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The Shining Star Newsletter |
St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School
11011 Montgomery Road
Beltsville, MD 20705
Volume XVI, Issue #18
January 25, 2016
Conversion of St. Paul
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From the Principal's Office
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Dear St. Joseph's RCS Families, I hope that everyone is enjoying the long weekend with their family and staying safe. With the snow days now taking us into Wednesday as our earliest return please be thinking ahead to Catholic Schools Week, which will begin with hospitality Sunday, on January 31st. A detailed schedule was sent out in a schoolreach last Wednesday. Please let us know if you are interested in participating in our career day on February 4th. Interested parents may use the signup genius link further down in the newsletter.
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 today. Remember, open enrollment will begin next week, for new families interested in attending for the 2016-2017 school year.
We continue focus on improving our math abilities and performance. I hope the ideas I shared and the website can be helpful.The website I shared can be found HERE. With a common focus, we can make extraordinary gains! STUDY THOSE MATH FACTS!
SCANTRON TESTING is almost complete. Due to the snow we will be making a few adjustments to make sure everyone has completed their mid-year test in both reading and math.
Mr. Hooker's Math and Fitness Challenge. Mr. Hooker is shoveling his driveway. It takes Mr. Hooker two scoops with his snow shovel to move 1 square foot of snow. If his driveway is 400 square feet, how many scoops will it take Mr. Hooker to move all the snow off his driveway?Bonus (two prizes):Mr. Hooker is still shoveling his driveway. The snow is 24 inches deep. If Mr. Hooker shovels at a rate of 1 cubic foot per 10 seconds. How long will it take Mr. Hooker to shovel his 400 square foot driveway, if he only takes a 1 minute break every 10 minutes?Child Protection Policy- visit www.virtus.org to sign up. School's Website- www.stjosrcs.org. Facebook- stjosephbeltsvilleTwitter- @StJosephsRCSInstagram- @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 |
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From the Home and School Association
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Muffins with Mom
Who is invited?
All Mothers, Grandmothers, aunts, big sisters, and other female role models.
When is Muffins with Mom?
Thursday, February 4, 2016 from 7:30-8:00am.
(Please make plans to stay with your child for the entire Muffins with Mom event.)
Where should we go?
MOMS AND STUDENTS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING = Please park on the playground blacktop, enter through the school's main doors and go straight to the school cafeteria. Students will leave their backpacks in the hall (organized by class) to be taken to homeroom with them at 8:00am.
How do we sign up to attend the event, volunteer, or donate items?Please follow the directions below to get to the Muffins with Mom sign up Genius. You will have options to RSVP to attend, sign up to volunteer, and sign up to donate items.
- go to www.signupgenius.com
- choose FIND A SIGN UP and search by the email address:
- follow the prompts and search for Muffins with Mom 2016
- log in to RSVP and sign up to contribute!
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Please email one of the event Chairs,
Mileidy Giraldo (mileidyg@gmail.com) or
Donita Evans (donita.evans@hotmail.com) or
Marianne Schwenz at schwenzm@comcast.net
Make plans to visit the Scholastic Book Fair in the Library after Muffins with Mom!
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Marianne Schwenz
President, Home and School Association
home 301.572.2229
cell 240.508.9957
fax 301.572.0073
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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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| 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.
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Weekly Family Math Night Activity
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Since we are all stuck inside let's see what menus we can come up with for the money we have in this weeks fun Family Math Activity.
Great problem solving and logic and reasoning skills built in this one. Good luck and God Bless!
Always have fun with Math, Ms. Baade and Ms. Montoya Math Club Advisors
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| Career Day Catholic Schools Week 2016 |
We are looking for family members to visit the school throughout the day on February 4th
to speak to St. Joseph's students about their career. Please ensure you have been cleared through the various steps of the ADW Child Protection Policy (virtus training/background check) before signing up. Please use the link below to sign up!
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| Note Cards From Your Child (Fundraiser for Art) | |
The art room is doing a fundraiser to purchase more exciting supplies! Each child is designing a note card based on the Georgia O'Keefe's flowers. The cards will be about 5 ¼ X 4 and each card will have your child's name, the year, the name of the school and city on the back.
After their design is finished, I will send home the artwork home with an order form for you to see. If you want the cards you will send back with a check. Each box contains 10 cards and are $14.95 a box. If you have any question feel free to contact me. I look forward to seeing all the children's creations in print!
Ms. Lafferty
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| 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, black beans, borlotti beans, kidney beans, dried hominy corn and rice.
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| Science Fair Timeline |
The Science Fair Timeline is attached below. Please feel free to contact Mrs. Pappas with any questions, grade8@stjosrcs.org
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Family Night at Hard Times Cafe
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Everyone enjoyed cold drinks and great food! If you have never been to a Family Night out at local restaurants, it's a great way to help earn money for our school and have somebody else cook dinner! Watch the Monday envelope for future Family Nights out. 
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| Pancake Hot Lunch Form Due February 5th | |
St. Joseph's 2016 8th Grade Class Hosts
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9TH 2016
MENU: PANCAKES, BACON & JUICE
This is a fundraiser sponsored by the 8th grade class in an effort to raise money for their end of the year trip to Hershey Park and a school gift. Please submit your Lunch order form by Friday February 5th 2016.
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Scholastic Book Fair Coming!
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Our second Scholastic Book Fair of the school year is coming up soon, February 1 - 5. The fair is open Monday through Thursday from 8 AM to 2 PM, and Friday from 8 AM to 12:00 noon
As always, our school is collecting funds for our All for Books program. By donating $1, you help us to purchase books for classroom libraries, give more children greater access to books, and help get more kids reading, and kids reading more. Please check your communications envelope this week for more information and a book slip.
The All for Books money we collect also helps readers beyond our school and community. Scholastic Book Fairs matches monetary donations with a donation of up to one million books to the Kids In Need Foundation and Kids in Distressed Situations, Inc. Please send your donation and a book slip back to school with your child. Each Book Slip with dollar donation will be entered into a drawing for individual prizes, and the class that raises the most money will be treated to a popsicle party, so please be sure to include your child's name and grade on each slip!
The classroom visit schedule will be included in next week's newsletter.
Thanks as always for your support!
Darlene Finke, Book Fair Coordinator
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| Zaner Bloser Cursive Handwriting Contest | |
Thank you to all of the entrants of the Cursive Handwriting Contest. The winners of the school wide Zaner BloserCursive Handwriting Contest are:
K - Rebecca E.
1st - Carmelle D.
2nd - Michael V.
3rd - Travis N.
4th - Logan K.
5th - Adriel B.
6th - Alexa D.
7th - Kerrin N.
8th - Elizabeth S.
and Ricardo G.
Let's wish them luck on the next round.
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| 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
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Coats, Hats, and Gloves!
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Now that the colder weather is here, students need to have coats, hats, and gloves to keep them warm! Please remember to check and see that they will be warm enough to go outside on these brisk days. We have arrival, outdoor recess, and dismissal. It is important to keep them warm when they are outside so they may keep healthy.
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Elizabeth House Dates and Grades
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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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Jan 25 Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle
Snow Day
Jan 26 Grades DueJan 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 _______________________________________________________ Feb 1-5 Catholic Schools Week Book Fair Feb 2 Re-Registration Last Day Presentation of the Lord Groundhog Day School Mass 8:15 Feb 4 Muffins for Mom Feb 5 Elizabeth House Lunches by Grade 5 Feb 9 Pancake Fat Tuesday Lunch Fundraiser for 8th Grade 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
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Sincerely,
St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School
11011 Montgomery Road
Beltsville, MD 20705 |
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