Weekly Mailer June 2nd

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1 Weekly Mailer June 2nd In this week s mailer: Principal Notes Smart Tuition Flyer St. Matthias Youth Choir Flyers (2 pages) Nature Center Flyer School-Pak Flyer Thank You Flyer Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr. DVD Order Form Theology on Tap Flyer Vacation Bible School Flyers (5 pages) 9300 West Beloit Road ~ Milwaukee, WI School Office (414) ~ School Fax (414)

2 Principal Notes This has been a special week for our 8 th graders as they prepare to graduate tomorrow night. We will have a special Mass tomorrow at 8:15am for our graduates. Please keep all our 8 th graders in your prayers as they move on to the next step of their journey. Next week is filled with activities. Please see the calendar as there are many field trips scheduled as we finish out of our school year. Our last day will be next Friday, June 10 th. We will begin our day with Mass at 8:15. We will also have our 4 th quarter awards assembly at 10:30am in the gym. We will dismiss at 11:30am. There have been some questions on teachers for next year. I am proud to say that all our wonderful teachers have signed contracts with Seton Catholic Schools and will be returning to St. Matthias Parish School. Also, we will have 3 classroom aides, Mrs. Cindy Naumann, Mrs. Joan Pauc and the third aide will be hired through Seton Catholic Schools. We will also have a part-time Spanish teacher for grades 4-8. I am still waiting to hear about the possibility of an art teacher. The listing of grades and teachers is below: K4 Mrs. Bublitz 4 th Mrs. Mushall and Mrs. Wehr K5 Mrs. Krystowiak & Mrs. Meyer 5 th Mrs. Caporale and Mr. Peterson 1 st - Mrs. Burss 6 th Mrs. L Empereur and Ms. Wallschlaeger 2 nd Mrs. Davis 7 th - Ms. Liesenfelt 3 rd Ms. Roth 8 th Mrs. Patterson Volunteer Hour Forms If you still have not turned your volunteer hour forms for the school year to the office please do so as soon as possible. Parish Festival Volunteer Opportunities Please sign up to help at our Annual Parish Festival being held Friday, August 26 th Sunday, August 28 th by using the following link: Vacation Bible School Mark your calendars for Barnyard Roundup Jesus Gathers Us Together this year s St. Matthias Vacation Bible School being held Monday, June 20 th Friday, June 24 th. You can sign up on our Parish website under Faith Formation, Vacation Bible School. Please see the flyers in this week s mailer.

3 St. Matthias Parish School Tuition We are working to have everything in place for next year. Below is the tuition scale for the school year. We realize that Catholic education is a struggle and sacrifice for families, and we work hard to make it affordable. We have increased tuition by 1%. I am sorry that the invoices for next year are delayed. We had a technical problem and had to start over with the invoices. Mr. Richter is trying to get them out by this week. Your invoice will include a $ payment. This is a $300 payment per family to hold your child(ren) s spot for the school year. The $300 will be deducted from your total family tuition. It is not in addition to tuition. Also, if you choose to pay in full before June 1, 2016, you will receive a $50 discount per child. If you pay in full before July 1, 2016, you will receive a $25 discount per child. If you pay in full, please make your check out to St. Matthias Parish School. If you will be making monthly payments, we will continue with Smart Tuition. The $300 payment to hold spots may be made through Smart Tuition. Information will be coming on that. I have included information in this mailer on how to set up your account in Smart Tuition for next year. Please call the office if you have any questions Tuition Number of Children Parishioner Rate *As a member of St. Matthias Parish, the parish subsidizes the cost to educate a child at our school. The cost to educate is $ Non-Parishioner Rate 1 child $ 3, $ 6, children $ 6, $ 10, children $ 8, $ 14, or more children $10, $ 17, There is a $100 Home and School fee that is added to tuition. Hot Lunch Update St. Matthias Parish School has been sending out weekly reminders if the students account is either in a low balance (under $10.00) or negative balance situation. If you are not receiving notifications about your child s food service balance please contact NutriKids parent support line at as they would need to ask some questions that only the parent could answer in order to fix any problems. As a reminder, St. Matthias s Lunch policy states that a family may not carry a deficit food account balance. If your student s account has a negative balance, the student will not be allowed to purchase ala carte items. If a family s food account balance is continuously negative, the student will be unable to participate in extra-curricular activities including athletics during the semester. Please contact either Mr. Jonathan Richter or Mrs. Susan Booth if you have questions.

