Weekly Mailer November 6 · 06.11.2014 · $78,600, your family would meet the MPCP income...

Weekly Mailer – November 6th

In this week’s mailer: Principal Notes Jammie Night Flyer Home & School Chili Volunteer Flyer The Amazing Pius XI Race Catholic Memorial Pom & Dance Flyer Market Day Flyer Battle for Blazo

**Pages are double sided – please check both sides of the paper**

St. Matthias Parish School Mailer November 6, 2014

Principal Notes

As we start the month of November, we are

changing seasons. Students are starting to

bring hats and gloves for those cold

mornings. I see students with jackets, which

are needed at the recess times. It is also a

change in our sports. As we end our fall

sports, congratulations to all our volleyball

and soccer teams for a great season. I know

the students played hard and enjoyed their

time on the field and court.

A very special congratulations to our 8th

grade volleyball teams who participated in

the Seton tournament. It is such a privilege

to be invited to the Seton! Your invitation

shows the hard work and dedication you

showed this year!

Conferences for first quarter are scheduled

next week: Wednesday, Nov. 12 and

Thursday, Nov. 13. Please sign up online

for conferences if you have not already.

Lunch Program Survey

As you saw in the school mailer on

Thursday, we are evaluating our hot lunch

program. We are struggling because we do

not have enough students taking hot lunch to

make it financially viable here at St.

Matthias. We are looking at various ways

we can keep the program, and we would like

input from you.

Informally, we have polled the students as to

what they think of the hot lunch. What I

hear from a lot of the students is that it is not

enough food. With changes to the

regulations in the Federal School Lunch

Program this year, serving sizes are smaller.

This is a complaint I hear from many

schools and districts. In fact, in talking with

the Department of Public Instruction, there

have been 8 districts in the state who have

withdrawn from the program because the

increased regulations and students,

particularly older students, do not feel they

are getting enough food.

As we review the hot lunch program, we

have a few options to consider:

Keeping the program as it stands but

providing a volunteer server which

would reduce costs.

We will consider the option of

withdrawing from the Federal School

Lunch Program and providing a

program that does not need to follow

the new regulations.

Cutting the lunch program to just a

couple times a month.

We have created a couple surveys because it

is important we have feedback from the

students as well as the parents. The students

are taking their surveys here at school.

There is a link below for the parent survey.

It is important to have feedback from all our

families. Please take a moment to complete

this short survey by Friday, Nov. 7th

.

http://www.quia.com/sv/684167.html

If you have any questions, please contact

Mrs. Booth or Mr. Richter.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this

matter.



2015-2016 Parental Choice Programs

We are in the process of determining the

number of choice seats we will be making

available and we need your assistance in this

area. If we don’t receive feedback from the

parents we might not have enough seats

available for those you qualify.

Please remember that if you qualify for the

Choice program, 100% of the tuition cost for

each child is paid by the Milwaukee Parental

Choice Program (MPCP).

Participants for the MPCP program must

reside in the City of Milwaukee and fall

under the income levels noted below:

Family Size = 1, Adjusted yearly income at

or below $34,953


or below $47,181


or below $59,409


or below $71,637


or below $83,865


or below $96,093

If your family size is greater than 6, the add

$12,228 for each additional family member

to $96,093.

* Married couples residing in the same

household receive a $7,000 credit when

looking at the family income limits.

Example: If you are a married couple with

two children (family size of 4) and your

adjusted gross income from line 37 of your

Federal tax return (Form 1040) is less than

$78,600, your family would meet the MPCP

income requirement of $71,637 after the

$7,000 credit is applied.

** Please note that these income figures are

for the 2014-2015 school years and looking

at your income from 2013. These income

ranges will be changing for the 2015-2016

year and will be based on your income from

2014.

We want to be sure we open enough seats

for families in St. Matthias Parish, School

and Christian Formation. We are asking all

families who reside in the City of

Milwaukee to take this short survey. This

survey is a little different than the previous

one. We had problems with some of the

data so we are asking you to complete it

again to be sure we have accurate numbers

in planning for the number of choice seats

we open. Please take a moment to complete

this short survey by Friday, Nov. 7th

.


Thank you in advance for your attention to this

survey. We know the MPCP will help current

families. This program will help us reach out to

St. Matthias Parishioners who put Catholic

Education as a priority.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs.

Booth or Mr. Richter.



Long-Term Substitute in Middle School

Mrs. Heather Bishop will be going on her

maternity leave in the next couple of weeks.

Sr. Rita will be teaching the 4 middle school

social studies classes between 7:30-11:30am

daily. She will also have the 7th

grade

homeroom in the morning. Sr. Rite can be

reached at her St. Matthias email address,

[email protected]

Mrs. Bishop will be taking 3 month of leave

to enjoy her time with her new baby. She

will return to us in early February. We wish

her well with her new baby.

