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The Shining Star Newsletter |
St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School
11011 Montgomery Road
Beltsville, MD 20705
Volume XVI, Issue #23
March 7, 2016
Saints Perpetua and Felicity
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From the Principal's Office
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Dear St. Joseph's RCS Families, We had a very successful open house this past Saturday! Fifteen new families came to take a tour of the school and meet our teachers, as well as Fr. Paul, Monsignor Karl, and a few parents. We have already had 3 of those families apply for next year!
If you have not re-enrolled for next year, please do so quickly so that we can ensure your spot is held for next year. Now that open registration has begun some of our classrooms are filling up quick for next year. Please make sure your child's spot is reserved!
For new families entering K-8th, you may enroll online http://stjosrcs.org/registration/ by clicking on the TADS link. To register for our PRE-K program please download the PRE-K registration form from our website and bring or mail to the school office. Please ensure to log back into TADS to complete the enrollment process after we have accepted your application.
Multicultural Night is right around the corner. You should have received a flyer, with all the information you will need, in your child's Monday communication folder. Our students are researching and preparing presentations, dances, and songs to celebrate the 30+ countries and cultures represented throughout our school. We hope to see you there on March 19th to enjoy the amazing night of food, fun, and fancy dress!
You may now register for our 3rd annual 5k Race and 1 mile Fun Run on March 14th. Follow the link HERE and choose the appropriate link to
register as a parent or student. More information came home today in the Monday communication folder, and paper registrations will be coming in a few short weeks.
Mr. Hooker and Mrs. Miller will run the Rock n' Roll DC half marathon this Saturday. We are hoping to raise funds to create a Principal's emergency tuition assistance fund. Please help! You can donate towards this cause at our school website www.stjosrcs.org by clicking the DONATE button at the bottom of the page. Please click the link to add instructions and type RUN. If you would like to donate for any other reason, please use the same link and provide us with instructions on how you would like us to use your donation!
Here are some important events to mark your calendar for. Mr. Hooker's Math and Fitness Challenge: Mr. Hooker and Mrs. Miller will run the Rock and Roll DC Half Marathon this weekend (13.1 Miles). If Mr. Hooker's pace is 8 minutes per mile and Mrs. Miller's pace is 10 minutes per mile, what will be the combined time they spent running? (Estimate to the nearest minute) Bonus (two prizes): Mr. Hooker ran 7 miles this past Sunday. If his pace was 7:37 (7 minutes and 37 seconds) per mile, how long did he run for? 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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Hello Parents!
Please join us for Multicultural Night on Saturday, March 19, 2016 beginning with Mass at 5:00 pm. This free family evening includes a Pot Luck Dinner, Cultural Fashion Show, Talent Show and 50/50. We are looking for donations of items from various cultures to use for the Silent Auction. Please drop items off at the school office as soon as possible so they can be assembled before the event. There will be a Sign up Genius published this week asking for volunteers to help set up and decorate the multipurpose room, work in the kitchen, and pick up food from different restaurants before the event. The 3rd Annual Pasta Dinner and 5K and One Mile Fun Run are quickly approaching! Save the dates of May 13th and 14th and start your training now! We are looking for chair people to help both Friday night (May 13th) and Saturday morning (May 14th) in the following areas: Pasta Dinner, Race Registration, Course Marshal, and Sponsorship/Marketing. Please note that DOUBLE VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS will be earned for those who are interested in chairing a part of the event. SINGLE VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS will be earned for those who are working the weekend of the event. A Sign up Genius and more information will be out before spring break. Please contact Marianne Schwenz (schwenzm@comcast.net) or Austin Conaty (Austin.conaty@gmail.com) as soon as possible if you are interested in becoming a chairperson.
THE LAST DAY TO EARN VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS IS FRIDAY, MAY 27TH. If you have questions about your volunteer service hour report, please contact the HSA's Volunteer Coordinator, Judith Rose-Wilson, at jsallywally@hotmail.com If you have questions or need more information about any of the volunteer opportunities, please contact Marianne Schwenz, HSA President, at schwenzm@comcast.net
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 Audit Upcoming
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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
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.
The annual child protection audit will be taking place this spring. All parents who have not completed all parts of the program will be deactivated and may need to begin again. If you have not yet completed the VIRTUS Protecting God's Children class there will be one at St. Mary of the Mills in Laurel on February 25 at 7:00 pm. All training classes must be completed prior to or no more than 60 days after your background check or you will need to redo your background check. Please contact Mrs. Stock in the school office with any questions.
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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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Weekly Family Math Night Activity
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We hope you have a WHOLE lot of fun with this fraction activity..
Good luck and God Bless!
Always have fun with Math, Ms. Baade and Ms. Montoya Math Club Advisors
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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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Rice Bowls for Lent
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This Lent our school will once again participate in CRS Rice Bowl, a faith-in-action program that will help you experience Lenten spirituality by living in solidarity with people in need around the world.
As we, the global Church, continue our prayerful walk through this Holy Year of Mercy, it is especially appropriate to come together in prayer as a family this Lent, reflecting on how we can live this call to mercy more abundantly.
Use your cardboard CRS Rice Bowl and Lenten Calendar to guide your Lenten prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
As a family, read the Stories of Hope and daily reflections to inspire your Lenten journey-and motivate your Lenten giving.
