Important updates in this week's Tidbits

Veterans Day Ceremony

Walk-A-Thon Fundraiser

Blood Drive

Pre-Angels Silent Auction Starts NOW

Spirit Store

Spirit Night

Good afternoon St. Stephen Families,

Tidbits is being sent out early this week because we will be closed tomorrow due to the tropical storm. We plan to be open Friday unless there is a loss of power. Please monitor your text messages and email for updates. Since we will not be here tomorrow, our plan is to send out report cards on Friday. If we have any issues with power or internet, the report cards will be sent out on Monday.

Congratulations to Dominic in 7th grade for winning the Christmas Card Contest. His design will be used on the cover of the school's Christmas card. We also had a 2nd place winner Kamila in 4th grade, whose design will be used inside the card. Thank you to all the students who participated in the contest.

All school families and Parishioners are invited to join us for our Veteran's Day Ceremony on November 11. School students will be present and participate in the ceremony as we come together to pray, remember, and honor those who served and are currently serving our country. The Knights of Columbus will also present their flag folding ceremony. Students will wear their Make a Difference t-shirt with their PE shorts. They may also add patriotic accessories (red, white, and blue hair accessories, socks, jewelry, hats, shoes, nail polish, etc.) but no face painting or hair dye. We will begin our annual Walkathon right after the ceremony.  

The Make a Difference Walkathon will take place during the school day on November 11.  We are moving the location of the Walkathon from the soccer field to the school parking lot. If it is still raining Friday morning, we will have the Walkathon in the Family Life Center. Either way, we are asking parents and volunteers to park in the church/FLC parking lot.

All students will walk to help raise funds for the school. Each year, families are required to raise $200 through their participation in the Walkathon and Spirit Raffle. The funds raised through the Walkathon will support the purchase of additional iPads for the students. With the increase in enrollment and the need to replace older iPads, our goal is to purchase a minimum of 30 iPads. Therefore, we need everyone's support in raising $100 per family in order to make this a reality. Also, remember that this year we are donating 10% of our funds raised to My Warriors Place in Ruskin. We strongly encourage families to split the $200 requirement between the two fundraisers. Anyone who does not meet this requirement by the end of the Spirit Raffle will be billed through FACTS for any amount still owed.  

Peace,

Linda Umoh

All school families and Parishioners are invited to join us for our Veterans Day Ceremony. School students will be present and participate in the ceremony. Please join us as we come together to pray, remember, and honor those who served and are currently serving our country. 

Family members and parishioners are invited to:

Wear your service uniform

Wave an American Flag

Carry a photo of a hero

Students will wear their Make a Difference t-shirt and PE shorts. They may also accessorize with red, white, and blue.

The Walk-a-thon will be on November 11^th, immediately following the Veteran’s Day Ceremony. The Walkathon will take place in the school parking lot. If it is raining on Friday, we will move the event into the FLC. All Family and Friends are welcome to come watch the students walk. The schedule for the grades is below.

8:45AM – 9:30AM – PreK3, PreK4, Kindergarten & 1^st

9:45AM – 10:30AM – 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5A & 5B

10:45AM – 11:30AM – 6^th, 7^th, & 8^th

This year every child will have their own fundraising page where parents can add a photo and share on social media along with friends and family. Families should have received an email with directions, or anyone can use the link below and search for a child’s name or make a general donation.

https://app.99pledges.com/fund/redwalkblue

We will be donating 10% of the proceeds to My Warriors Place in Ruskin, FL. Thank you for helping us support My Warriors Place.

Along with the Walk-a-thon we will have grade competitions, please see below.

• The class that obtains a contribution (regardless of amount) from every student will receive ice cream for the entire class from PTCO
• The class that reached the class goal ($100x the number of students in class) will receive pizza for lunch from PTCO
• The class that reaches the class goal and has a contribution from every student will get 15 minutes extra recess time on a day assigned by the teacher.

The winners will be announced in Tidbits on November 17^th

The Run Walk and Blue Committee is looking for volunteers to help during the event. Please find the sign-up link below.

Sign-Up Genius for Walk-A-Thon Volunteers

Buy Your Holiday Gift Cards and Support the PTCO

If you need gift cards to make your Holiday Shopping easier, please use the attached form and return it with your check or cash

to the school office on or before Wednesday, 11/30. The cards will arrive between 12/12 and 12/16. You can pick the cards up in the office or we can send them home with your student.

Contact ngallagher@sscsfl.org with any questions.

Gift Card Form

Volunteers Needed



PTCO will be offering concessions (water, Gatorade, snacks, etc) during home games both in the FLC and the playing fields. Both school and visiting families have requested we do this as an accommodation. 

In order to get this new venture off the ground, please consider volunteering to help by clicking the link below to volunteer for upcoming Girls Basketball Games.

Concession sign-up genius

If you have any questions, please contact Becky at becky.vielledent@gmail.com. 

Please watch for future sign-ups for Spring Sports: Boys Basketball, Boys/Girls Flag Football, etc.!

Angel Class Baskets

Classroom Moms and Dads have been reaching out to parents requesting donations for themed basket items for Angels Among Us. It is a 22 year tradition that each class donates a basket for the silent auction. The dollar amount of each item donated is solely at the discretion of the donor. The donated basket is marked with the grade and parents enjoy bidding on their grade's basket.

Please send into the school office your donated item for your student's class basket. Please contact me at ngallagher@sscsfl.org or your room parent if you have any questions.

Remember to Save The Date, February 11 to join school families and friends of our community at the Rock n Roll Party. You will have an opportunity to bid on the silent and live auctions, enjoy an open bar all evening and a chef prepared dinner.



And let's not forget the dancing and there are always some surprises! Is Elvis in the house?

 PTCO Now Offers Scrip

   Help PTCO earn cash back from gift card purchases.

     A simple and easy way to purchase gift cards!

How does it work?

Use the Raise Right App to buy an electronic or physical gift card for hundreds of stores! The school receives a percentage of the gift card purchase! Click HERE for more information about the program. 

Many of your favorite stores and restaurants are included – Target, Walmart, Publix, Outback, Panera, and more!

Going shopping? Buy an electronic gift card for the approximate amount and use it at the check-out line! Click HERE for more information about ecards. 

To get started today, review the RaiseRight Enrollment using the link below and if you have questions, please contact ngallagher@sscsf.org

Thank you for your continued support of SSCS! We hope you find this to be an easy way to make a difference for our school.

Raise Right Enrollment

Please watch the video below to see how easy it is to purchase scrip from Raise Right.

Easy way to support the PTCO and get your Holiday Gift Cards

VIDEO for purchasing scrip from Raise Right

Alumni Updates

Attention: Current School families who have children that are SSCS Alumni



Please help us follow the success of our former students. Kindly share with us updates on how your SSCS graduate is doing in school, in their profession or in pursuing their dreams. We want to be able to congratulate our alumni when they achieve amazing 

things and wish them well when they venture into something new and exciting.

      A few lines providing name, year graduated from SSCS and update should be sent to ngallagher@sscsfl.org

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

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