Announcements
Lord, I love You but at times I fail to live that love fully. I become so very distracted by things that mean little in the end. Help me to regain my focus and to seek You with all my Heart. Jesus, I trust in You.
Looking Ahead:
Thursday, October 19: Hazel Findlay Mass (grades 5th & 6th), 8th Grade Working on Dinner Raffle Project, Middle School (5th & 6th) Youth Group after school until 4:15, 7/8 Volleyball at P-W - 5:30 pm bus leaves 4:40 pm
Friday, October 20: Paid Dress Down ($1)
Sunday, October 22: 6:00 Dinner Raffle Meeting
Recess Duty (11:40-12:15):
October 19: Patty Koenigsknecht
October 20: Brenda Wirth & Andrea Schneider
October 23: Brenda Wirth
Birthdays:
October 20: Ford Phillips
October 24: Trinity Kramer
October 25: Jonathan Koenigsknecht
October 26: Jamison Schueller
October 28: Olivia Datema & Camden Conner
Friday Hot Lunch Menu: Chicken & Rice, corn, salad bar, peaches and peanut butter
Student lunch server for the weeks of October 16th & 23rd (including Fridays): Dominic Thelen
Bake Sale (3 dozen) for October 24: The Spitzley Family (Mary, Augustine and Thomas) & The Esch Family (Nathan & Quinten)
Announcements:
Bus Drivers Needed: If anyone is interested in sub busing driving, please contact Mike Schmitt at 989-593-2296.
Thank you: wow...the response has been great so far! Thank you to all the parents who have responded to working at the dinner raffle already. There are still quite a few jobs that need to be filled. Please consider helping in one of the areas that still needs to be filled. Click on the following link to get to the sign up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/904084baea62aa46-2017
Technology Trio Bundle Tickets: Tickets (sold & unsold) & money need to be returned by October 25th. If you are finished selling tickets already you can return the tickets/money to the school office. Thanks!
All Saints' Day: we will be celebrating All Saints' Day - students are encouraged to dress like their favorite Bible character or saint. Note: this celebration takes the place of Halloween parties. More information will be coming home as plans are finalized.
Trick or Treating Hours: The Village of Fowler's trick or treating hours are 6-8:00.
MHT School Dinner Raffle: Tickets are available in the school & rectory offices. NOTE: if you would like to purchase a dinner raffle ticket but don't have time to stop by the office, you can send cash or check in an envelope marked dinner raffle ticket and the name(s) you want on the ticket(s). I will fill the ticket(s) out and send the stub(s) home with your child. Checks can be made out to MHT School. Thanks!
Protecting God’s Children Workshop: As required by the Diocese and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, all volunteers at Catholic schools must attend a Protecting God’s Children Session. This includes volunteering for field trips, recess duty, in the classroom, and on lunch crews. We highly recommend that all of our parents attend a session just in case they end up wanting to chaperone a school field trip in the future. Mrs. Hufnagel will be presenting the Protecting God's Children workshop on October 24th in the computer lab at 6:30-9:00 p.m. Please RSVP by calling the school office at 593-2616.
NEW - Dinner Raffle Special Prize: A one year free tuition at MHT School was donated by an anonymous donor. Tickets go on sale October 7 at Becker Furniture. After October 7, tickets can be purchased at MHT School or rectory. Tickets are $20 each or 6 for $100. Prize can be split among students or families. The drawing will be held Saturday, November 4th during the Dinner Raffle Fundraiser. Do not need to be present to win. NOTE: money can be sent to school in an envelope labeled with your name/phone number and “Free Tuition Raffle” and I will fill out a ticket stub for you.
Scrip reminder – When paying for any service from Ken’s Kar Kare or Gerry’s Tune-up and Brakes, mention that you would like scrip applied. They will send a check for 5% of your bill to the school, where half will be applied to your tuition and the other half will be put in the technology account. Remind family members of this as well, they can designate what family they want their rebate to go to. Please call the school if you have any questions about scrip and how you can use it to help lower your tuition bill.
