St. Louis Catholic School Newsletter
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A Message from the Principal...
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Dear St. Louis Family,
March comes to a close this weekend… and it looks like it will go out like a Lamb! As we enter April, we find ourselves half way through Lent, and this provides us with the opportunity to reflect and renew ourselves as we prepare for the Lord’s passion, death and resurrection. We are working on that individually and as a school community - - we have been focusing on the virtue of Mercy and recognizing our need to both give and receive mercy.
We are grateful to the PTO Cultural Arts program, which will be sponsoring a speaker on Monday morning for all grades. “Mr. Peace” will be here to speak about bullying – how we can build each other up through the heart. If you would like more information ahead of time about Mr. Peace, go to
www.mrpeace.org
. I am also grateful to the PTO for purchasing our new stove, which is due to be installed in late April (still awaiting final permits from Fairfax County). It is our community of families and parishioners who make St. Louis the best!
Peace,
Kathleen McNutt
Principal
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Weekly Prayer Intentions
Each day our school community prays for the intentions of our families. This week the following families were included in our prayers: Schroeder, Schubert, Schulte, Schwieterman, Scully, SeGraves, Sendi, Sheedy, Sheehan, Shefrin and Silis.
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New Family Coffee - April 3rd
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The final New Family Coffee of the school year will take place on Wednesday, April 3rd. Families new to St. Louis School this year are invited to attend this coffee at 8:15am in the school cafeteria. Younger siblings are welcome.
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For families looking to register their children for preschool next Fall, St. Louis Preschool has a few spots available in the three-year old classes. St. Louis Preschool offers a state-licensed, half-day program with classes for three-year-olds and four-year-olds (turning three and four by Sept. 30, 2019). For more information, please see the preschool tab on the school website
www.stlouisschool.org
or contact
preschool registrar, Dare Hurley, at 703-768-7732 or
dhurley@stlouisschool.org
to arrange a tour of the preschool. We look forward to sharing our wonderful program with you!
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Do you have the desire to get more involved with the St. Louis PTO? Now is your opportunity! The PTO is looking for volunteers to take on responsibilities for the following positions:
- Hawks Day 5k Race Co-Chairs
- Hawks Day Celebration Co-Chairs and Committee Members
- Room Parent Coordinator for K-4
- Silent Auction Co-Chair
If you are interested in a more active role with the PTO, or would like more information on any of these positions, please email Sharon Moss at
srjones@hotmail.com
.
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Used Uniform & Bake Sales - April 6 & 7
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Volunteers are needed to help out with the Used Uniform and Bakes Sales on April 6 & 7. Virtus not required. Please see the sign-up's below in Volunteer Opportunities.
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Spirit Dinner April 10 & 11
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The warmer weather and longer days makes cooking less appealing! Come have dinner with the St. Louis Community at Jersey Mike's. This is a great place for subs of many flavors! April 10-11 from 4-9PM is when it will be held. Please help spread the word and make this Spirit Dinner a great success! You must being the attached
flyer
for the PTO to get credit.
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Completed Volunteer Hours as of March 15, 2019
Attached is the
updated list
of completed PTO volunteer hours as of March 15, 2019. If your name is on the list, that means your family has met the complete requirement of 18 hours for a two-parent family or 9 hours for a single parent family. If your name does not appear on the list, and you have met the requirement, please email the volunteer coordinators so that we can make sure we have your hours recorded.
Thank you for your time and dedication to our school. Your involvement and help are what make St. Louis School a wonderful community.
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Don't forget!
Individual families are required to track their volunteer hours throughout the school year and to submit them to the PTO Volunteer Coordinators for credit.
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VIRTUS REQUIRED
Volunteers must have completed the VIRTUS training seminar AND have a background check clearance to participate in these volunteer opportunities.
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NON-VIRTUS
PTO Used Uniform Sale
April 6 & 7, 2019
PTO Spring Bake Sale
April 6 & 7, 2019
Carpool Chick-fil-A
Help needed selling sandwiches!
