Patriot Press

Upcoming Events

December

1st: Last day for SpiritWear Orders!

5th: Band Concert Main Campus Gym 7:00pm 11th: Afternoon dismissal from the Church 12th: Christmas Concert Church 6:30pm 31st: Cub Foods Bagging 25th-Jan 2: NO SCHOOL/Office Closed Christmas Break

January

3rd: School Resumes 15th: No School/No Staff—MLK 26th: No School-Teacher Workshop

Inside this edition:

Did you read about changes to our lunch program? The following changes were communicated before Thanksgiving break. A brief explanation follows the change.

1. Late orders will not be accepted. It is very difficult to add orders to the count after the deadline. Lately, the list of families asking for late orders has grown to a level that we cannot maintain. For December, we sent an email out on 11/21 and a reminder early 11/28 for the 11/28 due date. We will continue to do this for coming months. 2. All orders placed, including extra entree, will be billed to the family. If we order a lunch, we are charged by Taher for the lunch. Recently, families have ordered and then sent a lunch with their child or decided not to take extra entree, even though it was ordered. In both cases, the school ends up paying for the unused lunch. Going forward, you will be billed for what was ordered, with the exception of an illness, field trip, or unplanned appointment.

These changes will improve our lunch ordering policy and alleviate the headaches involved with trying to scramble to get late orders in. We will be surveying families about the lunch program sometime early next year, so families will have a chance to express the strengths and challenges of the program. Hope. In October and November we focused on Charity, to love God with everything we have, and our neighbor as ourselves. In December and January, we will be discussing the theological virtue of Hope. Simply put, Hope is trusting in God’s loving plan. Over the next couple of months, teachers will weave Hope into lessons. Early Catholic Family Life (ECFL) is coming to SEAS ECC program. At our last SAC meeting, I discussed the Early Catholic Family Life program. This program was developed by Joanne and Alan Foley along with the Office of Marriage, Family, and Life in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The goal of the program is:

To provide parents with tools and opportunities to teach their children the Catholic faith. To strengthen the faith of parents and enhance their knowledge of the Catholic faith through active personal involvement in faith formation and through the witness of other faith-filled families. To develop relationships and connections with other Catholic families through small group discussion of Catholic topics of interest to parents.

To grow our Catholic preschool enrollment. What we need to get this program up and running is a dedicated school parent who is willing to devote their time and talent. A stipend and training is provided. Training sessions are offered throughout the month of January. Interested? Email me today at tsullivan@seas-school.org.

We value your feedback on two short forms! 1. You can nominate someone for Heart of the School using this form: Heart of the School Award 2. What are the strengths and challenges of SEAS Catholic School? Let us know anonymously by filling out this form Strengths and Challenges of SEAS School. Have a great week and God bless!

Preschool - 8th Grade Catholic School

Volunteer Links/Giving Tree 2

School Contacts/Committees 2

SpiritWear - DUE DECEMBER 1st! 3

Earn Money for School 3

Upcoming Concerts 4-5

Athletic Calendar Raffle 6

Middle School High Honors 7

SEAS Proud! 8

Upcoming Events! 9-10

Script 10-15

11-30-17

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Main Campus - 600 Tyler St.

Office: 651-437-3098

Fax Number: 651-438-3377 Health Office: Ext. 207

Counselor: Ext. 236

Principal: Ext. 206

Accounting: Ext. 201

Early Childhood Campus - 2035-15th St

Office: 651-438-3223

School Website: www.seas-school.org

Dr. Kahn’s, Counselor Group, website:

www.drstevekahn.com

School Advisory Committee (SAC)

Kate Kaufman

Lisa Jenson*

Kari Kasel

Rachel Koenigs Matt Maher

Jon Peterson

Katie Regenscheid

Sheila Rumpca

Monica Parks

SAC Email: sac.chair@seas-school.org

*Chairperson

SEAS Parent Association (aka: SEASPA)

Michelle Bleed Amy Clark

Julie Eberwine Vicki Englin

Kristin Fasbender Adrienne Aasand

Heidi Homb Patty Klingner

Laura Lauber Andrea Maher

Alison Renneke* Bernadette Schaeffer

Heidi Sellars Sheila Steinmetz

Brandi Hemstad Sarah Schneider

Debi DeFoe Breanne Loesch

Julie Marthaler

SEASPA email: seaspa@seas-school.org

*Chairperson

Visit the SEAS-school.org web page to sign-up for these great opportunities. Go to the

Community Tab, Volunteers OR sign-up using the active links below. All opportunities listed can

be used towards your families annual volunteer obligation:

Sign –Up Genius Link for Lunchroom/Recess Helpers

Sign-Up Genius Link for Sunday Mass Greeters

Check back for more great opportunities coming soon!

