL MEETING

The Home and School Association met last Thursday at 3:10 in the Art Room. That will be our usual meeting place and time, the first Thursday of the month. Indeed we did discuss the upcoming Casino Night. The summary of that discussion can be found below. We also discussed goals for the year. The group discussed holding a costume dance party on October 24^th. In the works are a family movie night and a family game night. The group is working to come up with more family events throughout the year.

ST. LAURENCE MAGAZINE SALE

It’s September and that means it’s nearly time for the St. Laurence School Fall Magazine Fundraiser. The sale kicks off on Monday the 15^th so we do have some time. I will spell out the details in the coming weeks. We do have other products besides magazines for sale. For now don’t renew that subscription until you get the catalog in a couple of weeks. I will be meeting with our representative tomorrow and will be passing along more details on the sale.

CASINO NIGHT THIS SATURDAY

The St. Laurence Home and School Association is sponsoring another Casino Night (the first was last January) on Saturday evening September 13^th in the St. Laurence School Gym. Tickets can be purchased at the door. So talk it up with your friends who are card players. There will be a Roulette Table, Blackjack and Texas Holdum’. All the proceeds go to support student activities throughout the year. The $40 price includes food, drinks, and gaming. The doors open at 6:30 so you can grab some food and drink before the games start at 7:00. We do have tickets here at school if you would like to try to sell some before Saturday.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Sept. 10 Last day to return Agreement Page on back of Parent-

Student Handbook

Sept. 11 Adam’ s Team 3:10 (details will go out next week.) Back to

School Dessert Social and Open House 7:00

Sept. 13 Casino Night 6:30- 10:00 $40 per person

Sept. 15 Magazine Kickoff 2:40 in Gym

Sept. 17 Individual School Pictures

Sept. 18 Safe Environment Training for Parents at 7:00 if you

would like to volunteer or chaperone for the school

Sept. 27 City-Wide Prayer Gathering. Washington Park

10:00 – Noon. Lunch provided

Sept 28 St. Laurence students sing at the 5:30 mass at St. Laurence

Church

Sept. 29 No School Inservice for Teachers