Upcoming Dates  
February 15: Booster Club meeting has been moved
to 7pm; still at Kavanaugh's in Rock Island
February 16: 11:30 Dismissal / Teacher In-Service
No Aftercare / Childcare will be open for PS/PreK
February 19: President's Day / No School
February 21: GS Troop 2433 Meeting 2:30-4:00
February 23: GS Cookie Booth after school in
parking lot Pick-Up Area from 3:10 to 3:40
February 28: Commission Meeting 7pm
March 6: Kindergarten/Preschool Round-Up

Reminder: No School on Holy Thursday, March 29, 2018.
Reminder: No School on Monday April 9, 2018 as Peoria has scheduled a Teacher In-Service.

See your February Calendar for more
SNOW DAY IS TOMORROW!!!!
Since we have an early dismissal on Friday we will have our outdoor snow day tomorrow. Students who bring appropriate outdoor weather gear for Recess will be allowed to play in the snow Thursday (tomorrow) this week.
A Message from the Administrative Office....
RE-ENROLLMENT FOR 2018-19
On Monday you received an email to reenroll your student for the 2018-19 school year. We thank all of you who have submitted your form and hope you found the process to be smooth.

Open enrollment begins March 6th and we would like our current families to have their reenrollment submitted by March 1st.

To register your children go to:

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Round-Up and Open House is March 6
We will be holding our Round-Up and Open House on Tuesday March 6th from 4:30 to 6:30pm. We ask our current families who have a current or NEW student enrolling into a Preschool program in the fall to register them through the Reenrollment form that was emailed to you on Monday.

Beginning March 6th, Preschool/PreK will be on a first come first serve basis until classes are full.

If you know a family interested in our Preschool/PreK/K-8 classes, please click on the link below and share our Flyer!
ADMINISTRATIVE NEWS
4-H ACADEMY
University of Illinois Extension invites you to attend  4-H Academy  on Saturday, February 24 th  at Western Illinois University in Moline. It’s a great opportunity for youth and teens ages 8 to 18 to learn new skills, discover their passion and interests, find out more about careers and college, spend the day meeting new friends and having fun! Enjoy inspiring Keynote speakers, and build leadership and life skills the 4-H way - "learning by doing"! Topics include: Engineering/Mars Rover, Improv/Acting, Team Building, String Art, Drones, Robotics, Jewelry Making, Career Readiness, Disaster Preparedness, City Planning, Communications, Wind Energy, Coding, Nutrition & More! Registration fees include lunch from Jimmy Johns, snacks, and supplies. Pick up a flyer from the office to learn more about 4-H Academy. **Flyers were sent home with your student last week.
INVEST IN KIDS ACT
Invest in Kids Act
On January 31st the Invest in Kids Act through Empower Illinois experienced technology problems. The system failed and no one was able to get their scholarship application submitted. Empower Illinois is in the process of solving this issue and have sent word to us that they are still at least two weeks away from making the application available. They will give us a one week notice before they launch the site again. They want you to know that this is only a delay and does not impact the available scholarships.

JOHN LANCASTER SPALDING SCHOLARSHIP
Offered through the Diocese of Peoria. FACTS application must be completed online. Deadline April 15, 2018.

For more information on the above contact Wendy Todd in the Business Office.
309.793.7350 x202 or wtodd@jordanschool.com
TECH TALK TUESDAYS
This week's topic is "Person to Person Digital Etiquette". How do you feel when you are talking to someone and they are staring down at their phone, never making eye contact with you? Great discussion for this week!
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THANK YOU
Thank you Mrs. Milner for helping Mrs. Roman's classroom during Recess!
STUDENT NEWS
4TH GRADE ANNOUNCES MARDI GRAS COURT
The 4th grade students held their annual Mardi Gras parade and celebrated Fat Tuesday on February 13th. Leading the parade was Msgr. Merdian. Congratulations to the following students who were voted to the court by their peers:
Court Jesters: Kyler Owens and Luke Thompson
Prince: Michael Noack
Princess: Anne Averill
Queen: Grace Smithers
King: Noah Verscha
ARGUS SPELLING BEE
Congratulations to the following students who were Grade Level Winners in the Argus Spelling Bee.
Grade 5- Andrew Amacher & Devyn Hayes
Grade 6- Kate Mehochko & Bella Pickslay
Grade 7- Delaney Sherlock & Andrew Torres
Grade 8- Kiley Bailey & Ellie Dopler

Andrew Amacher, Grade 5, was the Champion of the Argus Spelling Bee held on January 31st. Andrew will move on to compete at Augustana College on February 21st. Good Luck, Andrew!
KINDNESS OF THE MONTH STUDENTS for the month of January
Congratulations to the following students were named Kindness Student of the Month in January 2018:
Kindergarten - Rowan Brosius and Jaxson Barton
Grade One - Cecelia Baker and Kasen Owens
Grade Two - Diana Kossigbo and Chase Eygabroad
Grade Three - Ava Rogers and Harrison Wuerzburger
Grade Four - Abriana Bullock and Luke Thompson
Grade Five - Ava Hoskins and Emma Kramer
Grade Six - Ava Brinkman and Ben Milner
Grade Seven - Alexis Engels and Ella Nolan
Grade Eight - Alix Dalmasso and Connor Andersen
ATHLETIC NEWS
TRACK SIGN-UP
Track Sign-Ups will begin next week. If you have any questions, please see Mr. VanNatta or email him at mvannatta@jordanschool.com
PARISH NEWS
2018 Lenten Soup Suppers, St. Pius X Parish
On Wednesdays during Lent St. Pius X Parish will hold their annual Lenten Soup Suppers. Families are welcome at no charge following the 5:15 Mass in the Farrell Hall Cafeteria. Click on the link below to view flyer with more information.
St. Pius X - Art Contest for Grades 3-8
The second Annual FAith in Action Art Contest is open to all St. Pius X students in Grades 3-8. Entries will be displayed in Farrell Hall at the Art of Faith Show on Saturday, February 24th from 2-7pm and on Sunday, February 25th from 8am-2pm. Watch for more information to come home in your child's backpack and click the link below to view all information.