1-21-16

Dear Parents,

Every other Friday students donate $1 to wear sweatpants on Spirit Day.  This money has been collected  throughout the year to help Iowa schools in need during a time of tragedy.  

We wanted to share with you where some of those donations have gone recently.  We sent a fruit basket to the teachers at Southeast Webster-Grand Elementary School.  This school lost three students, this week, due to a house fire.  We are also sending a basket to Waukee High School to help them cope with their loss of a student.  

Thank you for your continued support of Spirit Days.  The teachers welcome the opportunity to support other schools who experience a tragedy.  

Catholic Schools Week

January 31-February 5, 2016

St. Malachy School

Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service

Sunday January 31st Opening of Catholic Schools Week

Eucharistic Celebration 9am at Holy Spirit Church

Brunch in Parish Hall following Mass

Monday February 1st Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day

11:30-1pm Lunch for faculty and staff provided by PTO

Parent Volunteers please arrive by 11:15

Students bring sack lunch and eat with Advent Angel

Spirit Week Dress: Blue and Gold Day

Tuesday February 2nd School Appreciation Day

Living Rosary 8:30am - 5th Grade

Spirit Week Dress: Come As You Are Day

Wednesday February 3rd Community Appreciation Day

Chamber of Commerce Coffee 10am in gym

1st Grade Presentations

8th Grade Presentations

Tours

Advent Angels - Make Valentine cards for Service men and women and Local Nursing homes

Open House - 6pm Soup Supper - For students and families interested enrolling in our school.

Family Lenten Activities Night - 6:45-8pm

Spirit Week Dress: Class Colors Day

Thursday February 4th Student Appreciation Day

Teachers Vs. Students Competition

Spirit Week Dress: Sports Day

Friday February 5th Grandparents/Special Guest Day

Mass begins at 1:30pm at Holy Spirit Parish

Cookie and Punch Reception  in Parish Hall following Mass

Spirit Day Dress: Dress Up Day

Please Note

We take our students out for recess as long as the “feels like” temperature is 1℉ or above.  Please make sure students come to school with enough clothing to stay bundled and comfortable at recess.  

Seeking Donations for Newspaper Insert and Radio Commercials:

Our 8th grade class is writing articles for a twelve page insert in the Creston News Advertiser and our 6th grade class is preparing 15 second commercials to be broadcast 5 times each on KSIB radio. The insert will be distributed and the ads broadcast during Catholic Schools Week. The cost for the insert and ads will be about $1500. Please send all donations to Sarah.

Tuition – SCRIP =

Savings on Tuition

Monthly example

$300 Hy-Vee = $12

$100 Fareway = $1.20

$200 Wal-Mart = $1.60

$100 Casey’s = $1.20

$16 x 10 months = $160

This means $160 taken off your total tuition costs.

Remember scrip is great for grocery shopping and getting those household essentials.

All Scrip orders due in Mondays by 9am for Thursday delivery.  Contact office with any questions.

Scrip Committee continues to sell cards after Mass

SURVEY:  Thank you for taking our survey!  We received 64 responses from parents.  And all of our students and staff participated.  We will share the results with you as soon as they become available.

PTO TRIVIA NIGHT! - January 30th - FLYER

Crestmoor Country Club

Reserve a table as a team or sign-up as an individual & we will place you with a team.

Teams of up to 8 People—$25 per person

Social Hour 6:00PM & Trivia Starts 7:00PM

To register a team complete the registration form at

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084aa8aa23a4fd0-trivia

or contact Beth Kulow at 641.344.6269.

Cash Bar and light snacks will be available.

Calendar

January 27th - 4th Mass

      Dismiss 2:10

January 29th - Spirit Day - $1

January 30th - PTO Trivia Night

January 31st - February 5th- Catholic Schools Week

February 3rd - Open House - 6pm Soup Supper - For RE students and families interested enrolling in our school.

February 5th - Grandparents Mass 1:30 - Holy Spirit Parish

February 9th - Iowa Energy Game - All School Field Trip

February 16th - Donuts with Dad

February 26th - St. Malachy and Holy Spirit Fish Fry

March 1st - Kindergarten Information  Night

March 5th - St. Malachy Foundation Auction

March 8th - Preschool Information Night

      

Mrs. Jennifer Simmons ~ Principal

Iowa Energy Game

Calling All Parents!

We are taking St. Malachy students to an Iowa Energy Game on February 9th and would love for parents to attend!

We discovered today that we must purchase all of our tickets, including parent tickets by this Friday morning.  We apologize for the short notice.  Since this is our first time attending an event like this we were not aware of the early deadline.

