Madonna Catholic School News

Dear Madonna Families,

As we enter the third week of Advent — Gaudete Sunday — we are reminded to rejoice because the Lord is near! We are grateful for so many blessings in our lives, especially the gift of our faith and th eopporunity to see kids lit up. The image above shows our students engaging in the Face 2 Face Ministry work that visited our school last week. Looking forward to this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus points us to signs of God’s love and healing in our world, encouraging us to live with hope and joy as we await His coming at Christmas.

We joyfully invite all our families to join us for Mass on Monday, December 15 at 6:15 pm at OLPH Parish as we continue this beautiful Advent season together. We also look forward to celebrating with everyone who is able at our Families in Faith Advent Celebration on Wednesday, December 17 at 5:30 pm at the school — a wonderful opportunity to share Advent prayer, song, and community.

May this season of hope, peace, joy, and love fill your hearts as we prepare to welcome Jesus at Christmas!

Blessings,

Mrs. Cathy Hinger, Principal

Mrs. Fiona Wimmer, Assistant Principal

December 15 - 9:00am Assembly - Second week of Advent JOIN US!

December 15 - Advent Mass @ OLPH Parish 6:15pm

December 16 - Final swim lesson grades 1 & 4

December 17 - Advent Celebration @ Madonna 5:30-7:30pm

December 19 - Holiday PJ Day

December 19 - Last day of school - Christmas break Dec. 20- Jan. 4

UPDATED EICS CALENDAR HERE

To help keep all students safe, please remember to write a note in your child’s agenda or email the teacher in advance if you will be picking your child up early. We understand that emergencies happen; however, we’ve noticed an increase in last-minute calls and parents attempting to pick up students from the bus pad. If you arrive at the bus pad without prior notice, please know that supervising staff may not recognize you, and we will ask several questions to confirm you are the safe adult—this is out of care for your child, not to cause alarm. If we are unsure we will direct you to the school office. Thank you for helping us ensure a smooth and secure dismissal for everyone!

Madonna students were fortunate to experience Face to Face Youth ministry program supported by REAL (Religious Education Activities for Life) in our EICS community this past week. Their mission is to help young people grow in holiness by living and sharing the Catholic faith in meaningful and relatable ways.

Face to Face aims for every student to encounter Christ and feel encouraged to answer the call to become saints. Their work is guided by values such as openness to God, excellence, authenticity, obedience, teamwork, and unity. Through music, movement and opportunities for reflection, Face to Face supports students in deepening their relationship with Jesus and growing confidently in their Catholic identity. We came together as a whole school twice and each grade had their own personal workshop led by the F2F Ministry team.

Grandma Lou came to visit our grade 1M class today. She gifted our class a couple bulbs of paperwhite flowers. We are so lucky to have her share some of her knowledge and love of gardening and art.