PLANNING AHEAD!

Over the summer, the school office hours are limited, and our office staff does take some vacation time. Our summer office hours will be Monday through Friday from 9:00am-2:00pm, but we ask you to call or email in advance to make sure someone is in the office to meet you. 804-254-8850

Summer is flying by, and we hope you are having lots of fun and having time for quality rest and relaxation as a family!! We also wanted to make sure you have plenty of time to check off some important items to help make the 1st day of school a (summer ☀️) breeze!!

✅ If you haven't already returned all of your school forms please do so by August 1st to Mrs. Autry at pautry@saintbenedictschool.org or drop off in the mailbox at the front stairs on Grove.

✅ The 22-23 Student Handbook and Extended Day (ASE) Handbook are now online. All parents and students 3rd grade and higher are asked to review them and then sign and return the Handbook Acknowledgement Form to Mrs. Autry (as above) or bring with you to Welcome Fair.

✅ How is your student doing on their Summer Reading? ALL students in grades 1-8 have summer reading assignments and now is the best time to get those going if they haven't started yet (but hopefully they have)! 😉

✅ Our NEW students should be working through their Summer Prep Work too - and that resource is also available to our current students if you'd like some review practice for your Comet. This is not mandatory - just a helpful resource. The workbooks referenced are easily available for a few dollars on Amazon and our awesome teachers have created bookmarks that highlight the most important sections for your student to practice.

✅ Middle School Students: Mrs. Barlow has provided helpful Math reviews for 7th & 8th grade (6th grade see the workbook above that includes math review), and Mr. Cronheim has also provided a Latin primer for new students, but again, for current students, if you'd like to practice before the school year, that's AWESOME!👍👍

✅ Virtus, Virtus, Virtus! Parents, getting Virtus Trained and background checked is SO EASY now with the virtual training - PLUS, you get 3 PTO HOURS for getting certified - AND, this makes it possible for you to enjoy so much more in the life of your child's school!! We need our parents to be Virtus trained, so please take advantage of the upcoming opportunity on August 22nd at 5:30pm - see below!!

✅ Dress for success!! We have GENTLY used uniform swaps coming up on August 8th (FOR NEW FAMILIES ONLY) and on August 9th (FOR ALL FAMILIES) from 9am - 2pm each day in St. Anselm. We scheduled these so it would give our new families a chance to build their school wardrobe and then for our current families to update their Comets' wardrobes. This should also give everyone plenty of time to then go out and shop for the items at Flynn O'Hara (for logo and plaid items) you weren't able to purchase at the Uniform Swap. A GENTLE 😉 reminder...if you are bringing items to swap, PLEASE only bring in items that meet our uniform criteria and are NOT stained or have holes/worn out knees. We won't be able to accept them if we can't swap them. Thanks for your help!

✅ House Shirt Ordering: Has your student outgrown their old House Shirt or would you like to order one as a parent?  If you're interested in ordering, click on the link below and reserve your shirt by Wednesday, August 3rd! The shirts are $15/each and they will be billed to your FACTS account. Shirts will be available for pickup from your child's classroom at the Welcome Fair on August 22nd. Note: All New Students will be receiving ONE free T-shirt- No ordering required.

ORDER HERE: https://forms.gle/ekrByudifXbAJ2qG7

✅ Uniform update! This year, logo sweatshirts are ONLY allowed on a student's PE day over the proper PE uniform. This is a change from last year that we wanted to bring to parents' attention. Also, to clarify - the navy pullover sweater or cardigan sweater with the school monogram, or the fleece jacket with the school monogram, may be worn as part of the uniform on any school day - but they must be worn over the full, proper uniform (meaning, the proper shirt must be worn underneath). Here's a refresher on our uniform policy. And don't forget to schedule those boy's haircuts, friends! 😊

REMINDER! Virtus Virtual Training August 22, at 5:30 pm.  

Registration is on the Virtus website. We will not be taking registrations at the parish/school level. In addition to this date, there are other Virtual trainings available on Aug 3 @ 2pm and Aug 4 @ 1pm.   To register go to https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/. On the left sidebar, first-time registration, set up an account and sign up for Saint Benedict School and choose the August 22 date.  Please note that you can choose from any of the available sessions that may be more convenient. Questions? Contact Brian Wingfield at bwingfield@saintbenedictschool.org.

Welcome Fair is Monday, Aug. 22nd. This is the day you bring all of your school supplies, meet your teachers, visit the Comet Shop, meet other families, wrap up any outstanding paperwork, and much, much more! Students do not have to attend, but they always enjoy it and it gets them excited about the first day of school with friends old and new! Students do not need to wear uniforms to the Welcome Fair. The following is a helpful checklist to get you ready for Welcome Fair and the 1st Day of School on the 23rd!

Gretchen Ridgely - Admissions Director, gridgely@saintbenedictschool.org

Pam Autry - Registrar & Front Office Administrator, pautry@saintbenedictschool.org

Sean Cruess - Principal, scruess@saintbenedictschool.org

JK: Stephanie Cowardin & Anne Moore

K: Carley Wessler & Lindsey Lepore

1st: Maria Mangano & Nick Coile

2nd: Patti Ramos & Stephanie Cowardin

3rd: Caitlin Bootsma & Teresa Dodson

4th: Danielle Kelleher & Kelly Vance

5th: Liz Muldowney & Carrie Dawkins

6th: Jordan McKinley & Lisa Doran

7th: Beth Middleton & Juliette O'Berry Moehl

8th: Molly Priest & Nevada Wagner 

Our Parent Volunteers are essential to the success of our school! However, VIRTUS Training is required for ALL PARENTS/GUARDIANS who wish to volunteer in our school for all activities such as class parties, field trips, guest readers or other fun events during the school day. Part of that committment is to read the monthly bulletins sent to your email and answer the question at the end. Please take a minute over the summer to catch up on these bulletins. They cover a host of really important parent topics and take less than a minute to complete so let's get caught up this summer, folks!

The purpose of the St. Benedict Catholic School Rosary 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 here.