Saint Jude Catholic School www.stjudefw.org March 15, 2016

Lenten reflection: It’s hard to believe that there are only 2 weeks till Easter. The most important Day of the Liturgical Calendar. This Sunday we remember Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem; the day we remember as Palm Sunday. At Mass we’ll read the Passion of our Lord. Then we’ll take palms home to adorn religious figures and remember this day throughout the year. Ironically, many of those waving palms and throwing them at the feet of Christ’s donkey, praising “Hosanna in the Highest”, would later be the one’s shouting, “Crucify Him”, the following Friday. He wasn’t the kind of savior many were looking for. He didn’t lead a rebellion against the Romans. He didn’t fix their problems the way they wanted. How many times do we turn to God with our problems and ask him for assistance and then become upset or discouraged because God didn’t fix it the way we wanted? Maybe God has a different plan or lesson he wants us to learn from our struggles. I think the best lesson to get out of Easter is that life isn’t always fair, but we can take comfort in knowing that God is better than fair. Consider this verse from Romans 5:7-8, “Indeed only with difficulty does one die for a just person, though perhaps for a good person one might even find courage to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” If you think about it, God gave us a gift we really don’t deserve… salvation. I’ll take that over fair any day. Happy Easter!

ISTEP News!!!! ISTEP Part I has been completed and 3rd grade students are now taking IREAD. Oh, so much testing! There is much debate about the purpose and importance of standardized tests these days. Unfortunately, that is the world we currently live in and these are the procedures we must follow. Be that as it may, there is still a lot of stress and some anxiety that goes into testing. I want to commend our test coordinator, Mr. Wilkins, and all of the 3-8th grade teachers for doing a wonderful job of preparing the students and helping the kids to keep things in perspective. ISTEP Part II will begin April 18th.

Lost but not Found We currently have a large bin of coats, shirts, pants, lunch boxes etc. that have accumulated over the past few months. If you think you may be missing something please ask your son or daughter to check the lost and found this week. Whatever is left on Friday March 18 will be donated to the St. Vincent DePaul society thrift store. Mike Obergfell, Principal

VISION STATEMENT

Our vision for St. Jude Catholic School is to create a faith-filled

academic community composed of students, parents, faculty, and

staff which offers a Christ-centered education and

embraces the uniqueness of all students to be life-long learners.

Catholic Corner

How does one become a member

of the Catholic Church?

The quick answer is: Be baptized

in the Catholic Church. Active

Catholic parents attend two

Baptism classes and may have

their infants or young children

baptized. Children age 7 and

older attend special classes to

learn about the Catholic beliefs,

sacraments, prayer, the life of

Christ and the practices of the

Catholic faith. This may take

two years of preparation. Adults

attend RCIA classes and

celebrate several special rites

along the way. Baptism for

adults and older children is

usually at the Easter Vigil when

they would also be confirmed and

receive their First Holy

Communion.

St. Jude Scool Mission Statement

St. Jude Catholic School community, a vital part of the St.

Jude Catholic parish, is dedicated to educating each

child spiritually, intellectually, emotionally culturally, and

physically.

CONGRATULATION TO OUR SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS! Congratulations to the following students who represented St. Jude School this past Saturday at the 61st Northeast Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair at IPFW: Aislyn Hogan, 4th grade Bella Rouyes, 4th grade Sam Weir, 6th grade Josie Fett, 7th grade Hope Nitza, 7th grade Saloni Dixon, 8th grade In addition, Josie Fett and Hope Nitza received two awards: The Huntington University Outstanding Achievement in Health Sciences Award with a $50 prize and the Excellence in Behavioral and Social Sciences Award from IPFW. Congratulations to all of these students for a job well done!

Congratulations to the St. Jude Math Club who competed at the 2016 MathCounts Chapter Competition held at IPFW on Saturday, February 13. St. Jude’s was the only catholic school in our diocese to compete. The following mathletes earned a position on the school team:

SPRING BREAK

Monday, April 4th thru

Friday, April 8rd. Classes

resume on Monday,

April 11th.

SPIRIT WEAR Parents, The final SpiritWear order for this school year will be placed on Wednesday, March 16. Now is the time to order a sweatshirt or hoodie for warmer weather or a larger size t-shirt if your gym shirts or spirit shirts are too small. All orders must be in the school office by the end of the day on March 16. The new single page order form for all SpiritWear, including the junior high fleece, is available on the school website under the parent tab. Questions? Contact Julie Lassus by phone or text 438-2005 or email julielassus@gmail.com

See order form attached

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR THIS YEAR

So far, as long as there are no more future school

cancellations, our last day for school will be

Wednesday, May 25th

Friday, March 25th (Good Friday) NO SCHOOL

Monday, (Easter Monday)

March 28th NO SCHOOL

(or Snow Make-up day)

• Tobe E. • Andy F.• David L.• Geoffrey M.

