St. Joseph's School Parent Letter 1/21/22

Dear St. Joseph’s School Parents,  

No School Monday January 24 - Students Return Tuesday, January 25 - No District Bussing
There will be no school for students on January 24.  Students will return to school on Tuesday, January 25.  There will be no District Bus Transportation on Tuesday, parent transportation is required.  There will however be hot lunch available for students on Tuesday.

School Raffle - 2021 Ford Escape AWD $31,940 MSRP! 
Our Annual Raffle is in full swing!   Please encourage your child to meet their goal of $200.  If your child needs additional tickets sent home, please email Lisa Wrobel liwrobel@stjosephwsp.org.   If parents are able to help sell tickets after Mass on weekends, please sign up here; students (in full uniform) that assist their parents at weekend Mass sales will receive an out of uniform pass.  Thank you to our benefactor, volunteers and to our families for helping to make this a tremendous success for our school.  100% of all proceeds support the school! 

Catholic Schools Week January 30 - February 5
We are very excited to celebrate Catholic Schools week at the end of this month.  We look forward to celebrating Catholic Education and St. Joseph’s School with special theme dress days and activities. Please click here to view our theme day schedule.  Donations are now being accepted for our CSW grade level  raffle.  Please click here to learn more about this!  

St. Joseph’s School Gala 
The St. Joseph School Gala is scheduled for Friday, February 25th where Ed and Suzie Kocourek will be honored with the Spirit of St. Joseph award.  Look for exciting updates and invitations on this important  event next week.

Principal Hiring Update
As noted last week, the posting for a new principal has been made public both locally and nationally.  See the full job prospectus.  Applications are being accepted through February 18th.  We invite you to regularly pray as a family for this important hire.  Search Committee information is forthcoming.

February Calendar Adjustment
Please note again our upcoming school calendar change in February::

• Parent Teacher Conferences for K- 8 will be held on Thursday, February 17 (only), and students will not be in session.  There will be no school for students or staff Pre-K - 8  on Friday, February 18.  Please make note of these particular changes and thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding.  Please note - Preschool WILL be in session on February 17.

Mitten and Hat Collection is Underway!
The fifth grade students are sponsoring their annual mittens, hats, gloves, and scarves collection for the Hats and Mittens of Minnesota.  The items may be brought to school between Tuesday, January 24 and Friday, February 4, 2022.  Students may place the hats and mittens in the baskets and boxes across from the school office.  Thank you so much for your participation in this special work of mercy.  

St. Joseph’s School - Middle School Variety Show March 10-11
We are excited to announce our first ever Middle School Variety Show!  Please read more about this opportunity.  Thank you Mrs. Bowe for organizing this for our students.

A Note from The School Nurse- Updated Covid -19 Mitigation & Quarantine Policy
Beginning Tuesday,  January 25 St. Joseph’s School will be utilizing our updated mitigation quarantine policy. 
Please click here to view this important updated information.

The most important practice we can continue is to please keep kids home each day if they are sick.   Rapid tests are available for students upon request ammilosch@stjosephwsp.org.

Our current positive caseload for this week  is 7, effecting the following grades: Pk (2), K (1), 1(1), 2(0), 3(0), 4(0), 5(0), 6(0), 7(2), 8(1), etc.  In addition,  1 positive case within our teaching staff.  

Chipotle Restaurant Night - January 31 5-9pm
Join us for our next restaurant night at Chipotle in West St. Paul  Please click here to view the flyer for instructions.  Thank you!

Important Links
Middle School Jaguar Buzz
Home & School Association Information
January/February Recess Volunteers
January Lunch Menu
Church of St. Joseph
St. Joseph Church Bulletin

January Look Ahead

• Monday, January 24 - No School Students - Professional Development for Staff
• Tuesday, January 25 - School in Session - No District Transportation (Hot lunch will be served)
• Friday, January 28 - Mass 9:00 am Church
• Monday, January 31 - Restaurant Night - Chipotle

INTERIM ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM

Greg Wesely (Principal); grwesely@stjosephwsp.org
Patrick Menke (Advisor); patrick.menke@churchofstjoseph.org
Lisa Wrobel (School Operations); liwrobel@stjosephwsp.org
Lori Bruce (Interim Dean of Students); lobruce@stjosephwsp.org
Sandy Knudson (Preschool Coordinator); saknudson@stjosephwsp.org