St. Louis Catholic School Newsletter
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A Message from the Principal...
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Dear St. Louis Families,
We have had a spectacular week celebrating kindness and learning! To bring
Random Acts of Kindness
week to a close and perhaps a smile to many faces this morning, our Brownie troop 53007 shared some positivity and good cheer with our school families at drop off. I hope their wave, smile, and kind message helped start your day on a positive note.
I look forward to seeing many of you at the auction on Saturday night! I am so grateful to Meredith Jors and the entire Silent Auction team for their tremendous efforts to provide a fabulous evening of fun and fundraising. Many people have volunteered their time, energy and resources to give back to this school… which is one of the many things that makes St. Louis such a great community.
Next week brings the last week of February and the start of the Lenten Season. Students will attend Mass twice: Wednesday for Ash Wednesday Mass and Friday for our regular weekly Mass. Fr. O’Hare has issued a challenge to our students for this Lent, he has asked students to spend 1% of their day with God in prayer or conversation---1% is actually 15 minutes (he did the math with the students) and when you think of it like that, it is a simple and small yet powerful way to build their relationship with God. I think we might all benefit from the 1% challenge!
Don’t forget to return your child(ren)’s re-registration form so that we hold their space for next school year. After March 2nd, we will begin offering any open spaces to new families who would like to join us.
Peace,
Anne M. Dyke
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Reminder! 2020-21 Re-Registration Due March 2nd
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Re-registration forms and fees for the 2020-21 school year are due by Monday, March 2nd. You can find a copy of our
re-registration letter
and
form
attached.
FINANCIAL AID
Financial Aid applications are due March 18th through FACTS. For more information, please see the attached
flyer
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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: Mitchell, Moncher, Montano, Monzon, Moore, Moore, Moore and Morgan,
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Ash Wednesday Mass - Mass Uniforms (No PE Uniforms)
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Students are reminded to wear their Mass uniforms, on Wednesday, Feb. 26th for Ash Wednesday Mass.
NO PE UNIFORMS.
Students who have PE on Wednesdays may wear their sneakers with their uniform.
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"40 Days, 40 Acts" Lenten Social Media Campaign
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Lent is a time for prayer, fasting and giving. From Ash Wednesday until Easter Sunday, we will be sharing acts of giving and kindness from our classrooms and our families as part of our Lenten social media campaign.
Send your photo and a brief description of your act of giving or kindness to
development@stlouisschool.org
between now and April 7th.
For ideas on acts of kindness for you and your family, click
here
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Purple Up! Sock Orders Due February 29th
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April is the "Month of the Military Child." As a Purple Star school, St. Louis students will be celebrating our military families with the option to wear purple uniform approved socks on their PE days during the month of April. Socks are crew elite athletic socks customized for St. Louis School. These will be the only purple socks that can be worn with the PE uniform. All proceeds will benefit Operation Gratitude.
Socks must be pre-ordered
online
by February 29th.
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Auction Weekend Has Arrived!
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We look forward to seeing you at this annual adult event. There are still a few tickets left if your weekend plans have changed. The auction committee has planned a wonderful meal with great entertainment and an opportunity to enjoy one another’s friendship as we raise money for our wonderful school. If you have any questions, please contact Meredith Jors, Auction Chair at
hawktion.chair@gmail.com
. Thank you very much for all your donations, the auction committee couldn’t have pulled this off without you giving of your time & talents! Let’s enjoy this Road Trip!!
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Extracurricular Activities & CYO
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Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole Registration
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Girls on the Run and Heart and Sole are coming back to St. Louis School this spring so make sure you register your daughters soon! We begin practice the first week of March. GOTR is for 4th and 5th grade girls and will meet on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Heart and Sole is for 6th-8th grade girls. Please sign up at the
link
provided. If you have any questions about GOTR, please send an e-mail to Ms. Balough at
sbalough@stlouisschool.org,
and if you have questions about Heart and Sole, please e-mail Mrs. Cotnoir at
jcotnoir@stlouisschool.org
. Scholarships are available if financial assistance is needed.
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Bishop Ireton Summer Camps
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Bishop Ireton High School (201 Cambridge Rd., Alexandria, VA 22314) will be offering athletic and theater summer camps starting in June 2020. These dynamic and fun camps are taught by Bishop Ireton teachers, coaches and current students and are for students in 3rd grade through high school. Registration is open now. Space is limited. Please visit
www.bishopireton.org/summercamps
for more information and to register. Questions, email
summercamps@bishopireton.org
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Come see 8th grader Josie McCabe and 7th grader Julie Dunn in MVCCT’s performances of Sherlock Holmes. This funny and suspenseful play will run for 5 shows – 7pm on Saturday Feb. 15, 21 and 22 and 3pm on Sunday Feb. 16 and 23. All shows are at Heritage Presbyterian Church on Fort Hunt Road. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time online at
www.mvcct.org
or at the door. The game’s afoot – don’t miss it!
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Saturday, Feb. 22 - PTO Silent Auction, 6-10pm, McClunn Hall
Wednesday, Feb. 26 - Ash Wednesday Mass, St. Louis Church, 8:45am
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Friday, March 13 - 11:30 Dismissal (PM EDC open); 2nd trimester ends
Monday, March 16 - No School (Professional Development)
Saturday, March 28 - PTO Used Uniform & Bake Sale, 5-6:30pm
Sunday, March 29 - PTO Used Uniform & Bake Sale, 8am-12pm
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