Upcoming Dates

September 3rd
- Spirit Shirt Orders Due
September 6th
- No School – Labor Day
September 13th
- School Picture Day
September 17th
- 1:00 Dismissal
- Spirit Day
September 20th
- Dine Out Night – Five Guys
September 21st
- CSS Food Pick Up After School

Spirit Shirts

St. Patrick Spirit Shirts are on sale for only $9!

Students and staff may wear St. Patrick spirit wear on Spirit Days (pep rallies, early release days, field trips, etc.) A St. Patrick Spirit shirt is not required – but many students do wear them and they look great!

St. Patrick Spirit Day Dress Code
Patrick Spirit Shirt OR any green/ shamrock themed shirt
Jeans / jean shorts OR uniform bottoms

Please complete your purchase online by Sept. 3rd to have your shirt in time for our 1st pep rally!

Short sleeve: https://stores.inksoft.com/st_patrick_catholic_school/shop/product-detail/1035972
Long sleeve: https://stores.inksoft.com/st_patrick_catholic_school/shop/product-detail/1034060
All St. Patrick School logo items are also available: https://stores.inksoft.com/st_patrick_catholic_school/shop/products/all?page=1

Salad Bar

Thank you to the families who have donated garden vegetables for our school salad bar! The students and staff are so appreciative. Families can donate any fresh salad bar items to the school office, or leave in the marked area of the church narthex. Thank you!

St. Patrick School Family of the Day

Beginning in September, we will be praying for a St. Patrick School Family each day. The School Family of the Day will be listed on our Lunch + Events Calendar. As a school we will pray for the School Family of the Day after mass, and we ask your family at home to include the St. Patrick School Family of the Day in your family prayer. If you don’t already pray as a family – this is a simple way to get started!

We thank you, Lord, for this St. Patrick School Family.
We ask you, Lord, to protect and watch over this family,
so that in the strength of your grace its members may enjoy prosperity,
possess the priceless gift of your peace, and, as the Church alive in the home,
bear witness in this world to your glory. We ask this thought Christ our Lord.
Amen.

September 1st – Aden-Lumus Family
September 2nd – Babl Family
September 3rd – Barbosa-Ramos Family
September 7th – Barnard Family
September 8th – Beckman Family
September 9th – Behrens Family
September 10th – Belcher/ Meyer Family

Student Absence

Illness

Students are not to attend school if they have had an illness associated with fever or orally communicable condition such as vomiting, diarrhea, pink eye, etc. Children must be symptom free for 24 hours before returning to school.

If your child is experiencing cold or allergy symptoms, and as has no known contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID, they are welcome to continue to attend school at this time.
If your child has had contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID, please work with Mrs. Placek to ensure we are following the current school health protocols.
You know your child best – we are always happy to help you in making attendance decisions when you aren’t sure.

Please feel free to ask if you are unsure!

Make Up Work

If your child needs to stay home due to injury, illness, or quarantine – please follow these steps to ensure a successful return to school:

Email the school office at: StPatrickLincolnSchool@cdolinc.net or call: 402-466-3710 to alert the school to the absence by 9 a.m.
Create a plan to pick up make-up work
- Ask the school to send work home with a sibling or family friend OR
- Let the school know you plan to pick up work from the absent work pick up table (pictured below)
  - Pick up table is just inside the gym doors. Your family code will give you access daily from 3:30 until 6:00 pm
  - The pick table is also accessible on the weekends during mass times
Help your child with make-up work. Work should be completed according to teacher directions. Feel free to email the teacher for clarification.
If possible have your child bring back make-up work the next school day
- If an extended absence, you may send completed work back with a sibling, or leave it on the absent work table and let the teacher know where to find it.

Student Sleep

Why is sleep so important?

Sleep is vital for children’s and adolescents’ wellbeing. Sleep supports healthy development of the body and mind. Evidence shows that children and adolescents who do not get enough sleep have more trouble learning. They are less attentive and motivated, have poor problem solving, more confusion, increased irritability, reduced memory, impaired communication, slower processing of information, poorer judgement, diminished reaction times and more indifference. Lack of sleep can also lead to behaviour and mood issues, impacting negatively upon relationships, empathy and leading to mental health difficulties such as anxiety and depressed mood.

What are some signs that your child or adolescent isn’t getting enough sleep, perhaps through overusing technology?

● Depressed mood,irritability during offline social interactions
● Reluctance/arguing about getting off phones/devices and going to bed
● Reduced academic performance
● Falling asleep during the day
● Difficulties waking up for school and sleeping in late on weekends to ‘catch up’

How can I encourage safe, healthy technology use to improve my child’s sleep & wellbeing?

