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 The Shining Star Newsletter

St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School  
11011 Montgomery Road
Beltsville, MD 20705
Volume XVI, Issue #15    
December 21, 2015                                       
 
Saint Peter Canisius

Merry Christmas! 
& 
Happy New Year! 
 
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From the Principal's Office 
Dear St. Joseph's RCS Families,

I hope all of you have a wonderful and joyous Christmas and New Year! Please take this time to enjoy your family, friends, and all the blessings in your life. I am so proud of all the hard work I have seen these first four months of the school year. You should all be equally proud of your children. I know we would not be able to make the gains we are making without your dedication and support.  

We are all focusing on improving our math abilities and performance. HERE. is a website to give you different ideas on how to incorporate math at home. With a common focus, we can make extraordinary gains! STUDY THOSE MATH FACTS! 

Please make sure you take a look at the school website to look at the mid-year Scantron schedule. Our mid-year assessments will begin on the Thursday we return from break. Studies show that a goodnight sleep and healthy breakfast stimulate the brain. If you have any questions about testing please do not hesitate to ask.

Reenrollment is open for the 2016-2017 school year. For more information please find the Registration section in the newsletter. This information can also be found by following the link on our twitter page, the school website, or in the school reach that went home last week.

Mr. Hooker's Math and Fitness Challenge. Any student that figures out the answer each week can come to me to get a prize from my prize box. I'll also give prizes to students that create their own math and fitness problem based on their own exercise. I have had a few student visitors, but I would love to see more! Here is this week's challenge;

Mr. Hooker's Math and Fitness Challenge:  Mr. Hooker ran 7 miles in 55 minutes and 50 seconds. What is his average pace per mile?

Child Protection Policy- visit www.virtus.org to sign up.
School's Website- www.stjosrcs.org.
Facebook- stjosephbeltsville
Twitter- @StJosephsRCS
Instagram- @stjosephsrcs

"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
Mark your calendars!  Muffins with Mom will be held Thursday, February 4, 2016. If you are interested in chairing this event please contact Marianne Schwenz at schwenzm@comcast.net. Ten HSA volunteer service hours will be given for coordinating this event.
 
Mid Year HSA Volunteer Service hour reports will be distributed soon. Please log your hours already earned by following the link below to the HSA Google Site and click on 'Log Volunteer Hours'. Watch your email for a school reach about upcoming Volunteer Service Hour opportunities over the Christmas Break.

Merry Christmas and Happy Healthy 2016
from the HSA Board!
    
President                 Marianne Schwenz         
301.572.2229       schwenzm@comcast.net  
 
Vice President         Alice Szczepanski  301.437.3471       alice.szczepanski@gmail.com  
 
Treasurer                  Cheryl Thomas 
 
Recording Secretary    Michelle Rathbun 
301.890.5076      michellerathbun@yahoo.com

Hospitality Chair        Katie Vaughn   
301.906.9435      amydom21@aol.com

Fundraising Chair      Jerri Thaniel   
240.568.9295      brdgtf@netscape.net 

Volunteer Coordinators    Judith Rose-Wilson
301.430.0648      jsallywally@hotmail.com

Marketing Coordinator     Natalie Ramos
301.586.8336     
 ortiZnatalie@hotmail.com  

Additional Members
      
Jennifer McCullough
443.220.3690      
 mjmmccullough@yahoo.com  
                                         
Dana Needle
301.806.0478     
 taz0128@hotmail.com 
 
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 
Alumni Section!
There is a Facebook Page especially for the Alumni! Please look under "St. Joseph's Beltsville Catholic School AlumniClick 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@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.
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!
Registration
2016-2017 Student Registration

St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School and the Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Schools Office are using TADS, an on-line system, for re-registration and new student enrollment. Current families have received an e-mail from TADS/St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School. Please follow that link in the e-mail to complete the re-registration forms for your family. This link is unique for your family.

The Parish Verification and the Agreement for Parish Service & Support forms are available on the TADS website and need to be completed and returned to the school office as part of the re-registration process. All families must complete the Parish Verification Form. The Agreement for Parish Support & Service must be completed by all practicing Catholic families. Parishioners of St. Hugh of Grenoble, St. Joseph's Beltsville and St. Nicholas may return the forms without the pastor's signature; the school office will forward them as a group to the appropriate rectories.

