Pastor/School Committee
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Spelling Bee Congratulations to our students on their fine performance at last Friday's spelling bee.
Special congratulations goes out to our student who placed 2nd in the spelling bee. We are all so proud of her for her awesome spelling abilities!
Library Library class is now being held on Monday. Please have your child return his or her books to school on Mondays. Thank you.
No School February 15th There will be no school on Friday, February 15th, due to teacher in-service.
ITBS Testing Annual academic testing is scheduled for the week of February 18th to the 22nd. Students in grades 2-8 will be taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. It is very important that all students are in school each day of that week.
Education Committee The Education Committee will meet on Thursday, February 21st at 4:30 pm in the school library.
Valentine's Day We will celebrate Valentine's Day on Thursday, February 14th. Each classroom will hold their own classroom party.
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Pancake Breakfast Thank You Thank you to Don and Billie Dittrich for their donation of eggs and butter to the pancake breakfast that was held in honor of Catholic Schools Week.
Thank you also goes out to the Kwik Trip of Winona for their donation of milk, orange juice, and bread.
Winter Festival at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School The annual Winter Festival will be held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic School in Independence this Saturday, February 9th. Everyone is welcome to join in the fun. There will be music, games, food, and raffles. Admission is $2.00. The fun begins at 7:30 pm.
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The following Scrip information was also included in the family folders this week.
Scrip is a term that means "substitute money". When families purchase scrip, they're purchasing negotiable gift certificates that are used just like cash. SCRIP is issued by national and local retailers where many of us already shop. These merchants want to support non-profit organizations like St. Boniface and in return ask us to support them by shopping with SCRIP at their stores. Our families can use SCRIP to purchase everyday expenses like food, clothing and other essentials.
How does SCRIP generate revenue for St. Boniface? The Great Lakes Scrip center acts on behalf of St. Boniface to purchase large amounts of SCRIP from grocery stores, department stores, and other retailers. Because the SCRIP is purchased up front, the participating retailers offer a substantial discount. St. Boniface buys the SCRIP from Great Lakes Scrip Center at a discount and re-sells the certificates for full face value. The bulk of the discount is retained by St. Boniface.
Are there any restrictions on the gift certificates? Each retailer sets their discounts and rules. Some retailers, like JC Penny, allow families to pay off their JC Penny credit card with SCRIP if they do it in person at a store. Some gift certificates expire or start charging a monthly fee if they show no activity after a set number of months. Complete rules, discounts, and denominations for each retailer can be found at www.glscrip.com .
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