Prepare simple, meatless meals on Fridays throughout Lent to eat in solidarity with our brothers and sisters around the world.
Be sure to visit crsricebowl.org to watch videos of the people and communities whose lives your Lenten gifts are changing through CRS Rice Bowl. We will be collecting your CRS Rice Bowls at the end of Lent, Friday, April 8.
Thank you for using CRS Rice Bowl with your family this Lent.
Did you know that CRS Rice Bowl has a free Lenten app? Download it for iPhone or Android devices and get daily Lenten reflections right on your phone.
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Elizabeth House Thanks Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, Ms Kenney, Ms Dhanagom, & Mrs. Rella
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Elizabeth House would like to thank Ms. Kenney, Ms. Dhanagom, and the kindergartners; Mrs. Altemus and the second graders; and Mrs. Rella for all the wonderful lunches you provided to Elizabeth House this week. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!
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Science Fair Winners!
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Science and Stem Fair
The St. Joseph Science and Stem Fair was lots of fun with many inventive and unique ideas. Our stem students built roller coasters that rivaled Kings Dominion or Six Flags! These group stem projects were outstanding! All the judges were impress with the engineering complicated designs that went into building each team's roller coaster.
Our individual science fair projects for grades one through five were a wide variety of subjects. We had exhibits on: color blindness, parachutes ,volcanoes, sugar in our drinks, pollution in our rivers, how computers work, lemon battery, coin batteries, and many other fascinating subjects.
Every year the Science Fair judges are surprised by the unique ideas that St. Joseph students come up with. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs. Pappas for all her hard work with the science fair. Also thank you to all the judges and volunteers that make the science fair happen every year.
Lower Grade Projects:Grade 1
1st Place--Oluchi O.
Grade 2
1st Place--Robert R.
2nd Place--Allison R.
3rd Place--Tie
Noah R. & Josiah C.
4th Place--Inaayah J.
5th Place--Kingston M.
Honorable Mention--Mia A.
Grade 3
1st Place--Antoine P.
2nd Place--Alton B.
3rd Place--Oliver S.
4th Place--Tie
Anushka S. & Sandyn T.
5th Place--Jayson F.
Grade 4
1st Place--Logan K.
2nd Place--Tie
Benedict H. & Cheyenne T.
3rd Place--Tie
Julienne F. & Michaela W.
4th Place--Tie
Osy O. & Niresh S.
Grade 5
1st Place--Isabel S.
2nd Place--Ashley Y.
3rd Place--Joseph C.
Middle School Science Fair & STEM Challenge:
Grade 6
1st Place--Jacob F.
2nd Place--John B.
3rd Place--Tie
Grant P., Jack S., & Grace F.
4th Place--Tie
James M., Jason S., Tristen S., Njikem F., Timbete E.
Grade 7
1st Place--Amarah B., Mia S., Kali R.
The Superkam 5000
2nd Place--Steven C., John B., Raul N.
The Hyper Drive
3rd Place--Grant P., Jack S., Michelle S.
Sierra Canland
Grade 8
1st Place--Viola P., Madison E., Victoria E., Elizabeth S.
Twisted Nightmare
2nd Place--Myramonique T., Andrea Z., Tori G., Kim A.
Deadly Terminator
3rd Place--Matthew B., Jacob F., Thomas E.
X-Launcher Elite
Congratulations to all our Scientists!
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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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Elizabeth House Dates and Grades
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May 6th Pre-K
June 3rd Grade 3
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Calendar Events
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Mar 7 Collect Science Fair Projects from Cafeteria at end of day
Mar 8 Home & School Board Meeting
Hot Lunch to support Safety Patrol
Mar 9 Faculty Meeting School Mass 8:15 AM Hot Lunch--3 Bros. Chicken/Mozzarella SticksMar 11 Stations of the Cross 12:30 PM Mar 13 Daylight Savings Time Begins Mar 14 BMI Field Trip for Grades 3-8 Mar 15 School Advisory Board Mar 16 Grade Level Team Meeting Lent Penance Service Hot Lunch--Steak n' Cheese/Hot Ham n' Cheese
(Jan. 26th Snow Day, if missed a lunch, no charge) Mar 17 $1 Wear Green Tag Day to support 8th Grade St. Patrick's Day Mar 18 School Closed ADW Professional Development Day Mar 19 Multicultural Night 5 PM Mass / 6 PM Dinner Solemnity of Saint Joseph Mar 20 Palm Sunday Mar 23 Faculty Meeting NO ECP Box Top Tag Day Noon Dismissal Mar 24-Apr. 1 School Closed Easter Break Mar 25 Good Friday
Mar 27 Easter __________________________________________________________ April 4 Annunciation of the Lord Classes Resume April 6 Hot Lunch--Papa John's Pizza April 13 Hot Lunch--Chick Fil-A Nuggets/Sandwich April 14 Personality Pictures Day (Changed)April 20 Grandparents Day Hot Lunch--LasagnaApril 27 Hot Lunch--Macaroni & Cheese __________________________________________________________ May 1 Knights of Columbus Oratory May 14 3rd Annual 5K May 18 Talent Show May 27 Field Day
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Sincerely,
St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School
11011 Montgomery Road
Beltsville, MD 20705 |
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