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Middle School

Weekly Newsletter

11/16/22

Blessed are you, autumn,

season of surrender,

you teach us the wisdom of letting go

as you draw us into new ways of living.

Blessed are you, autumn,

season of unpredictability.

You inspire us to be flexible

To learn from our shifting moods.

Dear Parents,

Thank you so much! The meals you provided for conferences were delicious and greatly appreciated. We are so grateful for your support!

Blessings,

XMS Staff

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 table in the office lobby. Lost and found items will be donated after November 22nd!

Christmas Concert Reminders

Monday, December 12th at 6:30 pm will be the 6th & 7th-grade bands, 6th & 7th-grade choirs, and the 6th-grade orchestra. There will be a short reception afterward, please consider signing up to bring something or help.
Tuesday, December 13th at 6:30 pm will be the entire 5th grade. Band and Orchestra students will each play a portion of the concert and the whole 5th grade choir will sing.
Wednesday, December 14th at 7:00 pm the 8th-grade band will join the XHS bands at Xavier High School.

Hawk Night for 7th & 8th Grade!

This Friday, 11/18, is Hawk Night for 7th and 8th graders! It is a free event and runs 3:30 - 5:00pm. There will be open gym with Mr. Stebane organizing some games, a DJ in the cafeteria, raffles, $1.00 pizza and drinks, and more. Any student present will also receive a free casual day pass to be used on Monday, November 21st. Come and have some fun!

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.

Math Club

Do you love to problem solve and do math? Come join us for MATH CLUB! Meetings will be held in Mrs Gear’s room (Room 1301). Our first meeting will be on Friday, December 2nd from 3:30 - 4:15. Please click here for more information regarding dates of meetings.

Saturday Morning Basketball

Sign-up for Saturday Morning Basketball (S.B.A.) starts now. S.B.A. has no coaches, no practices, and if you have other things to do on a Saturday morning you don’t have to come. Everyone plays; no one sits on the bench. In S.B.A. we just play games and have fun.

Games will be played on Saturday mornings at 9:00 am in the gym. Only students that do not play on a school team or XYBA are eligible to sign up. We need a minimum of 10 students to sign up in order to have a program this year. Please email Mr. Linsmeier ([email protected]) with questions, or to sign up.

We will be starting Saturday Morning Basketball on Saturday December 3 at 9:00 am. Doors will open at 8:30 am. for some warmups before the game. Hope to see you there!

Fox Valley Saints Wrestling

Fox Valley Saints Wrestling will have a free introduction to wrestling class on December 4th at Xavier High School. This event is open to boys and girls in grades K - 8. Please click here for more information.

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.

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:

Thursday November 24th

Friday November 25th