“The Giving Tree” is up!

Are your kids asking to get their teachers something for

Christmas, and you are wondering what to buy them?

The Giving Tree is up outside the office at the Main Campus.

It is starting to fill with ornaments!

The ornaments are color coded to help you find the

teacher/staff member you are looking for!

Thank you SEASPA for helping to organize this event!

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SEAS School News!

Earn Money for SEAS School! We are collecting: Coke Bottle Caps & Codes from Boxes Box Tops for Education Kwik-Trip Milk Moola

New and Used Inkjet Cartridges (no laser or toner cartridges please)

We are no longer collecting: Campbell Soup Labels OR Aluminum Can tabs

SEAS SpiritWear Order is Due Tomorrow! To place your order, visit:

SEAS SpiritWear Online Order!

Samples available in the Office

Just in time for that perfect

Christmas gift!

https://seas17.itemorder.com/sale

Upcoming Events at SEAS!

Kick off the Christmas season

COME TO THE BAND CONCERT!

The Cadet and Patriot Band would

like to invite you to their

christmas Concert

Tuesday, December 5th

7:00pm

SEAS School Gym Free Admission and

Refreshments Following!

Upcoming Events at SEAS!

SEAS CHRISTMAS CONCERT Tuesday, December 12

We will begin at 6:30pm

A Few Reminders The concert is at church

Doors to the church will open at 6:00pm

Students should be with their teacher in the pews at 6:15pm

Students arriving before 6:15 need to remain with their family

until 6:15. Please do not let students run around the church.

Concert attire: “Sunday best”

No jeans!

Shoulders must be covered

Dresses must be an appropriate length

No high heels for safety on the risers

The concert is part of our music curriculum. If unable to attend,

students 3-8 will have an alternate assignment.

Changes to this year: There will not be cookies served after the

concert, there also will not be a Book Fair this year at the Church

Upcoming Events at SEAS!

CALENDAR RAFFLE TO SUPPORT SEAS ATHLETICS ARE HERE!

Here are all the details!!

Purchase a Calendar Raffle for $20.00 from any SEAS athlete or the school office

Your $20.00 entitles you to ALL 89 daily drawings for cash prizes.

Daily drawings take place in Feb. March, and April.

If your name is drawn, your ticket will be immediately placed back into the drum for the next drawing.

SEAS Proud!

SEAS Proud!

Abby Doffing and

Ella Kelly's 7/8

grade traveling

team won the

Lakeville North

tournament this

weekend.

Former alumni and AJ Steinmetz, class of

2014, and Andrew Walker, former SEAS

student 1997-2003, as well as piano

player at SEAS for many years,

represented St. Rita’s Catholic Church this

year at the National Catholic Youth

Conference ,which was held in

Indianapolis, IN. This is a 3 day event for

25,000+ Roman Catholic youth held every

two years.

Left to right is AJ Steinmetz and Andrew

Walker with Archbishop Bernard Hebda

at a special dinner the Archbishop

attended with them.

During Friday’s opening day prayer

session, AJ Steinmetz was honored by

being selected to do a reading at the

event.

Upcoming Event at the Parish!

All are invited to join us on this

special night for

Women at the Well

Advent Service Project

THURSDAY, Dec. 7th

All are welcome! Students come and earn service hours!

5:15 Join us at Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.

6:15 Light Supper provided for blanket makers.

6:45 Making tie blankets for Covered by His Love, Jeanne Loesch's blanket

ministry. Fabric provided; please bring a fabric (sharp) scissors and a ruler.

We will also be collecting new or gently used blankets to send along with the

ones we make.

Also, featuring: Trades of Hope: Empowering Women OUT OF POVERTY.

Rachel Irber will take a few minutes to tell the story of Trades of Hope, and

then provide an opportunity for some shopping! Bring your Christmas list!

For questions, contact Chris Spinler: chspinler@gmail.com

Upcoming Events!

What: The Knights of Columbus Pancake and Sausage Breakfast When: Sunday, December 3, 2017, Serving 8:00am - 12:00pm Where: SEAS Church, Mother Seton Hall Price: $7.50 for Adults, $4.00 for children

Proceeds benefit, SEAS School, Faith Formation and Total Life Care.

Want more information about Script? Visit: Fundraising through Script on the seas-school website, student life/fundraisers

OR contact Michelle Bleed at mlandoll320@gmail.com if you have questions about the

Script program or would like to get signed up to participate in the Script program and earn

money towards your financial obligation or tuition!

See below for the final order before Christmas!

Script!

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