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Beautification Day
August 9
School Advisory Board Retreat
August 16
Flag Football Camp
August 11&12 10am - 2pm
Volleyball Camp
August 16 8:00am - 4:30pm
School Starts
August 19
Back to School Social
August 22 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Zilker Park
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From the Principal's Desk
Our annual Beautification Day is jus tdays away! This Saturday from 8am to 12noon we will be coming together as a community of students, parents and faculty to take care of a long TO DO list of chores. This is a great day to help us with that extra KICK we need to get ready for the year, catch up with old friends and welcome the newest members of our community. The Knights of Colombus will be here providing breakfast for all of our hungry workers. We will be moving desks, chairs, cleaning windows and blinds, completing yard work, clearing out storerooms, misc. tasks in the rooms for teachers and on and on. There will be jobs for hands large and small.
If you have the following items, PLEASE bring them along:
- Work gloves, rakes and outside brooms
- Dusting rags, sprays and supplies
- Cleaning rags, paper towels
- Disinfecting wipes, cleaners and lysol
- Window cleaner and paper towels.
I'll see you all on Saturday morning, full of spirit and energy!
As always, if you have any questions or concerns - please let me know. My door and inbox are always open!
In Spirit & Peace,
Mrs. Donna Woodard
Principal
Time to order your lunches! Now is the time to order school lunches for the first two weeks of school. Remember you CANNOT order the day of! All lunches must be ordered in advance by the due date. This planning will assist our caterer with their ordering and preparation. The menu and order form for August 19 - 29 can be found on the school website on the Lunch Program page. Click here to go directly to that page. Orders are due into the school office my Monday, August 11th. You can bring them to Beautification Day or fax them in as well. You will be billed in your secondary bill in September for your August lunches. No money is to be turned in at this time. Don't Delay, Orders are due Monday, 8/11!
Uniform Questions
A few calls have come in regarding two uniform areas.
1. Shoes need to be ALL white or ALL back. Logos should not be of a different color. These shoes may be harder to find, but can be found at many shoe stores around Austin. (I had luck at the Round Rock Outlet at various stores.)
2. PE Uniforms (3rd - 8th grade) are our gray spirit wear T-shirts and black shorts. One has been ordered for each child. They will be here the first day of school. Extras will be available through our Booster Club as soon as they arrive. Black shorts should be solid, but may have stripes on the side.
Volunteers Needed
Mom, Dad, Grandparents.... are you interested in helping out at school? Once a week? Once a month? We need volunteers to help us out on a regular basis in a couple of areas. All volunteers will need to complete the EIM training course. For these positions siblings are welcome to come, too. Please email Mrs. Woodard if you are interested in... Lunch Order Coordinator - Comes into the school when orders are due and tallies them up and creates class reports of orders.
Lunch Room Monitors - We need volunteers to help faculty supervise students in the dining hall - opening lunch items, getting through line, heating items in the microwave, escorting to the bathroom, etc. There are three lunch times to choose from. Once a week, once a month - any time will help.
Recess Monitors - Volunteers are needed to help faculty supervise our three lunch recesses. Monitors watch for student safety on the big toy and the blacktop.
Green Team - We need assistance in mowing the South and West sides of the building, cleaning out flowerbeds and sweeping sidewalks. Volunteers are needed at least one day per month. The school does have a mower on campus.
Office / Clerical - Help filing, organizing, preparing mailings, making copies, organizing binders and other various tasks.
School Supplies are HERE!
Supplies can be picked up at Beautification Day. Those not picked on Saturday will be delivered to the classroom. Thank you Jennifer Cazal via our Parents' Club for all of her work on this!
We have lost of WISHES ...
As you know, we cannot forward our mission without your support. Some of our wishes are small items (glue sticks) and some of them are large (sound system). Please consider fulfilling the wish of one of our teachers by donating an item from our wishlist. We appeciate any way you can help!
Eagle's Nest Registration
If you will be utilizing Eagle's Nest, our After School Care Program, this coming year please email Ms. Turner . She will need to know if you will be registering FULL TIME and be billed $150 per month September - May or DROP IN at $10 per day. All payments will be made through our monthly secondary bill through FACTS.
