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St. Brendan Weekly Bulletin
March 2, 2022
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The mission of St. Brendan Catholic School, in partnership with parents, is to empower our students to act as leaders and Disciples of Christ, use their God-given gifts in service to the Church and community, and achieve academic excellence.
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Dear St. Brendan families,
Today we celebrated Ash Wednesday Mass, which begins the season of Lent. This is a special time when we focus on prayer, fasting, and giving alms. It is a time to grow in our relationship with God and to evaluate our attitudes and our priorities as we prepare for the death and resurrection of Jesus. As we begin the forty days of Lent, let us pray with purpose, fast from unkind words and actions, and give more generously to others.
Today, Pope Francis asks all of us to offer our fast for peace in the Ukraine. We join Catholics around the world today as we pray and fast for an end to the conflict and suffering.
Risen Christ, as we remain in silence before you, we let this ardent prayer rise up: may the firing of weapons in the land of Ukraine cease! Welcome into your love those who are dying from violence and war, console the families in mourning, support those who have had to take the road of exodus. Faced with incomprehensible suffering, we still believe that your words of love and peace will never pass. You gave your life on the cross and you opened a future for us, even beyond death. So we implore you: give us your peace. You are our hope.
-Taize Community Prayer
Tomorrow and Friday we are thrilled to debut our first-ever Invention Convention! Mr. Langston and the middle school students have been working hard in preparation of this amazing event that will be held over the next two days. We welcome visitors from all grades to come and view the displays and learn about the great inventions the students have come up with. Please read the bulletin below for more information.
In accordance with the guidance from the King County Department of Public Health, St. Brendan Catholic School will transition to optional mask-wearing starting March 12th. This applies to all students, staff, and visitors. We recognize that there are going to be individuals who are in favor of wearing masks, and there are going to be those who are ready to remove the masks. We understand and support both decisions. The school, like you, is eager to strike the right balance between safety and normalcy for our students and staff.
A reminder that this Friday marks the end of the 2nd trimester and we will have a noon dismissal. Extended Care will be open until 6:00 PM, but students attending afternoon Extended Care will need to pack their own lunches.
Thank you for all that you do to support our students and staff!
Blessings,
Catherine Shumate
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You're Invited - Middle School Invention Convention, TOMORROW |
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Come One, Come All, to the Greatest Convention of Them All!
The Middle School Team and Students are excited to announce the first official St. Brendan Invention Convention! Students have been working on this cross-curricular project since December, and they have completed some absolutely amazing work. The guidelines for each student were to design and build an invention that:
a) solves a problem and
b) serves a purpose.
You will be truly amazed at some of the inventions our students have come up with, and we hope you are able to drop by to show your support to our middle schoolers. We would love to see as many parents and family members as we can!
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Parents of all grade levels are invited to visit student projects from 1:10-2:55 on March 3rd and 11:20-11:50 on March 4th in the gym. Please remember to check in with the office when you arrive and to follow all social-distancing guidelines to help keep our school community safe.
Thank you,
The MS Team and Students
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Happy Ash Wednesday! Repent, and believe in the Gospel! But how? Generally, Catholics are asked to pray, fast, and practice almsgiving during Lent. Tom Curran, on his Sound Insight radio show, mentioned several ways to practice fasting/penance and prayer. Some of these may be difficult, but as Tom stated, βyou cannot will the end, without willing the meansβ. In other words, if our goal in Lent is to sacrifice in order to bring us closer to God, then we have to be willing to actually endure the suffering that sacrifice requires.
First, as a way of reminding yourself to put others first, park in the back or furthest portion of the parking lot. This allows other people to use that close up spot you normally might look for. Second, if you are tempted toward luxury or softness in your life, put a popcorn kernel in your shoe. The poke of every step can remind you to pray for those whose lives are so much more difficult than your own. Another idea is to pray a Hail Mary and do an ab crunch with every word, and/or do 20 (or 100, whichever is a stretch for you) pushups and offer each one up for someone who is sick or for the victims in Ukraine and Russia. More ideas are: delete your apps on your phone/give up social media/give up non-essential electronic use. Give up texting and promise to call people when you need to talk to them. Invite someone you donβt get along with or who you have a strained relationship with to dinner. Ask your guardian angel to help you grow in Humility (be careful, they just might!).
