3/22/24 Newsletter
Get your tickets for Matilda, Jr!
Matilda Jr. performances are this weekend, and you won't want to miss out! A number of our students have been working alongside students from various area Catholic schools for months on their songs, lines, and choreography to put on a great production of Matilda, Jr the Musical! Click the link below to get tickets to see one of their performances. Performances are:
- Saturday, March 23 at 2pm or 7pm
- Sunday, March 24 at 2pm
Totino-Grace High School Theatre
1350 Gardena Ave NE
Fridley, MN 55432
March Spirit Wear Day Adjustment
Our March Spirit Wear Day will take place on Monday, March 25th. On March 22nd (the originally planned Spirit Wear day), there was a film crew here helping prepare footage for a promotional video, and we needed all students to be in uniform that day. Thanks for your support and adaptability!
Easter Break
PLEASE NOTE: there will be no school on Thursday, March 28; Friday, March 29; or Monday, April 1 for Easter Break. Take this time to pray together as a family on this holiest week of the year, and have a blessed Holy Week & a happy Easter!
Summer Care Registration Due by April 5!
We're excited to share with you that Melissa Rogers has signed on to be the Lead Teacher for our Summer Care Program. Melissa is a Presentation alum and also taught Phy. Ed. here for a number of years. She can't wait to be back in the building and is ready to provide our summer care kids with 3 months of fun! Joining Melissa as assistants will be Aracely Sanchez, Mercedes Martin, Jenna Rose Bradshaw, and Teri Soika. We're very proud to have this wonderful team of women in charge of the program this year!
The program will include outings and field trips such as picnics, the ice cream shop, events at the library, sprinkler fun on the lawn, movies, kickball, gardening, and other outdoor activities. Plus there will be plenty of opportunities to play outside on our campus and at local parks.
Summer Care Program Details
Dates: June 17 - August 23 (No camp the week of July 1st - 5th)
Days: Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM.
Cost: $45 per day, field trips will have additional fees
Registration fee: $40 per family
Please complete this summer care registration form by April 5th.
Back to the Pres Future Tickets Now on Sale!
Invites have gone out and the big event is fast approaching! If you are planning to attend the Panther Pride Gala, make sure you follow the link below to purchase your tickets! If you are unable to attend, please know that you are still able to bid on silent auction items from home - the silent auction is open to all, not just attendees! This is a wonderful way to get out of town friends and family involved in a great cause for our school.
And... don't forget about all the ways you can help make the 2024 Gala a success!
- Become a sponsor: There are various levels available for sponsorship, and every cent committed to the Gala helps!
- Donate a Live or Silent Auction Item: Do you have a cabin or vacation home? A connection to a fun destination or lots of unused flight miles? Want to host a fun themed party or dinner? Put together a fun theme basket or donate tickets to a fun event. Do you have a special skill such as cooking or woodworking? Donate a cooking lesson or a few hours of carpentry assistance! The options are limited only to your imagination! If you have anything you'd like to donate as a "big ticket" Live Auction item or as a Silent Auction item, contact Gala Chair, Linda Charnowski, at lprazak@presentationofmary.org today!
- Spread the Word: Share our social media posts about the Gala, let all of your family, friends, and neighbors know about this awesome event, and invite them to attend or to bid on silent auction items from home!
Further information regarding all of the above opportunities can be found at our Gala web page. Check it out at the button below!
Raffle Ticket Updates: Only Four Weeks Left!
If your family has raffle tickets you don't plan to sell, please return them to the school office ASAP so we can pass them out to families that are requesting extra tickets!
If you are looking for opportunities to sell tickets, there are still open spots on the SignUp Genius to sell at masses and Lenten dinners. This is a great opportunity for families to help sell tickets.
And don't forget about the great prizes your kiddo can win for selling! The prizes for selling are as follows:
- For every 10 tickets they sell, they will get an out of uniform pass
- The first 20 students to sell 20 tickets will earn a coupon for a free ice cream cone at McDonald's AND be entered in a drawing to win a Pokémon game or statue
- The class that sells the most tickets will win a McDonald's French Fry and Movie party
- The top selling student will win a Chromebook
- The 2nd place selling student will win high-tech headphones
- The 3rd place selling student will win a drone
And... if the school as a whole sells at least 10 tickets per student (for a total of 1,410 tickets), we will get an extra day off of school!!! (Date TBD)
As of March 7, 771 tickets have been sold, which is about halfway to our goal. Keep selling to earn that special day off!
Click on the link below to view the sign up to sell tickets!
Spring Spirit Wear Sale
Our annual Spring Sale has begun! Everything is discounted 25% sitewide! It's a great to help our school earn a little extra money (we get a percentage of sales!) and there will be exciting new product lines and designs!
- Sale Dates: March 12th - March 26th
- 25% off all merchandise
- Free shipping on orders over $60
- $5 shipping on orders under $60
No code is needed!
55 Club Spring Craft Sale
Presentation's 55 Club will be holding their annual Craft Sale on Saturday, April 20th in the School Gym from 9am-3pm. See below for the sale flyer, and for anyone interested in having a table to sell their wares, a registration form can also be found!
Faith & Football Camp With Matt Birk
Final Fish Fry Today!
Join us tonight for our final fish fry of the season! We are so very grateful to everyone who has helped make our fish fry & soup supper dinners a success -- from those who volunteered, to each person who joined for a meal, we are so grateful for each of you!
Now be sure not to miss the very last one tonight from 4pm-7pm in the gym!
Holy Week Services
We are entering the holiest week of the year, and we hope that you join us to spend this time with Jesus from Palm Sunday to the beginning of the Easter season.
First Eucharist & Learning Stations
A special reminder for our second graders, their families, and their friends: First Eucharist is fast approaching! First Communion will be on Sunday, April 7, at 9:30am.
Also, be sure to attend the First Communion Learning Centers, parent & child! As a reminder, this will be this Sunday, March 24, after 9:30am Mass!
Peace of Mind Parent Webinar
Registration is now open for the following March Peace of Mind session:
- Parent session: March 26, 2024 | 7:00 pm
- Topic: Dr. Jules Answers YOUR Parenting Questions; Submit your questions when registering, and we will address your concerns.
Looking Ahead
March 25: Spirit Wear Day
March 28-April 1: No School - Easter Break
April 7: First Eucharist
April 13: Panther Pride Gala
April 21: All School Mass
April 22-May 2: NWEA Spring Assessments
April 26: Mid-Trimester
Protection of Youth: All employees, and volunteers who interact with minors, are required to complete and maintain safe environment credentials (E3) through the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. To ensure successful completion of these requirements or if you have any questions regarding our safe environment practices or would like more information on what is needed to volunteer, please contact our Safe Environment Coordinator: Kay Mottaz @ 651-842-6022 or email kmottaz@presentationofmary.org.
To learn more about reporting suspected abuse, please also visit: www.safe-environment.archspm.org/report-abuse/Report.