SBCS Weekly Newsletter: February 23, 2020
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MONDAY- FEB 24
W
izard of Oz Play Practice -
ENTIRE CAST
3PM-5PM
Please Return Winter Basketball Uniforms to Mr. Cronheim
WEDNESDAY - FEB 26
Ash Wednesday Mass
1:30-2:30
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THURSDAY - FEB 27
PTO BOX TOPS DUE
(SEE BELOW)
W
izard of Oz Play Practice
3PM-5PM
SUNDAY- MAR 1
Tuition Assistance Deadline
SEE BELOW
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Our Seminarian, Armando, played "Lamentations or Taylor Swift Lyrics" with 8th Grade Religion. Our primary school displayed beautiful pictures of what they love about St. Benedict. Everyone's favorite bearded dragon, Francis, took a stroll down to Ms. Carter's 1st Grade.
Want to see more? Connect with us on FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM!!
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We celebrated Catholic Schools Week recently and we are commemorating our Centennial. Those things got me thinking about the real value of Catholic education. Catholic schools have a higher graduation rate than any other type of school, private or public (99.2%). Fifty percent of recently ordained priests report that they are products of Catholic grade schools. Based on the average public school cost of $11,454 per pupil, Catholic schools provide approximately $21 billion in savings to our nation each year. In addition to the numbers, though, we want you to know that we care about each child in our school, and we see ourselves as partners with you, parents, in raising the next generation to love God and to serve their neighbor.
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Spring Fiesta!
March 7th 4pm-7pm
Add a little heat to the last days of winter at our 3rd School Spirit Night of the year!
The Spring Fiesta will feature a variety of activities for mom, dad and the kiddos!
There will be a Salsa Instructor on hand giving mini group lessons in St. Anselm.
We will also have an expert Pupusa maker in the cafeteria to demonstrate the art form of creating the perfectly filled, round disks of deliciousness!
For the kiddos we will have crafts, activities and face painting.
Admission is free! Concessions including homemade pupusas, tacos, sides and drinks will be available for purchase.
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Box Tops for Education
It's that time of year again to turn in the Box Tops you have been collecting over the winter. Please have all Box Tops turned in no later than this
Thursday, February 27th
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Points are awarded by HOUSE instead of Class so you can send in with any of your children. Please mark which HOUSE should receive the credit.
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Do you or somebody in your family have a special talent, skill or product that you sell? Do you own your own service business?
If so, Your SBCS PTO is looking for you!
As part of our Silent Auction this year we are featuring a "Comet Maker" catalog featuring items from our Comet parents. This special catalog will not only showcase your item, but include a bio of you and your business with logo, or other imagery highlighting your unique item.
Previous parent donations have included custom photography, carpentry services, handmade pens, lessons & tutoring and donations of handcrafted gift baskets.
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Gala Time is Here! Buy Your Tix, Reserve a Table, Leave Your Mark in Our Commemorative Centennial Booklet!!
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That time of year is finally here! Please join us to celebrate our big Centennial Celebration at the 2020 St. Benedict Catholic School Spring Gala - to be held at the lovely Commonwealth Club on Saturday, April 25, 2020!
We've already sold over 140 tickets and
SOLD OUT
of our reserved ballroom tables! WOW!!
The evening will be a fun-filled and memorable one for our entire Comet community -
an event 100-years in the making!
Current families, faculty, alumni and friends will come together for this special night! Live & silent auctions, class art projects, a wine pull and our Commemorative Centennial Booklet featuring a history of our school, special congratulatory letters and your congratulatory ads!
Don't delay! Buy your tickets and buy your family ad in the Commemorative Centennial Booklet! This is a once-in-a-lifetime event for our school, and we look forward to seeing everyone there!
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Re-enrollment: Tuition Assistance Deadline March 1st!!
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March 1, 2020
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last day to apply for tuition assistance unless you have business/self-employment income
Monday April 20, 2020
- last day to cancel contract without incurring full tuition obligation (or 2 weeks after you receive your tuition assistance notification, whichever is later)
June 1, 2020
- last day to apply for tuition assistance if you have business/self-employment income
If you have any questions, please reach out to Gretchen, Sean, or Elizabeth, so that we can work with you.
