11/16/2021 -"The Morning Star" Weekly Newsletter Volume 6, Edition 15

The Morning Star Weekly Newsletter Vol 6, Edition 15 11/16/2021

Morning Star School Mission Statement

Rooted in the Gospel and strengthened by the sacraments, the mission of Morning Star School is to provide a unique, inspiring education empowering students with learning differences to achieve their full potential.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Thanksgiving Food Drive

Friday, November 19th, is the last day to send in non-perishable food items with your student for our Thanksgiving food drive.

Intermediate Feast

Monday, November 22nd, Intermediate classes will have a Thanksgiving feast. We are still in need of volunteers to sign up to donate items for this fun day. Remember, every $5 you spend on donations counts for one volunteer hour.

Please click HERE to see what is still needed.

Thanksgiving Break

November 24th-26th there will be no school due to Thanksgiving break. Classes will resume on Monday, November 29th.

REMINDERS

The school is in need of PAPER TOWELS and BOXES OF TISSUES. Please consider having your student bring these items into their classroom. Also, remember that every $5.00 you spend on donated items to the school counts toward 1 hour of volunteer time.

FROM YOUR DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

At this time, we are in the process of remodeling the Morning Star House we purchased a few years ago. This house, located on an adjacent lot to our school, is the future home of the Life Skills Center. Due to the pandemic this project has been put on a hold for a short time. In the interim we are happy to be able to help our founding Sisters of St. Joseph! Our dedicated Sister Elise and her fellow sisters, Rita and Rea, are losing their current place of residence in town and are in need of a home to stay for a short time until they retire. While we work on raising the funds to complete the Life Skills Center the sisters will be living in the Morning Star House. This will allow them the ability to easily walk to our school while continuing their ministry to our staff, students, and families. Please consider helping us minister to the Sisters of St. Joseph as they have done so lovingly for many years.

Thank you for your gift to Morning Star School, your generosity helps us to continue our mission of providing a unique, inspiring education that empowers students with learning differences to achieve their fullest potential.

PRIMARY NEWS

Primary class read the book “Not a Box”. Then, using their imagination, students turned a box (a rectangle) into anything they thought it could become. A mountain, robot, building, etc.

Students had a blast singing and dancing to The Cookie Song.

HELP US RAISE MONEY FOR MSS!

WHEN SHOPPING ON AMAZON SHOP ON AMAZONSMILE INSTEAD!

SELECT MORNING STAR SCHOOL AS YOUR FAVORITE CHARITY AND

A PORTION OF YOUR PURCHASE WILL BE DONATED TO OUR SCHOOL!

If you shop on Amazon, make sure you shop on AmazonSmile. It's exactly the same Amazon you love but a portion of your purchase price will be donated to our school each time you shop!

1. Visit AmazonSmile

2. Select Morning Star School of Jacksonville as your charity of choice and start shopping!

3. Bookmark the AmazonSmile link and use it each time you shop with Amazon! (Proceeds will only be donated if you are logged into AmazonSmile).

Download the Box Tops App Today!

Box Tops is a great way to earn fundraising dollars! And now there is a new phone app which makes it easier to earn points for our school! Shop as you normally would, then simply scan your store receipts to find participating products. The app will automatically credit your school's Box Tops earnings online. It's a much easier way to help us earn dollars.

Download the new Box Tops App HERE

Watch a video about the new process HERE

You may still clip Box Tops and send them to school. Physical Box Tops clips are being phased out of production but may continue to be found on many products throughout the store.

A FEW THINGS TO REMEMBER...

Turn in your box tops weekly. They do expire.
Be sure to NOT cut the code off. We cannot use it if the code is missing even one of the digits.
Place them in a zip lock bag and send them in with your student.

SUBMIT A STORY

If you have a great story, please share it with us. We love showcasing the many talents of our students and their families. To submit a story, click the button below.

Submit a Story!