Donations Needed: The Dinner Raffle Committee is looking for donations for the live and silent auction part of the evening. In years past, parents have asked to have a list of donation ideas. Here are a few ideas: charging stations, Bluetooth speakers, chain saws, leaf blowers, headphones, Fitbits, Xbox, gaming packages, anything Stihl, pressure washer, state park or camping vouchers, charter fishing, canoe or rafting, homemade items, home brewed items, handcrafted items, gift cards, lottery tickets, Chromebook, Kindle fire, iPod, iPad, Beatz headphones, TV, Blue Ray, etc. Donations can be dropped off in the school office.
Funds for School: MHT School is collecting Box Tops and Tyson Project A+ labels. These items can be placed in boxes found at all the entrances of the church or brought to the school office.
FYI – MHT School is no longer collecting ink cartridges or cell phones. Also, the Labels for Education program (Campbell labels) has been discounted, so the school is not longer collecting these either.
School Closing REMIND System: we will once again be using the REMIND system to send out text messages concerning days off school, late starts, or early dismissals due to inclement weather. If you were a member of the group last year and want to remain a member, you do not need to do anything. I deleted those people who only had an 8th grader in our building last year. If you were not a member last year and want to get the text message alerts please follow the directions below (*Note: if you are already a member of the Fowler Public School REMIND group you will get a second text from me). I would not expect to have emergency alerts outside of those from Fowler Public Schools but I can't guarantee that might not happen.
REMIND Directions: Put in this number to send a text message: 81010
Text this message: @201617em
Send
Tuition Payments: payments can be made in the office between 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. You can also send your payment in with your child to give to their first hour teacher. A receipt will be sent home as soon as the payment has been processed in the office. Please keep in mind that we can be flexible and will gladly work out a plan to suit your financial situation. For example, parents can pay half of the tuition in September and the other half in January or they can make monthly payments. The only thing we ask is that the total balance is paid by the end of the school year. If you are unable to make your final tuition payment by the end of May, please contact Mrs. Hufnagel at 989-593-2616 to work out a longer payment plan. The school does not send tuition notices out to parents due to the wide range of payment options, but we do put reminders in the announcements.
Waldron Lunch Account Info / Meal Magic -
Meal Magic - https://mealmagic2.edzone.net/MealMagic/mylunchaccount/
Send Money to School – the link to deposit money to your child’s account https://www.sendmoneytoschool.com/Dashboard/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f
Upcoming:
Monday, October 23: 7/8 Volleyball vs St. Pats @ 5:30 pm
Tuesday, October 24: Mass, Choir 3:00-4:00, 6:30-9:00 Protecting God's Children Session in the computer lab
Wednesday, October 25: 8th Grade Retreat, CPR Training for 5th & 7th Grade students @ 12:30
Thursday, October 26: Junior High (7th & 8th) Youth Group after school until 4:15
Sunday, October 29: Choir sings at 10:30 Mass, 6:00 Dinner Raffle Meeting
Tuesday, October 31: Choir 3:00-4:00
Wednesday, November 1: Mass (All Saints’ Day)
Thursday, November 2: Mass (All Souls’ Day), 7th/8th Set up Tables in Activity Center, Dinner Raffle Set Up Activity Center (Time ?), Middle School (5th & 6th) Youth Group after school un til 4:15
Friday, November 3: 11:30 Dismissal/End of 1st Quarter, Paid Dress Down ($1), Dinner Raffle Set Up Activity Center (Time ?)