Secondary Billing
On August 1st we will be mailing out your secondary FACTS bill. This bill will come to you each month with misc fees for your payment. This month you will see your $50 technology fee - per student and school supplies charges if you pre-ordered your supplies last spring. In September you will also see lunch fees and Eagle's Nest fees. These should be paid online or directly to FACTS. Please call Ms. Turner if you have any questions. |
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What's cooking in the Kitchen? In preparation for the new school & ministry year the Newman Hall kitchen is getting a much needed makeover. The parish recently replaced our commercial refrigerator, which had reached the end of its lifespan, and bringing in professionals for a deep cleaning and to refinish the floor. We are also exploring the cost of repairing or replacing the gas stove.
Now we desperately need to replace the stainless steel worktables which are the heart of the kitchen. We would like to purchase three or four new 30" x 60" tables with adjustable feet from Mission Restaurant Supply for $258.95 each. If you'd like to support our parish ministries and St. Austin School by providing financial assistance for the purchase of new worktables, please contact Jennifer Anderson at 512-477-9471 ext. 303 or janderson@staustin.org. |
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Summer Reading will be due the first day of school! Time is running out to complete your Summer Reading! We know how difficult it is to sometimes battle all the other students in town for summer reading books at the local library. Therefore, Mrs. Murphy worked extra hard to gather many books on the summer reading lists and place them in the school library for check out! YEA, Mrs. Murphy! We are thankful for her efforts as we know this will ease the rush of many families. Books may be checked out with Ms. Turner and have a due date of 1 week from check out. |
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Family Referral Program
Earn $100 off your tuition!
Do you know a prospective student who would thrive at St. Austin Catholic School? We would love the opportunity to share the spirit of our community with them first hand!
Don't forget...by referring a potential student to St. Austin Catholic School, you will be opening a door of opportunity for that child to receive the wonderful gift you have already chosen for your child - a Catholic education. Also you will be helping our community continue to grow! We already have had a family take advantage of this!
Remember to wear your St. Austin gear and talk us up to your friends, family and neighbors! When new families register, they will be asked to fill out a form letting us know how they heard about St. Austin. When they mention your name, your family will receive $100 off your spring tuition for each child the new family enrolls in our school!
We have limited openings in most grades, a couple of waiting lists, but lots of space in our 4th and 6th grade classes for next year! Thanks for your continued support in spreading the good news of Catholic education. We look forward to showing new families the spirit of St. Austin Catholic School and welcoming them into our community.
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Summer Clipping Contest Remember that our summer Box Tops/Campbells Labels for Education Family Clipping Contest is going on this summer. Please staple your labels 10 per sheet to a blank piece of paper or use the "Box Top Buck" which can be
printed from the school website: http://www.staustinschool.org/documents/bucks.pdf
The family with the most entries wins a great movie night prize package! |
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Required Volunteer Training On January 1, 2002, the Austin Diocese instated new policies on Ethics and Integrity in Ministry for all those who work in the church, whether in paid or volunteer positions. Anyone-volunteers, paid staff or clergy-who works with minors or vulnerable adults in a parish or diocesan setting is required to complete a Secure Online Application, agree to a criminal record check, sign the Diocese of Austin Code of Ethics, and attend a Protecting God's Children workshop.
If you plan to volunteer for the school, be a room parent, event coordinator, or field trip chaperon for St. Austin Catholic School, you must be in compliance with these policies in order to participate. All parents are encouraged to take advantage of this educational opportunities regardless of your level of volunteerism.
Any questions about the Ethics and Integrity in Ministry program can be directed to the parish office.
Protecting God's Children
Protecting God's Children teaches the Catholic understanding that each individual must be respected and honored. The schedule of upcoming Protecting God's Children workshops is available via the diocese Ethics & Integrity in Ministry web page. Please register for workshops ahead of time by calling the phone numbers listed. You may attend any workshop in the Diocese. Workshops typically last 2.5 to 3 hours and are given by a trainer who has been approved and trained themselves by the Diocese of Austin.
At the workshop you will be given a signed beige certificate. Please give a copy of this certificate to the parish office to be filed. The Code of Ethics ("blue form") you sign at the workshop will be mailed to the parish and kept on file as well.
Protecting God's Children workshops at St. Austin
Saturday, August 23, 2008
9 a.m. - noon
Hecker Hall
Please RSVP by August 18, 2008 so that enough materials will be available.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
9 a.m. - noon
Hecker Hall
Please RSVP by September 22, 2008 so that enough materials will be available.
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