The mission of Corpus Christi Catholic School is to nurture every child by providing the opportunities to grow in faith, achieve academic success, and serve others as disciples of Jesus
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Dear Parents,
Tomorrow we will celebrate Grandparents Day! This is a day in which our students get to proudly entertain, thank, and celebrate the love of their grandparents. I hope that all of our special visitors will gain a sense of how our students spend their school day and the values that they learn while they are here at Corpus Christi.
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Each month students learn a Bible verse and recite it together at school during our morning prayers. We also pray a particular prayer each month. During the month of September, our verse is Proverbs 3:5
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.”
Our prayer focus is the
Our Father.
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First Reconciliation Meeting for 2nd Grade Parents
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There will be an informative parent meeting tonight (9/23) in the Adult Education Room at 6:30.
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We will celebrate Grandparents Day
tomorrow, September 24th.
We will begin with our school Mass at 8:30, followed by a reception in the banquet hall. After the reception, grandparents are welcome to tour the school and visit their grandchild’s classroom. We look forward to seeing all of our Grandparents and Grandfriends on this day.
It is very helpful if grandparents know the name of their grandchild's teacher. This will help them find where to sit during Mass. For reference a seating chart for Mass is below.
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It’s book fair week! The book fair will be open each school day beginning September 23 and ending at noon on September 27. The book fair will also be open from 9:30-11:30 on Grandparent’s Day for a special Grand Event! In addition, it will be open from 4:00-7:00 on September 24 for Family Night.
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2019 - 2020 Parent - Student Handbook
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The 2019-2020 Corpus Christi Catholic School Parent-Student Handbook can be found on our website and also under the files section in your Rediker Parent Portal. All parents are asked to review the handbook with their children and return the attached form to school by Wednesday 10/2.
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We are excited to continue our partnership with the Matim Primary School located in Arusha, Tanzania, East Africa this year. We know that the school children have been so appreciative of the donations and supplies they received from our students. They even shared some videos of thanks with us last year. In one they are singing the National Song of Tanzania while waving our Alabama flag, and they have one of our Corpus Christi school pennants. In the other, they are saying “Thank you, Corpus Christi.” You can watch the videos here:
This partnership provides a wonderful learning opportunity for our students to learn about children in another part of the world and their daily lives which are so different from our own. To help support the school, we will have monthly
A is for Africa “Just 25” days in which students are encouraged to donate .25 cents towards this cause. Our September date is this Wednesday, 9/25
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Our 8th-grade students are raising money to support the CYO program and are looking forward to participating in the annual Toy Bowl. There are some upcoming events that will help support our Toy Bowl Court. There is a Bingo Night this Friday, 9/27, from 5:30-7:30 in the Banquet Hall. Please see flyer below for more information.
In addition, we will be having a Spirit Day on September 27. Students are welcome to dress in orange and white for a donation. This is also the day of our fall sports pep rally, which will begin at 2:00
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Toy Bowl tickets are being sent home today with the youngest child in each class. Each child who participates in CYO Sports is asked to support the Athletic Program by selling a minimum of 5 tickets. Tickets are $5.00 each.
For further information regarding donating your ticket amount to individual CCS Toy Bowl Court members, please read the letter being sent home with your tickets.
If you do not sell the tickets, please consider making a tax deductible donation to the CYO Sports program and return the unused tickets to school.
Additional tickets may be purchased by sending money in marked envelope to the office or to school with your child. (ATTN: Toy Bowl Tickets)
The Deadline for ticket sales is October 4th.
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Our students have the opportunity to support the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and their annual Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer which is held on
September 28 at Battleship Park. Please see the attached for registration information, and to learn ways that our students can make a donation and receive a “pin-up.” No donation amount is too small!
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Please join us on this Friday as we celebrate Fall Sports. I challenge all of our students participating in CYO sports to model good sportsmanship and play with integrity. Go Cougars!
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Yearbooks are NOW on sale. Go to
Jostens.com
to purchase yours today! They are $35.
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The Corpus Christi Catholic School Robotics team is participating in the Jubilee BEST competition this October. Jubilee BEST (Boosting Engineering Science and Technology) inspires future generations of engineers, scientists and technology experts through a robotics competition!
The competition is taking place on Saturday, October 5 at the Mitchell Center at the University of South Alabama. The opening ceremony starts at 9:00 a.m. Team spirit is part of the competition and teams earn points for their display of spirit and enthusiasm. All Corpus Christi students are invited to support our team - the
CCS Power Wranglers! We would love to see you there.
