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RELIGIOUS FOCUS FOR MAY…

The Easter season is a happy and joyous time of year.  We continue to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus through many wonderful celebrations in May.  Our second graders will be receiving First Holy Communion on Sunday, May 4th in all three parishes.  Our 8th graders will be confirmed on the weekend of May 9th and 10th.  Congratulations to our students and their families! 

May is the month we honor Mary.  Students will be discussing the important place Mary has in our faith tradition, as well as honoring her with special prayers and rituals.  May crowning will be held at the end of the elementary mass on May 1st.

 

STAFF CHANGES…

We are happy to announce that Mrs. Linda VanderVennet will be moving across the street to the middle school building next fall.  She will be a 7th grade homeroom teacher as well as our new 7th and 8th grade religion teacher.

 

CAFETERIA NEWS…

Friday, May 23rd will be the last day the cafeteria will serve hot lunch for this school year.  During the last week of school, May 27th, 28th and 29th, students will need to bring sack lunches to school each day.  Milk will be available for students to purchase on those days.

 

MONITORS STILL NEEDED

We are in dire need of monitors for the playground and the cafeteria. We need help to finish this year and help for next year as well. Even if you can only help one day a week, we need you. This is a paid position. Please call either office with inquiries.

 

SCHOOL PHYSICALS AND DENTAL EXAMS...

Beginning in the 2008/2009 school year, school physicals will be required in Kindergarten and 6th grade. Dental exams will continue to be required in Kindergarten, 2nd and 6th grades.  

These forms are all due on or before the first day of school in the fall, so please make your appointments now.

Those upcoming 6th graders who attended school in Illinois for 5th grade and turned in the required school physical will not need to have another physical in the fall.

All upcoming 6th graders will be required to have a dental exam and turn in the necessary form to school on or before the first day of school in the fall.

 

APPLICATIONS TO TEACH OR SUBSTITUTE TEACH

Anyone wishing to apply for a permanent teaching position in the Diocese of Peoria needs to apply on line at www.cdop.org  Applicants are also required to complete the following procedures…

  1. Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) background check
  2. Fingerprint background check through the State of Illinois
  3. Attend VIRTUS Program:  Protecting God’s Children for Adults.  This is a highly informative program that heightens you awareness of child abuse and helps develop your skills for preventing abuse.

Dates and times of VIRTUS sessions throughout the diocese can also be found on www.cdop.org.

Anyone wishing to substitute teach at Seton needs to complete an application and also complete the three procedures listed above.  Substitute application forms are available in either school office.

 

PARENTS' CLUB

Walk-A-Thon 2008

The Fourth Annual Seton Walk-A-Thon is just around the corner, with students scheduled to walk on May 2nd (or May 9th if it rains.) The students have done a fabulous job of raising pledges.  Thank you to all parents who assisted their children in generating pledge money.  Your efforts are greatly appreciated!

Just a few suggestions for the day of the Walk-A-Thon:

  1. Be sure to wear comfortable, appropriate shoes to school that day.
  2. Don’t forget to wear Walk-A-Thon t-shirts!
  3. Dress appropriately for the weather.
  4. Whether it’s sunny or not, remember to apply sunscreen.
  5. Water and popsicles will be provided, but feel free to bring an additional water bottle for the walk.
  6. All students should bring a sack lunch, as the cafeteria will be closed.

This year, we are honored to have Moline Mayor, Don Welvaert, and members of the QC Steamwheelers join us for an all-school assembly on the playground at 11:00 to kick-off the Walk-A-Thon.  Prize winners will be announced at the wrap-up assembly, scheduled for 2:00 the day of the walk.  Parents are invited to attend both of these assemblies.

To ensure the safety of our students, only individuals specifically designated by the teachers may walk with the students to the park.  This is in accordance with school and diocesan policy.  We appreciate your cooperation.

With everyone’s help, the 2008 Walk-A-Thon will be a safe, fun-filled day! 

For the Parents’ Club minutes, please check our Seton’s website, www.setonschool.com and click on news and events.

 

SPORTS PHYSICAL…

To all SETON Athletes Entering 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Fall 2008

Dr. Michael Miniter, will be providing Free Sports Physicals to Seton Athletes.