Saturday, November 4: Dinner Raffle & Auction
Sunday, November 5: Daylight Savings Time Ends (fall back 1 hour
Tuesday, November 7: Mass (possible Veterans’ celebration), Choir 3:00-4:00
Thursday, November 9: Lansing Catholic HS 4th Grade Play, Junior High (7th & 8th) Youth Group after school until 4:15
Sunday, November 12: Choir sings at 10:30 Mass, Enrollment Mass (Need Baptismal Candle, Meet in Msgr. Koenigsknecht before Mass)
Monday, November 13: 1:30 dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conferences starting at 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 14: Mass, 1:30 dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conferences starting at 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 15: No School
Thursday, November 16: Picture Retakes, Middle School (5th & 6th) Youth Group after school until 4:15
Friday, November 17: Paid Dress Down ($1)
Tuesday, November 21: Mass (Presentation of the Virgin Mary) *Thanksgiving Food Collection
Wednesday, November 22: 11:30 Dismissal
Thursday, November 23: No School - Thanksgiving Recess
Friday, November 24: No School - Thanksgiving Recess
Tuesday, November 28: Choir 3:00-4:00
Thursday, November 30: Junior High (7th & 8th) Youth Group after school until 4:15
Friday, December 1: Mass (First Friday)
Saturday, December 2: Rosary Leaders for the 4:30 Mass (Selena Stump, Ella Hufnagel & Faith Phillips - Leader: Kristin Phillips )
Sunday, December 3: First Reconciliation in the church at 6:30 pm
Tuesday, December 5: Choir 3:00-4:00
Friday, December 8: Mass (Solemnity - Immaculate Conception)
Tuesday, December 12: Mass (Our Lady of Guadalupe), Choir 3:00-4:00
Tuesday, December 19: Mass, Choir 3:00-4:00
Wednesday, December 20: Christmas Break begins at 3:05 p.m.
Friday, December 22: Paid Dress Down ($1)
Sunday, December 24: Choir sings at 10:30 Ma
Tuesday, January 2: Classes Resume
Friday, January 5: Mass (First Friday – Christmas Season)
Monday, January 8: Mass (Baptism of the Lord)
Friday, January 12: Paid Dress Down ($1)
Tuesday, January 16: Mass
Thursday, January 18: 11:30 Dismissal
Friday, January 19: 11:30 Dismissal/End of 2nd Quarter, Free Dress Down
Sunday, January 21: First Communion Parent/Child workshop after the 10:30 am Mass
Monday, January 22: Mass (Roe v Wade/fasting & prayer)
Friday, January 26: Paid Dress Down ($1)
Sunday, January 28: Catholic Schools’ Week Mass 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, January 30: LCHS 7th Grade Retreat
Friday, February 2: Mass (First Friday/Presentation of the Lord)
Saturday, February 3: 9:00-noon First Communion Retreat (children only) – Msgr. Koenighsknecht Hall (Will be using paint to make blessing cups)
Tuesday, February 6: Mass
Friday, February 9: Free Dress Down
Wednesday, February 14: Mass (Ash Wednesday)
Friday, February 16: 11:30 Dismissal/Staff PD in p.m., Paid Dress Down ($1)
Monday, February 19: No School - Presidents’ Day
Tuesday, February 20: Mass
Friday, February 23: Free Dress Down
Friday, March 2: Mass (First Friday)
Tuesday, March 6: Mass
Friday, March 9: Paid Dress Down ($1)
Sunday, March 11: Daylight Saving Time starts (Spring forward 1 hour), 10:30 Mass - Eucharistic Celebration II
Tuesday, March 13: Mass
Friday, March 16: Free Dress Down
Monday, March 19: Mass (Solemnity of St. Joseph)
Friday, March 23: 11:30 Dismissal/End of 3rd Quarter, Paid Dress Down ($1)
Tuesday, March 27: Mass (Tuesday of Holy Week)
Thursday, March 29: Possible 8th grade to Chrism Mass
Friday, March 30: No School/Good Friday
April 2 – April 6: Spring Break
Monday, April 9: Mass (Annunciation of the Lord), Classes Resume
Friday, April 13: Free Dress Down
Tuesday, April 17: Mass
Friday, April 20: Paid Dress Down ($1)
Tuesday, April 24: Mass
Friday, April 27: Free Dress Down
Tuesday, May 1: 6:00 pm First Communion Rehearsal and pictures – Meet the church
Friday, May 4: Mass (First Friday) *possible May crowning
Saturday, May 5: 4:30 Mass - First Communion
Tuesday, May 8: Mass
Friday, May 11: Paid Dress Down ($1)
Tuesday, May 15: Mass (St. Isidore)
Friday, May 18: Free Dress Down
Tuesday, May 22: Mass
Friday, May 25: 11:30 Dismissal/Staff PD in p.m., Paid Dress Down ($1)
Monday, May 28: No School - Memorial Day
Friday, June 1: Mass (First Friday)
