September 2019 Issue 1

Mater Dei Catholic School 934 SW Clay Street Topeka, Kansas 66606 785-233-1727

Website: materdeischool.org email: materdei@materdeischool.org Facebook: Mater Dei Catholic School-Topeka

Our mission: Based on the teachings of Christ and the Catholic Church, in partnership with the family and parish community, Mater Dei Catholic School will provide each child the oppor-tunity to reach his or her potential and to develop the academic, technological and social skills necessary to become a lifelong learner who serves God in our community and the world.

Prayer List: Every morning the students and staff of

Mater Dei Catholic School begin the day with prayer.

We pray for people in need of our prayers, especially

those who are sick or in need of strength, courage, and

peace to deal with daily trials and tribulations.

Please join your prayer with ours for the following:

Bob Darrough Irene Escobar Beatrice Rocha Sidney White Sr. Steve Senne Steve & Alice Dominguez Rose Ramos Mary Mosquera Erin Mead For the repose of the soul of Charlie Jessup For the family of Charlie Jessup For all the people on our Card Ministry Group

For the benefactors of Mater Dei Catholic School For the alumni of Mater Dei Catholic School To add someone to the prayer list call the school office or send Mrs. Hidalgo an email hidalgo@materdeischool.org.

IN THIS ISSUE

SPECIAL EVENTS (MONTHLY CALENDAR)

MATER DEI’S HEALTHY AND DELICOUS LUNCH MENU

PTO SECOND TUESDAY SUPPERS

SCHOOL NEWS

VIRTUE OF THE MONTH

Altar Servers for School Masses 8:00 am at MDHN

Tuesday, Sept. 3 Andrew L.; Natalie H.; Sage A.

Friday, Sept. 6 Katie M.; Averi S.; Ian M.

Tuesday, Sept. 10 Mikayla E.; Jenna H.; Maddie S.

Friday, Sept. 13 Elijah J.; Alysah S.; Bea H.

Tuesday, Sept. 17 Danielle S.; Emily L.; Bradyn M.

Friday, Sept. 20 Mary B.; Chaz F.; Lydia D.

Tuesday, Sept. 24 No Mass

Friday, Sept. 27 Nick P.; Drew M.; Camden G.

Virtue of the Month Throughout the year, the staff and students will learn about a virtue in the classroom. We will make this virtue come alive through our actions. We encourage support from our families and Mater Dei parish. By modeling these virtues we will pro-vide numerous opportunities for our students to become faith-ful, giving members of Mater Dei Catholic Community.

Docility MEANING:

Willingness to be taught

LOOKS LIKE:

Being taught by someone else

SOUNDS LIKE:

Thank you for teaching me.

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September 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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3 8:00 am All School Mass Faculty 6:00 pm Room Par-ent Mtg 7th & 8th grade Meeting regarding Confirmation and Graduation

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8:00 am All School Mass 5th

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Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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10 8:00 am All School Mass 7th

2nd Tuesday Supper at Chipotle 4:00 - 8:00 pm

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Trash Bag Orders due

12 13 8:00 am All School Mass 4th

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Celebrated at the 10:30 am Mass MDHN

16 17 8:00 am All School Mass 6th 5:30 pm Business Team

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Spirit Day

20 8:00 am All School Mass 3rd

Trash Bag Pick-up in gym

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26 1/2 Way to St. Patty’s Day Golf Tournament If interested in play-ing, pick up a flyer in the Vestibule of both churches or call the Parish Office 232-7744 or John Tetuan 213-5095 for addi-tional details.

27 8:00 am All School Mass 5th

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Priesthood Sunday

Feast of St. Michael the Arch-angel

30 October 1 8:00 am All School 7th

5:30 pm PTO Board Mtg

October 2

Feast of the Guardian Angels

October 3

8:00 am All School Mass 8th

October 4

Feast of St. Francis of Assisi Trash Bag Money Due

October 5

Tuesday, September 10th

Come join us at Chipotle 2040 SW Wanamaker between

the hours of 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm. Bring the flyer that

was sent home, show it to the cashier to make sure 33%

of the proceeds will be donated to Mater Dei Catholic

School.