Just a reminder, if your child is going to play any sport in the upcoming year it is a requirement to have a physical before you can even practice.

Date: Wednesday May 7, 2008

Time: 4:00- 6:00 p.m. for all students

Location: 4362 7th Street, “behind the old Eagle store” off of John Deere road.

We are looking for volunteers to help with height, weight and crowd control, and R.N.'s for vitals and BP's.  PLEASE donate 30 minutes of your time to help us with physicals.  

Please contact Buffy McLaughlin with the time slot you would like to volunteer.  Day phone number Seton Grade School Office 757-5500 - Evening phone number 355-1020

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENTS

Contig Math Contest

All our 4th, 5th, and 6th graders competed in a Contig Math Contest here at Seton.  The following grade level winners went on to compete in the regional contest sponsored by the Regional Office of Education:

4th grade – Caroline Nagovan

5th grade – Luke Saskowski

6th grade – Alec Ewers 

Regional Science Fair

The following 8th grade students completed science fair projects as members of the Seton Science Club.  They then competed in the Illinois Regional Science Fair at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois and did very well:

Hannah Nelson – 2nd Place

Ashton Snyder – 1st Place

Moving on to the state level competition at the University of Illinois in Champagne:

Rowan Crow – Tops in Behavioral Category and Young Scientist Award

Hannah Murray – Tops in Health Category, Navy and Marines: Top Project, and Young Scientist Award

D.A.R.E. Essay Winners

As part of the sixth grade D.A.R.E. program curriculum, each student is required to write an essay explaining their commitment to stay drug-free and violence-free. Each child’s essay was  written at school and reviewed by a panel of judges in order to select thee final winners for the essay contest. The winners will read their prize winning essay at the D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony on April 28 @ 6:00 p.m. A large THANK YOU to Officer Mike Powell from the Moline Police Department for his hard work and dedication to our students!

And the winners are….

4th Period winners:

1st Place – Emy Lutchka

2nd Place – Mark McLaughlin

3rd Place – Mary Kim Tadda

4th Place – Kyle Malcolm

5th Place – Julia Zmuda

5th Period winners:

1st Place – Cindy Hernandez

2nd Place – Charlie Garrett

3rd Place – Carmen Vargas

4th Place – Alexandra Kerr

5th Place – Matt Hubbell

6th Period winners:

1st Place – Kayla Clark

2nd Place – Andrew Fox

3rd Place – Betsy Zahringer

4th Place – Allison Dussliere

5th Place – Tom McLaughlin

    Overall winner:  Kayla Clark

 

MISSING SCHOOL DUE TO EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES…

Please do not request that students leave school early or come in late on a regular basis due to lessons or other extra-curricular activities. We cannot honor these requests as they would be in violation of our attendance policy.

 

BUSINESS OFFICE REMINDERS

ALL tuition, academic fees, cafeteria charges, library fines and notes regarding absences and/or tardies MUST BE PAID IN FULL, prior to the last day of school, in order for your child(ren) to receive their final report card(s) and have their names placed on a class roster for the 2008-09 school year. Any questions regarding these matters should be directed to the Principal or Business Manager.

 

SCRIP

Thank you, thank you, and thank you, for your support in the Scrip program. Because of you we were able to meet our budgeted amount of $10,000 in the schools operating budget.

We would also like to give a huge thank to Angie Dussliere, Committee chair, as well as – Becky Bohnert, Mim McLaughlin, Gretchen Mills, Mary Grace Hlady, Kim Raufeisen and Karla Larsen. Without these ladies the Scrip program would not be possible.

We would like to give a huge thank you to Stephanie Noe, Karen Burns and their volunteers who make it possible to have Scrip at Sacred Heart and Christ the King.

Scrip will be sold through the summer, if you have any questions please call Angie at 799-1324.

Scrip order dates are:

Due                              Sent home

May 6th                          May 8th

May 20th                        May 22nd

 

MEMORY BOOK…

The production of Seton’s 2007-2008 Memory Book, like previous years, continues to be a team effort involving the time, talents, skills, and energy of many volunteered individuals.  Many thanks go to the Memory Book Committee Members:

Lynn Chance, Maria Cleu Coene, Michele DeLathower, Jennifer DeWitt, Pam Elliott, Tom Ferkel, Melissa Garcia, Rosemary Graham, Tracy Hoffman, Chris Kirik, Jill Love, Dian Lyon, Kathy Malcolm, Mim McLaughlin, Kristin Nagovan, Regina Nelson, MJ Newenham, Kim Raufeisen, Leslee Schueneman, Julie Sheets, Joanette Snider, & Luz Helena Upegui.