For all these ways, and so many more that we can βcelebrateβ Lent, we always want to remember that our Lenten promise should always help prepare us to go out on our mission of saving souls. So if your Lenten promise will just make you angry (giving up coffee) and will end up causing you to sin, choose a different practice to give up! Finally, try not to just give something up, but replace it with something that will help bring you closer to God. For example, if you give up TV, use that time to read the bible or spiritual books. If you give up coffee, use the money you saved and donate it to the poor.
In March our Virtue of the Month is Temperance. Our Saint of the month is Ven. Matt Talbot. Next weekβs Catholic Corner will focus on Ven. Matt Talbot and the virtue of temperance, but if you want to start working on Temperance at home, here are the At-Home Projects.
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St. Patrickβs Day Snake Hunt
Legend says that St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland, and that is why there are no snakes in Ireland to this day!
In honor of Saint Patrickβs Day, on Thursday, March 17, we will re-enact St. Patrickβs work by driving the snakes out of St. Brendan School!
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Please encourage your child to join us on the playground during recess. Hundreds of snakes (all fake!) will be hidden all over the playground (big toy/swings area).
If you would like to earn some easy volunteer hours, please join us on Thursday, March 17th, at 11:00 AM to help hide the snakes; then stay through recesses to help monitor, count, and re-hide the snakes. This fun and student favorite day can only happen with several volunteers! If you are able to volunteer, please contact Eileen Warner at eileenw@school.saintbrendan.org.
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First Thursday Free Dress |
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Tomorrow, March 3rd, is our First Thursday Free Dress day. As a reminder, expectations for free dress are found on page 59 of the school handbook.
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Thank you to the Parent Club and all the volunteers who helped plan and organize the Daughter Dance this past weekend! It was such a special night for daughters and their dates.
Thank you volunteers!!!
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Coordinators: Camarin Wanamaker, Stacy Story, Kerry Engle, Stephanie McGuigan, and Jannine Myers
Photo booth: Alicia Reyes and Oscar Molina
Set Up and Decor:
Summer Legg - beautiful balloon arch!
Jesenia Dyer
Stacy Story
Jannine Myers
Kerry Engle
Nicole Pioli
Andrew Johnson
Tickets
Anna Scott
Sally Skinner
Refreshments
Kimberly Sheehy
Mari Davenport
Sydney Siegmeth
Stephanie McGuigan
Clean Up
Matthew Anderson
Chris Engle
Sally Skinner
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Our students lead Mass during the school week on Fridays, and now we have extended our student-led Masses to one Sunday a month for the whole parish and school community. This is one of the ways we are working towards community building and engagement, and growing as a faith community. One class each month will do the readings and will also sing at Mass with a student-only choir. Here is the schedule for the rest of the school year. This will be for the 10 AM Mass.
March 27 β 5th Grade
April 10 β 6th Grade (note: this is also Palm Sunday)
May 22 β 7th Grade (note: this is also First Holy Communions)
Ms. Sims will prepare each grade to sing and the teachers will prepare the students to do the readings.
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As we prepare for our 40-day Lenten journey, we can put our faith into action through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. This year, Journey to Three Countries β Guatemala, Rwanda and Bangladesh, and you will learn how to help others through CRS Rice Bowl. When you donate to CRS Rice Bowl, you help transform the world.
ο»ΏAs we prepare to open our hearts to God and neighbor, let us pray together.
Lord Jesus,
You call us to a conversion of heart during Lent, and you give us the tools to do this through prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
When we pray, help us remember the needs of our sisters and brothers.
When we fast, help us offer our sacrifice in union with you.
When we give, help us recognize our gifts are from you so that we are generous with others.
