We have now begun the last quarter of the school year! The year is flying by. We began our Faith Knowledge Assessment today, and will continue through next week. You can follow the link HERE to look at when your child will be testing. This test will be completed online. Research shows a good night's sleep and healthy breakfast helps the brain! I'm excited to see how much our students have learned in religion this year!

We will have personality pictures this Thursday, and our Kindergarten through 2nd grade will attend a field trip to the national zoo. Report cards will be distributed on Friday. We hope that you will be able to join us for our 3rd quarter honors and awards ceremony next Wednesday April 20th. That will also be Grandparents Day. We look forward to seeing many of our grandparents!

We have a lot of new families interested in enrolling for next year! I have at least one tour scheduled for the next three days! 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.

Are you training 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. You may also return the paper registration form to the school office.

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! Registrations forms came home today in the Monday folder.

Are you looking for something exciting to do outside this summer? St. Joseph's RCS has set a date for our 2nd annual Golf Tournament. We will have the tournament on August 19th. Mark your calendars, and get ready to play at Cross Creek this summer! More information will be coming in the following weeks.

I will be competing in the Diamondman Challenge, a half-ironman on September 10th. 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.

April 20th- Grandparents Day
April 21st- High School Information Night 6th-7th Gr. Parents
May 14th- 3rd Annual 5k
May 18th- Talent Show
May 27th- Field Day
June 2nd- Band Concert
June 9th- 7th and 8th grade Picnic
June 10th- Graduation
June 14th- Last day of school

Mr. Hooker's Math and Fitness Challenge: Mr. Hooker biked for 1:30:00 (1 hour 30 minutes). If he biked at a pace of 20 mph (miles per hour), how many miles did he bike?

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

Hello Parents!

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

Come Meet the HSA and join us at our

5K / Pasta Dinner Planning Meeting

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

HSA Meet and Greet and 5K Planning meeting 6:30pm-7pm

Regular HSA Board meeting 7pm-8:30pm

Sign Up Genius for 5K/Pasta Dinner will be out this week! Please consider helping out even if you have already earned your volunteer service hours. Please encourage your children to participate with their classmates in this fun family event! Please click below for links to these forms:

Registration Form Student Sponsorship Form

Corporation Sponsorship Form

Do you know what the HSA does?

Would you like to learn more and consider volunteering next year? You are welcome to come check us out. All parents of children in our school are members of the HSA.

St. Joseph's RCS Home
and School Association
Board Position Openings
2016-2017

St. Joseph's RCS's Home & School Association is looking for parents to join us for the upcoming 2016-2016 school year. Please consider volunteering for one of the available positions. The HSA connects parents and faculty together to support our school community. We raise money for school activities, equipment, and building repairs. We plan community events such as the 5K race, Grandparents Day, Muffins with Mom, Donuts with Dad, Family Nights Out, and Multicultural Night.

Next school year (2016-2017) we will have openings for

Vice President and Recording Secretary.

Please contact Mrs. Miller (asstprincipal@stjosrcs.org) by Friday, May 6th, if you are interested or would like to nominate someone.
New board members will be announced and voted on (if needed)
during the May 18th Talent Show.

Vice President Position Description
1. Assume the duties of the president in his/her absence or inability to serve.
2. Assist in the formation of any ad hoc committees and serve as an ex-officio member.
3. Serve as coordinator for committee reports and report their results and recommendations to the Association.
4. Perform additional duties designated by the president.

Recording Secretary Position Description
1. Record and make available to the members (within one week of the meeting) copies of the minutes of all executive committee and general meetings.
2. Conduct the correspondence of the Association.
3. Maintain a current file of reports, records and correspondence of the Association.
4. Be responsible for recording and correcting as amended the Bylaws of the Association.
5. Publicize (pre and post) meetings and functions in the school e-newsletter and Monday's family communication envelopes.
6. Officers will have one week to correct or amend minutes before they are publicized.
7. Perform additional duties designated by the President.

The HSA Board meets the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm.

To see current board members and find our bylaws, visit our website at:

https://sites.google.com/site/stjosephregionalhsa/home/board-members

Past Board meeting minutes and other resources are on the HSA website at:

https://sites.google.com/site/stjosephregionalhsa/

If you have general questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact any Board member at any time.Questions? Contact Michelle Rathbun at michellerathbun@yahoo.com or 301/996-4864.

Check your email for more opportunities to get involved!

