January 30, 2012
“ If I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.” I Corinthians 13:2

BUNCO ON WEDNESDAY
The weather forecast is great, so I am hoping we will have no issues with Bunco this Wednesday. Come for the all-school Mass, and then stay to play this popular dice game! We will teach those who do not know how to play! Stay for lunch…cheeseburgers and fries for $3.00 for adults!
Mass is at 8:15, and Bunco will follow, in the gym, beginning at about 9:00 or whenever Mass is over. Everyone needs a partner, so if your child will not have one, we will pair them up with older students or extra adults who are here. We look forward to seeing you!!!

HARLEY MOTORCYCLE MEETING
A core group of people who were on the committee last year are considering the Harley ride/raffle, again, this year. We feel we know better what to expect, we hope more people would attend, and we would use the money we raised for computers. (Ours were new in 2005, and they are already having some issues…) We are meeting this Thursday, February 2nd, here at school, at 6:30, to determine if we have enough people willing to help. If you can commit to monthly meetings and would like to help us out, we would love to have you! We will need a lot of help to make this happen, again!
If you’re interested in helping, but not being a part of the committee, also let me know! The more who get involved, the less there is for everyone to do.

PAUL GASSER TO SPEAK
Please see the attached flyer about Paul Gasser who will be speaking at the Dodgeville Elementary School on Wednesday night. Babysitting is provided if you call the district number, 935-3307, and then x, 2000. There will be two sessions, over two nights, directed at parents dealing with children. Many of the staff have attended his workshops, and he is highly recommended. I do not believe there is any cost!

GREAT TURN-OUT!!
We were happy to see so many people at the dance on Friday night! I’d like to extend a special thanks to our DJ for the evening, Pat Mettlach. He had help from his wife, Michelle, and daughter, Hannah, but he was kind enough to find the songs that were appropriate to the theme. I hope everyone had a good time! The pictures are back and the students should have them. Thanks to Matt Murn for taking the pictures and Sarah Stoughton for making sure they were printed and back to us, today! Thanks, also, to Mrs. McGraw and the 8th graders for the great job they did with the designs!!!
I’d also like to thank the St. Joe Advocates for all their help as well as the other parents who signed up to work in the concessions. We could not have done this without your help!

SCRIP DISTRIBUTION
We will print the first SCRIP distribution report this week. I am excited to see how much people have earned in only one month. We purchased $28,000 of SCRIP this month…so our amounts have definitely increased! Thanks to all who are giving it a chance and finding it is only a matter of planning…it does NOT require spending extra money!!!!!

THANKS!!!
Thanks to all who returned the OUTSTANDING family projects for the Church lobby! They were better than we could have imagined! And, it was obvious, that a LOT of work was put into them! Thanks so much for adding your creativity to Catholic Schools’ Week!

3rd/4th BASKETBALL HAS ENDED
Thanks to all the parents and students who participated in the 3rd and 4th grade Basketball program, especially to Brian Bockhop, Ev Schmelzer, and Kathryn Heimerl for coordinating the Saturday practices! I am sure we will have some students with good basketball skills for next year!

VALENTINES TO NURSING HOMES
Due to a scheduling issue, we will be delivering the Valentines to the nursing homes on Monday, February 6th, instead of Friday…the 7/8 students will sing for and visit with residents at Upland Hills, CrestRidge Assisted Living, and Bloomfield Manor.

SHOWCASED STUDENTS
The following students will be showcased this week in the display case in the commons: Marley Busch, Lucy Heimerl, Nick Portzen, JoJo Heimerl, Braden Schmelzer, Grant Lawton, Emily Stieve, Marissa Parkin, and Matthew Gorgen. Please take some time to look at their items!

DANCE HOURS
The following people worked at the dance: Paul Olson, 2 hr; Terese Olson, 1.33 hr; Brian and Roxanne Casper, 2 hr each; Kelly Komplin, 1 hr; Dawn Jenkin, 1.33 hr; Jeanne Olson, 2.25 hr; Lisa Bockhop, 1 hr; Brian Bockhop, ??; Abby Dressler, 1.5 hr; Mel Scheckel, .5 hr; Gina Weier, 2.75 hr; Michele Latterell, 2 hr; Mayra Angel, 3 hr; Ev Schmelzer, 1.5 hr; Paula Lee-Hall, 2.5 hr; Michelle Lancaster, ??; Michelle and Pat Mettlach, 3.75 hr each; Matt Murn – 3 hr.

NOON SUPERVISION
The following people are scheduled for noon supervision: T- Mohning; W- Stumpf, Blume, Amy Miller; TH- Mettlach; M- Glonek.