🙏 The Messenger - Jan. 8, 2021 🙏

January 8, 2021

Dear Families of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School,

HAPPY NEW YEAR! While there were certainly some great things that happened in 2020, the year will likely be remembered for the challenges and hardships we faced. Now, we start 2021 full of hope! It felt so great to come back to school this week. Seeing our dolphins in the classrooms and on Google Meets stirs up so much hope as we see these students eager to learn, eager to be with their friends and eager to grow in their faith in this new year. At our inservice day on Monday, the faculty and staff reflected on this being the Year of St. Joseph as declared by Pope Francis. St. Joseph holds a special place in my heart. When adopting a toddler from China, Aaron and I knew quickly we wanted to name our new son after the “adopted father” of Jesus --- this saint we have always seen as a quiet, humble, compassionate, devoted and honorable man. What a great role model for each of us as we embark on this year. Pope Francis once stated that he says a prayer to St. Joseph each morning. I thought you might also want to consider adding this prayer of his to your daily devotions:

Glorious Patriarch Saint Joseph,

whose power makes the impossible possible,

come to my aid in these times of anguish and difficulty.

Take under your protection the serious and troubling situations that I commend to you,

that they may have a happy outcome.

My beloved father, all my trust is in you.

Let it not be said that I invoked you in vain,

and since you can do everything with Jesus and Mary,

show me that your goodness is as great as your power. Amen.

Only by His Grace,

Veronica Tucker

Principal

SCHOOL NEWS

DESK SHIELDS

In an effort to instill a sense of ownership and responsibility, students will be charged $5 for additional desk shields. The shields are expensive, and we have had to replace many throughout the fall because of students damaging or losing the shields assigned to them. Starting immediately if students request a new shield this will result in a $5 charge to parent's FACTS account.

2020-2021 YEARBOOKS

It's yearbook time! Click the link below to purchase a 2020-2021 Yearbook! Yearbooks are $45 and will be delivered in August. Yearbook ads to commemorate your student are also available for purchase at the same link.

YEARBOOKS & ADS

NURSE'S NOTES & COVID-19 REMINDERS

SCREENING AND ON-CAMPUS REQUIREMENTS

We will continue to work closely with our local health department officials and the Catholic Schools Office to ensure the safety of our students and staff should the school experience a positive case of COVID-19. Please see the attached documents regarding screening of your students and on-campus requirements should someone test positive for COVID-19.

SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE

ON-CAMPUS REQUIREMENTS

HAVANA NIGHTS - 20TH ANNUAL GALA

APRIL 10, 2021 | THE WOODLANDS RESORT

WINNER'S CHOICE RAFFLE

Back by popular demand, St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School is holding a Winner’s Choice Raffle in conjunction with our Havana Nights Gala! We are very grateful to TACHUS for sponsoring this year’s raffle!

WINNER’S CHOICE RAFFLE • PRICE: $20.00 each

One Grand Prize Winner will win a choice of one of three trips:

Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise - 3-Night Stay at The Fairmont Lake Louise in Banff, Canada with Airfare for 2
Napa Valley Backroads & Railways - Wine Train, Chauffeur, 3-night Stay at Meritage Resort and Spa with Airfare for 2
Fairmont Bermuda - 4-Night Stay at The Fairmont Southampton in Bermuda with Airfare for 2

Tickets and more information were sent home before Christmas. Raffle tickets can also be purchased online. Please be sure to read the Raffle Ticket Sales Guide thoroughly to answer any questions.

Thank you to this year's Raffle Sponsor:

FUND FOR ST. ANTHONY - UPDATE

We are very fortunate to have a wonderful community of friends, parents, grandparents and others who have already shared their gifts to the Fund for St. Anthony this year. We are pleased to report that we are at 85% participation from school families!

When we reach 90% participation in the Fund for St. Anthony the whole school will earn an extra day off this spring!