Tuesday, September 3rd

Attention 7th and 8th grade parents! You are invited to

“the meeting after the meeting” to discuss pertinent

details about Confirmation and Graduation activities and

parent responsibilities. Please mark your calendars!

Fr. John will be participating in the Archdiocese of Kansas City Kansas Convocation. There will be no Mass on Tuesday, September 24th.

September Menu Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

2 No School Labor Day

3 cheeseburgers potato wedges raw veggies apples

4 country fried steak mash potatoes gravy/roll green beans/corn mixed fruit

5 beanie weenie green beans corn bread pears

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corn dogs baked beans baby carrots applesauce

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chicken sandwich cooked carrots cooked broccoli smiles mandarin oranges

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ravioli salad green beans garlic bread fruit

11

taco burger lettuce/tomato peas peaches/strawberries

12

teriyaki chicken cooked broccoli cooked carrots rice oranges

13

deli style sandwich raw veggies banana dessert

16

nuggets ‘n nachos green beans salsa rosie applesauce

17

cowboy dinner corn chips baby carrots pears

18

spaghetti salad corn garlic bread peaches

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chili crackers raw vegetables cinnamon roll fruit

20

hot dog smiles raw veggies banana

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cheeseburger potato wedges raw veggies oranges

24 Mr. Ribb smiles baked beans fruit

25

burrito nacho cheese tortilla chips peas / salsa mixed fruit

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salad bar ham/cottage cheese peppers, cucumbers, broccoli, carrots, pineapple

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pizza sticks salad corn peaches

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teriyaki chicken cooked broccoli cooked carrots rice pineapple

October 1

BBQ meatballs peas/carrots buttered noodles roll fruit

October 2

macaroni & cheese smokies cooked carrots broccoli roll/applesauce

October 3

Cook’s Choice

October 4

fish salad smiles muffin fruit

Menu is subject to change without notice. A 1/2 pint of 1% white, chocolate skim, and strawberry skim are

offered with each lunch.

NOTE: Students serving lunch, that day, are also responsible for sidewalk cross guard duty. Time: 3:10 to 3:30 p.m. Parents, thank you for your patience as your child fulfills their crossing guard responsibility.

Servers/Cross Guard: Hannah Sz; Sarah S.

Servers/Cross Guard: Sage A.; Trace B.

Servers/Cross Guard: Danielle S.; Josiah T.

Servers/Cross Guard: Violet W.; Cooper Z.

Servers/Cross Guard: Treyton T.; Izzy W.

Servers/Cross Guard: Ciera B.; Mikayla E.

Servers/Cross Guard: John-Patrick A.; Blaise D.

Servers/Cross Guard: Lydia D.; Chaz F.

Servers/Cross Guard: Brandon H.; Katie M.

Servers/Cross Guard: Camden G.; Maggy M.

Servers/Cross Guard: Bea H.; Drew M.

Servers/Cross Guard: Jenna H.; Brady M.

Servers/Cross Guard: Aaron L.; Joey N.

Servers/Cross Guard: Aiden R.; Jackson W.

Servers/Cross Guard: Nick Prater

Servers/Cross Guard: Sarah S.; Taylor A,

Servers/Cross Guard: Finley S.; Tanner M

Servers/Cross Guard: Josiah T.; Aiden A.

Servers/Cross Guard: Frankie A.; Zak A.

Servers/Cross Guard: LaRon F.; Jakiya L.

Servers/Cross Guard: Grace E.; Emily L.

Servers/Cross Guard: Katilin J.; Alysah S.

Servers/Cross Guard: John G.; Bradyn M.

Servers/Cross Guard: Julie D.; Ashley L.

PTO Upcoming Second Tuesday

Suppers:

Please join us for our Second Tuesday Suppers! This is a monthly opportunity for our school and parish community to get together, to make a little mon-ey for the school, and to have a

break from cooking!

