St. Joseph Catholic Parish - Baraboo, Wisconsin

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“A Weekly School Publication”

 

St. Joseph Catholic Parish School

300 Second StreetBaraboo, WI 53913 

www.stjosephbaraboo.org

608.356.3083

Special Dates & Events To Remember!

January 18, 2010             Basketball Practice

January 19, 2010             Basketball Practice

January 20, 2010             2:15 Dismissal

January 21, 2010             Basketball Game @ St. Mary’s

                                        2^nd Quarter Ends

January 22, 2010             NO School

January 25, 2010             Basketball Practice

January 27, 2010             Pint size Blood Drive

January 28, 2010             4^th & 5^th Grades to Portage

                                        Home Basketball Game

                                        Report Cards Home

February 3, 2010             Early Dismissal 2:15

February 5, 2010             Grandparent’s Day 1:00pm

February 10, 2010           Fun Fair

February 17, 2010           Early Dismissal 2:15

February 26, 2010           No School

Grandparent’s Day will be held on February 5, 2010 at 1:00pm.

Please Note that any time school is canceled or dismissed early, any after school and evening activities are also canceled.

There will be another pint size Blood drive held on January 27, 2010, we will be sending home information next week.

Catholic Schools week will be January 31 - February 6, 2010, please watch for details about weekly happenings - coming soon.

Principal's Pen -

Dear Friends of St. Joseph’s,     

      Most of us are relieved that the weather has moderated. That gives the heating budget a break. I told the students the other morning that my theory of January thaws is that we have them in order to make room for what is to come- I’ve never tested that theory.

      The news out of Haiti is certainly grim. For too many of us experience with a disaster is too fresh in our memory. The devastation in Haiti must be beyond comprehension. One of the major tasks that has to be accomplished right away is to determine what the needs are and to publicize them. My guess is that the people of the Baraboo area are more sensitive to the plight of the Haitians than most Americans due to involvement through efforts like the Wisconsin Medical Mission and St. Joseph’s sister parish in Thiotte.

      A group of students met with me to see if they could do something to help the people in Haiti. They are planning to do something like holding a bake sale to raise money for disaster relief.  I was impressed by the fact that this group of kids seem to understand that what will be needed is cold, hard cash. 

      On Wednesday morning we conducted our school Geography Bee. Seven fourth and fifth graders had successfully navigated through classroom bees to become the school contenders.  After a rigorous battle Jack Zabel emerged as the school’s champion, besting Erik Eilertson and Jarod Goff.  Being that Erik and Jarod are fourth graders we can expect that next year’s Bee will be an exciting contest.  Congratulations are in order to all of the contestants.  

       Enjoy the January thaw and remember that when it’s time to stay inside again there are plenty of books waiting to be read!

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