St. Louise School Weekly Bulletin

School News for November 9-15, 2023

A Note from Mr. Fuerte

Dear Families,

Auction Update!

What an amazing evening celebrating 62 years of St. Louise at the “Grand Affair” AUCTION! Huge thanks go out to Laura Bonner and Amy Colby and the many volunteers that helped make the evening such a success. The numbers are still coming in, so stay tuned for our final total. The highlight of the evening was the frenzied bidding for the “S.T.E.P. up for St. Louise Fund A Need” which raised over $174,000! Thank you to the Parents’ Club and many families that donated to the special Fund A Need. Thank you to all the amazing supporters, whose attendance and generosity are a testament to their commitment to, and appreciation, of Catholic Education. Be sure to check out some of the fun pictures in the gallery below!

Giving Season is Upon Us

The coming holiday season is a perfect time to reflect on, and be thankful for, all the gifts which God has blessed us. Sharing our gifts with those who may be in need during this time is just as important. St. Louise students and families can help those in need in two ways this Thanksgiving and Advent. First, by donating food items to the Thanksgiving Basket Collection in their classrooms and second, by donating to our Annual Advent Collection Drive for New Bethlehem programs. You can read more about the Thanksgiving Basket Collection below, with more details coming soon for our Advent Collection Drive.

Trunk or Treat Winners

Congratulations to our Trunk or Treat Winners:

1^st Place – Trunk #1 (Astronauts in Space) – McDonald Family

2^nd Place – Trunk #7 (Coffin Break) – Weddle Family

3^rd Place – Trunk #4 (Barbie) – Julie Muller Family

Christian Theme - #5 (The Saints) – Fr. N

Thank you to everyone for all the creative trunks and for a great and successful event.

November Conferences

You should have received an email last week about signing up for your preferred date and time for Parent-Student-teacher Conferences. The conference dates are Monday, November 20th and Tuesday, November 21st. We require every family to conference with the teacher each November. If you are out of town during our Thanksgiving-Week conference days, we have one optional day for conferences - Wednesday, November 15th, 2023, after our noon dismissal. You will need to coordinate your conference with your child’s homeroom teacher. Thank you for partnering with your child's teacher!

Have a wonderful Veterans’ Day Weekend!

Mr. Mike Fuerte

Principal

Announcements

Auction

Thank you to the dozens of volunteers and over 250 guests who helped make this year's Auction a great success!

If you didn't get a chance to sign up for one of the fun teacher experiences, or buy your child's black and white photo - there's still time! Click "Sign Up Now" to purchase - bid now through next Friday, 11/17.

Chargers C.A.R.E

During the month of November, St. Louise Parish and School are joining efforts to create Thanksgiving Baskets for those in need within our own community.

Each class will be in charge of decorating one basket and providing a nonperishable food item for the baskets that will complete the meal. Your student’s teacher will let you know what to bring in the coming days.

Please send your assigned item to school by Monday, November 13th so we can assemble the baskets.

Clubs & After School Activities

NEW CLUB ALERT - BATTLE OF THE BOOKS!

For 4-5 Grade Students and ONLY 25 spaces are available so act fast!

First meeting will be Dec 11 with sessions every Wednesday Jan 10-Feb 28. School battle will be March 6 with the winning team going to districts on March 20.

Parents' Club News

New to CHARGER CARDS! Now you can add your Debit Card as a payment option, making it even easier to buy Charger Cards!

Also be ready for Raise Days November 16-17 - 100+ bonuses and earnings up to 22%!

Mark your Calendar!

November 10 - Veterans Day Assembly at 8:30 am
November 10 - Noon Dismissal (Kids' Club OPEN)
November 15 - Noon Dismissal (Kids' Club OPEN)
November 16 - Treat Sale
November 28 - Picture Re-Takes

Subscribe to the School Calendar Here

Charger Shout Outs!

Speech Team

The annual St. Louise Speech Tournament was held on-campus this past Saturday, November 4.

58 St. Louise students spanning 6^th through 8^th grade competed in the tournament, and a great time was had by all! Students gave three rounds of speeches, and there were ribbons handed out for the Top 3 finishers in a myriad of categories.

See Tournament Results Here

CYO Soccer

A Huge Congratulations to every soccer player and team this 2023 soccer season!

We had 14 teams with over 150 students playing this year. WOW!

Shout out to our 6th grade boys & 7th grade boys and girls teams!

They fought hard and made it to the playoffs. Well done!

Thank you to all soccer players and families who participated and braved the weekend weather.

Each and every one of you helped make this season a success.

We LOVE our Volunteers!

Thanks to these AWESOME volunteer Soccer Coaches & parent helpers!

Bill Mann, Michael Poce, Andrew Falaniko, Amy Roberts, Julian Wilmouth, John Dogero, Chris McDonald, Brian Taylor, Miguel Amat Navarro, Max Engel, Sean Toth, Annie Dolan, Will Colby, John Chung, Jenelle Bair, Julian Morelli, Josh Roberts, Gregg Smith, David VanNoy, JC Fawcett, Genevieve Bekkerus, Mark Zappala, Marcelo DeBarros, Luca Kraychete, Philip Assouad, Patrick D'Ambrosio

Parish Happenings

A Message from Fr. Gary

Dear Friends at St. Louise,

As you know, the word Eucharist means thanksgiving. Have you thought that the words Eucharist and Thanksgiving can inform how we think about our moral life?

Moral theologian (and former rector of my alma mater, St. Meinrad Seminary) Fr. Mark O’Keefe, OSB, certainly thinks so! He writes: “As a Catholic moral theologian, I believe that the daily living of the Christian moral life is empowered by gratitude. At the very least, we can say that fostering a spirit of gratitude is a powerful tool for enhancing our ability, one day after another, to live the sometimes‑difficult demands of Christian Discipleship. . . . ”

Join us for a family-friendly BINGO night in the St. Louise Parish Hall. All ages are welcome to have fun and win prizes as we spend the evening in community together on Sat. Nov. 11 at 6:30 (after 5:00 Mass). BBQ sandwiches will be available for purchase, as will wine and beer, and a candy bar for the kids!

Proceeds will go to the many organizations directly supporting children in need through Catholic Community Services.