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The Shining Star Newsletter |
St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School
11011 Montgomery Road
Beltsville, MD 20705
Volume XVI, Issue #07
October 26, 2015
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From the Principal's Office
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Dear St. Joseph's RCS Families, Wow, it is the last week of October. This means that the first quarter has come to an end. Now is a great opportunity to look at ourselves in the mirror and determine how we can continue to improve during the remainder of the school year. During our elementary school Mass today, Msgr. Balbago discussed how we all need to work towards doing good, sometimes it is the simple messages that have the greatest impact. So, I'll be asking myself what am I doing that is good, and where is the presence of good evident in my life? Then end of October also means that Halloween is coming. This Thursday October 29th, we will be celebrating here at the school. Please make sure to attend to the Halloween section below for guidance. I shared my instructional focus for this year. If you missed it, here it is again. We will all be focusing on improving our math abilities and performance. I've had a few parents share some great ideas and resources. What are you doing to help? I would love to hear about what you are doing at home, so I can share these strategies with our school community. I have already received some great ideas, and I am looking forward to hearing about more! STUDY THOSE MATH FACTS! 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. This summer, St. Joseph's RCS also launched our new website www.stjosrcs.org. You can still access this the same way through the church's website, or you can type in the website address to your web browser. The 2015-16 School Calendar and School Handbook are 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, our Inaugural Golf Tournament will be held on November 2nd, that's NEXT MONDAY! Follow the golf link to REGISTER TODAY! We are also closing in on the deadlines for Shop with Scrip and Claire's Gourmet orders. PLACE YOUR ORDERS TODAY!
"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 |
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From the Home and School Association
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CLAIRE"S GOURMET
The Claire's Gourmet Fundraiser paid in full orders are due to the school office by Friday, November 6. Products will be delivered to the school Thursday, November 19, 2015 (the week before Thanksgiving break) and will be distributed at dismissal and at aftercare pick up. PLEASE NOTE THAT A TOTAL OF 5 VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS WILL BE GIVEN TO ANY FAMILY THAT SELLS $300 OR MORE OF CLAIRE'S GOURMET PRODUCTS. If you have questions please contact the Claire's Gourmet Chair, Jennifer McCullough at mjmmccullough@yahoo.com, or Marianne Schwenz at schwenzm@comcast.net.
PUMPKIN GRAMS
PLEASE NOTE: PUMPKIN GRAMS SUBMITTED AFTER THE DEADLINE (10/23) WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU.
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.
Marianne Schwenz
President, Home and School Association
home 301.572.2229
cell 240.508.9957
fax 301.572.0073
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SJRCS Inaugural Golf Tournament
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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.
November 2, 2015
(Postponed Date)
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| 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!
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Child Protection Electronic Background Screening
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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@stjosrcs.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.
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School Facebook Page
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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.
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Halloween  |
Attention Ghouls and Goblins!
1) Students will be able to come to school in costume! Please remember we are a Catholic School. Costumes should be fun and not terrifying. Remember pre-k kids will see them! Costumes should be respectful and follow the guidelines on pages 28-29 in the student handbook (muscle shirts does not refer to superhero costumes with muscle inserts, make up permitted) No masks please. Remember that we expect the kids to take part in academics the majority of the day; they should be able to sit, write, go to the bathroom, eat and see in their costumes. (Inappropriately dressed students will be given a uniform to change into)
2) Prizes will be given for the best Saints costumes! Be creative (and respectful).
3) A costume parade for grades PreK-8th will be held at 10:30 A.M.
4) Halloween parties will be held after the parade in the classrooms at 11:00 A.M.
Please note: All parents are invited to attend the parade. Parents attending the parade do not have to sign-in at the office; they may assemble outside on the black-top. Please park in the teacher's parking lot or church parking lot. If you stay to help with the class parties, you must have completed all components of the child protection plan (Virtus), as well as sign in at the office to get a visitor's pass.
Please follow normal dismissal procedures.
Sincerely,
Zachary Hooker
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Thank You from the Library
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I would like to thank everyone who made our book fair such a success, especially the volunteers who did so much work and the parents who donated books. This book fair twenty books were contributed to the library. Not only did we get everything on our wish list, we received extra books!
Thanks, Nita Nabors |
St. Joseph's CYO Tigers Win!
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Schedule a Parent-Teacher Conference
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This year we will once again be using Sign-Up Genius to schedule our Parent-teacher Conferences on November 11. To schedule a conference please follow the directions below.
In the upper right hand corner click on "Find a sign up"
Under "Search by e-mail" enter the address schooloffice@stjosrcs.org and answer the security question
Click on the class(es) you wish to schedule a conference with then sign up for the available time slot that works best for you.
Click "Submit & Sign up"
If you already have a Sign-Up Genius account, sign in and complete the sign up.
If you do not have a Sign-Up genius account, complete the information requested, you do not need an account to use this program.
If you are do not know if you have an account, follow the directions for not having an account, Sign-Up Genius will let you know if you have an account and ask you to sign in.
