January 17, 2020 ST. JOSEPH NEWS St. Joseph Catholic School assists parents in developing good stewards who are both spiritually and academically prepared to live their lives in honor of God. UPCOMING EVENTS Mr. Arnold’s Message VIRTUE OF THE QUARTER: SAT. 1st Reconciliation for Thank you to all that came to this week's PTO Meeting, and FORTITUDE JAN 18 2nd Grade thank you to our School Council members that met to chart Fortitude is courage in doing the the course for our Strategic Plan. Please pray for our 2nd good, even when you don't want to. MON. NO School- graders as they receive the sacrament of Reconciliation for To break apart the word, it really is JAN. 20 Teacher Retreat the first time tomorrow! And please keep our staff in your a fort-attitude, being on defense prayers as we have our annual retreat on Monday. We will be against the devil and making a SAT. Winter Carnival taking a pilgrimage to the Cathedral and reflecting on the positive difference in the world. JAN. 25 virtues and spiritual gifts God has blest us with. Firefighters don't want to run into a burning building, but they have JAN. 27- Catholic School Week fortitude! Students might not want JAN. 31 (Info on back) SCHOOL MALL to do their homework, but with the On Tuesday, your child will bring home a packet for our help of this virtue they can offer it THUR. Body Venture at up and triumph! Our connected annual School Mall fundraiser. Each child is asked to fill out FEB. 6 Kyle Trueblood virtues are gentleness, humility, a booklet with 10 addresses of family members or friends and joy. FRI. Valley 9 Spelling Bee who might be interested in helping our school by purchasing FEB. 7 Holy Spirit @ 12:00 magazines or other items on the school mall website. Our school receives half of all money spent on purchases. The WED. Donuts with Dad Dinner Discussion Question: FEB 12 Caring for Classrooms feature on School Mall has really What are some everyday things you helped the teachers to purchase supplies they need for their have to do in your life that take classroom. When your children return their completed fortitude? booklet, they will earn a prize, and the chance to win more LUNCH MENU prizes. Thank you for your support! SAINT OF THE QUARTER: MON NO SCHOOL BL. ODOARDO FOCHERINI TUES Chicken Strips BASKETBALL SUCCESS Odoardo was very involved in his WED Beef Enchiladas parish and made many sacrifices Congratulations to our students that were among the as a husband and father. During THURS Spaghetti winners of the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest. World War II, he worked to obtain forged identity cards and FRI Sausage Pizza 9 Year Old BoysBoys----KoyKoy Ast accompanied Jews to the Swiss 10 Year Old BoysBoys----MasonMason Zoglmann border, saving 105 lives. He was 10 Year Old GirlsGirls----LairenLairen Pauly eventually captured and died in the 11 Year Old BoysBoys----CarsonCarson May concentration camps at the age of 37. He became the first journalist SPRING VIEW We are also very proud of all of our students that are to be beatified, and present at his participating in REC basketball this season! Good luck! beatification Mass were his 7 MANOR VISITS children, 15 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren. Our 4th graders made art projects WINTER CARNIVAL to decorate the doors of the The students are really looking forward to the Carnival! residents at our nursing home and There is a sign-up sheet in the back of the church to help went to visit there this week. with food donations for the kitchen. This date for this Several of our 6th graders will be tradition has been on the school calendar for months. If you visiting after school the next two are not able to be there, please remember it is your Tuesdays as part of their Future responsibility to find a family member or a friend to cover Project. your game shift. The only way St. Joseph has kept this tradition going is by the dedication of ALL our families! Principal: Mr. Joel Arnold [email protected] Secretary: Mrs. Ruth Whitney [email protected] School Phone: 456-2270 .