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St. Brendan Weekly Bulletin
November 10, 2021
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Dear St. Brendan Families, |
Tomorrow, we will celebrate Veterans Day. We thank all veterans for their service! Our students have been preparing for our special Veterans Day Assembly that will be held at 10:30 AM in the Church. We welcome all veterans in our community to attend.
We invite you all to come and shop the Annual St. Brendan Holiday Craft Fair this Saturday. This is a large event that raises money for our school. The fair attracts hundreds of visitors and vendors each year. Our parent volunteers, led by Patty Najour and Beth Flajole, have been working tirelessly to make this event a success. There are still volunteer opportunities (with double hours!), so please see the volunteer section below to sign up to support this large community event.
Each year, St. Brendan Catholic School participates in a service project - The Diaper Bag Project - to support the Baby Corner in Seattle. This organization supports new moms in need with diaper bags and baby supplies. If you have not done so already, please consider sending in baby items to school through November 18th. We will present our items at our Thanksgiving assembly next week. Thank you for your support!
Our parent/teacher conferences are just around the corner. We will have NO school November 22nd - November 26th. Our conference days will be November 22nd and November 23rd, and November 24th-26th is our Thanksgiving break. Due to COVID recommendations, conferences will be conducted via Zoom. For our middle school students, we will have homeroom teachers facilitate each conference. Middle School teachers will be collaborating and communicating student progress with the homeroom teacher who will then share all information with parents and students during the conference. The exception is 6th and 7th grade students will meet with both their homeroom teacher and Mrs. Wenzl, so please sign up for both teachers for your 6th and 7th grader. You can find the sign up link in the bulletin below.
The St. Brendan Parish Mission: Surge of the Heart is on November 15th and 16th 7pm-8:30pm in the church. I highly recommend parents attend this wonderful and inspiring event. The talks are titled, “Who is God and Why that Matters” and “God’s Dream for Your Life”. We are blessed to have Mr. Leonetti join our school during the day on November 15th with an age-appropriate presentation for students. I look forward to seeing many of you on the 15th and 16th. Please see the bulletin below for more information.
Blessings,
Catherine Shumate
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Parent Teacher Conferences |
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Parent/Teacher conferences will be held November 22nd-23rd via Zoom. Here is some important information regarding this year's conferences:
- There is NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS the week of Nov. 22-26
- The conferences will be 20 minutes via Zoom.
- The Zoom link will be sent from your child's homeroom teacher
- Preschool - 4th grades: only the parents attend the conferences; no students
- 5th - 8th grades: both parents and student attends the conference
- Middle school parents and students will meet with their homeroom teacher. The homeroom teacher will represent all the middle school teachers. The one exception is that 6th and 7th grades will meet with Mrs. Wenzl in addition to their homeroom teachers.
- Click the link below to sign up for conference times for each of your children. You may have to hit the "More" button until you find the page with your child's teacher. The late afternoon/early evening spots should be reserved for parents who work during school hours.
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Before the conference
- Ask your child how he/she feels about school.
- Ask your child if there is anything that he/she wants you to talk about with his/her teacher.
- Make a list of topics that you want to talk about with the teacher.
- Prepare a list of questions such as:
- Is my child performing at grade level?
- What are my child's strongest and weakest subjects?
- Does my child hand homework in on time?
- Does my child participate in class?
- Does my child seem happy at school?
- What can I do at home to help my child?
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Last Saturday a group of students, parents, and parishioners spent time at Holyrood Cemetery praying at the graves of friends and loved ones. They also prayed a Rosary for the Holy Souls in Purgatory at the Chapel. About 100 names were read during the rosary and over 30 graves were physically visited. If you would like to join this group next year, mark off the first Saturday of November, 2022!
"Put up willingly with the faults of others if you wish others to put up with yours."
— St. John Bosco
"Cheerfulness prepares a glorious mind for all the noblest acts."
— St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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Virtues in Practice (VIP) Awardees |
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Each month our Virtues in Practice Program highlights a virtue and saint that each class learns about. In conjunction with this, the V.I.P Award was developed. Each month all staff is on the look out for students who are displaying the virtue and qualities of the saint.
The students receive silver cross pin at the first Friday Mass and have their picture displayed on a school bulletin board. They are not told in advance if they are the recipient for the month.