Putting in place some guidelines surrounding technology use at night is advisable and these guidelines might differ depending on the age of your child or adolescent. Children and adolescents need help with regulating their behavior and understanding the harmful effects of disturbed sleep.
Ideally, no mobile devices should be allowed in the bedroom. Why? Although it’s sometimes unavoidable to have devices like laptops in the bedroom, the bedroom should ideally be preserved for sleeping only so that it is perceived by the brain as a calm place – this helps children and young people to switch off and feel sleepy. Children and adolescents very commonly report using their phones after initially turning the lights out, even if there are rules in place about device use. Children and adolescents also report going and collecting their mobile devices after parents have gone to bed, even when everyone has agreed to leave them outside of bedrooms. Educating children about the harmful effects of disturbed sleep can be helpful for ensuring rules about device use are adhered to. Given many children and adolescents use their phone’s alarm to wake up in the morning, a simple strategy of replacing phones with an alarm clock may make removing devices from the bedroom more practical.
Establish a nightly ‘wind down’ routine with your child or adolescent. Why? Having a nightly routine in the lead-up to bedtime can help children and adolescents unwind and cues their brains into knowing that it’s nearly time to sleep. As part of this wind down routine, create a calm environment and replace device usage in the hour before bed with a relaxing routine. This can help to reduce stress and anxiety, making it easier to feel sleepy.
Limit exposure to bright light Why? Children and adolescents body clocks are sensitive to light, in particular blue light, reducing the amount of ‘sleep hormones’ that are released around bedtime. Lower the brightness on devices in the evening hours and use applications that block out blue light on phones and tablets if your child is going to be using a device.
Model good behaviors Why? It is much easier to change your child’s behavior if a group approach is taken. Children and adolescents learn by observing the behavior of others (parents, siblings) – model healthy sleep and technology use behaviors and make it a family effort by involving siblings.

Picture Day – Monday September 13th

Order forms will come home with proofs in 10-14 days. NO payment or orders due at this time.
• EVERY child will have their picture taken and be featured in the complimentary class composite and yearbook
• Absent students will have their picture taken on retake day – Friday Oct. 14th

Dress Code:
• Students are more than welcome to wear their school uniform for pictures!
OR
• Uniform Bottoms with a dress-up top
• Girls may wear dresses with leggings/ shorts underneath.
• NO dress shoes please – sneakers/ tennis shoes only
• Girls – please wear a cover up if your dress does not have sleeves
• Students will be going out to recess and eating lunch in whatever they wear for the day
Thank you – we can’t wait to see all of the students looking EXTRA sharp on picture day!

Pro-Life Banquet

The Nebraska Catholic Conference is excited to invite you to the 2021 Bishops’ Pro-Life Banquet and Conference on September 17^th and 18^th, respectively. This is a unique opportunity to network with pro-lifers across the state, identify opportunities for collaboration, and to meet pro-life rockstars like Archbishop Naumann. This September, let us lift you up with prayer, arm you with information on breaking pro-life issues, and joyfully celebrate the Gospel of Life with you! Get registered for the banquet and conference online here.

We also need your help to spread the word about this event. Visit our resource page for our sample bulletin/pulpit announcements, shareable graphics, a printable flyer, an e-mail template for your e-mail lists, and more. Finally, consider sponsoring a table of 10 for your organization, or donating a table. Please contact Paige Brown with any questions at Pbrown@necatholic.org, or at 402-477-7517. Thank you for your help in making this banquet and conference bigger and better than ever!

Pumpkin Run

The Pumpkin Run takes place on September 26^th @ Canopy Street, Railyard, Lincoln NE. To register, you can visit their website https://www.pumpkinrunlincoln.com/ and sign up there! If you do sign up, please list St. Patrick as your school and they will drop the packet off here and Mr. Mackling can make sure they go home with your child. We have had kiddos take part in it every year and they seem to have a very good time with it!

ENTRY FEES:
$12 Per Runner if registered before September 17
$15 Per Runner if registered after September 17

Father / Daughter Retreat

Classroom Wishlist

Many teachers have updated their classroom wish lists! Purchasing an item from the wish list is a great way to say THANK YOU!

Check out all of the lists here: Teacher Wishlists | St Patrick’s Catholic School (stpatricklincolnschool.com)

Lincoln Mothers on a Mission

LINCOLN MOTHERS ON A MISSION (MOMs) will be meeting Saturday, September 4th @ 8:30 am for a presentation by Lincoln’s Sidewalk Advocates for Life team. The meeting will take place at the pro-life center, 5632 S 48th St, Lincoln, NE. Lincoln MOMs is a group of Catholic mothers searching for fellowship, hope, & joy in our ever-changing vocation. Monthly meetings are held every first Saturday, 8:30-10:30 am. Contact us at lincolnmomsgroup@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/lincolnmothersonamission

Lunch Menu

Uniform Orders

Families can now make individual orders for logo polo’s, fleece, and sweatshirts!

Call Tim at ArtFX – (402) 421-2611 and tell him you are with St. Patrick School in Lincoln.

Home and School Board 2021-22

Pius X High School Parent Association

2020-2021 Pius X High School Parent Association representative for St. Patrick’s parish is Elsa Ramos. Elsa can help you find answers to Pius X High School -related questions. She can be reached at 402-310-1258 or elsa_ramos6@live.com.

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

Shamrock Scoop September 2nd