PRAYER REQUESTS Please pray for Deacon Terry Givens, grandfather of Ava and Ashlyn Ward and Taryn Mlekoday, as he continues to recover from cancer treatment.
If you would like to include something in the Prayer Requests section, please contact Kristin Goodale at
[email protected]
IMPORTANT DATES Today School Mass, 8:15am - First Kindergarten Mass
Curriculum Night, CSSE Gym, 6:00pm
Sat, Aug 25 CSSE Fun Run!
Mon, Aug 27 Spirit Day for Fun Run attendance
Library Volunteer Meeting, 8:15am, School Library
Thurs, Aug 30 School Mass, 8:15am
Mon, Sept 3
NO SCHOOL - Labor Day
Thurs, Aug 30 School Mass, 8:15am
Fri, Sept 7 School Spirit Day!
Wed, Sept 12 Green Team Meeting, 3:45pm
Check the calendar on the school webpage for more!
SCHOOL NEWS Curriculum Night TONIGHT! Reminder: Curriculum Night is tonight, Thurs, Aug. 23. We will begin at 6:00pm in the gym for all-school information. The presentations for grade levels are:
Middle School - Gym - Session One only: 6:30 - 6:55pm
P3 - 5th grade - Classroom - Session Two 7:00 - 7:25pm (repeat of session one)
Curriculum Night is required for at least one parent to attend.
This is a parent-only event. Childcare is not provided. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Goldsworthy at
[email protected] or call the school office. We look forward to seeing everyone!
Safe Environment Training Required Prior to Volunteering If you plan to help out at the school during the year, you must complete Safe Environment Training in advance. The next Safe Environment Training session will be held Thurs, Aug 30 at 6:00pm at the school (Mrs. Schmidt's previous room). To reserve a spot in the training and receive the required forms in advance, please contact Jennifer Goodrich at
jgoodrich360@gmail.com.
Parent Volunteers Needed - Playground Maintenance Looking for a few handy volunteers to help work on the Playground on Saturday, September 1st. The wooden borders around some of the equipment is rotting and needs to be replaced. We need a few people that can help remove the old boards, cut and install the new, and reattach the astro turf. If you are willing and able to help, please contact bob Taylor at
[email protected].
Library Volunteer Training! If you are interested in volunteering in the School Library and have had Safe Environment Training please join us Monday, August 27th 8:15am (after drop-off) in the library. We will have a short volunteer meeting and sign-up. We would love for you to join us! If you have any questions, please contact Laura Chouinard at
[email protected].
Sign Up First Lego League Team Attention 4th-8th graders wanting to join a First Lego League Team - Teams are forming now. Please complete the application and return no later than Aug. 31. If you have any questions text or Call Brigitte Silvernail at 918-706-2815.
Sign Up for CSSE Soccer Today! If your child is interested in playing soccer this fall, now is the time to sign up! Students from kindergarten to 8th grade are eligible to play. Participation is $65 plus a $25 soccer jersey deposit that will be returned when the jersey is signed back in at the end of the season. You can download the soccer registration form on the school website's athletic page HERE, and turn it in to the school office. Forms are officially due on Aug. 29, however we encourage you to turn in your registration now so we have an accurate headcount for each grade. If you have any questions, please contact the CSSE Soccer Coordinators Brian Lair at
[email protected] or David Frame at
[email protected].
Box Tops - Get Those Scissors Ready! It's time to cut out and save those Box Tops! Box Tops are on the boxes and packaging of many of the grocery items you buy every week! Each Box Top earns our school 10 cents in cash! A sheet for Box Tops will be sent home periodically with your child. Please tape or paste your BoxTops onto the sheet and turn them in when you fill up the sheet! If you have any questions about BoxTops, please contact Belva Neal at
[email protected].
Uptown Market Receipts for Education Save your Uptown Market receipts and help our school earn FREE classroom equipment! When you shop at Uptown Market, keep your receipts, then send your collected receipts to the school with your student throughout the year. If you have any questions about the Market Receipts for Education program, please contact Belva Neal at
[email protected].
8th Grade Trash Bag Fundraiser Back by popular demand, the 8th grade class is selling heavy-duty trash bags from Frontier Bags, Inc. These are high quality bags suitable in size and strength for your household and yard work needs. They are much thicker and more durable than Hefty bags.
Three sizes of bags available at only $12.50 per roll.
Blue
Yellow
White
55 gallon (super-size)
39 gallon (yard-size)
15 gallon (tall kitchen)
16 bags per roll
25 bags per roll
65 bags per roll
Place your orders through any 8th grade student or by contacting Angi Martin at
[email protected] or (405) 313-6262. Payment, via cash or check made out to CSSE 8th Grade, is due upon ordering. Orders received through September 15th will be delivered in early October. Please note that 1 case of bags (10 rolls) weighs approximately 50 pounds.
This fundraiser helps the 8th grade class raise money to attend Camp Classen and for a gift given to the parish or school at the end of the year. These bags are wonderful to have at home and your office. Buy them for your relatives, neighbors, and co-workers!
We appreciate your continued support with this annual fundraiser!
What is a "Spirit Day?" Friday, September 7 is the first all-school Spirit Day! Spirit Days fall on the first Friday of the month, unless otherwise specified. Spirit Day attire is as follows: Students may wear a school spirit shirt or any other Saint Eugene shirt. Jeans (no athletic pants or shorts) may also be worn on this day. Jeans must be free of holes, in good repair, and fit correctly.
Students who attend the Fun Run this weekend and sign in will get an extra Spirit Day on Monday, August 27!
CSSE FUN RUN THIS SATURDAY!
