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St. Brendan Weekly Bulletin
October 13, 2021
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3rd grade boys showing off their jump roping skills. |
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Dear St. Brendan Families, |
Today, St. Brendan students took part in the Worldwide Children's Eucharistic Adoration Holy Hour. They spent time in Church praying the rosary. Our students were spiritually united with millions of children and young people around the world praying together as ONE.
Our first St. Brendan Parent Club meeting is Thursday October 21st at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. ALL parents are members of the St. Brendan Parent Club and are invited to attend! The goals of the Parent Club are to build community and to help organize fundraising efforts to support the school. At our first meeting we will share important information including many ways that parents can get involved with our community this year. Not only will you learn important information by attending this meeting, you will also receive one volunteer hour AND a free dress pass for your student(s) for the following week. We look forward to seeing many of you at Parent Club next week!
Zoom Link:
Topic: Parent Club Meeting
Time: Oct 21, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 841 1836 3787
Passcode: 388664
We have begun our St. Brendan Fun Run FUNdraiser! This year students will be completing 35 laps at the Fun Run on October 22nd! It’s going to be a FUN experience for ALL students and comes with a brand-new character theme, called Sports City Worldwide! Not only will this help our school raise some much-needed funds, but it will also engage your students socially & emotionally.
How can you help?
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Register on mybooster.com! Our goal is to get 100% of our school registered. (Need help: CLICK HERE for a how-to)
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SHARE your student’s donation link with friends & family!
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Donate if you are able to.
Class Prizes: 2nd and 5th grade won an extra recess. Great job! Tonight the challenge is whichever class brings in the most new donations will win a Wacky Hair Day!
Keep up the good work sharing your student's donation link. Also note that many companies do match donations, so we urge you to take advantage of that! Thank you for supporting St. Brendan School!
Mid-Trimester reports and MAP test progress reports (grades 2-8) will be sent home Friday, October 22nd.
This Friday there is no school. Our entire staff at St. Brendan will be participating in a retreat called Christ in the Classroom. This is a retreat for all archdiocese school employees for compliance with catechetical certification. It will be a wonderful day as the staff learn and grow in faith with one another.
We hope you enjoy the long weekend.
Blessings,
Catherine Shumate
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These two excerpts work very well together. Often, when we are passionate about a cause, we forget to practice the rest of our virtues, and we can act or react in a manner unintended. If we remember to Trust in God, then we can keep ourselves at peace, and eventually be able to convey what we are passionate about in a manner which has a chance of being heard.
“First keep yourself in peace, then you will be able to bring others to peace. The peaceable person does more good than one who is highly educated. The overly passionate person turns even good to evil, and readily believes evil. The good and peaceable person turns all things to good. Whoever is in perfect peace suspects no one. But whoever is discontented and disturbed is agitated by various suspicions, and neither has rest, nor permits others to rest. Often such a person says what should not be said and does not do what should be done. While considering what others ought to do, do not neglect what you yourself are bound to do. It is better to have zeal toward yourself in the first place, and then you may justly exercise zeal toward your neighbor.” Thomas à Kempis. (2010). Solace in Suffering
Trust Me
Do you believe that I am the Son of God? And do you believe that I died for all men and women and that I rose from the dead? Then why do you continue to be distracted and anxious about your loved ones? Do they not also belong to ME? Would I refuse to work in their lives just as I work in yours?
I have not put you in charge of redeeming them. I have already done that. Nor do you have the power to change their hearts; only My Holy Spirit searches and knows the deepest hearts of men and women and only He can heal their deepest wounds. Your task is to love, to forgive, to pray for them and to turn them over to Me. Come closer to Me yourself, and I will do the rest. TRUST ME!~ from the Association of Marian Helpers
Another way to thank God, petition God, and bring consolation to yourself is through the Rosary. October is the Month of the Rosary. If you don’t regularly pray the Rosary, try praying just a decade a night with your family, maybe after dinner. It could help bring that peace and trust we all desire.
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September Virtues in Practice (VIP) Awards |
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Each month our Virtues in Practice Program highlights a virtue and saint that each class learns about. In conjunction with this, the V.I.P Award was developed. Each month all staff is on the look out for students who are displaying the virtue and qualities of the saint.
The students receive silver cross pin at the first Friday Mass and have their picture displayed on a school bulletin board. They are not told in advance if they are the recipient for the month.
