Saints Weekly

September 20, 2018 Volume 1, Issue 5

Faith Seeking Understanding

Important Dates 9/21 AdvancED In-Service

NO SCHOOL

9/27 Foundation Dinner 6:00 pm

10/12 School Council 11:45 am

10/12 Endo f 1st Quarter

10/17-19 P/T Conferences

10/23 5th Grade Vocation Day

10/25 Science Expo 6:30 pm

10/31 Dress Down Day

10/31 Halloween Parties 2:30 pm

*Corpus Christi Catholic School* Learning Today *Leading Tomorrow* Kansas Governor’s Achievement Award 2016 Recipient

School Liturgies All masses are at 8:15 a.m.

10/4 All School 10/11 5th Pink 10/25 4th Silver 11/8 2nd Green 11/15 All School 11/29 3rd Yellow 12/06 All School 12/13 Advent Penance Services

Mrs. Mary Mattern Principal

marym@cccparish.org

Mr. Charles Huber Vice-Principal

charlesh@cccparish.org

Brenda Gammill

Melinda Davis Administrative Assistants

school@cccparish.org

Phone: 785-331-3374

www.cccparish.org/school

Fruit of the Spirit -Virtuous Behavior The Virtuous Behavior theme for the 2018-2019 school year is Fruit of the Spirit. This makes a wonderful connection with the school motto Faith Seeking Understanding. Each month the school will practice one of the virtues of the Fruit of the Spirit. The theme for the month of September is LOVE. All staff and students work to live the virtue of Christ’s love. All classrooms at the end of the month will vote on a student who has demonstrated the virtue of LOVE. These students will receive a certificate and a special book mark for the month. Each month a different student will be chosen from each class for the demonstration of the designated virtue.

The monthly virtues are as follows: October—Joy November—Peace December—Patience January—Kindness February—Goodness March—Faithfulness April—Gentleness May—Self-control Romans 5:5 And hope does not disappoint, because the LOVE of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

MISSION STATEMENT

“With Christ as our teacher, the Corpus Christi Catholic Community will prepare students academically, socially and spiritually to be lifelong learners in a faith-filled environment.”

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Save The Date!

2019 Donum Fidei Auction Saturday, April 13

The Jayhawk Club

One crucial part of making our auction a success is the solicitation of goods and services. Did you know we solicit donations in a variety of ways? While many of our donations are acquired face-to-face or via a phone call, several businesses handle their donation requests 100% online! A simple online form or an email to a business can secure a fabulous item for our school’s Spring fundraiser. Who knew it could be so easy? If you are interested in volunteering for the auction by joining our solicitation team, please contact DFA Co-Chairs Angela Solomon and Sandy Newland at auction@cccparish.org. for more information.

Upcoming Gift-Gathering Parties Gift-gathering parties are currently being arranged, so be on the lookout for your invitation to one (or more!) of these fun get-togethers!

This year’s gift-gathering parties will be combined as follows:

Kindergarten and 2nd grade

1st and 3rd grades

4th and 5th grades

Middle school

Preschool (all sessions)

Alumni – Date TBA

What is a Gift-Gathering Party? Every year, the families of our Corpus Christi school community come together to help support our Donum Fidei Auction. Each group of classes will raise funds for a specific gift to donate to the auction. Parents of children in that class will be invited to attend a social event where they may contribute either themed items or monetary donations to the class gift. These socials are a great way to get to know other families and the parents of your children’s peers, so we encourage all parents to try to attend these fun get-togethers.

Corpus Christi AdvancED Corner The AdvancEd approach to improvement is not a one-size-fits-all solution. It is a

customized journey based on a set of expectations where all

schools have the potential to change by focusing on processes,

practices and actions to drive improvement.

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Parent/Teacher Conference Meals During Parent/Teacher Conferences the Conference Meal Committee provides a continental-style breakfast, lunch, snacks, desserts and drinks for teachers and staff. Please sign up HERE to volunteer to help out with the Parent/Teacher Conference Meals. Conference meals will be provided to the staff and teachers on October 17th & 18th. Thank you!

