Dear Parents, The cold weather has returned. Please make sure your children are dressed appropriately for these cold days. Hats, boots, snow pants, warm jackets and gloves or mittens are essential for the students to be able to enjoy their time at play outside. A gentle reminder to our middle school students to dress appropriately. We want them to be comfortable while enjoying these brisk winter days. We are pleased to announce that all facility security measures are up and running. The exterior doors on Stanford Ave. and the Plaza have cameras, intercoms, and a buzzer. Please be sure to read the attachment on the new Nativity School Accessibility Plan for students, parents and guests. Join us Tomorrow Night for Catholic School's Week Open House! Please see the attached flyer for Classroom Open House and Activities Fair presented by Nativity Middle School Students. We are encouraging all students to bring a children's book for the Student Council service project - Children's Book Drive for Africa, when coming to the Open House tomorrow night. Donation boxes will be in the school atrium. Thank you in advance for your donations. ● Catholic School's Week Fun Activities Continue The Student Council has decided on the following dress days for Catholic School's Week. Please see email from January 18th for a complete list of details and activities. Thursday - Color Day - Dress in your grade level color: Kinders - purple 1st grade - yellow 2nd grade - blue 3rd grade - green 4th grade - red 5th grade - neon or bright colors 6th grade - orange 7th grade - pink/maroon 8th grade - Black and white Friday - Crazy Clash Day! - search your closet for clothes that don't match and you will fit right in! Used Uniform Sale Is it time to refresh your children’s school uniform wardrobe? Nativity Home and School will host a used uniform sale during the open house night of Catholic School’s Week on Thursday, January 31st from 6-7:30P.M.

• Ski Club is canceled this Friday, Feb. 1st due to the cold weather. As noted in the ski club letter the make-up date is March 1st. • Middle School Honor Roll Breakfast The 2nd quarter Honor Roll breakfast is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 8th at 7:30 AM in the cafeteria. Invitations for honor students will be emailed today by Mrs. Kane. RSVP's are due by Monday, Feb. 4th. Thank you! • Love and Logic Series This weeks the session will be held TONIGHT, Jan. 30th from 6:30PM - 8:30PM in the Auditorium due to Catholic School's Open House on Thursday evening. ● Nativity Scout Pancake Breakfast - Sunday, February 3rd. Please see attachment for more information. • NCCW Winter Event The Winter Event will be held this Friday, February 1st, 2013 from 7PM-11PM in Steiner Hall. Please see attachment for more information. • Super Sock Sunday Sponsored by Nativity Social Justice Club As most of you know, Super Bowl Sunday is this February 3rd. While you’re at the store getting game day snacks, consider picking up some socks for our Super Sock Sunday. Many people in Minnesota don’t have proper clothing for our bleak winters or a warm bed to sleep in at night. The Dorothy Day Center has generously opened their doors for many years to the homeless, and we want to help them this winter by supplying their visitors with socks. Many of these people may only have one or two pairs of socks and undergarments. We ask that you bring in sizes your family would wear, so that we have a good variety. Please donate generously! Thank you. You may drop off your donations at all Masses on Saturday, February 2nd and Sunday, February 3rd. Boxes will be placed in the front and back of the church. • Middle School STEM Day for Girls A conference for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls to explore Science • Technology • Engineering • Math careers in hands on workshops. The conference is Saturday, February 9, 2013. Please visit www.visitation.net/stemday for more information or stop in the office to pick up a flyer. • Application for Tuition Assistance Nativity of Our Lord Parish has a wonderful tradition of making a Catholic education available for all parish children. Accordingly, all parish families will be provided the opportunity to apply for tuition assistance for the 2013-2014 school

