Catholic East Elementary School on Milwaukee's East Side challenges students in Grades K3-8 to tap into their full potential academically, spiritually, morally, socially and physically.

Catholic East has rededicated itself to 21st century faithful learning excellence. It offers an ethnically-diverse learning environment, small class sizes, highly-qualified staff and a foundation in faith in a unique neighborhood.

Catholic East is supported by the five Riverbank Catholic Communities (RCC) parishes: Three Holy Women, SS. Peter and Paul, Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Old St. Mary and Our Lady of Divine Providence.

Catholic East Gala Quickly Approaching

Please join us for the Celebrating Catholic East Elementary Gala on Wednesday, May 2 at the Renaissance Place.  The event will feature dinner from Catering by Chef Jack’s and music by the George Busateri Band.  The cocktail hour and silent auction begin at 5:30 pm, followed by dinner at 7 pm.  We were delighted with the success and spirit of last year's inaugural event and we are looking forward to a lovely gathering this year. 

All members of the parishes that support Catholic East, their family and friends, alumni of the school and its predecessors, and all supporters of Catholic education are welcome to attend. Please join us. The price is $125 per person or $1,000 for a table of 8.  To order tickets, please contact Principal Gail Kraig at 414-964-1770 or gailkraig@archmil.org. 

IMPORTANT ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

We are well on our way to the 2012- 2013 school year!  Thank you to all the current families who promptly returned the enrollment packets that were sent home last week!  It is exciting to see so many returning students and families!

Currently, over 100 scholars have registered and completed their packets for the 2012-2013 school year, and we have seen many new families register for Catholic East this week, as well.

It is very important that you complete your packets and send in all necessary paperwork ASAP!  We are continuing to grow at a rapid pace and in order to ensure your child's enrollment for the 2012-2013, please return all necessary information to the school office.  We would love to see all of current scholars walking the halls of Catholic East next school year!

If you have questions, please contact Ms. Collins by phone or email.

• 414-964-1770

• collinsc@archmil.org

PENNIES FOR PATIENTS

The results are in, Catholic East has raised $1,700.00 which will be donated to the Lukemia & Lymphoma Society!

THANKS SCHOLARS FOR YOUR GENEROSITY, KINDNESS AND EFFORT TOWARDS THIS CAUSE.

Catholic East Elementary will be participating in Pennies for Patients. It is a fundraiser to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. We will be collecting throughout the month of January with a strong emphasis on Catholic Schools Week. Our scholars in grades 3 –8 will be tracking their individual classroom collected amounts and our scholars at our Holy Rosary Campus will conduct a communal collection.

Since 1994, millions of dollars have been raised in pennies and spare change by more than 10 million elementary, middle and high school students throughout the country.

Catholic East has been personally touched by this disease and we have been praying for Lucia our K4 student.

Students throughout the country are collecting pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters during the Pennies for Patient Campaign. The classroom collecting the most change will receive a pizza
party.

Check your pockets, purses, cars and even those couches for
spare change. Everyone is a Winner!!!!

CATHOLIC EAST FEATURED ON TELEVISION!

"Living Our Faith with Archbishop Listecki" returns Saturday, January 7, 2012 at noon. Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and presented by Catholic Financial Life, this 30-minute program aired on WISN TV, Channel 12. The January 7th episode of “Living Our Faith with Archbishop Listecki” looked at trends in Catholic education in southeastern Wisconsin, including a focus on regionalization and collaboration to ensure sustainability and accessibility. Our feature showcases Catholic East Elementary, Milwaukee, which is the first archdiocesan school to be recognized by “Schools That Can,” a non-profit organization committed to growing seats of quality education for low-income students around the United States.

If you missed the segment on it's air date, click COMMERCIAL to watch now. Once on the site, please click the video "Feature on Catholic East."

CHRISTMAS CANTATA: FINISHED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

With months of preparation, the students and staff of Catholic East, have once again, put on an unbelievably wonderful Christmas program.

The beautiful attire and the incredible amount of patience shown by our youngsters created a pristine atmoshphere for our performance.

Our audience was polite and appreciative during the program. The singing was amazing— especially given the fact that the songs were quite complicated and there were many verses to learn.

Mr. Zaffiro did an outstanding job of preparing our scholars, with help from our teachers.

And the social gathering following, with many wonderful treats baked by volunteer parents, was a great time for fellowship among those that attended!

CATHOLIC EAST RECOGNIZED AT LUNCHEON

Catholic East was honored to attend a luncheon at Miller Park which was hosted by the Metro Milwaukee Association of Commerce. 

Our school was recognized for its performance and involvement with the Schools that Can organization which focuses on providing a high quality education to low income students.  

Father Brian Mason and our third and fifth grade teachers, Mr. Menz and Mr. Reichertz were Catholic East’s liaisons and were therefore, recognized for the school’s efforts to promote educational initiatives in the Metro-Milwaukee area by preparing students for the workplace.

GREAT LAKE SCHOLARS

 Our Great Lakes Scholars,  were chosen by their teachers in grades 3-8. The criteria were grades and participation in school activities. These students are:

Grade 3 Aries Alvarez and Cristina Sanfilippo
Grade 4 Leslie Mendoza and Antonio Sanfilippo.
Grade 5 Megan Mendenhall and Antonio Trinidad
Grade 6 Liliana Galvan and Grace Parlier.
Grade 7 Sarah Kopacz and Collin Traftion
Grade 8 Jon Aniban and Chenoah Gad.

CONGRATS TO MODERN WOODSMEN FINALISTS

Special congratulations to the winners of our local Modern Woodmen Speech Competition. The first and second place winner represented Catholic East at the district competition this Monday at Kewaskum.
1st Place: Grace Parlier, grade 6
2nd Place: Cullen Kuss, grade 7
3rd Place: Mariah Custolow, grade 8

KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS:

A few of our K4, K5 and First Grade Scholars were interviewed last week by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the videotape of some of their interviews entitled “Kid’s Guide to Cooking a Turkey” can be found online. Click on TURKEY DAY to watch this hilarious video. Be sure your speakers are on!

MAGAZINE FUNDRAISER: Your new or renewal subscription renewals can help Catholic East. Go to ORDER MAGAZINES and use our school code 425003516 to order online. QPS offers more than 300 titles!

Holy Rosary Sister Ellen Barrett Campus Opens on Oakland Avenue

Catholic East opened its state-of-the-art campus dedicated to Grades K3 through Grade 2 on Aug. 30, the first day of the 2011-12 school year.

"What a thrill it was to welcome our children and parents into this beautifully renovated, historic school," Principal Gail Kraig said. "We especially are very thankful for our lead benefactor, Dr. Sue Ewens."

This new campus is located at 2038 N. Bartlett Ave. - about five blocks from what has become our Grades 3-8 SS. Peter and Paul Campus at 2461 N. Murray Ave.

Holy Rosary School, which had been converted to office space in the 1980s, was completely renovated. The original hardwood floors and staircase were refurbished. An elevator was installed.

Catholic East Students Excel on WKCEs

Catholic East students as a whole outperform state averages in reading and language arts in recent statewide standardized tests.

Catholic East also outperformed the comparable Milwaukee Public School and Milwaukee Parental Choice Program averages in all subjects tested, according to a recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report based on state statistics.

The tests are known as the WKCEs, or Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examinations.