For all new siblings (including students entering Kindergarten from our Pre-K program) parents must complete a new admission application, which can be accessed in TADS via a link on the school website. The $100.00 re-registration fee will cover the new siblings; you will not need to pay the $150.00 application fee.

New Student Application Kindergarten - 8th grade ONLY - TADS Website

Pre-K applications must be completed and submitted through the school office.

Failure to re-register by February 2, 2016, may result in your child/children being removed from the school roster, requiring you to re-apply for admission, pay the $150.00 application fee, and risk the vacancy being filled. All tuition and fees for the 2015-2016 school year must be paid in full by April 30, 2016 in order to be accepted for the following school year.

Art Room Donations Needed--Beans!
The art room is looking for donations of lots  beans! I need a variety of Beans such as split peas, garbonza beans, lentils, white navy beans, black beans, borlotti beans, kidney beans, dried hominy corn and rice.
Science Fair Timeline
The Science Fair Timeline is attached below. Please feel free to contact Mrs. Pappas with any questions, grade8@stjosrcs.org

World's Finest Chocolate Sales Past Due.
Please send in payment for your case of World's Finest Chocolate,
$60 per case ASAP.
All money was due the  week of 11/28.
Weekly Family Math Night Activity
Since Christmas is just a few days away, we have given you a really tough Christmas Riddle: How many gifts were given during the 12 days of Christmas?

Attached please find the lyrics to the song. The first family to email the correct answer to Ms. Baade (grade5@stjosrcs.org) will be featured in our New Year's Family Math Night Activity.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
Ms. Baade and Ms. Montoya
Math Club Advisors

 
Volunteer Opportunities
  • Monday morning envelope stuffers
  • Health Room--RN or higher
 
All Require ADW Child Protection Program completion. Please call the office  301-937-7154
Elizabeth House Dates and Grades
January 8th                Grade 7
February 5th              Grade 5
March 4th                   Grade 2
April 8th                      Kindergarten
May 6th                       Pre-K
June 3rd                     Grade 3
Calendar Events
Dec 22    Class Parties 10:30 AM
                Box Top Tag Day 
                NO ECP
                NOON Dismissal                

                Staff Party 1 PM
Dec 23-Jan 3  Christmas Break

Dec 25    Christmas!
Dec 27    Feast of Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist
                Solemnity of the Holy Family
Dec 28    Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs
Dec 31    New Year's Eve 
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Jan 1   New Year's Day
            Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Jan 3   Epiphany
Jan 4   Class Resume
Jan 4-Feb 19   Doing your Science Experiment for the Science Fair
                        after Proposal is approved
Jan 6   Epiphany (Traditional)
            Faculty Meeting
            Hot Lunch Papa John's Pizza
Jan 10  Baptism of our Lord
Jan 12  Home & School Board Meeting
Jan 13  Hot Lunch Hot Dog    
Jan 15  Noon Dismissal 
             Teacher In-service
Jan 18   Martin Luther King, Jr.
              School Closed 
Jan 19   School Advisory Board
Jan 20   Grade Level Team Meeting
              Hot Lunch 3-Bros. Chicken/Mozzarella
Jan 22   End of 2nd Quarter
              March for Life
Jan 25   Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle 
              Noon Dismissal 
              Teacher In-service
Jan 26   Grades Due
Jan 27   Faculty Meeting
             Hot Lunch Subs Steak n' Cheese/Ham n' Cheese 
Jan 28   Box Top Tag Day    
Jan 29   Report Cards Distributed 
Jan 31   Book Fair
              Catholic Schools Week
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Feb 2    Re-Registration Last Day
Feb 4    Muffins for Mom
Feb 19-29  Making your Science Fair Display
Mar 1    Exhibiting Your Science Fair Project
Mar 2    Judging Science Fair Projects
             Projects Open to Public 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Mar 7    Collect Science Fair Projects from Cafeteria at end of day 
Contact Us!
email
Phone: 301-937-7154
Fax: 301-937-1467
Email: principal@stjosrcs.org
Website:  stjosrcs.org 
 
Archdiocese Band Website:
Sincerely,
St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School
11011 Montgomery Road
Beltsville, MD 20705