Weekly Newsletter: November 17, 2019
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Tuesday, Nov. 19
- 3rd & 4th Grade Basketball Practice 5pm-6pm
- 5th-8th Grade Girl's Basketball Practice, 5pm - 6pm
*All SBCS basketball practices to take place at
Lewis Ginter Recreation Association at 3421 Hawthorne Ave., Richmond, VA 23222
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Thursday, Nov. 21
- 5th-8th Grade Boy's Basketball Practice, 5pm - 6pm
- Used Uniform Sale, 5:30pm (Cafeteria)
- PTO Meeting, 6pm (Cafeteria)
Friday, Nov. 22
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Message from the Principal
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Did you know? We had a special visitor on Veteran's Day!
Army Colonel (ret.) John 'Pat' Gilman'39, an alumnus of our school, visited our middle school history classes this past Monday on Veteran's Day. Col. Gilman is one of our oldest living graduates and was able to describe our school in its earliest years. He also shared with the students his numerous experiences as a veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. We are very grateful to Col. Gilman for sharing his time and memories with us. Middle school parents, I encourage you to ask your students what they learned!
Parent Reminder:
Now that the weather is getting colder, please be sure to send your child with a warm coat or jacket. We make an effort to get outside every day for car line, recess, or PE. It's also a good idea to put your child's name on all their clothes. Jackets are often misplaced at school.
House Points Update:
Augustine House - 39
Ambrose House - 34
Jerome House - 25
Gregory House - 20
100 Acts of Service Update:
So far this school year we have accomplished 13 service projects with many more planned. Recently, our Student Council collected shoes for the Soles for Souls organization and canned goods for the Little Sisters of the Poor, our faculty donated to the Families in Crisis Center, and students offered prayers on All Souls Day for the poor souls in Purgatory. Don't forget that you can participate, too. If multiple families from our school coordinate on a service project, it will count toward our total. Please send
Mr. Cruess
an email about the service project so we can add it to our list!
Sean Cruess, Principal
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ADVANCED GIVING BEGINS TOMORROW!
(Nov. 18 - Dec. 3)
WE CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOU.
The level of participation from our families in this campaign is
CRITICAL
to helping us gain support from our alumni community, local philanthropists and grant-making foundations who can get us to our $1,000,000 goal
and make this happen!
But they won't support this campaign unless YOU,
our CURRENT FAMILIES, support this campaign.
That's why our goal this #iGiveCatholic Tuesday is to get
100% School Participation for our 100 Year Old School!
and remember...
It's
not
about the dollar amount,
(though we hope you'll make your best gift)
it's about
PARTICIPATION
!!
Don't want to give online?
That's fine too! Just send in your donation no later than December 3, 2019 in an envelope with your student. In the memo line be sure to write "Centennial Fund" so we know what its for! It will still count towards our "100% for 100" #iGiveCatholic challenge!
Help us make a BIGGER impact!
Go to our
school's iGiveCatholic page
, click on FUNDRAISE and tell us why you love our school. You'll get your own #iGiveCatholic fundraising page that you can share on social media or over email with your family and friends. Check out my page
here
! Want to know more? Email Gretchen at centennial@sainbenedictschool.org. And thanks so much for increasing our impact!!
Thank you!
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PTO Meeting this Thursday
Are you crafty? A wiz with the computer? Like to organize and make lists? Love all that glitters and glows? Know a good deal when you see one?
Come to our 1st Official Gala Planning meeting being held THIS THURSDAY November 21 at 6:00 pm.
A Gala like this only happens once every 100 years. Be a part of history! This will surely be one for the books.
We are forming our Gala Committees to begin working on this important event. We can't do it with out you! There is something for everyone. We are also still in need of parents to coordinate the class art projects- the crown jewel of the Gala.
The Used Uniform Swap and Comet Shop will be open in the cafeteria at 5:30 pm.
