WEEKLY NEWS - January 29, 2019
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Com
et Parents TO-DO List for This Week!
Spirit Week Continues...
- Wednesday (1/30) -- Book/Movie Character Day -- students can dress as their favorite book or movie character that day.
- Thursday (1/31) -- Spirit Day -- this is the day for students to show their school spirit by wearing blue and gold.
- Friday (2/1) -- 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.
- Wednesday (2/6) Coffee with Mr. Cruess for 1st & 2nd Grade Parents (details below). Sign up here by Monday, 2/4!
- Friday (2/8) - JK/K Assessments for 2019-2020 school year (details below) 9am-10am, St. Anselm.
- Friday (2/8) -- NO SCHOOL! Parent - Teacher Conferences, click here for details and to reserve your meeting time!
UPCOMING & IMPORTANT
March 1 - FACTS Tuition Assistance (Round 1) Application Deadline!
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As we celebrate Catholic Schools Week, I wanted share some facts and figures that demonstrate the value of Catholic education. Catholic schools have a higher graduation rate than any other type of school, private or public (99.2%). Fifty percent of recently ordained priests report that they are products of Catholic grade schools. Based on the average public school cost of $11,454 per pupil, Catholic schools provide approximately $21 billion in savings to our nation each year. In addition to the numbers, though, we want you to know that we care about each child in our school, and we see ourselves as partners with you, parents, in raising the next generation to love God and to serve their neighbor.
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Parent-Teacher Conferences are FRIDAY, FEB. 8TH!
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Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for next Friday, February 8th from 7:30am-12pm.
There will be NO SCHOOL for students on that day.
Since our conference time is limited, we ask that parents
only
sign up for a conference if there is an academic or classroom concern. If your child is making good progress, you do not need to schedule a conference. Specials (elective) teachers are not part of the Parent-Teacher Conference Day. Please contact them directly if you would like to set up a time to meet.
To schedule a time to meet with your child's teacher,
CLICK HERE
. The scheduling system. will close on Thursday, February 7th at 12pm.
Call Mrs. Autry in the office if you have any questions, (804) 254-8850.
Thank you!
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Calling all Junior Comets! Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten Assessments Friday Feb. 8th!
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Attention Parents! We will be hosting our next
Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten Assessments on Friday, Feb. 8th 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 you must submit your application
prior
to your child's assessment. Deadline for all applications is March 1, 2019 (after that date, applications will be considered on a rolling-basis.) Questions?
E
mail
our Director of Admissions, Gretchen Ridgely, as soon as possible, if you are planning to apply.
Register for our Feb. 8 assessment
here
.
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Help Make 2019's Gala a Grand Success!
CALLING ALL PARENTS!!
A huge thank you to all of the parents that attended our last PTO meeting. Our Gala Planning Session was a huge success and a great start to making this year's Gala on SATURDAY, MAY 4TH at Les Crepes in Carytown spectacular.
We need everyone's help to make this event a success, so stay tuned for ways you can help with our auction, sponsorships, class baskets, logistics and more!
Spring Alumni Social Needs VOLUNTEERS!
(Another Opportunity to Earn Your Hours!)
Our next school event is our Spring Alumni Social being held on March 6 in St. Anselm Hall. A Sign Up Genius link will be made available in the next few days for volunteer opportunities. Pat Maehr, our Dir. of Development, is looking for parents to help set up, tear down and serve food during the event. Every volunteer hour you can give helps make our school events a success! Thank you for your support.
BOX TOPS...Keep 'em coming!
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.
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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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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Coffee with Mr. Cruess
invites all 1st & 2nd Grade Parent
Wed. Feb. 6th
7:45am (prompt) - 8:30am
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Drop off your student/s in Morning Care (its on us!) and join us for coffee, bagels and discussion on timely topics for our First Grade and Second Grade parents (only). Mr. Cruess will be joined by Ms. Carter and Mrs. Young, who will help you navigate your way through the coming months and prepare your student for success in the second half of the year...
plus your questions
!
REGISTER HERE!
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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.)
Religious Education K-5 and Edge 6-8
Religious Education for grades K-5 continues this Wednesday, January 30th 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.
Edge will not meet next week, on February 6th, as the Diocesan Youth Conference is the following weekend.
Dr. William McKenna Presentation - WED. JAN 30TH at St. Benedict School
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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HIGH SCHOOL Open Houses...
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- Wednesday (1/30) - Dr. McKenna Presentation - Communication between Parents and Children. St. Benedict Library. 6:30pm.
- Friday (2/1) -- 8:30am School Mass. Middle school dress uniforms.
- Sat (2/2) - 10am. 3rd & 4th Grade Basketball @ St. Edwards
- Wednesday (2/6) Coffee with Mr. Cruess for 1st & 2nd Grade Parents
- Friday (2/8) - JK/K Assessments 9am-10am, St. Anselm.
- Friday (2/8) -- NO SCHOOL! Parent - Teacher Conferences
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