As a reminder, any class that reached 100% participation in the Fund for St. Anthony will receive a Chick-fil-A & Free Dress Day.

All families who make a gift - in ANY amount - will earn 10 Paduan Points!

MAKE A GIFT

PADUAN POINTS REMINDERS

PADUAN POINTS & FAMILY INVOLVEMENT

Family involvement is a vital part of the success of St. Anthony of Padua and volunteers greatly enhance the experiences of our students. Parents are asked to acquire family volunteer hours called Paduan Points annually. Here a reminder on how it works:

PADUAN POINTS REMINDERS:

Each family is required to complete 20 Paduan Points for school-related volunteer activities between August 1 – April 30. Volunteering that takes place in May must be preemptively recorded (Graduation volunteering, Fun Field Day, etc.).

Service hours are to be completed by parents (or close family members) of the students only.
Partial hours of service are rounded up to the nearest half hour.
Families may not bank hours for future years.
Families may not transfer hours to other school families.
Paduan Points tracking is an “honor system”, meaning families enter their own time in ParentsWeb. All volunteer hours are reviewed throughout the year by the school administration to monitor family progress towards the agreed 20 Paduan Points per family per school year.
Each family will be billed $10 for each uncompleted Paduan Point (maximum of $200) on your family’s FACTS account on May 1st.
Final report cards and school records will not be released until payment is completed.

HOW TO LOG PADUAN POINTS:

Volunteer hours* can be logged in ParentsWeb by following these simple steps:

Log in to ParentsWeb.
Select “Family Information ” from the ParentsWeb navigation list.
Select the name of the parent who has volunteered, then select “Service Hours ” (link next to Parent Contact Info).
Select “Add Service Hours”.
Select the Date of service. Select Description from drop down list. Enter Total Hours or points assigned to your duty - list of volunteer positions and points assigned are listed on our website . The Note section is optional and can be used for further detail about volunteer service. If known, indicate who is responsible for the program for which service hours were performed in the Verified By field (leave blank if unknown). Select “Save”. Service hours summary will appear after saving.

EASY WAYS TO ACCRUE PADUAN POINTS IN 2020-2021:

Participate in restaurant Spirit Nights - 1 Paduan Point
Make a gift (in any amount) to the Fund for St. Anthony - 10 Paduan Points
Volunteer at afternoon car-line - 1 Paduan Point per day
Contribute to Gala Basket or donate to Gala - 2 Paduan Points
Contribute to Stock the Snack Bar for teachers - 1 Paduan Point
Attending parent meetings (i.e. What's Brewing) - 1 Paduan Point
Additional volunteer opportunities will always be communicated in The Messenger each week.

THANK YOU for supporting our school! For more information about Paduan Points or volunteering visit: https://staopcs.org/volunteer-opportunities

PADUAN POINTS & VOLUNTEERING

UPCOMING DATES

1/11/2021 - Rosary Group, 2:30 PM, CHURCH

1/12/2021 - SPIRIT DAY: MOD Pizza (Indian Springs)

1/13/2021 - Mass (2A), 9 AM, 2^nd & 3^rd Grade attending

1/14/2021 - Spanish Rosary Group, 2:30 PM

1/15/2021 - $5 Free Dress (benefits Student Council)

1/18/2021 - Rosary Group, 2:30 PM, CHURCH

1/20/2021 - Current Student Re-enrollment begins

1/20/2021 - Mass (2B), 9 AM, CHURCH, 2^nd & 3^rd Grade attending

1/21/2021 - Spanish Rosary Group, 2:30 PM, CHURCH

You can still enroll in the optional Waldo photo delivery service where you'll get all YOUR student's photos texted to your phone!

How to enroll:

Click here or text STAOPCS21 to 735-343 and follow the prompts.

You can also scroll through and view all the photos on our Waldo Photos free web gallery here: https://waldo.photos/galleries. Enter the join code: STAOPCS21

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