St. Brendan Weekly Bulletin
April 6, 2022
The mission of St. Brendan Catholic School, in partnership with parents and our parish community, embraces a Catholic Identity centered on the Eucharist to empower our students to act as Disciples of Christ, use their God-given gifts in service to the Church and community, and achieve academic excellence.
Today was class picture day! Our students looked so wonderful in their full-uniforms. The prints will be ready in 3-4 weeks.
From the Principal
Dear St. Brendan families,

Each month the Health Department distributes COVID tests to our Educational Service Districts to distribute to schools. At our last test pick up, our ESD gave us a surplus of COVID tests so that we can distribute tests directly to our families. It was recommended that families use these tests prior to returning to school from Easter break. We will be sending these COVID tests home next Wednesday. We encourage you to take advantage of this testing opportunity prior to returning to school from Easter break. This could help us keep our COVID cases low at school. Thank you for your partnership!

This Friday, April 8th St. Brendan School will be hosting the Lent soup supper in the church narthex. The soup supper will be followed by St. Stephen the Martyr Living Stations of the Cross. This a wonderful production and a good opportunity for us to grow in community and faith with one another. I hope to see everyone there!

Looking ahead to Holy Week, on Holy Thursday Father Wichert and the 8th grade students will lead the school in a prayer service at 8:45 a.m. in the church. On Good Friday, the 7th grade students will lead us in a living station of the cross at 9 a.m. in the church. Families are welcome to join us!
 
We have a  NOON dismissal on Good Friday and there will be NO extended care in the afternoon. Noon is a significant time as it begins the three hours of Christ’s suffering on the cross. It is appropriate to observe the time from noon until Christ’s death at 3 p.m. All students and staff will exit the building to carpool in SILENCE at noon to observe this time.

Blessings,
Catherine Shumate
Catholic Corner
The virtue of the month for April is Obedience: Saying “yes” to the loving will of God and those He has set over us. The Saint of the Month is Juan Diego. Juan Diego is famous for meeting the Virgin of Guadalupe, and receiving her image on his cloak, or tilma. The image has performed many miracles and has been the target of many scientific studies which have miraculous findings. To practice the virtue of obedience at home, look at these recommendations.
The winner of the saint guessing jar for March was Josiah in 3rd grade. Josiah guessed 729 beads and the actual number was 728! Congratulations and great guess Josiah! We hope you enjoy your prize. Better luck this month to all the other guessers.
Soup Supper hosted by St. Brendan School - April 8th
We need LOTS of soups! Please consider signing up to bring a family sized serving of your favorite non-meat soup. If you can’t drop it off at the Church kitchen, you can bring the soup (preferably in a crockpot or Instapot, but soup pots are OK too) to the school office and drop off at the end of the school day on April 8th and we will make sure it is delivered to the Church and your pot is available for you to pick up from the school office on Monday!
Need ideas for what to make? Try these links: Pinterest Soups, Catholic.org soups
Sign up here:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c48a5a82ea4f94-soup
Holy Week at St. Brendan Parish
The Triduum

Holy Thursday - April 14th
8:45 AM - School Prayer Service
7:00 PM - Mass of the Lord's Supper (Bilingual)
8:15 PM - Midnight Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Good Friday - April 15th
9:00 AM Living Stations of the Cross presented by 7th grade
11:00 AM - Stations of the Cross
12:00 - 3:00 PM - Seven Last Words
7:00 PM - Solemn Celebration of the Lord's Passion (Bilingual)

Holy Saturday - April 16th
9:00 AM - RCIA Retreat
8:30 PM - Easter Vigil Mass (Bilingual)
Celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation

Easter Sunday - April 17th
Mass at 7:45 AM, 10:00 AM, and 12:15 AM (Spanish)
Covid-19 Dashboard
We will be using our weekly bulletin to communicate positive Covid-19 cases in our community.

Dashboard Update for the week of March 30 - April 6
Positive Covid-19 Cases: 3 cases

If Your Child Develops Symptoms, What Should You Do?
  • Regardless of vaccination status, keep your child home.
  • Students should have a COVID-19 test (rapid home test and/or PCR test) performed as soon as possible after symptoms present. The school can offer free testing to your child. Please call or e-mail Mrs. Murnane: secretary@school.saintbrendan.org to arrange for testing.
  • Siblings of students that develop symptoms, or test positive, are encouraged to wear a high-quality, well-fitting mask (KN95) to school to prevent any potential spread in others grades/classrooms until COVID test results are available.

