St. Joseph's School Parent Letter
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A Message from Principal Rickbeil
In this week’s video, Mr. Rickbeil shares what he likes about uniforms in Catholic schools and how our school is designed to be a place where the school “stands out” rather than “fits in”. Have a wonderful weekend.
School Mass Sunday
This Sunday, September 29 is our first school Mass Sunday of the year at 11:00 AM. We are still looking for students to serve as greeters or families to help with hospitality after the Mass. Additionally, any students that wear their uniform to Mass can find Mr. Rickbeil to receive a pass that can be redeemed for a treat in the school office or collect two and be redeemed for a spirit wear pass. 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.
Picture Retake Day
Picture Retake Day will be Tuesday, 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. To order pictures please click here. Picture Day ID is EVTN9ZTS8.
The website is mylifetouch.com.
No School Friday, October 4
As a reminder, there is no school on Friday, October 4th for Prek-8th grade. Our teachers will be on retreat that day.
Parent Teacher Conferences October 10-11
Parent Teacher Conferences for students Prek – 8th grade will be held on Thursday, October 10th 4:30-7:30pm and Friday, October 11th from 9:00am – 11:30am & 12:15 - 4:00pm. (Please note: Conferences closed 11:30-12:15 for teacher lunch). Please note there is no school Friday, October 11th.
Conferences for K – 5 students are scheduled by you through Sign Up Genius.
Please click here to sign up for K-5 Conferences.
Middle School Conferences (grades 6-8) are conducted arena style and will be held in the school gymnasium. All Specialists; Music, Spanish, PE, and Art will also be located in the gymnasium and available to meet with you (no appointment necessary).
Preschool Conference Sign Ups are sent out directly from preschool teachers.
Conference sign-ups will close on Sunday, October 6h at midnight.
Please contact the school office if you have any questions.
Mother & Son Dance - This Saturday!
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.
All 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!
As noted within our tuition agreements and other communication, the cost to educate each student at St. Joseph School is approximately $8,000. As the school is an important ministry of the Church of St. Joseph, the parish commits significant spiritual and financial support to the school. Combined with additional annual fundraising, the school is able to provide an affordable rate of tuition (not including substantial financial assistance beyond this reduced amount for many of our families demonstrating further need). In this regard, every school family receives tuition assistance. As a school family, we agree to generously support annual fundraising efforts of St. Joseph's School - in particular, the school raffle and gala.
Thank you in advance for meeting your fundraising goals for our current School Raffle. We only have a couple weeks left to go, and quite a ways to meet our school goal. It's a tremendous way for our students to express gratitude for the education and formation they receive. We are grateful for your participation and support as parents in helping us reach our goal.
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!
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!
Trunk or Treat
We are excited that our Home & School Association will once again be hosting the Trunk or Treat Event in our school parking lot. Please click here to learn more about this great event!
Gerten's Poinsettia & Holiday Greens Fundraiser:
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.
RaiseRight Home & School Fundraiser
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!
Yearbook Sales Now Open
Pre-sales are now open for the St. Joseph’s School Yearbook Order Your Yearbook Today! - St. Joseph's School.
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.
One Page School Calendar
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.