St. Matthew Elementary Jaguar Journal
November 2, 2018
St. Matthew Elementary
Jaguar Journal
This week's to-do list:
- Get the upcoming important events on your calendar - it is updated for the rest of 2018
- Monday, picture re-take day. Students having re-takes need to return the original package and may dress up. Order forms are available in the office for students who missed picture day.
This Week's To-Do List:
* Vote for St. Matt's in the UnityPoint "Imaging the Amazing" contest (see below)
* Send in box tops and Hy-Vee receipts
* Vote for St. Matt's in the UnityPoint "Imaging the Amazing" contest (see below)
* Send in box tops and Hy-Vee receipts
"Paws"itive Students
Aimele Nguyen Landon Freeman
Blake Schmelzer Vinny D'Amico
Mac Driscoll Keagen Stastny
Aaron Theil Liam Raftery
Genna Haan . Ms.Wareham's Class
Kellen Haverback Mrs. Adams' Class
Mrs. Smith's Class . . Emma Feller
Jadon Kelsey Charlotte Leuck
Ms. Chute's Class Mia Deegan
Holly Larson Avery Ohde
Miriam Hueter Maddix Wery
Tali White Lila Thuente
Riley Pence
Important Upcoming Events
November 7 - 8:35 AM Mass (Adams - 3rd)
November 11 - Trudy/Jan Pancake Breakfast benefit
November 14 - 8:35 AM Mass (Driscoll - 1st)
November 20 - 12:10 Early Dismissal
November 21-23 - No School; Happy Thanksgiving
November 28 - 8:35 AM Mass (Wareham - 5th)
December 4 - K-2 Christmas Concert
December 5 - 8:35 AM Mass (Ohde - 2nd)
December 6 - 3-5 Christmas Concert
December 7 - No School; Teacher In-Service
December 12 - 8:35 AM Mass (Driscoll - 1st)
December 19 - 8:35 AM Mass (Van Berkum - 1st)
December 21 - 12:10 Early Dismissal
December 24 - January 2 - No School; Merry Christmas
March 2, 2019 - Mardi Gras @ Elmcrest CC
November Menus
The menus for November are attached!
The menus for November are attached!
AWESOME JAGUARS!
We had a school assembly today to hand out some awards to our Jagaurs for the month. Please see below for all our award winners. Keep up the great work Jaguars!
Character Counts—Respect Award Winners
5th — AJ Evans, Lucy Giorgio, Rory Schaub, James Corio-Garcia, Lorali Kidd, Trinity Mueller
4th — Sophia Link, Avery Ohde, Riley Pence
3rd — Jeffrey Barton, Gavin Mohr, Katie Pham, Caroline Smith, Zoey Takes
2nd — Gage Haase, Lennox Shovein, Luke Riesenberg, Sawyer Pompei
1st — Kinley Herman, Quinn Snyder, Gavin Linn, Mick Finn, Madeline Halverson, Briella Kittrell, Maddix Wery
Kindergarten — Raiann Negro, Clayton Barrett, Vivian Allen, Daisy Corio-Garcia
Reading Counts
Abby Driscoll, Gavin Ireland, Ruby Maybanks
PE Students of the Month
Samantha Becker and AJ Evans
Art Students of the Month
Cael Stutzman and Kiley Kauder
Music Students of the Month
Annabell Deegan and Oliver Klipp
Staff Member of the Month
Congrats to Brianna Carney for being selected as the November Staff Member of the Month. Brianna has an infectious personality who is constantly going above and beyond to be part of the Jaguar community and for the benefit of students. From a minion, to Punky Brewster to Aloha theme, she rocked the dress up days this week! She is constantly finding ways to engage students in PE class, including her new activity, cup stacking! Thanks for all your work Brianna.
We had a school assembly today to hand out some awards to our Jagaurs for the month. Please see below for all our award winners. Keep up the great work Jaguars!