St. Brendan School remains committed to ensuring a safe and healthy learning environment for our students, faculty, and staff. Please contact the main office if you have any questions or concerns.
2022-2023 School Calendar
A draft of our calendar for the 2022-2023 school year is in the works. We will publish a draft of this calendar shortly. There are still several dates we are waiting to confirm (first communion, San Juan field trip, etc.) and we will be publishing a calendar with additional details in the coming months. Please see below for important dates in the 2022-2023 calendar.

CALENDAR
Meet the Teacher/Supply Drop Off: Thursday, September 1, 2022
First Day of School: September 7, 2022
September 7th-9th will be 12:45 dismissals with no extended care for full-day preschool and pre-K.
School Conferences: November 21-22
Thanksgiving Holiday: November 23-25
Christmas Vacation: December 19 – January 1
Mid-Winter Break: February 20 - 21 (Friday, Feb. 17 is a 12:45 dismissal)
Easter Vacation: April 10 - 14
Last Day of School: June 16, 2023

School Not in Session
September 6- Labor Day
October 14 - Staff Professional Development
November 4 - Teacher In-Service
November 11 - Veteran's Day
November 21st and 22nd - Conferences
November 23rd-25th - Thanksgiving Holiday
January 16 - MLK Jr. Day
February 10 - Staff Professional Development
February 20 - President's Day
February 21 - Mid-Winter Break
March 10 - Regional Curriculum Day
May 29 - Memorial Day

Wednesdays - Recurring 2 PM Dismissals
Free Dress Tomorrow
Tomorrow is our first Thursday free dress day.
Handbook Uniform Reminders
We have been seeing an uptick in uniform violations and wanted to take the time to remind families of our uniform policy. Our uniform policy can be found in the school handbook on pages 56-60. Thank you for ensuring that your child is not violating our school uniform policy.

Here are a few of the most common uniform violations:

  • Outerwear - Non-uniform sweatshirts, jackets, coats, sweaters, or vests may not be worn during class, assemblies, or church unless weather conditions required such apparel. If students are cold, they may wear long-sleeve uniform shirts, sweaters, or fleece.
  • Make-Up - Female students in 7th and 8th grades whose parents allow them to wear makeup shall wear it lightly and tastefully. Fingernail polish is considered make up. K-6 students may wear clear nail polish only; 7th and 8th grades may wear clear or pale pink.
  • Jewelry – Should be simple, not distracting, dangling or overly large, or of a color or style that does not compliment the uniform. Only one set of pierced earrings may be worn for girls. Earring guideline: earrings should be the size of a dime or smaller.
  • Length of jumpers, skirts, skorts, and shorts – the length is to be worn within 2 inches of the knee. Students will be in uniforms that fit properly and are neat and clean
  • Temporary tattoos or drawing/coloring on your body is not allowed.

Thank you for your help in ensuring the dress code is followed.
Land's End Uniform Sale
St. Brendan Students featured in
Archbishop Murphy H.S. Art Walk
15 of St Brendan’s talented artists art will be sent to the high school Archbishop Murphy’s annual art walk. The event will be on the 9th of April from 5-7:30pm. 

We invite families to attend the art walk and see St. Brendan work on display!

Here are the students whose work will be displayed:

Mackenzie Addis – K
Fox Weiss – K
Maximilian Dolenc – K
Thomas Shumate – 1st
Elise Schack – 1st
Carina Pioli – 1st
Annabelle France – 4th
Blake Douangphouxai – 4th
Renata Lopez Sanchez – 4th
Aubrie Weltzin – 6th
Katelyn Nguyen – 6th
Gemma Dickson – 8th
Kassidy Irish – 8th
Te’a Simonson – 8th
Raphael Rivera – 8th
Spring Art Club Registration
Grades 4-8
Class begins April 13
Art Club with by Mrs. van Eeden
Drawing and Sketch

We will look at how drawing promotes the study of proportion, form, light & shadow. We’re going to learn about the tools we use for drawing and methods on how to transfer images, drawing shape & contour, blending, and developing details in sketches.

