SAINT PATRICK’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
               THE SHAMROCK BULLETIN
                                                                                   #9
                                                                         May 1, 2008

 
 
                     
                         
       
The school year is rapidly coming to an end.  I’m always amazed at the speed in which each year is completed.  We have had a busy and exciting year and we’re very grateful to everyone for the help and support they give to Saint Patrick’s School.  We could not accomplish all that we do without your help.  Thank you.   
    
The last day of school for students will be Friday, May 30th.  Students will be dismissed at 12:00 PM, following the picnic lunch.  Parents will need to pick up their children.  There will be NO buses.  If another person is picking up your children, I must have this in writing.  Students will NOT be allowed to call home with last minute plans.  All of these plans should be handled outside of the school.  There will be NO Extended Care on May 30th.
 
Please remember in your prayers our second grade students, who will be receiving the sacrament of First Holy Communion this Sunday, May 4th, at the 10:30 AM Mass.  They are:
          Dakota Barnier           Logan Moore
          Jarrett Dolata             Thomas Pfaff-Dziewior
          Donna Curran             Kylie Rollins
          Erich Heath                 Kourtney Salverson
          Isaac LaBudda           Dylan Schulz
          Kaleb Kobylski           Mya Scully
          Teagen Miller              Bailey Vlasak
          Nicholas Kudick          Brooke Walling
 
 
Graduation for our eighth grade class will take place on Thursday, May 29th at 7:30 PM.  A reception will be held in Reardon Hall following the Graduation Mass.  All are invited to attend.
SAINT PATRICK’S CLASS OF 2008
Alexander Jon Butts
Vicki Lynn Emery
Kelli Anne Guyse
Anthony Joseph Hagan
Jordan Lawrence Hamm
Christopher Littlejohn
Nicholas Mackenzie Litty
Amanda Christine MacArdy
Erin Kathleen Murray
John William Orton
Thomas William Pannarale
Adam Allen Ryan
Taylor Jaine Urbanek
Matthew Patrick Walsh
Kyle Patrick Wilke
Congratulations and best wishes to these wonderful students.
 
I would like to thank the teachers and staff for another successful school year and to recognize those who have reached a milestone in their years of service to Saint Patrick’s School.  Mrs. Mary Lou Arens has been cooking and serving meals to our students for five years and Mrs. Bev Vinopal has dedicated twenty years to Saint Pat’s school as our secretary.  Thank you also to Mrs. Janet Brockman, one of our great cooks, and Mrs. Louise Vainisi, our After School Care aid, for their service to our school.  They will not be returning, but both are willing to sub for us as needed.  And lastly, Ms. Trisha Czys, our third grade teacher, has resigned her position and will not be returning next year.  Good Luck to her in the future.
 
WALK FOR VIRTUES
As you all know, our Walk for Virtues was on Friday, April 25th. The weather did not cooperate and we were unable  to walk at Mirror Lake State Park. The sun did come out later in the day and the  students walked around the school and did some of their miles.  We made popcorn and had juice from McDonalds, so it was still a fun day.  To date we have collected $6310.70.  The last day for students to turn in money is this Friday, May 2nd.  Please remind them to turn in their pledges and thank you to everyone for your help. Special thanks to Kathy Clark - Eagle Promotions & Apparel, Mauston Tool, Scully Oil, Mauston McDonalds, Castle Rock Sanitation, Hamm’s Excavating, Three Bears Lodge, Pirates Cove, BTU Management, McKinney’s, and Scully Oil.  Thank you also to all the parents who volunteered to walk along with us that day.  We appreciate your willingness to help.
 
The calendar for the 2008/2009 school year is NOT completed because we are waiting for the Mauston School District calendar.  If we have the calendar ready before May 30th, we will send it home with your children.  One date I can give you is the first day of school.  It will be Tuesday, September 2nd.
 
If you have not yet returned your registration form for the 2008/2009 school year, please do so immediately.  Return the form even if you are not sending your children to St. Pat’s next year.  If you have a question about registration, please call the school.
 
NOTES FROM THE MUSIC ROOM!    
   A big “Musical Thank You” to Nancy Schaller, Julie Bellows, and Suzanne Incaprero for chaperoning our Mass Choir trip to Viterbo Performing Arts Center, where we enjoyed “Platinum Edition 2008 Celebration.”  Another big thank you to those parents who worked our food stand and made bars for the Open House/Science Fair.  The talent portion of that evening was well represented and we really have a wide variety of wonderfully talented students.
   There are so many musical projects going on now before the end of the school year.  We’ve begun flutaphones, even though it’s been either too rainy or too cold to go outside with them.
   The third graders eagerly await each music class, as their letters are coming in about Crash the Musical Monkey’s adventures.  Each student sent a picture of their monkey to a relative or friend with a note explaining that they could keep Crash a week or two and then send him back with the adventures he had.  This is an absolutely wonderful music activity the students just love.
   The Kindergarten students are doing a form unit and of course have fun singing “Mrs. Seebecker had a farm.” (Old MacDonald retired!)
   We are also viewing the “Musical Mansion”, “Lilies of the Field”, and “Annie”, all classic musicals.
   Summer vacation is an excellent opportunity for you to enjoy music with your children.  A good motto for your daily needs is “food, sleep, and music!”  Have a great summer.
 
