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Weekly Newsletter May 7, 2017 From the Principal’s Desk 2017 Grand Raffle Winners Our very excited 2017 Grand Raffle Winners received their official checks this week at school. Congratulations to the following winners: $10,000 Jen Graue $2,000 Kris Pino $1,000 Israel Pelcastre Once again, thank you for your support in making this a successful fundraiser for our school and benefiting our children. St. Joseph Catholic School provides an outstanding education with many programs for our students. We keep our tuition as low as possible through our fundraisers throughout the year. During his visit to the United States, Pope Francis said: “School then ends up being one big family. A family, where together with our mothers and fathers, our grandparents, our teachers and friends, we learn to help one another, to share our good qualities, to give the best of ourselves, to work as a team, for that is very important, and to pursue our dreams.” His quote sounds like he is describing St. Joseph Catholic School. Thank you for all you do for our St. Joseph Catholic School family! May Crowning Thank you to Mrs. Goethe and the Second Grade class! All of our students attended May Crowning on Friday morning, which was led by the second grade students, Mrs. Goethe, and Fr. Lawton.
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Weekly Newsletter
May7,2017 FromthePrincipal’sDesk
2017 Grand Raffle Winners
Ourveryexcited2017GrandRaffleWinnersreceivedtheirofficialchecksthisweekatschool.Congratulationstothefollowingwinners:
$10,000 JenGraue$2,000 KrisPino$1,000 IsraelPelcastre
Onceagain,thankyouforyoursupportinmakingthisasuccessfulfundraiserforourschoolandbenefitingourchildren.St.JosephCatholicSchoolprovidesanoutstandingeducationwithmanyprogramsforourstudents.Wekeepourtuitionaslowaspossiblethroughourfundraisersthroughouttheyear.DuringhisvisittotheUnitedStates,PopeFrancissaid:“Schoolthenendsupbeingonebigfamily.Afamily,wheretogetherwithourmothersandfathers,ourgrandparents,ourteachersandfriends,welearntohelponeanother,toshareourgoodqualities,togivethebestofourselves,toworkasateam,forthatisveryimportant,andtopursueourdreams.”HisquotesoundslikeheisdescribingSt.JosephCatholicSchool.
ThankyouforallyoudoforourSt.JosephCatholicSchoolfamily!
May Crowning
ThankyoutoMrs.GoetheandtheSecondGradeclass!AllofourstudentsattendedMayCrowningonFridaymorning,whichwasledbythesecondgradestudents,Mrs.Goethe,andFr.Lawton.
Rays Game – Tickets Due Monday, May 8th TicketordersfortheRaysPrivateSchoolNightaredueonMonday,May8th.
ThegameisscheduledforFriday,May19thwhenTampaBayvs.NewYorkYankees.
(Seeattachedflyerformoreinformation.)
Daddy-Daughter Dance – A Night in Paris Thank you to all of our volunteers who made this a special night!
Postal Food Drive – Saturday, May 13th Volunteers Needed
Volunteer Sign Up: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0D44A4A72DAAFF2-postal
ThePostalFoodDrivethatbenefitsourSt.JosephFoodPantrywilltakeplaceonSaturday.Foodwillbecollectedandsortedintheparishcenter,andthenmovedtotheFoodPantrytostockshelves.Parents,guardians,middleschoolstudents,andhighschoolstudentsareinvitedtoassistinthisparishevent.ThiseventwillcounttowardSt.JosephParishvolunteerhours,aswellasschoolvolunteerhours.Workersareneededat8:00amonSaturdaymorningtoassistinsettinguptablesandgettingsortingareasreadyintheparishcenter.
Workersareneededfrom1:00-6:00pmtohelpunloadpostaltrucksandtomovedonateditems.Ifyouarenotavailabletoassistallfivehours,youmayshowupandassistduringthetimeyouareavailable.Manyhandsareneeded!Thisisawonderfulopportunitytoworktogethertobenefitothersinourcommunity.
