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The Shining Star Newsletter |
St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School
11011 Montgomery Road
Beltsville, MD 20705
Volume XVI, Issue #25
March 21, 2016
Blessed John of Parma
Happy
Easter!
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From the Principal's Office
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Dear St. Joseph's RCS Families,
Welcome to Holy Week. This will be a short week for us, with the week ending on Wednesday with a Noon dismissal. Remember, this Wednesday, March 23rd there will be no ECP. Our new music teacher, Mrs. Carole Veihmeyer, would like to begin a recorder program with 3rd through 6th grade. Parents in these grades, please look for a letter this week to describe the program and expectations.
We had a wonderful time at Multicultural Night this past Saturday. A huge thank you to Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Carpio, and Mrs. Pappas that played a large role in making everything come together. I would also like to thank Mr. Solozano for all of his time and effort to ensure the music and sound brought Multicultural Night to life. Finally, Thank you to all of our parents and students for both coming and participating in Multicultural Night!
The word is getting out about St. Joseph's RCS. Thank you to all of our families and teachers for making St. Joseph's RCS such a great place, and sharing your experience with your neighbors and friends. We have a lot of new families interested in enrolling for next year! 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.
You may now register for our 3rd annual 5k Race and 1 mile Fun Run on May 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.
St. Joseph's RCS will have our 2nd annual Vacation Bible School this summer July 11th-15th. We had a wonderful time last year sharing a faith filled journey with our camp attendees. We look forward to doing the same this summer! Registration forms came home today in the Monday folder.
Mrs. Miller and I ran the Rock n' Roll DC half marathon for a great cause. The next race for me will be the Diamondman Challenge, a half-ironman in September. I'm hoping all the miles I spend training for this 70.3 mile race will result in funds raised towards our Principal's Emergency Tuition Assistance fund. If you would like to donate towards this cause, please visit our school website www.stjosrcs.org and click the DONATE button at the bottom of the page. Under the add instructions link, type RUN. Thank you to all of you who have already helped donate to this cause!
Here are some important events to mark your calendar for. Mr. Hooker's Math and Fitness Challenge: Mr. Hooker biked 30.5 miles and ran 5 miles on Saturday. If he spent 1:37:34 (1 hr 37 min and 34 sec) biking and 39:17 (39 min and 17 sec) running, how many hours, minutes, and seconds did Mr. Hooker spend training on Saturday?
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!
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.
Things to do before Spring Break:
- Take all Coke Rewards caps to school office.
- We will not be participating in the Coke
Rewards program after this school year!
- If you would like to earn Volunteer Service Hours by helping to enter Coke cap codes on their website from your own computer please contact the St. Joseph's Coke Rewards Coordinator, Leanne Murray at Lmurray514@msn.com
- This is a great way to earn hours if you have not completed the Child Protection Program (Virtus) training!
- Record Volunteer Service Hours online using the link in the HSA section of Monday's Enewsletter or by typing the following: https://sites.google.com/site/stjosephregionalhsa/
FINAL REPORTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN APRIL ALL HOURS MUST BE EARNED BY MAY 27, 2016
Contact Marianne at schwenzm@comcast.net if you are interested in helping with the HSA's 3rd Annual 5K/One Mile Fun Run and Pasta dinner (May 13th and 14th)
- Check your email after Spring Break for more opportunities to get involved!
Thank you!
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. 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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Have a blessed Spring break. See if you can build some unusual shapes with these infinite possibilities. Happy Easter!
Good luck and God Bless!
Always have fun with Math, Ms. Baade and Ms. Montoya Math Club Advisors
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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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Help Needed-Student Council Middle School Dance
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Parents-
Please support St. Joseph's RCS's Student Council by helping with a donation of food, money or your time for their upcoming Middle School Spring Formal Masquerade Dance.
Please remember the following when showing your support:
- You do not have to have a child in middle school to earn hours for food donations or to make a monetary donation.
- Your food donation will count towards your HSA Volunteer Service Hour commitment for this year.
- You can earn a maximum of 3 hours by donating food.
- Food donations should be dropped off Friday, April 8 during school hours (noon dismissal) or at the school cafeteria between 5:30 and 6:00 pm on Saturday, April 9th.
