Eagle's Edge
St. Therese Weekly Newsletter - October 7, 2020
Our Lady of the Rosary, Pray for us!
Today is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, and the month of October is dedicated to the holy rosary. I encourage everyone in our community to meditate on the sacred mysteries of the most holy rosary, and offer your prayers for the care and protection of our beloved St. Therese School community. Our Holy Mother has been so good to us, and I feel her presence in everything we do throughout the day - her guiding hand gently at our backs through our struggles and our victories.
The feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is a celebration of victory (click the link below for the full story), and the ways in which praying the rosary has answered prayers throughout church history. Please hold our community in your hearts and pray:
Hail, Mary,
Full of grace
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God
Pray for us sinners now
and at the hour of our death,
Amen.
May the God of Love bless you all this week and always.
Rosemarie El Youssef
Principal, St. Therese School
Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary: click here for more information
October 9th, NO SCHOOL - Statewide Inservice
Supply Drive-thru Friday from 2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Some teachers have materials they would like to distribute to students. If they don't have materials for your students, then you do not need to come to the school for the drive-thru. If this time doesn't work for you, please contact the office so we can schedule a time that works better.
Follow the same pattern you did for our Welcome Week conferences - drive up to the front of the computer lab and someone will bring the supplies to you.
We appreciate the extra effort on your part, and love the way these moments help us stay connected to our families!
Conferences moved!
Thanksgiving Week, November 23-27, there will be no school for students. Conferences will be held on November 23rd and 24th, and the 25th will be a teacher work day.
This means that we will have our regularly scheduled Limited In-Person Learning October 19-23.
Thank you for your flexibility!
Click HERE to view our Year at a glance
BottleDrop Thursdays!
We are so grateful for your generosity! With your donations we purchased a Distance Learning T-shirt for each student and staff member to wear on Fridays!
Middle School LIP
If you have a middle school student and would like to sign your child up to attend a LIP study hall session, please use the link your teacher shared with you. Because we have to keep cohorts in-tact, we need time to make changes and accommodate those requests. Students signed up by Thursday will be added to the schedule for the following week, as long as space allows.
Thank you!
K of C Fundraiser!
Family information update
You can find the link in an email from your teacher sent on Tuesday afternoon - please let us know if we can help in any way!
SAFE & READY SCHOOLS UPDATE
Please check out the links below, or visit our website and click on the "COVID-19 Updates" tab at the top to read the latest news about school this fall.
Some details:
St. Therese School-Age Learning Program (daycare) - STILL praying for a YES!
We sent over additional documents and are awaiting a reply or update. Thank you for your continued patience!
ODE’s Ready Schools Safe Learners Page
Reminder: Uniforms are optional during distance learning - even during LIP
School Office Hours - changes in procedure due to COVID-19 safety measures
Effective Monday, August 31st please call ahead if:
* You need to meet with a staff member (Rosemarie, Penny, teachers, etc.)
* You need to pick something up, or drop something off (materials, payment, etc.)
If you are in the parking lot, please just call us from your cell phone, if you can and we will accommodate you if we can safely do so. We will do our very best to meet your needs and appreciate your cooperation as we work to keep our students and staff safe.
SCRIP Update
Barnes & Noble $25 gift cards x 7
Regal Cinemas $10 gift cards x 25
Land's End $25 gift card x 1
Call the school or email elyoussefr@stthereseschool.org if you'd like to come by and purchase some!
Parents' Club Corner
Here is the Parents' Club schedule of meetings for the rest of the school year. We will meet on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 6-7pm via Zoom:
10/21
11/18
12/16
1/20
2/17
3/17
4/21
5/19
Agenda for 10/21/2020 to follow!
Please contact Melanie Reyna at 503-467-1805 or via email at melanie.reyna@usbank.com with items for the agenda.
A Message From Sister Krista at CYO
St. Therese Catholic School
Email: elyoussefr@stthereseschool.org
Website: stthereseschool.org
Location: 1260 Northeast 132nd Avenue, Portland, OR, USA
Phone: (503) 253-9400
Facebook: Facebook.com/StThereseSchoolPortlandOrFamilyPage
Twitter: @sttherese_pdx