shamrock newsletter the varsity football team on their successful season. They finish the year with a record of 8 – 2. HODGE PODGE S t. Veterans Day All school parents and grandparents are invited to attend our Veterans Day ceremony on Tuesday, November 11 at 10:00 a.m. in the school gymnasium. Students will be allowed to wear school appropriate patriotic shirts. Veterans and their families are invited to the Parish Hall after the assembly for refreshments. P a t r i c k Stewardship Celebration November 22nd is the St. Patrick Parish Stewardship Celebration after 4:30 mass in the Parish Hall. Free food, raffles, essay winners and fellowship. All are invited to attend. S c h o o l Jean Day Money Friday, November 14: The high school jean day collection will go to the senior class account and the middle school jean day collection will go to the 8th grade class account. Parent/Teacher Conferences Parent/Teacher conferences are on November 25. Please make sure to get sign up forms returned as soon as possible. We will do everything possible to give you a time close to the time you signed up for. Addressing Survey Concerns There were many comments on the survey in regards to bullying and how it is addressed. This year we brought Dr. Marcia McEvoy back to talk about her program, “The Four Pronged Approach to Violence Prevention in Schools.” Dr. McEvoy met with our staff, students on two occasions, and with our school families. We have worked hard to implement this program to the fullest extent possible. Our Director of Student Life, Mrs. Townsend works with students when issues related to mean behavior or bullying arise. Congratulations We would like to send out a special congratulations to our music teacher, Mrs. Leanna Davis on the birth of her baby girl. Paisley Jo Davis was born on Tuesday, November 4 weighing 7 lbs. 12 oz. and 20 and ¾ inches long. Congratulations to the October Students of the Month Lower Elementary: Mattie Honsowitz Upper Elementary: Jamelyn Forist Middle School: Grace Timmer High School: Brandon Fandel Congratulations to the junior varsity volleyball team on their successful season. They finished with a dual match record of 11 – 1 and tied for first place in the league. Congratulations to the varsity volleyball team. They finished the year 11/6/14 with a record of 18 – 21 – 2 and finished in the top half of the league for the first time since 2008. Congratulations to Thank You Thank you to the third grade class for doing a great job leading at school Mass for this week. Thank you to all who sent in items for the birthday boxes that were assembled last Friday. One hundred and five boxes were assembled and donated to our local food bank. This exceeded our goal of one hundred boxes. Thank you to the Catholic Order of Foresters for sponsoring Pay It Forward Day this year. They donated shirts for all of our high school students to wear while out raking. To learn more about the Foresters, check out their website at www.CatholicForester.org. Library News Cynthia Rylant is a very diverse author who has created many unique characters such as Henry and Mudge, Poppleton, Brownie and Pearl, Annie and Snowball, and Mr. Putter and Tabby. In addition, she has written many picture books and novels for the upper elementary grades. This week all of the classes enjoyed many of her works. Give Thanks! Give Blood! The St. Patrick School chapter of the National Honor Society is hosting a Red Cross blood drive on November 18th from 10:00AM to 4:15PM in the St. Patrick Parish Hall. To schedule an appointment to donate, please see an NHS member or visit www.redcrossblood.org. Walk-In donors are welcome as time and space allows. PFCU Student Branch Members of PFCU (faculty and students) can now use the school branch every Tuesday in the music room over the lunch periods. Middle and High school- every time you use the branch, enter for a chance to WIN a gift card to McDonalds! Plus, every 3rd time you use the school branch, you receive a full size candy bar! Limited withdrawals, deposits or cash your check- we make it easy and convenient for you to do your banking at school. Elementary- make a deposit to your savings account and enter for a chance to win a water bottle filled with candy! Saving money at school is cool! Please support your school branch this year. See you on Tuesday! Christmas Program The Christmas programs will have two performances on December 4th. The fist being held at 2pm and the second at 6pm. Both performances will be held in the church. www.portlandstpats.com 2015 Shamrock Auction “The 50’s” Saturday, April 18, 2015 Mark your calendars for the GREATEST event of the year! The 2015 Shamrock Auction planning has begun. We have many rockin’ events planned for the night. Dust off those poodle skirts, shine those saddle shoes, pull out the Varsity jackets with pins, and grease that hair back! Be ready to “rock around-the-clock”. The Auction Committee is seeking help for the following positions: 2016 Chair & Co-Chairs (works best with couples) (who would be willing to shadow this year’s event) 2016 Financial organizer Anyone interested in these positions, please contact Victoria Klein @ 517-526-2113. If you’d like to send in your donations or $25 per family now, it’s not too early! Calendar of Events 11/10 - 7/8th Grade Boys BB vs Saranac @ SPS 5:30p 11/11 - PFCU Student Branch CLOSED - Veteran’s Day Assembly SPS Gym 10a 11/12 - Quiz Bowl @ Fulton 4p - 7/8th Grade Boys BB @ Fowler 5:30p 11/17 - 7/8th Grade Boys BB @ Bath 5p 11/16 - 6th Grade Boys BB @ St. Therese 2p 11/18 - NHS Blood Drive Parish Hall 10a - PFCU Student Branch OPEN during Lunches - High School Fall Sports Banquet K of C Hall 6:30p - 5/6th Grade Boys BB @ St. Mary’s 5p 11/19 - Quiz bowl @ Potterville 4p - 7/8th Grade Boys BB @ Dansville 5p - PTO Meeting room 208 6p