Character Counts—Respect Award Winners
5th — AJ Evans, Lucy Giorgio, Rory Schaub, James Corio-Garcia, Lorali Kidd, Trinity Mueller
4th — Sophia Link, Avery Ohde, Riley Pence
3rd — Jeffrey Barton, Gavin Mohr, Katie Pham, Caroline Smith, Zoey Takes
2nd — Gage Haase, Lennox Shovein, Luke Riesenberg, Sawyer Pompei
1st — Kinley Herman, Quinn Snyder, Gavin Linn, Mick Finn, Madeline Halverson, Briella Kittrell, Maddix Wery
Kindergarten — Raiann Negro, Clayton Barrett, Vivian Allen, Daisy Corio-Garcia
Reading Counts
Abby Driscoll, Gavin Ireland, Ruby Maybanks
PE Students of the Month
Samantha Becker and AJ Evans
Art Students of the Month
Cael Stutzman and Kiley Kauder
Music Students of the Month
Annabell Deegan and Oliver Klipp
Staff Member of the Month
Congrats to Brianna Carney for being selected as the November Staff Member of the Month. Brianna has an infectious personality who is constantly going above and beyond to be part of the Jaguar community and for the benefit of students. From a minion, to Punky Brewster to Aloha theme, she rocked the dress up days this week! She is constantly finding ways to engage students in PE class, including her new activity, cup stacking! Thanks for all your work Brianna.
Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP)
ISASP is the new assessment (replaces Iowa Assessments) developed by Iowa Testing Programs at the University of Iowa for the state of Iowa. The assessments are aligned with the Iowa Core standards and provide a clear and accurate assessment of student learning outcomes. Student growth, proficiency and readiness indicators will be reported. The new assessments will be administered between March and May 2019; students will be testing in an online format through the use of iPads. We are still working, as a school, to determine the best typing option for the written portion of the assessment; this includes the possibility of purchasing keyboards for students to use during the test-taking.
For more information, please refer to http://iowa.pearsonaccessnext.com/.
ISASP is the new assessment (replaces Iowa Assessments) developed by Iowa Testing Programs at the University of Iowa for the state of Iowa. The assessments are aligned with the Iowa Core standards and provide a clear and accurate assessment of student learning outcomes. Student growth, proficiency and readiness indicators will be reported. The new assessments will be administered between March and May 2019; students will be testing in an online format through the use of iPads. We are still working, as a school, to determine the best typing option for the written portion of the assessment; this includes the possibility of purchasing keyboards for students to use during the test-taking.
For more information, please refer to http://iowa.pearsonaccessnext.com/.
Please Donate Extra Halloween Candy to Green Square Meals
Once again this year, we are looking for some awesome kids to help brighten the day of the guests at Green Square Meals! St. Matthew Parish assists in preparing a monthly meal at the local soup kitchen called Green Square Meals for more than 150 homeless individuals. These folks love Halloween as we all do, but they may not be able to celebrate it. We are hoping that St. Matthew students might want to share some of your candy with others, so they can have a fun Halloween too. If you would like to donate some of your Halloween candy (parents, that includes left overs at your house after trick-or-treating is done) to Green Square Meals, please bring it in and place it in the designated box by the school office on the days following Halloween. Our Club Fun students will be bagging up the candy to distribute. You can visit St. Matthew’s Parish website under the Social Justice link to learn more about our Green Square Meals ministry. Thank you for brightening the day of those who are less fortunate!
Once again this year, we are looking for some awesome kids to help brighten the day of the guests at Green Square Meals! St. Matthew Parish assists in preparing a monthly meal at the local soup kitchen called Green Square Meals for more than 150 homeless individuals. These folks love Halloween as we all do, but they may not be able to celebrate it. We are hoping that St. Matthew students might want to share some of your candy with others, so they can have a fun Halloween too. If you would like to donate some of your Halloween candy (parents, that includes left overs at your house after trick-or-treating is done) to Green Square Meals, please bring it in and place it in the designated box by the school office on the days following Halloween. Our Club Fun students will be bagging up the candy to distribute. You can visit St. Matthew’s Parish website under the Social Justice link to learn more about our Green Square Meals ministry. Thank you for brightening the day of those who are less fortunate!
Box Tops Thank You...Keep Them Coming!
Thank you for clipping and bringing in your Box Tops to donate to St. Matts. We recently turned in a huge box of them and we have a check for $397.40 coming back to our school. Your donations really do make a difference so keep clipping! Look for another contest in the spring!
Thank you for clipping and bringing in your Box Tops to donate to St. Matts. We recently turned in a huge box of them and we have a check for $397.40 coming back to our school. Your donations really do make a difference so keep clipping! Look for another contest in the spring!
Parent Association
The next Parent Association Meeting will be held on November 19th. Minutes from the October meeting are below.
The next Parent Association Meeting will be held on November 19th. Minutes from the October meeting are below.
Saints Baseball
Please see the attached flyer regarding the Saints baseball program. More information, including registration information is included in the link. Registration ends November 25th.
