Welcome to our newsletter!!!!!

Hello 8th Grade Parents and Guardians,

Welcome! We had a great start to our shortened week. We were able to grow closer as homerooms, learn more about ourselves, and review how we create a great community at St. Sebastian.

This week has only 1 reminder:

• Please encourage your student to bring a hand-drawn or printed out version of a digitized drawing for our 8th grade sweatshirts. It is a great tradition and we encourage all students to submit a design.

  • Our hope is to get these designs submitted quickly so that we can receive the sweatshirts that much earlier. Designs are due Tuesday, September 2nd.

Thank you and God Bless,

Emery and Jennifer

9/2-9/5

Dear Guardians and Parents,

Another week has already come and gone.  On Wednesday, we celebrated our first all school Mass as a community. The 8th graders did an excellent job planning and leading different parts of the Mass. Please know that you are always welcome to come and sit with us.  We collected sweatshirt designs this week and they were super cool. We hope to get out the order form soon and get the sweatshirts shipped here ASAP. Finally, nominations for student council were collected this week. Be sure to ask your student if they signed up. 

We are especially proud of our 8th graders in their academics. Things are off to a great start in both Pre-Algebra and Algebra. Your children are making great strides in the class that best suits their abilities. In Social Studies, your children did an amazing job recalling different events that they learned about in class last year. Nicely Done!!!!

A  few reminders

• September 11th: Mandatory Parent Meeting

  • We look forward to seeing you there

• September 16th: High School Fair 

  • student reps will be avaible to chat with!

Thanks and God Bless,

Jennifer and Emery 

9/15-9/19

Dear Parents and Guardians,

What a great week. 8th graders have been great helpers out at carline escorting younger students to their classroom. We thank them for their service to our school.  This week in character strong, we talked about how  the lessons work, why we do them, and how important our attitude is when we approach our lessons.

A few reminders:

• 8A homeroom only- we are doing a fun event in homeroom on Thursdays. If you or your child have a favorite picture book, feel free to send it with them. We plan to read as many as possible! Here is the list of what we have read so far!

  • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-fU-ZTVSqXKHJjZkaSK-7wstfnWXx8dIp27R7DdTSQY/edit?usp=sharing 

• Catholic Soles Walk is October 1st- we hope to see you all there!

God Bless,

Jennifer and Emery

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We had a great week. In Character Strong we talked about our Truths and our Dreams. Dreams are truths that we want to have happen but we haven't gotten there quite yet. 

A few reminders:

• 8A homeroom only- we are doing a fun event in homeroom on Thursdays. If you or your child have a favorite picture book, feel free to send it with them. We plan to read as many as possible! Here is the list of what we have read so far!

  • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-fU-ZTVSqXKHJjZkaSK-7wstfnWXx8dIp27R7DdTSQY/edit?usp=sharing 

• Catholic Soles Walk is October 1st- we hope to see you all there!

• VIP is October 2nd- any visitors need to be registered so we can ensure the safety of our community and enough donuts for all!!!!

• No school October 3rd- teacher inservice day

Thanks,

Jennifer and Emery

10/6- 10/10

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope your week is going well.  This week, rooms finalized their doors and grew closer together through shared time together.  As Fall continues in full force, enjoy time together with your child outside!!!! 

A few announcments:

• If you haven't already, please sign up for Fall Conferences with your child's homeroom teacher. It is a requirement for this trimester. 

• Halloween: Be on the lookout for an email from your child's homeroom parent liaison about signing up and bringing things to support our classroom party. 

• Go Brewers!!!!!

Thanks,

Jennifer and Emery

10/13-10/17

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope you have had a good week. This week in character strong we talked about being an advocate for ourself and others. It can be tricky to step in when we see others are hurting but we are called to help others in need, even when it is difficult.  Be sure to ask your student what they are learning about this week!

A few reminders:

• Conferences are next week Wednesday from 1-4 and 5-7 and Thursday from 8-12. Please be on time so we can have a great discussion about your child and respect the time of others waiting for their conference

• Can Drive: bring cans Nov. 4 and Nov. 6

• Halloween Dress Down and Parade- Be see the newsletter for guidelines on costumes 

Thanks,

Jennifer and Emery

11/10-11/14

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope your week is going well.  This week in Character Strong we learned about our value and how they relate to the dreams we hope to achieve. Our character dare is to send a nice message to make someone's day. 

This week the 8th grade is very proud of participation in our classes, specifically in writing where we are raising our hands and sharing in  depth responses to questions. 

A few reminders for the week:

• Kringle Order form sheet have been sent home: be sure turn in your orders timely you would like to order

• Mass next week Wednesday, November 19: We hope to see you there!

• Good luck to our 8th grade cast and crew who are putting on Aladdin this weekend. Break a leg!

  • Performances: Friday 7:00PM, Saturday 7:00PM, and Sunday 2:30 PM

  • 8A Picture Book log from Picture book Thursday!

    • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-fU-ZTVSqXKHJjZkaSK-7wstfnWXx8dIp27R7DdTSQY/edit?usp=sharing 

Thanks for a great week,

Jennifer and Emery

11/17-11/21

Hello Guardians and Parents,

We hope you have had a fabulous week. This week in 8th grade, we worked on our visions for the future. In Character Strong we focused on the story of our life, contemplated what challenges await us in high school, and planned what strengths/values would help us overcome these obstacles. Although its hard work to plan for your future, it leaves you with a vision and a desire to achieve it.  

This week we also planned the Mass and showed our school community our commitment to our faith life. Thank you to everyone who was able to attend and helped the 8th grade practice any roles they had!

A few reminders:

• Tuesday, Nov. 25th is a 1/2 day for students who should be picked up at 11:30

  • The rest of the week is off for Thanksgiving Break- Enjoy the time with your child!!!!

• Report Cards will be going home Dec. 5th. Please ensure they are signed and returned to your homeroom teacher 

• 8A Picture Book log from Picture book Thursday!

  • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-fU-ZTVSqXKHJjZkaSK-7wstfnWXx8dIp27R7DdTSQY/edit?usp=sharing 

  • This week we read: One Big pair of Underpants, Pig the Winner, and Knuffle Bunny Too. Feel free to send your child with favorite picture books for us to read and share on Thursdays!

Thanks,

Emery and Jennifer