Oktoberfest is finally here!! |
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For all in-person events, indoor masking is required regardless of vaccination status.
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Friday, September 17 - NO SCHOOL!
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September 17-19 St. Benedict Oktoberfest!! Please make sure you are signed up today!! We still need lots of volunteers - PARTICULARLY SATURDAY 3-11PM in TICKETS/IDS and KITCHEN! CLICK HERE TO HELP OUT!
Check out our school calendar on the website HERE!
Need a past newsletter? Check out our archives on the website HERE!
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PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR PICTURE DAY!
Say Cheese! We need volunteers to help teachers shuttle students to and from class, assist the photographers with orders and help tidy the kids up for their 2021-2022 school pictures. Click here to sign up!
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Back to School Night Thanks!
Thank you to all of our parents who joined us for Back to School Night this past week. I hope you found it to be an enjoyable and valuable time both to meet some other parents, visit with your children's teachers and see what happens in our classrooms each day. We really value your investment in making our school the best it can be for our children. Please know that you can always feel free to reach out to your teachers with any questions you have.
Oktoberfest Returns!
Our St. Benedict Oktoberfest is less than a week away! Remember that this event gives back to our school in a big way. Following the last Oktoberfest (September 2019), our school received over $75,000 toward financial aid. This directly helped families who receive tuition assistance, AND it helped all families by keeping tuition increases to a minimum. We ask every school family to help out with Oktoberfest in some way. There are still over 100 volunteer slots to fill - especially on Saturday from 3pm-11pm in Tickets/Ids and the Kitchen, so please do what you can to support this important event for our community. And don't forget to take some time to enjoy one of RVA's favorite !
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Dear School Families,
St. Benedict Parish is collecting items to welcome Afghan refugees arriving at Fort Lee and have invited us to contribute. As you know, thousands of families and individuals have fled their homes with little to nothing. We have the opportunity to welcome them with donations of critical items. This is a great opportunity for students to learn about generosity and hospitality! Students may bring in donations to the classroom where they will be collected through September 22nd.
Ft. Lee has asked that we provide new or very lightly used clothing. This is the very first set of clothing these guests will receive in America and we want to welcome them properly. We also ask for conservative/modest clothing with no logos or inappropriate language. Many refugees are families - please think about what you would need in this situation! If you have any questions, please reach out to school parent Caitlin Bootsma at caitlinbootsma@gmail.com.
The parish is collecting a variety of items, but has asked us to particularly contribute:
- Infant clothes: Newborn to 24 months
- Girls and boys clothing (shirts (prefer 3/4 sleeves for girls), shorts, pants, long skirts, socks)
- Closed toe shoes (shoes of all sizes up to adult size 8)
- Backpacks
- Children's masks (new)
- Hairbrushes (new)
- Baby wipes
- Diapers, sizes: Newborn and Stage 5
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Important Carline Reminders:
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If the gates are closed, you are late. You must park your car in a legal parking space and walk your student to the front door. We've witnessed some drop-and-go's and illegal parking - neither of which are allowed, even if you are running late.
- ONLY enter the carline on Hanover Ave. FROM NANSEMOND Street.
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Keep your blinkers on in carline so people see the line and can move around us.
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Be courteous to our neighbors in carline. DO NOT BLOCK THE GARAGES ON CLEVELAND PLEASE. We have families trying to get to other local schools at the same time as our carline and they need to be able to get out/into their garages.
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If someone else is picking up your child, please make sure you have informed the office and have instructed them on our carline procedures.
- THANK YOU FOR KEEPING OUR CARLINE MOVING EFFICIENTLY AND FRIENDLY :)
CARLINE MAP... PLEASE enter the carline on Hanover from Nansemond St. only! (Do not enter from Tilden, Roseneath or Cleveland.)
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THE 16TH ANNUAL St. Benedict Oktoberfest is BACK - Sept. 17, 18, 19, 2021 in our Festplatz at the corner of N. Belmont and Hanover Aves. We still have over 100 shifts to fill, so please do what you can to help out! If you've already signed up for a shift or 2, consider another! We especially need volunteers to help Saturday night from 3pm-11pm in Tickets/Ids and Kitchen. Middle School students can only help in Food Concessions or the Children's Area. (Middle School Students are not allowed to handle ticket taking or ticket sales in any area and cannot serve as Food Runners or in the Kitchen. Thank you!)
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ASE is the Place in September! |
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YAY LUNCH...Now Ordering! |
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Your Fall Menu is Here
Hey parents + students of St. Benedict Catholic School
Introducing: Mellow Mushroom
Have you heard the news?
We've got a new pizza partner for your menus!
To schedule meals for the rest of the semester,
simply check the Repeat Orders box at checkout.
This will repeat the current week's selections until the date noted.
You can still make changes to any week and can still repeat those new orders. Try it now!
Have questions or need to cancel an order?
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If You Missed This On Social Media.... |
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For the Health of Our Community |
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Mask Policy (as of 8/13/21):
The statewide public health emergency order requires the wearing of masks in K-12 schools when indoors regardless of vaccination status. This Order was effective immediately and shall remain in full force and effect until the CDC guidelines for K-12 schools change, or unless this Order is sooner amended or rescinded.
• Indoors: Masks are required for all individuals aged 2 years and older, including students, teachers, staff, and visitors, regardless of vaccination status.
• Outdoors: Masks do not need to be worn when outdoors.
And remember...
ONLY COME TO SCHOOL IF….
- Your temperature is under 100.4 degrees.
- You do NOT have other symptoms of COVID-19, without an alternative diagnosis. Other symptoms include chills, sore throat, cough, shortness of breath, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea.
- You have NOT had a positive diagnostic test for the virus that causes COVID-19 in the prior 10 days.
- You have NO known exposure to a COVID-19 case in the prior 14 days.
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Please notify the school about a positive COVID test or possible exposure by sending an email addressed to pautry@saintbenedictschool.org, dlawrence@saintbenedictschool.org, and scruess@saintbenedictschool.org.
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