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Weekly Newsletter - September 3, 2020
celebrating 26 years of excellence in catholic education
Theme for the Year: Hope
At St. Joseph Catholic School, each and every day we are training students to be missionary disciples, and learning to recognize God in our lives and in the world around us,
full of HOPE for the future.
Our Mission and Vision Statements
Mission:
St. Joseph Catholic School provides students with a nurturing and prayerful learning environment committed to academic excellence, training missionary disciples to seek virtue, wisdom, and truth, in partnership with a community of active and faithful families.
Vision:
Catholic schools in the Diocese of Fort Worth are committed to opening the doors so that our students can reach further than the walls that would otherwise enclose them and therefore are able to recognize and cherish the eternal and transcendental goods of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness.
Motto:
Teaching the Mind...Nourishing the Soul
From the principal
Come back to us safe and sound on the 8th. We look forward to what this next month holds. Please continue to pray for our greater community. May God watch over us all and restore HOPE to all who have lost their way.
St. Joseph, Protector of Families, pray for us.
Diane Price, M.Ed.L.
Principal
Hope Bible Verse for September
A saintly "HOPE" quote to ponder
-St. Augustine
Reminders and Upcoming Events
- 9/7 No School - Enjoy your Labor Day Holiday!
9/8 Tuesday Morning Prayer Service - Everyone, please join us for our weekly Morning Prayer Service through Zoom at 8:00 a.m. Click on link in this newsletter below. This link should be accessible through Seesaw and Google Classroom. This coming Tuesday will be our Bible Enthronement Prayer Service where all the classroom Bibles are recognized as Holy Scripture. Distance Learners, please have your family Bible ready to be recognized as well.
9/8 Spirit Day and Night at "On the Border" next Tuesday at the I-20 location from 11am-10pm! Make sure you take a flyer with you to the restaurant, for the school to receive 20% back from your meal. Give the other three on the page to friends! The 20% back is for DINE IN ONLY.
- 9/9 Pikmykid Dismissal App will be under way! Be sure to download the app and check out the Parent App User Guide attached to the weekly email.
- 9/9 Wednesday Mass - We will be attending Mass weekly on Wednesdays, at 8:30 a.m. Distance Learners, we are attending along with you from home! Be sure to wear your dress uniform and participate by clicking on the parish link: https://stjoe88.org/ On-Campus Learners, be sure to wear your dress uniform to school on these days. Families are welcome to attend. All must wear a mask to enter the church. Students may sit with family members during Mass, but will need to be walked back to their teacher before leaving the sanctuary.
- 9/9 Wednesday Mass Food Collection - One Wednesday of most every month, our NJHS students help facilitate the gathering of food our families donate to the St. Joseph Parish St. Vincent de Paul Society. Students may bring donated items to the parish foyer and drop them in a cart monitored by our NJHS students, who will then help to stock the pantry shelves. Thank you in advance for helping those in need! Here are the items needed this month: household cleaning products, disinfecting wipes, toothpaste - no toothbrushes, kitchen garbage bags - plastic, dish washing liquid - not the kind for dishwashers
- 9/11 NJHS would like to continue to honor our 1st Responders. This year, we can't have a breakfast here on campus, but we can take breakfast or snacks to them! If you would like to donate Gatorade, Powerbars, breakfast bars, candy bars, chips, etc., we will put together goody bags for the 1st Responders in the area and deliver them. Please make sure they are individually wrapped items. Remember: $10.00 spent is worth 1 Service Hour. Thank you for your generosity!
- WE HAVE POSTPONED THE SPIRIT SHIRT DAY FOR SUMMER READING LOGS. We wanted to wait until all families had their spirit shirt. We have moved the date to September 24th. Be watching for more details.
- If you are an Amazon customer, please use Amazon Smile! We receive a donation from Amazon when you shop. Go to: smile.amazon.com to participate. It is a very easy way to support the school! Thank you!
- If you know a St. Joseph Catholic School alumni, please let them know we are looking to stay in contact, and would love to hear how they are doing. See the notice in our alumni section of below.
Please note these calendar changes:
*We have moved our A Knight to Remember to the Spring.
*The Talent Show has been postponed until the Spring.
Don't forget...When away from school
Home and School Association
9/8 Spirit Day and Night at "On the Border" next Tuesday at the I-20 location from 11am-10pm! Make sure you take a flyer with you to the restaurant, for the school to receive 20% back from your meal. Give the other three on the page to friends! The 20% back is for DINE IN ONLY.
