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May 20, 2022
Dear St. Louis Families,
Happy Friday! Today is the Feast of St. Bernadine of Siena, especially known for his devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus. St. Bernardine devised a symbol—IHS, the first three letters of the name of Jesus in Greek—in Gothic letters on a blazing sun. Bernardine’s life was marked by his holiness and his faithfulness. He is the patron saint of gambling---truly providential since the first ever St. Louis Casino Night is Saturday evening! I am hoping St. Bernadine watches over all of us, and a bit of luck is headed our way.
In all seriousness, the PTO has worked tirelessly to pull off this wonderful community-building fundraiser. I hope many of you will choose to come and meet new friends, take advantage of some amazing auction items, and maybe even try your hand at Blackjack or craps! It looks and sounds like it will be a night of laughter and fun. A huge thank you to our PTO for pulling this off—sadly, I will not be in attendance as it is my son’s graduation from Georgetown University this weekend. He will be commissioning into the Air Force as well so I have family coming from out of town—I do hate to miss this event.
It has been another week filled with energy, learning, and hands on exploration. Many of our grade levels have been able to attend field trips out in the community—from the Zoo to Medieval Times to Huntley Meadows Park for our littlest ones—it is great to see this return to more normalcy. As we look ahead to next week, our littlest students will be wrapping up their year with preschool end-of-year celebrations on Thursday, May 26th and Friday, May 27th. Our 7th and 8th grade thespians will be traveling to PVI for their Shakespeare Festival. They will perform for parents Thursday, May 26th at 6:30pm in McClunn and a special performance for the K-8 students Friday, May 27th. Don’t forget that Friday, May 27th is an early release day for students.
Enjoy your weekend!
God Bless,
Anne Dyke
Principal
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Spring Book Fair, May 23-26
Looking for good books for summer reading? The Spring Book Fair is coming!
Check out this week's Friday Folder for a flier featuring just some of the great books that will be at the fair! Our spring fair will run Monday-Thursday, May 23rd-26th, 8:30 am through dismissal.
Interested in stopping by after school? We will be open till 5:30 on Tuesday, May 24th!
Need volunteer hours? We need volunteers! If you are interested, please contact Jill Hixson at jill.hixson@gmail.com or sign up here.
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Megan Aguilar, BSN, RN
We are quickly approaching the end of the school year! Just a few reminders for rising 7th grade families. Students cannot start the 7th grade year without the appropriate immunizations or exemptions on file. If your child is 11 years old, he/she must get the Tdap and Meningococcal immunizations and provide immunization documentation to the school prior to the start of 7th grade. Once you have an updated immunization documentation, please scan a copy, and send it to nurse@stlouisschool.org or drop a hard copy at the front office. If you have any questions, please call, or email me anytime.
Here are updated Virginia Department of Health recommendations regarding COVID vaccines.
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Hawk Happenings - Week of May 23, 2022 |
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Saturday, May 21
- Yay Lunch! order before midnight!
- PTO Casino Night & Auction, 6pm
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Monday, May 23
- Parent Rosary Group, 8:05am, Bell Tower
- Book Fair, 8:30am-2pm
Tuesday, May 24
Wednesday, May 25
Thursday, May 26
Friday, May 27 - 11:30 DISMISSAL
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Saturday, May 28
- Yay Lunch! order before midnight!
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We want to extend our special appreciation to our retiring track and field coaches, Brian Nienaber, Igor Boras, and Bill Buffaloe. They’ve put in so many hours for so many years and we are so grateful to them for everything they’ve done to build such a successful program at St. Louis. Thank you!
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Casino Night is Tomorrow AND Virtual Auction Bidding is Open!
We are looking forward to Casino Night tomorrow, May 21st at 6pm!
Very limited number of tickets are still available here.
Whether you can be with us in person and want to get a head start on the bidding or can’t be there and don’t want to miss out on the fun, virtual bidding for select items is now open! Teacher Experiences, PTO Sponsored Items and Class Pottery are now open for everyone and remain open until 9:30pm on Saturday. All other silent auction items will be available for in-person and virtual bidding during the live event, between 6pm and 9:15pm on Saturday, May 21st.