                                    Musically yours
                                    Janice Seebecker  
 

 
Fourth quarter report cards will be mailed out June 6th.  If you would like to stop and pick up your report card, they will be available in the office on June 5th and June 6th from 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM.  Before report cards are mailed all tuition, lunch money, and extended care payments must be paid in full and all textbooks, library books, and uniforms must be turned in.  The report cards will be held until all areas of responsibility are satisfied.

       
The Athletic Banquet is scheduled for Monday, May 19th at 6:30 PM in Reardon Hall.  The Academic Awards Evening for students in grades five through eight will be held on Thursday, May 22nd at 6:30 PM in the school gym.
 

  
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!!     FOR FALL FESTIVAL PARADES!
Please sign up to help sell raffle tickets at a parade this summer.  A few hours of your time can really make a difference.  And the entire family can help.  Remember: The success of our school – Saint Patrick’s – depends on the involvement of the parents, so please take the time to volunteer.  For more information or to sign up to help, call Carla Brunner at 608-462-4102.
                     
                                    
The Parish Council of Catholic Women Banquet is May 8th:  Mass and installation of officers at 5:00 PM, followed by a buffet dinner and program at the Mauston Park Oasis at 6:30 PM.  Cost is $10 per person – payable at the door.  Sign up in the gathering area or call Cynthia Makowan at 847-6800 or Mary Jane Pfaff at 847-7188 before May 5th.  All women are invited.
              
                                                   
Don’t forget to use SCRIP to purchase your spring flowers.  We have SCRIP gift cards for K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Menards.  And Mother’s Day is just around the corner.  How  about a gift card for Tanger Outlet Mall for mom?  These cards are good at all the stores in the mall at the Dells.  They give back 8% of each purchase to the school.  You can use SCRIP to pay your Kohl’s charge and your J C Penney charge accounts. 
 
Remember to use local (yellow) SCRIP at the following local businesses: The Barber Shop, Boberg’s Gas’n Go, Castle Rock Golf Course, Connie Burns Creative Memories, Culver’s of Mauston, Eagle Promotions & Apparel, The Hair Affair, K & L Cleaning, Kudick’s, Mauston True Value, Northside Mobil, Phillips Health Mart, Ray’s Shoes, Rudig Jensen, Shear Dimension, Splinter’s at Meadow Valley Log Homes, and Treasured Word.  Try it today!
 

Please continue to save General Mills box tops, Campbell’s soup labels, and milk caps this summer.  Also, inkjet cartridges, laser toner cartridges and cell phones.  All these programs really add up and help the school get needed items.  We are also helping the environment by recycling.  Thanks for your help.
 

LOST AND FOUND: The pile of clothing in our lost and found box is overflowing. Please go through the clothes and claim your children’s belongings.  All the clothes that are left on May 30th, I will be taking home, wash, and then take to the thrift shop.
 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:      
Sunday, May 4 – First Communion  10:30 AM Mass
Monday, May 12 – Track Meet @ Adams
Thursday, May 8 – St. Pat’s Invitational Track Meet at MHS Track – 4:30 PM
Friday, May 16 - NO AM BUSES – Mauston Schools Late Start
Monday, May 19 – Athletic Banquet - 6:30 PM - Reardon Hall
Thursday, May 22 – Academic Awards Evening - 6:30 PM - School Gym
Monday, May 26 – NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 27 – Grade Eight Pictures &  Beach Day Day
Tuesday, May 27 – Grade Seven Field Trip to Upham Woods
Thursday, May 29 – Graduation Mass  7:30 PM – Reception Following in Reardon Hall
Friday, May 30 – Last Student Day
     All School Mass  8:00 AM
     Recognition Assembly  9:00 AM
     End of Year Picnic  11:00 AM
Tuesday, September 2 – First Student Day 2008/2009 School Year
Sunday, September 7 – St. Pat’s Fall Festival
                              
Our school e-mail address is still not working and will need to be changed.  If you need to get in touch with us through e-mail please use: stptofficelady@yahoo.com or mkjulian@hotmail.com.
 
The next issue of the Shamrock Bulletin will be published on Thursday, September 4, 2008.
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END OF YEAR PICNIC!  FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2008

On Friday, May 30th another school year will end. We will celebrate the last day by starting with an All School Mass at 8:00 AM followed by a Recognition Assembly in the gym and a family picnic starting at 11:00 AM. All parents and preschool children are invited to join us for these events. The cost for lunch for parents is $3.00 each and $1.70 for preschool children.

n order to have an accurate count for ordering food for the final day, we must have your reservation form returned with payment by Friday, May 16th. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS!

 

All students will be dismissed at 12:00 PM on May 30th following lunch. There will be no buses for dismissal, so parents will need to pick up their children. If your child will be going home with someone else (not a parent), they will need written permission from you before we will allow them to go. They will not be allowed to phone for permission.

 

If you plan to attend the end of school picnic lunch, please return the bottom portion of this note by Friday, May 16th and include payment. We hope you'll all be able to join us for lunch on June 6th!

 

M. Kathleen Julian, Principal

 

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END OF YEAR PICNIC RESERVATION FORM

 

MUST BE RETURNED BY FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2008

 

_____ I/We will attend the last day of school cookout on Friday, May 30, 2008.

 

_____ Number of adults attending at $3.00 each.

 

_____ Number of preschool children attending at $1.70 each.

 

_____ Total Amount Enclosed (Include payment with this form).

 

 

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Family Name