For the Month of October, the virtue was Studiousness: seeking knowledge to grow closer to Truth. The VIP Award for the Virtue of Studiousness was given to:
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Preschool Deitch - Joshua Story
PreK Stevenson – Alex Marcos
PreK Hair – Calloway Kerber & Vivienne Golla
Kindergarten - Johan Joffrey & Lauren Golla
1st – Sienna Finn (not pictured) & Benjamin Phillips
2nd – Andrew Van Hollebeke & Jacob Miller-Alghizi (not pictured)
3rd – Anela Engle & Lucas Orbigo
4th – Blake Douangphouxai (not pictured) & Paisley Burdeen
5th – Sarah Binish & Marianna Munoz
6th - Leanne Nidhin
7th – Jumana Atef
8th – Maya Goldwire (not pictured)
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2021 St. Brendan Holiday Craft Fair |
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The annual Saint Brendan Holiday Craft Fair is this Saturday, November 13 - this is your last chance to sign up and check off your required volunteer hours!
Below are the signup links for all the ways you can help. Setup and clean up positions have the greatest need. Any parent who signs up for Saturday morning set up will earn DOUBLE HOURS! This is also a great opportunity for any older students (middle and high school) looking to fill community service hours (and can also be counted towards your family's volunteer hours!).
The Parent Club is excited to be able to move forward with such a fun and important event in a way that is safer for us all! Questions about the Craft Fair? Please reach out to Beth Flajole (eatveit@yahoo.com) and Patty Najour (patricianajour@hotmail.com).
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Support Our Student Vendors |
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We once again have student vendors at the craft fair, where students from our St. Brendan school will be honing their business skills selling everything from jewelry, homemade soaps, and Christmas decorations. We encourage you to come and shop from these St. Brendan students! |
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Action Required for K-8 families
Bake Sale Items - Holiday Craft Fair
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The 41st Annual St. Brendan Craft Fair is Saturday, November 13th, 9AM - 4PM
Each family (K-8) has committed to donating $20 worth of homemade baked goods to the fundraiser. The only exception are the families that selected the "PTO Fundraising Buyout Option" of paying $875.00.
Preschool, parishioners, grandparents, and friends are also encouraged to participate.
Bonus baking: A $20 credit will go towards your family’s fundraising contribution for additional treats worth $20+.
Ready to bake?
✓ Decide on your homemade treats
✓ Place in clear packaging
✓ Get creative on the decorations (plates, ribbons, tags)
✓ Clearly label ingredients (contains nuts, gluten-free, flavors, quantity
Approx. values of donated items
- Pie with glass/decorated plate ($15)
- Cake ($12)
- Pie with tin plate ($12)
- 1lb plate of fudge ($8)
- Large ($8) or mini ($4) bread loaf
- Cupcakes (quantity 6) ($6)
- Cookies on plate (quantity 12) ($5)
- Individually wrapped big cookies ($2)
- Cookies on paper-plate (quantity 12) ($3)
- Cake pops ($1.50)
- Individually wrapped cookies (quantity 2), brownies, cupcakes ($.50)
Drop Off Times
Thursday November 11th - 7:30 until 9:30
or Friday November 12th -11:30 to 5:30
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Veteran's Day Assembly - Veterans Welcome! |
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We invite all Veterans in our community to attend this special assembly. Please let the main office know if we should expect a veteran in attendance. Parents are also welcome to attend. Veterans and guests wanting to attend can go directly to the Church by 10:30 AM and will be seated separately from the St. Brendan students (similarly to Friday Masses).
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Happy Birthday to:
11/11 Brooklyn Castillo 8th grade
11/13 Dominic Flajole Kindergarten
11/13 Savannah Hilfman 2nd grade
11/15 Jessica Richardson Kindergarten
11/17 Zane Mackin 1st grade
11/17 Joshua Story Preschool
11/17 Pierce Weltzin 3rd grade
More birthdays will be announced in the next Weekly Bulletin
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Scholastic Book Fair - November 16-18 |
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Next Week!
The Scholastic Book Fair will take place November 16-18 after school. The book fair is a fundraiser for the school supporting the library and other academic programs. There will be lots of great items for the students. Teachers will also make their own classroom wish lists if you want to purchase books for the classrooms.
The school earns 40% or more from the sale of these books, so this is a great way to support the school and library!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
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Calling all Husky Fans! The winner of the Apple Cup Competition from the 2020-2021 School Auction was the University of Washington Huskies fans. That means that the Husky fans get to decorate the school prior to Apple Cup. Since there is no school Nov. 22-26, the school will be decorated November 17th. November 17th will also be a Purple and Gold free dress day at school in which students will be allowed to wear Husky logo-wear and team colors.
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Decorating is scheduled for Tuesday, November 16th beginning at 3:15 PM.
- Any Husky fans (parents and students) can help decorate the school at this time, even if you were unable to participate in the auction. Reminder that masks and social distancing are required during the decorating.
- Please contact the main office if you plan to come and decorate: secretary@school.saintbrendan.org. This will help us have a safety plan in place before the decorating day.