Meetings: Wednesdays, 2:00 – 3:00 PM
Location: Art Room
Dates: April 13 – June 1 (no class on May 20th /Easter Break)
Total # of Classes: 7 classes
Grades: 4th – 8th
Capacity: 20 students
Save the Date: 8th Grade Play
The 8th Grade Play is a longstanding St. Brendan tradition.

Join us for two nights of laughter as the St. Brendan 8th Grade class proudly presents "The Importance of Being Earnest " – by Oscar Wilde.

This hilarious comedy is set in Victorian London, England providing fun for the whole family. Save the dates and come support the 8th grade students!

SAVE THE DATES
Wednesday, May 11 & Thurs, May 12

Location: 
Church of the Living God
(located across the street from St. Brendan School)
19510 100th Ave NE, Bothell, WA 98011 
Play Prop Donations Requested
Ms. Sims and the 8th grade class are in need of props (Victorian Era feel) for the 8th grade rehearsals and play. If anyone has items around their house that might make a good prop, please contact Ms. Sims: marys@saintbrendan.org

  • Platter w/ Cucumber Sandwiches
  •  Book
  • Cups
  •  Empty bottles
  • Small Plates
  • Platter w/Bread and Butter
  • Bell
  • Cigarette Case
  • Business Card
  • Teacup
  • Notebook and Pencil (pocket size)
  • Several Letters
  • Glass of Sherry
  • Watering Can
  • Diary
  • Business Card
  • Hat
  • Rose
  • Watch
  • Luggage
  • Books
  • Tied Letters
  • Tea and cake supplies
  • Cake
  • Muffins
  • Sizeable Handbag
  • Bookcase with books
8th Grade Play Volunteers Needed!
The 8th grade play is only 4 weeks away! 
The two showings are the evenings of Wednesday May 11th and Thursday May 12th. We need your help to make it a success! If you have a love of theater or would simply like to help, we have quite a few volunteer opportunities.

This is open for parents of any grade.

We need:  
* Carpenters * Set Decorators *  Costume Coordinator
Prop Master * Ticket sales * Program & Advertising
  • Supervisors at Rehearsal, * Stage and Green Room 
* Hair & Makeup * Cast Party chair

If interested please contact Mary Sims at MaryS@school.saintbrendan.org
Lego News
The next sessions will be on Friday, April 8th. The updated trimester schedule can be found at:

Following are some highlights* from the last couple weeks.
  • Discover Teams continue to build and share amazing creations together!
  • Explore Team learned about pulling forces and took their coding up a notch!
  • Challenge Team started building and coding with the new Spike Prime kits!

* More photos of your kids in action up at https://sites.google.com/view/stb-lego-robotics/home!
Auction News - Limited Tickets Remain
Purchase Your Tickets Soon!
Lights, Camera, Auction is coming up in just over a month! The school’s largest fundraiser, the St. Brendan School Auction will be in-person on Saturday, April 30 at McMenamins Anderson School (18607 Bothell Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011). Tickets are on sale now.

Purchase Tickets

Purchase your tickets here. Standard price is $90 and the Benefactor ticket price is $135. The Benefactor ticket gets you a bracelet for St. B unlimited beer and wine and helps pay for our wonderful teachers to join us free of charge.

Before You Bid


  • Make sure all of your information is correct in the "my account" section and make sure the "email me when outbid" button is pressed

  • Register your credit card in the "qcheck" link inside the auction website so you will be ready to bid!

  • April 24th is the kick off to the Silent Auction. It will be up and available for you to bid all week long!
Scrip Gift Cards
Click the Image for the Steps to Order
Save the Date ~
Grandparents & Special Friend Day
Each year, we hold a special celebration with grandparents and special friends of St. Brendan School students. This year, the event will take place on May 20, the Friday before first communion for our second graders.

Grandparents & Special Friends Day
Friday, May 20, 2022

Grandparents & Special Friends will have the chance to see special presentations, meet the teachers and staff, tour the school and book fair, and spend time with their grandchild(ren) or student friend.