Who: St. Malachy Parents

What: Chaperone Iowa Energy Game Field Trip

When:  February 9th

Game Time 10:30-1pm
St. Malachy Time: 8:30-3pm

How Much: $4

Let us know by: Thursday, January 21st

If you are wanting to attend please contact either your child’s teacher or Mrs. Lane by Thursday January 21st at 3:30pm    slane@crestonstmalachy.org

Other thing to note:

*Parents must drive or carpool our buses will be full

*Students must ride on the bus to the field trip, students may leave the field trip with their parent

1-14-16

Dear Parents,

We have been working hard preparing for Catholic Schools week.  Almost an entire month of planning happens to prepare for the big week.  The sixth graders have been preparing radio commercials. The 8th grade students, Mrs. Simmons, Miss Steinkamp and Father Halbur will be submitting their articles to the publisher at the end of this week. The teachers worked hard, last week, to design a week of fun activities for the students.  Mrs. Cline is busy hashing out the details of our field trip to see the Iowa Energy game the Tuesday following our week long celebration.  Our billboard by the Sumner underpass is now up, take a minute and drive by to check it out! So many people go into making sure this week is a success.  Please be watching for more details in the next couple of weeks.

Seeking Donations for Newspaper Insert and Radio Commercials:

Our 8th grade class is writing articles for a twelve page insert in the Creston News Advertiser and our 6th grade class is preparing 15 second commercials to be broadcast 5 times each on KSIB radio. The insert will be distributed and the ads broadcast during Catholic Schools Week. The cost for the insert and ads will be about $1500. A list of donors to these efforts will be printed in the insert. Please send all donations to Sarah.

Tuition – Scrip =

Savings on Tuition

Monthly example

$300 Hy-Vee = $12

$100 Fareway = $1.20

$200 Wal-Mart = $1.60

$100 Casey’s = $1.20

$16 x 10 months = $160

This means $160 taken off your total tuition costs.

Remember scrip is great for grocery shopping and getting those household essentials.

All Scrip orders due in Mondays by 9am for Thursday delivery.  Contact office with any questions.

Scrip Committee continues to sell cards after Mass

SURVEY:  Dear parents and guardians of students at St. Malachy School,

Our school has partnered with BrightBytes - an educational research organization - to explore our use of technology for learning.

We invite you to answer a few questions about your technology use. It should take less than 5 minutes to complete on any device with internet access.

Please complete by Friday, January 15th.

Follow this link to participate:

Tell us about your technology use

PTO TRIVIA NIGHT! - January 30th - FLYER

Crestmoor Country Club

Reserve a table as a team or sign-up as an individual & we will place you with a team.

Teams of up to 8 People—$25 per person

Social Hour 6:00PM & Trivia Starts 7:00PM

To register a team complete the registration form at

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084aa8aa23a4fd0-trivia

or contact Beth Kulow at 641.344.6269.

Cash Bar and light snacks will be available.

THE LUNCHROOM

IS MAKING SOME CHANGES!

Beginning January 19th

• Ala carte items will be available for purchase .50 each in grades 1st-8th
• 1 item per day per student
• Students are responsible for their money
• Students may purchase an item even if their plate is not clean
• Yogurt and extra milk will still be available for purchase
• Ms. Dodge will post in the hallway the ala carte items available.  The menu will be on a rotational basis.
• All ala carte items will be healthy food options such as a granola bar,  juice, cheese stick etc.
• We will be redesigning the line to speed up the serving process and allow students more time to eat.  This will begin as soon as all items are purchased for the line adjustments.
• We are purchasing new shallow pans that will allow for a more thorough cooking process
• We are having a Master Cook coming in to meet with Erin and Karla to share with them some new ideas for cooking, menu planning, and how to use our current kitchen in the most effective manner.
• Lastly, we are going to have at least 1 sack lunch day each month for students to bring their own lunch as a fun alternative.

Those dates are:

February 1st (Catholic Schools Week)

March 11th

April 1st

May 27th (Last day of school)

Calendar

January 15th  - Spirit Day - $1

January 16th-17th - CRHP Retreat

January 18th -   BOE Meeting 7 pm

January 20th - 5th Mass - Coffee and Donut Reception

      Dismiss 2:10

January 27th - 4th Mass

      Dismiss 2:10

January 29th - Spirit Day - $1

January 30th - PTO Trivia Night

January 31st - February 5th- Catholic Schools Week

February 3rd - Open House - 6pm Soup Supper - For RE students and families interested enrolling in our school.