Monday, June 4: 8th Grade Graduation
Tuesday, June 5: Mass
Thursday, June 7: Last Day of School/Family BBQ
Looking Ahead:
Thursday, October 19: Hazel Findlay Mass (grades 5th & 6th), 8th Grade Working on Dinner Raffle Project, Middle School (5th & 6th) Youth Group after school until 4:15, 7/8 Volleyball at P-W - 5:30 pm bus leaves 4:40 pm
Friday, October 20: Paid Dress Down ($1)
Sunday, October 22: 6:00 Dinner Raffle Meeting
Recess Duty (11:40-12:15):
October 19: Patty Koenigsknecht
October 20: Brenda Wirth & Andrea Schneider
October 23: Brenda Wirth
Birthdays:
October 20: Ford Phillips
October 24: Trinity Kramer
October 25: Jonathan Koenigsknecht
October 26: Jamison Schueller
October 28: Olivia Datema & Camden Conner
Friday Hot Lunch Menu: Chicken & Rice, corn, salad bar, peaches and peanut butter
Student lunch server for the weeks of October 16th & 23rd (including Fridays): Dominic Thelen
Bake Sale (3 dozen) for October 24: The Spitzley Family (Mary, Augustine and Thomas) & The Esch Family (Nathan & Quinten)
Announcements:
Bus Drivers Needed: If anyone is interested in sub busing driving, please contact Mike Schmitt at 989-593-2296.
Thank you: wow...the response has been great so far! Thank you to all the parents who have responded to working at the dinner raffle already. There are still quite a few jobs that need to be filled. Please consider helping in one of the areas that still needs to be filled. Click on the following link to get to the sign up: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/904084baea62aa46-2017
Technology Trio Bundle Tickets: Tickets (sold & unsold) & money need to be returned by October 25th. If you are finished selling tickets already you can return the tickets/money to the school office. Thanks!
All Saints' Day: we will be celebrating All Saints' Day - students are encouraged to dress like their favorite Bible character or saint. Note: this celebration takes the place of Halloween parties. More information will be coming home as plans are finalized.
Trick or Treating Hours: The Village of Fowler's trick or treating hours are 6-8:00.
MHT School Dinner Raffle: Tickets are available in the school & rectory offices. NOTE: if you would like to purchase a dinner raffle ticket but don't have time to stop by the office, you can send cash or check in an envelope marked dinner raffle ticket and the name(s) you want on the ticket(s). I will fill the ticket(s) out and send the stub(s) home with your child. Checks can be made out to MHT School. Thanks!
Protecting God’s Children Workshop: As required by the Diocese and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, all volunteers at Catholic schools must attend a Protecting God’s Children Session. This includes volunteering for field trips, recess duty, in the classroom, and on lunch crews. We highly recommend that all of our parents attend a session just in case they end up wanting to chaperone a school field trip in the future. Mrs. Hufnagel will be presenting the Protecting God's Children workshop on October 24th in the computer lab at 6:30-9:00 p.m. Please RSVP by calling the school office at 593-2616.
NEW - Dinner Raffle Special Prize: A one year free tuition at MHT School was donated by an anonymous donor. Tickets go on sale October 7 at Becker Furniture. After October 7, tickets can be purchased at MHT School or rectory. Tickets are $20 each or 6 for $100. Prize can be split among students or families. The drawing will be held Saturday, November 4th during the Dinner Raffle Fundraiser. Do not need to be present to win. NOTE: money can be sent to school in an envelope labeled with your name/phone number and “Free Tuition Raffle” and I will fill out a ticket stub for you.
Scrip reminder – When paying for any service from Ken’s Kar Kare or Gerry’s Tune-up and Brakes, mention that you would like scrip applied. They will send a check for 5% of your bill to the school, where half will be applied to your tuition and the other half will be put in the technology account. Remind family members of this as well, they can designate what family they want their rebate to go to. Please call the school if you have any questions about scrip and how you can use it to help lower your tuition bill.
