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The Shining Star Newsletter |
St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School
11011 Montgomery Road
Beltsville, MD 20705
Volume XVI, Issue #32
May 16, 2016Saint Margaret of CortonaSchool Starts
August 29, 2016--Monday
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From the Principal's Office
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Dear St. Joseph's RCS Families,
We had great weather for our 3rd annual 5k and 1 mile fun run this past Saturday. Congratulations to all of our students that participated! Thank you to all of our volunteers for your support during the race, registration, awards ceremony, and pasta dinner! A special congratulations to our 1 mile fun run winner, Jayson F., and our 5k student winner, Osy O.!
This week is Talent Show Week! Talent show will be Wednesday, May 18th, at 7:00 PM. For parents that cannot make the evening talent show, or for our Kindergarten students, we will have a performance at 12:30 PM on Wednesday May 18th. Additionally this week, our middle school students will attend a field trip to the National Gallery of Art on Thursday. Thursday, May 19th will also be a Box Top Tag Day. Middle school students will have their box top tag day on Wednesday May 18th.
Looking into next week, On Monday May 23rd we will have a Family Night Out at Sullivan's Steak and Beverage Company. Field day will be next Friday, May 27th, which will also be a Noon Dismissal.
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! Click HERE for more information and registration.
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.
We have a lot of new families interested in enrolling for next year! We had two more families come and tour today! 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!
To try and help support some of our families in need I ran my first of three triathlons this year on this past Sunday May 15th, after struggling through the open water swim, I finished 143 out of 563 participants. Later in the year I will run the Diamondman Challenge and Ironman Maryland! The Diamondman Challenge will be a 70.3 mile half-ironman on September 10th, and the final race will be a 140.6 mile Ironman on October 1st. So far this year I have trained over 500 miles. I'm hoping the miles I put into training and running these races 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!
A reminder for next school year: arrival will begin at 8:10 am and end at 8:25 am. Dismissal will begin at 3:20 pm and end at 3:35 pm. Additionally, 4 year olds will be able to attend before care for the 2016-2017 school year. Please call or email with questions or concerns.
Here are some important events to mark your calendar for.
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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 competed in the Columbia Triathlon yesterday. He finished with a total time 2:58;25 (2 hrs 58 mins and 25 sec). He spent 1:14:39 on the bike, 49:59 on the run, and 9:06 transitioning. How long did he spend swimming?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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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 ( 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.
Past Board meeting minutes and other resources are on the HSA website at:
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
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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Family Math Night Activity
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Welcome to Hidden Treasure week. See if you can solve the mystery of the family's hidden treasure. Good luck with your quest!
Good luck and God Bless!
Always have fun with Math,
Ms. Baade and Ms. Montoya
Math Club Advisors
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| Box Top Totals for April | |
1st Place - Kindergarten with 26.3 box tops per student
2nd Place - 1st grade - 15.4
3rd Place- 4th grade - 14.2
4th place - 6th grade - 13.4
5th Place - 8th grade - 13.1
6th Place - 5th grade - 11.9
7th Place - 3rd grade - 7.5
8th Place - 2nd grade - 4.6
9th Place - 7th grade - 4.3
10th Place - Prek - 3.0
Overall
1st Place - 6th grade with 108.6 box tops per student 2nd Place - 4th grade - 96.1 3rd Place - 8th grade - 66.5 4th Place - 2nd grade - 56.3 5th Place - 1st grade - 46.4 6th Place - Kindergarten - 43.6 7th Place - 5th grade - 35.9 8th Place - 7th grade - 30.4 9th Place - 3rd grade - 28.3 10th Place - Prek - 22.3 |
| Elizabeth House Thanks Pre-Kindergarten! | Elizabeth House would like to thank Mrs. Rella, Mrs. Beall, Mrs. Sarkar, and the Pre-K for donating so many wonderful lunches. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!
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| More First Communion Pictures | 
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World's Finest Chocolate + Volunteer Hours!
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We have several boxes of World's Finest Chocolate crispy bars available for sale. You can earn 3 volunteer hours by purchasing a box of 60 bars for $60.00 which you can then sell to friends, coworkers and family. If you are interested, please see Mrs. Stock in the school office. Candy can be purchased by check or cash.
Thank you
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Library Thanks and Reminder
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Parents and students, all books are due this week. Next week, lost book letters will go out for anyone who has not turned in their books. Hopefully we can match last years record of getting all the books back by the end of the year.
I would like to thank the volunteers, especially Mrs. Finke who made the book fair such a success. Another thank you to all the students and parents who bought books last week as well. You make the library computer system possible and I do appreciate it. Finally a huge thanks also to all the parents who contributed books or money for books this fair. We have SEVENTEEN new books for the library as a result of your generosity.
Thanks,
Mrs. Nabors
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Extended Care Registration
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Extended care registration is open and the registration documents are attached. Please complete and return the documents to Ms. Sanders when completed. We have included both regular and drop in registration for your convenience. These documents will also be available on the school website.
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| Family Night Out @ Sullivan's Steak & Beverage | Come out and have some delicious food and drink, and at the same time help St. Joseph's RCS! Please use the flyer by clicking below.
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Tennis Balls Needed
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We would like to try to keep our tile floors looking great by placing tennis balls on the bottoms of all the chair legs. Please bring your used, old tennis balls to the office so that the floors can stay scruff free. Every ball helps!
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| Here is the link to our St. Joseph's connection with Amazon if you wish to donate through your 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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June 3rd Grade 3
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Calendar Events
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May 16 Talent Show Full Run Through
May 18 Talent Show Dress Rehearsal 12:30 PM H&S General Meeting 7 PM Middle School Box Top Tag Day (Field Trip Thursday) Grade Level Team Meeting Hot Lunch--3-Bros. Raviolis May 19 Box Top Tag Day Middle School National Gallery of Art Field Trip May 21 Armed Forces Day May 22 The Most Holy Trinity May 23 Family Night Out Sullivan's Steak and Beverage Company May 24 3rd Grade Riversdale House 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 8th Grade Finals
Hot Lunch--3-Bros. Chicken/Fries or Mozzarella Sticks Faculty Meeting June 2 Band Concert School 1 PM Parents 7 PM June 3 Elizabeth House by 3rd Grade 8th Grade Finals June 4 Immaculate Heart of Mary June 7 8th Grade Class Trip Hershey Park Middle School Finals June 8 8th Grade Clap Out Papa John's Pizza Middle School Finals Faculty Meeting June 9 7th & 8th Grade Picnic June 10 8th Grade Graduation Graduation Mass Kindergarten Commencement 10 AM Middle School Finals End of 4th Quarter Noon Dismissal Teacher Inservice June 13 Class Parties 1:30 PM Grades Due Kindergarten Testing June 14 Last Day of School Home & School Board Meeting Honors & Awards Assembly 8:15 AM Kindergarten Testing Noon Dismissal NO ECP Teacher Workday June 15 Faculty Meeting Kindergarten Testing Teacher Workday June 16 Kindergarten Testing Teacher Workday June 17 Kindergarten Testing Teacher Workday June 19 Father's Day June 24 Birthday of Saint John the Baptist June 29 Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles _____________________________________________________ July 11-15 Vacation Bible School _____________________________________________________
Aug 19 2nd Annual Golf Tournament at Cross Creek Aug 29 School Begins
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Sincerely,
St. Joseph's Regional Catholic School
11011 Montgomery Road
Beltsville, MD 20705 |
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