Three weeks are in the books! The first week of our baseline Scantron testing is complete for grades 1-8. Now we are moving on to our reading assessments this week. As I've previously stated these tests are an excellent tool for our teachers in determining what areas are strengths and what areas need improvement, in addition to their regular observations in class. I'm very impressed with how hard all the students have been working on their tests, as well as in the classroom.

Now that we are moving further and further into the school year I'd like to share my instructional focus for this year. We will all be focusing on improving our Math abilities and performance. This means we will be incorporating math across all subject areas. The work St. Joseph's RCS teachers are doing in the classroom is truly wonderful, but as our mission states, we must also be on board with the primary educators, our parents. We want math to be fun and exciting, please help us with this task and show your children how math is used all around us, just like reading! Meanwhile our teachers will be doing the same, and show all of their students how math relates to all subject areas.

We love to have our parents and family members visit and help out around the school. Have you taken the Child Protection class yet (Virtus)? If not please go to www.virtus.org and sign up for the class here at St. Joseph's RCS on September 28th, 7:00 PM.

This summer St. Joseph's RCS also launched our new website www.stjosrcs.org You can still access this the same way through the churches website, or you can type in the website address to your web browser. The 2015-16 School Calendar and School Handbook is posted here. If you're looking for us on social media you can access our Facebook page, twitter handle, @StJosephsRCS, and our instagram @stjosephsrcs on the new school website. If you haven't done so yet, please like us on Facebook and follow us on twitter and instagram!

On a final note, if you haven't done so yet, make sure to buy your tickets for this year's Crab Feast on 9/26. Also, don't forget about registering for our Inaugural Golf Tournament on 10/5!

"Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. And let perseverance be perfect, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." James 1:2-4

Zach Hooker, Principal

From the Home and School Association

HSA Dates of Note

11th Annual Crab Feast - Saturday, September 26, 2015 - DOUBLE HOURS WILL BE EARNED for volunteering at the Crab Feast
1st Annual Golf Tournament - Cross Creek Golf Club in Beltsville - Monday, October 5, 2015

Save the Date!

Donuts with Dad

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

7:30-8:00 am

--Flyers will be out in next Monday's communication envelope!

The HSA Board is still looking for a co-volunteer coordinator, and a Kellogg's Family Rewards coordinator. Please contact Marianne Schwenz for more information at schwenzm@comcast.net.

Please visit the HSA's Google Site for answers to any questions you may have and to log your volunteer hours. You can also call any of our board members at any time.

Home & School Website:

https://sites.google.com/site/stjosephregionalhsa/

If you have any questions or need more information about any of our fundraisers or volunteer service hours, please contact Marianne Schwenz at schwenzm@comcast.net

Marianne Schwenz

President, Home and School Association

St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School
schwenzm@comcast.net

home 301.572.2229

cell 240.508.9957

fax 301.572.0073

SJRCS Inaugural Golf Tournament

St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School

Inaugural Golf Tournament

St. Joseph's RCS will be celebrating our Inaugural Golf Tournament this fall! We are excited about the opportunity to spend a day out on the course with family and friends, to celebrate all the great accomplishments and improvements St. Joseph's RCS has taken on in recent years, and those to follow. Please join us early this fall! Follow the link below for more information, registration, and sponsorship opportunities.

Flyer and Registration

Sponsorship Flyer

Sponsorship Registration Form

(Click here)

Alumni Section!

There is a Facebook Page especially for the Alumni! Please look under "St. Joseph's Beltsville Catholic School Alumni" Click here to go see!

Child Protection Electronic Background Screening

Child Protection Electronic Background screening will now be available for St. Joseph's Parish & St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School in the school office from 8:30 am - 10:00am Wednesdays & Thursdays. Please contact Mrs. Stock in the school office at 301-937-7154 or by e-mail at schooloffice@stjos.org to schedule an appointment. You will need to bring your volunteer application, 2 forms of ID and payment of $13.50, checks made out to St. Joseph's or cash.

School Facebook Page

If you haven't already "liked" us on Facebook, please take a moment to click this link and "like" our new Saint Joseph's Regional Catholic School Page.

https://www.facebook.com/stjosephbeltsville

or find us by typing SAINT Joseph's Regional Catholic School.
Thank you!