Chipotle 21st and Wanamaker between the hours of 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm. Bring the flyer that was sent home, show it to the cashier to make sure 33% of the proceeds will be donated to Mater Dei Catholic

School.

School Zone Challenge

Challenge One:

Every time that you see a school

zone use it as a prayer zone to

pray for Mater Dei students,

teachers, administrators, and their

families.

Challenge Two:

For the safety of all Mater Dei

students we ask that you refrain

from talking or texting on your

phone during drop-off and pick-

up. We also ask that you refrain

from doing U-turns or 3-point-turns

on Clay Street. Again, this is for

the safety of all children.

Thank you for helping to keep our

children safe!

Jazmen

Roger

Jermaine

Kassidy

Suhaila

Santi

Hailie

Elena

ArRyhanna

John-Patrick

Thomas

Zak

Angela

Molly

Lily

Isaiah

Risley

Jakoby

Michael

Harper

Alma

Hunter

Abagail

Kenzie

Jack

Avery

Sam

Anabel

Kayden

Alannah

Reece

Jackson

Spencer

Jackie

Jordyn

Timothy

Maesyn

NesMiah

Marjorie

Eleanor

Anna

Gus

Watch us grow and learn together. Welcome,

Knights!

Upcoming Virtus Training Session:

8/29/2019 St. Theresa, Perry - 6:00 PM 9/9/2019 Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Topeka - 6:00 PM 9/14/2019 Most Pure Heart of Mary, Topeka - 9:00 AM

When you attend Virtus, please list Mater Dei School and Parish as places you volunteer so that we will see you have completed the training.

ALL adults who volunteer in our

school MUST be Virtus trained!

Go http://virtusonline.org . If you need

help please call school office. Thank

you.

PTO Fundraisers

Trash Bag Sale Trash Bag Orders are due September 11. Trash Bag Pick-Up - September 20th in MD gym

Trash Bag Money due October 4

Spirit Wear

Watch for information about spirit wear.

Fall Sports

Volleyball Coaches

6th Grade:

Deb Tanking

7th Grade:

Gary Walker

8th Grade:

Deb Schmitz & Lauren Hutley

Soccer Anthony Granado & Rich Storrer

Thank you, coaches, for volunteering

your time and sharing your talent.

New Classroom Look

Creating a classroom environment that supports creativity and produc-tivity can go a long way towards helping students take ownership of their own learning. Stop by the school and look at the new classroom colors, programming lab, and media center. Your sense of adventure will be stimulated. Come see the new look of the libray.

5 E Model

Students learning the 5 e model. Here is a brief description about the 5 e’s.

September 8th Birthday of the

Blessed Virgin Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Dear God,

Thank you for looking after our school -

Mater Dei. Thank you for loving each

and everyone of us here at Mater Dei

Catholic School.

Help us to learn, play and share togeth-

er, so that the wonderful world you have

made becomes more beautiful everyday.

Amen.

paraphrased from lords-prayer-words.com

Box Tops for Education

No more clipping. No more sending Box

Tops to school. All you need is your

phone. Download the ALL-NEW Box Tops

app, shop as you normally would, then

simply scan your store receipts to find

participating products. The app will auto-

matically credit your school's Box Tops

earnings online.

You can still clip them and send them to

school. Physical Box Top clips are being

phased out of production, but may con-

tinue to be found on many products

throughout the store. Send your clipped

Box Tops, along with any unexpired clips

you may have at home, to the Mater Dei

school office.

Visit Box Tops for Education to learn

more about scanning your box tops.

https://www.boxtops4education.com/

Engage

Engagement activities help students make connections with what they know and can do.

Explore

Under the guidance of the teacher, students begin to clarify their understanding of major concepts and skills.

Explain

Students construct explana-

tions of the concepts and

processes about which they

are exploring and learning.

Elaborate

These lessons challenge

students to apply what they

have learned to a new

situation and to build n the

students’ understanding of

concepts in way that ex-

tend their knowledge.

Evaluate

Students assess their own

knowledge, skills, and abili-

ties. Teachers evaluate

students’ progress.

Autumn September 23