9/28 Booster Program Knights on the Run Fun Run Virtual Pep Rally! More information will be coming soon on this virtual fundraiser. If you know if anyone that would like to be a sponsor for the event, please let us know.
*Don't forget to scan your receipt using the Box Tops app if you have items in your grocery basket with the Box Tops logo!
Monday Morning Prayer Service Zoom Invite
This link should also be found in your family's Seesaw or Google Classroom.
Diane Price is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Monday Morning Prayer Service
Time: Sep 8, 2020 08:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
Sep 8, 2020 08:00 AM
Sep 14, 2020 08:00 AM
Sep 21, 2020 08:00 AM
Sep 28, 2020 08:00 AM
Oct 5, 2020 08:00 AM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83933726239
Meeting ID: 839 3372 6239
Car Line
Dismissal Times by Grade Level
Please adhere to the following schedule for a smoother dismissal. Thank you!
2:50 - 3:00 PK-2nd with no siblings, or siblings in PK-2nd
3:00 - 3:10 3rd through 5th with siblings in PK-2nd, or no siblings
3:15 - 3:25 6th through 8th grade with or without siblings
Knights in Action!
Moments Captured on Campus
NJHS Induction
Desk Guards
Slam Dunk?
This week in art
Here are a few samples of student art work from on-campus learners and distance learners:
5th Grade: Andy Warhol Pop Art - Designing soup and soda cans
8th Grade: Drawing the Human Hand in pencil
These are all so good! Wonderful display of God-given talents!
RoboKnights
We will be adding new members from grades 6th through 8th, once after school clubs can occur. Thank you for your patience! Meanwhile, if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to mentors, Mrs. Laurie Grove (IT and Computer Teacher) and Mr. Bill Williams (Advisory Council Member and Volunteer).
Alumni News
Congratulations, Class of 2020!
Take a look at the spectacular banner below from the Class of 2020. We cannot wait to get it up on the wall in the cafeteria!
Campus Improvements
Thank you, St. Joseph Catholic Church Men's Club!
COVID-19 Daily Home Screening Required for Students
Parents: Please be sure to complete this short screening each morning. If none of these apply to your child, you may come to school. Please contact the school if your child is sick or has been exposed to a positive COVID-19 individual. We will guide you on what next steps to take regarding your return date to campus.
SECTION 1: Symptoms
If your child has any of the following symptoms, that indicates a possible illness that may decrease the student’s ability to learn and also put them at risk for spreading illness to others. Please check your child for these symptoms:
1. Temperature 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher when taken by mouth
2. Sore throat
3. New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (for students with chronic allergic/asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from baseline)
4. Diarrhea, vomiting, or abdominal pain
5. New onset of severe headache, especially with a fever
SECTION 2: Close Contact/Potential Exposure
1. Had close contact (within 6 feet of an infected person for at least 15 minutes) with a person with confirmed COVID-19
COVID-19 Mental Health Support Line
Many More Health and Wellness Resources May be found here
Meet our parish priests!
Join Fr. Kelley for Mass-live
Daily Mass is open to the public. Attendance limited to first 40 people. Temperatures will be checked at the door. Please maintain social distance from others. Also, the Parish Office now has limited office hours: 8-10 a.m. Monday-Friday. Parishioners may schedule Mass intentions, purchase a candle or refill Holy Water. Most staff will continue to work from home, and are available via direct dial office phone and email 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- The faithful are dispensed from the obligation to attend and to participate in Sunday Mass, but not dispensed from our faith.
- People in attendance at Mass must wear masks or scarfs over their mouths and nose inside the buildings to help prevent the spread of the virus.
- All attending are to practice proper social distancing, wear masks and use hand sanitizer upon entering the church.
- The Bishop asks to be considerate in charity of your neighbor and receive Holy Communion in the hand for the time being.
Spiritual Communion
St. Joseph Catholic Parish
- Please watch this important video message from Fr. Kelley: https://youtu.be/sO3CFan_kM8
- Please join the parish for daily and weekend Masses at this link: https://youtu.be/LxIRBSew1yI
- Please continue tithing to your parish. St. Joseph Parishioners may go to this link to give: https://stjoe88.org/giving
- Be sure to look into FORMED.org. The parish has paid for your subscription to this vast library of inspiring videos and essential reads to help grow your faith. Just go straight to the "Enter Code" button and enter 4BDX9H to begin the process. You may also access this through the parish website link below. Enjoy!
St. Joseph Catholic Church Events
Join Bishop Olson for mass
Are you in need of prayers?
Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth link:
Contact us at (817) 419-6800
ST. JOSEPH, PROTECTOR OF FAMILIES, PRAY FOR US.