Donations Needed: The Dinner Raffle Committee is looking for donations for the live and silent auction part of the evening. In years past, parents have asked to have a list of donation ideas. Here are a few ideas: charging stations, Bluetooth speakers, chain saws, leaf blowers, headphones, Fitbits, Xbox, gaming packages, anything Stihl, pressure washer, state park or camping vouchers, charter fishing, canoe or rafting, homemade items, home brewed items, handcrafted items, gift cards, lottery tickets, Chromebook, Kindle fire, iPod, iPad, Beatz headphones, TV, Blue Ray, etc. Donations can be dropped off in the school office.
Funds for School: MHT School is collecting Box Tops and Tyson Project A+ labels. These items can be placed in boxes found at all the entrances of the church or brought to the school office.
FYI – MHT School is no longer collecting ink cartridges or cell phones. Also, the Labels for Education program (Campbell labels) has been discounted, so the school is not longer collecting these either.
School Closing REMIND System: we will once again be using the REMIND system to send out text messages concerning days off school, late starts, or early dismissals due to inclement weather. If you were a member of the group last year and want to remain a member, you do not need to do anything. I deleted those people who only had an 8th grader in our building last year. If you were not a member last year and want to get the text message alerts please follow the directions below (*Note: if you are already a member of the Fowler Public School REMIND group you will get a second text from me). I would not expect to have emergency alerts outside of those from Fowler Public Schools but I can't guarantee that might not happen.
REMIND Directions: Put in this number to send a text message: 81010
Text this message: @201617em
Send
Tuition Payments: payments can be made in the office between 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. You can also send your payment in with your child to give to their first hour teacher. A receipt will be sent home as soon as the payment has been processed in the office. Please keep in mind that we can be flexible and will gladly work out a plan to suit your financial situation. For example, parents can pay half of the tuition in September and the other half in January or they can make monthly payments. The only thing we ask is that the total balance is paid by the end of the school year. If you are unable to make your final tuition payment by the end of May, please contact Mrs. Hufnagel at 989-593-2616 to work out a longer payment plan. The school does not send tuition notices out to parents due to the wide range of payment options, but we do put reminders in the announcements.
Waldron Lunch Account Info / Meal Magic -
Meal Magic - https://mealmagic2.edzone.net/MealMagic/mylunchaccount/
Send Money to School – the link to deposit money to your child’s account https://www.sendmoneytoschool.com/Dashboard/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2f
Upcoming:
Monday, October 23: 7/8 Volleyball vs St. Pats @ 5:30 pm
Tuesday, October 24: Mass, Choir 3:00-4:00, 6:30-9:00 Protecting God's Children Session in the computer lab
Wednesday, October 25: 8th Grade Retreat, CPR Training for 5th & 7th Grade students @ 12:30
Thursday, October 26: Junior High (7th & 8th) Youth Group after school until 4:15
Sunday, October 29: Choir sings at 10:30 Mass, 6:00 Dinner Raffle Meeting
Tuesday, October 31: Choir 3:00-4:00
Wednesday, November 1: Mass (All Saints’ Day)
Thursday, November 2: Mass (All Souls’ Day), 7th/8th Set up Tables in Activity Center, Dinner Raffle Set Up Activity Center (Time ?), Middle School (5th & 6th) Youth Group after school un til 4:15
Friday, November 3: 11:30 Dismissal/End of 1st Quarter, Paid Dress Down ($1), Dinner Raffle Set Up Activity Center (Time ?)
Saturday, November 4: Dinner Raffle & Auction
Sunday, November 5: Daylight Savings Time Ends (fall back 1 hour
Tuesday, November 7: Mass (possible Veterans’ celebration), Choir 3:00-4:00
Thursday, November 9: Lansing Catholic HS 4th Grade Play, Junior High (7th & 8th) Youth Group after school until 4:15
Sunday, November 12: Choir sings at 10:30 Mass, Enrollment Mass (Need Baptismal Candle, Meet in Msgr. Koenigsknecht before Mass)
Monday, November 13: 1:30 dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conferences starting at 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 14: Mass, 1:30 dismissal - Parent/Teacher Conferences starting at 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 15: No School
Thursday, November 16: Picture Retakes, Middle School (5th & 6th) Youth Group after school until 4:15
Friday, November 17: Paid Dress Down ($1)
Tuesday, November 21: Mass (Presentation of the Virgin Mary) *Thanksgiving Food Collection
Wednesday, November 22: 11:30 Dismissal
Thursday, November 23: No School - Thanksgiving Recess
Friday, November 24: No School - Thanksgiving Recess
Tuesday, November 28: Choir 3:00-4:00
Thursday, November 30: Junior High (7th & 8th) Youth Group after school until 4:15
Friday, December 1: Mass (First Friday)
Saturday, December 2: Rosary Leaders for the 4:30 Mass (Selena Stump, Ella Hufnagel & Faith Phillips - Leader: Kristin Phillips )
Sunday, December 3: First Reconciliation in the church at 6:30 pm
Tuesday, December 5: Choir 3:00-4:00
Friday, December 8: Mass (Solemnity - Immaculate Conception)
Tuesday, December 12: Mass (Our Lady of Guadalupe), Choir 3:00-4:00
Tuesday, December 19: Mass, Choir 3:00-4:00
Wednesday, December 20: Christmas Break begins at 3:05 p.m.
