WEEKLY NEWS - January 22, 2019
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et Parents TO-DO List for This Week!
- Thursday (1/24) - PTO Meeting - Gala Kick Off Meeting - All Parents Encouraged to Attend! 6pm Cafeteria, Pizza and beverages will be served. RSVP here by WEDNESDAY (1/23)
- Friday (1/25) - Honor Roll Assembly, immediately following Mass (Mass 8:30am, Honor Roll Assembly 9:15am)
- Sunday (1/27) - Catholic Schools Week begins! Wear your uniform to Mass at your parish. See information below.
UPCOMING & IMPORTANT
January 27th - 9am-10am, JK & K Assessment for 2019-2020 School Year
January 27th - 12:30-2:30pm, Catholic Schools Week Open House
Jan 27-Feb 1 - Catholic Schools Week (see below for info)
March 1 - FACTS Tuition Assistance (Round 1) Application Deadline
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This past Friday I was able to attend the March for Life in Washington D.C. with some of our 8th grade students. The March gave me an opportunity to reflect on the value and dignity of all human life and the importance of passing that on to our children. One of my favorite Scripture passages as an educator is Psalm 139:14, "I praise you, so wonderfully you made me; wonderful are your works!" I try to remember each day that our students are each uniquely made by God and loved by God. As parents and educators, we want them to know that they are loved and to share that love with the world.
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Catholic Schools Week Kicks off THIS SUNDAY
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This Sunday, January 27 marks the start of Catholic Schools Week, celebrated around the country. We ask all students to wear their school uniform to the church that you attend. If you do not have a regular church, we invite you attend St. Benedict! Students who attend the 11:00am Sunday Mass will process into church before Mass and sit in reserved pews with their teachers. If you are attending this Mass, please arrive no later than 10:50, so all students can be lined up for the procession. This is a great opportunity to show our St. Benedict pride!
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Calling all Junior Comets! Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten Assessments January 27th!
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Attention Parents! We will be hosting our Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten Assessments on Sunday, January 27th from 9am - 10am. This is for prospective JK students (age 4 by Sept. 30, 2019) and K students (age 5 by Sept. 30, 2019). Preference is given to students who have siblings already at the school, but we need to have your child's application and assessment completed by the March 1 deadline. You are encouraged to
email
our Director of Admissions, Gretchen Ridgely, as soon as possible, if you are planning to apply. There will be another assessment date of Friday, Feb. 8th from 9am-10am. Register for an upcoming assessment
here
.
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Help Make 2019's Gala a Grand Success!
CALLING ALL PARENTS!!
Our next PTO meeting will be held THIS
Thursday January 24th at 6pm
and will be our all-important Gala Planning Session. Many hands make light work, and we need everyone's talents to make our PTO's biggest fundraiser of the year a great success and a lot of fun for one and all. We have a silent auction, live auction, class art auction and sponsorships all needing help from our parent volunteers - that means YOU! From contacting local businesses where you shop for auction donations to helping your child's class create a one-of-a-kind artistic masterpiece for our art auction, there are MANY ways your help is needed. Pizza and drinks will be provided for all attendees! ALL PARENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND!
RSVP
here
(so we know how much pizza to order!)
BOX TOPS
Our goal for this year is to reach $1,000 for the year. To accomplish this we need 4000 Box Tops before the next collection date of February 19th.
I know this will be here before you know it but if we all pitch in I think we can not only reach our goal but surpass it. Every little bit helps our school so ask your family and friends to save them as well so we can support our children and our school. And don't forget the winning class will once again get to have an Ice Cream party for their hard work. Thanks again for the help!!
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Catholic Schools Week is fast approaching!
We want this to be a celebration of Catholic education, as well as a reminder of each student's individuality. With that in mind we have a tag day scheduled for each of the days that week. These tag days are free so start planning what your child will wear each of the days. Please review the tag day rules in the school handbook if you are in doubt about what to do.
Monday (1/27)
-- Super Hero Day -- students can dress as their favorite super hero.
Tuesday (1/28)
-- Career Day -- students can dress in an outfit that shows what they would like to be when they grown up.
Wednesday (1/29)
-- Book/Movie Character Day -- students can dress as their favorite book or movie character that day.
Thursday (1/30)
-- Spirit Day -- this is the day for students to show their school spirit by wearing blue and gold.
Friday (1/31)
-- We will have school Mass this day so students are expected to wear their uniforms that day and be dressed for Mass. Middle school should wear their dress uniforms.