February 5th - Grandparents Mass 1:30 - Holy Spirit Parish

February 9th - Iowa Energy Game - All School Field Trip

February 16th - Donuts with Dad

February 26th - St. Malachy and Holy Spirit Fish Fry

March 1st - Kindergarten Information  Night

March 5th - St. Malachy Foundation Auction

March 8th - Preschool Information Night

      

Mrs. Jennifer Simmons ~ Principal

BrightBytes Survey

Dear parents and guardians of students at St. Malachy School,

Our school has partnered with BrightBytes - an educational research organization - to explore our use of technology for learning.

We invite you to answer a few questions about your technology use. It should take less than 5 minutes to complete on any device with internet access.

    Follow this link to participate:

http://www.BByt.es/Q24RP

Thank you for taking part in this important initiative!

Sincerely,

Jennifer Simmons

1-7-16

Dear Parents,

Welcome back!  I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing Christmas Break.  I am sure some of our students had trouble getting up for school that first day back but you didn’t know it once they arrived here.  The children were so delighted to see their friends again and share with each other all the great things they did over break.  I enjoyed seeing many of the students wearing new coats, new boots or new outfits that they received.  Even the teachers were bubbling with joy, ready to be back in their classrooms. (I saw many of them wearing new cute outfits too)  We are so happy to have all of the students back and we are ready to settle back into the comfort of our school routines.

A Note of Thanks

Thank you so much to the St. Malachy School families, students, faculty, and staff for all of the prayers, cards, flowers, plants, food, beautiful Christmas tree in the hall, and generous memorial donations in honor of our husband and father, Kirk Levine. We were deeply moved by the closure of the school on the day of his funeral.  The support from this school has been very much appreciated over the past year and a half.  We are forever grateful.

God Bless all of you,

Ann Levine

Matt Levine family

Jeff Levine family

Scott Levine family

Seeking Donations for Newspaper Insert and Radio Commercials:

Our 8th grade class is writing articles for a twelve page insert in the Creston News Advertiser and our 6th grade class is preparing 15 second commercials to be broadcast 5 times each on KSIB radio. The insert will be distributed and the ads broadcast during Catholic Schools Week. The cost for the insert and ads will be about $1500. A list of donors to these efforts will be printed in the insert. Please send all donations to Sarah.

Remember scrip is great for grocery shopping and getting those household essentials.

All Scrip orders due in Mondays by 9am for Thursday delivery.  Contact office with any questions.

Scrip Committee continues to sell cards after Mass

Report Cards

The 1st trimester report cards are available on the PowerSchool website. Go to www.crestonstmalachy.org. Hover over Parents and click on Power School. Log in. On the left hand side click on Document Vault and then select your child. Contact Sarah if you have problems.

Mass Receptions: We had to adjust some of our reception dates.  Please note changes below.

Coffee, juice and donuts following class Mass

November 18th  - 4th Grade

December 16th - 1st Grade

January 20th - 5th Grade

February 24th - 2nd Grade

March 9th - 8th Grade

March 16th - 7th Grade

March 30th  - 6th Grade

April 20th - 3rd Grade

Did you get our text?  If not please text to 68453 and type Y in the message box.  This will manually opt you into our system.  

SURVEY: Next Monday you will receive an email survey from St. Malachy school & Bright Bytes.  We are asking parents take just a few minutes to take this survey.  The data collected from this survey will help us make more informed decisions about the type of technology we will need to purchase next for St. Malachy School.

 

PTO TRIVIA NIGHT! - January 30th - FLYER

Crestmoor Country Club

Reserve a table as a team or sign-up as an individual & we will place you with a team.

Teams of up to 8 People—$25 per person

Social Hour 6:00PM & Trivia Starts 7:00PM

To register a team complete the registration form at

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084aa8aa23a4fd0-trivia

or contact Beth Kulow at 641.344.6269.

Cash Bar and light snacks will be available.

Calendar

January 13th -  6th Mass

       Dismiss 2:10

January 15th  - Spirit Day - $1

January 16th-17th - CRHP Retreat

January 18th -   BOE Meeting 7 pm

January 20th - 5th Mass - Coffee and Donut Reception

      Dismiss 2:10

January 27th - 4th Mass

      Dismiss 2:10

January 29th - Spirit Day - $1

January 30th - PTO Trivia Night

January 31st - February 5th- Catholic Schools Week

February 5th - Grandparents Mass 1:30 - Holy Spirit Parish

March 5th - St. Malachy Foundation Auction

      

Many blessings to you are your family during this Christmas season,

Mrs. Jennifer Simmons ~ Principal