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Weekly Newsletter - January 17, 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
Here we are back in Ordinary Time. At this week's Monday Morning Prayer Service, I explained to the students that even though the Church calls this time of year ordinary, there is actually nothing "ordinary" about it. It is during this time in the Church calendar that the readings take us through the life of Christ, and we see the priests wearing the color green. This color serves as a symbol for hope, new life and growth. As we follow the life of Christ, we are to grow and mature. It's a time of conversion. There is nothing "ordinary" about this. When we work to nurture our faith and increase our love for others, growth occurs within us, and we are more fully living a life of truth.
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
"You must believe in truth that whatever God gives or permits is for your salvation."
-St. Catherine of Siena
Latin and Greek Roots Challenge
Reminders and Upcoming Events
- Early Dismissal, Friday, January 18th - Students will be dismissed at noon.
- Free-Dress Friday, January 18th, for students whose families are members of HSA and attended Wednesday's meeting.
- No School on Monday, January 21st, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! Enjoy the day off. :)
- National Geographic Geography Bee is scheduled to occur this coming Thursday, January 24th. We will gather in the gym at 9:00am for a picture, and the Bee will begin at 9:15am. All are welcome to come watch!
- 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!
- 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.
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!
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Contest Winner!
The Bishop
Friends
HSA Meeting
Moments around campus:
17th Annual Student Art Exhibit
The art of asia
Congratulations, artists!
Here are a few more moments from around campus this week:
Roboknights in Action!
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - from Pre-K!
Nice work, Mrs. Do's class!
Alumni news this week
Mrs. Gallagher had a visitor this week, Isaac Nguyen, Class of 2016!
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
- 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.