Please see the attached flyer regarding the Saints baseball program. More information, including registration information is included in the link. Registration ends November 25th.
State Volleyball Information
Congratulations to Xavier Volleyball on earning a spot in this year’s Class 4A State Volleyball Tournament. State tournament games will be played at the U.S. Cellular Center. Xavier's first match will be Tuesday, November 6th at 4 p.m. against Pella. Tickets may be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets may also be purchased at the ticket office at the U.S. Cellular Center. All tickets are $10. Tickets purchased through Ticketmaster will include an additional $2 handling charge. Children not yet in Kindergarten do not need to purchase a ticket. We hope to have a strong showing from "Xavier Nation" to support our Saints at state!
For more state tournament information, head to https://www.xaviersaints.org/state-volleyball-information-3/.
Quarterfinal Playoff Game: Xavier vs. Decorah
Xavier Football (10-0) takes on Decorah (8-2) in a quarterfinal playoff showdown tonight at Saints Field! Kickoff is scheduled for 7 PM. Winner advances to the UNI-Dome! The Saints Shop will also be open this evening from 6 to 9 PM
Tickets Now On Sale for Xavier's Fall Musical, "Sister Act!"
The Xavier Performing Arts Department presents is fall musical, “Sister Act,” on November 9-11 in the Regis-LaSalle Theatre. Tickets are now on sale in the XHS Activities Office during office hours. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for K-12 students & senior citizens. Showtimes are as follows:
Friday, Nov. 9 – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 10 – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 11 – 2:00 p.m.
"Xavier X-Men Wrestling Club (PK-8):
Registration is open for the 2018-2019 X-Men Wresting season. Practices start Tue., Nov. 13th. You can register online at tinyurl.com/XmenRegistration Contact Ben Hoover (bhoover@holmesmurphy.com or 319-929-5575) for more information.
Congratulations to Xavier Volleyball on earning a spot in this year’s Class 4A State Volleyball Tournament. State tournament games will be played at the U.S. Cellular Center. Xavier's first match will be Tuesday, November 6th at 4 p.m. against Pella. Tickets may be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets may also be purchased at the ticket office at the U.S. Cellular Center. All tickets are $10. Tickets purchased through Ticketmaster will include an additional $2 handling charge. Children not yet in Kindergarten do not need to purchase a ticket. We hope to have a strong showing from "Xavier Nation" to support our Saints at state!
For more state tournament information, head to https://www.xaviersaints.org/state-volleyball-information-3/.
Quarterfinal Playoff Game: Xavier vs. Decorah
Xavier Football (10-0) takes on Decorah (8-2) in a quarterfinal playoff showdown tonight at Saints Field! Kickoff is scheduled for 7 PM. Winner advances to the UNI-Dome! The Saints Shop will also be open this evening from 6 to 9 PM
Tickets Now On Sale for Xavier's Fall Musical, "Sister Act!"
The Xavier Performing Arts Department presents is fall musical, “Sister Act,” on November 9-11 in the Regis-LaSalle Theatre. Tickets are now on sale in the XHS Activities Office during office hours. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for K-12 students & senior citizens. Showtimes are as follows:
Friday, Nov. 9 – 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 10 – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 11 – 2:00 p.m.
"Xavier X-Men Wrestling Club (PK-8):
Registration is open for the 2018-2019 X-Men Wresting season. Practices start Tue., Nov. 13th. You can register online at tinyurl.com/XmenRegistration Contact Ben Hoover (bhoover@holmesmurphy.com or 319-929-5575) for more information.
Message from the Principal
It has certainly been a crazy and fun-filled week around here with Red Ribbon Week and Halloween. Lots of great outfits! Thank you for your participation and help to make this such an outstanding experience for our Jaguars! Have a fantastic weekend and enjoy the mild temperatures!Go Saints -- Mrs. Conlon
Essentials Team Highlight
In music we have been trying something new with the 1st through 5th grade students. We have being using centers for the past couple of weeks. In these centers, students are working on note value identification, music symbol identification, learning about Scott Joplin (our featured composer), and getting the opportunity to have small group assessment with me. This allows me a chance to see a performing art in context! We are all continuing to learn our Christmas music and the hymns that we sing at mass.Musically Yours - Mrs. Williams
Next Week's Birthdays
Alison Osterhaus--November 7
Nolan Larson-- November 8
Liam Parlet--November 9
Luke Riesenberg--November 9
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