Amen
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March Birthdays
Happy Birthday to:
3/3 Amelia Fletcher PreK
3/5 Marianna Munoz 5th Grade
3/5 Leilani Swager 8th Grade
3/7 Mrs. Weatherbie 2nd Grade
3/9 Genesis Machuca Silva 1st Grade
More birthdays will be announced in the next Weekly Bulletin
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Hello from the St. Brendan School Lunch Program!
Next Tuesday is Breakfast for Lunch! Additional parent volunteers are needed to make this fun lunch possible. Please consider helping out! Arrival time is 11:25 to help set up and clean up ends at 1:10 (or any portion thereof).
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 3/3: Uncle Peteza's Pizza
Friday 3/4: 12:00 PM Dismissal, No Lunch
Monday 3/7: Ham-n-Melted cheese croissant
Tuesday, 3/8: Breakfast for Lunch
French Toast Sticks w/Sausages
Wednesday 3/9: Beefy Nachos w/Refried beans
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Who do I contact for questions?
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Summer Camp at St. Brendan School |
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Overtime Athletics (OTA) Summer Camp Registration will OPEN March 7th.
St. Brendan School Families recieve $50 off per week π.
Discount Code is: SB Family 22
Contact Information
Sean Myler
Overtime Athletics Seattle
Franchisee Owner/Operator
Direct: 206.305.0869
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Archdiocese of Seattle CYO Summer Camps |
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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. |
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Lego Robotics News - REGISTER for the 3rd TRIMESTER |
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- Saturday, March 5th β FLL Explore Festival time will likely be 12PM to 3PM at Glacier Peak High School. I understand there might be some time conflicts with other St. Brendan events. Whether your child can make it or not, please fill out the following quick survey so that we can finalize the event roster:
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Registration for Spring Trimester Lego Robotics is open! Click the following link to register:
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March Madness - Gonzaga Day |
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Calling all Gonzaga Fans! The winner of the Apple Cup Competition from the 2020-2021 School Auction was the Gonzaga University fans. That means that the Gonzaga fans get to decorate the school for March Madness. The school will be decorated March 16 with Wednesday, March 16th being a Blue and Red free dress day at school in which students will be allowed to wear Gonzaga logo-wear and team colors.
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Decorating is scheduled for Tuesday, March 15th beginning at 3:10 PM.
- Any Gonzaga fans (parents and students) can help decorate the school at this time, even if you were unable to participate in the auction.
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Please contact Mrs. Lambert if you plan to come and decorate: christenl@school.saintbrendan.org.
- Fans will be providing their own decorations. Decorations can include flags, pennants, balloons, posters, banners, streamers, etc. Please come with these items already created and ready to be hung up. Fans are welcome to the schoolβs butcher paper, markers, tape, helium tank, etc. If you are bringing any personal items, please label them with your familyβs name so we can return them to you.
- Fans are welcome to decorate both interior and exterior spaces. The approved spaces are carpool, main school entrance, main office and the principalβs office.
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Contact Super Zag Fan, Mrs. Lambert, if you have any questions: christenl@school.saintbrendan.org.
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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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Lent Calendar
Archdiocesan Lent Recourses: https://archseattle.org/lent
SAVE THE DATE:
Annual St. Paddyβs Day Potato Bake: Mon. March 14, 2022
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Ash Wednesday
March 2, 2022
9:00 AM Mass
Middle School Invention Convention
Parents of all grade levels are invited to visit student projects from 1:10-2:55 on March 3rd and 11:20-11:50 on March 4th in the gym
First-Thursday Free Dress
Thursday, March 3rd
End of Trimester; Noon Dismissal
Friday, March 4th
Lego Robotics Explore Team Festival - Glacier Peak High School
Saturday, March 5th
No School - Archdiocese-wide Mental Health Day
Friday, March 11
Annual St. Paddyβs Day Potato Bake
Monday, March 14
Gonzaga - Red & Blue Day
Wednesday, March 16th
St. Patrick's Day
Thursday, March 17th
Please note the following calendar changes:
- Friday, April 1st: No School
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Monday, April 25th: No School
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