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December 18, 2019

To our Saint Sebastian family and friends ~ far and near ~ we wish you a very Merry Christmas and aHappy 2020 New Year. May you feel, know, and experience the true PEACE, LOVE, JOY, & HOPE thisseason that is born with the gift of Christ Jesus.

"May you have the power to comprehend...how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ."- Ephesians 3:18

God bless you,The Staff of Saint Sebastian Catholic School

TOMORROW - NON-UNIFORM "CHRISTMAS DRESS" DAY!

Celebrate the season by wearing Christmas colors this Friday. Wear red, green, or your favorite holidayout�t (including jeans or other dress code approved bottoms). Please no pajamas or anythingcostume like. Students may choose to participate in this special spirit day, or wear their schooluniforms/spirit wear. As always, please follow our school dress code.

REGISTRATION FAIR & SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE - SAVE THEDATESAVE THE DATE! - Sunday, January 26, from 9am-12pm.

Be sure to join us for our 2020-2021 Registration Fair & Open House, as we celebrate St. SebastianCatholic School's fun, annual community event! Returning families return their registration packets onthis date (and your students earn a free dress pass for coming!), prospective families gain a glimpseinto our vibrant community, there are fun activities for children of all ages, and on this day, we kick offCatholic Schools Week. Ms. Grams will provide an update on the state of the school in the gymnasiumat 10:30am. All are encouraged to come hear updates on the wonderful things we are doing togetherat Saint Sebastian Catholic School.

New this year, if you bring another family with school-age children (or young ones not yet school age),your children will receive an additional free dress pass, and your family will be entered into a drawingto win one of three prizes - a $100 Amazon gift card, a $50 Target gift card, or a Kindle Fire tablet. Ourenrollment is healthy and has grown by approximately 20 students each of the past three years. Thus,our aim with this initiative is to expose even more families to the bene�ts of a Saint Sebastian School-speci�c, Catholic education, in a fabulous community. Everyone should have that opportunity, right?!

We look forward to seeing you there!

DISCOVER DAY IS BACK!

This year, it's a little earlier! We're moving Discovery Day to celebrate the end of Catholic Schools Week,on Friday, January 31st. Kids will take part in four, different mini-courses, geared toward their gradelevels, in general areas of interest like food and culture, arts and crafts, fun, physical activities andscience and nature.

We're lining up presenters and would love you to be a part of our day. Do you have a passion, a hobby,or a job that you want to share with our students? Do you make your own jewelry, create culinarygoodies, practice martial arts, collect butter�ies? Please consider sharing your interest in a 45-minutemini-course for our students. Presentations should be hands-on, fun and informative.

If you'd like to be a presenter, or know someone who might, let us know. Call Brad Rochford at 414-702-5108 or send an email to bprochford@gmail.com. It's �xing to be an awesome day for ourstudents.

Friday, DECEMBER 20th - 8th grade Pizza Lunch fundraiser

Students wishing to have Cheese or Pepperoni pizza will need to order and pay for their pizza ahead oftime. See the order form attached to this newsletter. Traditional hot lunch will be served that day also.

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ALL ORDER FORMS ARE DUE BY 8:00 AM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19.THANK YOU for supporting the 8th graders trip to Washington D.C.!

CHRISTMAS CHILDREN'S CHOIRAll children, grades 2-5, are invited to participate in a special choir to sing during the Christmas Eve(12/24) 4:00 p.m. “family” mass. There will be two special rehearsals: Saturday, 12/21 from 1:00 to3:30 p.m. in church and Monday, 12/23 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. also in the church. If you areunable to make a portion of a rehearsal, please simply let me know. To register your child(ren), pleasee-mail mkamenski@saintsebs.org and use "xmas chchoir" in the subject line, or if you don't use e-mail,call 414-453-1928. Michael Kamenski

ROSIE READERSCongratulations to the following students for their outstanding progress in the Rosie Reader program:Completing the letter "E" in READING:K4 - Eileen Immen and Grace SheehanCompleting the letter "A" in READING:K4 - Roman O'BrienCompleting the letter "D" in READING:K5 - Lily FitzpatrickCompleting the letter "I" in READING:K5 - Mason Groth

Great job to all our young readers!

FISH FRY NEWS - SAVE THE DATE

6th grade parents will be working the �sh fry on January 10th!!! Mark your calendars for our FIRSTFish Fry of 2020!!! NO better way to start the New Year! Come and enjoy all your Fish Fryfavorites...fried or baked cod, french fries, chicken nuggets, shrimp chowder, salad bar, andhomemade desserts!! Try our "Special Soup Of The Month",Chicken Soup, made by Corina Gencuski!!You don't want to miss it because it won't be available in February!! Dinner is served from 4:30-7:30 inthe school cafeteria. Don't forget to tell everyone you know about Milwaukee's BEST �sh fry!

Want to help and need more info? We're ALWAYS looking for volunteers! Contact Amy Struck(Amy4ever72@hotmail.com) OR Lisa Weger (lisamweger@gmail.com)

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