Once you have signed up for your conference(s) you will receive a reminder email 2 days prior to the conference.
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Lee Denim Day Thank You
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A big Thank You goes out to everyone who showed their support for Lee Denim Day "2015". We are pleased to report that we raised over $800.00 for the fight against breast cancer. Great strides are being made in research, education, treatment and life-saving screenings nationwide. Thank you again for your participation!
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| Kindergarten Dad Helps us "Shape" up our Math Skills | |
Kindergarten Students are reviewing and learning our shapes this quarter. We had a surprise visit from Kindergarten student, Ila's dad. He read us some new books that our awesome parents donated from the book fair. He read us the story, The Shape of Things, by Dayle Ann Dodds. The students even got to go up and help him find the shapes as he read the story. The students are learning through play as they have made shape pictures and are currently practicing finding shapes based on the amount of vertices and sides the shapes have.
We love our guest readers!
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Hot Lunch to Support 8th Grade Due 10/29
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Please click below for the form to order this delicious lunch to support 8th grade.
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| Family Night Out at Swahili Village! |
Everyone had a great time. The food was delicious and the company was fantastic.! Be on the look out for our next Family Night out.
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| Tuition Assistance Applications | |
The tuition assistance applications are now open. Please apply. The application takes some tim; please do not wait to the end to apply. Parents who applied late or submitted portions of their application late were refused assistance. Families do not need to be Catholic in order to receive assistance from the Archdiocese. Parents must apply through the ADW in order to be considered for Pastoral Tuition Assistance.
2016 - 2017 ADW Tuition Assistance Program - Open Application Period Begins
Applications for the 2016 - 2017 Archdiocesan Tuition Assistance Program will be available online beginning Monday, September 28, 2015. The deadline for applicants to apply is Friday, December 4, 2015. Families may apply online by logging onto www.stjosrcs.org and completing the following steps:
- Click on Tuition Assistance under the "About" tab.
- Click on the appropriate (English or Spanish) "TADS - Financial Aid Application" link
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| Picture Retake Day November 3 | Picture Retake day is coming on Tuesday, November 3. If you purchased pictures in September and wish to have a retake done, please send your child with the picture packet on November 3. If you missed ordering or were absent for the pictures in September, please get an order form from the school office. If you have questions please contact the school office. (301-937-7154)
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| Labels for Education | |
Labels for Education is a great way for our school to "earn free stuff". We are in specific need of UPCs from "Pepperidge Farms" products for the fall bonus collection. Kindly turn in your labels/UPCs as soon as possible before October 31, 2015. Collection baskets are just outside of the school office as well as in the back of the church. We always welcome your contribution of labels!
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| Volunteer Opportunities |
- Monday morning envelope stuffers
- Picture Retake Day Helper
- Health Room--RN or higher
All Require ADW Child Protection Program completion. Please call the office 301-937-7154
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Elizabeth House Times and Grades
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November 6th Grade 8
December 4th Grade 6
January 8th Grade 7
February 5th Grade 5
March 4th Grade 2
April 8th Kindergarten
May 6th Pre-K
June 3rd Grade 3
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Calendar Events
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Oct 28 Faculty Meeting
Feasts of Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles
Hot Lunch--3 Bros Ravioli
$1 Tag Day to support 8th Grade Class
t 29 Pre-Kindergarten Field Trip
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
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Nov 1 All Saints' Day
Daylight Savings Time Ends
Nov 2 All Souls' Day
Inaugural Golf Tournament
Winter Uniforms Begin
Script Orders Due
Nov 3 Picture Retake Day
Grades Due
Nov 4 Faculty Meeting
School Mass 8:15 AM
Hot Lunch--Chick-Fil-A
Nov 5 Open House
8:30--11 AM
Nov 6 8th Grade makes lunches for Elizabeth House
Claire's Gourmet Fundraising Paid-Up Order Forms Due
Hot Lunch to support 8th Grade (Pasta Lunch)
Nov 10 Home & School Board Meeting
Nov 11 Parent-Teacher Conferences 11 AM--7 PM School Closed Veteran's Day
Nov 12 $1 Tag Day to support 8th Grade
Nov 13 Faculty Retreat
School Closed
Nov 14 Christmas Bazaar
Nov 17 School Advisory Board
Nov 18 Grade Level Team Meeting
Honors & Awards Assembly 8:15 AM
Hot Lunch--Boston Market--Thanksgiving Lunch Nov 19 Claire's Gourmet Delivery
8th Grade Art Field Trip
Nov 22 Feast of Christ the King
Nov 24 NO ECP
Box Top Tag Day Nov 25-27
Thanksgiving Break
School Closed
Nov 29 First Sunday of Advent
Nov 30 Classes Resume
Feast of Saint Andrew, Apostle____________________________________________________
Dec 4 2016-2017 Archdiocesan Tuition Assistance Program Closes
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Sincerely,
St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School
11011 Montgomery Road
Beltsville, MD 20705 |
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