St. Louis Catholic School News
January 25, 2017
Principal's Corner
Tax Deduction
This is a reminder about the Indiana tax deduction that lets you deduct $1,000 per dependent child that you send to SLS.
This is a deduction, not a tax credit. A deduction reduces your taxable income, before calculating state and local tax. So, a $1,000 reduction in taxable income, saving state tax at a 3.4% rate and county tax at an average of 1.0% to 1.62% rate will save you $44 to $50 per child. Not huge but it keeps your money in your pocket.
St. Louis School Indiana Department of Education School ID is D130
SLS in Criterion
A picture and caption from SLS were in this past weekend's edition (1/20/17) of the Criterion.
It showed our Interactive Advent Bulletin Board on the wall outside of first grade. About the project Miss McKee said, “If you do a good deed or random act of kindness, or you see someone doing something that helps out someone else out of the kindness of their heart, write it on a piece of hay and place it in the manger. Doing good deeds and acting as Jesus would is the best way to prepare our hearts for Jesus. Let’s give Jesus a nice full manger to lay in!”
It was an actual box hanging on the wall representing a bed for Jesus. The strips of paper (hay) were next to it available for anyone.
Mr. Moeller
Calendar of Events
- January 25th - PTO Meeting 7-8:00 at Amack's Well
- January 25th - 5th & 6th gr Girls' Bball vs. St. Nicholas, 6:00 pm
- January 26th - 7th & 8th gr Girls' Bball @ Greensburg Jr.High, 5:30 pm
- January 27th - Book Fair starts, lasts through Feb. 3rd
- January 28th - ISSMA District Competition for voice and piano
- Jan. 29-Feb. 3 -- Catholic Schools Week--see list of events (and daily dress codde) in newsletter
- January 29th - Donuts and coffee available after Mass
- January 30th - 5th & 6th gr Girls' Bball @ St. Lawrence, 5:30 pm
- January 30th - 7th & 8th gr Girls' Bball vs. South Ripley, 6:00 pm
- January 31st - Italian Night, Kindergarten Open House, Science Fair, & Rube Goldberg
- January 31st - Uniform exchange from 5-7:00 p.m.
- January 31st - 7th & 8th gr Girls' Bball vs. St. Lawrence, 6:00 pm
- February 1st - ASM--Grade 3, after Mass Theodor Guerin Award to Jan Nawold
- February 2nd - 7th & 8th gr Girls' Bball vs Sunman-Dearborn "B", 6:00 pm
- February 2nd - 5th & 6th gr Girls' Bball @ Mt. Carmel, 5:30 pm
- February 3rd - JH Youth Group, 3-5:00 pm
PTO Corner
The next PTO meeting will be Wednesday, January 25, 2017 (tonight) from 7-8pm at Amacks Well. All are invited to attend!
We are starting to organize our Enrichment classes for the Spring. We are looking for parent volunteers to share their talents with our students! The classes would meet for 30 minutes to a hour after school for two or three weeks in mid February to mid March. Some current ideas include Chess, Sewing, Book Club, Crafting, Jump Roping, Zumba, Scrapbooking etc. If you are willing to teach our students any of these skills...or if you have another skill you would like to teach...please contact Jenny Schebler at rjschebler@aol.com or Wende Lambert at lamberts@etczone.com.
Thank you!
Catholic Schools Week--schedule of events
St. Louis Winter Book Fair
The St. Louis Winter Book Fair will be held on January 27th thru February 3rd.
We will be open from 7:15 to 8:00 each morning. Also, during our Italian Night and Kindergarten Open house on January 31st we will be open from 4pm to 8pm. We will be giving away tickets at the dinner for a chance to win one of 4 baskets of books. When you come out to enjoy the great food at Italian Night, we will give each family a ticket with the purchase of your meal. Fill out the back of the ticket with your child's first and last name and home room teacher name. Bring the ticket down to the book fair and place it in the bucket for the age group you would like to win. We will draw the winners the next day in school. Only one winner per family.
I hope to see you there!
Mrs. Kim Schrank
St. Louis School Librarian
St. Louis Kindergarten Open House
The St. Louis Catholic School will be hosting a Kindergarten Open House on Tuesday, January 31, from 5-7 pm. Our teachers will be in their classrooms to meet and greet you and your student. You are also welcome to join us for our Catholic School Week "Italian Night" Dinner, starting at 4:30 pm in our school cafeteria. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call 812-934-3310.
Thank you!
St. Louis Catholic School
Kathy Forbeck
Administrative Assistant
Don't miss our 6th Grade Italian Night--coming Tuesday, January 31st!!
2nd Grade First Communicates & 8th Grade Confirmation students
7th Grade Class gets visitor
On Monday, January 23rd and Tuesday, January 24th Meg Applegate presented to the 7th grade class at St. Louis School about the dangers of marijuana. Her presentation included many activities about marijuana and its side-effects, including one where the students wore goggles that simulated marijuana's effects. Students were surprised at how much the goggles changed their performance on even simple tasks.
Track Coach needed
FROM THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT:
ST. LOUIS TRACK COACHES ARE NEEDED FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON.
SL WILL PARTICIPATE IN 7 TO 10 MEETS AND A COUPLE OF INVITATIONALS.
THE SEASON WILL BE UPON US BEFORE WE KNOW IT. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT MIKE BURKHART, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, AT 812-525-6585 OR EMAIL him at athletics@st.louisschool.org for more information.
Thank you!
2017 LAUNCH is coming to St. Louis School!!
Since 1990, Camp Invention has taken summer fun and transformed it from ordinary to extraordinary!
