Sept. 3-5: Fall Festival Food Drive
Sept. 3: Robotics Practice
Sept. 3: School Board Meeting
Sept. 4: Picture Day (Order Pictures and Yearbooks)
Sept. 4: Choir Practice
Sept. 5: K-8 Curriculum Night - Schedule HERE
Sept. 9: Home and School Meeting
Sept. 12: Early Childhood Family Night
Sept. 13: No School - Teacher Inservice
As many of you already know, the 6-8 Curriculum Night was canceled last Thursday due to a power outage. As a result, the curriculum presentations for Grades 6-7-8 have been rescheduled for Thursday, September 5 . Curriculum Night for grades K-5 will also take place on Thursday, September 5, as scheduled. Presentations for Grades 6-7-8 begin at 5:30 and K-5 Curriculum Night begins at 6:00 PM in the Church. Click HERE for a detailed schedule for the evening.
The MOQ School Board is excited to share the launch of our 5-Year Strategic Plan, setting the course for our school’s future. This plan is a collective vision, created with the invaluable input of our school families and parishioners. It’s designed to be a dynamic guide, helping us stay on track with our goals while measuring our achievements along the way.
We’ve also created a flipbook and a dedicated webpage to keep our school and parish communities informed and up-to-date on our progress. We invite you to view the plan and follow our progress by clicking [HERE].
It is good to be back!! I love school! When I tell the students that I was THAT child that “didn’t like” summer vacations as a child they are incredulous. So I AM very happy to be back.
As you would expect, we are already working on our safety drills for this year. As you probably remember, we do at least one fire drill each month, one or more evacuation type drills and then a couple of drills where we stay inside–like tornado and hold-in-place drills. We discuss this in a grade appropriate way before the drill occurs. In fact, we had our first fire drill last week. The students did a spectacular job!
I will try to keep you informed as we move along with the “more serious” drills in case your child comes home and wants to know ”why” or tells you a story of walking around the neighborhood and you're like “What?!” Stay tuned. Oh, one more item, we do use the SRP (Standard Response Protocol) as recommended by our local and state safety officials, just so we all get the same terminology down.
Dr. Peggy Croy
School Counselor
- Chess Club - Students Grades 2-8: Click HERE to register. The first meeting will be September. 19.
- Youth Choir - Students in Grades 6-8: Click HERE for information. Applications are available in the Music Room and School Office.
- Book Bowl - Grades 7-8: Contact Ms. Vranes, lvranes@moqschool.org Book Bowl is an engaging, competitive reading program specifically for 7th and 8th graders, designed to encourage them to read a variety of books and test their knowledge in a fun and interactive way. Teams of students read from a selected list of books and then compete in a quiz-style format, answering questions about the stories, characters, and themes. This exciting event, which fosters a love for reading, teamwork, and friendly competition, will take place at St. Vincent de Paul on Friday, February 21, 2025, bringing together students with a shared passion for books.
Musical: Auditions for Grades 6-7-8 Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 Details HERE
Math Club - Grades 6-8, Volunteers Needed; please contact Mrs. Petersen, tpetersen@moqschool.org
- Journalism Club - Grades 6-8, Details Coming Soon
We are blessed to have so many members of our community willing to lend a helping hand! Each family is suggested to donate 15 hours of volunteer time at MOQ School. For more details, click HERE to read the MOQ Family Volunteer Program Handbook. Don't forget to RECORD your family's service hours in FACTS on your Dashboard. Thank you!
Wonderful Wednesdays: Help brighten up our teachers' week with this special program. Sign up HERE.
Home and School Committee Volunteers: Join one of our committees and help plan exciting events and initiatives throughout the year. Sign up HERE.
Room Parent Sign-Ups: Be a room parent and support your child’s class with fun activities and communication. Sign up HERE.
K-8 CAFETERIA: Click HERE to sign up, and THANKS for volunteering! Please enter the cafeteria through door #9.
PRESCHOOL/PRE-K CAFETERIA: Click HERE to volunteer for the Preschool/Pre-K lunch.
CGS PRESCHOOL ATRIUM: To volunteer in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Atrium, please contact Mrs. Hannah Casey at hcasey@moqchurch.org.
Please see below for opportunities to volunteer with our Home and School Association.
All volunteers need to be Safe Environment certified.
Please check your lunch account balance in FACT. To help you monitor your family lunch account, each Sunday a lunch account statement is emailed to families with a balance of $20 or less. Feel free to contact me with question.
If your student is going to be tardy, please call the school office with his/her hot lunch choice by 8:15 AM. Students arriving after 8:15 can order item #3 (yogurt and cheese stick) for lunch.
Starting this week, students in grades 5th through 8th grade will have the option of purchasing snacks. Snacks can be purchased with cash or charged to the lunch account as long as the account does not have a negative balance.
Please consider filling out the Free & Reduced Price School Meals application. This one-page application is accepted throughout the school year.
Volunteers are needed each day to ensure that lunch is served quickly and efficiently, allowing students time to enjoy their lunch. Please consider volunteering in the MOQ cafeteria. Thank you in advance. Click HERE to sign up.
Lunch prices for the 2024-2025 school year.
Student Full Price: $4.00 (includes milk)
Student Reduced Price: $0.40 (includes milk)
Student Free: $0.00 (includes milk)
Milk: $0.50
Extra Lunch Entrée: $2.00
We are looking to fill a part-time position on the cafeteria staff. This position is being added to help in both the preschool and elementary kitchens from 11 am to 2pm on school days. More information about the position can be found HERE.
Michelle Zaleski
Cafeteria Manager
Drop off for Morning Care begins at 6:15 am, please use the southeast door (#3) of the Early Childhood Education and Youth Center. As always, please drive slowly and use extra caution as you enter and leave the parking lot or parking space across from the building.
Extended Care Reminders:
After Care has a waiting list. If interested, please email extendedcare@moqschool.org to place your name on the list.
There are spots available in Early Out Care (noon dismissal days), Break Care (Conferences, Christmas and Spring Break), and Summer 2025 Care.
Enrolled families: Please fill out your calendars for Morning Care, Early Out Care, and Break Care as soon as possible.
Go Mustangs!
Ashley Rosenthal
MOQ Home & School Updates
Please see the signups for Wonderful Wednesdays and Home & School committees in the volunteer section located above in this memo. You can also view them HERE and HERE.
Volunteering with Home & School is a wonderful way to get involved, meet other parents, and contribute to the vibrant environment our children thrive in.
Whether you can spare a few hours or take on a larger role, there are many opportunities to make a difference. From organizing events to supporting classroom activities, every bit of help is valuable and appreciated.
Your involvement not only enriches our school but also sets a great example for our children, showing them the importance of community and collaboration.
Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 9th at 7:00 pm in the St. Joseph's Room. All are welcome to attend.
Warm regards,
Danielle Selze
MOQ 2024-25 Home & School President