To bid now or tomorrow download the Handbid app, click Register Now to register, and you’ll be all set!
Check out our auction program here (a limited number of printed copies will be available at Casino Night), or view items on preview on the Handbid app to plan ahead.
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PTO Volunteer Requirements
“Parents are required to fulfill the requirements for volunteer hours through the PTO (18 hours for two-parent families, and 9 hours for one-parent families). The purpose of the volunteer hours is to increase a sense of community, as well as fill in the gaps for needed assistance in the school. If a family does not complete the volunteer hours, they must pay a $400.00 fee directly to the PTO for a two-parent family and $200.00 fee directly to the PTO for a one-parent family. If the fee is not paid, it will be added on to the registration for the upcoming school year.” - Parent/Student Handbook 2021-22
Thank you to the families who have already FULFILLED their volunteer hour requirement for the current school year. Please continue to submit your volunteer hours to our volunteer coordinators, Jannette Wills at jeawills2@gmail.com or Juliette Theroux at jmarchioli@yahoo.com. This list will be updated weekly.
Still need hours? Casino Night is tomorrow and there are still volunteer spots available. Please consider signing up to volunteer!
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In honor of Teacher Appreciation Month, the Box Tops for Education program is offering bonus offers all month long, including 50 Bonus Box Tops for new participants! If you’re a new to the program, use the referral code TeachersMakeUsBetter and scan your first receipt before May 31, 2022!
Last call for physical Box Tops! Some products are not participating in the digital program. If you have any traditional Box Tops on hand, you can send them to the school, attn: Violet Ridenour K-9.
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You can support our school every time you shop with Amazon! If you haven’t already set up this feature, go to smile.amazon.com and select St. Louis Catholic School as the organization you wish to support. There are millions of products on AmazonSmile that are eligible for donations—these are marked as “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product page. AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchase to the school!
If you have questions on the Box Tops for Education Program or AmazonSmile, contact Shannon Ridenour (ridenour0619@gmail.com).
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VOLUNTEER
COORDINATORS
Jannette Amedome
Juliette Theroux
Don't forget to log your volunteer hours!
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Still need to complete your volunteer hours? Check out these opportunities:
NON-VIRTUS:
Casino Night & Silent Auction - May 21
The Casino Night & Silent Auction is coming up TOMORROW and there are many hands needed to help make this event a success. Please consider signing up to volunteer! Sign up HERE.
2022-23 Bake Sale Coordinator
Do you have a sweet tooth? We’d love your help! The PTO Bake Sale Coordinator role is OPEN for the 2022-23 school year. With just 3 bake sales held throughout the year, you can fulfill your volunteer requirements, raise money to benefit the school AND get first choice of the treats our amazing bakers create. WIN-WIN-WIN! If you are interested or would like any additional information, please contact Katie Schubert, PTO President, at Kgodburn@gmail.com
VIRTUS REQUIRED:
Spring Book Fair - May 23-26
Book Fair time is almost here, and we need your help to make it a success. Please sign up HERE for a shift at the Book Fair. It is a fun way to help the school and get those hours done. The Book Fair runs May 23-26. If you have any questions about helping, please email Jill Hixson at Jill.hixson@gmail.com
Field Day - June 2
Volunteers needed! K-4th grades 8:30-11:30am and 5th-8th grades 12:30-3:00pm on June 2nd. Please return the attached form if interested.
Recess Monitors - May & June
We are in need of recess monitors during outdoor recess in May and June. It includes supervising all grades from K-8 between 11:30am and 1:40pm daily. Fill out and send in the interest form.
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CYO Spring Track
Although final results are still being tabulated, the St. Louis CYO track team had an outstanding performance at the CYO track meet on May 14. Over 70 St. Louis athletes competed in sprints, middle distance runs, long distance runs, relay runs, long jump, shot put, and turbo javelin. The preliminary results show that St. Louis will once again be among the leaders in both overall ribbons won and first place ribbons won. Equally importantly, all of our athletes competed with virtuous excellence throughout the meet.
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