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The Shining Star Newsletter |
St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School
11011 Montgomery Road
Beltsville, MD 20705
Volume XVI, Issue #29
April 25, 2016
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From the Principal's Office
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Dear St. Joseph's RCS Families,
It was excellent to see all of our parents and grandparents last week. We really would not have such success without your collaboration and support. Thank you for all that you do!
This Thursday, April 28th, is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. If you plan to take your child with you to work please notify the office in advance and their absence will be excused and will not be marked on their attendance record.
This past Friday I informed our school community of a change to our school hours for the 2016-2017 school year. Our day will begin at 8:25 am and end at 3:20 pm. To expand on that, our arrival will begin at 8:10 am and will end at 8:25 am. Dismissal will begin at 3:20 pm and end at 3:35 pm. We understand that this will require all of you to have to make adjustments to your routine next year. We hope that this advance notice will allow you significant time to prepare for this adjustment. Before care will still begin at 6:45 am next year, and after care will end at 6:00 pm.
Parents of 6th and 7th graders, there will be a Catholic High School Fair on April 30th, at the College Park Marriott, 3501 University Blvd. East, Hyattsville from 11:00 am--2:00 pm. This is a great opportunity to get information from all the Catholic High Schools you are interested in.
Although the school calendar states that summer uniforms begin on May 2nd, please feel free to have your child wear their summer uniform to school on warmer days, such as today.
We have a lot of new families interested in enrolling for next year! Last week we had 5 students shadow, and I have more tours scheduled for this week! New families entering K-8th, you may apply 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. Keep spreading the word about St. Joseph's RCS!
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. 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!
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! For more information visit the GOLF TOURNAMENT PAGE on our website or REGISTER HERE.
I will be competing in the Columbia Triathlon and Diamondman Challenge for a good cause! The first race, on May 15th will be a 32 mile triathlon, and the second will be a 70.3 mile half-ironman on September 10th. I'm hoping all the miles I spend training for these races 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 have already helped donate to this cause!
Here are some important events to mark your calendar for.
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May 14th- 3rd Annual 5k
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May 18th- Talent Show
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May 27th- Field Day
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June 2nd- Band Concert
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June 9th- 7th and 8th grade Picnic
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June 10th- Graduation
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June 14th- Last day of school
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July 11th-15th- Vacation Bible School
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August 19th- 2nd Annual Golf Tournament
Mr. Hooker's Math and Fitness Challenge: Mr. Hooker swam � mile and biked 35.1 miles on Saturday. On Sunday he ran 6.15 miles. How many miles did Mr. Hooker travel while he was working out this weekend? 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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5K Forms:
All coke caps must be turned in to the school office by the end of the school year, June 14th, in order for them to be credited towards our school rewards.
All volunteer service hours MUST be recorded on line by FRIDAY, MAY 27th - this can be done by using the link below to visit the HSA google site:
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 ( [email protected]) 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.
Past Board meeting minutes and other resources are on the HSA website at:
If you have general questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact any Board member at any time.Questions? Contact Michelle Rathbun at [email protected] 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 [email protected]
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
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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 - 10:00 am 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.
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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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Teacher Appreciation Week May2-6, 2016  | |
Oh! How We Love Our Teachers!
Teachers give us so much. And though we know we can't ever thank them enough, we can take a moment during Teacher Appreciation Week to share our appreciation for the special educators in our lives.
In an effort to get ALL parents and students involved in honoring the teachers, St. Joseph's RCS will have a "theme-a-day" schedule. Each day, the teacher can be presented with a small token relevant to the theme of that day.
Parents can choose any day of the week to help their children show their gratitude to their teachers. Some may choose to participate every day and others may want to choose just one day.
The idea is to get parents and students to show our teachers that their love and dedication haven't gone unnoticed.
Please remember the teachers who are sometimes overlooked, such as computer, music, band, PE, art, Spanish, library and resource teachers.
Here are the suggested themes:
Monday, May 2
- "Love from the Kitchen" - Bring your teachers a homemade or store bought treat; an item to use in the kitchen (candle, special soap), or purchase a restaurant/coffee shop gift certificate.
Tuesday, May 3 (National Teacher Day!)
- "Words from the Heart" - Students and parents can write a personal note, a poem, or draw a special picture for their teachers. (This is probably the most important, easiest, and most meaningful!)
Wednesday, May 4
- "Supplies!" We love our Classroom! - Suggestions include school supplies that get used up quickly (pencils/loose leaf/construction paper), a book from the Scholastic Book Fair (held at St. Joseph's May 2-6) for the classroom, personalized notepads, sharpie/dry erase markers.
Thursday, May 5
- "Body, Mind, Spirit" - What teacher wouldn't love some hand cream, a book store gift certificate, religious item, or a massage/nail salon gift certificate, to help remind them to pamper themselves?
Friday, May 6
- "Leisure Time" - Health and fitness accessories, colorful beach bag, drink mix and a fancy pitcher, home improvement store gift certificate, sporting event tickets, travel accessories.