IREAD TESTING FOR 3 RD GRADE MARCH 14-18 Grade 3 will be required to complete I-READ 3 during the week of March 14 - March 18. Reminder: Come to school on time, eat a good breakfast, get plenty of sleep, and bring two #2 pencils. Please do not schedule dentist/doctor appointments or other away from school activities during this testing time because this makes it hard to test or have students make it up. Also, please no last minute arrangements as we will not be calling into the classrooms during IREAD.

Additional St. Jude competitors were Dahlia C., Eric C., Shea O., and seventh grader Adam Y.. Congratulations to Shea O. who earned the top individual score for the school and to Adam Y. who earned the top score among alternates.

EASTER PARTY AT ST. MARY’S SOUP KITCHEN St. Mary’s Soup kitchen is throwing a Big Easter Party to bring some Easter Joy to kids of the neighborhood they serve and (anyone else who would like to join). We hope you can help in this fun cause. Please see the attached flyer in this newsletter and consider bringing in a bag of Easter Candy to share with our friends at St. Mary’s Church and Soup Kitchen. A box will be placed in the main office area for your donations. You can drop them off any time you are able. God Bless and Happy Easter!! 2016-2017 SCHOOL CALENDAR INFORMATIOM As we inch closer to spring, we also look ahead to our next school year. St. Jude Catholic School has established a list of important dates including dates for the beginning and end of the school year as well as vacation breaks. These dates have been based on other area schools to help families better align their own calendars. Please note the following regarding snow/weather make-ups days: If we have missed four days due to snow/weather before President’s Day on Monday, February 20th, 2017 we will use that as a make-up day. Any other make-up days will be added on to the end of the school year. Please see 2016-2017 St. Jude Catholic School Calendar- Important Dates below. A complete calendar has not yet been released.

ATTACHMENTS: Important Dates for 2016-2017 Father/Daughter Dance YMCA Flyer on Childcare St. Mary’s Easter Party Spiritwear Order Form SCRIP Express

. St. Jude Youth Ministry

C.H.A.O.S. (Christ Has All Our Solutions) Open to all students in grades

6-8

If you are not getting the monthly Youth Ministry email, please contact Vickie Lortie in

the parish office (vlortie@stjudefw.org) to get your email address on the list. That is the best way to know in advance about youth ministry events. Also "like" St. Jude

Youth Ministry on Facebook to stay current on any activities.

March 17th

1:45 Dismissal

& Dress Down Day!

Wear green for St.

Patrick’s Day!

SCHOOL

SKATING PARTY

Bell’s Roller Skating Rink

7009 Lincoln Highway E.

Thursday, March 17

2pm until 4pm

Come join the fun! School

will be dismissed at 1:45pm

on Thursday, March 17th.

St. Jude Catholic School 2110 Pemberton Drive

Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805-4628

260-484-4611

2016-2017 St. Jude Catholic School Calendar- Important Dates

August 4th (Th)- Data Round Up 11th (Th)- School Begins

September 5th (M)- Labor Day: NO SCHOOL 9th (F)- End of Midterm 15th (Th)- Professional Development: 1:45 Dismissal 22nd (Th)- ICF/Mission Day: NO SCHOOL

October 14th (F)- End of 1st Quarter 20th (Th)- Professional Development: 1:45 Dismissal 27th (Th)- Parent/Teacher Conferences: 1:45 Dismissal 28th (F)- NO SCHOOL

November 11th (F)- End of Midterm 17th (Th)- Professional Development: 1:45 Dismissal 24th/25th (Th/F)- Thanksgiving Break: NO SCHOOL

December 21st (W)- End of 2nd Quarter 22nd (Th)- Christmas Break Begins: NO SCHOOL

January 5th (Th)- School Resumes 16th (M)- Martin Luther King Day: NO SCHOOL 19th (Th)- Professional Development: 1:45 Dismissal

February 3rd (F)- End of Midterm 16th (Th)- Professional Development: 1:45 Dismissal 20th (M)- President’s Day: NO SCHOOL (Make-Up Day if needed) 27th (M)- I-STEP+ Part 1 Window Opens: (2/27-3/10)

March 10th (F)- I-STEP+ Part 1 Window Closes 10th (F)- End of 3rd Quarter 13th (M)- I-READ 3 Window Opens: (3/13-3/17) 16th (Th)- Professional Development: 1:45 Dismissal 17th (F)- I-READ 3 Window Closes

