Upcoming Dates

November 5
- Dine Out Night – Raising Canes
November 11
- Veteran’s Day
November 13
- Winter Wonderland Fundraiser Orders Due
November 17
- St. Patrick Food Market at Pick Up
November 20
- No School – Bishop’s Day Off
November 25-27
- No School – Thanksgiving Break

Winter Wonderland Fundraiser

St Patrick’s School’s Winter Wonderland Fundraiser is here! Packets came home with each student last week with an informational letter, catalog and order form. The deadline for turning in your orders and payments will be Friday, November 13th. Please share the catalog and/or ordering link with family and friends. https://www.supportmyschool.org/shop-now/ Feel free to use one order form for your whole family with the oldest student in your family written on the form. All the instructions for ordering online or on paper will be in the packets!

If we reach $2500 in sales, the entire school will have a non uniform day. If we reach $5000 in sales, the entire school will get ice cream! 40% of the sales will come back to our Home and School Association. If you have any questions contact Hannah Christensen at mrsdavidchristensen@gmail.com or 330-844-3224.

Dine Out Night

Join us for Dine Out Night! Thursday, November 5th on 2820 Cornhusker hwy from 5 to 8 PM. Drive through only so expect a bit of a wait! Mention St. Patrick’s to have 15% of sales come back to the school. See you there!

Don’t forget to use SCRIP to get an additional 30% back to the school. SCRIP is available for purchase after mass or by calling the rectory M-F 8-5 (402) 466-2752

Veteran’s Day

Students may wear red, white, and/or blue shirts with uniform bottoms on Wednesday November 11th. Students will say the pledge of allegiance and remember our veterans in prayer immediately following school mass.

The Knights of Columbus are planning a Wednesday, November 11, 2020 evening Veterans Day program. Fr. Troy Schweiger will offer Mass for the Veterans at 6:30 p.m. at St Patrick Catholic Church.The Pius X Catholic High School young men’s choir may lead the hymns during mass. Following the Mass, a medley of the Armed Services songs will be played recognizing each branch of the United States of America Armed Services.

LLCHD Communication

We recently learned the Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) might be moving its risk dial to the red “severe” category. In anticipation of this possibility, St. Patrick School and the Diocesan Education Office has been in contact with the LLCHD regarding how this affects St. Patrick School. According to the LLCHD, the prevention plans implemented by all schools in Lincoln/Lancaster County, including Catholic schools, have been successful. There is no evidence of transmission of COVID-19 within schools.

As a result, the LLCHD is not currently advising schools to move to remote learning. Therefore, there is no intention to move to remote learning at this time. We will continue to follow the COVID-19 plan developed by St. Patrick School, in consultation with public health experts. We will continue to focus on the enhanced health and safety measures implemented by our school, including the use of face coverings.

Also at this time, as it regards school recess, medical advice has not indicated that wearing masks during recess / outdoor periods is necessitated.

We greatly appreciate the efforts of our school families, teachers, and staff in diligently following our COVID-19 plan. We ask that you continue to conduct the daily COVID-19 self-screening, which is a vital tool to prevent COVID-19 transmission.

If the circumstances change, we will keep you advised. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you for the support of our school.

Please continue to pray for our students and staff.

Roofing Project

Thank you to the generous donations of the St. Patrick Parish Family we are able to replace our school roof this fall! Construction will begin in late October and carry through most of 2nd quarter. J-Tech Construction has assured us that all workers on site will be courteous and avoid the use of any foul language, no music will be played, tobacco free, and adhere to all COVID and OSHA regulations. Most likely there will be no interaction between any individuals working on the roof and the school staff and students.

Keeping safety as our upmost concern, we want to assure you that all work will take place on the exterior of the building and therefore there will be no indoor safety hazards posed to the students. In addition, the north side of the school will be the active construction zone and will be closed to all students, staff, and families beginning Monday, October 26th through the completion of the project.

School Treats + Reminders

We wanted to remind you of the following policies brought on by the COVID pandemic. Please do not ask the teachers or the office for exceptions. These are very difficult decisions and we need everyone to support the work that we have done with the health department to create the policies for this year. Please continue to pray for an end to the virus…

Birthday treats are to be store-bought and individually wrapped. Please do not send homemade items this year.
- The school will provide Halloween treats for the children. Please do not send any Halloween treats (edible, or non-edible) to school.
No adult visitors are to be in the building, please call the office if you need to drop off necessities such as glasses or homework. Please help us to continue to have St. Patrick school be safe, healthy, and open all year!
Please do not send any deliveries to the school. Food, flowers, etc. If you would like to give your child special items, please wait until after school or until the weekend.

