September 8, 2022

Important updates in this week's Tidbits

Family Rosary for Life

Techie Kids Club/Bricks4Kidz

Spirit Nights

Book Fair

Grandparents/Grandfriends Day

Principal's Points

Good afternoon St. Stephen Families,

Sept. 8 is the Feast of the Nativity of Mary and as we celebrate her birth, let us remember to ask her intercession for those in need. We will have our first St. Vincent de Paul food collection during this week to help the organization meet the needs of the community. Students will also pray the Memorare each morning on the Morning Show and include petitions that the needs of those who are struggling will be met by our generosity. The theme of this Collection is Help Feed the Children of Mary. Mary was a lowly handmaid but, by the grace of God, her soul magnifies the Lord, and she became the Mother of God and our mother too. It is our responsibility to honor our Heavenly Father and our spiritual mother. What better way to honor our mother but to help her children who are struggling at this moment in their lives. Thank you for your continued generosity.

Students may bring in canned or non-perishable food beginning September 8 through September 15.

This weekend is Uniform/Holy Card Weekend. Students who come to Mass in their uniform will receive a holy card which allows them to have free dress on Monday. Students must bring their card to school to show their teacher.

Please read all of Tidbits to be informed about all the exciting events coming up.

Peace,

Linda Umoh

Upcoming Events

September 8-15 - St Vincent de Paul Food Drive

Septermber 10 - Family Rosary for Life

September 10-11 - Holy Card Uniform Weekend

September 12 - Holy Card Free Dress Day

September 19-23 - Book Fair

September 20-21 - Donuts with Grownups

September 22 - Book Fair Family Event

September 23 - Grandparents Day, 12pm Dismissal

September 30 - Jean Day

October 3-13 - Boo Gram Sale

October 7 - Pumpkin Patch 3-5pm

Family Rosary for Life

This Saturday after the 8:30 a.m. Mass there will be a special Rosary prayed for life. All school families are invited to come and give thanks for life and pray that it will always be respected.

I hope to see you there,

Fr. Dermot

Techie Kids Club

Great News! There was such overwhelming demand for this program that we decided to open a second class. The second class will be held on Thursdays from 3-4. Both classes will begin next week, 9/13 and 9/15. To sign up for the new class, please click HERE.

THERE IS STILL ROOM AVAILABLE!

Bricks 4 Kidz wants everyone to know just how AWESOME LEGO® can be! In our NEW After School LEGO® class, your child will learn science, technology, engineering, math and the arts with a different LEGO® model build theme each week, such as Outer Space, LEGO® City, Architecture, Animals, Dinosaurs, and much more! Your Master Builder will have a chance to create motorized models, 3D color brick builds and our LEGO® Mosaics! Have fun building LEGO® skyscrapers, a 3-D LEGO® T-Rex, or a LEGO® space shuttle, all out of LEGO® bricks! Can't decide which you like more!?! Join us for this AWESOME After School class and try them ALL! Anything is possible in a Bricks 4 Kidz class...DON’T MISS THE FUN!

DATE: September 13th – December 6th (Tuesdays)

WHERE: St. Stephen’s Catholic School

Grades: 4th – 8th

TIME: 3:00PM – 4:00PM

COST: $150.00 (12 weeks)

Register Today at

www.bricks4kidz.com/Florida-Tampa

Bricks4Kidz - 4th thru 8th graders

BOOK FAIR

Date: September 19^th – 23rd

Make sure to check out the Book Fair Home Page (Click Here)

More information coming home with your student(s) soon!

PTCO NEEDS YOUR HELP!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR

Rock On Over to The Book Fair

September 19^th – 23^rd

Click Below

Volunteer Signup Genius

Click here!

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Please consider becoming an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. There will be a training session immediately following Daily Mass (8:30 AM) on Saturday, September 24.

Mustang Sports

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: The girls volleyball teams have their first match today against Nativity at Nativity. The varsity plays at 4:00 and the JV at 5:00. The Mustangs also have matches on Tuesday against Mother Teresa 4:15/5:15 and Thursday against Villa Madonna 4:00/5:00. Both matches are at home in the FLC.

COED SOCCER: The soccer team has its final practices in preparation of games starting next week. The Mustangs have two home games to begin the season. On Tuesday, they play Mother Teresa at 4:15 and on Thursday they play Villa Madonna at 4:00.

Good luck to our Mustang sports teams.

Go Mustangs!

Coach Green

COVID 19 Decision Tree

Click here to review COVID 19 Decision Tree

Or you can use the QR code below for the St. Stephen Men's Club Golf Scramble

Please join us for BINGO nights!

Click here for Risse Brothers uniform store.

Own the Avenue

2022-2023

Own The Avenue is a year-round fundraiser for the PTCO and gives you a great way to give your child a shout out for the school community to see! Birthdays, achievements, any positive vibes and kudos are welcome, and they certainly make your student feel special!

The sign is located on the corner of our school parking lot and will be viewed and celebrated for the entire week. A PTCO member will be responsible for putting up the sign, and after the week is done the sign will be sent home with your student for you to keep or to reuse for another week in the future!

How it works:

If you have an existing sign, the cost is $30 for the week. If we need to order a new sign, the

cost is $50 for the week. Please make payments through the school's front office.

To sign up, please use the link below and more details will follow. Please note, new signs take

up to 2 weeks to process and receive from our vendor. If you have additional questions, please

do not hesitate to reach out to Maria Ayala at own.the.avenue.sscs@gmail.com

Thank you in advance for your support!

IMPORTANT: Please note, this is a yearly fundraiser that is on a first come, first served basis (via

SignUpGenius). For example, if you purchase a sign this year for a specific week 9-4-22 thru 9-10-22, that same week is not guaranteed to you for future years. It is required that you sign up each school year if you wish to participate.

Sign-Up Genius Own the Avenue

Everyone needs updated safe environment training and fingerprints in order to volunteer in the school or to chaperone a field trip. Safe environment and fingerprints are good for 5 years. Attached below are the instructions on how to get your safe environment certificate and to have your fingerprints done. If you have any questions please contact Karen Biase at kbiase@sscsfl.org or call the front office at ext. 1100. Click the link here for information regarding fingerprints. Click here for more information on safe environment.

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Mission Statement

St. Stephen Catholic School is devoted to inspiring students to achieve their full academic potential while demonstrating a desire to continue Jesus' mission by applying Catholic morals, beliefs, values, and practices in their everyday lives. We are committed to motivating students to sustain a lifelong love of learning.

Family Rosary for Life

Register Today at

﻿www.bricks4kidz.com/Florida-Tampa

BOOK FAIR

Click here!

Or you can use the QR code below for the St. Stephen Men's Club Golf Scramble

www.bricks4kidz.com/Florida-Tampa