St. Sebastian STEM Academy is a Catholic School community that models Jesus’s love, faith, kindness and compassion toward each other while working together to solve problems in order to make a difference in our community and world.
March 1, 2024
"Lent is a time of renewal for the whole Church, for each community and every believer. Above all it is a time of grace." - Pope Francis
This week our students spent some time in our library and even got to check-out their first book! Thank you to Ms. Lori who doubles as our librarian. The students loved exploring many donated books and hearing a story from Ms. Lori. Students are invited to dress up as their favorite book character on Monday, March 4th to celebrate Read Across America week!
Please remember we have our Home & School meeting on Monday, March 4th, from 6-7pm at school. We would love for you to join us! Please park in front of the school and enter the main doors.
Save the date for Tuesday March 5th to go to A&W anytime between 4-8pm! Drive or dine in. Let them know you're supporting St. Sebastian STEM Academy and we will receive 10% if the proceeds from your dinner and dessert purchases. Thank you in advance!
If you are interested in volunteering at St. Sebastian STEM Academy please see the information below on the class that will be offered on April 9th right here at school. Give me a call if you have any questions.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Please report your sick child to the main office 262-425-0009 before 7:45am. Also, please remember that the day starts at 7:25, if you are running late, please bring your child through the main doors and sign them in to the main office. Thank you!
Also, if you will checking out your child early on a school day. Please call Ms. Lori at the school office. Teachers do not always get a chance to look at their email or Dojo during the school day. Thank you.
262-425-0009
Just a reminder that your child needs to be 24 hrs. fever free before they can return to school.
Also, if your child comes to school after 7:45, please make sure that they have had breakfast. Thank you.
March 4th - Home and School meeting 6:00pm.
March 5th - Dine and Donate at A&W from 4:00 - 8:00pm.
March 14th - Classroom Penny Wars - Throw a pie in either Mrs. McCauley or Ms. Lori's face! - more information to come.
March 15th - No School.
March 28th - Easter Egg Hunt - more information to come.
March 29th - April 7th - Easter Break.
April 9th -Safeguarding Class for Adults 2:45pm - More information below.
April 10th - Dine and Donate at A&W from 4:00 - 8:00pm.
April 18th - VIP Breakfast - 7:25 - 8:00, Join us for Mass after.
May 6th - Dine and Donate at Rocky Rococo from 11:00am - 7:00pm.
May 8th - Field trip to Riverbend Bend. Rain Date May 14th. - more information to come
May 27th - No School.
May 31st - Last Day of School (1/2 day, dismissal at 11:00am).
Hungry for a good fish fry? Every Friday through Lent visit a Siena School for their Fish Fry. Locations on the flyer.
We are going on our 1st Field trip! Our students will be going to River Bend on May 14th from 9:30-11am. K3 will be participating in the Tiny Tots program, K4 will be participating in the Things with Wings program, and K5 will be participating in the Building Blocks of Nature program with a weather emphasis. We would love to have parent chaperones join us! Remember you must complete the Safe Environment class and we have one coming up in April! See information below. If you would like to chaperone please reach out to Amanda on Dojo or at amccauley@sienacatholicschools.org. Permission slips will be sent out closer to the date of the field trip.
Your child's teacher will reach out with any individual activities they will be doing to celebrate Read Across America. As a whole school we will dress like our favorite book character on Monday, March 4th!
Home and School met Monday, February 12th. Our next meeting will be on Monday, March 4th at 6:00pm at School. We are working on a lot of fun things to do this spring. Please consider joining us.
A&W Restaurant
Please join us March 5th and April 10th at A&W for fundraising. Drive or dine in. Let them know you're supporting St. Sebastian. Come anytime between 4:00 - 8:00pm and we will receive 10% of the proceeds from your dinner and dessert purchases.
Located at 13520 Northwestern Ave. Franksville 53126
Please see information on a girlscout fundraiser that St. Sebastian and St. Lucy's are doing here.
In order to volunteer in our building or at any school events you need to have a background check and have completed the Safe Environment Training. We will be offering a class at St. Sebastian's STEM Academy on Tuesday, April 9th at 2:45 - 5:45pm. If you were unable to make the April 9th date there are many options available online in our area. If you do not remember if you have had this training in the past please reach out to me and I can look you up in our system. Please share this with anyone you know that is interested in volunteering at the school. I highly recommend doing this if you plan on being involved in any school events.
Here are the directions to sign up:
go to https://milwaukee.cmgconnect.org/
create a new account
choose volunteer
choose your location as St. Sebastian STEM Academy
Once logged in, complete the curriculum called "Initial Training for Clergy, Volunteers and Employees"
Complete the curriculum and RSVP for an in person training session (if you do not see the St. Sebastian option yet it will be posted within the next week, other Siena school options will be available too)
Once class is complete the background check will run and once that is back and clear, you will be certified and can start volunteering.
Our student of the week this week is DaVonte from our 4K classroom! He always has a smile on his face and brings joy to everyone around him. He has been a big help with saying the Pledge of Allegiance on the announcements this week! We are so blessed to have him as part of our St. Sebastian STEM Academy family.
3K This week 3K learned about how penguins and puffins are alike and different from each other. We used our fine motor and listening skills to create a penguin out of paper, glue, and googly eyes. 3K also learned about movement and force by participating in, and observing, different pushing and pulling activities. On Friday, we put our muscles to work moving different items around the gym.
4K This week 4K focused on PLTW coding vocabulary building and storytelling using directional words . We will also practice using these words by taking a Nature Walk.
The words are : around, behind, left, right, out, through, up, down, backward , forward, over and under.
5K This week K5 observed the sun and did an experiment to discover the sun's affect on the Earth. We finished our introduction to Subtraction. From Mystery Science we learned why we have Leap Years.
If you are interested in subbing for Siena Catholic Schools, please look at the attached flyer. We would love to see you in our school.
Here's what's new at St. Sebastian Catholic Church!
Mass times at St. Sebastians
Thursday, 8:15 am
Saturday, 4:30 pm Confession every first and third Saturday of the month from
3:30 - 4:00pm in the North Overflow room or by appt. 262-886-4398
Sunday, 9:15 am
Mass times at St. Lucy (sister parish)
Daily 8:15 am Confessions, Friday following 8:15am Mass
Saturday 4:00pm. Confessions 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from 3pm - 3:30pm
Sunday 8:00am, 10:30am, amd 5:00pm
There is still time. If you want to be Catholic, if you have not been baptized, received your First Communion, or want to be Confirmed, contact our Faith Formation Minister Eric Antrim at eantrim@stlucychurch.org or text him at 262-498-9028.
Growing your knowledge
Our churches have some great ways to learn more about your faith. If you are looking for something new to grow in your faith life, contact Eric Antrim to learn about the many learning opportunities St. Lucy and St. Sebastian's churches have to grow.
Kids Town hours for St. Sebastian hours are:
6:30 - 7 a.m. & 2:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Information on the program can be found here.
