Eagle's Eye
April 20, 2023
Mission Statement
St. Joseph Catholic School fosters a diverse community of disciples empowered through a rigorous and inclusive Catholic education rooted in Gospel values and service to others.
Thank You for Sponsoring Our Police Officer
National Catholic Educators Conference
Soaring Eagle
Acts of Kindness Winners
Congratulations to our Newest NJHS Members!
Kindergarten Let Your Light Shine
Tallahassee
Seventh Grade Service Project
We would like to extend a huge THANK YOU from all of the 7th graders. We collected: 145 bottles of shampoo, 37 toothbrushes, 27 toothpastes, 40 lotions, 4 body sprays, 3 bottles of mouthwash, 23 vanity kits, 51 rolls of floss, 14 chap sticks, 13 deodorants, 102 shampoo/conditioners, 10 body washes, 3 baby wipes, 1 pampers pack, 44 bars of soap, 2 shaving creams, and 3 hairsprays. All of this was donated to Catholic Charities to be distributed throughout our community. We all appreciate your help with our 7th grade service project. THANK YOU!
Scholarship Update from Step Up
EMA, your Education Market Assistant, will be here soon.
Dear Parent/Guardian,
We’re excited to tell you more about our new platform: EMA, your Education Market Assistant.
EMA will be launched to families later this spring. Here is what you can expect:
- Families will create an account within EMA. Through EMA, families with children benefiting from different scholarships will be able to manage the scholarships for all of their children within ONE account! Additional information on how this will happen will be provided when it is time to create your account.
- Once a family creates their account in EMA, they will be able to complete an Intent to Continue for renewing students or an application for new students for the 2023-24 school year. The Intent to Continue is how families notify us that their current scholarship student will continue on the program for the upcoming school year.
- For parents/guardians with a student using the Florida Tax Credit (FTC) Scholarship or the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options (FES-EO) private school option, the process to approve payments will be much easier! Currently, these parents/guardians must approve their student’s payment four times a year. Through EMA, parents/guardians will give approval at the beginning of the school year for all payments while their student remains enrolled at that school.
These are just a few highlights of what you can expect with EMA.
What's Next: EMA will become available to families later this spring. We will host webinars to guide you through the process of creating your EMA account and completing your Intent to Continue or application. Additional resources including videos and instructional guides will also be available. Please monitor your email for more information, including webinar dates which will be shared as it is available.
Questions?
🗨️ Chat with a live agent at www.sufs.org.
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Thank you,
Step Up For Students
Room Parents
Have you ever considered serving our school as a Room Parent? We are currently seeking Room Parents for the coming school year, and would love to have you a part of this group of parents that support our teachers and our school. If you'd like to learn more about this role and responsibility, please join us at our next Room Mom Meeting on May 2nd at 8am in the parish center. All are welcome!
Teacher Appreciation Week
spirit week
On Monday, we kick of Spirit Week! Throughout the week, we will have some special activities, and students may dress down.
Monday - Pajama Day
Tuesday - Neon Day
Wednesday — Crazy Hair Day
Thursday - 70’s day
Friday - SJCS School Spirit Day
job posting
Band and Choir Concerts and Sports Awards
Save the Date - Singing in the Rain
Eagle Scout Service Project
Please consider donating to Leo Martin, an SJCS alum, who is building a Gaga Ball Pit for the school. Please see below flyer for more information. Here is the Go Fund Me link: https://gofund.me/459b842e
Thanks to all who have already contributed!
Gospel Reading this sunday
two of Jesus' disciples were going
to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus,
and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred.
And it happened that while they were conversing and debating,
Jesus himself drew near and walked with them,
but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.
He asked them,
"What are you discussing as you walk along?"
They stopped, looking downcast.
One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply,
"Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem
who does not know of the things
that have taken place there in these days?"
And he replied to them, "What sort of things?"
They said to him,
"The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene,
who was a prophet mighty in deed and word
before God and all the people,
how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over
to a sentence of death and crucified him.
But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel;
and besides all this,
it is now the third day since this took place.
Some women from our group, however, have astounded us:
they were at the tomb early in the morning
and did not find his body;
they came back and reported
that they had indeed seen a vision of angels
who announced that he was alive.
Then some of those with us went to the tomb
and found things just as the women had described,
but him they did not see."
And he said to them, "Oh, how foolish you are!
How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke!
Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things
and enter into his glory?"
Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets,
he interpreted to them what referred to him
in all the Scriptures.
As they approached the village to which they were going,
he gave the impression that he was going on farther.
But they urged him, "Stay with us,
for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over."
So he went in to stay with them.
And it happened that, while he was with them at table,
he took bread, said the blessing,
broke it, and gave it to them.
With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him,
but he vanished from their sight.
Then they said to each other,
"Were not our hearts burning within us
while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?"
So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem
where they found gathered together
the eleven and those with them who were saying,
"The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!"
Then the two recounted
what had taken place on the way
and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.
-Lk24:13-35
Resources
This section of the Eagle's Eye will remain in every edition of our newsletter. It will contain links to information that parents may need from time to time. When parents have questions, we urge you to check this section for possible links that could get you the information that you need.
- School Calendar: https://stjosephwhschool.org/wp-content/uploads/calendar-for-parents.pdf
- Parent-Student Handbook: https://stjosephwhschool.org/wp-content/uploads/St.-Joseph-Parent-Student-Handbook-2022-202-Repaired.pdf
- Menus: https://stjosephwhschool.nutrislice.com/
- Registering for a Lunch Account: https://www.payschoolscentral.com/
- PikMyKid User Guide: https://stjosephwhschool.org/wp-content/uploads/1-_Parent-App-User-Guide_English_2021.pdf
- Fingerprinting/Safe Environment Certification Instructions: https://stjosephwhschool.org/wp-content/uploads/SEC-with-Code.pdf
- Fingerprinting/Safe Environment Certification: https://www.orlandodiocese.org/safe-environment/english/
- Uniform Company: https://store.sirwalteruniforms.com/schools/st-josephs-winter-haven.html
- FACTS Family Portal Login: https://logins2.renweb.com/logins/ParentsWeb-Login.aspx
- FACTS Family Portal Instructions: https://stjosephwhschool.org/wp-content/uploads/FACTS_Family_Portal_Parent_Access_Instructions.pdf
- Logging Service Hours: Parents and students can now enter and view their own service hours. You can use your app to view the hours, however, you have to use the web version to enter new hours. go https://logins2.renweb.com/logins/parentsweb-login.aspx The district code is STJC-FL. Once logged in, click on the Family option in the menu on the left side. At the top of the screen, select the family member who will be adding the service hours. Click on the Add option on the right side of the screen in the Service Hours box. Fill out the information and click Save.
St. Joseph Prayer
St. Joseph Catholic School
Principal: Mrs. Haas
Assistant Principal: Mr. Reilly
Assistant Principal: Mrs. Insua
Canonical Administrator: Fr. Tim LaBo
Superintendent: Mr. Fortier
Email: thaas@stjosephwhschool.org
Website: stjosephwhschool.org
Location: 535 Avenue M Northwest, Winter Haven, FL, USA
Phone: 863-293-3311