You're Invited to the CSSE Fun Run! Saturday, August 25, 2018
10:00 am to 12:30 pm
Bring your family and friends to celebrate our AMAZING St. Eugene community at a fun-for-all street party! Students who attend will have a "Spirit Day" on Monday, Aug. 27 where they can wear a St. Eugene shirt and jeans!
Schedule of Events:
10:00 am Zumba Warm Up
10:15 am 1K Fun Run through The Village (free participation)
11:00 am Food Served and Carnival Games/Activities Begin
12:30 pm Festivities End
Fun Run Shirts - $15 Fun Run Wristbands – Available for purchase at Curriculum Night
Advance purchase:
$15 for unlimited games/activities
$20 includes unlimited games/activities plus hot dog meal
Purchase at event:
$20 for unlimited games/activities
$25 for unlimited games/activities plus hot dog meal
Activities - Dunk Tank * Cake Walk * Inflatables * Face Painting * Carnival Games
Fun Run Volunteer and Donation Needs This event takes all kinds of help – volunteer hours, donations, sponsors, and all-hands-on-deck participation to be successful – and it’s all eligible for Time and Talent Hours! Both item or monetary donations and time spent volunteering help earn time and talent hours. Another sign up genius will be created for volunteering for event set-up; shifts during the event; and clean-up!
Most of the items for donation can be brought to the school anytime between now and the event date.
If you have signed up to bring something for the cake walk, you will receive an email about delivery the day before of the day of the event.
Purchased donations do apply to your time and talent hours! For every $10 spent, you earn one hour!
Please check the school website, PTO and school Facebook pages, or contact Liz Metz at
[email protected] for updates and to see how you can help!
Cake and Cupcake Decorating Contest at CSSE Fun Run! Join us as we kick off the Fun Run festivities with a student
CAKE AND/OR CUPCAKE decorating contest. Any CSSE student can participate and the entry should be decorated primarily by the child.
Items will be judged based only on decorating. Cakes can be any shape or size. If submitting cupcakes, please submit at least 6.
There will be one winner in each of three divisions: Pre-K (all) through 1st; 2nd through 4th; 5th through 8th
Teachers and staff will judge the contest and the winners will be announced at the end of the day on Friday, August 24th.
Winners will receive an activity wristband for the Fun Run and free ice cream on official school ice cream days for the entire year!
ALL entries will be used for the *CAKE/CUPCAKE WALK* during the Fun Run on Saturday, August 25th!
CAKE/CUPCAKE DROP OFF TOMORROW!Friday, August 24th from 7:30 to 8am
Bring your culinary creations to the school lobby in clear plastic wrap, and keep in mind that nothing will be returned (such as cake plates or decorations).
QUESTIONS? Please contact Liz Metz at
[email protected]
Thank you to our generous Fun Run Sponsors! Presenting Sponsor
4 Leaf Solutions
Gold Sponsors
ARLEDGE & Assoicates, P.C. CPA's Great Plains Bank
Silver Sponsors
Centennial Insurance Group, Inc Joyce Family
Bronze Sponsors
Aero Cleaning Blaik Family Del Valle Family Mike Horn Painting Metz Family Petrus Development Rainbolt Family Rick Jones Buick GMC Rishard Carsey Bryne Attoney at Law Sooner State Bank Stephen Chastain, DDS
Eagle Pride Sponsors
Holy Idea Tees Hutchison Family
ST. EUGENE CATHOLIC CHURCH & SCHOOL ANNUAL GALA
What is the Gala? Our annual Gala is our biggest fundraiser of the school for the year! It’s your chance to support your children, their teachers and join in fellowship with other parents and St. Eugene parishioners. If you haven’t attended a Gala, this is your year to be a part of the action! Come visit our table at the Fun Run!
Visit the gala site for the whole scoop!
www.steugenegala.com
Here are a few of our prizes:
$10,000 Raffle Prize
Personal designated parking spots
Prime vacation destinations
Cigars and Scotch with the Arch Bishop
2018 HONOREES OF THE GALA:
Deacon Adolfo Aleman
Deacon Rob Blakely
Deacon Terry Givens
Looking to Sponsor or advertise your business?
Freshman to Senior Sponsorships
Sponsor A Teacher
Check out all the sponsorship options at
www.steugenegala.com.
ST. EUGENE PARISH NEWS
Middle School Youth Group Meeting The first Middle School Youth Group meeting will be on Tuesday Sept. 4 from 2pm - 3:45pm. Please bring your completed Archdiocese required forms from registration night to this meeting or leave them in the school office in an envelope marked "Youth Group". Fellowship, food and fun each Tuesday for ALL students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.
St. Patricia’s Guild Meeting Women of the parish are invited to St. Patricia’s Guild Meeting Thursday Sept 6th, 9:30am. This will be our organizational meeting for the year. It will be held in the home of Christie Ardoin- 2625 NW 61st street. Please bring a salad to share for lunch. Free babysitting is available. Call Christie (405)613-1415 a week in advance for babysitting reservations or if you have any other questions. Hope to see you there!
2nd Grade First Penance/First Communion Parent Meetings Parents of second grade students who will be receiving the sacraments of First Penance and First Holy Communion this spring are required to attend information meetings this October. These will be the only parent meetings offered in advance of Grade 2 Spring 2019 First Communions. Attendance at one meeting is mandatory.
English: October 15 or October 17, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm, Ross Hall
Spanish: October 22 or October 24, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm, Ross Hall
Calling ALL CSSE families! Save the date for this unique and free worship experience. If you've never been to Adoration with praise and worship music, we invite you and your families to attend this incredible event. It will be an experience you won't forget!