year. We encourage families to visit the school’s website to access and complete an online application. If you have any questions regarding this process, please feel free to call Mary Super at (651)696-5441. Applications must be submitted online by Friday, March 1st. • Family Service Morning Families of all ages please join Nativity Mom's Club for Family Service Morning in the school cafeteria on Saturday February 23rd from 10:00 AM - Noon. It is a wonderful event designed to help your family complete service projects together. Please see attached flyer for more information. • Catholic Youth Camp The Catholic Youth Camp experience compliments your Catholic school's intention to help children learn, develop character and grow in faith. Catholic Youth Camp is MN’s only Catholic resident camp. Give your children the opportunity to spend a week canoeing, fishing, doing arts and crafts and archery, swimming, and so much more! Week-long, co-ed sessions run June-August for youth 7-17 years old. Visit www.cycamp.org or call 651-636-1645 for more information. Financial aid is available- CYC is committed to helping all kids come to camp- call Check out the following links to see Catholic Youth Camp's work in action: • Read camper testimonials here- http://cycamp.org/Campers/Testimonials • See a video of what CYC is all about-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tvg4A9Fiec&feature=channel&list=UL

Catholic Youth Camp helps kids unplug so they can make friends and connect with God. Our community allows each camper to experience a sense of belonging, while our intentional program teaches life and social skills, and children go home more confident in themselves and in their faith. January 31st, 2013 Nativity School Open House - 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM A Look Ahead to February • Tuesday, Feb. 5 Activity Photos • Wednesday, Feb. 6 7th Grade Covenant Mass - 7PM • Friday, Feb. 8 Middle School Honor Roll Breakfast - Invites to be emailed home today! RSVPS will be due Monday, Feb. 4th. • Feb. 13 Ash Wednesday • Feb. 14 Valentine's Day • Feb. 18 Presidents' Day - No School • Feb. 23 Family Service Morning • Feb. 26 4th Grade Liturgy - 9AM • Feb. 28 Winter Concert - grades 1 & 3

Attachments: • Open House • Nativity School Accessibility Plan • February Lunch Menu • Nativity Scout Pancake Breakfast • NCCW Winter Event • Family Service Morning • Spring Training Baseball Camp hosted by Macalester College Baseball

Security System Completed Nativity School Accessibility Plan for Students, Parents and Guests

January 30, 2013 We are pleased to announce that all facility security measures are up and running at Nativity School. The journey toward completion over the past month has given us time to evaluate some of our operating procedures. We will continue our analysis over the coming months, but today we are prepared to outline the plan for moving forward immediately.

All exterior doors of the school building are locked during the academic day 7:00A.M. to 2:40P.M. The building is unlocked until 8:45P.M. each day to provide access to all extra-curricular activities. All parents or other guests must report to the school office upon entering the building.

If you need to drop off your child after school has begun or pick up

your child before the day ends please do so using the main entrance on Wellesley Ave (the plaza). Those doors now have an intercom and camera visibility to allow safe access into the school. The intercom is connected to the door on the far right as you are facing the school. Please identify yourself when asked and you will be “buzzed in”.

Parents who are volunteering during the school day (hot lunch,

nurse’s office, other projects etc.) should also enter the building through the plaza doors and proceed to the office to check in and receive your guest badge.

All staff on recess duty will carry their key fobs with them to provide

access into the school for children who are hurt or need to use the restroom while on the playground.

Thank you to all for your patience and support with our new safety plan!

February 2013 – Hot Lunch menu Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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Catholic School week