Jammie Night

Mark your calendar for Wednesday,

December 3rd

and see the flyer in this

week’s mailer for all the details!

Pennies for Patients

Thank you to everyone for participating in

the Pennies 4 Patients campaign last week in

support of the Leukemia & Lymphoma

Society of WI. The students and families of

St. Matthias were very generous. We had 5

homerooms donate more than $100, with

Mrs. L’Emperuer’s 6th

grade classroom

donating $228.27 to win the Olive Garden

Pasta Lunch! Together St. Matthias raised

$1,227.65 to fight blood cancers and help

find a cure. Thank you St. Matthias!!!

H & S Hot Ham/Bake Sale Update

Thank you to the parish and school families

for participating in the sale! It was brought

to our attention that the vendor mis-

packaged the ham and we unintentionally

shorted our patrons. National Bakery has

apologized for the error and has reimbursed

the home and school. We are passing this

on to you and will be selling ham at a

discounted rate in February. Thank you for

your understanding.

Parking Lot Reminders

We want our children safe, and a parking lot

can be a dangerous place if people are not

aware of the correct paths.

Always park so you can pull forward to leave - never back up your vehicle

in the parking lot

Walk within the white pathway in the middle of the lot – never drive

through the middle of the lot

If you enter via Oklahoma Avenue – you should exit via Oklahoma

Avenue

If you enter via Euclid – you should exit via Beloit Road

It is everyone’s responsibility to ensure our

parking lot is safe.

mailto:[email protected]


2015 Calendar Raffle is HERE!

Please make sure you check your student's

backpack for the packet of information

regarding the calendars. Each calendar is

$20 and cash or checks are accepted. The

payment is due at time the calendars are

turned in. Please make checks out to: St.

Matthias Home & School Association.

Submit the payment along with

the completed ticket portion of the calendar

to the school office. All returned tickets will

be placed in a drawing and the seller will

have a chance to win a $100 Target Gift

Card! The first drawing for a $100 Target

gift card is Thursday, November 20. If

you have any questions, please contact Kelly

Radomski ([email protected] or

414-839-4970) or Teresa Landowski (414-

418-7416).

MEC

MEC will be closed Wednesday, November

26th

and Thursday, November 28th

due to no

sign ups. We will open Thursday,

November 13th

and Friday, November 14th

.

Boy Scout Troop 592 Bake Sale

Boy Scout Troop 592 will be holding a Bake

Sale after all Masses on Sunday, November

9th

which includes complimentary juice and

coffee served by members of Troop 592.

Hope to see you there!

Online Athletics Survey/Feedback

The Coaches evaluation survey is for all

parents with an athlete that participated in

Sports programs at St. Matthias. This

survey, put together by the St. Matthias

Athletic Committee, will be used to judge

the quality of our Athletic program. Your

comments and suggestions will help shape

the future of the program. You are

encouraged to sign your name at the bottom,

but are not required to. All replies will be

kept confidential. Only average responses

and trends will be shared. Please use the

back if you need additional space. If you

have more than one child in the program,

provide separate responses for each grade.

Thank you. To access the survey:

1. Go to www.stmatthiasathletics.org

2. Click on “Survey” on the vertical menu

on the left side of the page

3. Answer all questions and hit “Submit”

A Night at the Admirals Game

All high school students are welcome to

attend our November event for the

Christians in Action as we head to the BMO

Harris Center to watch a night of Admirals

hockey. We are also inviting our 6th

-8th

grade colleagues to join us in the fun on this

evening. Permission slips and money are

due by November 11th

. Permission slips can

be found at http://www.stmatthias-

milw.org/index.cfm?load=page&page=344

mailto:[email protected]://www.stmatthiasathletics.org/http://www.stmatthias-milw.org/index.cfm?load=page&page=344http://www.stmatthias-milw.org/index.cfm?load=page&page=344


Looking For Volunteer Hours?

Home & School would like to supply a

warm meal for our hard working teachers

during conferences on Wednesday,

November 12th

. Please see the flyer in this

week’s mailer for more information.

Family Athletic Pass

The “Family Athletic Pass” will admit your

immediate family (parents, grandparents,

and siblings) to all home volleyball and

basketball games, as well as, home

tournament games for the 2014-2015 school

years. The price of the pass is $60.00.

There are two ways to purchase the pass:

1. Online via the St Matthias Parish School

Athletic Page, www.stmatthiasathletics.org.

Click "Register" this will take you the

"Family Athletic Pass 2014-015." Complete

registration page and pay via credit card or

electronic check.

