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Weekly Newsletter - January 24, 2019
Our Motto: Teaching the Mind...Nourishing the Soul
Theme for the Year - TRUTH
At St. Joseph Catholic School, we are striving to become missionary disciples by revealing the Truth of Christ to others through our actions.
Our Mission and Vision Statements
Mission:
St. Joseph Catholic School provides students with a safe and prayerful learning environment, enveloped by an intimate 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.
From the Principal
As we approach Catholic Schools Week 2019, one can witness the hard work of our students and faculty all over campus. A multitude of projects are being escorted into the school by students with smiling faces. Beautiful displays are continuing to grow in size along the hallways. Classroom walls are transforming with the work of dedicated students, placed lovingly by faculty just as proud as the student who created it.
This is a wonderful time of year! It's an opportunity to celebrate the gift of our Catholic school, and to recognize the sacrifices you make as families to provide your children with an education such as this. I know it might be hard for your children to see it now, but they are so very blessed to have parents and grandparents dedicated to raising them in this type of academic and faith-filled environment. We faculty and staff are so blessed and honored to be a partnering with you on this journey of a Catholic elementary education. Being surrounded by families actively living their lives for Christ, and supportive faculty and staff committed to the mission and vision of our school is what makes St. Joseph our home.
Go, Knights! Live in the Truth.
In Christ's service,
Diane Price, M.Ed.L.
Truth Bible Quote for January
Saintly Truth Quote to ponder
"Proclaim the truth and do not be silent through fear."
- St. Catherine of Siena
"The greatest kindness one can render to any man is leading him to truth."
- St. Augustine
Latin and Greek Roots Challenge
Safe environment training dates and locations
You must first create a profile in VIRTUS for the Safe Environment Diocesan Program.
Per the Diocese, all school volunteers if they are current on Safe Environment, will have until 7/31/19 to renew through VIRTUS if you do not expire before that date. You need to go on the VIRTUS website and make a profile. You can do this without signing up for a class. Profiles are needed in the new system so we know you have previous training, as the old database is no longer open for viewing.
01/27/2019 12:00 PM Our Mother of Mercy Parish Fort Worth
01/31/2019 6:30 PM St. Vincent de Paul Parish Arlington
02/02/2019 9:00 AM St. Jude Parish-Mansfield Mansfield
02/02/2019 9:00 AM St. Benedict Fort Worth
02/04/2019 9:00 AM St. Peter the Apostle Parish-Fort Worth
02/04/2019 9:00 AM Catholic Center Fort Worth
02/09/2019 10:00 AM St. Rita Parish-Ranger Ranger
02/13/2019 6:00 PM St. Maria Goretti Parish Arlington
02/13/2019 6:00 PM Most Blessed Sacrament Parish Arlington
02/16/2019 9:00 AM St. Maria Goretti Parish Arlington
02/16/2019 9:30 AM St. Vincent de Paul Parish Arlington
02/18/2019 9:00 AM Catholic Center Fort Worth
02/25/2019 6:30 PM St. Vincent de Paul Parish Arlington
02/26/2019 6:00 PM St. Andrew Parish Fort Worth
03/02/2019 9:00 AM St. Patrick Cathedral Fort Worth
03/02/2019 9:30 AM St. Vincent de Paul Parish Arlington
Reminders and Upcoming Events
- Catholic Schools Week 2019 - Begins this Sunday, January 27th, with our Open House! Please come visit the school between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm (in uniform) and you will receive a free dress day on Monday! Your child's homeroom teacher will be waiting to greet you. Please welcome any touring families. They want to meet you!
- New Sibling Enrollment Application - The link to this application for current families enrolling a new sibling for the fall, can now be found on ParentsWeb.
- Current students will be automatically re-enrolled unless we receive notice from you in writing (hard copy or email) by Monday, February 4th. Enrollment fees for current families will post on February 15th and are non-refundable.
- 8th Grade Garage Sale Donation Collection continues in the school gym all day Thursday, January 31st. Coat hangers are needed. The actual 8th Grade Garage Sale is occurring on Friday, February 1st from 7am-6pm and Saturday, February 2nd from 7am-1pm. The Class of 2019 thanks you!
