St. Sebastian's Weekly Newsletter
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 8, 2024
Hello from Mrs. McCauley
"Have patience with all things, but first of all with yourself." - St. Francis de Sales
This week we celebrated Read Across America by dressing up as our favorite book characters on Monday and each classroom did different activities. Take a look at the pictures below!
Thank you to everyone that went to A&W on Tuesday to support our school! Stay tuned as our Home and School group will try to do an event like this once a month.
We have some fun events coming up at St. Sebastian STEM Academy! Read about our Pi Day Penny Wars and Easter Egg Hunt below.
Have a great weekend everyone and thank you for all you do to support our school! Remember, there is no school next Friday, March 15th.
Is your child out sick?
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.
Important Notes!
March 14th - Pi Day Classroom Penny Wars - Throw a pie in either Mrs. McCauley or Ms. Lori's face!
March 15th - No School.
March 28th - Easter Egg Hunt - see information below
March 29th - April 7th - Easter Break.
March 30th - Sturtevant's Easter Egg Hunt - 10:00am @ Sturtevant's Village Hall
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 14th - Field trip to River Bend. Rain Date May 21st.
May 27th - No School.
May 31st - Last Day of School (1/2 day, dismissal at 11:00am).
Riverbend Nature Center
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. Thank you to those that have already volunteered! Permission slips will be sent out closer to the date of the field trip.
Home and School
Home and School met Monday, March 4th. Our next meeting will be on Monday, April 8th at 6:00pm at School. We are working on a lot of fun things to do this spring. Please consider joining us!
Birthday in a Box
Please see information on a girlscout fundraiser that St. Sebastian and St. Lucy's are doing here.
Safe environment education sessions
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.
Pics of the Week
Student of the Week
Our student of the week this week is Leo from our 4K classroom! Leo is kind, compassionate, and a good friend. He also loves learning in the classroom. We are so blessed to have him as part of our St. Sebastian STEM Academy family.
Spotlight on STEM!
3K This week 3K finished up our pushes / pulls lesson by cutting and separating 6 activities up into pushes(pink) and pulls(green). After discussing what they remembered from Friday, we glued each activity into the correct box. 3K also completed two different Art projects in honor of Dr. Suess stories. They sponge painted red and blue fish on Monday, which were completed and added to Ms. Lori's fish bowl on Tuesday. On Wednesday, we used brushes to paint the crazy hair of Thing 1 and Thing 2. We will finish these puppets up on Friday when we add the final touch of a 1 or 2.
4K This week we played hide and seek using directional words from our PLTW coding unit. 4K also reviewed seeds by taste testing different fruits and vegetables that started off as seeds.
5K This week K5 explored the connection between addition and subtraction in Math. In Art with K4 we painted with potatoes. In Science this week we have been keeping track of the daily weather.
Memorial Day Parade
St. Sebastian's STEM Academy will be in this years Memorial Day Parade in Sturtevant. The parade is on May 25th at 8:00am - More information to come.
DINE and DONATE
A&W Restaurant
Tuesday at A&W was a great time. It was great seeing so many St. Sebastian's families.
Please consider joining us April 10th at A&W for our 2nd fundraiser. 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
Hungry for a good fish fry? Every Friday through Lent visit a Siena School for their Fish Fry. Locations on the flyer.
Do you want to be a Substitute teacher for Siena Catholic Schools?
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.
From St. Sebastian Catholic Church
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
Join a Catholic Church
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.
Before & After School Care
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.