We gratefully welcome back Father Nick and all of the other Queen of Peace pilgrims from their journey to Italy! We appreciate all of the prayers that you brought with you for both our parish and, of course, our school!
We've got lots of things to share, so let's get right to it...
First things, first... It sounds like we will be experiencing our first winter weather, starting tomorrow morning with chances of snow showers and then switching over to snow, starting at about 9:00am and continuing throughout the rest of the day and night. As of right now, we are only forecasted to receive approximately 4 inches of snow, but as we are well-familiar with weather in our neck of the woods, it can change for better or worse in the blink of an eye. If you're worried, please keep a close eye on the local news channels and don't hesitate to reach out to me via email, if necessary.
*** Speaking of... I reminded the students that it is VERY IMPORTANT that they come prepared to school with not only their jackets, hats, and mittens, but also BOOTS and SNOWPANTS - starting TOMORROW! They will not be allowed to fully participate in recess without these items. Please help them be fully equipped to enjoy our first round of winter weather! THANK YOU!
*** NEW THIS YEAR *** As our previous method of immediate contact "REMIND," has too many glitches to count, we have implemented the direct alert system from FACTS. Sometime today, you will receive a test text message and/or email, verifying that this is our immediately alert system moving forward.
To ensure that you are able to receive our alerts, please text the keyword “START” to 31706 from your mobile device. Any text alerts from our school will begin with “Parent Alert: QOP-MN” and calls will show from “218-879-8516”.
Please note that email alerts from this system will appear with noreply@pikmykid.com as the sender. Rest assured, these emails are from the school and are not spam. We kindly ask that you do not unsubscribe, as doing so may prevent you from receiving important future alerts.
PLEASE READ BELOW FOR SPECIAL REMINDERS!!!
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This week is the last in the First Trimester of the 2025-2026 school year, with the last official day being this Wednesday, November 26th.
*** Please note that on that day (11/26/25), students will be dismissed EARLY at 1:00pm. There will be NO SCHOOL on Thursday the 27th or Friday the 28th.
*** If you student rides the public school bus, please arrange for alternate transportation after school.
*** Also, there will be NO AFTER SCHOOL CLUB on Wednesday, November 26th.
The second trimester of the 2025-2026 school year officially starts after Thanksgiving Break on Monday, December 1st - WOW! Report Cards from the first trimester are scheduled to come home on Tuesday, December 2nd, and we'll be doing something different this year - so please pay attention!
Rather than writing down on the paper copies, as we have done for many, many year, that then have to be signed and returned after both the first and second trimester, before being fully relinquished to families after the end of that school year, we will be sending out emails, directly from our FACTS Management system. It will contain everything that our previous report cards included, including comments from teachers, but they will be delivered right to your email inbox!
There is no signing and returning, but we do ask that you take a moment to verify receipt through an email which will be sent directly from the office on the same day.
The will be NO PUBLIC SCHOOL on Friday, December 5th. Therefore, please make arrangements for your child's transportation, if necessary.
There will also be no public school lunch available. HOWEVER, our Middle School Enrichment will be making a spaghetti dinner, along with fruit, for any interested student! Thank you, Mr. Peterson, for facilitating this!
Dates to Remember...
Monday, November 24 - St. Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs
Tuesday, November 25 - St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr
Wednesday, November 26 - End of Trimester I - Early Dismissal (1:00pm) - NO ASC
Thursday, November 26 - Friday, November 27 - Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL
Thursday, November 27 - Thanksgiving Day
Sunday, November 30 - First Sunday of Advent
Monday, December 1 - First Day of Trimester II
Tuesday, December 2 - Trimester I Report Cards sent home
Wednesday, December 3 - St. Francis Xavier, Priest
Thursday, December 4 - St. John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Saturday, December 6 - St. Nicholas, Bishop
Cookies and Cocoa with Santa (10:00am-12:30pm)
Monday, December 8 - The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mass at 10:20am
Tuesday, December 9 - St. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
Wednesday, December 10 - Our Lady of Loreto
Thursday, December 11 - St. Damasus I, Pope
Friday, December 12 - Our Lady of Guadalupe
Saturday, December 13 - St. Lucy, Virgin and Martyr
Thursday, December 18 - Christmas Program (6:30pm)
Sunday, December 21 - STUDENT MASS
Monday, December 22 - Friday, January 2 - Christmas Break - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, December 23 - St. John of Kanty, Priest
Thursday, December 25 - The Nativity of the Lord
Friday, December 26 - St. Stephen, the First Martyr
Saturday, December 27 - St. John, Apostle and Evangelist
Sunday, December 28 - The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
Monday, December 29 - St. Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr
Wednesday, December 31 - St. Sylvester I, Pope
Thursday, January 1 - Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God (Holy Day of Obligation)
Friday, January 2 - Sts. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church
Saturday, January 3 - The Most Holy Name of Jesus
Sunday, January 4 - The Epiphany of the Lord
Monday, January 5 - St. John Neumann, Bishop
Tuesday, January 6 - St. Andre Bessette, Religious
Wednesday, January 7 - St. Raymond of Penyafort, Priest
Sunday, January 11 - The Baptism of the Lord
Tuesday, January 13 - St. Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Friday, January 16 - Trimester II Midterm Reports Sent Home
Saturday, January 17 - St. Anthony, Abbot
Monday, January 19 - NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, January 20 - St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr; St. Sebastian, Martyr
Wednesday, January 21 - St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr
Thursday, January 22 - Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children
Friday, January 23 - St. Vincent, Deacon and Martyr; St. Marianne Cope, Virgin
Saturday, January 24 - St. Francis de Sales, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Sunday, January 25 - STUDENT MASS
Sunday, January 25 - Saturday, January 31 - CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
Monday, January 26 - Sts. Timothy and Titus, Bishops
Tuesday, January 27 - St. Angela Merici, Virgin
Wednesday, January 28 - St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Saturday, January 31 - St. John Bosco, Priest
Monday, February 2 - The Presentation of the Lord
Candlemas (Begin Singing Ave Regina Caelorum)
Tuesday, February 3 - St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr; St. Ansgar, Bishop
Thursday, February 5 - St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr
Friday, February 6 - St. Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs
Tuesday, February 10 - St. Scholastica, Virgin
Wednesday, February 11 - Our Lady of Lourdes
Thursday, February 12 - Monday, February 16 - Winter Break - NO SCHOOL
Saturday, February 14 - Sts, Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop
Tuesday, February 17 - The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order
Wednesday, February 18 - Ash Wednesday
Saturday, February 21 - St. Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Sunday, February 22 - STUDENT MASS - Southern Parishes
Monday, February 23 - St. Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr
Friday, February 27 - St. Gregory of Narek, Abbot and Doctor of the Church
End of Trimester II
Keep in Touch!
Ave Maria!
Melissa Marti
