St. Matthew Elementary Jaguar Journal
July 1, 2019 - Summer Edition #2
St. Matthew Elementary
Jaguar Journal
This week's to-do list:
- Enjoy summer vacation!
- Stay cool!
- We have only 2 junior kindergarten spots remaining, please let us know if you know of someone needing this awesome opportunity.
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
Offices Closed - July 4th and 5th
The school office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, July 4th and 5th this week. We will return to our normal, summer hours on Monday, July 8th.
The school office will be closed on Thursday and Friday, July 4th and 5th this week. We will return to our normal, summer hours on Monday, July 8th.
Days of Service THANK YOU
Thanks to all of you who came to help on our 1st Annual St. Matthew Days of Service; we had a great couple of days and accomplished many, much needed activities, throughout the building! For those of you who were unable to make it, no worries, we will be offering more days in the future, stay tuned!
Some of the things you will notice throughout the building:
Some of the things you will notice throughout the building:
- Classroom windows have all been cleaned
- Classrooms have been swept
- TV’s have been taken down from the classrooms
- 2nd grade classrooms have been painted
- 3/4/5 hallway painting has started
- Trash has been taken out
- Items have been moved to “free will donation pile” in the preschool hallway
St. Matthew "free will donation" sale will be held in July. A detailed email outlining procedures will be sent as the time gets closer and we are ready to open it up. All items will be located in the preschool hallway. An example of some items is included below; this is not an exhaustive list, rather used to give you an idea.
Tube TV's
Computer monitors
Classroom furniture
VCR's
Books
Overhead projectors
Important Dates
- August 8 - school registration (see information below)
- August 22 - Meet Your Teacher day (see information below)
- August 26 - First Day of School (early dismissal at 12:05 PM)
- September 2 - No School (Labor Day)
- September 12 - Back to School Night
2019-2020 School Hours
The school hours for the 2019-2020 school year will be as follows:
The school hours for the 2019-2020 school year will be as follows:
- 7:30AM - Breakfast begins
- 7:45AM - Students may enter the building
- 7:55AM - 1st bell and students report to classrooms
- 8:05AM - Tardy bell and prayer
- 12:05PM - Early Dismissal time (when on calendar or if needed for weather)
- 3:05PM - Dismissal time
2019-2020 School Calendar
Attached is the most up-to-date school calendar for the 2019-2020 school year. Please note that the calendar includes the Christmas and spring concert dates for your home calendars.
Attached is the most up-to-date school calendar for the 2019-2020 school year. Please note that the calendar includes the Christmas and spring concert dates for your home calendars.
Aug
8
2019-2020 School Registration
Don't forget to put this on your calendar!
7-11AM and 4-6PM
This will provide an opportunity for you to put lunch money in your student(s) account, pay all registration fees, get all paperwork and information for the year, shop the school uniform exchange program, sign up to volunteer, etc. This day allows you to take care of all the paperwork ahead of time!
Are you going?
Yes
No
Maybe
going.
not going.
might be going.
Aug
22
Meet Your Teacher Day
To help coordinate our Meet Your Teacher Day with the preschool event and to coordinate times with Regis Middle School, we will be opening up the school and classrooms at the following times on Thursday, August 22nd.
11AM - 1PM and 3PM - 5PM
We hope this allows you to combine visits to multiple schools during this busy time of year!
Are you going?
Yes
No
Maybe
going.
not going.
might be going.
Family In Need Bike Ride, Hosted by St. Pius X ELC
St. Pius X ELC will be hosting a first annual bike ride! The proceeds will be going to a family of the center who is battling cancer. The ride will be July 27th from 9-12. The ride will start at Sag Wagon and will go to Ely. If you would like to participate but don’t want to ride a bike, there’s an option to walk from Sag Wagon to Newbo. The cost is $30 and includes a t-shirt. You may also buy a t-shirt for $20 if you want. All proceeds go to our ELC family. Please contact Connie Schulte at 319-200-4546.
St. Pius X ELC will be hosting a first annual bike ride! The proceeds will be going to a family of the center who is battling cancer. The ride will be July 27th from 9-12. The ride will start at Sag Wagon and will go to Ely. If you would like to participate but don’t want to ride a bike, there’s an option to walk from Sag Wagon to Newbo. The cost is $30 and includes a t-shirt. You may also buy a t-shirt for $20 if you want. All proceeds go to our ELC family. Please contact Connie Schulte at 319-200-4546.
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