St. Teresa Tidbit

December 6, 2023

Holiday Concert

The K-6 holiday concert is scheduled for tomorrow at 1:30 pm in Spillville. We're thrilled to collaborate once more with the Luther College music department. As a token of our gratitude for their dedication to our students, we invite you to make a voluntary donation to the Luther College music program before or after the performance. Your generosity is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Holy Day of Obligation- Immaculate Conception

Thursday, December 7

6:30 pm Mass- St. Wenceslaus

Friday, December 8

9:00 am Mass- St. Francis de Sales All School Mass

6:00 pm Mass- St. Aloysius

Holiday Train

The Holiday Train is scheduled to make a stop in Ossian at 11:00 on Friday, Dec. 8. We are organizing a walking field trip to the Ossian City Park to join in the festivities. The holiday train initiative aims to raise funds, collect food, and raise awareness for local food banks in communities along the Canadian Pacific network. Please send a non-perishable food item with your child for donation.

Illness

As we are in the midst of cold and flu season here are a couple reminders:

Children must be fever-free without any medication for 24 hours before returning to the school.
Children must also be free of vomiting and diarrhea for 24 hours before returning.

Please encourage your child to wash their hands frequently. We will do our part to make sure we disinfect commonly touched surfaces regularly. Thank you!

Ronald McDonald House

Kindly think about sending in can tabs to school throughout December. Three students are gathering these tabs to express gratitude for the support the Ronald McDonald House extended to their cousin's parents. Your assistance during this holiday season is sincerely appreciated. We will have a bucket at each school for this collection. Thank you!

Student Tuition Organization

Give the gift of Catholic Education! STO donations provide tuition assistance, and you’ll receive a 75% tax credit!

Upcoming Events:

Dec. 7 1:30 K-6 Christmas Concert- Spillville

Dec. 8 9:00 All School Mass- Ossian

Dec. 8 9:45 Faith Family groups- Ossian

Dec. 8 11:00 Holiday Train- Ossian

Dec. 11 7:00 7-12 Holiday Concert- High School

Dec. 13 8:30 Mass- Ossian: Mrs. Cox 1st grade

Dec. 13 3rd grade to Vesterheim

Dec. 13 Ossian Preschool Holiday Concert~ 2:00 pm

St. Francis de Sales Church

Dec. 14 Calmar Preschool Holiday Concert ~ 6:00 pm

St. Aloysius Church

Dec. 14 8:45 Mass- Spillville: 3rd grade

Dec. 14 Christmas dinner at both sites

Dec. 19 12:30 Winneshiek County Conservation presentation - 2nd grade

Dec. 19 7:00 Board meeting

Dec. 20 2 hour early dismissal

Dec. 20 4:45 Finance Meeting- Calmar