4 School Calendar Our calendar for the school year is in the mailer. It will also be posted on our website. We will add events throughout the summer, but all school days are set. The final copy will be in our parent handbook in August. There are two items to note. First, we are moving from quarters to trimesters. This means there will be 3 grading periods during the year rather than four. This will help the teachers provide more instruction and assessment during a grading period. This is a move that all Seton Catholic Schools are implementing. We are adjusting a few of our early dismissal days. First, we will continue with our early dismissal on the 2 nd Wednesday of the month, but we are adjusting the dismissal time. We will dismiss at 2:00pm on these days. This will allow for more instructional time each month. There are a few 11:30am dismissals added during the school year. These are before holiday breaks. Key days for next year and listed below: Meet and Greet Monday, August 29 th First Day of Class Tuesday, August 30 th Teacher In-Service (No School) Thursday, Oct. 13 th and Friday, October 14 th Catholic Soles Walk Saturday, October 15 th Thanksgiving Break (No School) Thursday, November 24 th and Friday, November 25 th Christmas Break (No School) Friday, December 23 rd Monday, January 2 nd CSW Open House Sunday, January 29 th Easter Break (No School) Friday, April 14 th Sunday, April 23 rd Last Day of School Thursday, June 8 th FALL SPORTS REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!!! Please visit to sign your son/daughter up for Fall Sports (Soccer and Volleyball). All registration must be done online; electronic payment is required at the time of registration. Registration will be available online until the final day of school, June 10 th. Registrations received after 6/10/16 will be assessed a $25 late fee and will only be accepted if athletes are still needed to fill a team. We must submit our team counts to the leagues over summer; please do not wait until fall to register your child! Soccer: Girls & Boys, K4 8 th grade, $25 base fee; $25 additional fee for uniform if needed (uniforms from previous seasons may be worn) Volleyball: Girls & Boys, 5 th 8 th grade, $50 registration fee For questions about Athletics Registration, please contact Scott Spiess at or sspiess@stmatthias-milw.org

5 MEC St. Matthias Extended Care will be offering a ten week Summer Camp for School & Parish Families this summer. The Sign Up Genius link is below and you can also contact Miss Terri at or TCzerwinski@stmatthias-milw.org Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) Our next month of Open Enrollment for the MPCP will begin June 1 s, we will accept applications online through June 20 th. To qualify for the MPCP, you must reside in the city of Milwaukee and fall within the income limits listed below. You will find a link to the application on the main page of the school website, If you have any questions or need assistance in the application process, please contact Mrs. Booth at (414) % of the Federal Poverty Level for *Milwaukee Parental Choice Program* Family Size Maximum Yearly Income* 1 $35,628 2 $48,219 3 $60,810 4 $73,401 5 $85,992 6 $98,583 For each additional member add $12,591 If the student s parents/legal guardians are married their income is reduced by $7,000 when determining income eligibility for the program. *As determined by Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) on the federal income tax return for the prior calendar year (2015 for the school year).

6 Incoming Events 6/03 Graduation Mass at 8:15am Graduation Ceremony at 6:30pm 8 th Grade Dance to follow Graduation 6/07 5 th Grade visits Old World Wisconsin 7 th Grade Retreat 6/08 Middle School Rewards Day K4 & K5 visit Green Meadows Farm 1 st Grade visits Shalom Wildlife 4 th Grade visits our State Capitol 6 th Grade visits Medevil Times 6/09 Out of Uniform Day for cleaning 2 nd & 3 rd Grades visit the Zoo 06/10 Last Day of School Mass at 8:15am 4 th Quarter Awards Assembly at 10:30am Dismissal at 11:30am ENJOY YOUR SUMMER VACATION!

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