Check out our new school video that premiered at our Fall Open House on Zoom! |
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Monday, November 9 - Ordering for SBCS Sports Wear ends on BSN. Link is here!
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Friday, November 13 - VIRTUAL GRANDPARENT'S DAY - Look for an email arriving early this week to share with your child's grandparents/grandfriends!
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Friday, November 13 - Early Dismissal at 12:30pm. NO LUNCH. ASE is available.
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Saturday, November 14 - Fall Uniform Swap! 11am - 1pm on the playground - You must sign up to attend. See below!
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November 19th - Tag Day - Sports Theme! (Wear your favorite team shirt!) $2
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November 21st - Comet PALZ Virtual Cooking Night with Chef Wansleben of Mise en Place
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November 23rd - House Day (Wear Your House Shirt)
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November 25-27 - Thanksgiving Break
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Planning Ahead? Always check out our school calendar on the website HERE!
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Need a past newsletter? Check out our archives on the website HERE!
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Middle School - you are on the Week 2 Schedule this week (Days 6-10). Not sure? Check ParentsWeb on our website! (Once in ParentsWeb, go to Student - Schedules to see your child's class schedule.)
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As we were conducting Parent-Teacher Conferences this past week, I was reminded of one important question that should guide our thinking as parents and teachers, "What is the purpose of education?" For many people it has simply become a career preparation program, but we want our education to be much more. Working in partnership with parents, we hope that our graduates will be able to think well, speak well, and write well. They should know how to tell right from wrong and practice acting in ways that are right (habits which we call virtues), because they love God. In this way, our education will form them to be good people, good citizens, and people of faith leading lives of holiness. This is what we strive to do each day at St. Benedict, and we know that our parents are supporting this at home in your families. |
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The PTO will hold a used uniform swap on the blacktop THIS SATURDAY November 14 from 11-1 in preparation for the uniform change over from summer to winter. You must sign up HERE to attend. Bring your gently used uniform pieces to swap. Without a swap, items are $2.00 a piece and will be billed to your FACTS Incidental account. In light of COVID 19, there will be temperature screenings upon entry and we are asking that children stay home.
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Comet PALZ Cooking Night! |
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Please join us on November 21 from 6pm-8:30pm for the first gathering of Comet PALZ (Comet Parents Actively Learning through Zoom)! We will be featuring a Virtual Cooking Class hosted by RVA's popular culinary school, Mise en Place!
One of the PTOs primary goals is to build and engage our Comet community. So this year we've created Comet PALZ to bring our parents together through a series of fun and social virtual events!
Our virtual cooking class will feature a menu of various tapas to inspire your holiday cooking. Chef Christine Wansleben will walk us through dishes like Shrimp Fritters, Mushroom Tostadas with Garlic Aioli and Chorizo stuffed Dates while we cook along together from our kitchens.
The cost per family to attend is $25.00 and proceeds will benefit the SBCS PTO. Instructions along with a shopping list will be sent out the week of the class to all registered participants.
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Title III is a part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA). The purpose of Title III is to help ensure that English learners (ELs) attain English language proficiency and meet state academic standards. We ask all families to complete the following survey: https://forms.gle/y8vuhy3ktus3aDNs5
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We are having a canned food drive for Little Sisters of the Poor beginning Monday, November 9th and ending Friday, November 20th. All donations should be sent in to your child's homeroom teacher. The grade from the lower school with the highest percent contribution will be awarded a free Tag Day, as will the grade from the middle school with the highest percent contribution. Needed items include cranberry sauce, canned fruits, peas/corn, stuffing, potatoes and sweet potatoes (whole), pumpkin filling.
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Check out what the kids will be doing in ASE this month!
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As part of our ongoing efforts to keep our students safe and secure, we have partnered with the Catholic Diocese of Richmond to acquire the GoGuardian service. This tool will provide us with additional filtering and monitoring capability for the Chromebooks. For more information about GoGuardian click here.
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Virtus Training & Staying Up to Date |
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All volunteers who work with or around children MUST have a current background check and completed VIRTUS training. In order to keep your status active with VIRTUS you should read your monthly email bulletins and answer the 1 multiple choice question until you get it right. When your background investigation is about to expire you will get a prompt when you log into VIRUTS to complete a new one.Thank you for all you do and for helping keep our children safe!
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Taking Care of our Comet Family |
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Please remember that we are one community that is supportive and respectful. As in any year, from time to time teachers and students may be out of school. Please respect privacy and don't jump to conclusions.Whenever a member of the school community has a confirmed case of COVID-19, we will work with the Diocese and the Health Department to make sure close contacts are notified so they may take appropriate action inline with CDC guidance.
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Yay Lunch! Order weekly by Saturday night! |
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In case you missed this on Social Media.... |
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On Election Day, Ms. Carter's 1st Grade Class reminded us to do our patriotic duty and vote! |
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And remember!
ONLY COME TO SCHOOL IF….
- Your temperature is under 100.4 degrees.
- In the past two (2) weeks, you HAVE NOT presented symptoms of COVID-19, such as a fever, chills, sore throat, cough, shortness of breath, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea, with no alternative diagnosis.
- In the past two (2) weeks, you HAVE NOT been exposed - less than six (6) feet for greater than 15 minutes - to anyone who has tested positive for or exhibits symptoms of COVID-19 (with no alternative diagnosis), without wearing the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
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