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IMPORTANT DATE FOR FACTS - MARCH 1 - TUITION ASSISTANCE
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IMPORTANT Date For FACTS - March 1
All families should have their application submitted in FACTS by March 1, 2019, even if you are applying in Round 2 and your tax information will be uploaded later. While aid is distributed in all rounds, the total amount of Parish Sharing aid the school receives from the Diocese is determined based on the total need of applications in FACTS
on March 1.
Therefore, even if you are participating in Round 2, please have your application submitted by March 1.
More on Tuition Assistance:
All families seeking tuition assistance must complete an on-line application through FACTS and upload the required tax documents. There are two main rounds of tuition assistance. Returning families without business income are only eligible for Round 1 assistance. All other families are eligible for Round 1 or 2.
Deadlines as follows:
Round 1 - March 1: Families will be notified in mid-April (2018 W2s and 2017 Tax Return)
Round 2 - June 1: Families will be notified in late June (2018 W2s and 2018 Tax Return)
Please note, The Diocese of Richmond requires that each student apply for aid at only ONE Diocesan School.
Tuition Assistance Policy Updates as of the 2018-19 school year:
PreK Students are no longer eligible for Diocesan aid (Parish Sharing, McMahon Pareter, EISTC) but will still be considered for school based aid. The tuition of the PreK student will continue to be taken into consideration when determining Diocesan and school awards for other students in the family.
Who applies?
For Student's Parents/Guardians married, separated, or living together:
Both parents apply. If living apart, they submit separate applications.
Student's Parents/Guardians not married and live apart
:
The custodial parent the child spends the most time with applies
(This is the same guideline used for the college Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSFA)). In addition, the spouse of the applicant also applies. Other adults living in the household but not on the same tax return with the applicant need not apply, and since their income is excluded, their expenses are also excluded.
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January 21 - PE T (6-8)/TH (PK-5); Art M (PK-5)/W (6-8)
January 28 -
PE T (6-8)/TH (PK-5); Art M (PK-5)/W (6-8)
February 4 - PE M (PK-5) /W (6-8); Art T (6-8)/TH (PK-5)
From February 4 until the end of the school year, the schedule will remain PE M/W; Art T/TH
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From the Parish
Visit our parish
online
for mass schedules, sacramental preparation and other timely info! Also, here's a link to
Ida B's Bits
(
our parish administrator's weekly email with events and happenings at Church.)
MASS TONIGHT!
A Mass for Giving Thanks to God for the Gift of Human Life will be celebrated TONIGHT, Tuesday, January 22 at 7:00pm. Parishioners are encouraged to attend. (This will be in place of the 5:30pm Mass that day). It is especially important for parishioners to pray for an end to the scourge of abortion, as two abortion clinics are located within the boundaries of Saint Benedict parish.
Religious Education K-5 and Edge 6-8
Religious Education for grades K-5 continues this Wednesday, January 15th in St. Benedict Catholic School from 6:30 to 7:30pm. Aftercare is provided until 8:00pm for those who have parents in the choir or older siblings in Edge or The Rule.
Edge, which serves as both youth ministry and religious education for children in 6th through 8th grades, continues this Wednesday as well, from 6:30 to 8:00pm, in the St. Anselm Hall. The Rule, which is for 9th through 12th grades meets at the same time in the parish center next to the church.
Dr. William McKenna Presentation
We are excited to welcome back Dr. William McKenna, Psy.D., who will offer a presentation on communication between parents and their children. The presentation will take place in the library on the 3rd floor of St. Benedict Catholic School and is open to all adults. It will occur at 6:30pm on Wednesday, January 30th, while students are in religious education, Edge, and The Rule. Dr. McKenna is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and partner at The Westwood Group. He earned his masters and doctoral degree from the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, a Catholic psychological teaching institution. He is a native of Richmond, graduating from Benedictine High School and Belmont Abbey College. Please RSVP to Kevin Corcoran at kcorcoran@saintbenedictparish.org if you will attend.
Knights of Columbus Daddy-Daughter Dance - Feb. 16th!
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Other Events Around the Neighborhood...
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January Mass Schedule
Please Join Us at 8:30am, Friday Mornings in the Parish!
Friday, January 25
Choir: 2nd grade
Lector: Gio Jimenez
Servers: Scout Kennon, Jack Donner, Liam Cruess
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Jan 24 - PTO Gala Meeting - All are encouraged to attend - 6pm Cafeteria
Jan 25 - Honor Roll Assembly, following School Mass
Jan 27 - JK & K ASSESSMENT for 2019-2020 School Year, Click
here
to register!
Jan 27 - Catholic Schools Week Annual Open House at St. Benedict (all are invited - 12:30pm - 2:30pm,
Volunteers Needed
HERE
)
Jan 27 - 31, Catholic Schools Week
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