We hope that this themed approach will act as a springboard for creative ideas to recognize our teachers.
Please feel free to participate as much or as little as you would like.
Thanks for helping our teachers realize how important they are in the lives
of the students and parents of St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School!
Contact Marianne Schwenz at [email protected] or 301.572.2229 if you have any questions or comments.
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5K Help Wanted
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Parents,
We need help for both the 5k race on Saturday morning and the Pasta Dinner on Friday night. Use the following links to sign up. This is a great way to get your volunteer hours before the deadline.
Thank You!
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| St. Joseph's CYO Cadet T-Ball Team |
The boys and girls of summer are back! Saint Joseph Cadet T Ball team is in full swing! The mighty tigers out-hit and out-hustled their opponents! Coach Roger is impressed with all the progress the team has made since last season!
GO TIGERS! 
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3rd Quarter Awards and Honors
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Most Improved: 
PK - Annette T..
K- Dawit G., Chase T.
1- Philmon S.
2- Ivana S., Liam A.
3- Jayson F.
4- Efua O.
5- Motunrayo O.
6- Adrienne Y.
7- Dominic M.
8- Matilda Y.
 Principal's Honors: PK- Stacey N., Kendal M. K- Anna A., Ila G. 1- Carmelle D. 2-Robert R., Emilia K. 3- Arianna T., Maya B. 4- Matias M. 5- Ryan T. 6- Jennifer S. 7- Shannon B.
8- Aspen W.
Student of the Quarter: PK- Isabella G. K- Rebeca E.  1- Okemena I. 2- Allison R.,
Nicholas P. 3- Oliver S.,
Antoine P. 4- Benedict H. 5- Joseph C. 6- James M. 7- Kerrin N. 8- Njikem F.
St. Joseph's Award: PK- Caden A. K- Max H., Sebastian M. 1-Oluchi O. 2- Laura B. 3- Naima O. 4- Juliene F. 5- Dema N. 6- Maddie G. 7- Daria M. 8 - Hanna N
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. Graduating CYO Paticipants  Kristina B., Njikem F., Brooke G.,Tori G., Aileen H., Kiely H., Carmen L., Olivia P., Jesse R., Aspen W., Andrea Z.
 Zaner Bloser Award $1000 Ricardo G. - Handwriting Award
Second Honors:  4 5-
Keith M., Nicolas B., Adriel B., Elizabeth O., Ashley Y.,
Abigail S., Ryan T.
6- Julia C.. Gidey G., Tristen S., Kayla W. 7-
Shannon B., Amarah B., John B., Daria M., Mia S., Michelle S. 8-
Kristina B., Victoria E., Carmen L., ,Izehi O. Matilda Y., Tori G.
First Honors:
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Benedict H.
Logan K. Efua O. Osy O. Michaela W.
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Joseph C. Isabel S. Natnael M. Galen B. Olabimpe A. Ryan G. Laquelah A. Bethel E.
6- Kelsey A. James M. Ijeamaka O.
7- Marcela J. Kerrin N. Grant P.
8- Njikem F.
Congratulations!
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Kindergarten's Composting Worms
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Kindergarten is again learning about composting and taking care of this wonderful planet that God created. Ms. Kenney and Mrs. Miller helped the Kindergartners prepare their worm bin and
on Thursday, 1000 worms arrived to work in their new home. The kids will do several experiments using the worms next week and they are enjoying feeding them their snack scraps!
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BOOK FAIR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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I'm currently making the schedule of volunteers for next week's "Buy One, Get One Free" Book Fair.
The fair will take place Monday through Thursday, May 2 through 5, from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM, as well as Friday, May 6, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon. We have a few opportunities for VIRTUS-trained friends who are still looking for volunteer hours:
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We will be setting up the fair in the library on Thursday, April 28, starting at 11:15 AM. Many hands make light work, and anyone who is VIRTUS-trained is welcome to come and help. Please let me know if you plan to attend on Thursday. You can e-mail me
Thanks as always for your support!
Darlene Finke, Book Fair Coordinator
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| 8th Grade Class of 2016 Presents Their Gift! |
The St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School Class of 2016 has purchased several replacement floor coverings as gifts for the school. The attached PDF file has a message that the class would like to share with everyone.
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Sign in to AmazonSmile to Support Our School for Your Amazon Purchases!
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| Volunteer Opportunities |
- 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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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 ZoneApril 30 ADW High School Fair @ Marriott Hotel, College Park 11AM
__________________________________________________________ May 1 Knights of Columbus Oratory May 2 May Crowning Summer Uniforms BeginMay 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 __________________________________________________________ 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 __________________________________________________________ July 11-15 Vacation Bible School __________________________________________________________
Aug 19 2nd Annual Golf Tournament at Cross Creek
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Contact Us!
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Phone: 301-937-7154
Fax: 301-937-1467
Email: [email protected] Archdiocese Band Website:
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Sincerely,
St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School
11011 Montgomery Road
Beltsville, MD 20705 |
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