Weekly Newsletter

Tuesdays - Just a reminder that Tuesdays are late start days. School begins at 8:40. There is no supervision until 8:00, so please do not drop your child before that. If you need to drop them off earlier, you can make arrangements with our “Before and After School” program through the daycare. They have a Tuesday morning program. Thank you.

Please wait in the Elementary Gym for your child, if you are picking them up after school. Otherwise, we will bring them out after the buses have left, at around 3:20, and you can just drive up and get them.

PowerSchool Changes - On September 8th, PowerSchool will implement a new system for parents to go online and check all their students’ grades using one login    As of September 6th, your current password and user name will not work, new information will be sent to you soon. Please be patient with us , as we have some changes we need to make at our end before instructions can be sent to parents. Students login, ID, and passwords will not change.

Greetings From Development Office:   I hope this finds our entire Newman family well. As you are aware the Development office has made a move this summer down the hall to room 106. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the business, contractors and parents that made this happen. We could not have done it without your time, talent and treasures. Thank you to Jim & Kevin Gribben, Buck Retterath Tri Spray Dry Wall, Larry Sebastian Pro Build, Tom Wetter T & R Custom Tops , Mason City Tile and Marble, Tony Johnson Johnson Heating & Air Conditioning, Bob Platts and Rick Ptacek. Please stop by. Sue Platts and her committees are working very diligently on this year God's Portion Day. If you would like to help out in any way please contact Sue, we have many opportunities available. It's a great way to become in involved with the Newman family.

Elementary Lunch - The lunch room is in need of empty ice cream buckets, if you have any you would like to donate. If you would like to join your child for lunch, please call the office before 8:30 in the morning so the cooks can plan accordingly. Thanks.

Lunch - If you are interested in filling out a form for “Free/Reduced” lunch, these need to be filled out as soon as possible. If you qualified last year, a new form must be filled out again within 30 days of school starting. Forms were in your folders on check-in day, or you can get one in the school offices.

Benchwarmer Tickets Still Available -   Please return sold or unsold benchwarmer tickets as soon as possible. The first game is September 9. Remember, you can’t win if you don’t play.

SCRIP NEWS:
Headquarters on 1st is on generic Scrip and they are offering a 1 hour massage for only $30. Call 423-7246 to make an appointment.

Drive Pro, Inc. is a new generic Scrip vendor. Their donation is 3%. Thank you Mike & Janet Ghere!

When ordering school pictures from Best Impressions, remember to use generic Scrip.

Take the SCRIP Challenge! -   Challenge yourself (and families members) to be committed to SCRIP gift cards for ALL gas and/or groceries. Make sure to have a card whenever you stop. SCRIP is available through the Childcare (423-0168), Elementary (423-3101) and High School (423-6939) offices. Call ahead and we’ll have your order ready!

Magazine Sales end next week on Thursday, Sept. 9th.

LIBRARY FOUNDATION MINIATURE GOLF OUTING
When: Sunday, September 19
Where: North Iowa golf
Details: Tickets available at the door
    $5 children 12 and under (children under f free)
    $7 adults
    $25 family of five
Price of ticket includes:
    1 round of Mini Gold or 1 large bucket of balls
    Cookie/Bar and Juice
    Coloring Book for kids 6 and under
    All participants eligible for drawing of books

God's Portion Day 2010

A special thank you to Dawn Merrick, Debbie Potthoff & Mark Bertsch for chairing God's Portion Day this year! This year God's Portion Day will be held on Sunday, November 7, 2010.   We still have a variety of committees and activities we will need help with, so if you'd like to get involved, please give us a call at 423-6638 or stop in the offices to sign up.

HELP YOUR FELLOW PARENTS who are busy working on the class baskets by sending your item/cash donations to the Development Office as soon as possible! Contact Sue Platts at 423-6638 or splatts@newmancatholic.org with any questions.

The annual Spaghetti Supper will be Saturday, October 23, from 5-7pm followed by the Marathon on Sunday, October 24. For more information or to register go to their website at www.OnTheRoad4Edu.org or call the Development Office at 423-6638.

We are accepting donations for the Silent and Live Auction, they can be brought to the Newman office or call 423-6638 if you need us to pick them up. Thank you for your support of these events, we couldn't do it without all of you!

Sue Platts, Development Coordinator
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St. Joseph Parish Festival - You are invited to the annual Fall Festival at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 302 5th Street SE, Mason City from 11:00 a.m. –10:00 p.m. on Saturday September 18, 2010. Music will be provided by Kirk’s Custom D.J. from 11:00 a.m. -4:15 p.m. and the Pharm Boys from 6:30 -10:00 p.m. Food, beer and wine will be offered throughout the day. Activities offered include an Art and Craft Fair, Children’s games, Inflatable’s, Bake Sale, Bingo and a Pie Auction with Mike Hegtvedt. For a $5.00 donation you can have a chance to win a variety of raffle prizes including a 46” flat screen T.V., Blu Ray Disc player, Sky Caddie and a variety of gift cards.

All youth in grades 6th -8th are invited to the Middle School Dance to be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 551 Taft
Ave. S, Mason City on Sunday September 19, 2010. Admission is $3.00 – includes one free pop or water. Music will be provided by Kirk’s Custom D.J. Service. This event is sponsored by St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in conjunction with their annual Parish Festival.