The Morning Star Weekly Newsletter Vol 6, Edition 17 11/30/2021 |
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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.
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Dear Morning Star Friends and Families, |
I hope this finds you well rested after our Thanksgiving holiday break!
We find ourselves being so thankful for so many of you! Morning Star School has such a wonderful, giving community and we want to acknowledge our friends at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church once again. The ever generous Knights of Columbus from St. John's have been working tirelessly at the Morning Star house. We are so very appreciative of all the time, talent, and treasure they have poured into our school and the home our Sisters will be living in until their retirement. Sister Elise, and her fellow Sisters, will be moving into the Morning Star house this weekend, if you feel compelled to help out with their moving activities, please see the Sign-Up Genius link below.
God Bless you and your families during this Advent season,
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FROM YOUR DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT |
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Greetings from your Development Department,
Our Annual Fund Campaign has begun, and we are hoping to make more friends than ever this year!
This fund assists Morning Star School in Bridging the Gap between the cost of our tuition and the actual cost of educating students in our specialized learning environment. The ongoing COVID19 pandemic is still affecting our school in a variety of ways, not the least of which is hindering us from having our annual Gala again this year. This gala usually brings in over $60,000 towards our annual fund goal. Our goal this year is $150,000.
The annual fund is an unrestricted account which aids in purchasing new curriculum, maintaining assistive technologies in classrooms which help students with learning differences, provide equipment for our physical education department, support testing services for students, upkeep on our playgrounds and outdoor equipment, and allow for our school to further assist families with our Tuition Assistance Program.
Every donation counts, no matter what size, and goes directly to helping our students. Visit the following link to become a Friend of Morning Star today!
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Noon Dismissal & Non-Uniform Day |
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Friday, December 3rd, is a noon dismissal and a non-uniform day. After school care will be available.
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Friday, December 3, 6:30-9:00, high school will hold their annual Winter Dance at the Media Center. The theme is "ugly sweater" . Attire should be a Nice/Casual Christmas sweater, and/or Christmas theme or colored clothing.
Students may also dress up.
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December 6th-10th, our SANTA SHOP will be up and running ! This is an event held at school where students get to do their own Christmas shopping! The items are fun, inexpensive Christmas gifts for the entire family. All gifts are priced between $5 to $10. Flyers and envelopes went home this week. Please send in envelope and money by Monday.
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Wednesday, December 8th at am, mass will be held for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, a holy day of obligation.
Thursday, December 16th at 10:00 am, our school Mass will be held at Christ the King Church. All are welcome
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Help our Sister's Move this Saturday, December 4th
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Date: Saturday, December 4th
Time: 9:30am - 1:00pm
Location: 2741 St. Johns Ave, Jacksonville, FL
Our beloved Sister's of St. Joseph are moving and need a little help. Please consider donating a bit of your time this Saturday, December 4 to help Sister's Elise, Rea, and Rita get a good start on their move. Come by at the time you sign up for and we will load your car/truck/SUV with potted plants, tools, folding chairs, and other boxed items. Please meet at 2741 St. Johns Avenue at the time you sign up for, we will load your car and then have you drive them to 681 Mickler Road for unloading.
To sign up please click HERE.
If you have questions please contact Sister Elise at kennede@aol.com
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This year Morning Star School is partnering up with Gianna Capri and her brothers Anthony and Bobby, to collect donations for the Toys for Tots Drive for Wolfson’s Children’s Hospital. The toys are being collected in memory of their Uncle Michael. Throughout the years Gianna and her family have collected 1,000 toys and $2,500 in direct donations to the hospital. Let's help them keep up the great work they are doing.
If you would like to donate, please send new, unwrapped toys in with your child to class or drop them off at the front office. The last day to donate is December 16th. Click HERE for a list of suggested donation items needed.
If you would like to make a monetary donation instead of toys, please click HERE. Your donation will be
directed to the Behavioral Health Unit at Wolfson Children's Hospital.
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St. Augustine March for Life
March for Life St. Augustine is for anyone of any faith who believes in the sanctity of human life. The 2020 March drew a few thousand people, not just from northeast Florida, but as far as Palm Beach, Miami, and St. Petersburg. Not to mention Atlanta, Georgia! Our 2021 March adapted into a multi-faceted display for LIFE! Please join us!
For more information click HERE.
To view the website click HERE.
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High School students outdid themselves building their ziggurats! The ziggurat was a pyramid shaped temple structure with 4 sides and was the main part of all Sumerian cities. Amazing! |
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HELP US RAISE MONEY FOR MSS! |
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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!
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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!
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).
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Download the Box Tops App Today! |
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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.
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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. |
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