- Cash or checks made payable to St. Joseph's RCS should be sent in an envelope to the school clearly marked "Mr. DiGiovanni".
- Monetary donations will be used to help with the cost of pizza, decorations and prizes!
Please use the following link to volunteer to provide food/supply donations or to chaperone:
Thank you
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Read to Succeed!
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Just a reminder...this year, St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School is participating in an exciting program that encourages students in grades K through 6 to read for fun. Read to Succeed is a free program sponsored by Six Flags Theme Parks. Every student who completes six hours of recreational reading and turns in the reading log before the deadline is eligible for a free admission ticket valid at Six Flags America in Largo.
Students will develop a greater appreciation for books when they see that you think reading is important too. You are sure to have fun as you investigate the world of reading together!
Here's what you need to know:
Only students in grades K through 6 are eligible to participate.
Your child should use the log sheet, sent home in a communications envelope, to record what and how long he/she reads.Kindergarten is working on their logs in class.
Your child must complete 6 hours, or 360 minutes, of recreational reading.
Please initial each entry and then sign the reading log to verify that the 6 hours of reading has been completed.
Your child can read books, magazines, newspapers, or comic books (digital or hard copy).
Students can read silently, aloud, or with an adult-you can read to your child, or your child can read to you.
Remind your child to return the reading log to his/her teacher by the date on the log.
This Easter break is a great time to complete the 6 hour reading requirement, if your child hasn't already done so.
We hope that you and your child enjoy this free program and spend time reading together.
Happy Reading!
Darlene Finke, Book Fair Coordinator
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Visiting the Baltimore Museum of Industry
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Last Monday our 3rd through 8th grade students attended a field trip to the Baltimore Museum of Industry. S
tudents participated in two STEM related activities and then a presentation on the history of Baltimore industry. The STEM presentations were wonderful hands-on experiences that dove into building roller coasters, circuits, cars, shucking oysters, and what it was like to work as a upper, lower, and middle class worker in the 19th century! Check out a few pictures below...
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| Shopping with Bundles of Love | 
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| St. Joseph's Community Art Show--April 23 & 24 | St. Joseph's Catholic Church will host a Community Art Show
April 23 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM
April 24 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
If you are interested in displaying your art, you must be 16 years of age and older, entry deadline is April 8th.
Contacts:
stjoesartshow@gmail.com or
www.stjos.org/Community_Art_Show to download and entry form.
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| Volunteer Opportunities |
- Monday morning envelope stuffers
- If a family would like to take the items for the envelopes and the envelopes home on Friday and then collate them and stuff the envelopes, and bring them back for distribution on Monday, they can earn volunteer hours for this!
- Health Room--RN or higher
All In-School Projects 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 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 Faculty Meeting
School Mass 8:15 AM
Hot Lunch--Papa John's Pizza
April 8 Easter Parties 10:30 AM End of 3rd Quarter Noon Dismissal Teacher In-Service Bring CRS Rice Bowls in April 9 Middle School Dance 6:30 PM April 12 Grades Due Home & School Board Meeting April 13 Faculty Meeting
Hot Lunch--Chick Fil-A Nuggets/Sandwich
April 14 Personality Pictures Day (Changed)April 15 Report Cards Distributed April 18 Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle April 20 Grandparents Day 7:15 AM Breakfast & Lunch Served Honors & Awards Assembly 8:15 AM Grade Level Team Meeting Hot Lunch--LasagnaApril 23-24 St. Joseph's Community Art Show Multipurpose Room, Sat: 6-9:30 PM Sun: 8:30 AM-2 PM April 25 Feast of Saint Mark, Evangelist April 27 Faculty Meeting Graduation Picture
Hot Lunch--Macaroni & Cheese
April 28 Box Top Tag Day
April 29 Safety Patrol Field Trip to Climb Zone __________________________________________________________ May 1 Knights of Columbus Oratory May 14 3rd Annual 5K May 18 Talent Show May 27 Field Day __________________________________________________________ June 2 Band Concert June 9 7th & 8th Grade Picnic June 10 8th Grade Graduation June 14 Last Day of School __________________________________________________________ July 11-15 Vacation Bible School
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Sincerely,
St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School
11011 Montgomery Road
Beltsville, MD 20705 |
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