8th Grade choice

Bosco sticks Salad Fruit

4 Hamburger on a

bun French fries

Veggie & Fruit

5 Chicken pot pie

Dinner roll Fruit

6 Soft shell taco Spanish rice

Assorted toppings

Fruit

7 Meatball sub

Chex mix Veggie & Fruit

8 Baked potato

Assorted toppings Broccoli

Fruit

11 Sloppy Joe on a

bun Baked chips

Veggie & Fruit

12 Chicken fajita

wrap Tortilla chips and

salsa Veggie & Fruit

13 Popcorn shrimp Mac & Cheese Veggie & Fruit

14 Hot dog on a bun

Baked sweet potatoes &

apples Pretzels & Fruit

15 Egg & Cheese

burrito Hash rounds

Veggie & Fruit

18 NO SCHOOL

President’s Day

19 Corn dog Chex mix

Veggie & Fruit

20 Potato cheese

soup Chicken salad

sandwich Fruit

21 Chicken chow

mein Rice

Fortune cookie Fruit

22 Cheese quesadilla

Black beans Veggies & Fruit

25 Turkey sub

Macaroni salad Veggie & Fruit

26 Hamburger

stroganoff over egg noodles

Veggie & Fruit

27 Chicken noodle

soup Turkey sandwich

Fruit

28 Beef nachos Spanish rice

Assorted toppings

Fruit

Mar. 1 Cheese pizza

Salad Animal crackers

Fruit

PreK-3 = $2.35

4-8 = $2.50 Extra entrée (4-8 only) =

$.75 Milk = $.40

Adult = $3.25

* A garden salad is available each day in place of the main entrée for 6-8 graders

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Friday, February 1st, 2013 7311pm

Steiner Hall

Join us for wine & hors d�oeuvres while you shop the winter market.

Door prizes from Hotel Ivy Spa,

Juut & Salon George.

Bring your friends and neighbors!

$20 in advance or $25 at the door Proceeds benefit NCCW programs

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Nativity Catholic Council of Women presents

Goodies & Gab !

Nativity Council of Catholic Women Presents

Goodies & Gab !

SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL CAMP

Hosted by: Macalester College Baseball

Time: 10:30 am – 1:00 pm

Date: Sundays, February 17 & 24, and March 3

Place: Macalester College Field House

Grades: 1 -12

Camp: This is a comprehensive camp for all ages. Our field house

provides a great space to enhance and refine skills for the upcoming

season.

Contact: For more information, please call Matt Parrington at 651-696-

6770.

Online brochure: http://athletics.macalester.edu/custompages/pdf/13_0111_Spring_Tra

ining_Baseball_Camp_Brochure_2013.pdf

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Catholic!School’s!Week!Open!House!

Kindergarten!–!8th!grade!January!31,!2013!6:00pm!E!7:30pm!

!!

Come!join!us!and!see!the!great!learning!happening!

at!Nativity!School.!!

Consider!donating!a!“gently!used”!or!new!children’s!picture!book!for!

“Books!for!Africa”!!There!will!be!boxes!to!take!your!donations!in!the!school!atrium!

during!the!Open!House!

!Academics!*!Faith!*!Character!

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Classroom!Open!House!Kinders!E!5th!Grade!

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! !Follow!the!steps!for!an! !! !evening!of!learning!and!fun…!!! !#1. ! !Visit !your!child’s!! !classroom!to!see!their!most!! !recent!work!displayed.!!!! !#2. !Tour!your!child’s! ! !! !specialist!classrooms!! !music!*!computer!*!l ibrary!!!! !#3. !Join!us!for!the! !! !Activities!Fair*!presented!by!!! !our!middle!school!students!! ! in!the!auditorium.!!!! !*Come!see!the!exciting! !! !opportunities!that!await! !! !your!child!during!their! !! !middle!school!years!…!you! !! !won’t!want!to!miss!this!!!

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Activities!Fair!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Presented!by!!! ! !Nativity!Middle!School!Students!

!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Athletics!Program!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !stop!by!the!gym!and!see!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !two!of!our! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !7th!grade!basketball !teams!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !play!against!each!other! !!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Grand!Prize! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Science!Fair!Projects!

!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Social !Justice!Club!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Photography!Club!

!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Art!Display!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !7th!grade!pottery!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !The!Scribe!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Nativity’s!Literary!Magazine!

!! ! ! ! !Technology!&!Spanish!Highlights!

!! ! ! ! ! ! ! !Test!your!knowledge!with!a! !! ! ! ! !Quiz!Bowl!Question!for!all !ages! !

!! ! ! ! !Test!your!Math!skills ! in!room!113!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !and!!!!!!your!Geography!skills ! in!room!112!! ! ! ! ! ! !using!the!electronic!“clickers”!

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