For the Month of September, the virtue was Hope: Trusting in God's Loving Plan. The VIP Award for the Virtue of Hope was given to:
Full Day Pre-School, Miss Deitch's class: Dante Silva
Pre-K 1, Mrs. Stevenson: Emmery Torrey
Pre-K2, Mrs. Chappidi: Harper Morris, Evelyn Moldovan, and Emery Tran
Kindergarten: Max Dolenc and Leah Zhang
1st grade: Kira Engle and Shaka Girukwigomba
2nd grade: Hailey Engel and Anthony Fletcher
3rd grade: Elise Dorratcague
4th grade: Annabelle France
5th grade: Grant Robson and Jordana Golla
6th grade: Katelyn Nguyen
7th grade: Carter Najour
8th grade: Kassidy Irish (not pictured)
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Pre-Order School Photos through Yuen Lui Studios by October 18th
Families can start purchasing their picture packages now:
Note: You will have to complete a separate transaction for each child.
Picture Re-Take Day
If students missed Picture Day on Monday or do not like their photo, the retake day is scheduled for Tuesday, November 30th.
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St. Brendan Boosterthon Fun Run! |
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Our Boosterthon Fun Run Fundraiser is well underway! As of this morning we have raised $10,000 of our $25,000 goal. Keep those pledges coming!
If your family feels it’s not in the position to financially support the school, that’s ok. Families can actually support our school by also SHARING about our fundraiser with friends and family online. Sharing IS supporting.
Key dates to remember:
• Fun Run Event Day - 10/22
Thank you for supporting St. Brendan through the Fun Run!
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Employee Matching Gifts
Stretch Your Fun Run Donations Further!
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Matching Gifts
Many corporations will match philanthropic donations made by their employees. This is a great way to maximize your gift. You could possibly double your gift with a corporate match . Simply send us the appropriate paperwork from your employer’s human resources or personnel department, and your gift to St. Brendan School will be matched according to your company's guidelines. Many companies use an online portal to match your giving, so please check with your employer on how to get started.
Match Volunteer Hours
Some companies will match your volunteer hours with a donation to the school. For instance, Microsoft matches $25 per hour for each hour that you volunteer with St. Brendan School!
Other companies like Boeing, Expedia, Google and Starbucks will also match volunteer hours. Matching volunteer hours is no cost to you and the school greatly benefits! Please check with your employer to see if they participate in matching volunteer hours.
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St. Brendan Trunk or Treat |
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October Birthdays
Happy Birthday to:
10/14 Sarah Binish 5th Grade
10/14 Liam Hogg 1st Grade
10/14 Mrs. Deehr 7th grade/math
10/15 Salem Afework 1st Grade
10/17 Josiah Diniz - 3rd Grade
10/18 Kassidy Irish 8th Grade
More birthdays will be announced in the next Weekly Bulletin
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St. Brendan School staff and students will be participating in the Great ShakeOut on Oct. 21. While earthquake hazard varies from region to region, most of Washington is prone to earthquakes. The Great Washington ShakeOut is a statewide opportunity to practice how to be safer during big earthquakes: “ Drop, Cover and Hold On.” The ShakeOut has also been organized to encourage you, your community, your school, or your organization to review and update emergency preparedness plans and supplies, and to secure your space in order to prevent damage and injuries.
What we do now will determine our quality of life after our next big earthquake. Are you prepared to survive and recover quickly?
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All Saints Day - Nov. 1st |
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St. Brendan invites ALL STUDENTS to dress as a saint on All Saints Day, Monday, November 1st. This is encouraged for all students, but optional. If students choose not to dress as a saint, they will need to dress in full-uniform as we will attend an All Saints Day Mass. |
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We will be holding our annual Veteran's Day Assembly in November. We invite families to submit photos of family members and loved ones who have served in the military. Please send photos along with the person's name, branch of service, title/rank, and relation to our school. You can e-mail photos and information to christenl@school.saintbrendan.org.
Note: if you already sent in a picture last year, then you DO NOT need to send a picture in this year. We will reuse the photo from last year.
Volunteer Needed : we are seeking a parent volunteer to put together the slideshow honoring our veterans. You will have last year's slideshow to work from. Please e-mail secretary@school.saintbrendan.org if you can create a slideshow.
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Thank you to all the parents who have jumped right into volunteering at the school. Please remember to log your hours following service.
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Thank you to our parent and community volunteers! Your support and dedication is greatly appreciated and is fundamental for the success of our school and our students. Thank you to these individuals for saying "yes"!!!
