September 3, 2010

St John the Evangelist Catholic School Chronicle
September 3, 2010

Dear St. John’s School Families,

Happy Labor Day Weekend
What could be more welcome than a day to celebrate all of the hard work you students, parents,
and staff have done to make a great beginning of this school year. I hope that each of you can
enjoy some much deserved rest, relaxation and fun. We have had two wonderful weeks together.
Below are just a few issues I would like to address:

Thank you for patience with our beginning and dismissal times. Our tardy bells and
dismissal bells should ring exactly at 8:00a.m. and 3:00p.m. for the elementary school. Grades
five –eight should sound at 7:55a.m. and 3:15p.m. Therefore, the students will not be available
to be picked up until after they leave the classrooms at 3:00p.m. or 3:15. We need every minute
of instruction time as we strive to “raise the bar” here at Saint Johns.

On another NOTE, no pun intended, I wanted to make you aware that Mr. Andrew Vogt
will begin his instrumental music classes on Tuesday, September 7, just after Labor Day.
This class will be for those students who have already been in Band and are not considered
beginners. Mr. Vogt visited the fifth grade class this week to inform and encourage them
to join a beginners group. Parents of fifth graders should have received written information
he gave to those students. This group meets on Wednesday mornings before school at 7:20a.m.
Wednesday, September 8th will be the first class. For those of you who don’t know about Band and Mr. Vogt, he has taught instrumental music for 20 years. It would be difficult to find someone of his caliber. He does free lance jazz and saxophone performances many places in Colorado. His web site is andrew@drewsclues.com. What a deal at only $35 for three lessons per week for grades 6-8.

New blue and white book covers have arrived for each student. The following supporters have provided them for us: Tom and Hope McCorkendale, Rose Melville, CPA, Mike Monat with ReMax Alliance and Paul Hummel, Investment Centers of America, Inc. We thank them for their support of our school.
Last but not least, Saint John’s Athletic Program is going strong. Our volleyball team has been winning most of their games. We do need more students, parents and staff to cheer them on especially during the home games. They need our support and to hear us cheering loudly.
Have a terrific weekend.

Shalom,
Lois Schmitt
Lois Schmitt



Saint John’s GalaGood news, the Gala is SOLD OUT! If you didn’t get your ticket you can still win BIG by purchasing your raffle tickets $25/ ticket or 5 for $100. 1st prize $5,000 2nd prize 1 year tuition at St. John's or $3,650. If you have not yet contributed scrip please do so as soon as possible, so far only 35 families have contributed. Scrip will be sold after each Mass and you can leave the scrip there with the seller and designate it for Saint John’s Parish School.



STUDENT INSURANCE
We have extra brochures/enrollment forms are available in the school office throughout the school year. Insurance coverage may be purchased at any time throughout the school year. Coverage will be effective on the date the enrollment form and correct premium are received by United Healthcare. Coverage may also be purchased online at www.k12studentinsurance.com. Insurance coverage purchased online will be effective 24 hours after enrolling online.


GOLD C BOOKS ARE FOR SALE
All students should have received a packet with a Gold C entertainment book and order form for selling them. If you are unable to sell the book, please return it with the order form to the office, making sure your child's name is on the form. This is an honor system as the PTO is responsible for the cost of all books distributed.

We will be selling the Gold C books after all masses on August 28-29. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Ann Pakenham at annp722@yahoo.com. Thanks for your help with such short notice!


SCHOOL PICTURE S
School pictures will be September 23 from 8 to 11am. Students in grades PK – 8 will have their individual pictures taken on this date. Your child may dress in their Sunday best or their school uniform. There will be a makeup date in October to accommodate the 4 year old preschool and retakes.


SCRIP NEWS
Your participation in the scrip program is off to a strong start. It was great to see familiar and new families buying scrip at Back-to-School night. The credits toward your $150 profit minimum are already being accounted for and you can email dorothea.boettcher@saintjohns.net at any time to find out where you are with your scrip purchases. We have almost sold out of the JC Penney scrip at the 50% special credit, so hurry if you still want to take advantage, because when sold out, JC Penney will only be available by special order at the regular percentage. Staples has a bonus available on select cards: purchase a specially marked $25 Staples card, and get $26.25 of value to spend (the profit of 5% is still only on the $25 you spend). Scrip is available to buy at the school office on all school days (except Monday mornings), the parish office and before and after the weekend masses.


CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST?
Do you hang on to gift bags and store bags? Is your closet packed full of them? The Christmas Shoppe is going green! If you have bags you'd like to get rid of, please consider donating your gently used bags for the Christmas Shoppe! We use the bags to wrap the gifts from the kids - and we need LOTS of them every year!