Battle of the Books In Danger!! We have had no response to our plea for a coordinator for Battle of the Books. Unfortunately,

if we do not have someone come forward to volunteer we will not be able to have this popular event. Please contact Vanessa Tourtillott, vtourtillott@gmail.com, or Stephanie Day, Stephnie.day@me.com for more information.

Rummage Sale This Weekend! The fall garage sale benefitting the 8th grade trip to Washington DC will be held from 8-noon on Friday, September 21 and Saturday, September 22 in Holy Family Hall. Please come and help support our 8th grade Saints! Contact Kim Williams @ kjdawilliams@gmail.com for more information.

Trunk or Treat — October 27th Join Corpus Christi for our annual parish Trunk or Treat event immediately following the 4 p.m. mass on Saturday, October 27th. Kids are welcome to wear their costumes to mass. All parishioners and school families are welcome to pass out candy from their cars whether their

trunks are decorated or not. If you would like to pass out candy from your trunk, please have your car in the parking lot no later than 4:30 p.m. There will be volunteers with signs directing parking. This fun-filled event will include prizes for best costumes, best decorated trunk and much more.

If you plan to pass out candy from your trunk, please notify Maria Fisher at fisherrmaria8@gmail.com or call 423-277-1058 with any questions.

What is Blue and Gold? Blue and Gold is Corpus Christi’s parent volunteer organization. With the help of our wonderful parents we are able to host activities such as Santa’s Workshop, Grandparent’s Day, the School Carnival, and classroom holiday parties. Please come to a Blue and Gold meeting to hear about all of the different ways to volunteer! The next meeting is on 11-13-18 at noon at the school. Everyone is welcome!! You may contact Stephanie Day or Vanessa Tourtillott for more information. Stephanie.day@me.com or vtourtillott@gmail.com.

Battle of the Books Coordinator Needed!

Come Join the Club!

Are you interested in learning a new skill? Do you like spending time with your friends? Do you like to take charge and do well? Come join us Tuesday, September 25th from 3:30 to

4:00 in Mrs. Powell's room to learn about our new student clubs! Students will hear from each of the club sponsors and learn more about how our clubs work. Each club will meet one Tuesday a month, so students have an opportunity to join more than one activity.

STUDENT CLUBS: Student Council (STUCO) sponsored by Mrs. Powell: Students in grades 6-8 will have

an opportunity to plan and organize fun activities, service activities, family activities, and more for the ENTIRE school to enjoy. STUCO is a great chance for students to take on leadership roles and spend time with friends.

Yearbook Club sponsored by Ms. Ruder: Students in grades 6-8 will work on organizing and creating pages for our end-of-the-year yearbook. Students will also have an opportunity to take pictures during school hours.

Chess Club sponsored by Mr. Huber: Students in grades 6-8 will learn and develop their chess strategy skills in a fun, encouraging environment. This is a great chance for students to work on their critical thinking skills.

Creative Writing Club sponsored by Mrs. Engleken: Students in grades 6-8 can learn more about writing poetry, prose, plays, song lyrics, graphic novels, and a variety of other genres in a creative, collaborative environment. Students will also learn about publishing and the writing process in a homework-free way!

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Parent/Teacher Conferences

Fall conferences will be held on October 17th, 18th and 19th. These conferences are mandatory. Conference forms will be sent home next week and are due in the school office by October 8th. If you would like to sign up to provide teacher meals during conference days please click the link below. Please contact Bria Trytten, briat@cccparish.org, or Lauren Thiessen, Laurent@cccparish.org, for more information about conference meals.

SIGN UP HERE

All Day Extended Care will be provided from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on conference days. Please sign up outside room 106.

THERE WILL BE NO LABS THE WEEK OF OCTOBR 15TH DUE TO PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES. LABS WILL RESUME ON OCTOBER 23RD.

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Prayer Corner Please pray for the people who have

suffered due to Hurricane Florence. NOTE: Please forward all prayer requests to the school office.

Thank You Thank you to all of our lunchroom volunteers! Without your gift of time our lunch room would not run nearly as smoothly as it does. You are greatly appreciated!!

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