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Weekly Newsletter - October 19, 2017
Mission Statement
St. Joseph Catholic School provides students with a safe and prayerful learning environment, enveloped by an intimate community of active and faithful families.
Our Motto: Teaching the Mind...Nourishing the Soul
Theme for the Year - Beauty
From the Principal
We had a beautiful start to our Home and School Association Meeting last night. St. Joseph families, faculty, and staff gathered together beforehand, under the guidance of one of our parents, Brian Keever, to recite the Rosary together. Several families shared in the recitation of the five decades, with their children taking the lead. Thank you to everyone who came to pray, and to those who lead the Rosary. I'm already looking forward to the next time we gather to pray in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
We continue to get closer and closer to our biggest fundraiser of the year: A Knight to Remember 2017, with the theme - A Knight at the Royal Table. So much thought and effort goes into organizing an event like this. I hope you are all able to come and share the evening with your fellow Knights. Be sure to purchase your tickets sooner, rather than later, to ensure we have enough food and refreshments on hand for the evening.
Please take a few minutes to complete the two Strategic Plan Surveys found in ParentsWeb. They will be open till midnight, October 27th. We will use your input during this year's process of updating the plan for the school. This plan will help drive us forward for the next five years. Thank you so very much for your participation. Don't forget, your child/children may wear Halloween accessories to school on the 31st (along with their school uniform) for completing the surveys.
In Christ's Service,
Diane Price
Quotes to Ponder
Everything that is done out of Love acquires greatness and beauty.
- St. Josemaria Escriva
Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul.
- St. Augustine of Hippo
At St. Joseph Catholic School, we are striving to become missionary disciples by bringing others to Christ, through the recognition of what is beautiful around us each and every day, and reflecting that beauty in our actions.
Latin and Greek Root Challenge
Reminders and Upcoming Events
- If you need to pick up your child before dismissal, or for an appointment, please come to the office and sign them out. The office staff will call them out of class. Please do not go directly to the classroom. Thank you!
- We are working to keep the school grounds neat and tidy. If you find trash on the playground, please help us by picking it up. Kindergarten is finding more and more items being left behind from the previous day's use. Thank you!
- 1st Quarter Report Cards were emailed to parents today.
- Raffle tickets are on sale now! Be sure to check out the AK2R Folder with all the details.
- Don't forget to buy your tickets to our 17th Annual "A Knight to Remember" event. See the details below. Hope to see you there!
- As a thank you for parent participation in the two Strategic Plan Surveys, students may wear Halloween accessories with their school uniform on October 31st.
- These two multiple-choice surveys are found on ParentsWeb and will be open till midnight, October 27th. Accessories include fun socks, hats, animal ears, costume jewelry, and the like. Please, no masks and nothing that can be held in the hand like a wand, toy gun, lightsaber, etc.
- Come cheer on St. Joseph's 8th Grade Team participating in the Volleyball Tournament tomorrow night! There aren't many days left to enjoy the excitement! St. Joseph plays St. Rita at 7:30pm.
- Our NJHS is hosting an Upper School Dance on Thursday, October 26th, for grades 6, 7, and 8 only. Meet in the Marian Center by 6:00pm. It will cost $6.00 at the door, or $5.00 if you pay your Homeroom Teacher beforehand. The dance ends at 9:00pm. NJHS will also be having a Bake Sale Wednesday and Thursday of next week, during lunch. All items are $0.50. The proceeds from the dance and the bake sale go to the Spirit of Hope Christmas Angels.
- There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, October 27th due to Parent Conferences.
Thank you, Student Council!
Our home and school association presents the 17th Annual "A Knight to Remember"
Home and School Association (HSA)
- The HSA Free Dress Day is happening on Friday, October 20th, for those who attended last night's HSA Meeting. There will be no HSA Meeting in November.
- Sell those raffle tickets and be sure to purchase your AK2R tickets as soon as you can. Thank you for all you do for this school!
- Box Tops are always being collected for the school. Don't forget to clip them and bring them into the front office to help raise money for the school.
- It's never too late to join the HSA! Come by the school office to pick up a form. The cost is $15.00.
KNIGHTS IN ACTION!
Rosary Leaders
Yearbook Signing
Yearbook Signing Group Pic
Prayer Service
Our Lady of Fatima
Story Time
Thank you!
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Thank you!
Frassati Award Winner
Go, St. Joseph's!
Nolan Alumni and Past Parents
Sr. Mary Anthony Nguyen, OP and Sr. Maria Theresa Pham, OP
Are you in need of prayers?
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish
- St. Joseph Catholic Church is in need of adult catechists to help in various roles. Please contact Dawn Hall or Ana Garza in the parish office if you are interested in serving your community in this way.
ST. JOSEPH, PROTECTOR OF FAMILIES, PRAY FOR US.
Contact us at (817) 419-6800