-Norwalk Catholic School -Friday Flyer-

September 3, 2010

Dear parents and guardians,

How can your child make the most of this new school year? One way to focus your child’s energies is to work together to set an academic goal. Ask your child to think about one thing they want to accomplish this year. Write it down. Then you will need to describe the steps that will lead your child to achieve the goal and when each step will be realized. You may want to consider monthly goals and provide a shorter timeline for younger students. Setting realistic attainable goals with your child teaches many important lessons, including patience and persistence.

Wishing you and your family a blessed year! Mrs. French

Lunch Menu: Monday: No School – Labor Day

Tuesday: Corn Dog, Tator Tots, Peaches, and M & M Cookie

Wednesday: Meatball Sub, Carrots, Pineapple, and Mini Ice Cream Sandwich

Thursday: Chicken Fajita’s, Corn, Grapes, and Frito’s

Friday: Fiesta Sticks, Green Beans, Fruit Cocktail, and Fruit Snacks

New Items this Week!!

Lost and Found: This time of year begins our collection of lost no- name lunch boxes. Please, write your child’s name on the OUTSIDE of their lunch box/bag. We return to the student if we find it left on the playground. I have a very nice blue insulated lunch bag (with an uneaten oatmeal pie still in it) in the lost and found at this time. YOURS?

From the Art Department: Please save the small plastic boxes with the snap top lid that wet wipes come in. We use them in the art room. Please bring them to the elementary office. Thank you.

Handbooks: Did your family receive more than one handbook? We can use these for incoming new families or interested visitors. Please, send back any unused handbooks and we will recycle. Thanks!

Chorister News: 3^rd through 6^th grade students who want to join the Choristers, please turn your Commitment Form in to the school office as soon as possible.

SHOP News: The next order will be Tuesday, September 7^th due to Labor Day. Shutterfly and BedandBreakfast.com are both offering 5% bonuses through 9/17. CVS, Starbucks, Express and iTunes are all offering 2% bonuses through 9/24. The Home Depot is offering a 1% bonus through 10/1. Eat'n Park is offering a 2% bonus until 10/29. Fashion Bug is offering a 2% bonus until 12/31. For every Overstock.com purchase through 9/24 you will receive a code to be used for free shipping on your next order at Overstock.com. The promotion code will be sent to you from ShopWithScrip.com, via email, after the organization order is submitted to GLSC. **Remember to sign-up for Presto-Pay so you can order online. No more fumbling for your checkbook on busy Monday mornings! Want to volunteer? We need help with data entry of weekly orders on Monday and/or Wednesday mornings. Please contact Sarah Anderson (419) 660-9854 or Norwalkmom@hotmail.com to if you’re interested. Go to www.ncsweb.org to get SHOP news and for the most current order form.

News Worth Repeating!

It’s That Time of Year Again! Our St. Paul Marching Brass will once again begin practicing for football games. This means that most days through the end of October – there is no parking in the north end of the main playground / parking lot after school. Please be aware of this as you visit our campus.

Parent Volunteers needed to assist in the Cafeteria (food preparation/serving and equipment cleaning) between 11:00am and 1:00pm. Please contact Mike McLaughlin in the Business office (419-668-3005 ext 223) if you are interested.

Morning Crossing Guards: Our morning crossing guards are seniors, Joe Schafer and Justin Stoll. They will be out on Wooster St. every morning from 8:30-8:45am, during their 1^st period study hall. Please, say thank you as they are serving our little ones for no reward (unless someone wants to hand them some cookies or donuts once in a while).

Uniform Sale: Parents looking for gently used uniform items to purchase can stop by the elementary any day during school hours and look through our large inventory. All items are clean and reasonably priced. If you have items that you would like to sell simply drop them off in the appropriate tubs, tagged with your name and price and they will be added to the uniform sale. As items are sold, parents will receive their payment sent home with their child. Call Mrs. Livengood for additional details.

Pictures wanted!!! Please e-mail Mrs. Livengood pictures of your school events to nlivengood@ncsmail.org. We can also use pictures that are on a disk. We cannot use photographs because the book is now done online. We would love pictures of classroom activities, sports, concerts, field trips, etc. Thank you for your help!!!

Weekly Notes

Student Presale Tickets for Varsity Sporting Events are available in the elementary office for $3 each. These YELLOW tickets must be purchased in advance. They are good at all home VARSITY games. These can also be used for all (home or away) Boy’s and Girls’ Fireland’s Conference varsity events. ALL TICKETS ARE $6.00 AT THE GATE.

Turn Trash Into Treasure: You can help NCS students by saving Box Tops, Campbell’s soup labels, Schild’s IGA receipts, and Domino Dots. These items earn money for our school and provide funding for classroom supplies and PTO activities. For Box Tops – simply clip away the excess packaging and discard any expired labels. For Campbell’s Labels – clip the UPC Bar Code along with the Labels for Education character. Please note – the front panel of the soup label is no longer accepted, only the UPC Bar Code. Thank you for preparing your labels before sending them in and for helping our school turn trash into cash.

NCS Bingo Teams: 9/3—Duane & Barb Cannon, Bob Simon, Mark Smith, Mike & Rita Jackson. We’d love to have you there!!  Bingo is smoke free and as always, supports Catholic education in helping to keep it affordable for everyone.

Have a Great Week !