- NJHS Food Collection for the St. Vincent de Paul Society of the St. Joseph Parish food pantry will occur on Wednesday, February 6th. Here are the items they are needing: toilet paper, paper towels, jelly, mac and cheese, Kleenex, toothbrushes and toothpaste, ranch style or baked beans. Thank you for your generosity!
- 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.
special collection at mass this weekend
A "Box of Joy" Thank You video from Cross Catholic Outreach!
Annual Fund - Quest for Excellence!
Don't forget to participate in our Annual Fund - Quest for Excellence! You've Got the Power! With 100% participation in 100 days, we hope to raise $100,000 to help with campus security enhancements, tuition assistance, construction of another storage facility, and bonuses for our teachers. Any amount is appreciated.
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already participated! We have created a display in the school foyer to celebrate our participants. If you do not wish for your name to be shared in any display or in any publication, please email me (dprice@stjosephtx.org) and your name will be kept anonymous.
Home and School Association (HSA)
- Our February Spirit Night will occur on February 5th at Red Robin located at 421 East Interstate 20 in Arlington from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
- The next HSA Meeting will be February 20th at 7:00 pm in the school cafeteria. There is a free dress day on Friday, February 22nd, for the children of HSA members in attendance that night.
- Please bring in your box tops. Be sure to check out the bulletin board display in the cafeteria to see which homeroom is in the lead! Thank you for all the hard work cutting and collecting for the school!
- Looking for uniform pieces? Need to sell some pieces your child has outgrown? There is a Facebook page for that: SJCS Online Uniform Resale.
car line observations
- Please do not move or disregard the cones that are placed around the parking lots. These are provided to help keep our students safe.
- Do not make a left turn at the long line of cones upon entering the parking lot (the TCP area on the map). Please move up the drive, go around the small island, and come back down to the front of the school building. This keeps traffic off of Green Oaks.
- It is very important that cars are not left unattended in the car line. Please park your car in the large lot beside the field if you need to leave your vehicle.
- Please remember that if you are walking your child into the school building, you are to park in the large lot in front of the field. Foot traffic should not be occurring in the parking lots to the left, unless you have a physical need for a shorter walk. It is dangerous to be walking between the car line.
- For the safety of all, please be aware of your speed as you move through the parking lots, and be watchful and courteous.
- Please be patient with friends and extended family members who drop off and pick up students. Many times they have not been informed of the proper way to navigate the car line. We do reach out to families after arrival and dismissal who seem to not understand the car line pattern.
- If you have a friend or extended family member picking up your child, please take a minute to explain the procedures to them. Please reference the diagram. Thank you!
- We would ask that a cell phone not be in your hand while driving in the car line. We all know it only takes one sudden distraction to alter lives forever.
Knights in Action!
NJHS Inductions
National geographic bee winner
Sixth grader, Luke Warminski, came in second place! We are very proud of you both!
moments captured around campus
Here are some great 101 Day pictures from first grade! Besides being checked for fleas, these "little puppies" incorporated social studies map skills while looking for Dalmatian Dinner. They also did some Dalmatian writing! Way to go, first grade!
more candid moments
Alumni news
Do you have any information you would like to share with the entire Knight Community? We would love that as well! Please send your news to mhurtado@stjosephtx.org.
Once a Knight - Forever a Knight!
Are you in need of prayers?
Meet our parish priests!
Rev. Daniel Kelley
Fr. Tom Kennedy
Fr. Peter Opoku Ware
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish
- The parish office is closed today and tomorrow for a staff retreat.
- 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!
- Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is occurring after daily Mass in the Chapel until 5:45pm. Come spend some time with our Lord.
- Please enjoy this link to a lovely article in the North Texas Catholic about the pastor of St. Joseph Parish, Fr. Kelley: https://t.co/3ItrotxIyf
Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth link:
Contact us at (817) 419-6800
ST. JOSEPH, PROTECTOR OF FAMILIES, PRAY FOR US.