6th & 7th Grades Enjoyed the Robotics Program at LEGOLAND
Willy Wonka, Jr. – St. Joseph School Musical
May 11 & 12 7:00 pm – Parish Center
Tickets on sale in the school office - $10.00
Mother/Son Event – Smugglers Cove Mini Golf
May 12 4:00 – 6:00 pm Please contact Courtney Grieneisen
at [email protected] for more information
Our 8th Graders joined St. Mary Academy and Incarnation Catholic School for their End-of-Year Graduation trip to Busch Gardens
Summer Vacation Bible School
Ss.PeterandPaulandSt.JosephchurchesareteamingupforanamazingVacationBibleSchool!Allinformationandformswenthomeinbackpacks.PleasenotethatVBSisonlyforchildreninKindergarten-5thgrade.Allmiddleschoolstudentscanattend,buttheywillbeusedasvolunteersandwillhelpleadtheprogram.Allformsmustbecompletedforallages/participants.Whatyouneedtoknow:1.VacationBibleSchoolwillbeheldatSt.JosephSchool,June26-June302.Thefulldayoptionis8:00-3:30p.m.andis$45.00/perchild.Thehalfdayoptionisfrom9:00-12:00p.m.andis$35.00/perchild.Thesepricesareperchildforthewholeweek!3.Childrenattendingthefulldayprogrammustbringtheirownlunch.Lunchwillnotbeprovided!4.Allformsmustbecompletedandsubmittedwithpayment.Pleasebesuretomakeyourpaymentouttothechurchyouattendandareregisteredwith.Formscanbeturnedintotheschooloffice.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasecontactMichaelJohnat(941)756-3723orMaryTrichterat(941)798-9705PARENTS:WearelookingforadultswhoarefingerprintedandSafeEnvironmentTrainedtohelpwithVBS,Ifyouareinterested,pleasebeintouchwithus!WearelookingforwardtoanAMAZINGweek!Thankyou,Michael&Mary
History Fair – State Competition – May 8 & 9 Congratulations to our 8th Grade students who will be travelling
to Tallahassee Community College
JennaroseVendittiAlexaSanJuanGabriellaRyan
Odyssey of the Mind 2018
Mr.SitterlyandDr.Pardohaverequestedanend-of-yearmeetingtoexplainOdysseyoftheMindtoparents,andtobeginregisteringthecurrent5th,6thand7thgradestudentsfornextyear’sOdysseyprogram.WerealizeourMaycalendarisverybusy,butwewouldliketohavethemeetingintheSt.JosephRoomat3:15pmonMay19th.Theyrealizethatisthedayofthe8thgradegraduation,andsomefamiliesthatareinterestedmaynotbeabletoattend.Attachedtothisnewsletter,isalettertotheparentsofnextyear’smiddleschoolstudents.Init,Dr.PardoexplainswhatOdysseyoftheMindis,andinvitestheeligiblestudentsandtheirparentstoattendthefirstmeetingonMay19th.Mr.SitterlyandDr.Pardohaveincludedtheircontactinformationtoaddressanyquestions.Youwillalsofindaregistrationformattached.Pleasecompletethisformandbringittothemeeting.
OdysseyoftheMind2018–PrimaryProblem–GradesK-2OdysseyoftheMindhasaPrimaryDivisionforstudentsinGradesK–2.Wehavesomeverygiftedyoungerstudents.IfanyparentsareinterestedincoachingaPrimaryTeamnextyear,andwouldlikemoreinformation,[email protected]
Mark Your Calendar for Special Events May 1 Grades 6 & 7 – Lego Land Field Trip – Depart at 7:15 am May 3 8th Grade Graduation Trip – Busch Gardens – Depart 8:15 am May 6 6:00 pm Father/Daughter Dance May 7 & 9 State History Fair May 10 12:30 pm Tropicana Speech Contest – Grades 4,5,6 May 10 3:15 PTO Meeting May 11 & 12 Spring Musical – Willy Wonka, Jr. May 12 4:00 – 6:00 pm Mother/Son Event – Smugglers Cove Mini Golf May 13 Postal Food Drive – St. Joseph Parish May 16 8:15 am - National Junior Honor Society Induction May 16 6:00 pm Sports Banquet May 19 8th Grade Graduation May 19 Rays Private School Night - Tampa Bay vs. New York Yankees May 25 6:00 – 8:00 pm Skating Party – Astro Skate May 26 Last Day of School – 8:00 am Mass – Noon Dismissal May 30 – June 2 Epic Summer Camp (Contact Coach Kolbe) June 5 – 9 Title I Science Camp (Contact Coach Kolbe) June 12 – 15 Science Camp (Contact Mrs. Hernandez) June 26 – 30 Bible School Camp August 10 School Resumes
Hot Lunch
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Monday
3:00pm IntermediateGuitar3:15pm GardenClub3:00pm IrishDance3:00pm JuniorLegionofMary
Tuesday2:00pm WillyWonkaPractice
(Cast&Crew)Wednesday
8:00am Mass8:15am Grade3ScienceFieldTrip
(EmersonPoint)11:30am WillyWonkaPractice12:30pm TropicanaSpeechContest
(Grades4,5,6)NOGUITAR3:15pm PTOMeeting–ParishCenter
Thursday3:00pm WillyWonkaPractice3:00pm IntermediateGuitar7:00pm WillyWonkaPerformance
Friday4:00pm Mother/SonEvent–SmugglersCove7:00pm WillyWonkaPerformance
Saturday8:00am PostalDriveSetUp–ParishCenter1:00pm PostalFoodDrive
Sunday MothersDay
SPORTS ACTIVITIES
Sports Banquet May 16
ContactCoachKolbeformoreinformation.
