Dear St. Joseph School Families,
Thank you for viewing our September Parent Information Night videos! The videos can be located via our St. Joseph School Rosemount YouTube Channel under the Parent Information Night Playlist.
St. Joseph School is an accredited school through MNSAA (Minnesota Nonpublic School Accrediting Association). Below are the main areas of focus from our school strategic plan for the 2021-2022 school year.
1) Enrollment & Retention a) Explore the NAEYC and Parent Aware accreditation process for our preschool program. b) Explore the ECFL early Catholic Family life program for birth to age 3.
2) Curriculum, Assessment, & Intervention:
a) Create a well-defined, written for identifying, assessing, and prescribing services to ensure every student is successful in the academic program.
3) Culture, Climate, & Community:
a) Host parenting nights with topics to include: Google learning platform, mental health, social media, early childhood & adolescent topics. b) Increase student engagement and visibility at weekend liturgies through altar serving, reading, and greeting parishioners. c) Explore and implement alternate communication vehicles to replace the current weekly school newsletter. d) Review and update our St. Joseph School grievance policies and procedures. e) Research, select, and implement teacher and administration evaluation models. f) Research, select, and implement a comprehensive teacher and staff compensation strategy.
Our strategic plan is directed by and carried out by our School Advisory Council, which is an advisory group. Our current SAC members are: Joe McCullough, Laura Kelleher, Kelly Norland, Neal Westphal, Jessica Dirksen, and Chris Markov.
The complete Strategic Plan is published on our school website. Please know that you can reach out to any school advisory council member or me at any time with questions, concerns, or feedback.
Sincerely,
Dakota County- CDC data
St. Joe's School
Harvest Festival October 1st & 2nd, 6-9 pm
Friday, October 1st To ensure that you get your Pork Chop-On-A-Stick purchase your ticket ahead of time! Tickets are available in the church office. The “meal op- tion” also includes fries, veggies and dip, and a festive fall cookie. Pork Chops are $5 and the meal is $10. Cash or check in church office before Friday. Limited availability the night of! Saturday, October 2nd To ensure that you get our famous Harvest Festival Chicken Dinner which includes broasted chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, coleslaw, dinner roll, and dessert provided by The Rosemount and a beverage, purchase your tickets ahead of time. Tickets are available for purchase in the church office, limited availability the night of! Dinner tickets are $12 each. Max family cost is $48. Take-Out meals are also available! Both Nights Include Games & inflatable for kids of all ages, Wine Pull, Punch Wall, and BIN- GO! Beer & Wine, Sweet Temptations (chocolates) and Rita's Ice. Bid on your favorite themed basket that will be available both nights. Many great baskets to be had! Bidding closes at 8:30 pm Saturday. Also raffle tickets available with a top prize of $3,000 and eight other prizes (need not be present to win) turn in of ticket deadline 8:30 pm Saturday.
Our goal is to raise $32,000 to update our video/AV system in
the church for mass, wedding, and funerals.
Let's make this a successful event! We can only do that with YOUR help! We can't wait to see you there!
Purchase Tickets & Volunteer at: www.stjfestival.org
Fall Fun Day is coming up! This event is on Friday,
October 29 is put on by our 8th graders for students in the
younger grades. They are looking for donations of
wrapped candy for this event. Please send in your donations
to the Main Office (via kid mail) by Monday, October
25. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
Last day to wear shorts for 2021 is
Friday, October 15.
April 15 next spring.
Students in grades 5 and up! Are you looking for service hours? Sam J., St. Joseph School alumnus has an opportunity for you to volunteer with the games at the Harvest Fest! Check out the SignUp Genius for all the details!
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Each school day, with few exceptions, we need volunteers to help in the cafeteria and monitor recess on the playground. In the cafeteria, volunteers assist students with condiments, utensils, and clear tables. On
the playground, volunteers (family members of students K - 8) assist school staff with supervision and help to maintain a safe environment for the school children to play. Students love it when family
members come in and show interest in their school day! Please see the Sign-Up Genius site to volunteer! ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST BE E3 CERTIFIED before volunteering. Thank you!
Having problems
us know!
school year, student lunches will be free
from the USDA information. Many families made large deposits prior to this
information going out. If your lunch account
is larger than $100 and you would like a refund, please contact
the school with the amount. Thank you!
Paula Krekelberg will be the lead teacher for both days.
The cost is $30.00 per day per child, billed through your TADS account
The hours that we will provide care are from 7:00am-5:30pm.
We will provide breakfast, lunch, and snack
Both days are Non-Uniform Days To prepare the amount of food and to schedule our staff, please let Shannon Carroll (ESC Director) know by Friday, October 15.
SST ALL-SCHOOL PAJAMA DRIVE Our first Student Support Team project this
year is donating NEW pajamas for the Dakota Woodlands Crisis Center here in Dakota County.
We are asking families to donate NEW PJ’S - SIZES BIRTH - ADULT from Monday, October 4th -
Wednesday, October 20th. Students may bring pj’s to their classrooms.
If our school can collect 100 pairs Mrs. Roche will give us an all-school “PJ DAY”!!!
LET’S HELP OUT THOSE LESS FORTUNATE IN OUR COMMUNITY!!!
Did you know that St. Joe’s collects BoxTops for Education?
We do! It’s more streamlined than clipping and sending in, now it’s done through the BTFE app! All you need is your phone!
Download the Box Tops app, shop as you normally would, then use the app to scan
your store receipt within 14 days of purchase. The app will identify Box Tops
products on your receipt and automatically credit your school’s earnings online. Twice a year, we will receive a check. It’s even
good if you have your groceries delivered! Check out the BTFE website to learn more!
Check out the participating products list on the BTFE website! Over 230 items have the new logo!
Sunday Readings and Backgrounds
Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading I : Genesis 2:18-24 I will make a partner for him.
• The creation story in Genesis 2 portrays God as searching for an equal partner for the human.
• Only a creature that shares the same flesh will be a fitting partner.
• The union between man and woman is so central that they long to reunite in the one flesh they share.
Reading II : Hebrews 2:9-11 They are all brothers.
• In Jesus we see the true nature of God.
• Today’s second reading points out that Jesus accepted death for the sake of all.
• Jesus is the perfect leader because he shared in our weakness and suffering. Gospel : Mark 10:2-16 Let the children come to me.
• In response to the Pharisees question about divorce, Jesus compares the passage in Deuteronomy, which is simply a concession to human weakness, to the creation story in Genesis, which emphasizes the indissolubility of marriage.
• Jesus presents the ideal of the marriage bond to stress the truth that in him, sin has no power in the world.
• In the final passage of today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that the kingdom belongs to those who receive it as children.
Activities of the Week Choose one of the following activities as a way to further reflect on the Sunday readings:
• Jesus embraced and blessed the children in today’s Gospel story. Begin a practice of blessing your children. Search your parish or diocesan library for books of Catholic blessings and prayers that are suitable for families.
• Jesus speaks of marriage as a union joined by God. Think about a married couple that you admire. What are signs of their love for one another? Do they help one another to grow? What do they teach others about the love of God?
• Get out the family photo album and share with your family some memories of family wedding days. Discuss the expectations of the people marrying and how their faith sustained them.
• Think about the TV programs and commercials you watch. How is marriage portrayed in those programs? How is the relationship between husband and wife portrayed? How is your understanding of marriage similar to or different from that portrayed on TV?
Family page information can be found on the Lifelong Catechesis page of Our Sunday Visitor. OSV’s mission is to help Catholic fulfill their calling to discipleship, strengthen their relationship with Christ,
deepen their commitment to the church, and contribute to its growth and vitality in the world.