St. Simon the Apostle Catholic School

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1 St. Simon the Apostle Catholic School Open Our Hearts, Lord, to Your Community Mueller Road St. Louis, MO FAX January 20, 2017 Newsletter St. Simon s School Website FastDirect Calendar Monday, January 23 Spelling Bee 1:40 pm in gym Homework Helpers 3-4 pm Learning Center Tuesday, January 24 8:15 Liturgy (4-2) Choir practice 3:00-3:30 pm Kindergarten 100th Day of School Wednesday, January 25 Dress down day Backpack Buddy $5/family donation Thursday, January 26 8:15 Liturgy (3-1) Homework Helpers 3-4 pm Learning Center 2nd Grade Mandatory Parent meeting for First Communion 7:00 pm in Church Friday, January 27 Class t-shirt day Sunday, January 29 Catholic Schools Week Open House 12-2:30 pm Monday, January 30 Community & Volunteer Day Catholic Schools Week 8:15 All School Liturgy (Faculty) Homework Helpers 3-4 Learning Center Tuesday, January 31 Parent Appreciation Catholic Schools Week NO ALL SCHOOL MASS Choir practice 3:00-3:30 pm Wednesday, February 1 Teacher Appreciation Catholic Schools Week Registration forms sent home Thursday, February 2 Student Appreciation Catholic Schools Week NO all school Mass today Homework Helpers 3-4 pm Learning Center Friday, February 3 Priest/Staff Appreciation Catholic Schools Week 8:15 All School Liturgy (STUCO)/Throat Blessing Class t-shirt day Bulldog Raffle sales ends today Principal s News Open Our Hearts, Lord, to Your Community Dear Parents, This week our Eighth graders auditioned for the musical in the spring, SHREK, Jr. I can t wait to see the production. The students are very excited for this tradition to get underway. If you are able to join us, Monday will be our annual Spelling Bee. Mrs. Cheak has been organizing this great opportunity for the students. The Spelling Bee will be at 1:40 in the gym. We would love to have you there. Fifth and Eighth grade took the ACRE test this week. This test monitors how much the students have learned about our Catholic faith. We would like to thank you for supporting the Catholic education of your children. Information for Catholic Schools Week will be attached in this newsletter. We couldn t do it without you! Masses for the week will be on Monday, January 30 and Friday, February 3 instead of Tuesday and Thursday. We will be celebrating our community on Monday at Mass. Please feel free to come and worship with us. We will be praying for our church community that day. Mr. Zurek has created a new video that we will be posting on Facebook and Twitter to promote our Open House on January 29. Please share on your pages! Also, invite any friends or families that are looking for a great community to be a part of next year! Open Our Hearts, Lord, to Your Community, Mrs. Hiatt Important Attachments & Links Catholic Schools Week Flyer Bulldog Bonanza Monthly Raffle 2017 St. Simon s Night at Panera Home & School Trivia Night (updated) Water Bottles Sunday School Registration St. Simon s Junior Golf Track Holy Name Sports Trivia CYC Bulldog News

2 Catches of the Week!!! Alex Aubuchon, Tommy Collora, Cody Dilber, Camden Dohack, Kirk Ewy, Emily Howard, Sophi Lanzafame, Addie Murphy, Melanie Sievers, Kendal Torretta, Mrs. Vassel s Class CRE What s your Catholic IQ Which is the only sacrament that is not celebrated by an ordained bishop, priest, or deacon? a) holy orders, b) matrimony, c) reconciliation, d) anointing of the sick.. We are busy preparing for our Open House, Jan. 29. We will have our Student Council Students and Ambassadors help this day. Also, think about joining our school community at our opening (Jan. 30) and closing (Feb. 3) Liturgies during Catholic Schools Week. During the week we will celebrate many who make up our Catholic school and our Catholic Identity.. We have a lot to be proud of and to celebrate It will be a fun week - prayer, entertainment, buddies, games, food, etc. Thank you for all of our support of our school. Connect with the Lord, Make Him your first priority everyday. Ask him to help you manage your to do list... Enjoy each day! Mary Jo Ponder Open House Mark the date for our annual Open House on Sunday, January 29, from 12-2:30 pm. You are the best public relations for our School, so ask someone you know who has a Kindergarten age child or have children in any grade level and bring them to the open house. Although all parents are welcome to visit, we are hoping to be able to spend time and show off our school to new interested parents St Simon Home & School Trivia... Mardi Gras Style! Greeting St Simon Families! Home and School is very excited about our Mardi Gras themed Trivia Night coming up on Feb 18th! We have updated our flyer with clearer information, babysitting info, and donation directions to ensure your children gets their dress down day! Please take a moment to review it. We are also looking for a few volunteers for the night, mostly selling raffle tickets, Judges, and clean-up help. You can access our online sign-up to help out here: you can access a printable copy of our flyer/form here: f We would like to take a moment and show some appreciation for all of your support of our school via the Home and School fundraisers you all so generously continue to contribute to. We were able to recently tour the computer room and see first hand how your hard work and support have really made a positive difference in our school and has greatly contributed to the education of our children, Thank you! Warmest Regards, St Simon Home and School

3 Bulldog Bonanza Monthly Raffle 2017 This raffle is held by the Holy Name Society and is a major fundraiser for the athletic program. Last week, each student received an envelope with four tickets and detailed information. Please return all money and sold ticket stubs to the school office in an envelope mark Bulldog Raffle. Bulldog Raffle sale ends Friday, February 3, th Grade News The decision has been made, the 8th grade, Class of 2017, will be performing Shrek on Friday, May 5 & Saturday, May 6. More information will be coming as the play gets closer. IMPORTANT: Please include the student s name and grade on the envelope in order for your child to receive credit for selling the tickets. See the Attached flyer for more details. St. Simon s New Golf Program!! St. Simon s is excited to announce the addition of Golf as our newest sport! Golf will be a spring sport with practice dates and match dates running from April through May (possibly into June), and will be available for students in 2nd 8th grade. This will be a great opportunity for kids at any level to learn the basics of golf, and some of the life lessons that go along with this great game. Each kid will get the opportunity to practice and get lessons from a local golf pro, followed by weekend golf matches with kids from other schools. Lessons, range balls, golf shirt and hat are all included in the registration fee. Kids will be required to bring clubs, but this isn't the PGA tour, it isn't necessary to have new ones. See attachment for more information about dates, times, locations, and registration fee or check out the St. Simon Athletics Page -- Answer b) In the Roman Catholic rite of marriage, the couple celebrates the sacrament. The priest serve as the Church s witness.

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