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Weekly Newsletter - January 16, 2020
celebrating 25 years of excellence in catholic education
Theme for the Year: Goodness
Our Motto: Teaching the Mind...Nourishing the Soul
Theme for the Year - Goodness
At St. Joseph Catholic School, we are striving to become missionary disciples, recognizing the goodness of God in our lives and in the world around us, each and every day.
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
This week, I wanted to share with the community two prayers that the faculty and staff discussed during our retreat, before school resumed after the Christmas Break. I hope you share these two prayers with your entire family. They both contain what we as children of God, need to remember on a daily basis. When life throws us curve balls, and it always will, these two prayers have the capability of bringing us back to what really matters. I hope you find meaning in the two prayers below, like I have.
In Christ's service,
Diane Price, M.Ed.L.
Principal
Goodness Bible Verse for January
saintly quote to ponder
The secret of happiness is to live moment by moment and to thank God for all that He, in His goodness, sends to us day after day. - St. Gianna Molla
Latin and greek roots challenge
Reminders and Upcoming Events
- NO SCHOOL - Monday, January 20th - Enjoy celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Garage Sale Drop-off - Friday, January 17th. See details below.
- New Drop-off Procedure in Effect - Tuesday, January 21st. Email reminder to be sent out on Friday, January 17th.
- T-Shirt Design Contest - Your child may be the one to design the new t-shirt for Faith Extension Day! See details in flyer below.
- 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.
Save the Date
Catholic Schools Week - Open House, January 26th from 11:00AM to 3:00PM
Save the date
Faith Extension Day is back, April 3rd!
Check out this video to see Faith Extension Day in action!
"Quest For excellence"
Annual Fund Campaign
Home and School Association (HSA)
- Upcoming HSA Spirit Night - February 4th at McAlister's Deli, located at 137 Merchant's Row, Suite 101 in Arlington. Come enjoy food and fellowship to raise money for the school! The event runs from 5:00PM-10:00PM.
- Our next Home and School Association (HSA) Meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 19th at 7:00 pm in the school cafeteria. We hope you can attend!
- The children of HSA Members who have paid their dues to join, and are able to attend the monthly meetings, are allowed to wear any SJCS spirit shirt purchased through the school with blue jeans and tennis shoes of their choice to school on the Thursday after the meeting!
HSA Spirit Night Contest
This year we are having a Spirit Night Contest!
The class that has the most attendance for Spirit Nights will win an ICE CREAM Sundae Party!
Each teacher will be given an envelope to keep the receipts and it is easy to participate!
Three Easy Steps:
1. Attend a Spirit Night
2. Save your receipt
3. Turn the receipt in to your teacher (if multiple students turn in their receipt to one teacher, be sure to write all the students' names on the receipt)
Knights in Action!
Monday Morning Prayer Service
Frassati Award Recipients
MLK Essay Contest
Meet the Artist - Arte Maria Exhibit
Last but definitely not least, a huge THANK YOU to all the student artists who created the glorious pieces centered around the Blessed Virgin Mary. Your work is outstanding!
5th grade saint projects
Moments Around Campus
1st grade art
2nd grade surgery?
Displays Around Campus
Storage Building and GreenHouse Update
Newly Updated STREAM Wish list
STREAM Enrichment would love to have these items donated for your children's use.
Thank you!
Peppermint Candy
Gum Drops
Solo Cups
Aluminum Foil
Q-tips
Popsicle sticks (big and small) (colored and plain)
String
Scotch tape
Gallon bags
Toothpicks
Hersey Kisses
Jolly Ranchers
Starburst
RoboKnights
Alumni News
Are you in need of prayers?
Meet our Dominican Sisters!
Meet our parish priests!
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.