Boosterthon Fun Run Coordinator
Thank you to Chrissy McCullough Schrader for being the Fun Run Coordinator this year. She has been keeping us on track to reach our goal. She also has been at St. Brendan every morning sorting and delivering prizes.
Lego Club Coaches
George Balagtas - Club Coordinator!
Kat Balagtas
Charlyn Barrientos Rojas
Dan Davidson - new family!
Radu Margarint - new family!
Marcelo Feris
Mari Orbigo
Dan Thorstenson - new family!
Photo Day Helpers
Luz Beas
Marianna Atef
Home Project
Story Fix
Kristen Van Hollebeck - new family!
We have many other volunteers who have been consistently volunteering for lunch, recess, library, and Wednesday envelope. Thank you to all our volunteers!
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Hello from the St. Brendan School Lunch Program!
The lunch menu is located on the school website and will be updated monthly. You can reference it here: Lunch menu.
Good News! Juice should be back in stock this week and we should be able to return to serving apple juice as an option with lunch starting Monday! Please understand that occasional supply issues may affect the intended menu requiring last minute modifications. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Lunch could still use one additional helper on Tuesdays and Wednesdays that can stay for the entire lunch and cleanup (11:20-1:00 PM). Next Monday, October 18th, we could also use at least one additional volunteer as I have regular volunteers unable to help that day. Thank you.
Middle School Lunch (5th-8th grade) now has Cereal as an Ala Cart option! The cereal is $1.50 (like Cup O'Noodles). If students want milk for their cereal, they will buy that separately. If your student has a favorite cereal they'd like to see included, please email lunch@school.saintbrendan.org. Thanks!
Lunch this Week:
Thursday 10/14: Uncle Peteza's Pizza
Friday: NO SCHOOL
Monday 10/18: Meatball Sub w/Kettle Chips
Tuesday 10/19: Chicken Nuggets w/Smiley Fries
Wednesday 10/20: Breakfast for Lunch!
French Toast Sticks w/Sausage
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Who do I contact for questions?
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2021 St. Brendan Holiday Craft Fair |
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We are just about a month away from the 2021 St. Brendan Holiday Craft fair! After careful reflection we feel it would not be safe for all the vendors, customers, students, volunteers and our school and church community to have an indoor event of this size. However, the great news is we will be having our 2021 Holiday Craft Fair as an OUTDOOR event.
The fair will be ONE day only, Saturday November 13, 2021, from 9 AM – 4 PM. We will still need lots of volunteers to make this a success from vendor setup and take down to bake sale and food service. Below are the signup links for all the ways you can help. Setup and clean up positions are a great way for St. Brendan alums to earn service hours for high school. Please consider signing up your high school student and help us spread the word to other alums.
Also, a BIG thank you to Summer Legg and Luz Beas for stepping into the bake sale coordinator role!
We are excited to be able to move forward with such a fun and important event in a way that is safer for us all.
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Bake Sale Items - Holiday Craft Fair |
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The 41st Annual St. Brendan Craft Fair is Saturday, November 13th, 9AM - 4PM
Each family (K-8) has committed to donating $20 worth of homemade baked goods to the fundraiser. The only exception are the families that selected the "PTO Fundraising Buyout Option" of paying $875.00.
Preschool, parishioners, grandparents, and friends are also encouraged to participate.
Bonus baking: A $20 credit will go towards your family’s fundraising contribution for additional treats worth $20+.
Ready to bake?
✓ Decide on your homemade treats
✓ Place in clear packaging
✓ Get creative on the decorations (plates, ribbons, tags)
✓ Clearly label ingredients (contains nuts, gluten-free, flavors, quantity
Approx. values of donated items
- Pie with glass/decorated plate ($15)
- Cake ($12)
- Pie with tin plate ($12)
- 1lb plate of fudge ($8)
- Large ($8) or mini ($4) bread loaf
- Cupcakes (quantity 6) ($6)
- Cookies on plate (quantity 12) ($5)
- Individually wrapped big cookies ($2)
- Cookies on paper-plate (quantity 12) ($3)
- Cake pops ($1.50)
- Individually wrapped cookies (quantity 2), brownies, cupcakes ($.50)
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Craft Fait Volunteers
Click the links below to sign up.
