Ms. Carter's 1st Grade class visited Mr. Clary's Middle School Science Lab to learn about cell structures this past week.

They also recently performed the Greek mythogical story of "King Minos and the Minotaur."

Mr. Clary's Science Lab was also busy this week with our 7th grade Physical Science Class determining the pH of unknown solutions using an indicator found in purple cabbage.

• Tuesday, February 28
• BSN Spirit Shop Closes!
• Deadline to Sign Up for Friday's Lenten Soup Supper! (See link below)
• Wednesday, March 1 - FINANCIAL AID 1ST ROUND DEADLINE!
• Friday, March 3
• Stations of the Cross, 6pm, Church
• PTO Lenten Soup Supper (details under PTO below), 6:30pm, St. Anselm - sign up below!

PLANNING AHEAD...

• March 7 - Parents in Prayer Meets; 8:15am St. Anselm
• March 8 - Coffee with Mr. Cruess - 2nd & 3rd Grade Parents Only! Details below!
• March 9 - House Day! Wear Your House Shirt!
• March 15-16 - St. Benedict Parish Mission (see Parish Bulletin here for info!)
• March 23 - End of 3rd Quarter
• March 24 - No School
• March 27 - No School/Teacher Workday

Your Survey Input is Needed

Thank you to the parents who have completed the annual Diocesan Survey for Catholic School Parents, but we need more participation. This survey provides our school with valuable information that we incorporate into our Continuous Improvement Plan. Your input is valuable and helps with our decision-making and planning. It should take 5-10 minutes to complete. You can access the survey here. Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us!

Yearbook Pictures

We are in the last stages of preparing our annual Yearbook. If anyone has pictures of school activities, classroom parties, school sports, or PTO events that you'd like to share, please submit them as soon as possible. Pictures can be emailed to Linda Houghton at ms.lkh@me.com.

Tuition Assistance - All returning families, seeking to apply for financial aid for the 23-24 school year, without significant business/self-employment income must apply for tuition assistance no later than March 1st. Those with significant business/self-employment income have until June 1st. That being said, the sooner you complete your application, the sooner you will hear from us. You will have two weeks after receiving the tuition assistance decision to cancel your contract and receive your deposit back. Please know that because the tuition assistance model assumes that the only change on your tax return is your W2 income, in years with a lot of changes in your life the model struggles to be accurate; therefore, we may reach out to you and discuss waiting for your 2022 return to be complete before making a final decision. That being said this does not change the deadlines for applying.

• March 1st Deadline:
• Returning Families with W-2 income and without significant business self/employment income (2021/2022 Return and 2022 W2s)
• Returning Families who do not file taxes - March 1 - other documentation of income
• June 1st Deadline:
• Returning Families without W-2 income who file a tax return (2022 Tax Return)
• Returning Families with W-2 income and significant business/self employment income (2022 Tax Return)
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Contact Brian Wingfield, Director of Finance if you have a unique situation, or questions

about the process (bwingfield@saintbenedictschool.org or 804-254-8810 x 110).

PTO Lenten Soup Supper

Join us for our first Lenten Soup Supper on Friday March 3rd. We will be serving simple grilled cheese and tuna sandwiches with minestrone and tomato soup. Cost is $4 per person. Please register here so we have an accurate guest count! 

Stations of the Cross will be held before the Lenten Soup Supper in the Church beginning at 6pm.

We are always happy to share quality tools and content that may serve to help our Comet Community grow closer to Christ.

Hallow is the #1 prayer app in the world and it's Catholic (but it's not just for Catholics!)! It's also the first religious app to reach the Top 10 (hitting #3) in the App Store! If you haven't checked out the rich and varied opportunities for prayer, spiritual readings, bedtime Bible stories, children's content, music and so much more that Hallow provides, here's a great opportunity this Lent!

With the special link below, you can explore a full Hallow subscription for 90 days and you don't have to provide anything other than an email address. That's right, you don't have to select a subscription OR give a credit card for the trial, and after 90 days, it's up to you if you want to subscribe. (Note - the link will not work for former subscribers or trial users.)

Here's how to get your 90-day access to Hallow:

1. Open a web browser and go to our special Hallow sign up link: https://hallow.com/share/AM7H46
2. Tap on "Sign up with E-mail" then create an account by entering your name, email, and password.
3. Tap "Start Three Months Free" on the right, then subscribe on the right, no need for a credit card!
4. Download the app to your phone and start enjoying!

Order your exclusive centennial

P.E. uniform TODAY! 

Youth and adult sizes available.

This online shop is only available until

February 28th, so order today!

Legacy P.E. uniform designs are still acceptable. Uniform items will be delivered before Easter.

Contact Juliet D'Agostino with any questions @ julietdagostino@yahoo.com

Stop by the library this week to guess how many books we have in our collection. Write your name, grade and guess on a slip of paper and drop it in the jar. The student whose guess is closest to the actual number of titles gets a prize!

While you are here, you can take a look at the MATH shelf in the nonfiction section and check out a book on estimating. You can pick up a counting book from the ABC/123 bin in the picture book section. And you can grab a biography of Euclid, or Pythagoras. We've got numbers in the library!

Happy reading!

The next St. Benedict Middle School Youth Group will be on Wednesday, March 8 at 6:30pm in St. Anselm Hall.

Families - whenever you are in need of basic school information, please check our website! We try to keep everything you need to know easily accessible there. Most information is located under our SCHOOL LIFE tab, but here are some ready links:

Calendar

PARENTS WEB 

FACTS

Past Issues of Newsletter

Uniform Guidelines

School Handbook

School Supplies List

Summer Reading & Assignments

Forms

Faculty & Staff Contacts

Online School Directory (log into ParentsWeb, select Directory)

And some other helpful info (non-website)...

Need to book Afterschool or Morning Care?

Need to pick up your child early from school?

Is grandma or someone else picking up your child?

Email Mrs. Autry: pautry@saintbenedictschool.org or call 804-254-8850

Tia Lukanova - School Counselor

And don't forget to follow us on Social Media!

Instagram

Facebook

Executive Order Two requires that as of January 24, 2022 parents make the decision about whether their students wear masks in school.

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.
• Please notify the school about a positive COVID test or possible exposure by sending an email addressed to pautry@saintbenedictschool.org, mmeadows@saintbenedictschool.org and scruess@saintbenedictschool.org.

Helpful resources for our families:

School Covid Guidance as of April 2022

COVID-19 Testing Information

Free At-Home COVID Tests

Richmond/Henrico Testing

Chesterfield Testing

How to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

Richmond Health Department