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St. Henry School Newsletter

October 17, 2008

“Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:

have mercy on us.”

(from the “Gloria” of the Mass)

Please support, if you possibly can, the Eighth Grade Spring Trip Fund-raiser TOMORROW, Saturday the 18^th at the Badger Car Wash on West Main Street. It is on the way to Farm and Fleet, next to the Kwik Trip that is on the corner of the road (Carriage Hill Drive) that runs alongside the west grounds of the High School. The students will use the car wash’s facilities and do all the work. You will be able to get out and enjoy lunch and/or snacks. They will be there between 10 am and 2 pm. Donations will be very much appreciated. (It will cost the class $2.00 per vehicle to use Badger’s water and hoses, but it’s still very generous and gracious of the folks at the car wash business to allow this group effort.) Thanks so much for wanting to help the youngsters out. The goal, by the way, is to raise a minimum of $400 per student by the spring so their individual cost won’t exceed $400 each. This trip is a wonderful opportunity, and we are hoping all goes well this year so we can consider doing this or something similar in the future for upcoming classes. This is our first endeavor at such an ambitious project. May it not be our last!

Phil Neidner is a Watertown police officer who is very much involved in school security for Watertown. He recently informed schools of a website that he thinks would be valuable for staff, parents, and possibly older students. It is an interactive site that allows interested people “to view what is out there affecting our kids/students. Any word that is underlined, bold printed or in a different color when ‘clicked-on’ will lead to a link on the Internet for additional information.” So you might want to see what he has on this “WHS Blogsite.”

Its address is www.whs-thinblueline.blogspot.com. I’d especially encourage parents of upper grade students to check this out.

Speaking of school security, I just wanted to remind parents that if we would ever have to evacuate our school, our first destination would be Watertown’s Municipal Building a block and a half away. It offers rooms for us to gather and get organized for pick up by parents and has a fairly large parking lot on First Street next to the river. If for some reason that were not possible, we have mutual arrangements with St. Mark and St. John Schools, which are a little to the east on Cady Street, to come to their facilities. May this all prove to be pieces of useless information!

A request from Mrs. Diane Dannenberg, our hot lunch manager. If you haven’t already taken care of your bills for morning milk and hot lunches for October, please do so ASAP. She said you parents were wonderful last September in getting things in promptly and in being considerate to have the separate envelopes for the two things – and those well marked with all the needed information besides! The people who have to handle all that really appreciated your considerate cooperation.

Have you noticed the pictures of the children on the bulletin board in the Cady Street entrance of the Church? They have been changed once or twice already. There are also some new picture entries on the school part of the sainthenryparish.org website. Speaking of that, parents of any 2008-2009 St. Henry athletes, the revised copy of the handbook – a month’s long project of the Board -- is ready. If possible, please download it from the school section of the parish website just mentioned and read through it. If you are unable to download it, please let us know, and we will run it and send it home to you. It TRULY is important for you to peruse and especially note the parts that pertain to you parents and your youngsters. That can prevent many misunderstandings and frustrations. Many thanks to the board members involved in that arduous project.

And basketball COACHES, important meeting this coming Monday night at 6:30 pm. Please don’t miss it!

Dates to Mark on Your Calendar

OCTOBER

Friday 17 Grades Seven and Eight to Camp Gray for a retreat.

Kindergarten to Ebert’s for field trip.

Grade 5 to Golden Living in the afternoon.

Saturday 18 Grade 8 Washington DC Fundraiser Badger Car Wash and Lunch 10:00 am to

2:00 pm –next to Kwik Trip on West Main. Please support.

Bonfire and Hayride for Parish Youth (grades 6-12)

Monday 20 Red Ribbon Week (Healthy Choices/Say NO to illegal drugs, alcohol,

and smoking themes.)

HASA Book Fair Preview Day

Mandatory meeting for Basketball Coaches in computer lab, 6:30 pm.

Tuesday 21 HASA Book Fair Purchase Day for those who wish

in grades 4K, K, 1, 2, 4, 5, and 8

Wednesday 22 Student Council “Wear RED Day”

HASA Book Fair Purchase Day for those who wish in grades 3, 7, and 6

Grade Five fills many liturgical roles at the 8:15 All School Mass

Representative of Catholic Memorial High School of Waukesha

here for talk with grades 7 & 8

Friday 24 School Sisters of Notre Dame’s 175th Anniversary;

they served our parish for many decades.

Saturday 25 Home and School (HASA) Blood Bank Drive, PC, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

Grades 6-8 to Diocesan Youth Rally in Madison

Wednesday 29 Grade Three fills many liturgical roles at the 8:15 All School Mass

Second set of AR points due

Grades 7 and 8 have no school – make up day for previous Saturday’s Youth Rally

HASA Halloween Carnival

Thursday 30 NO School

Friday 31 NO School Parish Youth (grades 6-12) have opportunity

to attend FrightFest at Great America

NOVEMBER

Week of 3-7 Safe Environment Week; teachers will all have a diocesan mandated lesson

on protective behaviors – diocesan curriculum

Tuesday 04 Election Day – Student Council “Wear Red, White, and Blue Day”

Wednesday 05 St. Henry/St. Bernard’s Play Group, 9:30 – 11:00 am in PC

Fourth Graders to State Capitol and the Wisconsin Museum in Madison

Friday 07 Maranatha Educational Concert in the afternoon for Grades 1-5

Last day for any first quarter AR (Accelerated Reader) points

Thursday 20 First set of parent-teacher conferences in the late afternoon and evening

Monday 24 Last set of parent-teacher conferences in the late afternoon and evening

Memory verse for October 20-24

“You are seated at the right hand of the Father:

receive our prayer.” (from the “Gloria” of the Mass)

A Harvest/Halloween Reflection

A woman was asked by a coworker, “What is it like to be a Christian?” The coworker replied, “It is like being a pumpkin. God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then He cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff. He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, and greed. Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside of you to shine for all the world to see.”