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St.
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October 15, 2010
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Saint Henry Catholic School “Soaring with the Lord!” 300 E. Cady Street · Watertown, WI
53094 920/261-2586 · 920/261-3681 (FAX) |
“I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ
Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead
. . .
proclaim the word; be persistent whether it is convenient or
inconvenient!”
2 Timothy 4: 1& 2
October 15, 2010
Tonight is the Home and School’s Fall
Festival! Have a wonderful time, Moms,
Dads, children! And a big thank you to
all the volunteers who are making this event possible. Some of you will
probably be making it a St. Henry weekend with the Oktoberfest doings on
Saturday beginning with the 4:00 Mass and followed by food, music, and good
companions in the same PC. (Thank God
for that facility. It certainly gets
used.)
Such a lovely day we all had on our HeritageFest Celebration on Wednesday. The Mass with St. Bernard children was a joy
– and your first through eighth graders should now be able to tell you who St. Cunegunda was/is.
(St. Henry’s wife.) Some of the
primary children had a good time learning some German; they are begging for
more. Ask the older ones how/what time
of the year Laura Ingalls Wilder’s family moved from their first “Little House
in the Woods” in Pepin, Wisconsin to their next one in Minnesota. We all learned a lot about the Ingalls family
and saw some amazing photographs of the real Ingalls and Wilders and the actors
who have portrayed them. They were
sometimes in pictures with our presenter,
a “first cousin of Laura, twice removed.” By the way, both Mrs. Ingalls Leisser and her friend-helper made sure to tell me after
both assemblies how well behaved and attentive both groups were. Always nice to hear.
The Home and School Scholastic Book Fair is
next week. This is a traditional HASA
opportunity for you (and your children) to purchase books but please don’t feel
pressured. Some adults like it because
they can purchase books for upcoming birthdays or even Christmas. Youngsters will have a chance to preview
books on Monday, and then purchase them – if parents send along money – on
Wednesday. At the end of every school
day next week, Mrs. Brebeck (the chair of this event)
will have someone manning the tables in the PC for anyone who would like to
look at the offerings a few minutes before or after dismissal. They also plan to be available to sell books
during the Blood Drive on Saturday, the 23rd and after the weekend Masses on
Saturday the 23rd and Sunday the 24th.
More volunteers to thank! (It’s a
lot of work and time spent.) Thank you,
good people.
Red Ribbon Week is next week as well. The Student Council provides ribbons for all
the children ~ ones each classroom were able to choose by majority vote. The most popular by far has a large hawk head
with the slogan, “Stay on Track for Success DRUG FREE!” Each teacher will incorporate some
age-appropriate instruction on the topic sometime during the week. If you are interested, the internet would
provide some background history on the roots of this nation-wide observance.
Because we have had some generous
volunteers helping with the raking of leaves, Mr. Ruehlow,
one of our maintenance men, thought it would be useful for all to know that the
city only picks up our leaves once a month, the second week of the month. Our piles are left on the boulevard of COLE
Street which is parallel to Cady but one block north. If leaves are left there for weeks, they may
kill the grass, especially if there is rain.
So timing may be important. Makes
sense. He did want to express gratitude,
however, for the assistance. Doing a
litter pick up project around the grounds is never time-bound. For those whose work schedules are such that
it is difficult to make meetings or help with school projects during the
“regular” school or early evening hours, that’s a great way to gain some
service hours – a contract requirement for families with K-8 children.
One of the painless ways our Home and
School gets money for their many projects on behalf of the school children is
through the Pick n Save’s refund program for non-profit organizations.
Customers who use their Pick n Save card AND designate St. Henry School sure
make a difference. If you have never
done that or you aren’t sure whether St. Henry’s is still receiving the benefit
of your buying there, just stop at their service desk and ask them to check.
It’s really easy for you to get a card that will give our school the
points. Of course, other ways to help
without spending extra money are bringing in Campbell’s labels, Box Tops for
Education, milk caps that have the obvious markings, and empty toner
cartridges. They all help.
I was putting in bank deposits earlier in
the week, and the cashier (and I) ended up spending a fair amount of extra time
taking out staples from some of the checks. It was because staples are very
destructive to the machinery the checks go through. I hadn’t realized that and thought some of
you might not know that either. So if
you are sending along a check (or money), would you please use a paper clip
instead of a staple or just slip everything inside an envelope to keep them
together? Thank you.
A message from Monica Steger, the Director
of Music Ministry for both St. Henry and St.
Bernard Parishes:
“The Mission for St. Bernard's and St.
Henry's is fast approaching (Nov. 7-Nov. 11), and we want you to attend! I have been working with the kids to sing a
prelude before each evening's service or Mass.
St. Henry's students are scheduled to sing for Sunday and Monday
evenings (at St. Henry), St. Bernard's students are scheduled to sing for
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings (at St. Bernard) , and all are scheduled to sing
before the Mass on Thursday evening (at St. Bernard). Mission evenings begin at
6:30 pm so please be in the church by 6:15 pm.
Thank you!”
Miss Steger is really hoping there will be
a large number of students who come with their parents and can thereby help
with this. Father Brian is very
enthusiastic about the presenters, especially one he has heard himself and thinks
is terrific.
Dates to Put on the Calendar
for October
Friday 15 HASA’s
Fall Festival for all school families, PC,
5:30 – 8:30.
Parents
must accompany children.
Saturday 16 Parish
Oktoberfest. “Polka Mass” at 4:00. Food & music in PC; 5:00 – 10:30 pm
Monday 18 Opening
of RED RIBBON Week
Grade
5 to St. Bernard School for lunch and recess.
St. B’s 4th grade coming here. (Weather permitting.)
HASA
Book Fair Preview Day for the students.
Tuesday 19 4K’ers
have a pumpkin hunt in the courtyard!
Wednesday 20 Wear
RED DAY! (Part of Red Ribbon Week
activities.)
Grade 5 has some liturgical
roles during 8:15 Mass
Thursday 21 Grade
7 science class has field trip to Horicon Marsh
Grade 5 sharing time with
Golden Living residents in the afternoon.
Saturday 23 HASA
“Make a Difference” Blood Drive, St. Henry PC, 8:00 am through 1:00 pm. Have you made
your
appt. yet? Call school during regular
hours or Patty at 920-262-6329.
Hayride and Bonfire for Youth
Group (Grade 6 and up.)
Sunday 24 Grade
1 Family Social at Watertown Bowl 18 on Cady Street, 1-4 pm
Wednesday 27 No
Mass that day ~ Father gone
Second
set of AR points due for grades 3-8
Costume Day! Because of no Mass, OK to come in
costume. Teachers will share some
guidelines.
Thursday 28 NO
SCHOOL
Friday 29 NO
SCHOOL
Youth Group Activity at Six
Flags FrightFest
Memory verse for October
18--22
“O God, be merciful to me, a sinner.”
Gospel of Luke 18:
13