Trunk or Treat Volunteers
Art Helper
Do you like Art? A volunteer is needed in the Art Room with Mrs. Van Eeden on Wednesdays 12:00pm – 2:00pm
CYO Athletic Director
CYO is looking for a new Athletic Director. Training will be provided by our current Athletic Director, Anthony Fletcher. Please contact cyoad@saintbrendan.org if you would like more information or would like to sign up for a position. Thank you for supporting youth sports at St. Brendan!
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CYO Basketball Update
The Covid-19 presents challenges to indoor sports. The Seattle Archdiocese basketball committee is still considering all options for a basketball season this year, including a possible late January 2022 start to the season. They anticipate making a final decision regarding the season by the end of this week. We will communicate the decision as soon as we receive official word.
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Calling Parent Photographers - Pictures Wanted
Please send any CYO soccer or XC pictures to christenl@school.saintbrendan.org. Photos will be used on social media and in the yearbook. Thank you!
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Middle School students competed in the final cross country meet this past weekend. Way to go runners! |
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Financial Aid - Fulcrum Foundation |
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Fulcrum Foundation Tuition Assistance Grants
All families that receive tuition assistance from St. Brendan School and plan on applying for tuition assistance for the 2021-22 school year must first apply for a Fulcrum Foundation Tuition Assistance Grant through FACTS. Only families who have submitted applications by the deadline will be considered for tuition assistance from Fulcrum and St. Brendan's Fr. Mike Schmitt Tuition Assistance Program.
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Confirmation Classes
Confirmation classes begin October 18th, Monday. Please contact Margaret Deleon: youthminister@saintbrendan.org if you would like to register your child. Open to children who will be 13 years old by May 2022 up to age 17 years old.
Margaret Deleon
Pastoral Assistant of Youth Ministries
Saint Brendan Catholic Church
YouthMinister@saintbrendan.org
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First Reconciliation & First Communion
2nd grade is a very important year for your child's faith development - it is the year for first reconciliation and communion. Mrs. Weatherbie will be leading the students through this process in class, however, all formal preparation for first reconciliation and first communion is done through your local parish. Even if a child attends St. Brendan Catholic School, he or she must still attend the sacramental preparation classes offered each year through their church.
Please contact your church to find out how to register for these classes. St. Brendan Parish begins the first week of November. St. Teresa of Calcutta begins October 18th and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton begins in October.
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Catholic High School Admissions &
Open Houses
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6th, 7th and 8th grade parents - good advise from former families is to start researching Catholic high schools sooner rather than later!
Eastside Catholic Open House
Oct. 17
https://www.eastsidecatholic.org/open-house
Bishop Blanchet Open House
Oct. 20
Holy Names Open House
Oct. 24
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e4cacab28a57-holy
O'Dea Open House
Oct. 27
https://www.odea.org/admissions/open-house/
Archbishop Murphy Open House
Nov. 7th
https://am-hs.schooladminonline.com/portal/public_calendars/open_house
Seattle Prep Open House
Nov. 9th
https://www.seaprep.org/admissions/openhouse
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Boosterthon Fundraiser - Let's do this St. Brendan!
October 11 - 22
Soccer Pictures - Grades 1st - 5th
Thursday, October 14th
Soccer Pictures - Pre-K & K
Friday, October 15th
Teacher In-Service Christ in the Classroom Retreat - NO SCHOOL
Friday, October 15th
Mass Uniform Weekend
October 16th-17th
Cross Country Pictures
Monday, October 18th
School Picture Orders Due
Monday, October 18th
Kindergarten Fieldtrip - Pumpkin Patch
Wednesday, October 20th
Great ShakeOut - Earthquake Drill
Thursday, October 21st
Parent Club Zoom Call
October 21
7:00 PM
Spirit Day & Student Store
Friday, October 22nd
Boosterthon Fun Run
Friday, October 22nd
Progress Reports Go Home
Friday, October 22nd
Environment Education Week - 5th Grade
October 26-29
St. Brendan Trunk or Treat Event
Friday, October 29th
All Saints Day
Monday, November 1st
Students welcome to dress as saints, or full-uniform
November First Thursday Free Dress
Wednesday, November 4th
Bake Sale Goods - Drop Off (for K - 8 parents)
Thursday, November 11th & Friday, November 12th
Veterans Day Assembly
Thursday, November 11th
Veterans Day Observed - No School
Friday, November 12th
41st Annual Craft Fair
Saturday, November 13th
After School Clubs
Chess Club - Mondays
Art Club - Wednesdays
Lego Challenge Team - Thursdays
Lego Club - Fridays
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Lego Robotics Club in Action |
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