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Parents - please make sure your GRANDPARENTS RSVP by Nov. 1st!
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- TUES. Oct. 25th: Make Up Picture Day
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FRI. Oct. 28th: 1st Quarter Report Cards Post
- FRI. Oct. 28th: Middle School Dance 6:30pm-8:30pm
PLANNING AHEAD...
- November 1: Grandparents Day RSVP's DUE
- November 1: Advent Wreath Order Deadline (see below)
- November 1: Sign up to be a Playground Champion! (see below)
- November 2: Coffee with Mr. Cruess - 6th Grade
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November 2: Deadline to sign up for Parent-Teacher Conferences
- November 3 & 4: Parent-Teacher Conferences
- November 4: NO SCHOOL (Parent - Teacher Conferences)
- November 5: Grandparents Mail DUE (if Grandparent NOT attending Grandparents Day)
- November 8: Parents in Prayer Meeting
- November 14th - Advanced Giving Kicks Off thru Nov. 29th Day of Giving!!
Parents in Prayer - Month of October Prayers
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Art & Music
I am saddened to announce that Ms. Cartaya has made the difficult decision to step down as our Art and Music teacher. For personal reasons, she has had to move back to Newport News and is currently making that commute on a daily basis, which has just become too difficult. Ms. Cartaya has graciously agreed to continue until we are able to hire a new art and music teacher. We are currently in the process of interviewing possible candidates. If you know of an experienced teacher in either of those areas, please encourage them to reach out to me as soon as possible.
Thank You Coaches!
All the St. Benedict Fall sports have now ended, and I want to take a moment to thank our amazing coaches! We are so grateful for your gift of time and talent to our students which allowed us to offer teams in 5th-8th grade flag football, 5th-8th grade cross country, and JK-4th grade soccer this Fall. We couldn't do it without you!
Comet Shop Purchases
We have noticed some large purchases in the Comet Shop lately. Parents, please be sure you know how much money your students are bringing in, and, if you only want them spending a portion of what they bring in, it would be a good idea to send a note letting their teacher know how much they can spend. We are going to start limiting the number of items students can buy per week to ensure that we have enough inventory for the later lunch periods.
Car Line
For the afternoon car line, we ask that parents try not to arrive before 2:50 for the car line. It blocks up the alley for our neighbors for an extended period of time. If you do have to arrive earlier, please pull all the way to the end of the alley and over to the right, so cars can still get out of the alley. Thank you!
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Sign Up for Parent-Teacher Conferences | |
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Fall 2022 Parent -Teacher Conferences
Conferences are planned for Thursday, November 3rd from 4pm-7pm and Friday, November 4th from 7:30am-12:00pm. Parent-Teacher Conferences are encouraged, especially for parents of new students and for parents of students having difficulty in some aspect of their education. For elementary students, we encourage all parents to schedule a conference with your child's homeroom teacher. Middle School parents do not need to meet with every teacher, only those with whom they feel time is needed. Specials (elective) teachers are not part of the Parent-Teacher Conference days. If you have questions, please call Pam Autry at (804) 254-8850. Click here for the Sign Up Genius which will close at noon on Wednesday, November 2nd.
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6th Grade Parents: Coffee with Mr. Cruess | |
Our November Coffee with Mr. Crues on Wed. Nov. 2nd will welcome our 6th Grade parents! Mr. Cruess and Mrs. Cisik will be discussing all things middle school and your child's transition into this exciting time of preparation for high school! Join us after morning carline in the cafeteria at 8:30am sharp. RSVP here by Monday, Oct. 31st! | | | |
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Grandparents Day is Nov. 11th!
Your grandparents should have received their invitation by email on Friday Oct. 7. Parents, please make sure your grandparents RSVP AT THE LINK BELOW by 11/1 - even if they can't attend. We have asked grandparents, who cannot join us in person, to send a letter of love for their grandchild to open that day (due 11/5). Their RSVP lets us know if we should be expecting them OR a letter for their grandchild.
ALSO - because space will be VERY limited at the school, we ask all of our parents to honor the day and our request that ONLY GRANDPARENTS attend the morning events at the school (unless your grandparent requires physical assistance or you are a registered parent volunteer for Grandparent's Day). Parents are welcome and encouraged to please join us at 10:30am at the Church for Mass and the student's Veteran's Day Salute. We just ask you to please save the forward rows for our special guests, because it is their day and we want to show great hospitality to our grandparents!
