January 30th, 2025
Celebrating Catholic Schools Week!
This week, we have been joyfully celebrating Catholic Schools Week, a time to recognize and appreciate the many blessings of Catholic education.
We kicked off the week with our Student-Led Weekend Mass on Saturday, where our students did a fantastic job participating in the liturgy. Their leadership was met with many compliments, reflecting the strong faith foundation they are building. On Wednesday, we gathered for our Catholic Schools Week School Mass, where our students once again did an outstanding job leading. A special highlight was recognizing Becky Mudd as this year’s Shamrock Award recipient, honoring her dedication and service to our school community.
Throughout the week, students enjoyed fun dress-up days, bringing lots of school spirit and creativity to our halls. To celebrate the end of the week, students participated in exciting activities:
5th-8th graders went bowling
3rd and 4th graders enjoyed a movie
K-2nd graders attended a science assembly
A favorite tradition, the annual Staff vs. 8th Grade Volleyball Game, will take place on Friday morning at 9:30, bringing plenty of fun and friendly competition. We wrapped up the week with Bingo and Minute to Win It games during the afternoon on Friday, ensuring a memorable end to the celebrations.
We are so grateful for our wonderful parents who volunteered their time to cover recess and lunch duties and provided delicious food for our staff. Your support makes a difference! Catholic Schools are truly a great place to be, and this week has been a wonderful reminder of the faith, learning, and community that make St. Patrick Catholic School so special. Thank you to everyone who helped make Catholic Schools Week a success!
Blessings,
Mr. Wiebers
It’s almost time to register for next school year! Be watching for an email Monday with registration information for our current K-Gr. 7 students. Incoming Kindergarten students can be added to the enrollment form as well.
If you have a preschool student that you’d like to attend Clover Patch, but haven’t registered yet, click on the Preschool tab on our website for a registration form.
Currently our 4-day class has a waitlist, but there are still openings available in the 2-day and 3-day classes.
Congratulations to Becky Mudd, our 2024-25 Shamrock Outstanding Volunteer Award Recipient. Becky has been an active member of our parish, as well as a consistent volunteer at St Patrick School, throughout the past 19 years. All 5 of Becky and Jim Mudd's children have attended St Patrick School, and throughout those years Becky has been a visible parent, active in our community and always willing to help in any area needed. Whether it's volunteering in the lunchroom, being a home room parent, helping with concessions or getting the library set up for Monday Morning Prayer, Becky has been active in finding ways to be involved in supporting our school community. Thank you, Becky! 🍀
We are still looking for help leading some of our Junior Achievement classes this spring! Junior Achievement is a great opportunity for you to volunteer at the school this year. Contact Mrs. Grimm (kgrimm@cfcatholicschool.org) if you would like to sign up for class.
Junior Achievement (JA) volunteers are needed for the following classrooms:
Byers (K)
Rodden (1st/2nd)
Morris (3rd/4th)
Gross (5th/6th)
Wheelan (5th/6th)
Hill (5th/6th)
Junior Achievement provides fun and engaging teaching materials to classrooms, involving community volunteers as instructors. The goal is to help educate children in the areas of work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy. As a volunteer, you will visit once a week for five weeks for 30-minute classes. Junior Achievement provides all the materials and training necessary to make the experience successful for the teachers, students, and you, as the volunteer. You will work out a specific schedule with the teacher you are with once placements are confirmed.
As we enter the new year, we have many volunteer opportunities for parents. Check out our online volunteer sign-up to see what areas you would be interested in helping out!
Nominations for the McElroy Trust Gold Star Teacher Awards will be accepted online now. Winners are selected by a volunteer committee from hundreds of nominations submitted by students, parents, and other teachers. They're honored in a special awards ceremony where they each receive $1,000 in cash and $1,000 for their classroom. The deadline for nominations is February 20th. This is a great way for parents and students to show appreciation to the special teacher(s) in their life.
Parents looking ahead for scheduling during the 2025/26 school year, the academic calendar is now available. You can view the calendar here.
2025 Give Kids A Smile In The Cedar Valley Day!
DATE: Friday, February 28th, 2025
TIME: 8 AM – 1 PM
LOCATION: Kimball and Beecher Family Dentistry
4015 Hurst, Dr., Waterloo, Iowa
PHONE: 319-235-6287
This event offers preventive and operative dental services to all children ages 1-13 at no cost.
The schedule is now open and an appointment is required to be seen.
Are you, or someone you know, on the hunt for something to do while the kiddos are off learning? We're on the lookout for a kindergarten associate to join the fun from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, with Wednesday hours from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Not sure if you can commit to the full school day? We are also open to considering an associate to work from 8:00 a.m. to noon. Get ready to team up with amazing little learners and a super supportive squad!
We are searching for a parent volunteer to lead MathCounts for students in grades 6-8 next year! Students meet weekly to practice doing math problems and applying mathematical strategies. The MathCounts competition occurs in February each year. Wendy Funk has led this group for many years and would be happy to share what she has done and/or have that person work with her for the last few sessions this year. Contact Mrs. Grimm if you are interested in this opportunity!
Scrip cards and certificates are great for gifts and everyday use. Visit our website to find out about our Scrip program. Place your order through your Raise Right account, email scrip@cfcatholicschool.org, or print a paper form.
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