Special thanks go to the following 8th graders who helped design some pages after school: Christina Castillo, Alex Kelly, Roger Pimentel, Ashton Snyder, and Jenna Zmuda.

To all Seton faculty, staff, students, and families who submitted digital photographs and have helped out in big and/or small jobs – thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Please consider joining the Memory Book Committee. There are jobs big and small. Volunteer sign-up is available during School Informational Packet Pick-Up Day about a week before school opens for the Fall semester.

 

SUMMER TUTORING

Please contact Mrs. Barrett if you are interested in names of individuals who will be tutoring this summer.

 

SAVE, SAVE, SAVE

Tyson Project A+ labels

Campbell Products Labels

General Mills Box Tops

Swiss Valley Milk Jud Cap

Aluminum Cans

Used Printer Cartridges/Cell Phones

These items really add up and help Seton.  So…ask your friends and family to “save for Seton!”

 

TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT

Attached to the February newsletter was the yellow form you need to complete and return to either school office for transportation reimbursement. Please complete and return this form as soon as possible.

 

ATHLETIC DIRECTOR NOTE…

Thank you to all the coaches who helped with Seton spring sports. Without your time and energy these programs would not exist.

7th & 8th Boys & Girls Track:

Jeff VanEchaute with helpers Donna Merideth, Kim Raufeisen, Tim DeBlaey, Ramon Mendoza, Marty Meersman

Boys Tennis: Tom Showalter

Pioneer Pacers Track and Field Team

Nearly sixty 7th and 8th Grade boys and girls are participating on the Pioneer Pacers Track and Field Team this year.  Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy students have joined athletes from Seton and Jordan Catholic Schools this season for the first time in the team’s ten-year history.  Over forty team members are Seton students.

Seton Boys Tennis Schedule

May 1 Seton/Jordan vs. Rock Island @ TBD

May 6 Seton/Jordan vs. John Deere @ Riverside

May 12 & 13 Tournament @ Riverside & Moline High

May 14/15 Tourney Rain dates @ Moline High

 

CUB SCOUT NEWS…

Cub Scout Pack 109 happenings:

Pack 109 has a busy month planned in May as we wind down the school year. Cub scouts will participate in the national Join Hands Day on May 3 with a work day at Blackhawk State Historic Site, Rock Island. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., scouts will work on several outdoor improvement projects at the park where we hold many of our scouting activities. Wear old clothes and bring gloves if you have them. Lunch will be provided.

 

On May17-18, we’ll hold our annual Pack campout at Scott County Park in the Sac-Fox campground. Scouts and their families will camp out overnight and enjoy hiking, games and a campfire program. Scouts who need camping gear should contact a leader. We are requesting RSVPs to know how much food to plan for – please contact Matt Thompson at 309 797-5842.

 

Summer does not mean an end to our fun either. Pack 109 is busy helping organize the Illowa Council’s summer day camp at Blackhawk State Park, July 7 -11. Other outings will be announced soon.

 

A huge thank you to the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts who helped in this year’s Food Drive, which collected more than 1,600 packages of food -- 500 more cans and boxes than last year. The food was donated to the Christ United Methodist Church Food Pantry in East Moline.

 

Thanks to these scouts: Cub Scouts -- Collin Thompson, Logan Sharer, Max Bowling, Travis Wince, Nick Verscheure, Alex DeWitt, Cameron Flack, Gage Gaghagen, Dawson Tucker, Noah Blunt, Philip Moyer, Noah Kelly, Alex Scott, Sean Casey, Kyle Rutherford, Corey DeLathower, Justin Welsh, Bradley Moyer and Connor Flack. Boy Scouts -- Teddy Grevas, Casey Flack, Nick Moyer, Matt Billingsley, Ben Graves, Casey DeWitt, Eric Mickiewicz and Chad Cardott.

             

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