St.JosephCatholicSchool
Odyssey of the Mind
May1,2017
DearParents:
WearepreparingtobeginourOdysseyoftheMindprogramforthe2017-2018schoolyear.OdysseyoftheMindisacreativeproblem-solvingcompetitionandweareofferingittoallmiddleschool(grades6-8)studentswhoareinterested.
TheOdysseyoftheMindprogramisbasedonthepremisethatcreativitycanbetaught.Is your child naturally creative? Does your child have talents that require nurturing?Doesyourchildhaveuntappedpotentialbutnooutletfor ittothrive?OdysseyoftheMindprovides thatoutlet inanenvironmentwherealmostevery typeof studentwillthrive,evenifyourchilddoesnotthinkofherself/himselfascreative.
Teams of students will select a problem, create a solution, and then present theirsolution in a competition against other teams in the same problem and division.Studentswill work under the guidance of volunteer coaches, John Sitterly andMariaPardo. Teams spend months, at their own pace, creating solutions to a long-termproblem of their team’s choice. Students must come up with all the ideas for theirsolutionanddoalltheworkthemselvesandtheymustworkwithinacostlimitstatedintheproblem.HelporideasfromparentsoranyoneelseisagainsttheOdysseyoftheMind rules. Coaches may help teach skills and educate the team on the ways ofapproachingtheproblemandofevaluatingtheirsolution.Butremember,yourchildrenwill reap the full benefits of creative problem-solving if they create their solutionthemselves.Atthecompetition(aroundFebruary),teamswillhave8minutestopresenttheir long-termproblem solution andwill be scored formeeting the requirements oftheir problem and for creativity in categories specific to each problem. Teams, whoscore well, may advance to the state competition in Orlando (around April).Wewillannouncethecompetitiondatesassoonastheyareprovidetous.
Therewill be ameeting on Friday,May 19th, in the St. JosephRoomat 3:15 pm.Werealizethatparentswithchildrenwhoaregraduatingandstudentswithsiblingswhoaregraduatingmaynotbeabletoattend.However,becausewearesoneartothelastdayofschool,wewanttomeetwithnextyear’smiddleschoolstudentswhoareinterested,andwiththeirparentstoansweranyquestionsandbegintoplanourmeetings.
If you or your child is not able to attend this meeting, but is interested in joiningOdyssey of the Mind, please let us know. You may contact Maria Pardo [email protected] John Sitterly at [email protected] any questionsabouttheOdysseyoftheMindprogramortheupcomingmeeting.
Thankyou
Mr.SitterlyDr.MariaPardo
St.JosephCatholicSchool
Odyssey of the mind Registration
Name:____________________________________________
Grade:___________
TotalyearsofExperience(atanyschool)inOdysseyoftheMind:(Experiencenotrequired)_________
Talent/Skill/WhatamIgoingtocontributetohelpmyteamsolveourOdysseyproblem(i.e.scriptwriting,research,technology,designingset,building,sewing,painting/drawing,makingprops,etc.):________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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IunderstandthatbyjoiningOdysseyoftheMindIammakingasincerecommitmentto:1-workdiligentlyandtoactivelyparticipateinhelpingmyteamsolveourOdysseyproblem;2-attendmeetingsasdeterminedbythecoachesandourteam(unlessyouaresick,outoftown,etc.);3-learnandhavefun.IfurtherunderstandthatifImisstoomanymeetings,donotcontributetomyteam,orifmybehaviorisinappropriateordisruptive,ImaybeprohibitedfromparticipatinginremainingOdysseyoftheMindmeetingsandactivities._________________________________________________________StudentSignature
IgivepermissionformychildtoparticipateinSt.JosephCatholicSchoolOdysseyoftheMind.Iunderstandthatbyallowingmychildtoparticipate,Igivepermissionformychildtoattendthecompetitions,possibleworkshopsandtherequiredmeetings(throughoutthesummer,weeklymeetingsonceschoolresumes,andmeetingsonsomeweekendsatdifferentteammembers'homes).IfurtherunderstandthatIamresponsibleforprovidingorarrangingtransportationformychildtoandfromalloftheseevents/activities.
_________________________________________________________Parent/GuardianSignature
