December 19, 2019 

The Third Week of Advent

School News

The Faculty and Staff at St. Joseph School would like to take this opportunity to thank our school families for their support during the year. We also want to sincerely wish each and every one of you a very blessed and Merry Christmas. SEVERE WEATHER In case of severe weather, SJS may be on a delay or school may be closed for the day. Even if school is delayed, preschool will be on a regular schedule. Please be sure to check your E-mail and/or the school website if the weather becomes a concern. Any change in our school schedule will appear on the home page of our website in a scrolling banner across the top of the page. www.sjscrescent.com BOX TOPS The next "Box Tops" contest ends on February 21st. Remember to download the app and scan your receipts for credit! Box Top Collection Sheet Box Tops Information Flyer THANK YOU TO OUR SJS RESTAURANT SPONSORS We would like to thank our restaurant sponsors for their support of our school . We would also like to thank our SJS families who participate in these special nights. Here are the donation amounts for November: Harmon's - $200.00 Marco's Pizza - $68.35 Skyline Night - $219.50 Oriental Wok - $200.00 GYM HVAC PROJECT As the gym HVAC project is coming to an end, we are realizing our final numbers are higher than we estimated. Thanks to your past support of Cav Call and the SJS AAA, we will be able to fund this project. Some of the money allocated for our new playground will now be used for the HVAC project. We still have plans to move forward on the new playground project, but we are waiting for final numbers.

TOMORROW OUT OF UNIFORM This Friday (tomorrow) will be our last day of school before the Christmas holidays. Faculty, staff, and students may be out of uniform if they wear Christmas attire. THANK YOU Thank you all for your support for the PTO. We have submitted the t-shirt orders for the “I am more” shirts and will expect them around the new year. If you paid your dues, your shirt(s) will be coming home with your child once they come in. I am sorry for the delay on getting these shirts to you, but wanted to make sure everyone who wanted one had time to submit their dues.  Amanda Hemmer PTO President ELKS NATIONAL FREE THROW CONTEST Congratulations to 7th grader Maya Tully. She won her age group bracket in the Elks National Free Throw Contest. She will be moving on to the next level of competition in January. Great job, Maya!  WINTER BOOTS This is a reminder of the SJS uniform policy. Boots may only be worn during the colder months of January and February. FATHER/DAUGHTER SOCK HOP DANCE Please click the link below for an invitation to the Father-Daughter Sock Hop Dance sponsored by SJS P.T.O. Sock Hop Dance Invitation Anyone interested in ordering a Father-Daughter t-shirt for their daughter, the forms are due this Friday, Dec. 20th. We have to place the order over break, so we will not be able to take late orders. RSVP'S for Father-Daughter are not due at this time. Sock Hop T-Shirt Order Form MAP TESTING Just a reminder that the students will begin the winter session of Map Testing the week we return from Christmas break. The testing will begin on Tuesday. Please make sure your child has a good breakfast and plenty of sleep during the Map Testing weeks.

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5th Grade Service Learning Project Our 5th graders donated books to the Library at St. Boniface in Cincinnati when their library was destroyed by water. These students have pen pals at St. Boniface and wanted to help them build a new library.

Parish News

ST. JOE'S FRIENDS IN FAITH

CHRISTIAN OUTREACH The Christian Outreach group has been busy planning volunteer opportunities. They are looking for a few people to serve (or drop off) dinner to the Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky on December 30th and January 21st.  And, volunteers are needed to help host BINGO for Brighton Center seniors. This will take place on January 4th at 1 pm (Location - TBD). If you are interested in helping out, please contact Kristin Siegel at  KSiegel1015@gmail.com .

COMMUNITY NEWS

NDA/CCH THEATRE ALUMNI RETURN TO THE STAGE Former theatre students at Notre Dame Academy and Covington Catholic High School will return to the stage for the second annual NDA-CCH Theatre Alum Cabaret. This celebration of the performing arts, past and present, will take place at Notre Dame Academy's Frances K. Carlisle Performing Arts Center on Sunday, January 5. Doors will open at 1:30 p.m. with refreshments and beverages in Alumnae Hall. The variety show will feature performances from recent and not so recent alumni and performances from current theatre students.  If you are a graduate of either Notre Dame Academy or Covington Catholic and are interested in performing, please email Liz Voto at  votol@ndapandas.org.  Tickets prices are $15/Adults and $5/Students with a school ID.  If you would like to purchase tickets for the show, you can do so online at  www.ndapandas.org - Arts - 2019-20 Season, or the day of the show at the NDA Theater Box Office.

ATTENTION ALL NDA PANDA BASKETBALL ALUMNAE The coaching staff and the Panda basketball team would like to invite alumnae basketball players to join them as they take on the Cooper Jaguars on January 3, 2020. Meet the current team and catch up with former Panda alumnae. Join us to be recognized at halftime of the varsity game. A hospitality room will be available during the JV and Varsity games. JV starts at 4:30 and Varsity at 6. Please RSVP by December 28th to:  bbreeze2011@gmail.com . 2020 JANUARY ARTSTOP AT THE CARNEGIE Looking for theatre programming for students ages 7 to 12? Check out The Carnegie’s ARTSTOP classes beginning on January 11, 2020. In the new year, students can register for 2 different, six week, theatre programs –  Stage Makeup , running Saturdays from 9 to 10:30am and  Off the Page,  running Saturdays from 10:45 to 12:15pm. For more information or to register online, check out The Carnegie’s Education page at  http://www.thecarnegie.com/afterschool.ph and click on the link to the flyer below. 2020 ARTSTOP FLYER

SJS NEWS FLASH

SJS REWARD PROGRAMS Please support St. Joseph parish and school through the following programs. Click the link below to see a list of the SJS reward programs for 2019.  SJS Reward Programs ------------------------------------------------------------- UPCOMING DATES Newsletter Calendar December 19th through January 20th!  December 19 - Kindergarten Christmas Play 6:30 PM December 20 - Last day of school before Christmas break (This is a FULL Day) December 23 - January 5th - Christmas Break (Have a blessed Christmas!) January 6 - Classes Resume January 6 - Middle School Academic Team 4-6 PM January 6 - Math Counts 6:30 - 8:00 PM January 7 - MAP Testing begins through January 29th January 7 - JYC 2- 3:15 PM January 7 - Elementary Academic Team 5-7 PM January 7 - Marco's Pizza Day January 8 - Art Club 2-3 PM January 8 - STUCO 2-3 PM January 8 - Quilt Club 2-4 PM January 9 - Elementary Academic Team Scrimmage - Home January 10 - Second Trimester Mid-term January 10 - January Birthday Out of Uniform January 13 - Middle School Academic Team 4-6 PM January 13 - Math Counts 6:30 - 8:00 PM January 14 - JYC 2:00 - 3:15 PM January 14 - Elementary Academic Team 5-7 PM January 15 - Art Club 2-3 PM January 16 - Elementary Academic Team vs Villa - Home January 16 - Oriental Wok Night (Note: this is a date change) January 17 - Father Daughter Dance - RSVP due today January 20 - NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Day

Cafeteria Volunteers January, 2020 (The Menu for the last day in December can be found on the school website)

Our 4 year old Pre-K students are learning about the true meaning of Christmas. Merry Christmas from the SJS 5th graders!

Kindergarten students gave their Christmas performance for grades 1-8 this morning! The 4th Graders enjoy singing Christmas songs in music class.

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