The Class of 2022 will be graduating tonight. We are so proud of this class! Congratulations students and parents.  

Dear Families,

We made it to the end of another school year and what a school year we had! Even amid the many changes and adjustments that COVID protocols brought to our school day, there have been many joys, blessings, and opportunities. I am so proud of our entire community for your perseverance and commitment to a wonderful school year full of learning and opportunities!

Yesterday, students had their moving up meetings with their teacher for next year. At these meetings, teachers gave some suggestions for summer learning. Most importantly we want our students to have a fun and safe summer, but we do also want them to keep up on their skills on some level. Research has shown that summer vacation does in fact have a negative effect on student achievement. This can be prevented by keeping those skills sharp. Along with daily reading and the resources and suggestions provided by your child’s teacher, checkout the following resources to support your student over the summer:

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-lists

www.brainpop.com

www.splashmath.com

http://www.k12reader.com/subject/grammar/

www.funbrain.com

www.readwritethink.org

www.readingrockets.org

www.khanacademy.org/math

We will conclude our school year with Mass on Friday at 8:30 a.m. Students will report to class at the normal time and then walk over to Mass. Parents are welcome to attend Mass.

In lieu of the Back to School BBQ we will be having a Back to School Picnic. Please save the date for our Back to School Picnic on August 28^th following the 10am Mass on the field. Join us for Mass at 10 a.m. followed by fun games, tacos, burgers, and more! This is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with classmates and meet new ones. Mark your calendars and we hope to see you there!

Other important dates to save:

Meet and Greet Back to School Fair September 1^st 6pm-7:30pm

Drop off school supplies, meet your teacher, see the classroom, learn more about our school programs and ways to get involved!

First Day of School September 7^th 

Parents will bring their students to Mass at 8:30am. Following Mass parents bring students to their classroom. We can't wait to start the new school year! 

We will send out an updated calendar by the end of the week.

Stay safe, have a wonderful summer, and we will be in touch soon!

Blessings,

Catherine Shumate

Principal

Our last Virtues in Practice guessing jar, which focused on St. Andre Bessette and the virtue of diligence, had 3 students who guessed the EXACT amount in the guessing jar! Congratulations to Isla, Magdalene, and Gabriela for their fantastic guesses and we hope you enjoy your prizes! We look forward to more guesses next year as we celebrate the year of Charity.

Happy Summer (almost). Here’s a couple prayers for the summer and click HERE for a list of fun and Catholic, summer activity ideas. You can also go back and practice the virtues by doing any of the monthly home lessons you may have missed through the year. If you have ideas to add to this list, please share your great ideas for summer fun on the St. Brendan Parent Facebook page. God Bless and see you in September!

A Prayer for Summer

Loving God,

we give you thanks for the beauty of summer.

Let us join with other creatures in emerging from winter darkness

into the full light of the season.

May love emerge in us as well,

giving rise to praise for you and for the gifts of your creation.

Help us to weather the storms that hit without warning

and do damage to heart and soul.

Turn our faces towards the sun

and let joy be the mantle we carry throughout this blessed time.

In your holy name, we pray.

Amen.

Father, Creator of all, thank You for summer!

Thank you for the warmth of the sun and the increased daylight.

Thank You for the beauty I see all around me and for the opportunity to be outside and enjoy Your creation.

Thank You for the increased time I have to be with my friends and family, and for the more casual pace of the summer season.

Draw me closer to You this summer.

Teach me how I can pray no matter where I am or what I am doing.

Warm my soul with the awareness of Your presence and light my path with Your Word and Counsel.

As I enjoy Your creation, create in me a pure heart and a hunger and a thirst for You. 

Amen.

We will be using our weekly bulletin to communicate positive Covid-19 cases in our community.

Dashboard Update for the week of June 2 - June 8

Positive Covid-19 Cases: 12

As you may be aware, cases have been rising across the county. We are in close contact with the health department and Office for Catholic Schools. We want to remind you that layering additional mitigation strategies can help curb the spread:

• wearing a mask 
• screening for symptoms 
• COVID rapid and PCR testing

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.