Grandparents Day is a 12:30pm dismissal day (with ASE available til 6pm). We will have regular carline dismissal at school, however, if you and/or your Grandparents would like to have your student/s released with you from the Church, following the performance, please let your child's teacher know. Your teacher will dismiss each student in their class from Church only if they have a note from you. Teachers will be reaching out closer to the event as a reminder.
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Order Your Advent Wreath Kit by 11/1!
How beautiful were our Advent Wreaths last year??!! The PTO is once again pleased to offer you the opportunity to purchase an Advent Wreath kit made of fresh greenery. The kits will be provided by Tommy's Garden, proudly owned by Comet Family Tommy and Pam Autry. Kits are $35 each.
Click HERE for the Google Sign Up for details and to order yours BY NOVEMBER 1ST! Please note: The kits will be distributed in afternoon carline on Nov. 22nd.
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Congratulations to our
FallFest Winners
Best Chili:
Joe Carter's Silly Chili
Jar of Candy Corn:
Tony Laschon
Jar of Pumpkins:
Susannah Orzolek
Jar of M & M's:
Samantha Fawls
Best Trunk or Treat Car:
The Gorman Family
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Santa Shop Planning!
Christmas will be here before we know it, and so will our beloved Santa Shop! Please remember to hold onto gently used games, books, stuffed animals and home decor items so you are ready when the call for items goes out in early December!
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How to report your PTO Volunteer Hours:
- Click here to go to Parentsweb on our website.
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On the left-hand sidebar, click on FAMILY.
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In the center of the page, click ADD+ in the SERVICE HOURS section to enter your PTO Hours.
- Please be sure to do this right after you volunteer for an event so you don't lose track of your PTO hours.
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Be A Playground Champion!! | |
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Become a Playground Champion!
(Earn 2 Easy PTO Hours too!)
Our campaign to raise $300,000 by January 1st
is off to a great start, but we need EVERYONE'S help to get there!
Here are 2 things that we are asking ALL of our families to do:
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Make your best gift to support our new playground. (Send it in now or wait til Day of Giving, just please do what you can to support this important and exciting effort for our school!) We can't get there without you.
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Become a Playground Champion!
Our Day of Giving and Service is Tuesday, November 29th (Giving Tuesday), and we will once again be using the iGiveCatholic/GiveGab platform to help us receive online donations from our community and enable each of us to do some critical (and easy!!) grassroots fundraising. We need that outreach to help us broaden our support from family and friends who would like to help us make our new playground a reality for our children.
As a St. Benedict Playground Champion, you'll create your own giving page on the platform (there's a quick and easy template) and then send the link out to your family and friends to invite their support. Use your social media accounts to powerfully broaden your reach and opportunities for support.
Plus, once you create your page and send your link out to at least 5 people - or post on your social media page - you'll earn 2 PTO Hours! for participating in this important effort for our Comet community.
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So what's next?
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Email Gretchen Ridgely at development@saintbenedictschool.org by 11/1 to sign up as a Playground Champion for our Day of Giving.
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Gretchen will email you an official invitation to become a Playground Champion by 11/3 with your link and simple instructions on how to create your own giving page (it's easy and only takes a minute)!
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Be sure to have your page set up and ready to go by Nov. 11th because advanced giving will kick off on Monday, Nov. 14th and run through midnight on Giving Tuesday - our big Day of Giving - on Tues. Nov. 29th!!
- Start sending out your giving page link to family and friends via email and social media starting Monday, Nov. 14th!!
- Watch our LIVE leaderboard to follow our shared success! Because, TOGETHER, WE CAN!
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- The next Middle School Youth Group will meet on Wednesday, October 26 from 6:30pm-8:15pm at St. Anselm Hall. All those in grades 5-8 are invited to attend.
- All those with children in grades Pre K-4 are invited to attend Family Faith Formation at St. Benedict Church, which meets on the first Sunday of the month. Our next session will be on Sunday, November 6. Please contact Ben Fleser about registration.
- If your son or daughter is at least 7 years old and in the second grade, and they have still not registered for First Communion this year, please contact Ben Fleser ASAP.
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Ben Fleser Contact Information: bfleser@saintbenedictparish.org
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Substitute Teachers for 22-23 School Year! | |
Saint Benedict School is looking for substitute teachers for the 2022-2023 academic year. Applicants should have their college degree and will have a background check performed as part of the application process. Please contact Sean Cruess or Pam Autry at 804-254-8850 if you are interested. Thank you! | |
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High School Info
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Yay Lunch! (Click on image for more info!) | |
Orders need to be placed by Sunday at noon. | |
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