Middle School

Weekly Newsletter

11/9/22

National Vocations Awareness Week

God our Father, we thank you for calling men and women to serve in your Son’s Kingdom as priests, deacons, and consecrated persons. Send your Holy Spirit to help others to respond generously and courageously to your call. May our community of faith support vocations of sacrificial love in our youth and young adults. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen

November Parent-Teacher Conferences

Xavier Middle School will be hosting parent-teacher conferences today Wednesday, November 9th from 1:00 to 4:30 and 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, and Thursday, November 10th from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM. All teachers will be located in the gym and be grouped primarily by grade. The guidance and learning services staff will be located in the library. Please click here for information regarding the schedule for the part-time and specialty teachers. Melissa Marquardt, Kristin Sass, Traci Shefka and Joy Stahmann will not be available for conferences.

Veterans' Welcome

Today was a very special day as we welcomed veterans from our community! We held an assembly where we learned about each branch of the military and were introduced to these wonderful veterans. We also watched a demonstration of the folding of the American flag and learned the significance of each fold. The veterans then had an opportunity to talk with our 7th graders and share their stories and love of country. Thank you, Miss Hensley, for organizing this important event. Happy Veterans Day to all who served our country!

Old Glory Honor Flight

There will be a homecoming celebration for Vietnam veterans today, Wednesday, November 9th at the Appleton Airport. Please join us for this very special event to welcome home our local heroes! Veterans made a day trip to Washington DC and there will be a parade for them when they return. The public can begin arriving around 7:30 PM with an anticipated arrival time of 8:30 PM for the veterans. Wear your patriotic clothing, visit the Old Glory Honor Flight volunteers at the merchandise booth, listen to the band and meet other Honor Flight families. It's an experience you will never forget! Please click here for more information.

Hawk Night!

We had so much fun at Hawk Night!

The 5th and 6th graders had a great time in the gym and at the dance. They finished off all of the pizza, too! We look forward to planning another one for them in the future. For now, we are excited for next Friday, November 18th when our 7th and 8th graders get to have fun.

XMS Uniform Room - Donations Needed

Our emergency uniform room is in need of larger size pants for boys and girls. If you have any that you could donate please send them in to school. Thank you!

Outside FLEX Time

As long as it's not raining students will continue to have FLEX time outside. Please be sure your student wears appropriate outdoor clothing to stay warm during their outside flex time.

AfterWords Writing Group

AfterWords Writing Group would like to announce the "Just for Kids" Christmas Challenge Contest. The contest offers both art and essay. The artwork theme is The Holy Family. The essay topic, not to exceed 60 words, is "Imagine that your family is traveling with the Holy Family to Bethlehem or from Bethlehem to Egypt. What would your family do and why? There are different requirements for different grades. Please click here for more information. The deadline is November 22nd.


The 2023 Wisconsin State Organization's Annual Literary and Illustrator Competition is due February 17th.

 

See Ms. Bouchard for details

Lost and Found

Please click here to take a look at the Lost and Found items we have collected to see if any belong to your family. Your child can pick their things up from the office lobby. Lost and found items will be donated after November 22nd!

Christmas Eve Mass Opportunity

St. Thomas More is seeking children 1st grade through high school to participate in the 4:00 pm Christmas Eve mass. There are opportunities to sing with a childrens’ choir, read and/or play an instrument. We would love as many sweet angelic voices as possible! We will hold at least one rehearsal at 5:30 pm December 14th and one on December 21st, if needed.

Appleton Christmas Parade Open House

St. Mary is hosting an open house before and during the Downtown Appleton Christmas Parade this year. For more information, please click here.

Program with Fr. Girotti

It is increasingly difficult these days to not despair about the state of the world. As trends in juvenile addiction, violence and suicide skyrocket, an “epidemic of hopelessness”, as it’s described by some health officials, strikes families particularly hard. Fr. John Girotti wants to assure families that God has not abandoned them. He always provides hope if we know, not where, but to whom we should look. The whom will be the focus of his talk, “Finding HOPE in a Hopeless World - the Holy Family, our Light in the Darkness”, at 7:00 p.m., Monday, Nov. 14, in Xavier’s Fine Arts Theatre. The event is free and open to the public. Please click here for more information.

Catholic Heart Work Camp

Holy Spirit in Kimberly and St. John's in Little Chute are working together again to send a group of students to Catholic Heart Work Camp.  This is open to current 7th - 12th graders to attend this coming summer.  Both parishes will be working together to help fundraise for the students who sign up. Please click here for more information.

From the Scrip Office

New Kwik Trip Scrip Offering

Grocery/In Store Merchandise Only - 15% Rebate

The Grocery Only card can be used to purchase in-store merchandise. This card is not eligible to be used on fuel, tobacco, alcohol, lottery/lotto, stamps and other restricted items as defined by minimum markup regulations.

Denominations $10, $25, $50 and $100


Scrip Office will be closed: 

Friday November 11th

Thursday November 24th

Friday November 25th

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Upcoming Events


Wednesday, November 9

  • Half Day - 11:40 Dismissal
  • 1:00 - 4:30; 5:00 - 7:00 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Thursday, November 10

  • Half Day - 11:40 Dismissal
  • 8th Grade - Vocations Day at Sacred Heart
  • 1:00 - 5:00 - Parent Teacher Conferences

Friday, November 11

  • No School

Monday, November 14

  • 3:30 - 4:00 - Newspaper Club

Tuesday, November 15

  • 9:30 - Mass

Friday, November 18

  • $1.00 Casual Day
  • 3:30 - 5:00 - 7th & 8th Grade Hawk Night

Monday, November 21

  • 3:30 - 4:00 - Newspaper Club

Tuesday, November 22

  • 9:30 - Mass

November 23 - 25

  • No School - Thanksgiving Break
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