This morning Iowa BIG came and visited with the middle school students about the importance of giving back to the community. Each of the high school students talked about their involvement in the community. They also talked about their "why" of being in Iowa BIG. Thank you Mr. Kuennen and high school students for starting our morning with such a positive message. We are excited to be partnering with them for a project during Catholic Schools Week!
Today in Mr. Larsen's class they traveled back in time right before the American Revolution. 🇺🇸
The students took on the role of new settlers in America. They were living off of the money they had brought over from England. The King (Mr. Larsen) provided goods (Donuts) for the new settlers at the cost of being taxed on the goods. This fun and interactive lesson helped showcase what the new settlers went through leading up to the American Revolution.
This week there is no weekly Friday Mass✝️
Mark your calendar for a fun night out with friends, family, or even coworkers🤩 A great dinner and entertainment are a guaranteed on March 2nd!
Tickets will be available at St. Joseph Community School.
#Patherpath #Celebratefaith
Wishing you and your family a happy New Year!
Our hearts are still full thinking about our awesome kids and the performance they gave yesterday at the Christmas Program🎄❄️
Today at Mass we were reminded to have our focus on the Lord❄️🙏
As the days get closer to Christmas let us remember to focus on Him instead of the busyness of the season.
Practicing up for our Christmas concert on Sunday!
Last Friday, Ali McDonald spoke to the Middle Schoolers about prayer and different ways and tools to help students with prayer. One unique and special way that she shared was the way Landri Burgart prayed. Among the many ways Landri prayed, a special way included keeping an altoid box and filling it with prayers. .Landri had a longing for mission work, however her time on Earth was cut short. Students were all given a prayer box in her memory donated by her grandmother. She is an encouragement to keep that communication alive with God.
Celebrating the first week of Advent all together 🙏🎄
Whether it is proclaiming the word, singing God's praises, or serving mass, it is good that we gather together as a St. Joe's family to praise God. 🙏
#PatherPath #CatholicSchool
Thank for the donation in Patti Rochford Knowlton memory for our library 📚
We are excited for the student to be able to read all these wonderful books!
Happy Thanksgiving!🦃🏈🍂
Watch our very own Thanksgiving Parade put on by our Kindergarteners!
Click the link to watch: https://bit.ly/3utPEjQ
Last Friday, we put up the St. Joseph School banner at the park for Little Light of Mine! Thanks boys for your help!
Please make sure to check out our banner among the other cool displays opening night of Little Light of Mine on November 24th🤩
A few snapshots from our annual Turkey Basketball 🏀 🦃
This month for our family event it was a movie! We watched Free Birds to get in the Thanksgiving spirit🦃🍁🍂
Thank you to everyone that was able to come! Have a great Turkey week!
Huge thank you to all who helped support through our apple stand put on by our kindergarteners! The kindergarteners were very proud to be able to do this for their friend with your support. They raised $976.77 to help the Burgart family!
Jane Finnegan was an important part of St. Joseph Community School as a grandmother to Victoria and Callie Speltz, substitute teacher for several years, and was also a dedicated member of Fae Stine Legion Auxiliary Unit #38. Alpha Zeta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, a teacher sorority of which Jane was a member, recently donated the book ‘The Poppy Lady’ by Barbara Elizabeth Welsh/artist Layne Johnson to the school library.
It is the inspiring story behind the Veterans Day red poppy, a symbol. When American soldiers entered World War I, Moina Belle Michael, a schoolteacher from Georgia, knew she had to act. Some of the soldiers were her students and friends. Almost single-handedly, Moina worked to establish the red poppy as the symbol to honor and remember soldiers. And she devoted the rest of her life to making sure the symbol would last forever. Thanks to her hard work, that symbol remains today.
A great way to start our Friday🙏😇
Join us for a fun night 🤩