In partnership with the National Inventors Hall of Fame, St. Louis Catholic School is pleased to offer the nationally-acclaimed Camp Invention program to children entering grades K-6. It’s an exciting, weeklong summer adventure with lessons that explore connections between science, technology, engineering and innovation. Children will work together to seek solutions to real-world problems and sharpen critical 21st century learning skills while rotating through several fascinating modules. The week begins on Monday, June 12, 2017 with Mrs. Jill Hollins serving as Director of the Launch program!
Here is how young innovators will be spending their time:
· Engaging creative thinking to design and build their own duct tape creations
· Experiencing the power of rocket science by building and launching rubber band rockets
· Exploring aerodynamics to blast water rockets made from plastic bottles more than 50 feet in the air
· Taking apart nonworking machines and devices to investigate their inner operations
All activities give participants the opportunity to explore, discover and achieve while having fun!
Local educators will facilitate program modules and enthusiastic high school students will serve as Leadership Interns ensuring that one program team member is in place for every eight children.
Register on or before March 20, 2017 using promo code Discover25 to receive $25 OFF the base price of $225. Every registration includes a complimentary Camp Invention t-shirt. Availability is limited, so visit www.campinvention.org or call800.968.4332 to secure your child’s spot today!
Pizza Hut Fundraiser -- mark your calendars for our next monthly Pizza Hut night on February 8th!
7/8 Girls Tournament--Date Change
The St Louis 7/8 girls basketball tournament scheduled on 2/25 has been changed to Saturday 2/18.
There is a confirmation retreat at St Louis and the AC is unavailable on the 25th. Please note this change.
Thank you,
Mike Burkhart
St Louis 5th Grade Girls Basketball Recap for last week
The St. Louis Cardinals 5th grade girls basketball team played their 1st game of the season last week at St. Mary’s in North Vernon and were defeated by a score of 18-11. It was a very competitive, close game all night which saw the Cardinals down by only three points late in the second half of the game. Aside from a few costly turnovers and some first game anxiety, the team played really well!
The team was led in scoring by Claire Saner (6), Sadie Wachsmann (3), Lilly Schebler (2). Another key aspect of the game was the effort of Kate Weber, Isabelle Wonnell, Izzi Price, Lea Cossentino and Isabel Fitzgerald who all played really aggressive defense!
The next game will be Monday, January 23rd at home against St. Michael’s.
Thanks,
Ryan J. Schebler
St Louis 5th Grade Girls Basketball Recap--January 23rd
The St. Louis Cardinals 5th grade girls basketball team played their 2nd game of the season Monday night against St. Michael’s and lost a close game by a score of 16-12. It was a another competitive game which saw the lady Cardinals battle hard the entire game.
The team was led in scoring by Sadie Wachsmann (6), Catherine Streator (2), Lilly Schebler (2), and Leah Cossentino (2). Isabelle Wonnell, Izzi Price, Rhea Miller, Madison Wanstrath and Isabel Fitzgerald who all played tough defense!
The next game will be Wednesday, January 25th at home against St. Nicholas.
Thanks,
Ryan J. Schebler
SLS Girls basketball 7th and 8th
Last week on Thursday the 7th grade St. Louis Lady Cardinals traveled to Mt. Carmel and won 19-13. It was a great opening season game for the Cardinals. A close game all the way through. Leading in points for SLS was Emma Weberding with 6, Chelsea Robertson with 4, Ava Allen with 3, and Oliva Raab, Faith Tekulve, and Lilly Wonnell all with 2 each. Alyssa Wanstrath had some great steals and blocks for us defensively. All the girls pulled down rebounds, and played a great game overall!
The 8th grade St. Louis Lady Cardinals traveled to Mt. Carmel and won 30-4. A great first game for their season. Leading the boards were Pam Meneses with 10pts and 1 assist, Lauren Gutzwiller with 7pts 2 assist, Betsy Harmeyer with 6pts 1 assist, Grace Eckstein with 5 and 4 assist, and Abby Smith with 2. Olive Cerniliga did a great job on defense and moving the ball on offense as well to get shots off she also had an assist. Hannah Fulton did a great job on defense and helping out on offense. Pam Meneses had 12 steals, and 4 blocks during this game. Great game girls!
Thanks!
Coach Trenkamp
Girls game 1/23
Monday night the 7th and 8th grade St. Louis Lady Cardinals traveled to St. Mary's Greensburg and won both games.
7th grade was a close game to the buzzer. It was finalized with a score of 15-13. Leading scorers for SLS were Ava Allen and Olivia Raab with 4 each, Alyssa Wanstrath, Lilly Wonnell, and Shelby Weiler all with 2, and Kate Voegele with 1. Ellie Cornett, Chelsea Robertson, Faith Tekulve, and Lilly Wonnell did a great job rebounding the ball. Emma Weberding led the team in steals. Way to go girls!
8th grade had another amazing game. Score ended at 51-9. Leading the score board was Pam Meneses with 20pts, Grace Eckstein with 14pts, Lauren Gutzwiller with 10pts and 1 assist, Betsy Harmeyer with 5pts and 1 assist, and Olive Cerniliga with 2pts and 1 assist. Hannah Fulton and Abby Smith did a good job on D and pulling down some rebounds. Great job ladies.
Thanks!
Coach Trenkamp
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RAA Annual Auction--Friday, February 10th
Celebration of Love--Saturday, February 11th
Batesville Soccer Club -- Spring Recreational Soccer
Rhythm of the Dance - A Celebration of Irish heritage - Concerts For Catholic Schools
The Cincy Music Series has a fantastic show coming up in March featuring Rhythm of the Dance, a celebration of Irish music, song and dance at Mount St. Joseph University Saturday March 11
Thanks for your support. Hope to see you at the shows!
Pete Ellerhorst President Cincy Music Series PO Box 11011 Cincinnati, Ohio 45211
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