February 18, 2010

Week of Feb. 22-Feb. 26, 2010

Monday: 2/22/10

• 8:30am Dr. Nelson visits preschool
• 3:15-4pm Living Stations Practice, 8th grade
• 6:30pm First Eucharist Class

Tuesday: 2/23/10 No activities today

Wednesday: 2/24/10

• 3:15-4:00pm Living Stations Practice, 8th graders

Thursday: 2/25/10

• 3:15-4:00pm Living Stations Practice, 8th graders

Friday: 2/26/10

• 8:15am Mass, 5th grade

Saturday: 2/27/10 Regis Speech Tournament, 7th & 8th graders, 8am

Sunday: 2/28/10 Santiam Vicariate Youth Group Breakfast, 8am-12pm, cafeteria

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Important Information

Please read closely

Due to a scheduling circumstance beyond our control (IC parish is having a funeral beginning at 11:30 a.m.), we are altering student pick up on Friday, February 19, which is a half-day. Much of the parking will be taken by funeral attendees.

Preschool-2nd grade students (and any other older siblings of PK-2 students) will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m. and will be stationed outside near the cafeteria area.

The remaining 3rd-8th grade students will be dismissed at 12:00 p.m. as usual.

We will have the east side of 6th Street (the normal morning drop off zone) open for parents picking up children. We ask that when your children are safely stowed, you exit your parking spot ASAP. You are also encouraged to park in any other available spot, as you normally might, and walk to meet your children in front of the school.

We hope this will alleviate some of the expected congestion. Thank you for your help and understanding.

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Master Calendar Correction

Friday, March 19 is a half-day, noon dismissal for the end of the quarter and report cards. There will be no after school care available that day. Thank you for your understanding.

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Auction Action Letter

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Falcon Flyer for February

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PC Meeting Agenda

• Welcome/Prayer
• Photo Display – Sheri & Tina
• SAC Report
• Treasurers Report
• Carnival Report
• Bellies, Babies and Beyond
• Auction Update
• Principal's/Parent's Pick
• Principal's Report and Fundraising Discussion

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Parent Club Meeting Minutes

Thursday, January 21, 2010 

In attendance: Debi, O'Bryant, Dana Peters, Mona McMullen, Sheri Nees, Maria Schmidlekofer, Rick Schindler, Kevin & Annette Joyce, Cadie Fery, Becky Silbernagel, Kristi Frith, Tina Quigley, Anne Ferguson, Karen Lejeune, Stephanie Jorgensen, Doug Ierardi, Amanda & Ryan Banning, Gina Keudell, Mary & Ross Scrocca, Karen Lulay, Susan Wells, Dean Christiansen, Jennifer Ditter, Ed Chamberland, Ken & Janna Adams 

Welcome and Opening Prayer – Debi O'Bryant 

Principal's Report:

• Currently working on the budget forecast. Enrollment looks good and it looks like there will be a typical increase.
• Tuition assistance applications will be available in one week.
• The St. Mary and Regis Open Houses will be Sunday, January 31st from 1-3. All teachers will be available.
• Catholic Schools Week will take place February 1 – 5. There are a lot of fun activities planned for the students that week.
• 42 schools will be coming together on February 5th for the Faith Formation in-service day.
• Kathy Kirsch, Custodian, will be retiring. A lot of applications have been received and 7 applicants have been interviewed so far.
• There is a need to start discussions about the number of fundraisers the school currently participates in and is this something the school wants to continue doing?  These costs could be off set by a $100 increase in tuition.  This will be one of the main focuses at our next Parent Club Meeting on February 18th

Q. Will we have a second 1st grade class?

A. It will depend on the numbers, but we may have two Kindergarten classes again next year and then hire another 1st grade teacher. We will definitely have two 1st grade classes next year unless the numbers drop off.

Q. Can we put together the numbers over the past 5 years for the dollar amounts the fundraisers have brought in?

A. Mona will put something together and give it to Rick to send out to all parents.

Q. What is our Return on Investment (ROI) in share hours for these fundraisers?

A. While share hours are tracked it is difficult to get the true number to accurately say what our ROI is.

SAC Update: 

• Nothing to report

Treasurer's Report:

• Two installments ($20,000) were made to the school. Bringing the total amount given to the school $30,000, which means we still owe $70,000. There is $35,000 in the account after the installment payments.
• SCRIP profit is at $6,000.
• Green Sale profit to date is at $8,000.
• If you have questions regarding any of the information handed out by Mona please contact her.

Green Sale Update: 

• The St. Ignatius sales were low, but there was good feedback from attendees on seeing this type of item at the Green Sale.
• This type of item would have been great to get out to the parents of 2nd graders much earlier because as they prepare for All Saints Day Mass some of this information could have been helpful to parents and students. Is there any way to have an earlier catalog order for those 2nd grade parents?
• Debi will look into this for next year.
• Community feedback was not very positive about having greens that were manufactured by a company. If we continue to do this fundraiser we will need to go back to making the wreathes, etc. 
• Additional feedback was that some people attending felt some of the baskets were over priced.
• A higher quality of basket was used this year, which did slightly impact the prices, however, basket prices were not lowered this year.
• Tony Hoke will not be chairing the Green Sale next year.
• A new chairperson is needed for this fundraiser. This person will need to have a passion for this fundraiser and be able to speak and work with individuals from the community.

Guest Speaker 

• A gentleman came to speak to the group about having coupon books available at the Carnival. These coupon books are for many local businesses and will sell for $15 each. For each book sold St. Mary will receive $5.00.

Carnival Update: 

• Raffle coupon books are available at the Front Office.
• The 7th and 8th grade dance will also be included in the admission cost.
• There will be a clarification on the admission cost for the church bulletin.
• For a family with 1 child it will cost $10.00 and they will receive 50 tickets
• For a family with 2 children it will cost $20.00 and they will receive 100 tickets
• Families wishing to come and eat at the spaghetti dinner there will not be an admission cost, only if they want to play the games and go in the bounce area.

Auction: 

• Print, graphics and tickets are done.
• There will be Corporate Sponsorship available this year, so if there are questions about it please contact the Tim and Kristi Frith.
• There are some great prizes this year, with the grand prize being a Caribbean cruise and if you don’t win that there is also a Traeger grill.

Bellies, Babies and Beyond Update: 

• Fliers are available for the next Bellies, Babies, and Beyond. If you would like some please see Janna Adams or Brenda Chamberland.

The next meeting will be held Thursday, February 18th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the cafeteria.

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Santiam Vicariate Youth Breakfast

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Santiam Vicariate Youth Can and Bottle Drive

Hello friends and family, the Santiam Vicariate Youth are fund raising. This weekend we will be collecting cans and bottles at Regis High School. If you can help by donating yours, please bring them to Regis Saturday the 20th between 10-2. If you would like us to pick them up, just e-mail Kelly Alley at luvbinmom@gmail.com, or call 769-1188, and we will come to get them! Thank you for your support.

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