Weekly Newsletter: January 5, 2020
This Week's Schedule
MONDAY- JAN. 6TH
CLASSES RESUME - Welcome Back!

SCHOOL-WIDE UNIFORM CHECK

TUESDAY- JAN. 7TH
Girls' 5th-8th Basketball Practice
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Boys' 3rd & 4th Basketball Practice
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

THURSDAY - JAN. 9TH
Boys' 5th-8th Basketball Practice
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
FRIDAY - JAN. 10TH
END OF 2ND QUARTER

SCHOOL MASS
8:30 AM

EARLY DISMISSAL ALL STUDENTS
12:30PM
NO LUNCH
ASE AVAILABLE, (ASE KIDS BRING LUNCH)

Boys' 5th-8th Basketball G ame - TEAM A
5:45 PM - 6:45 PM

Boys' 5th-8th Basketball G ame - TEAM B
6:45 PM - 7:45 PM

SATURDAY - JAN. 11TH
JK Assessments (new students only)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Girls' 5th-8th Basketball Game
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Kindergarten Assessments (new students only)
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Message from the Principal
As we begin the New Year, it's a great time for a fresh start. Many people make resolutions, because they want to improve themselves. That is a noble goal, but studies indicate that most people give up on their resolutions within a few weeks. In my experience, the most effective years have been when I made one resolution that focused on making myself a better person. I could review that resolution each day to see how I was doing. If I messed up one day, it was just an opportunity to do better the next day. Let's all resolve this year as parents to be the best examples we can be for our kids and think of specific ways we can work on that each day.

Sean Cruess, Principal
Wizard of Oz - Sign up to Audition!
Mrs. Mary Hunt, who previously taught at St. Benedict and directed a number of productions, will be returning after Christmas to direct our spring drama performance, The Wizard of Oz! Because of the variety of roles in this production, it is open to students in grades K-8. Auditions will take place after school on Monday, January 6. You can sign your child up at:  https://forms.gle/GPKdQ4miyV4gCiU68   no later than January 5.

100 Acts of Service
Homeward
As part of our school's 100th anniversary - 100 Acts of Service commitment, Mrs. Cisik's Language Arts classes are collecting travel size soap, shampoo/conditioner and lotion for Homeward. Their mission is to prevent, reduce and end homelessness by facilitating creative solutions through the collaboration, coordination and cooperation of regional resources and services. If you are traveling over the holidays and have hotel stays planned or travel regularly for work, please collect your unused hotel soap, shampoo/conditioner and lotion bottles for our classroom donation drive. Thank you!

This Week in ASE!
See our ASE schedule here for January !
Tuition Assistance - Application Window is OPEN!
New this year... Rolling decisions!

Returning Families
- If you don't file a tax return you have between now and March 1st to submit your application and provide documentation of income.
- If you file a tax return and have W-2 income you have between now and March 1st to submit your application and upload your 2018 Tax Return and 2019 W2s.
- If you file a tax return and have business income you have between now and June 1st to submit your application and upload your 2019 Tax Documents.

New this year - you will receive your tuition assistance letter within 3 weeks of submitting your application and uploading all required documents.

Questions? Contact Elizabeth Hanson at ehanson@saintbenedictschool.org .
Library Reading Challenge!
Remember, the library Reading Challenge is still going strong. Congratulations to our nine finishers so far, with Ambrose house in the lead. 
You are Needed & Appreciated!
Logging Hours
We appreciate the hard work everyone has put in, so don't forget to log those hours in RenWeb. We encourage you to do it now! Remember that you are expected to perform 8 of your 20 service hours before Christmas . On January 6th (so don't delay!) an hours list will be pulled, and the business office will reach out to any family with less than 8 hours for the Fall - to either monetarily assess for those hours ($40/hour) or to obtain a completion plan for those hours.

THANK YOU to everyone for your hard work! Your work is essential to the success of the school!


Virtus Training

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.
Ministry
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 January 12, 19, and February 2. There will be no Religious Education on January 5 or January 26 (due to School open house). 
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 January 8, 15, 22, and 29. The meeting on January 8 will be a joint Edge and The Rule social.
Contact Rob Hamrick at  rhamrick@saintbenedictparish.org  for more information on K-5 Religious Education or Edge
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