Week of November 29, 2020 |
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This is the week! 100% ALL IN! |
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Monday, November 30 - Welcome back!
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Tuesday, December 1 is #GIVINGTUESDAY!!! - Please do your part to help us get to 100% participation!! Deadline is midnight! See below for details!
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Friday, December 4 - EARLY DISMISSAL AT 1:40PM - ASE IS AVAILABLE. Interim Reports - 2nd quarter.
Upcoming in December...
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Monday, Dec. 7th - Feast Day of St. Ambrose. St. Ambrose House (Only) Wears House Shirt. Santa Shop items due.
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Wednesday, Dec. 9th - Santa Shop! (See details below)
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Dec. 15, 16, 17 - Middle School Exams (Middle School ONLY has early dismissal at 12:30pm on exam days). ASE available.
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Wednesday, Dec. 16 - Coat Drive deadline!
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Friday, Dec. 18 - Early dismissal at 12:30pm. NO ASE. Christmas Break Begins!
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Dec. 21- Jan. 1 - Christmas Break
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Jan. 4th - Classes resume - Welcome back!
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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 1 Schedule this week (Days 1-5). 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 celebrated the holiday of Thanksgiving this past week, we recall how important it is in the Christian life to give thanks. Scripture is full of passages about gratitude. The very meaning of the word Eucharist is "thanksgiving." Here are a few of my favorite Scripture passages about being thankful:
"I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds." (Psalm 9:1)
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." (Philippians 4:6)
"Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." (Colossians 3:17)
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100% can't happen without YOU! |
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THIS
IS
THE
WEEK!
TUESDAY IS THE DEADLINE.
We can't get to 100% participation or $100K without YOU!
Please do what you can to show your appreciation for our school.
YOUR PARTICIPATION MATTERS.
Give online by clicking on your
Class Champion below.
OR
Send in an envelope to school
with whatever you can do.
We are also collecting in carline
Monday and Tuesday!
Please do this for your child's school.
The deadline is this Tuesday - #GivingTuesday - at midnight!
Click on your Class Champion to give online today!
As of Friday - here's how our classes are ranking (by participation):
4th grade: 62% (6 families still to give!)
JK: 60% (4 families still to give!)
6th grade: 50% (9 families still to give!)
1st grade: 47% (10 families still to give!)
3rd grade: 45% (12 families still to give!)
Kindergarten: 42% (9 families still to give!)
2nd grade: 42% (11 families still to give!)
5th grade: 42% (11 families still to give!)
7th grade: 40% (9 families still to give!)
8th grade: 24% (13 families still to give!)
Total Family Participation: 41%
We've got a ways to go to get to 100%!!! Let's do this Comets!
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Every Comet’s favorite shopping day is just around the corner!
Santa Shop is a fun day that our younger students can shop with a middle school buddy to find presents for the family. This year, we are limiting each student's shopping time to under 15 minutes, so we recommend limiting gift purchases to immediate family only.
Parents - Clean out your gently used or new items around the house and donate them to our Santa Shop so our little shoppers
have presents to purchase!
SUGGESTED ITEMS:
Candles, Christmas decorations, Ties, Scarves, New socks*, New gloves*, New hats*, Books, Picture Frames, DVDs, Vases, Jewelry, Kitchen and Dining Ware, Stationery, Tools, Board games, Stuffed Animals, Baby Items, and other new or gently used gifts.
*For hygenic reasons, please only donate these items brand new, never worn, WITH TAGS STILL ON.
We also need donations of GIFT BAGS!
(Instead of wrapping presents this year,
we will only be using gift bags to limit time in line.)
DEADLINE FOR DONATIONS
TO HELP US STOCK THE SHELVES IS MONDAY, DEC. 7TH!!
Money collected from the sale will go to Student Council.
Any leftover items will be donated to a charity thrift store after the event.
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SBCS is excited to announce the creation of the SBCS Rosary Society. The purpose of the society is threefold: to encourage devotion to Our Lady; to promote the sanctity of its members; and to pray for the intentions of the entire SBCS family. Membership is open to all students, staff, and families, and there are only two requirements: praying a daily Memorare and a weekly Rosary for the intentions submitted to the society. If you or members of your family would like to take part, please fill out the short form linked to HERE.
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Remember that when you're doing your Christmas shopping, you can be supporting our school at the same time - with no added cost to you! If you shop on Amazon - be sure to support our school through Amazon Smile! Amazon Smile uses your normal Amazon account and has the same items, it just donates a percentage of your total spent to the non-profit of your choice.
Click here: smile.amazon.com to connect your Amazon account to benefit our school! (We're listed as "St. Benedict Elementary School") . Also, AmazonSmile customers can now support Saint Benedict Elementary School in the Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones! Simply follow these instructions to turn on AmazonSmile and start generating donations.
- Open the Amazon Shopping app on your device
- Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app and tap into 'Settings'
- Tap 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process
If you do not have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping app, update your app. Click here for instructions.
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Our Comet Community will once again be collecting gently used winter coats for friends in need! Please send in your donations anytime between now and Dec. 16th to your student's homeroom. Thank you! |
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The kids have generally been doing a great job with their masks. A few of them have struggled because their masks are simply too big and keep slipping down. Please check with your child on the fit of their mask. Here is a great video made by 14 year old about how to wear your mask and on making your mask fit better. https://youtu.be/EC2OxVSX53M
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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.
Also, here's some other helpful information:
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As we approach the holidays now might be a good time to review the CDC recommendations for gatherings.
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As we enter cold and flu season you may want to learn more about the differences between COIVD-19 and the Flu here.
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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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