2. Online via the St Matthias Parish School

Athletic Page, www.stmatthiasathletics.org.

Click "Register" this will take you the

"Family Athletic Pass 2014-2015." Send

check payable to St Matthias Athletics,

Attn: Scott Spiess.

A list of the Athletic Family Pass holders

will be kept at the admission table. To use

your Family Pass, simply give your name at

the table when entering the gym. It’s that

easy!!

The Amazing Pius XI Race

All 6th

– 8th

Graders bring a team to Pius

High School for the Amazing Race. Please

see the flyer in this week’s mailer for

details.

Project Lead the Way

You are invited! The 8th

Grade Class

cordially invites you to see the work they’ve

done this quarter in their Project Lead the

Way – Design & Modeling Class.

Each Student has spent nearly 20 class hours

as well as several more hours at home

working on their “Space Shuttle’ project and

they would like everyone to see what they

have accomplished!

Student work will be on display in our

school Science Lab in the ’62 Building

during conference hours at the following

times:

Wednesday, November 12th

1:45 – 4:00 p.m.

5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 13th

4:00 – 7:30 p.m.

All are welcome to stop by before or after

your conferences. We hope to see you “fly

in” and check out our work.

http://www.stmatthiasathletics.org/http://www.stmatthiasathletics.org/


Catholic Memorial Pom & Dance Clinic

Catholic Memorial is hosting a Pom &

Dance Clinic, Saturday November 8th

. See

the flyer in this week’s mailer for details.

Market Day

Dessert Bonus Days are here! Please see the

flyer in this week’s mailer for all the details.

Battle for Blazo

Please see the flyer in this week’s mailer on

how you can support Chris Blaszak & his

Family!

Important Upcoming Events

11/7 – 8th

Grade Testing

11/11 – Spirit Day

11/12 – Dismissal @1:15

Conferences 1:45-4:30 & 5:30-8:00

11/13 – No School

Conferences 4:00-7:30

11/14 – No School

11/17 – SAC Meeting

11/19 – 1st Quarter Assembly

11/25 - $1.00 Out of Uniform Day

11/26 – No School – Teacher In-Service


We don’t want to assume that everyone

knows that one of our 3rd grade families at

St. Matthias, the Blaszak’s (Chanse who is in

Ms. Roth’s Class) are fighting a health

battle.

“What 43 year old Chris Blaszak thought

was an infected wisdom tooth turned out to

be stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma of the

mandible, a life threating form of cancer.

After four surgeries totaling 40 hours, the

transplant didn't take. Life from that point

on was forever changed. Loving family and

friends are now rallying around Chris and

his family to provide support in his long

journey ahead and fight against this

cancer. A loving father and husband, 20

years dedicated service to the US Air Force

440th unit military police, retired Desert

Storm and Enduring Freedom military hero,

homicide detective and lieutenant of

Milwaukee Police Department of 22 years,

Chris Blaszak has been committed to the

safety of our hometown community and its

people. His exhausting efforts to keep our

communities safe have allowed our

children, mothers and fathers, brothers and

sisters to feel more secure knowing that

people like Chris fight and win the battle for

us every day.”

Second, their neighbor is coordinating some

food drops for the family throughout the

month of December. If anyone is interested

in participating, here is the link to do so:

http://www.takethemameal.com/meals.php?t=LCSV50

86&v=567b30f9a9&other_schedules=1

And, they are also looking for breakfast

items, snack type foods (potentially for

lunches or grab and go) and/or sandwich

fixings for the kids (15, 8 and 3). As far as I

know there are not any dietary restrictions.

If you would be willing to provide some,

please send it along with Jenna Kasal (Mrs.

Mlagan’s room) and I will get it to their food

coordinator.

And, finally, Bunny asked if we could all put

Chris and their family on a prayer chain

and/or offer up individual prayers, they

would really appreciate it. They believe in

the power of prayer and in miracles. In the

message I received Bunny she states: “It’s

been difficult but YES I do BELIEVE in

miracles I’m waiting for Christopher’s to

unfold in Jesus’s name!” Chris is currently

in the hospital fighting an infection so

please keep them in your thoughts. Thanks

everyone! If you have any questions or

need further information, please let me

know. Angie Kasal [email protected]

Cellphone: 414-698-4086

SEE THE FLYER IN THIS WEEKS’S MAILER

ON THE BATTLE FOR BLAZO FUNDRAISER

http://www.takethemameal.com/meals.php?t=LCSV5086&v=567b30f9a9&other_schedules=1http://www.takethemameal.com/meals.php?t=LCSV5086&v=567b30f9a9&other_schedules=1mailto:[email protected]

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