April 3rd (M)- Spring Break Begins: NO SCHOOL 10th (M)- School Resumes 14th (F)- Good Friday: NO SCHOOL 17th (M)- Easter Monday: NO SCHOOL 17th (M)- I-STEP+ Part 2 Window Opens: (4/17-5/5) 20th (Th)- Professional Development: 1:45 Dismissal 21st (F)- End of Midterm

May 5th (F)- I-STEP+ Part 2 Window Closes 18th (Th)- Professional Development: 1:45 Dismissal 23rd (T)- End of 4th Quarter/Last Day of School*: 1:45 Dismissal *Tentative, depending Make-Up Days 29th (M)- Memorial Day: NO SCHOOL 31st (W)- Graduation Ceremony- 8th Grade

St. Jude Presents: Father Daughter Masquerade

Ball Fathers, Grandfathers, Uncles, Brothers, etc.

Come enjoy a night out with your princess.

Saturday, April 23 from 7pm-9pm in the St. Jude Church Hall

The cost is $10 per Father/Daughter(s) Desserts and Beverages provided

Please contact Tera Hogan with any questions: 312-7706

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SCRIP EXPRE$$

Volume 17 Issue 2 March 15, 2016

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have supported and

helped promote the St. Jude SCRIP-For-Tuition Program. The 2015-2016 SCRIP

year ended February 28, 2016. Tuition credit earned on SCRIP purchases made up

to this date will be applied to your May 2016 tuition payment (if applicable) with any

excess credit applied to the tuition balance for the 2016-2017 school year.

Please remember that a minimum of $20.00 must have been earned in

order to process a tuition credit. If your family’s total tuition credit was

less than $20.00, the money was transferred to the St. Jude Tuition

Assistance Fund, which greatly thanks you.

Final Tuition Earning Statements for the 2015-2016 SCRIP year were distributed on Tuesday, March 8th via Kidmail to St. Jude families, and BDHS/BLHS families were able to start

picking up their statements on Wednesday, March 9th at walk in sales. If you have

any questions concerning your statement, please contact a SCRIP

Coordinator as soon as possible since your statement has already been

sent to your respective school’s Business office and we will be archiving

all paperwork over spring break.

SPRING BREAK and SCRIP

If you are traveling out of town over Easter or Spring break, now is the time to order

your gas cards, restaurant, grocery, motel, and/or airline SCRIP. Check out the

National Retailers List at ShopwithSCRIP.com. You can Special order/Prepay

SCRIP with us for your traveling needs; be smart and plan ahead!!!

Please note: there will be NO SCRIP SALES OVER SPRING BREAK.

Parents of departing 8th graders---if your child will not be attending BDHS or BLHS,

please think about continuing to purchase SCRIP; you can help fellow St. Jude

Families by routing your SCRIP earnings to the St. Jude Tuition Assistance Fund or

to a family of your choice. Also, if you receive a Choice Scholarship (voucher) &

have a student entering or currently attending Dwenger or Luers, you can purchase

SCRIP to help reduce your payment!!!

Volume 17 Issue 2 SCRIP EXPRE$$

March 15, 2016

SCRIP Ideas

• Are you in charge of Easter dinner this year? Grab some Didier ($25 at

8%) or Jamison Meats ($25 at 3%) for your meal and Bagel Station

($10 at 13%) for dessert!

• Fill those Easter baskets with gift cards!! Get some DeBrand’s Fine

Chocolate ($10 at 8%) or Dairy Queen ($5 at 10%) SCRIP.

• Do you need any new patio furniture, lawn equipment, flower pots, etc?

Start stocking up on Lowe’s ($25/$100 @ 2%) or Menard’s ($25 @

1%) SCRIP.

SCRIP-For-Tuition Hours

Please Note: St. Jude School Kidmail is on Tuesdays, when school is in

session.

Wednesday 5:30-6:30pm in the Parish Center; Thursday 7:30-9:30am in the

Parish Center.

If there is no school due to weather, there are NO SCRIP sales.

Weekend Schedule---

*after Saturday evening Mass 3/19 & 4/9

*after Sunday 7, 9, and 11am Mass 3/20 & 4/10

SCRIP Reminders

Any checks returned for insufficient funds are your responsibility. A $20.00 fee

will be charged for each check returned. You will not be able to purchase SCRIP

until the matter has been resolved. Please remember too that we are unable to

accept postdated checks or hold checks for later deposits.

You may drop off your form with payment before Mass; simply give it to a SCRIP

salesperson when the orange SCRIP sign is posted or put it in the Parish Office

mail slot (located on the Pemberton Drive door). Your order will be available for

“express pick-up” after Mass.

If you have any questions regarding St. Jude SCRIP-For-Tuition, please feel free

to contact Carol Laisure (483-2015) or Jodi Deiser (420-8999), SCRIP

Coordinators.

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