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St. Henry School Newsletter

April 24, 2009

Jesus said to his disciples,

“You are witnesses of these things.”

Luke 24:48

Because it is so important, I will lead with an important calendar item. If you would like your present third, fourth, fifth, sixth, or seventh grader to participate in any St. Henry sports next year (5-8 girls volleyball in the fall or 4-8 boys/girls basketball late fall and winter), we need you to register them now because the League is setting up schedules within the next few months based on the number of teams everyone will have next year. We can’t decide on the number of teams unless we have accurate numbers on who will be playing next year. Hence the need for the registration now.

Two opportunities for you: the first one is after the weekend Masses THIS Saturday and Sunday. Just come into school after Mass through the courtyard door. If you are out of town this weekend, it can be done in school this Wednesday, April 29th between 3 and 7 pm. If neither date is possible, please call school within the next couple days, and we will get the message to the Athletic Association President so a special time can be made to get that done. However, as you can understand, it would make a big task a lot easier if most get registration done at one of the two times offered above. THANKS so much.

Because we (humbly) think we are a superb school that just keeps getting better and better, we need to keep working on getting the word out. So . . . one idea the faculty had is to ask you parents if you would be willing to write an enthusiastic comment or paragraph or even a letter (!) in support of St. Henry School – one that might encourage other parents whose children are not here to at least be motivated to “Come and see!” Could you do that? It would help insure that St. Henry School is here for the Lord’s beloved children for another 155 years! We would like you to include a permission to use the whole or parts of it in marketing efforts with or without your name. (Please be specific about the use or nonuse of your name.) Any chance you could send that to the office within the month? Would we ever be grateful!

This might be a good time to remind everyone about all the things that we collect that provide money or free gifts to the school. But first, we dearly hope that if you ever shop at any Pick n Save that you have signed up for their WE CARE program.

If you haven’t, just ask how to do that when you are there and tell them that you want St. Henry School of Watertown to be the recipient of their rebate program. Of course, using our Scrip program and buying food from Market Day are other marvelous ways to contribute. The present sales manager for Market Day informed me recently that since the St. Henry Home and School Association began running the program here in 1992 over $56,000 has been earned for the school! How marvelous is that? Other great ways to help:

Campbell’s labels – it’s that small section around the UPC/bar code label,

the Box Tops for Education labels,

the Milk Moola and Kemp’s Nickels for Schools MILK bottle caps,

and used-up ink and laser printer cartridges.

Most of these things can be brought to school or left in a box in the Cady Street vestibule of the church.

Two other “neat” programs are ordering or reordering magazine subscriptions at www.QSP.com and using our school code 425901369. The last one coming to mind is a program at Target in which you can designate our school for a rebate. May be more that I’m forgetting just now. But, except for Market Day, none of the above cost you any extra money – just a tiny bit of time with BIG benefits to the children here. Thanks for taking that time – and possible spreading the word to relatives and friends who would be happy to do some of the above too.

St. Bernard’s is inviting all of us to a BUNCO Night this Monday, April 27th, from 7-10 pm with check in at 6:30. Cost of the event is $20, which includes appetizers. The site is Rock River Pizza at 100 Madison Street. Please call Ursula Yaeggi at 262-3131 to reserve yourself a spot since space is limited. (Sounds fun.)

Dates to Mark on Your Calendar

APRIL

Friday 24 CANCELED -- Parish Youth Open Gym for tonight.

Sat-Sun 25-26 VERY IMPORTANT! Registration for next year’s Athletic Association

student participants (next year’s 4-8th graders) after all the weekend

Masses.

Wednesday 29 Grade Five students fill liturgical roles at 8:15 Mass

Last registration opportunity for next year’s St. Henry athletic programs

Between 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm

MAY

Friday 01 Grades Four and Eight attend Law Day activities in Jefferson

Second Graders have First Communion Retreat after school

Sunday 03 Second Graders receive First Communion during 10:30 am Mass

Basketball League meeting at St. Bernard’s, 3:00 pm

Wednesday 06 Grade Three students fill liturgical roles at 8:15 Mass

Special visit by Barbershop Quartet in AM at 9:30 am in PC. Visitors welcome.

Fourth Grade field trip to Jefferson for Agra Day

Athletic Association mtg, 6:30 pm in computer lab

Thursday 07 Grades Three and Six help with Bread and Roses set up in afternoon.

St. Bernard’s Grade Three joining them.

Joint St. Henry/St. Bernard Band and Choir Concert at 6:30 pm in P.C.

Friday 08 Student Council “T-shirt Day in the USA”

VARIETY Show in the afternoon – all students invited to participate.

Mid-quarter reports go home.

Monday 11 St. Henry Eighth Graders leave on their trip to D.C. with St. John Princeton students. Home Saturday.

Home and School Assn. mtg. at 6:30 pm in the rectory hall.

Tuesday 12 Grade Two field trip to Pick n Save

Education Commission, 6:30 pm

Wednesday 13 Grade One students fill liturgical roles at 8:15 Mass

St. Henry Dress Day

St. Henry/St. Bernard Play Group meets in PC from 9:30 – 11:00 am

Friday 15 Grade Six and Seven Safety Patrol trip to Wisconsin Dells

Grade Four field trip to Old World Wisconsin

Tuition Aid Applications due to school office today.

Fri nite–Sun 15-17 Joint St. Henry/St. Bernard School Families Weekend at the Wilderness in the Dells