Weekly Newsletter

Last Newsletter for this school year. Have a great summer!!!

Reminder - Please make sure your lunch account balance is taken care of through the end of the year. Any extra will carry over to next year.

Also, there is only 1 week left of school. Tuition must be paid up by June 1st. Thank you for your assistance.

Scrip - Remember to use SCRIP all summer long! Scrip can be purchased in the High School or Childcare offices. Orders can be dropped off at St. Joe, Holy Family or St. Pat's Church offices, called in to 423-6638 or faxed to 423-6653. Remember to place your National Scrip orders by 9:30 a.m.on Mondays for delivery by Wednesday.

Computers - Summer is fast approaching and with that comes the end of our Spring cleaning. If part of your Spring cleaning included updating your computers (desktop or laptop), we'd like you to keep us in mind. We would love to have your old computer donated to our school to help get as many computers in the hands of our students at Newman as possible. You can bring any unwanted computers to our main elementary office and leave them with Mrs. Bryant. Thank you so much!

Uniform Exchange - This year we are trying something new, and will be having the end of school Uniform Sale over 2 days. The Sale will be on Monday, June 1st, and Tuesday, June 2nd in the Elementary Commons. It will open from 3 - 6 PM on both days.   Parents may bring their children’s good-conditioned, outgrown clothing for resale to the school. No worn or torn clothing please. The only Navy items accepted will be Boys Pants.
    Each article of clothing should have an envelope attached and include: price, size, your name, your child’s name and grade. The money earned at the end of the year sale will be given to your chid within 1-2 days of the sale.   If the amount earned is over $25, a check will be mailed to your home. Uniforms may also be donated to Newman for the exchange sale. Please include a price even when donating clothes. Any items not sold will be held for the sale in August at Check-in day.

Check-In Day -   The Check-in day for the next school year will be on Friday, August 14th. This is a change since it is usually on the Thursday. before school starts.

Back to School Event - Please put September 2nd on your calendar!!!   Newman Teachers/Parent Association will be hosting a Welcome Back to School event. Fr. Mike Schueller has offered to do a Mass followed by an Open House. This will be a great opportunity for all of our families to get together for worship and fun, and to also meet our newly assigned spiritual coordinator.

Bus Applications -   If your child rides the Mason City Schools Bus, you must fill out an application for the next school year. They need this information to figure out the bus routes.   Forms were sent home with the students .   They are also available in the office.   Please complete and return either here to school or directly to Mason City Schools.   You may also fill one out online at MasonCitySchools.org   under   “Resources”

Summer Reading and Math Camps -- Would you like your child to get a head start for the next school year?   There are 2 different Camps being offered July 27th - 30th . One for this years Kindergartners, being taught by Mrs. Doerfler and Mrs. Wilder. The other is for this years 1st and 2nd graders taught by Mrs. Ries and Mrs. Smith.   If you did not receive a form with the information, cost, and to sign up, they are available from the teachers or in the office.   Hope to see you there, what an great opportunity to review and prepare for the next school year.

Summer Tutors - Are you interested in having your child tutored during the summer?   The following teachers will offering tutoring:   Kathy Moorehead, Patty Ohl, Vicki Ries, Amy Sapp, Jennifer Smith, and Kathy Steenblock.     You can contact any one of them by calling school or by e-mail, if you are interested.

              Save the Date
         Newman Golf Outing
                 & Dinner

            Monday, June 8th
         Mason City Country Club

Newman Golf Outing - This year’s Newmman Golf Outing & Dinner is Monday, June 8th, at the Mason City Country Club. This year’s event has been moved from the traditional first Monday in June to the new date because of the snow make up days.     You can enjoy a fun filled day of golf at the Mason City Country Club and a terrific evening meal for $75.
    If you not a golfer, we encourage you to come out for the evening meal to help support this fun raiser. It’s just $25 and you can take part in the fun. There are fun, entertaining auctions and lots of wonderful door prize drawings during the evening.
    This is truly a fun activity and a very important fundraiser for Newman. If you have never played in the golf tournament or come to the dinner before,   this is the year to come. It is also a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of the Newman family too.