St. Pat's Dance - A&B Needs Your Support

If you have not yet responded for the St. Pat's Dinner Dance on Saturday March 6, please do so as soon as possible as the final catering order will be placed on Tuesday.

Also, this is A&B's primary fundraiser. The sale of the dinner-dance tickets and the raffle tickets helps A&B meet their financial goals in order to support all of the sports team at St. Joe's.

Thank you for your help!

Ski Trip - Thank you!

Thank you's are in order to the Ski Trip chaperones (especially those that skied along with the kids and those that hauled equipment and bags) Mary Durkin, Leticia Pedraza, Mike Ferconio, Ellen Fleming, Joe Roth, Coleen Theisen, Amy & Mike Kovarik, Peggy Delaplane and Sharon Harte. A special Thank You to Michelle Walaszek for doing the behind the scenes planning, typing and copying all of the info packets and tabulating the responses as well as being the bus "leader" today.

We are especially grateful to Fr. Jerome for his blessing before we departed this morning which obviously played a big part in keeping all of the kids and chaperones safe. With only one trip to the Ski Patrol for a Bandaid, it was close to a perfect day!

We sincerely hope that everyone had fun.

IMPORTANT - Last Minute Ski Trip Info

The ski trip is tomorrow. Please pray for a safe and fun trip for all and read below for some important last minute information.

DEPARTURE INFO
Daily mass is celebrated at 7:00 a.m. at the church. When dropping off your child in the morning, please park away from the front doors of the church in order to allow the worshippers to have the closer parking spots. Also remind your child to keep the noise level down so as not to disrupt the mass.

ARRIVAL INFO
The parish mission continues on Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. Depending on our arrival time from Wilmot and so as not to interfere with parking for the mission, the bus may need to drop us off on Highland. We will do our best to keep everyone posted as to our location when we arrive.

SAFETY
We want everyone to have fun on this outing but safety comes first in order to protect themselves and the other skiers/snowboarders around them. Therefore if any of our students are found to be disobeying the rules, acting mischievous or ignoring ski patrol and/or chaperone orders, you will be called to pick them up immediately from Wilmot. This is not unlike the rules for Outdoor Ed in 6th grade and we hope you understand why safety is so important on a trip like this. Please share this information with your child before they board the bus tomorrow.

Thank you for your help.

Graduation Pictures Reminder

Tomorrow is graduation picture day. Students are reminded to bring their cap (with green tassel) and gown to school and the group picture order form if they have not yet returned it to their home room teacher. FYI, the group picture order is optional.

Students will be in their dress clothes for the entire day.

Graduation Dinner Dance Committee Meeting - February 13

The Graduation Dinner Dance Committee will be meeting this Saturday February, 13 at 10:00 AM in the School Hall. All interested parents are welcomed to attend. Questions? Please contact Sandy Keaveny.

Graduation Pictures - Yellow Info Sheet

In case you did not receive the yellow picture information form, here is the text:

GRADUATION PICTURES

Please make a note...

GRADUATION PICTURES WILL BE TAKEN AT YOUR SCHOOL ON:

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2010

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Four (4) poses will be taken for your graduation pictures. Two (2) will be taken wearing the graduation cap & gown, and two (2) will be taken wearing dress clothes. In a few weeks your proofs will be sent to you with instructions to order and the package prices.

Please pay special attention to the deadline date set by your school for the return of your order and proofs.

We suggest that boys wear a dress shirt and tie with a suit, sport coat or sweater, and girls wear a dress or blouse so that the neckline will not show under the graduation gown.

Good grooming is very important to insure a good picture. Please have your hair combed as you would want it when you come to the camera to be photographed.

Thank you.

Ski Trip Chaperones - Please Reply

If you are a ski trip chaperone (or would like to be one--the more the merrier) please e-mail Bobbi Jo Walaszek (bobbijohome@comcast.net) with the following information by Tuesday morning (February 9). This information is needed for our final total of attendees at Wilmot.

1) Are you bringing any siblings or guests? If yes, please list names.
2) Do you need a lift ticket?
3) Do any siblings or guests need lift tickets? If yes, please indicate by name.
4) Do you or siblings/guests need rentals? If yes, please indicate ski OR snowboard by person's name.
5) Do you or siblings/guests need a helmet? If yes, please indicate by person's name.

FYI, the group rate for lift tickets and rentals offers substantial savings, but Wilmot must have the headcount in advance in order to take advantage of this discount.

Call Bobbi Jo (630) 968-6128 or e-mail her with any questions. Thank you!

Ski Trip Info Packets

The Ski Trip info packets were sent home late last week. They have a green cover sheet and are due on Monday February 8.

If by chance your child did not receive a copy, extras are available at the Fun Fair today (at the Cake Walk or Face Painting.)

February 12: Please Read - Lots Going On!

February 12 will be a very busy day for the 8th graders, as there are graduation pictures, ballroom dance class "finals" and the confirmation retreat. Here are some reminders on the day's activities:

1) GRADUATION PICTURES:
**Graduation pictures will be taken in the morning.
--Information sheets (one yellow 1/2 page and 1 white smaller envelope) were sent home last week. The yellow sheet is informational and talks about the pictures that the students will be taking individually in their dress clothes and in their caps and gowns. You will see the proofs of these before selecting and purchasing your portraits. The smaller, white envelope is the order form for the photo's that are taken of the students in the dress clothes and in their caps and gowns as a group (standing side by side). This envelope/order form with payment needs to returned on February 12. Please note that these group photo's are 8x10 in size and should not be confused with the much larger individual head shot composite photo of the students in their caps and gowns along with individual photos of Mrs. Stasi, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Standish, Sr. Dorothy and Fr. Jerome. You will be able to purchase this photo at the time you purchase you individual pictures after reviewing the proofs.

2) BALLROOM DANCE CLASS "FINALS"
**Dance finals will occur after all of the lunch periods are done and the cafeteria cleaned up.
--As part of the normal music curriculum at St. Joe's, Mrs. Schmitt has been teaching the students several ballroom dances. After lunch on February 12, the students will get to demonstrate what they have learned. Please note that this is part of the school day and is classroom instruction time. It is not a separate "social" dance". However don't feel as if you are missing out on the event as Mr. Murphy will videotape the ballroom dance finals and it will be included in the 8th grade Memory DVD which the students will receive at the end of the school year.

3) CONFIRMATION RETREAT
**Confirmation Retreat will be held in the School Hall from 4:00 - 9:00 p.m.
--Dinner (pizza) will be served. If you have any questions on the Confirmation Retreat, please direct them to Marta Spiezio in the Parish Center.

February 6 Cake Walk - Need LOTS of Baked Goods

Fun Fair - Baked Goods

Hello,

We're looking for baked goods for the 8th grade cake walk. We'll need lots of help in order to have enough baked goods for the full four hours. The money raised goes toward the 8th grade graduation dinner dance.

Items can be dropped off on Friday, after school up until 5:00 p.m., or on Saturday, as early as 10:00 a.m.

If these times don't work for you, just give me a call and we can make other arrangements. Items should be wrapped and on a disposable plate.

If the kids do the baking, it counts toward their service hours.

Thanks so much for any items you might be able to donate!

Neva Welsh
630-272-8320