Also!
Refer a Friend! New Incentive!
Spread the word about our wonderful little school! Refer a friend and get a $75 tuition credit! How it works: You will receive a $75 (2020-21) tuition credit on the first day of school for every new family that starts the school year
and
who listed you as having referred them to Saint Benedict. Only one $75 referral credit will be awarded for each new family. If the new family mentions multiple families on their application, only the first family listed will get the credit.
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Tuition Assistance - The sooner you apply, the sooner you will know!
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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.
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See our ASE schedule here for
FEBRUARY
!
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Reminder! Spring sports registration is still open, but it closes soon. If your child is interested in flag football, running club, or track, and if you can volunteer to coach, please sign up
HERE
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AND....Middies registration is open now! This Middies program is a great opportunity for girls to learn and grow in their sport and meet girls from different schools. We welcome all 5th-8th grade girls!
SPRING SPORTS ARE: Softball and Lacrosse
Practices: (begin March 2nd)
- Will be twice a week, 4:30-6PM at Saint Gertrude High School (Lacrosse).
- Softball will practice Mon & Wed from 4:30-6 at Dumbarton Elementary on field #2.
- The first practice will be the first week of March. More specifics will be coming soon!
Games:
- The team will compete against other middle school teams.
- Away game are various local schools.
Fee is $150 for the lacrosse season and $125 for the softball season, which covers officials fees, coaching, facilities, etc.
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Library Reading Challenge!
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BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB
Honor your child's birthday (or any special occasion) with an act of charity that benefits the whole school. Select a sturdy, new book from our wish list and personalize it with a donor bookplate. Your child will receive the new book at school and can keep it as long as he likes. When it is returned, the book will go into circulation for everyone to check out!
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Mass Schedule - February and March
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Wednesday, February 26
Choir: 8th Grade
Servers: Jack Bellaver, Olivia Panchyshyn, Leo Mikkelson
Friday, March 6
Choir: 2nd Grade
Servers: Cristian Ramos, Moah Mikkelson, Seamus Cruess
Friday, March 13
Choir: 7th Grade
Servers: Liam Cruess, Jude O'Herron, Dominic Laschon
Friday, March 20
Choir: 6th Grade
Servers: Lemma Wheatley, Isaac Fitzpatrick, Gabriel Bevc
Friday, March 27
Choir: 1st Grade
Servers: Olivia Panchyshyn, Max Brunner Seamus Cruess
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Comets Carpool Connection!
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Hey families! THIS IS NEW! If you are interested in connecting with another Comet Family to start carpooling, let us know who you are, where you are located and a good way for someone to contact you. We'll run our "carpool classifieds" at the bottom of our newsletter each week so interested participants can connect!
CLICK HERE!
Curious if there are Comets in your community? Check out our Family Directory on
PARENTSWEB. Click on Directory, then the ZIP CODE column header to sort by zip code. EASY!
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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 February 23, March 1, 8, and 15.
Parish Mission
The Parish Mission will take place on Wednesday, March 18 and on Thursday, March 19. Each night, Mass will be celebrated at 5:30pm, with a presentation by Fr. John David Ramsey at 6:15pm. After the presentation, at 6:45pm, confessions will be heard and dinner will be served simultaneously in the parish center. Childcare will be provided from 5:15pm to 6:45pm, please sign up for this event on the homepage of the parish website:
www.saintbenedictparish.org
(Childcare RSVP by March 8. Attendance RSVP by March 15.)
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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 March 4,11, and 25. There will be no meeting on February 26 or March 18 due to Ash Wednesday and the Parish Mission respectively.
Middle school and high school teenagers are asked to serve food at the Parish Mission on the evenings of March 18 and 19. If interested, please contact Kevin Corcoran at
kcorcoran@saintbenedictparish.org
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Lent Begins THIS WEEK! This year, it's not about what you give up - it's about who you become. Sign up for Dynamic Catholic's wonderful Best Lent Ever program!
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