Friday, Sept. 29th

• JEROME HOUSE (ORANGE) wears House Shirt in honor of St. Jerome's Feast Day (9/30)

Monday, Oct. 1st

• Applications for 24-25 academic year goes live on our website - this is for new little siblings planning to join us next school year. (This is not for current students. Re-enrollment contracts go out in January each year for current students.)

Wednesday, Oct. 4th

• COFFEE with Mr. Cruess - 7th & 8th Grade Parents Only >> All things high school & graduation! 8:30am, Cafeteria RSVP HERE!

Planning Ahead:

• Saturday, Oct. 14th, 4-7pm, FALLFEST!!! See below - your help is needed to make it a great night for our kiddos!

For Comet Clubs & Sports Schedule - CLICK HERE FOR OUR CALENDAR!

I'd like to thank all of our amazing Oktoberfest volunteers. The weather was beautiful, and thanks to ALL OF YOUR WONDERFUL help, we had an amazing, RECORD-BREAKING, festival for the enjoyment of our friends and neighbors and raised support for Catholic education. We couldn't do it without you and I know we all share a lot of great SBCS pride in this incredible RVA event that has been such a blessing to our school.

For everyone who participated in Oktoberfest, fall cleanup, welcome fair, lunch service, or any other service opportunity so far this year, please remember that we ask you to record your own service hours in ParentsWeb. You can connect to ParentsWeb here or through the link on the school website. Once you have entered your login and password, select "Family - Family Home" from the menu on the left side of the page. There will be a box in the middle of the page labeled "Service Hours" showing your recorded service hours for your entire time at St. Benedict. To add hours, click the "Add" button in the top right-hand corner of that box. Please let the school office know if you have any trouble. I recommend that you enter service hours as soon as they are completed, so you don't forget and end up being charged for unfulfilled hours. Remember that we ask everyone to complete half their service hours (10 hours) by January 1. There are lots more opportunities for service coming up, especially our Fallfest, which is coming up very soon on Oct. 14th and is a much-anticipated event for our children! Another GREAT service opportunity!

Fall Fest is a family favorite at SBCS. Join us as we celebrate All Hallows Eve & All Saints Day. Many hands make for light work and there are a variety of volunteer opportunities available. Please click on the image above to see how you can serve! Volunteers must be VIRTUS certified.

Thank you to all of the parents that attended the PTO meeting this past week, and your participation and feedback are invaluable! We also offer a huge thanks to Mr Cruess for his wonderful and informative presentation on the Virtues in Practice program.

The PTO book club has begun, and we are reading the Richmond Lattimore translation of The Iliad. We are reading through book 6, and will have a discussion group after the November PTO meeting! 

ATTENTION PARENTS! Please email Gretchen Ridgely now if you have a younger sibling that you are planning to enroll for the 24-25 school year. Our goal is to always accommodate our siblings in new admissions, but it is VERY important that we have them on our radar screen and can be expecting their application. We were full in almost all grades this year, so please don't delay in letting us know to expect your application. Remember, applications go LIVE on our website HERE as of Oct. 1st

PLEASE remember to call (804-254-8850) or email Mrs. Autry (pautry@saintbenedictschool.org) in the front office so we know they have your permission to pick up. A carline sign in the window will not suffice. If we do not have that information PRIOR TO 3PM and someone shows up to pick up your child, a faculty member has to go inside to check your pick up permissions in the front office - and if they aren't on your pick up list, we have to call you and get your verbal approval BEFORE we will release your child. (And if we can't get hold of you to get your permission, your child will have to go to ASE until we do and you'll incur the cost of ASE.) This is for the safety of your child. So to avoid holding up the carline and delaying your child's happy return home, please make sure to let us know if someone else will be picking up your child in afternoon carline. It really is so very important. (And don't forget to tell them how our carline works!) Thank you for your help!!

After School Enrichment (ASE) is available for all students Grades JK-8^th from 3-6pm on a regular basis (contract) or by drop-in/reservation. THIS YEAR there are a limited number of spaces available daily, so If you do not have a contract agreement for ASE, please email Pam Autry at pautry@saintbenedictschool.org no later than 9am on the day requested and she will need to confirm that drop-in space is available. ASE is available every school day during the year, including 12:30pm early dismissals, except December 20^th, March 28^th and June 5^th. Feel free to call or email the office with questions.

Saint Benedict School is looking for substitute teachers for the 2023-2024 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!

You might be Catholic or you might not be, but do you know why Catholics genuflect? Here's a quick, great reminder from Father Mike about what we are saying as we genuflect when we enter and leave Church. Be sure to share with your children!

RSVP TO ATTEND THIS IMPORTANT HIGH SCHOOL INFO FAIR HERE!

We encourage all middle school families to attend!

Here's the list of participating High Schools.

Families - whenever you are in need of basic school information, please check our website! We try to keep everything you need to know easily accessible there. Most information is located under our SCHOOL LIFE tab, but here are some ready links:

Calendar

PARENTS WEB 

FACTS

Past Issues of Newsletter

Uniform Guidelines

School Handbook

School Supplies List

Summer Reading & Assignments

Forms

Faculty & Staff Contacts

Online School Directory (log into ParentsWeb, select Directory)

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