May 10, 2019
Year-end CYO Breakfast
Help needed planning and day-of!
May 19, 2019
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Extracurricular Activities & CYO
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Advanced Band T-Shirt Design Contest
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St. Louis Advanced Band students are invited to participate in a T-shirt design contest for the band’s year-end trip to Hershey Park. Please see the
flyer
for more information.
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pring track is right around the corner, starting on March 29. Online sign-ups through SportsPilot is up and running at
https://reg.sportspilot.com/106550/login
Spring track will be a short season with the CYO spring track meet being held on May 18. All athletes in 3rd through 8th grade are welcome. No prior experience is necessary. This is a track and field competition so even if your athlete is not a strong runner, there are other events like long jump and javelin toss for your athlete. If you have any questions, you can email Brian Nienaber at
bnienaber31@gmail.com.
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The CYO is instituting a new award this year to honor a Coach of the Year. This award will be given out each year to a coach who best exemplifies the “Virtuous Excellence” that is the motto of our CYO athletic program at St. Louis. Nominations can be made by parents and/or students, and the selection committee will be comprised of Father O’Hare, John Bednarek, Marianne Olson and Jose Quiroz, none of whom will be allowed to nominate anyone for this award. Please send a short narrative to John Bednarek at
cyodirector@saintlouisparish.org
by April 19, 2019. The narrative should address why your nominee exemplifies the qualities listed in the document linked
here.
All nominees will be recognized and the winner will be announced on May 19th at our end of the year CYO celebration.
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St. Louis Students Eli Swanson and Katie Dunn, and St. Louis Alum David Anthony are all featured in MVCCT’s spring production of
Peter Pan
. There will be 6 performances next door at Bryant High School on March 29, 30 & 31, as well as April 5, 6 & 7. All shows are extremely family friendly and appropriate for all ages. Tickets can be purchased in advance
on-line
, or at the door in advance of performances. Come fly away to Neverland with the entire cast!
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St. Louis Youth Ministry invites all current 8th graders and high schoolers to join our trip to Franciscan University of Steubenville Ohio Annual Summer Youth Conference from Friday, July 19th through Sunday, July 21st. This trip would satisfy the Confirmation retreat requirement (note: we are currently offering a one-day retreat during the school day on May 13th). Go to
https://saintlouisparish.org/confirmation-retreats
for more information and to reserve a spot. Spaces are limited! If you have any questions, contact Ryan Farrell (
ryan@saintlouisparish.org
).
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Clothing Drive for INOVA Alexandria Hospital
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Serena Moss, a 6th grader at St. Louis Catholic School and a Girl Scout Cadette in St. Louis Troop 1697 is working on her
Girl Scout Silver Award
. She is collecting clothes for the emergency room at the INOVA Alexandria Hospital. Please consider making a donation of new or lightly used, sweatshirts, sweatpants, t-shirts and/or shorts. All donations should be clean, unisex, and preferably with no logos. Sizes XS to XXL are needed. The collection box is by the St. Louis School office through April 16th.
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Upcoming Knights of Columbus Events
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- Friday Fish Fry - March 8 - April 12, 5-6:30pm. Please see flyer for more information.
- Shrimp & Snow Crab Leg Feast - March 30, 2019, 2-5pm. Please see flyer for more information and tickets.
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Wednesday, April 3 - New Family Coffee, 8:15am, Cafeteria
Friday, April 5 - Stations of the Cross, 2:30pm
April 6 & 7 - PTO Used Uniform and Bake Sales after Masses
April 10 & 11 - Spirit Dinner at Jersey Mike's, 5-9pm
Thursday, April 11 - Class Picture Day
Friday, April 12 - Stations of the Cross
Monday, April 15 - Spring Uniform Begins
Wednesday, April 17 - Living Stations of the Cross, 2pm
Thursday, April 18 - Holy Thursday, 11:30 Dismissal (No PM EDC)
Friday, April 19 - Good Friday, No School
April 22-26 - Easter Break
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