For more information about the competition, please visit the
Jubilee BEST website.
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Our annual Blessing of the Animals, in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, will be
October 1. The blessing will be held after the 8:15 school Mass. Parents of students in grades K-8 may bring pets to school and meet students in the parking lot around 9:00 as the students are leaving Mass. All animals must be in a cage or on a leash. Children may not bring animals to school with them, and no animals will be allowed to stay at school. All animals must go home after the blessing. If you are not able to bring your child's pet, children may choose to bring a picture of their pet. A special blessing will be offered for all pets, even those not present.
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In October we will celebrate Respect Life Month. We have several important activities planned thus far. First, we will teach the student lesson for the Child and Adolescent Protection Policy. Your children will bring home information for you to discuss with them. Second, we will pray a Pro-Life Rosary together as a school on Tuesday, October 15. In addition to these events, many of our 7th and 8th-grade members of the Pro-Life Club will be meeting other students on Friday mornings at 6:30 a.m. and they recite the Rosary together and pray for life as part of the 40 Days for Life Campaign.
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Our next Food Pantry Friday will be on October 4. Students that bring an item for the Blessings in a Backpack Ministry may wear their spirit shirts with out of uniform bottoms. The following items are requested:
PreK - 2 canned veggies and soup
3 - 5 canned tuna/chicken
6 - 8 plastic jars of peanut butter/jelly
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McGill Homecoming t-shirts & CYO Night
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Click
HERE to download the order form. Orders are due by September 29th.
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All students who participate in CYO sports are invited to the McT football game on September 28th. Wear your team jersey for free admission.
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Upcoming Dates to Remember
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September 23
First Reconciliation Parent Meeting (6:30)
September 24
Grandparent's Day (8:30) mass followed by class visits
Book Fair Family Night (4:00-7:00)
September 25
A is for Africa Just 25 Day
September 27
CCS Spirit Day/K-3 Field Trip-Frozen Jr. /Pep Rally (2:00)
September 28
St Jude Run/Walk at Battleship Park
October 1
Blessing of the Animals
October 4
Food Pantry Friday
October 5
BEST Robotics Competition
October 10
Makeup Pictures
October 11
1st Quarter Ends
Parent Walk In
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Corpus Christi Parish News
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A new program: Kids-2-Kids
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Monthly VBS All Year Long!
2nd Wednesday of the Month — 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Come Sing Praise, Make a Craft, Support a Charity,
Eat a Snack, and Grow in Faith!
PreK-5th Grade Participants & 6th-8th Grade Leaders
Sign up Today for September 11! — $5.00 per Child — RSVP at
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b4fa4af2ea6f85-september
Diane Stoyka — dianestoka@yahoo.com
Stephanie Smith — zitoste@yahoo.com
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2019-2020 Sacramental Dates for
2nd Graders
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Mon Sep 23: First Reconciliation Parent Mtg, 6:30pm Adult Ed Rm.
Mon Dec 2: First Reconciliation Service, 7 pm, Church.
Mon, Feb 3, 2020: 1st Eucharist Parent Mtg, 6:30pm Adult Ed Rm.
Sun, Feb 9: 1st Eucharist Enrollment Mass & Mini Retreat, 9am-12pm.
Sat, May 2, 2020: First Eucharist Practice, 10 am, Church.
Sun, May 3, 2020: First Eucharist Mass, 1 pm
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2019-2020 Sacramental Dates for H.S. Confirmation
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2021 Class: (Date TBA) Confirmation Luncheon,12-2 p.m.
2021 Class: (Date TBA), Confirmation Practice 2-3 pm
2021 Class: (Date TBA), Confirmation Mass, 6 pm.
2022 Class: Nov 17, Spirit Day, 2-6:30 pm
2022 Class: Jan 25, Visitation Monastery Retreat, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Lessons 2/3.4
2023 Class: Aug 26, 2019, Parent Mtg., 6:30 pm.
2023 Class: Oct 20, 2019, Spirit Day, 2-6:30 pm, Lesson 1.
2023 Class: Feb 16, 2020, Spirit Day, 2-6:30 pm, Lessons 5 & 7.
Info: DianeStoyka@yahoo.com or 342-5474, ext 7
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Corpus Christi Catholic School | 251.342.5474 | school@corpuschristiparish.com
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