Volunteer Opportunities

Monday morning envelope stuffers
Chairperson for Juice Pouches
Health Room--RN or higher

All Require ADW Child Protection Program completion.

Room Parents 2015-2016

A "Call for Room Parents" was in your family's clear communication envelope last week. If you are interested in being room parent for your child's class, please call the school office (301-937-7154) and leave your name, email address and which grade you are interested in helping with.

You will be contacted by the Room Parent Coordinator, Marianne Schwenz, once all classrooms have at least one volunteer. There will be a room parent meeting at the end of September, date TBA.

Time to Raise Funds W/O Fundraising!

St Joseph's Regional Catholic School, Beltsville

Invites you to Join:

It's Time to Raise Funds Without Fundraising!

With the Benefit mobile app you buy and redeem retailer gift cards instantly. Every purchase results in a percentage of the transaction going to support St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School, Beltsville. Track all of your balances, and see your contributions at the tap of a finger. Not a dime is asked beyond your typical shopping spend, and it's as easy as paying with a credit card. It's totally frictionless fundraising/See it in action!

How to participate:

Download the Benefit app for iPhone or Android
Sign up and follow the prompts
Find St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School, Beltsville by typing in St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School, Beltsville into the search field.

For more information, please see https://www.benefit-mobile.com/

The Messenger
from the Archdiocese of Washington

The Archdiocese has a newsletter they would like to share with all of us. Please see below:

Click here for English

Click here for Spanish

IAD Auto Donates to STJRCS's Golf Tournament!

Monsignor accepts a generous donation from the owner of IAD Auto for our schools inaugural golf outing. Please consider using the many fine local businesses that help support our school.

St. Joseph's CYO Soccer Team Wins!

Saint Joseph's CYO soccer team won the first game of the season this Saturday! Saint Joseph 2 Saint Johns 1.

What helps make our school and teams successful?

Parent involvement!

Hot Lunch Supports 8th Grade Class Trip 9/25

Please click here for the Hot Lunch Form.

Delicious Hot Dog Lunch to support the 8th Grade Class Trip

Calendar Events

Sept 21 Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist

Holy Child HS Visits

Sept 23 Home & School Hot Lunch Begins-- 3 Bros Pizza

Sept 24 Box Top Tag Day

Sept 25 Noon Dismissal

Teacher Inservice

Sept 26 HSA/CYO Crab Feast

Sept 28 Virtus Training 7 PM

Sept 29 Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels

Sept 30 Faculty Meeting

Hot Lunch--Chick-Fil-A

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Oct 1 Band Begins
Oct 2   Blessing of the Animals
           Field Trip 5th/6th Grades
               Fatima Prayer Service at the Basilica

Hot Lunch to support 8th Grade--Hot Dog, Chips, Juice

Progress Reports available

Oct 5 SJRCS Inaugural Golf Tournament at Cross Creek
Holy Cross/Gonzaga, Archbishop Carroll HSs Visit

Oct 6 Guard-a-Kid Pictures
DeMatha/Elizabeth Seton HSs Visit

Oct 7 Faculty Meeting
           School Mass   8:15 AM
           McNamara, St. John's HSs Visit
           Hot Lunch--Papa John's Pizza
Oct 9   Lee Denim Day

Tag Day--for those who donate

Oct 12 Columbus Day (Observed)

School Closed

Oct 13 Claire's Gourmet Kick Assembly 2:15 PM
Home & School Board Meeting
Oct 13-16 Spirit Week
Oct 14 Hot Lunch--3 Bros. Subs

           Donuts with Dad
Oct 16 Noon Dismissal
           Presidential Fitness Day
           Teacher In-service
Oct 18 Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist
Oct 19-23 Book Fair
Oct 21 Grade Level Team Meeting
   Hot Lunch--Hot Dogs

Oct 28 Faculty Meeting
Feasts of Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles
Hot Lunch--3 Bros Ravioli

Oct 29 Costume Parade   10:30 AM
           Class Parties        11:00 AM
           End of First Quarter

Noon Dismissal

Teacher In-service

Oct 30 School Closed

ADW Professional Development Day
Oct 31 Halloween