Prairie Catholic Weekly
Newsletter
September 28, 2018
God, give us the light of love which never fails,
that it may burn in us and shed its light on
those around us. By its brightness give us a
From the Principal vision of that holy city where the true and
never- failing Light, Jesus Christ, lives and
Dear Families, reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, now and
forever.
The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation, Inc. is Amen.
once again this school year giving out
Fellowship awards to teachers and Leadership With peace~
awards to principals. It’s easy to make a Mary Henry, Principal
nomination online.
The nomination process is now open. For a
teacher to become a Kohl Fellow he or she must
be nominated by a student, parent, community
member, administrator, or another teacher. For
a principal to win the Leadership award, he or
she should be nominated by a student, parent,
teacher, community member, or another
administrator. I wish to stress due date
information.
Nominations must be complete by 11:59 p.m.,
October 8, 2018. Nominations will not be
accepted after this time. From: Thomas Philip
Reichenbacher, Superintendent, Office for
Catholic Schools.
As we continue to promote servant leadership at Library Volunteer - If you are looking for a
our school, there is so much wonderful learning great place to volunteer at PCS, please
happening at all grades levels. consider the Library. We have openings on
● Our Student Council has run a gift card the 3rd, 4th, & 5th Monday mornings, and on the
donation for flood victims in Crawford County. 2nd, 4th, & 5TH Wednesday mornings. Even if
Student Council is matching funds up to a $100. you are able to commit to one morning a
Please consider dropping off a gift card in the month, please give this opportunity some
office. We have a jar in place for collecting. consideration. Please call Annie Beinborn
● In our school we’re working on implementing (608-412-0753) for more information if you are
“Giving Fridays” for all levels. Students are interested in becoming a library volunteer.
working on service projects within our school
and community. It could be as simple as praying Progress Reports – Middle School Progress
for someone, making cards or a service project. reports will be coming home today in the brown
There are more exciting examples to come in envelopes. Please remember this is a
the future! snapshot of your student’s grades as of
We’re looking forward to a beautiful day on Monday September 24th. Please login to
Monday to experience our Patron’s Day at Skyward to view current grades at any time
Vesperman Farms. Thank you to all our during the term. Please sign and return
volunteers that have filled out background progress report by Monday, October 3rd.
checks! We’ve had a tremendous turnout.
Cookie Dough Fundraiser Delivery – The
Cookie Dough will be delivered on October 4th
between 10:00am – 2:00pm. Please make
arrangements for pickup up of your items. Thank On Saturday, October 6th the Holy Family
you! Men's Club will sponsor a "Burger & Fries"
in the Fellowship Hall. We are asking each
Non-Prescription Medication – Please review
the policy regarding Non-prescription medications. family to help with this event by making a
If a student may need any OTC medications pan of bars to be used for dessert for the
throughout the school year, such as: Tylenol, supper. These can be brought to the kitchen
Ibuprofen, Tums/antacids, cough medicine, etc. it anytime on Saturday Oct 6th. Free will
needs to be provided by a parent. The offering, bring your family and friends.
medications must be in the properly labeled
container with the student’s name on it. The Reminder – The Patron’s Day Field Trip to
school will not administer any medication to a Vesperman Farms on Monday, October 1st
student that is not supplied by the
will include Pre-K through 8th grade. Mrs.
parent/guardian.
Schwager’s 3-K class will not be
Reminder – If your son/daughter will be absent participating.
from school, please contact the school office first
thing in the morning. Thank you. 608-326-8624. Coming Home Today
Below is the information coming home this
Scrip is an easy fundraiser for the school and week. If you have any questions, please
parish. Below is the next installment of what it contact the school office.
is and how to use it.
Newsletter
How is Scrip sold? Scrip is available at each Weekly Church Bulletin
rectory office (please see individual offices for Progress Reports – Middle School
hours), school office, after each weekend mass October Lunch/Event Calendar
and online. Purchasing online has never been Saints & Soles 5K Run/Walk & Kids Run
simpler. Use the Family Sign up at Knights of Columbus letter
http://www.shopwithscrip.com/ to place an order. Growing in the Way of Love - 5th-8th form
Create your free ShopWithScrip account in just a Scrip Order Form
few easy steps. Use Holy Family Scrip enrollment
code 315114L45414. Shop at your favorite Upcoming Events
vendors, add to your cart and then check out.
Payment can be done via a check to Prairie September 27th – Progress Reports Home
Catholic Scrip or use the online convenience of September 28th – No School - Prairie
PrestoPay by setting up an account using debit Catholic-Teacher In Service – Lacrosse
from your checking account. Once a week the Diocese
orders are placed via our SCRIP coordinator; your October 1st – Patron’s Day Field Trip –
order will be included in this weekly order and Vesperman Farms
delivered to our school and parish later that week. October 3rd – Growing in the Way of Love
October 4th – Cookie Dough delivered
Saints & Soles – The 3rd Annual Saints and October 11th – Smoke House 3rd & 4th grade
Soles 5K Run/Walk & Kids Run will be held on October 17th – Safe Environment Training
Saturday, October 27th. Again this year is a October 25th - End of Term 1
Costume contest for participants! Save the date October 26th – No School
October 27th – Saints & Soles 5k Run/Walk
and join in the fun! Registration forms are
and Kids Run
included in this week’s information coming home
in the brown envelopes.