June Birthdays 6/9-6/15

6/10    Lucas Finn    3^rd Grade

6/10    El-J Simonson    1^st Grade

6/10    Adele Thomas    4^th Grade

6/11    Dylan Najour    5^th Grade

6/12    Sophia Martin    Preschool

6/12    Ethan Xavier    3^rd Grade

6/13    Oliver Weatherbie    Preschool

6/15    Jasmine Navas    2^nd Grade

August Birthdays

8/3    Urban Fix    5^th Grade

8/3    Nevin Rayen    4^th Grade

8/4    Greyson Yarbrough    PreK

8/9    Elise Dorratcague    3^rd Grade

8/10    Mackenzie Addis    Kindergarten

8/11    Caden Adams    8^th Grade

8/11    Vivienne Golla    PreK

8/14    Giovanni Machuca Silva    6^th Grade

8/15    Chiranjay Dutta Gupta    7^th Grade

8/16    Emmery Torrey    PreK

8/17    Portia Vaughan-Thompson    3^rd Grade

6/18    Madeleine Evans    6^th Grade

6/19    Oliver Schrader    4^th Grade

6/20    Emma Becker    2^nd Grade

6/21    Hunter Legg    Preschool

6/23    Benton Davidson    6^th Grade

6/23    Giselle Juarez Oropeza    5^th Grade

James (2nd) and John (4th) Waltier were "Principals for the Day". Principals Waltier took over the school and planned lots of fun activities including:

• Donuts for the staff (because it is important to keep the staff happy)
• Extra recess time for all grades
• Carnival games at recess
• A special treat for all students
• All-school raffle for paper airplanes, water bottles, and candy

They made several announcements over the intercom throughout the day, keeping the students and staff well informed of all the fun activities. They also had a meeting with Fr. Wichert in the parish office, and invited some students to eat lunch with them in the principal's office. 

If your student would like the chance to be Principal for the Day, you will have your chance to bin at the 2023 School Auction.

The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. Since 1938, it has been awarded annually by the American Library Association to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.  

Back in March, Mrs. Weatherbie challenged her 2nd graders to read all 84 Caldecott Medal books and give a short, written response to each one, all before the end of the school year! Mrs. Weatherbie is proud to announce that Jacob Miller-Alghizi, Nolan Lambert, Lucas Thorstenson, and Hailey Engel have completed the Caldecott Challenge! Congratulations to these 2^nd graders on their perseverance and their dedication to reading. We are so proud of you!

As a reward, the students enjoyed a pizza lunch with Principal Shumate. 

Thank you to families and students for participating and supporting the 8th grade carnival this year. After expenses, the carnival raised more than $5,000! This money supports the 8th grade graduation celebrations being held this week. Additionally, these funds allow the Class of 2022 to leave a gift to the school. The gift from the Class of 2022 will be $3,500 to the Fr. Mike Schmitt Tuition Assistance Program!

Are you going to be in 7^th or 8^th grade during the 2022-2023 school year? Well, you’re in luck…announcing the return of the 7^th/8^th grade trip to WA DC & Philadelphia! This trip will take place during Easter Break 2023. You will get to visit such places as Independence Hall, The Liberty Bell, The White House, Smithsonian Museums, Holocaust Museum, George Washington’s Mt. Vernon, Amish Country, and more! Mark your calendars for our first informational meeting October 5^th, 2022 at 6:00pm in Mrs. Compton’s room. This will be an informational meeting only at this time. See you in the Fall!

ACTION REQUIRED FOR ENTERING K-8TH GRADES

Each rising K-8 family is required to complete the annual Parent Volunteer Agreement. This is a lengthy, but important, questionnaire to gauge volunteer interests for next school year. We thank you in advance for your time completing this agreement.

Outstanding Balances & Fees

Please check the status of your school accounts. Report cards, diplomas, and transcripts will be held at the end of the school year if a student has any outstanding library book(s); library fees, damaged book fee, outstanding tuition and fees, extended care fees, lunch balance, or the parents are not in compliance with the church/school/PTO obligations as contained in the Registration Contract. Please check your accounts to make sure all balances have been paid prior to June 10, 2022.

FACTS: https://factsmgt.com/

Lunch: https://schoolpaymentportal.com/Default.aspx

Medication Pick Up

If you supplied medication for your student, please remember to pick up your student’s medication from the office by the end of day, Friday 6/10.

Wednesday Envelopes

Please check backpacks, cars, and home and return all Wednesday Envelopes for use next year. Thank you!

The lunch menu is located on the school website and will be updated monthly. You can reference it here: Lunch menu.

We are nearing the end of the school year. All lunch accounts must have a positive or zero balance at the end of the school year. Money left over in your student's account will roll over to next school year. Status letters will be coming out soon, but you can also check your balance online and plan for the rest of the school year.

Tomorrow, June 9th will be our annual Field Day and Variety Show!

Field Day is a fun tradition at St. Brendan School. Students will participate in a lot of games and activities hosted by our PE teacher, Ms. F and our current 7th grade (rising 8th grade) class. This is a non-uniform dress day, but students should dress in their class colors. Teachers will share class colors in their newsletters.

