Thank you to Mrs Seibert’s class and our students from various grades for their leadership with liturgy and Mass today. Thank you to everyone who joined us for Mass. This week Fr. Jerry reminds us we are God’s harvest as we prepare for Advent. Please know all are welcome each week.
St. Joseph’s has also switched from the Idaho Reading Indicator (IRI) to the State of Idaho’s adopted Istation. We did this to have routine data to monitor growth in reading comprehension for our early readers. We are also piloting the use of Istation for both enrichment and intervention to meet needs of all students. This testing also provides data for direct comparison.
The Istation categorizes students into three levels: Tier 1 (at grade level), Tier 2 (near grade level), and Tier 3 (below grade level). The table below shows the percent of students who scored, on their first test of the year in August or September, at grade level. Aside from the Boise School District as a whole, two individual schools are also included for comparison too.
We are blessed to have a donor who will match the first 10 people who have not taken advantage of the Idaho Education Tax Credit yet in the 2018 calendar year. This means if we can get 10 people to donate $2,000, the donor will match each donation. This can lead to $40,000 for St. Joseph’s Catholic School. For those who itemize, a $2,000 donation could only end up costing between $300-$500.
The Idaho Education Tax Credit letter describes the Idaho State Tax Credit for donations to St. Joe’s. 50% of your donation comes back to you as a tax credit (50 %!) And, if you itemize, another 35% credit, depending on your tax situation.
Please consult your tax advisor and consider your tax donation contribution during this time before December 31st.
For those interested in taking advantage of the donation match, please email Anita Miller (millera@stjoes.com) or call 208-342-4909. Thank you for your consideration.
Forms to play have been give to the boys are and due back by December 12.
Many families are buying uniforms this time of year. This is a reminder that when a $100 Land’s End gift card is purchased from the school, the school makes $16. This is one of the highest SCRIP return rates. When buying your next set of uniforms, please consider getting a gift card. SCRIP order forms are available outside the front office and in the PDF attachment in the Braves’ Bulletin.
After the 5 pm Mass Saturday, December 8 all are invited to St. John’s Christmas around the World.
This week the piano we use for music, choir, and band reached a state beyond repair. We are replacing it with a new piano from Welch Music. The new piano cost $3,500. If you would like to contribute to the purchase of the new piano, please contact Anita Miller at millera@stjoes.com.