- The Auction Committee has some budget money for the decorations, but fans can also provide their own decorations. Decorations can include flags, pennants, balloons, posters, banners, streamers, etc. Please come with these items already created and ready to be hung up. Fans are welcome to the school’s butcher paper, markers, tape, helium tank, etc. If you are bringing any personal items, please label them with your family’s name so we can return them to you.
- Fans are welcome to decorate both interior and exterior spaces. The approved spaces are carpool, main school entrance, main office and the principal’s office (Note: she is a WSU Cougar fan).
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School Photos & Retakes - Nov. 30th |
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School portraits have arrived. If you ordered school portraits, your orders have been sent home. If you would still like to order portraits, you can do so on the Yuen Lui website. You will need your child's Powerschool ID number, which was sent home in the Wednesday envelope last week. If you need this ID number, please e-mail the main office and we can provide that: christenl@school.saintbrendan.org. Here is the link to order photos: https://yuenluischools.com/st-brendan?rq=st.%20brendan
Photo retake day will be November 30th.
Please contact the school office to request a retake. If you have purchased portraits, please return them to the school office and they will be replaced with the same photo package following retakes. A note about the reason for the retake will also help the photographers on retake day.
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LAST CALL: Blessing Bag Donations - Student Store |
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As part of our charitable giving, Student Store wants to send every St. Brendan student home with a Blessing Bag to give out over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Blessing Bags are gallon-size Ziploc® bags that contain snacks, travel-size toiletries, socks, a bottle of water, grooming supplies, and other items that people who live on the street find useful. Bags are kept in your car, so when you encounter a person who is experiencing homelessness, you can offer the bag to them.
Please help us by donating items listed below . If you would prefer to donate cash, Student Store will go out and buy the supplies to build the bags as well. We would love bulk items, so if you have access through your work or friends, we would really appreciate those times.
To donate any of the items listed below, please place them in the box outside the office marked Blessing Bags by November 15th. If you would like to donate money, please send your cash or check to Theresa Loughlin C/O Student Store to the office.
Thank you for your help to bring help to those in need this holiday season.
Sincerely,
St. Brendan Student Store
Shopping list:
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Snacks and Drinks
- Breakfast bars, cereal bars, granola bars, protein bars
- Applesauce
- Peanut butter and cheese crackers
- Single-packaged nuts and trail mix
- Vienna sausage in pop-top can
- Foil tuna packs (not requiring a can opener)
- Instant oatmeal packs
- Trail mix
- Raisins
- Peanuts
- Gum/Hard Candy
- Hot Cocoa/Spiced Cider Mix
- Tea
- Jerky Sticks
- Instant Coffee
- Bottled water
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Grooming and Hygiene Products (any travel size or hotel sized items appreciated)
- Combs
- Hand lotion, Lip balm
- Face towels
- Deodorant
- Soap, Hand sanitizer
- Toothbrush, toothpaste and mouthwash
- Band-aids
- Small wipes packs
- Travel-size first aid kits
- Floss
Other Useful Items:
- Hand warmers
- Gloves
- Socks
- Plastic utensils
- Sunscreen
- Insect repellent
- Mints
- Prepaid phone cards
- Grocery store gift cards
Supplies for Building Bags
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The 8th grade class is proud to continue the tradition of the graduating class organizing a poinsettia fundraiser to benefit the Fr. Mike Schmitt Tuition Assistance Fund.
Beautifully wrapped poinsettias (red, pink or white) in 6" large diameter pots are being offered for $17. Orders are due to the school office ( please see flyer) by Tuesday November, 23rd, and the plants will be available for pickup on Wednesday, Dec 15th. The poinsettias make a lovely gift for the entire Advent and Christmas season.
Please consider donating one or more plants to St Brendan Parish. Orders for your small business can be accommodated with delivery, for more information or any questions, please contact 8th grade parent, Mari Davenport:
Thank you for supporting the efforts of our 8th grade class and our tuition assistance program!
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Annual Diaper Bag Project
Hosted by the St. Brendan Student Council
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St. Brendan School is proud to once again participate in the annual Diaper Bag Project in partnership with the Baby Corner of St. Joseph Church, Seattle. This wonderful organization has furnished thousands of bags for new moms and, as a school, we have supported this effort for many years. They depend on our donations to make up the majority of their diaper bags. Students may bring their unwrapped items to school by November 18th.
This is a list of our greatest needs:
- disposable newborn or size #1 diapers
- disposable baby wipe
- diaper rash ointment
- 0 - 3 month: pajamas, onesies, socks/bootees, pacifiers
- receiving blankets
- plastic baby bottles
Thank you for supporting mothers and babies in our community!
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Hello from the St. Brendan School Lunch Program!