Invitations will be mailed in April. Please complete the invitation guest list.
Lenten Rice Bowls
Rice Bowl's Lenten program is an opportunity for families to join together in as a community to participate in the Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Through Rice Bowl, CRS provides families resources to strengthen their faith while learning ways to fight food insecurity around the world.
Along with with resources for prayer, fasting and learning, Rice Bowl has a recurring fundraising component. 75% of donations raised though this go to funding Catholic Relief Services’ agriculture, health and educational projects overseas. 25% is distributed as grants in Western Washington for local anti-hunger projects.
Upcoming Birthdays
April Birthdays
Happy Birthday to:
4/7    LeeAnn Rosin    8th Grade
4/10    Kendrew Nguyen    1st Grade
4/10    Austin Skinner    5th Grade
4/13    Asher Bergan    1st Grade
4/13    Alannah Story    1st Grade

More birthdays will be announced in the next Weekly Bulletin
Lunch Program
The lunch menu is located on the school website and will be updated monthly. You can reference it here: Lunch menu.

Lunch this Week:
Thursday 3/31: Uncle Peteza's Pizza
Friday 4/8: Tuna Melt (Hoagie Roll w/Tuna and Cheese) w/complimentary mint!
Monday 4/11: Pulled Pork w/Kettle Chips
Tuesday, 4/12: Chicken Noodle Soup
Wednesday 4/13: Hot Dogs w/Applesauce or Yogurt
To add money to your child's account, https://www.schoolpaymentportal.com/

Who do I contact for questions?  
Please contact Eileen Warner at: lunch@school.saintbrendan.org .
School Carnival Donations Wanted
The 8th grade students and parents are excited to host the Carnival on May 27th. Back by popular demand will be the kid “Garage Sale”, but we need your help! Starting in April, we’ll be collecting the following items: gently used books, new or gently used toys, games, art supplies, stickers, and small clean stuffed animals (Beanie Babies are a favorite). We will also collect items to use as prizes at booths (think party favors). We appreciate any donations for this fun school event. Donations can be dropped off in the carnival box just outside the main office. 
Volunteers Wanted to Mow the School Grounds
Our Facilities Supervisor, Isaac Anderson, is looking for parent volunteers to help mow the school grounds this spring - 2 days each week. Volunteers can use a walking mower or a riding mower (if they have experience). Volunteers will mow the lawn in front of the school and on the school field. Please contact Mr. Anderson if you can volunteer for one or more days and he will work out a schedule with you: facilitiessupervisor@saintbrendan.org.
Summer Camp at St. Brendan School
Overtime Athletics (OTA) Summer Camp Registration is open!
St. Brendan School Families receive $50 off per week 😊.
Discount Code is: SB Family 22
 
Contact Information
Sean Myler 
Overtime Athletics Seattle
Franchisee Owner/Operator
Direct: 206.305.0869
CYO Track & Field Registration
Track and Field Registration is open for students in K - 8th grades.
Click here to register for this season of Track and Field:https://www.teamsideline.com/sites/seattlecyo/current-programs

Standard Registration
03/09/22 through 04/20/22
$35.00 (K-3rd)  $65.00 (4th - 8th)

Late Registration
04/21/22 through 05/05/22
$45.00 (K-3rd) $95.00 (4th - 8th)

Season Meets:
Preliminary Meet:
May 7th
Relay Meet: May 14th
Qualifying Meet:
May 21st
8th Grade Pentathlon:
May 22nd
Championship Meet:
June 4th

To ensure proper coach player ratio, volunteer coaches will be needed please contact Track and Field Coordinator with questions about coaching opportunities. All players and coaches will need to register using Team Sideline Website (https://www.teamsideline.com/sites/seattlecyo/home).

Contact Coordinator: Nathan Phillips (nphillips3200@gmail.com)

CYO Track and Field Coaches Needed
Do you need volunteer hours? You could receive up to 20 hours for CYO Athletics. Do you like to encourage children to live healthy lifestyles?  Be an assistant track coach for grades K-8th!!   
The events are: sprints, relays, softball throw, javelin, shot put, high jump, long jump and mile run. Click here to register as a coach: https://www.teamsideline.com/sites/seattlecyo/current-programs
CYO Volleyball
Congratulations to all of our CYO St. Brendan Volleyball Players! We had a lot of great teamwork, growth and supportive families! Thank you coaches for a successful season.