BOX TOPS & CAMPBELL SOUP LABELS
We want to let you know of a way you as parents can help our school, without having to spend extra money. There are two programs that help raise money for St. John's. One is the Box Tops program and the other is the Campbell Soup Labels. All you have to do is clip the labels and bring them to your child's classroom at the end of each month. The Campbell Soup Labels are the barcode on the product. The Boxtops has a rectangle logo on the container. On St. John's website, there will be a list of products for both programs as well as monthly collection sheets you can print, to tape the labels to (boxtops and soup labels need to be on separate sheets). The Campbell's has separate sheets depending on their point value: 1, 5, or 10 pt. I want to add though that you do not have to put them on the sheets. Do what works the best for you.I wanted to let everyone know that if you have Bonus Box Tops from stores such as King Soopers that you have to redeem online with a code, keep the 'coupon' and write "REDEEMED" on it and turn it in with all your other tops and labels, so your child can have them tallied with their class totals. These expire quickly, so redeem them right away.. If you have any questions you can contact Angie Luce ( cade9598@msn.com) or Linda Nowak ( len6886@yahoo.com ). You can also go to the program websites to find more information and sign up for email updates on new products: http://www.boxtops4education.com and http://www.labelsforeducation.com/ .




HOT LUNCH & BREAKFAST
We look forward to another great year with our school lunch and breakfast program. Please see below for a few details and reminders about these programs.
Lunch and breakfast pricing will remain the same for students, $2.50 for lunch and $.50 for a la carte milk. Breakfast will be $2.00.
Parents, teachers and staff are always welcome to have lunch/breakfast with the students. Adult prices are $3.50 for lunch and $2.50 for breakfast.
Due to budget constraints, we can no longer allow lunch/breakfast accounts to go negative. This will mean no charging of lunch or breakfast.
St. Johns offers free or reduced meals through the USDA to families who quality, you may print this information off the school website.
When sending lunch/breakfast money with a student, please place it in an envelope with the students name and teacher.
Our programs cannot run efficiently without our wonderful volunteers. Please sign up on the school website to volunteer and help serve lunch or breakfast.
See the school website for daily menus and encourage your child to try something new!!
Thank you, and let me know if you have any questions.
Cindy Heesemann
Food Service Director
St. John the Evangelist Catholic School
970-635-5853
heeseci@saintjohns.net



O God, bless our family and all its members and friends;bind us together by your love. Give us kindness and patience to support each other;and wisdom in all we do. Let the gift of your peace come into our hearts and remain with us. May we rejoice in your blessings.


· May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Please keep Deacon John Kunesmiller and his family in your prayers
· Pray that the family may be respected by all in its identity, and that its irreplaceable contribution to all of society be recognized.
· Pray for that the Church may offer new generations, through the believable proclamation of the Gospel, ever-new reasons of life and hope.
That Christians may contribute to alleviating the material and spiritual suffering of AIDS patients, especially in the poorest countries.
That children and young people may be messengers of the Gospel and that their dignity may always be respected and preserved from all violence and exploitation
That the nations of the earth, through knowledge and mutual respect, may grow in harmony and peace.
Especially give thanks to God for the gift of a parish school and ask his help as we continue to grow and prosper
May Our Lord grant us all the graces we need and desire

Saint John the Evangelist Catholic School
1730 W. 12th Street Loveland, Co 80537 970.635.5830
Saint John the Evangelist School does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color or national or ethnic origin

Sign up Now…
For Our String Instrument Program!
Available for ages Junior K through 8th grades
Lessons will be during the school day. Lessons will attempt to be during free-reading times. Schedules of group times to be announced shortly. Individual lessons will be scheduled based on demand.
Lessons start September 8th. Lessons will take place every Wednesday. More days may be added based on demand. Ms. Huster will help measure students’ instrument sizes on the 1st day. If you’d like to purchase your instrument in advance, please refer to the attached sheet for places to purchase.
Payment – please make checks payable to Michelle Huster and please make payments at the beginning of each month.
Cost - $35/month for weekly group lessons, $70/month for weekly group lessons plus one individual lesson

Please sign up with Ms. Huster if you are interested in participating in the string program by September 24th! shelle0503@gmail.com
Places to Purchase Instruments…
Online sites:
http://www.sharmusic.com/flexplan.asp

The next site is an excellent place to purchase as well. You can get a good violin for around 100 bucks.

http://www.wwbw.com/Violins-Stringed-Instruments.wwbw?source=TWWRWXGG
You may also find good instruments fairly cheap on ebay - -just beware of the return policy!
Regional sites:
KepTone Music Workshop -
273 B E 29th StreetLoveland, CO 80538 Phone: (970) 308-2579
Magic Music

(970) 203-0432

136 W Fourth St, Loveland, CO 80537 map
1.00 miles

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Loveland Music

(970) 622-0080

214 E Fourth St, Loveland, CO 80537 map
1.10 miles
... off!!! IN STOCK NOW FENDER SQUIER GUITARS & FENDER AMPS!!! New! Peavey Vypyr ...
Musical Instrument Schools & Lessons • Musical Instruments Rentals & Leasing • More...
www.lovelandmusic.com

Spotlight Music Inc

(970) 377-8066




Musical Instruments Rentals & Leasing • Musical Instrument Schools & Lessons • More...
www.spotlightmusicstore.com
Guitar's Etc. They give free stands and books when you rent an instrument. They also charge for the first month and you get 2 months free


NOTE: Ms. Michelle will provide shoulder rests and rosin for the bows.