Friday, December 22: Paid Dress Down ($1)
Sunday, December 24: Choir sings at 10:30 Ma
Tuesday, January 2: Classes Resume
Friday, January 5: Mass (First Friday – Christmas Season)
Monday, January 8: Mass (Baptism of the Lord)
Friday, January 12: Paid Dress Down ($1)
Tuesday, January 16: Mass
Thursday, January 18: 11:30 Dismissal
Friday, January 19: 11:30 Dismissal/End of 2nd Quarter, Free Dress Down
Sunday, January 21: First Communion Parent/Child workshop after the 10:30 am Mass
Monday, January 22: Mass (Roe v Wade/fasting & prayer)
Friday, January 26: Paid Dress Down ($1)
Sunday, January 28: Catholic Schools’ Week Mass 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, January 30: LCHS 7th Grade Retreat
Friday, February 2: Mass (First Friday/Presentation of the Lord)
Saturday, February 3: 9:00-noon First Communion Retreat (children only) – Msgr. Koenighsknecht Hall (Will be using paint to make blessing cups)
Tuesday, February 6: Mass
Friday, February 9: Free Dress Down
Wednesday, February 14: Mass (Ash Wednesday)
Friday, February 16: 11:30 Dismissal/Staff PD in p.m., Paid Dress Down ($1)
Monday, February 19: No School - Presidents’ Day
Tuesday, February 20: Mass
Friday, February 23: Free Dress Down
Friday, March 2: Mass (First Friday)
Tuesday, March 6: Mass
Friday, March 9: Paid Dress Down ($1)
Sunday, March 11: Daylight Saving Time starts (Spring forward 1 hour), 10:30 Mass - Eucharistic Celebration II
Tuesday, March 13: Mass
Friday, March 16: Free Dress Down
Monday, March 19: Mass (Solemnity of St. Joseph)
Friday, March 23: 11:30 Dismissal/End of 3rd Quarter, Paid Dress Down ($1)
Tuesday, March 27: Mass (Tuesday of Holy Week)
Thursday, March 29: Possible 8th grade to Chrism Mass
Friday, March 30: No School/Good Friday
April 2 – April 6: Spring Break
Monday, April 9: Mass (Annunciation of the Lord), Classes Resume
Friday, April 13: Free Dress Down
Tuesday, April 17: Mass
Friday, April 20: Paid Dress Down ($1)
Tuesday, April 24: Mass
Friday, April 27: Free Dress Down
Tuesday, May 1: 6:00 pm First Communion Rehearsal and pictures – Meet the church
Friday, May 4: Mass (First Friday) *possible May crowning
Saturday, May 5: 4:30 Mass - First Communion
Tuesday, May 8: Mass
Friday, May 11: Paid Dress Down ($1)
Tuesday, May 15: Mass (St. Isidore)
Friday, May 18: Free Dress Down
Tuesday, May 22: Mass
Friday, May 25: 11:30 Dismissal/Staff PD in p.m., Paid Dress Down ($1)
Monday, May 28: No School - Memorial Day
Friday, June 1: Mass (First Friday)
Monday, June 4: 8th Grade Graduation
Tuesday, June 5: Mass
Thursday, June 7: Last Day of School/Family BBQ