The lunch menu is located on the school website and will be updated monthly. You can reference it here: Lunch menu.
Mrs. Ames will be subbing for Mrs. Warner for the next week and requests at least one additional volunteer to help with lunch service, particularly with gym cleanup after lunch is complete. Cleanup is from 12:40-1:10 PM. Help during this time will also be appreciated once Mrs. Warner returns!
LUNCH MENU UPDATE:
November lunch menu is attached. Please note that there will be NO HOT LUNCH service on Friday, November 19th. It is a full school day so lunches will have to be brought from home on this day. This includes no milk/juice/ala cart orders. We apologize for an inconvenience this may cause.
Lunch this Week:
Thursday 11/11: Uncle Peteza's Pizza
Friday: 11/12: Veteran's Day Observed, NO SCHOOL
Monday: 11/15: Grilled Chicken w/ Pita and Hummus
Tuesday: 11/16: Cheeseburgers w/Smiley Fries
Wednesday: 11/17: Loaded Baked Potato Soup (contains bacon) w/Roll
Thursday 11/18: Uncle Peteza's Pizza
Friday 11/19: NO HOT LUNCH SERVICE - please bring a lunch from home
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Who do I contact for questions?
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Craft Fair Signage - Thank You
Thank you to Beth Griffin, Andrea Miura, and Kristin and Nicholas Love for putting up Craft Fair banners and signs around the community!
Hearing & Vision Screeners - Thank You
Thank you to Erin Proctor, Mari Orbigo, Jennie Vu, and Kat Balagtas for helping with the hearing and vision screening today. They worked alongside Northwest University nursing students to screen our students.
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Craft Fair Volunteers
Below are the signup links for all the ways you can help. Setup and clean up positions have the greatest need. Any parent who signs up for Saturday morning set up will earn DOUBLE HOURS! This is also a great opportunity for any older students (middle and high school) looking to fill community service hours (and can also be counted towards your family's volunteer hours!).
Book Fair Volunteers
Blessing Bag Volunteers
The Student Store Club will be assemblying blessing bags for the homeless next Monday, November 15th after school at 3:00 PM in Lower Brendan House. We are asking for a couple of parent volunteers to help as well. If you can help, please contact Theresa Loughlin, loughlint@hotmail.com.
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AmazonSmile for the Holidays |
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Financial Aid - Fulcrum Foundation |
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Financial aid applications are now being accepted through FACTS Management for the 2022-2023 school year.
Fulcrum Foundation Tuition Assistance Grants
- Available to parish and non-parish families
- Open for entering K-8th grade families
- Income/needs based grants
St. Brendan School Financial Aid Awards/ Fr. Mike Schmitt Grants
- Available to parish and partner-parish families
- Open to entering preschool -8th grade families
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To be considered for St. Brendan School aid, families must also apply for the Fulcrum Foundation grant through FACTS.
- Income/needs based grants
Documents Required
- W-2s from 2020
- Documentation for child support, DSHS, rental receipts, other miscellaneous income
- Any other pertinent documents
Deadline
- Application deadline is January 7, 2022
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All documents must be submitted online by the deadline. If you need assistance scanning and uploading, please contact Christen Lambert in the school office.
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Bake Sale Goods - Drop Off (for K - 8 parents)
Thursday, November 11th & Friday, November 12th
Veterans Day Assembly
Thursday, November 11th
10:30 AM in the Church
Baked Goods Drop Off (K-8 family requirement)
Thursday, November 10th 7:30 - 9:30AM
Friday, November 11th, 11:30 - 5:30
Veterans Day Observed - No School
Friday, November 12th
41st Annual Craft Fair
Saturday, November 13th
Mass Uniform Weekend
November 13th-14th
Blessing Bag Items Deadline
November 15th
St. Brendan Parish Mission: Surge of the Heart
Nov. 15-16
St. Brendan Church
7:00 - 8:30 PM both nights
Blessing Bag Assembly - Student Store Members
Monday, Nov. 15th
3:00 PM
Lower Brendan House
Scholastic Book Fair
Tuesday, November 16 - Thursday, November 18
After school
Apple Cup Decorating
Tuesday, November 16th - after school
Apple Cup Husky Day - Free Dress in Purple & Gold/Husky Wear
Wednesday, November 17th
Thanksgiving/Diaper Bag Assembly
November 18th
Spirit Day & Student Store
November 19th
Parent/Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
November 22nd - 23rd
Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL
November 24th-26th
School Photo Retake Day
Tuesday, November 30th
After School Clubs
Chess Club - Mondays
Art Club - Wednesdays
Lego Challenge Team - Thursdays
Lego Club - Fridays
Speech Club - Fridays
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Giving Tree Gift Tag Making |
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Vision and Hearing Screening |
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