Wednesday, August 24: Parent Orientation for Grades 1-4 at 6pm. Parents will report directly to their child's homeroom class.

Some teachers are beginning to plan Fall Field Trips for their class. Don't be left out! If you think you may want to attend the field trip, you must be fingerprinted through the Diocese. The process can take 4-6 weeks. Fingerprint clearance lasts for 5 years. If you are not fingerprint cleared, please begin the process TODAY!

Unfortunately, younger siblings are not permitted to be on campus for special events and field trips. Parents who choose to volunteer on campus, or go on a field trip, will need to make alternative plans for siblings.

On Saturday, August 20th at 10 am, St. Joseph Catholic Church will host an Altar Server training class for current and new servers. The training will be in the church.

This ministry seeks to encourage the youth of our parish to fully engage in our faith through their service to the Church as altar servers. Serving at the altar gives youth a hands-on, personal experience of God's work in the liturgy.

Requirements are that the children have received their First Communion. Children over the age of 14 will need to complete the Safe Environment Training and Fingerprinting. Please contact the Church office, 863-294-3144, with any questions.

Boys Soccer
Begins Tuesday, August 23rd. Permission slips are due by Monday, August 22nd. Parents will be billed $45 through FACTs. Practices are 3:30-5:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Students must bring a change of clothes, extra water (special for soccer) and must have shin guards and cleats. Boys will remain in their homeroom class until 3:30pm when they will meet the coach at the picnic tables near the gym. Boys must be picked up at 5pm at the soccer field. Those not picked up at 5pm, will go to aftercare. Be aware that in the event of inclement weather, practice may be canceled.

Girls Volleyball

Girls volleyball will begin on Monday, August 22nd. Permission slips are due by Monday, August 22nd. Parents will be billed $45 through FACTs. Girls should bring a change of clothes and water for practice. Girls must have on tennis shoes and kneepads. Practice will be from 3:30-5:00pm in the gym. Girls will remain in their homeroom class until 3:30pm when they will go to the gym. Please pick your volleyball player up from the gym promptly at 5pm. If you don't pick up by 5pm, your daughter will go to aftercare. At this time, we still only have one coach. We desperately need parents to step up to assist in order for us to launch the volleyball season.

Cross Country

Cross Country will being on Wednesday, August 24th from 3:30-4:15pm. Permission slips are due by Monday, August 22nd. Parents will be billed $20 through FACTs. This is open to boys and girls in grades 5-8. Please bring a change of clothes and plenty of water. Students should be picked up from the parking lot at 4:15pm. Those not picked up on time will go to aftercare.

School Mass Choir
Students in grades 3-8 are invited to sing in the choir at all school masses. In order to sing with the choir, students must attend practice the previous Tuesday from 3-3:30pm in the church. Please don't come pick your child(ren) up until 3:30 if they are staying for choir.

Church Children's Choir

The Children's Choir for our church will begin practicing at 3pm on Thursday, September 1. Jitka Cinibulk, music director from our church, coordinates this ministry. If you have any questions about this opportunity, please email her at jcinibulk@stjosephwh.org.

Choir with Mrs. James
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Our middle school students are invited to attend a St. Joseph’s Middle School Ministry. The night’s theme is called “Art Show: Can We Know God exists?” This theme, and throughout this semester, we will be emphasizing that science and faith can work together. They are not oppositions to one another like many people think.

Come join us at 6:00 PM in the Family Life Center Room #3 for pizza, fun games, and open dialogue about the faith. For this specific night, August 31st, our middle schoolers will be challenged to create sculptures of a popular movie scene and then guess what other groups created. The purpose of this activity is for the youth to ask a creator questions about their creation, which ties into the questions they will be asking about God throughout the semester. The night will close out at 8:00 PM in prayer and with a bi-weekly challenge for the youth to accomplish!

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