Congratulations to the 5th grade volleyball team on an UNDEFEATED 6-0 season! Go Irish!!!
CYO Adult Softball
Early registration 04/04/22 until 05/04/22 $65.00
Regular Registration 05/05/22 until 06/17/22 $95.00

Season Starts June 7th and teams will play once per week (either Tuesday of Thursday)
This a Coed adult only (21+) so we encourage both men and women to registered
Season runs until tournament weekend Saturday August 13th.
Archdiocese of Seattle CYO Summer Camps
Registration for Camp Don Bosco is now open. Resident and Day programs will operate with the most update to date guidance provided from the State and County. Our number one goal is and always will be the safety of our campers. Camp Hamilton programs are still being worked on and will be offered based on staffing availability.
Camps Hosted by Catholic High Schools
Our local Catholic High School host Summer Camps for athletics, arts, and academics. Check out these websites for more information:

Bishop Blanchet High School: https://www.bishopblanchet.org/camps
Holy Names Academy: https://www.holynames-sea.org/athletics/summer-camps/
O'Dea High School: https://www.odea.org/athletics/summer-camps/
Seattle Prep: https://www.seaprep.org/summerprograms/summerprep

Archbishop Murphy Mock Trial Camp
https://www.am-hs.org/student-life/clubs/mock-trial
When:
Monday, June 20, 2022 to Friday, June 24, 2022
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Where:
June 20-23 (AMHS Room 208) June 24 (Snohomish County Courthouse)
Who:
Hosted by: Roger Brodniak
425-379-6363 Ext. 264
What:
Students will learn from current AMHS Mock Trial students and coaches to experience how a criminal trial works. We will use Disney's movie "The Lion King" as our case, prosecuting Uncle Scar for causing the death of Mufasa. Students will play roles as either lawyers or witnesses. They will learn how to conduct witness examinations, deliver speeches, learn rules of evidence, and act out witness characters on the stand. 
The week culminates with a trial at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Friday, June 24th from 10am-12pm.
Students will take home a camp t-shirt.
Report Volunteer Hours
Thank you to all our parent volunteers! Please remember to log your hours following service.


Each two-parent household is required to do 45 hours and each single-parent household is required to do 30 hours. If you need help finding volunteer opportunities, please contact the Parent Club. If you do not fulfill the volunteer hours, you will be assessed $20 per hour.
Calling All Vendors
Craft Fair Applications Now Open for 2022
Applications for the 2022 Holiday Craft Fair are being accepted now through June 1, 2022! The 2022 Holiday Craft Fair will be held November 12th. The application can be found at our website:

Please contact Kim Frye at saintbrendancraftfair@gmail.com with any questions. 
Free Piano
Free upright piano. Good condition, but could use a tune up. Contact secretary@school.saintbrendan.org if you are interested.
From the Parish
Lent Calendar
Archdiocesan Lent Recourses: https://archseattle.org/lent

TONIGHT: Wednesday, April 6 – Fish Fry (6PM) | Lenten Adult Education (6:30PM)

Additional Confession Times during Lent
• Friday, April 8 from 4:30PM-6:30PM
• Saturday, April 9 from 6:30PM-8:30PM
Dates to Note
First Thursday Free Dress
April 7th

Lent Soup Supper hosted by St. Brendan School
Friday, April 8th 
Church Narthex

Mass Uniform Weekend
April 9 - 10

Archbishop Murphy’s Annual Art Walk
Saturday, April 9th, 5:00 PM

6th Grade Leads Mass
Sunday, April 10th, 10:00 AM

Free Dress if Students Wore their Uniforms to Mass
Tuesday, April 12

Holy Thursday - Full Uniform
April 14

Good Friday - Full Uniform - Noon Dismissal
NO PM EXTENDED CARE
Stations of the Cross
April 15

Easter Sunday
April 17th

Easter Break - No School
April 18 - 25

8th Grade San Juans Trip
April 26-29

51st Annual School Auction
Saturday, April 30
McMenamins

8th Grade Graduation Photos (during school hours)
Monday, May 2nd

Please note the following calendar change:
  • Monday, April 25th: No School
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