The annual Variety Show will take place on Thursday, June 9th from 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm in the school gym. The Variety Show has been a long-standing tradition at our school. It is a very enjoyable and entertaining afternoon for all students, staff, siblings, and parents. The show allows our students an opportunity to share their talents such as acting, skits, singing, dancing, gymnastics, comedy or playing a musical instrument (just to name a few). Parents are welcome to come watch their child perform. The show will begin at 1:15.

Even though summer break doesn’t begin for a couple of weeks, we are already enthusiastically preparing for next year’s middle school electives! This year’s elective offerings were our best yet, and they included courses like journalism, robotics, cross country, Star Wars philosophy, fine art, drama, horticulture, and more! We are always open to new and exciting offerings for our students, so we are absolutely willing to bounce around ideas if you are interested. In particular, I would love to see a photography and strategy game elective next year as I think our students would truly love these!

Teaching an elective is a great way for our middle school students to reach out to our school community, so please help if you can. Our electives next year will be on Fridays from 2:00-2:55; if we don’t have school on a Friday, or if there is an early release, there will not be an elective that day. Elective teachers will also receive volunteer hours for their service to the school! In order for us to continue our amazing and unique electives program in future years, we need awesome parents like you to help; our middle school teachers and students truly appreciate your assistance.  Please reach out to me (TimL@school.saintbrendan.org) if you would be willing to offer a course.

Thank you so much for your time!

Mr. Langston

Please look through the lost and found. Anything left at the end of the year will be donated. Any uniform pieces without names will go to the uniform exchange. 

Now is a good time to start looking through your uniforms and bringing in items your students have outgrown. Students moving from 5th grade to middle school will change from plaid and navy bottoms to khaki. Please bring in uniforms that are in good condition so we can replenish the uniform exchange for next school year. Thank you!

Track and Field Championships

Congratulations to Avery & Maya Goldwire for taking 1st and 2nd place in the CYO 8th Grade Pentathlon competing with 64 girls. The events participated in include the 100m, 400m, 800m, long jump and shot put.

Congratulations Avery and Maya! St. Brendan is so proud of you!

CYO Fall Soccer Registration Opens Today

Early Registration 05/18/22 through 06/30/22 

$95.00

Standard Registrations 07/01/22 through 08/13/22 

$110.00

Late Registration 08/14/22 through 09/23/22

$125.00

PreK- Kindergarten will be in house and have practice/games once a week 

1st grade (Coed Micro Soccer ) 2nd- 3rd (Mini Soccer), 4th-6th (modified soccer), 7th-8th (regular) 

All coaches and players must registered through Team sideline: https://www.teamsideline.com/seattlecyo

One parent from each house with registered athlete(s) must take “Play Like a Champion Today” Parent Training Course.

The registration for Cross Country is open 

Click this link to register: https://www.teamsideline.com/sites/seattlecyo/home.

K-8th grade

Standard Registration   06/03/22 through 09/01/22                        $40.00

Late Registration 09/02/22 through 09/26/22  $65.00

Congratulations to our newly confirmed. May the Holy Spirit continue to strengthen your relationship with God.

NEW Altar Server Training

There will be a training session -- on June 23rd, Thursday, 6PM -- for NEW altar servers who have had First Communion. Students will learn about procession, candle-bearing, get fitted for their albs and many more! Please contact the parish office at 425-483-9400 or email Ermina Swager at ermina@saintbrendan.org, to register or have questions. Training for other altar serving skills (i.e., acolyte, thurifer, crucifer, etc) will be held later in the summer. 

Vacation Bible School - July 11-15

Mark your calendars for Vacation Bible School! Grades first through fifth will be involved in a Marvelous Mystery this summer, from July 11 through July 15.

Anyone wishing to register their child or get volunteer hours should contact Priscilla Finch at childfamilyministry@saintbrendan.org.

8th Grade Graduation & Reception

June 8th; 7:00 PM

St. Brendan Church

Field Day & Variety Show

Free Dress in Class Colors

Thursday, June 9th

Early Bird Deadline for Golf Tournament

Friday, June 10th

Last Day of School

All-School Mass in Full-Uniform

Early Dismissal - 10:00 AM

NO PM Extended Care

School Office Closes at 10:30 AM for the End-of-Year Staff Party

Report Cards Go Home

Friday, June 11th

Office Hours June 13-15

Monday: 8:00 - 4:00

Tuesday: 8:00 - 11:30

Wednesday: 8:00 - 11:30

Office closes for the summer on June 15th

Parish & School Picnic

Sunday, August 28th