St. Joseph's School Parent Letter
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September 20, 2024
A Message from Principal Rickbeil
In this week’s video, Mr. Rickbeil takes a minute to look back at the wonderful turnout we had for our 9/11 Salute to First Responders last week. Thank you to everyone who turned out and made this a great display of respect for our local first responders, and have a wonderful weekend!
All School Raffle
We have kicked off the 2024-2025 School Raffle!
We have Raffle Turn in Days each Wednesday through October 9th. We do ask that every student participate!
Click here for dates and fun incentives!
If you need more raffle tickets please email Mrs. Wrobel liwrobel@stjosephwsp.org.
We are looking for help selling raffle tickets at weekend masses. Please click here to sign up!
School Mass Sundays
Next Sunday, September 29 is our first school Mass Sunday of the year at 11:00 AM. We are looking for students to read the readings, a family to bring up the gifts, and families to help us with hospitality after Mass. If you would like to sign up to help with this Sunday or any future school Mass Sundays, please sign up at this Sign Up Genius.
Spirit Wear Day - September 27
We will have our first spirit wear day on Friday, September 27th. Students should plan to wear their spirit wear shirts.
Bottoms should be as follows: Jeans (no rips or tears), loose fitting sweat pants or athletic pants. Leggings and yoga pants may not be worn.
Shorts may be worn April 1 - October 31. Shorts must be loose fitting and must have a length of mid-thigh or longer.
NWEA MAP Testing
Students will continue their NWEA MAP testing this coming week. Please make sure students are rested and eating a good breakfast before school.
Home & School Association
Our Home & School Association works hard to help us coordinate volunteers. Below you will find 2 SUG to help coordinate volunteers for recess helpers and lunchroom helpers! Thank you all so much for coordinating this for our school!
Mother & Son Dance - Save the Date!
Please join us on Saturday, September 28 I 6:30-9:00pm for our Mother & Son Dance. Mom’s please invite the special “sons” in your life to this wonderful event. We will have a fun evening of music, dancing and games. This event will be held in the Msgr. Foran Great Room. Cost will be $20 per Mom and includes a dessert and refreshment. Please click here to register.
Picture Retake Day
Picture Retake Day will be October 1st. Students that are having their pictures taken for the first time or having retakes may come out of uniform. Students that are not having their pictures taken should come to school in uniform.
Parent Teacher Conferences- October 10 & 11
Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled for October 10th 4:30-7:30pm and October 11th 9:00am-4:00pm. Please watch for a sign up genius next week to schedule with your child’s teacher.
Gerten's Poinsettia & Holiday Greens Fundraiser: Starts Monday!
We have not had a spirit wear sale yet this year. If your child does not have spirit wear yet, they may wear a shirt that is orange or black.
It may still feel like summer, but we all know Christmas will be here before we know it! So mark your calendars for Monday, Sept. 23 when our Gertens Poinsettia & Holiday Greens Fundraiser goes live! 30% of all plant sales and 15% of gift card sales will go directly back to St. Joseph's School - so feel free to share with friends and family. Plants will be delivered to the school on Thursday, Dec. 5 and must be picked up on that day.
PRO TIP: Are you an early spring planter? Order your gift cards now! Our Spring Plants Fundraiser won't be delivered until May, which we know might be a little late for some of those pro gardeners out there. So get a head start on things and order a Gertens gift card now to use whenever you're ready. No need to wait for the spring sale!
How to order:
Enter the Store ID for St. Joseph's School: 506.
All orders must be placed by Thursday, Oct. 24 at 10 PM and quantities are limited on fundraiser items! Please order early to ensure availability. Items that are sold out will be removed from the website.
Please contact Christina Mahady, Home & School Fundraising Coordinator, with any questions.
Gertens Fall Mums Fundraiser: Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who participated in our Gertens Fall Mums Fundraiser! We sold nearly $2,000 worth of plants, 30% of which will go back to our Home & School Association which sponsors field trips, teacher appreciation initiatives, community spirit events and more! Whether you ordered plants yourself, lent us your muscles on delivery day or simply helped spread the word, we are grateful for your support. Thank you!
RaiseRight Home & School Fundraiser
Why are we launching another fundraiser? To help streamline the number of fundraisers Home & School asks for your participation in while increasing the opportunities for us to support activities for your student(s) and their teachers like Grade Level Get-Togethers, Carnival and Field Trip opportunities!
How does it work? Buy gift cards for their full value from 750+ Brands to use for your everyday purchases. Your purchase of an e-gift card or a physical gift card sent directly to you (many reloadable) means St. Joe’s can receive up to 20% (amount varies by retailer) of your purchase sent directly to St. Joe's Home & School Association. You can watch in the app or online as your support for St. Joe's grows over the year!
RaiseRight regularly runs additional bonuses with brands each week. Their “Raise Days” on September 19-20th is fast approaching. For two days only, 100+ brands will have additional fundraising percentages! Those that are signed up can have a sneak peak of all the brands with bonuses on Wednesday, September 18th.
Please sign up at this link to help support your student(s) and their amazing teachers!
School Mass – Wednesdays at 9:00am. Our School Masses will typically be on Wednesdays at 9:00am. We welcome family members to join us for our school masses. For the first month of school as we are getting our students refreshed and, in the routine, students will remain seated with their homeroom classes. Family members may sit towards the back of the church in areas not assigned to classes. Beginning Wednesday, September 25th students may sit with a family member during mass and should return to their teacher following communion.
School Website
We are in the process of updating our school website. It is likely that you will see changes to the website in a variety of phases. Thank you for your patience as we complete this project. Please contact the school office if you have any questions.
Important Dates 2024-2025 School Year
Please click here to view the important dates for the 2024-2025 school year.
Please click here to view The Church of St. Joseph Website or view the Church Bulletin by clicking here.