Uniform Orders

The following companies sell dress code appropriate clothing – you are welcome to purchase uniforms anywhere you like:

JC Penney: JCPenney.com/ Gateway Mall
Old Navy: com / Southpointe Mall
FrenchToast: FrenchToast.com Code: QS45U9A
ArtFX: Polo/ tee/ sweatshirts with logos (402) 421-2611

If you need assistance acquiring an appropriate uniform, please contact the office.

Fundraisers

We’re excited to share that our school is participating in Cash for Classrooms, part of Casey’s Rewards. This opens up St. Patrick School to new funding opportunities to help improve learning environments for students.
The best part? Donations don’t come out of your own pocket. When you buy from Casey’s and use their rewards program you can simply turn your points into a donation to our school.
Help St. Patrick School make the most of this program and learn more at Caseys.com/schools.

Start your Amazon shopping at smile.amazon.com – Tap the image above or search for ‘St Patrick Catholic Church of Lincoln’ and a percentage of all of your Amazon purchases will come back to St. Patrick!

Go to the Coca Cola Website, search for St. Patrick School, or type in the zip code 68507, scroll down to the one in Lincoln NE and then enter the Coca Cola product code under the bottle cap on your computer screen or scan it from your phone.

Box Tops are going digital! You can download the app Box Tops for Education, register and select St Patrick School, and then scan eligible receipts containing Box Tops products. Online retailers that are eligible: Instacart, Jet.com, SamsClub.com, Shipt, Target.com, Target Pick-Up/Drive-Up, Walmart Grocery, Walmart.com.

Traditional Box Tops are being phased out and are still eligible to be clipped and dropped off at school until they expire. You can also double dip during this transitional phase by both clipping the Box Tops and scanning the receipts!

(Some brands are not yet participating in the digital program and these will need to be clipped as usual including Hefty, Kleenez, Progresso, Reyolds, Scott, Ziploc and Finish)

Digital Box Tops FAQ

Where do I go to enter Box Tops digitally? Download the Box Tops for Education App or visit https://www.boxtops4education.com/ to learn more
How long are Box Tops receipts eligible for scanning? Scan your receipts within 14 days of purchase.
What products are eligible?: Download the full list of eligible products here: https://www.boxtops4education.com/en/Participating-Products-Page or just look for the Box Top logo on products you purchase.
Can I still clip and send in physical Box Tops? YES! The physical Box Tops are still eligible to be clipped and sent to the school until they expire. Scan the receipts as well to double dip with those participating products.
What if I shop online? Submit your email receipts to receipts@boxtops4education.com
How do I help earn more? Scroll down to the bonus offers on the Box Tops App to learn how to earn extra.

We are excited to tell you that we have started an Ignatius Book Club for our school! Ignatius Book Club is a wonderful Catholic organization that provides thoughtfully selected books and materials from leading publishers that entertain, instruct, and inspire for a variety of reading levels and interests.

Plus, every purchase you make through Ignatius Book Club earns bonus points which can be redeemed for books, religious products, or school supplies for our school!

Click HERE to join and start browsing Ignatius Book Club’s extensive selection of wholesome material

SCRIP

What is Scrip? “Scrip” turns everyday shopping into cash for the St. Patrick Church and School. Purchase gift cards at face value in advance to use at checkout, instead of paying with credit, debit card, check or cash.

How Does It Work? Purchase gift cards at face value from local merchants who designate their own discount percentage ranging from 1.5% to 30%. The discount amount translates to profit for the St. Patrick!

$50 Raising Canes gift card at 30% = $15.00 St. Patrick profit
$50 Marcus Theatres gift card at 8% = $4 St. Patrick profit
$100 Walmart gift card at 2.% = $2.50 St. Patrick profit

Click here for the SCRIP order form. SCRIP can be purchased at the parish office or after weekend masses.

School Messages

Athletics

Introducing a mobile-friendly website for Catholic School athletics, www.cysi.org

League Information & Rules, League Policies, Registration & Participation Forms, Mission Statement, Philosophy, Sports Calendar (that is constantly being updated), and much more. In addition to our own league’s information, you will find material on the football and wrestling programs at Pius X High School.

If you have any questions please do not ever hesitate to reach out to our school’s Athletic Director – Mr. Ryan Mackling

November 5th Newsletter