If you have questions or need more information about any of the volunteer opportunities, please contact Marianne Schwenz, HSA President, at schwenzm@comcast.net

President Marianne Schwenz
301.572.2229 schwenzm@comcast.net

Vice President Alice Szczepanski 301.437.3471 alice.szczepanski@gmail.com

Treasurer Cheryl Thomas

301.572.7028 clthomas09@aol.com

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

Home & School Website:

https://sites.google.com/site/stjosephregionalhsa/

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 Alumni" Click here to go see!

Child Protection Audit Upcoming

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.

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.

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!

Weekly Family Math Night Activity

Welcome to the 2016 MLB Season. Sounds like Batters UP is the name of the game this week. Have fun with multiplication!

Good luck and God Bless!

Always have fun with Math,

Ms. Baade and Ms. Montoya

Math Club Advisors

Click here for the activity!

Read to Succeed! Due 4/15

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 (April 15th) is eligible for a free admission ticket valid at Six Flags America in Largo.

Reminder: K-6, please make sure your Six Flags Read to Succeed reading logs are returned by Friday, April 15! There is a free Six Flags America ticket waiting for everyone who turns in their log this week!

Thanks and Happy Reading!
Darlene Finke, Book Fair Coordinator

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.

We hope that you and your child enjoy this free program and spend time reading together.

Happy Reading!

Darlene Finke, Book Fair Coordinator

Please click here for the Student Reading Log

Hot Lunch Order Form May/June Due 4/15

Order delicious Hot Lunch by clicking on the link for the form below:

Hot Lunch Form

Remember, always start at

smile.amazon.com

and Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases.
Please see http://smile.amazon.com/about for program details.

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

Elizabeth House Dates and Grades

May 6th Pre-K

June 3rd Grade 3

Calendar Events

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)
              Field Trip to the Zoo--Grades K, 1, & 2
April 15 Report Cards Distributed
April 18 Feast of Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
April 19 "Affording a Catholic Education"
                    @ Father Andrew White School   6 PM
April 20 Grandparents Day 7:15 AM Breakfast & Lunch Served
              Honors & Awards Assembly 8:15 AM
              Grade Level Team Meeting
              Hot Lunch--Lasagna

April 21   High School Information Night 6th-7th Gr Parents
April 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
April 30 ADW High School Fair @ Marriott Hotel, College Park 11AM

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May 1     Knights of Columbus Oratory
May 2     May Crowning
               Summer Uniforms Begin
May 2-6 Book Fair
May 3     Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles
May 4 Faculty Meeting
School Mass 8:15 AM

Hot Lunch--Hot Dogs

May 5    Ascension of our Lord
May 6     Elizabeth House by Pre-K
               Progress Reports Available
May 7     St. Joseph's Parish First Communion
May 8     Mother's Day
May 10   8th Grade Gettysburg Trip
               Home & School Meeting

May 11 Hot Lunch--Chick-Fil-A Nuggets or Sandwich

May 13 5K Kickoff and Pasta Dinner

Noon Dismissal

             Teacher In-service
May 14 St. Joseph's RCS 3rd Annual 5K
               Feast of Saint Matthias, Apostle
May 15   Pentecost
May 16   Talent Show Full Run Through
May 18   Talent Show
                Dress Rehearsal 12:30 PM    +H&S General Meeting 7 PM
                Grade Level Team Meeting

Hot Lunch--3-Bros. Raviolis

May 19 Box Top Tag Day May 21 Armed Forces Day
May 22 The Most Holy Trinity

May 25 Hot Lunch--Pasta

May 26    Corpus Christi
May 27    Field Day
                NO ECP

Noon Dismissal

May 30 Memorial Day Observed

School Closed

May 31 8th Grade Finals
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin
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June 1 Hot Lunch--3-Bros. Chicken/Fries or Mozzarella Sticks

June 2 Band Concert
June 3 Elizabeth House by 3rd Grade

June 8 Papa John's Pizza

June 9     7th & 8th Grade Picnic
June 10   8th Grade Graduation
June 14 Last Day of School
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July 11-15 Vacation Bible School
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Aug 19   2nd Annual Golf Tournament at Cross Creek

Phone: 301-937-7154

Fax: 301-937-1467

Email: schooloffice@stjosrcs.org

Email: principal@stjosrcs.org

Website: stjosrcs.org

Archdiocese Band Website:

ADWBAND.com

Sincerely,

St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School

11011 Montgomery Road

Beltsville, MD 20705