This year's Gala will be held on April 25, 2019, at the Commonwealth Club.
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Get Ready for Santa Shop!
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It's right around the corner! Get your closets cleaned out and make a donation to our Santa Shop of
new and gently used
items our students can purchase as gifts for their family members for Christmas! The kids will shop on
Friday, December 13th
! Please bring your gently used and new items to the school
by December 6th
so our shop will be ready! Money collected will go towards the 8th grade field trip to Washington, DC.
Suggested items:
candles, Christmas decorations, ties, scarves, new socks, new hats (never worn), books, wrapping paper, picture frames, vases, jewelry, kitchen and dining ware, stationary, toiletries, tools, board games, stuffed animals, baby items, and other
new or gently used
gifts. Thank you for your contributions!
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What a wonderful turnout we had this past Friday! Our attendees were treated to a sweet morning with their favorite little people. It would not have been possible without the SBCS community coming together to orchestrate the morning. A huge thank you to the teachers who each welcomed our guests into their classrooms and made them feel especially special! Mr. Cruess also wants to extend a very special thanks to all of the PTO parent volunteers who put on such lovely welcome reception for our guests as they arrived. It's a team effort and we are blessed by everyone's help!
Here's a little video from the happy day!
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Friday, November 22
Choir: 3rd Grade
Lectors: Robbie Cleveland, Cecilia O'Herron
Servers: William Proctor, Isaac Fitzpatrick, Seamus Cruess
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Our first ever school movie night will be Saturday December 14th from 5 pm-8 pm. The PTO is giving parents an opportunity to drop the kids off for a few hours so you can get some holiday shopping done, steal a date night or just put your feet up! We'll feature a Christmas movie, and offer concessions. Details to come.
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The close of the 1st semester is quickly approaching and that means all families should have completed and recorded at least 8 hours of volunteer service to avoid any fees. Below are the guidelines regarding volunteering for SBCS.
● Each family should plan to work at least one shift for Oktoberfest (which is the 3rd full weekend in September each year.)
● Each food donation in response to a PTO request counts as ½ an hour. Up to 6 food donations (3 hours/year) may be used toward the plan.
● PIP Service hours must be performed by a family member who is 18 or older. Saint Benedict students may have community service requirements but are not part of PIP.
● The family is responsible for recording hours in ParentsWeb.
● Hours should be recorded within one week of completing the volunteer opportunity.
● Cancellations should be kept to a minimum and should be made as early as possible.
● Participating in or providing food for class parties does not count toward volunteer hours
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All volunteers who work with or around children MUST have a current background check and completed VIRTUS training. In order to keep your status active with VIRTUS you should read your monthly email bulletins and answer the 1 multiple choice question until you get it right.
Thank you for all you do and for helping keep our children safe.
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St. Benedict Parish Religious Education for grades Kindergarten through 5th takes place on Sunday mornings from 9:45am to 10:45am at St. Benedict Catholic School. The next several classes are November 24 December 15, and January 12. There will be no Religious Education on December 1, 8, 22, 29, or January 5.
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Edge, St Benedict Parish Middle School Youth Ministry and Religious Education, takes place on Wednesday nights in St. Anselm Hall from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. The next several meetings are Wednesdays November 20, December 4, 11, and 18. There will be no meeting on November 27.
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First Penance Class
First Penance preparation takes place on Sundays, November 3, 10, and 17 from 9:45am to 10:45am in St. Anselm Hall. One Catholic parent is required to attend. At this time, if your child was baptized at a parish other than St. Benedict's, proofs of baptism with notations from the parish of baptism are due to the parish office. Likewise, if your child is registered at a parish other than St. Benedict's, permission from your pastor for you child to receive sacramental preparation at St. Benedict's must be sent to either Kevin Corcoran or Fr. John David Ramsey.
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What a fun night was had by all at the 2nd Annual Family Fun Night at St. Benedict Catholic Church!
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