T h e L i g h t St. Luke Catholic School

March 8, 2017

“Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense.” Ps 51:3

St. Luke Catholic School

Virtue of the Month for March: Faith

8 Middle School Service Hrs. Due for 3rd Q. Mad Science Beginner Strings

9 Mass led Music Ministry Advanced Strings Baseball & Softball vs. St. Peter & Paul

10 Silent Lunch for Lent Stations of the Cross led by 6th Gr., 2:15pm Bike Rodeo Forms due by 3:30pm

End of 3rd Quarter

Happy Spring Break

March 13-17

19 3rd Sunday of

Lent

20 Tennis vs. St. Mary’s Intermediate Strings

21 Choir After-school ART Class

22 Bike Rodeo Mad Science Beginner Strings Tennis vs. St. Pius Baseball & Softball vs. St. Matthew

23 Mass led by 2nd Gr. Extracurricular re-/ineligibility begins Advanced Strings Scrabble Club

24 Silent Lunch “Civvies” Day PTC Pizza Lunch Stations of the Cross led by 5th Gr., 2:15pm

25

St. Luke Baseball & Softball Tournament Cheerleading Try Outs

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Report Cards Available on RenWeb

A reminder from the Cafeteria: The Cafeteria will be closed on Wednesday, March 29. Please pack a sack lunch.

Lost and Found

Please stop by the Lost and Found (located outside of the Health Room) to check for lunch boxes, uniform items, out-erwear, etc. Any items remaining after Thursday, March 9, will be donated to PTC for their used uniform sales or dis-carded.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to all of the students who represented St.

Luke School in the My Catholic Faith Competition held on

Saturday, March 4. We are proud of all of the St. Luke stu-

dents who participated in the competition.

Art Memory Test (5th/6th gr.): Amelia Schneider, 5th gr.,

2nd place

Art Memory Test (7th/8th gr.): Emma Buhrman, 7th gr., 1st

place

Bible Storytelling (1st/2nd gr.): Ryen Juarez, 2nd gr., 2nd

place; Carleigh Barker, 1st gr., 5th place; Jonah Melendez,

2nd gr., 6th place

Bible Storytelling (3rd/4th gr.): Isabella Puente, 4th gr., 1st

place; Lola Armstrong, 4th gr., 3rd place

Witness to the Word (Performance 5th/6th gr.): Trinity

Williams, 5th gr., 4th place; Caleb Smith, 6th gr., 6th place

Witness to the Word (Performance 7th/8th gr.): Jay Patel,

7th gr., 3rd place

Catholic Heroes (Test 3rd/4th gr.): Octavio Martinez, 4th

gr., 1st place; Laurel Roberts, 4th gr., 4th place; Luke Ray,

4th gr., 6th place

Continued, Column 2

My Catholic Faith Competition Results Continued

Catholic Heroes (Test 5th/6th gr.): Christine Olivares,

6th gr., 3rd place; Matthew Abejuela, 5th gr., 6th place

Knowing My Faith (Test (7th/8th gr.): Van Nguyen, 7th

gr., 6th place

Original Oratory (Speech 7th/8th gr.): Nichole Dolotina,

7th gr., 2nd place; Albert Wylie, 7th gr., 4th place

Knowing My Faith Test (7th/8th gr.): Van Nguyen, 7th gr.,

6th place

Impromptu (5th/6th gr.): Logan Peoples, 5th gr., 5th

place; Iyanna Benavides, 6th gr., 6th place

Impromptu (3rd/4th gr.): Cooper Iliff, 4th gr., 1st place;

Lucero Rivera, 3rd gr., 2nd place; Marisela Peña, 4th gr.,

4th place

Church/School parking lot

speed limit at all times.

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PTC Chick-fil-A Lunch—March

This month’s PTC Lunch is scheduled for Friday, March 24. As this is a Lenten Friday, only cheese pizza is being of-fered. If you have not placed an order through Yearly Pay, or Semester Pay please place your order by 3:30pm, Fri-day, March 10. Please click here for the order form only for the month of March.

Bike Rodeo Grades 1 — 5

St. Luke will be having a bike rodeo on Wednesday, March 22. Please follow this link for a copy of the Rules and Information, Bicycle Rodeo Permission Form, and Bike Rodeo Instructions. Students received an information packet today. Please return the Per-mission Form by 3:30pm, Friday, March 10, 2017. Please contact Ro-setta Barrera-Martinez with any ques-tions at 210-215-9583.

Come join us at the St Luke ACTS Come join us at the St Luke ACTS Fish Fry Fish Fry

Friday, March 31, 2017Friday, March 31, 2017

St. Luke CafeteriaSt. Luke Cafeteria 5:30pm 5:30pm –– 8:30pm8:30pm

Show your Rebel spirit!

Cheer Tryouts: March 20-23 in the

gym from 4-6 PM. See Ms. Kelso or

Coach Loza to sign up. Parents of

students trying out must sign Incom-

ing Squad information sheet (see link)

and return to Ms. Kelso or Coach

Loza by Friday, March 10. Must be in

5th-7th grade & meet eligibility re-

quirements outlined in the St. Luke

Catholic School Manual to try out.

IOWA Test Dates 1st-8th Grade

Tues., Mar. 28 through Thurs., Mar. 30 and Tues., Apr. 4 through Thurs., Apr. 6. Please note that there can be no inter-ruptions during testing. Students arriving after testing has begun will wait in the school office until the test is completed. We will not be able to call into classrooms for early dismissals while testing is in progress. Please check with your child’s homeroom teacher if you have any questions regarding the testing schedule. Tardies Excused March 8

Tardies were excused on Wednes-

day, March 8, due to a major acci-

dent on I 10. All students arriving

before 8:30am were marked pre-

sent.

Ash Wednesday Soup and Bread Meal

Many thanks to all students in 2nd through 8th grade who donated $3.00 towards the cost of the Ash Wednesday soup and bread meal. In addition to the monetary donations from students and teachers, the cafeteria donated the soup, bread and milk. Additionally, the cafeteria staff, pictured above, donated their pay for that day. A total of $929.50 was raised. All proceeds from the meal will benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Soci-ety.

Time Change 8th Grade Graduation Mass

Thursday, May 25, 2017

5:30pm

EXPO 2017

We would like to congratulate our

middle school students on their ex-

cellent research and presentations.

Students explored careers, re-

searched countries and famous peo-

ple who have made a significant con-

tribution to society.

Lenten Food Drive

Suggested non-perishable food

items: canned tuna/chicken; canned

soups, fruits, vegetables; peanut but-

ter/jelly; rice/beans; spaghetti sauce;

noodles; vegetable oil. You may

leave your donations in the bins that

are in the school office hallway.

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