Weekly Newsletter

November19,2017 FromthePrincipal’sDesk

Happy Thanksgiving On behalf of our school community, I wish all of our Saint Joseph Catholic School families, and our extended families and friends, a most blessed and joyous Thanksgiving. For those of you on the road during the Thanksgiving break, I wish you safe travels, until you return. I am grateful to our hardworking staff, to our dedicated and experienced teachers, to our generous parishioners, our supportive and caring parents and guardians, and finally to the most precious gifts of our community, our children. May God continue to bless us and may each of you enjoy our Thanksgiving break. May this be a restful and prayerful time for your families as we give thanks for all of God’s gifts. Don’t forget to take some time as a family to discuss with your children the many blessings of each day, and why you are grateful. I thank each you for your dedication and support, and ask you to continue to be ambassadors for SJCS by sharing your positive, Christian spirit throughout our community. Blessings and peace during this holiday season. Deborah Suddarth, Ed.S.

Tuesday – Dismissal at 11:30 am (due to Food Pantry traffic)

No Aftercare on Tuesday

Thanksgiving break from Tuesday afternoon, November 21 to Sunday, November 26.

School Resumes on Monday, November 27th

Thank you to all of our volunteers who helped with our Otis Spunkmeyer distribution!

Our Prize Party is schedule for December 6th from 9:45 to 11:45 am.

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Canned Fruit Collection – Please Support!

Don’tforgetourcannedfruitdriveforourlocalFoodPantry.Canneditemsofanyfruit,cranberries,andpumpkinwillbeusedinfoodbasketsdistributedtoneededfamiliesinourarea.Thecanneditemsmaybebroughttotheofficeorsentwithyourchlldtothehomeroomteacher.Thankyouforyoursupport!WewillbedeliveringthefruittothefoodpantryonTuesdaymorning.

Planning for Christmas: Children’s World to Deliver Uniforms to St. Joseph Catholic School with No Shipping Charge!

Between now and December 1st, place your order for uniforms with Children’s World online at www.childrensworlduniform.com/ or in their store at 4525 Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota.

IMPORTANT: Mark your order for “In Store Pickup”. The good news is that you will not have to drive to Sarasota to pick up your order. All of the items will be delivered to St. Joseph Catholic School on December 8th.

If you select “Shipping” the items will be sent to your home and you will be charged the shipping fees.

Avoid the shipping fees and pick up at SJCS!

New Member to Our Maintenance Staff Last week, we welcomed Robert Belville to our maintenance staff! He will be working with Jim

Vanderhorst, and Bogey Stasiak, under the direction of Rick Nohmy.

We will continue with the services of our evening cleaning company.

MadrinasMeeting

The next Madrinas meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 29th,

at 6:00 P.M. in the Spanish classroom with Mrs. Hussey.

Advent Jesse Tree – Giving and Sharing with Others

Advent begins on Sunday, December 3rd, and our students prepared Jesse Tree ornaments for this year’s Giving Tree. The preschool students came to the office and helped decorate by hanging the ornaments. Students from each class stopped by the office to choose an ornament. Once again, we will be assisting four social agencies in our community: Hope Family Services, Palmetto Migrant School, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Samoset Elementary School. Each ornament on the tree has the name of the agency and a gift We do not expect expensive gifts—under $20 is preferred. Gift cards can be $5. We do not want this to be a burden for our families, but rather to instill in your children the true meaning of Christmas by giving to those in need. Participation is optional so please return your tag to the office if you cannot provide a gift this year, or if you have several children and prefer to only have one tag for your family. Remember: Do not wrap gifts. Adhere tag firmly to the gift with tape. Return the gift with the tag to school by December 5. Members of the National Junior Honor Society and Student Council will be delivering the gifts to the agencies, during the week of December 11th. We will be collecting books for Samoset Elementary students in K through Grade 5. Most students in this school read below their grade level. Please look at your books at home and bring in gently used or new books. We need many books for these children. JESSE TREE TRADITION FOR FAMILIES The Jesse Tree has a long history when a special ornament was hung each day during the Advent season. The ornaments represented stories about the characters of the Old Testament from Adam and Eve to the birth of Jesus. At SJCS, we hung all of the ornaments at one time, but we encourage you to look at your child’s ornament and the Scripture reading at the bottom. You may want to visit the Loyola website for more information about the Jesse Tree and how to share this tradition with your family during Advent. www.loyolapress.com/the-jesse-tree.htm

2017 Knights of Columbus Spelling Bee

On Wednesday, November 15, the St. Joseph Spelling Bee, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, was held in the St. Joseph room. Thank you to Mrs. Daley for organizing, and for all of the participants who practiced at school and at home to prepare for the competition. Your efforts were appreciated! Representing 5th grade were Grace Farino, Olivia Igoe, & Emily Inman. Representing 6th grade were Joey Colonneso, Isabel Estigarribia, & Joshua Ogline. Representing 7th grade were Olivia Farino, Michelle Nguyen, & Crystal Struening. Representing 8th grade were Coral Bell, Alina Chacko, Arianna Longo & Thao Nguyen. Ribbons were awarded to the following Level I (Grades 5/6) contestants:

1st - Grace Farino 2nd - Emily Inman 3rd - Joshua Ogline

Ribbons were awarded to the following Level II (Grades 7/8) contestants: 1st - Coral Bell 2nd - Olivia Farino 3rd - Alina Chacko

Congratulations to the winners who will advance to represent our school at the Regional Competiton. Good luck!

Mark Your Calendar for Our Christmas Program

“Christmas Around the World”

December 12, 6:00 pm in the Parish Center

Christmas Program – Costumes

Grade K – Mexico - Festive Christmas Attire & Santa Claus hats (Will be provided)

Grade 1 – United State - Christmas Pajamas

Grade 2 - Spain/France/Italy - Festive Christmas Attire

Special Parts: Shepherds (Costumes provided) and Nativity Animal Ears (Provided)

Grade 3- Sweden- White robes, red sashes, and St. Lucia wreaths (Costumes provided)

Grade 4- Germany- Festive Christmas Attire

Grade 5- Israel- Girls- Long skirts with scarves tied around waist, Boys button down long-sleeved shirts and slacks

Middle School - Festive Christmas Attire

Congratulations to Our Cast of Fiddler on the Roof, Jr. Thank you to these amazing students!

Fiddler on the Roof, Jr. Tevye- Jack Thomas Golde- Olivia Zeppi Tzeitel- Coral Bel Hodel- Perla Pelegrin Chava- Alina Chaco Shprintze- Arianna Longo Bielke- Sarah Verdecia Motel- Carson Winters Perchik- Dominic Berardi Lazar Wolf- Nathan Schofield The Fiddler- Nico Curci

Yente- Alex Ives Constable- Lane Kolbe Fyedka- Josh Ogline Rabbi- Alex Papale Mendel- Julian Smith Yussel Justin Thompson Sasha- Jenna Lubrino Fruma- Abigail Gause

First Quarter – Principal’s List - All A’s

Serafina Colonneso Kimberly Grana Sienna Bell Kaela Herrington Kaya Hogue Sophia Ierulli Clark Keyvani Camden Lawrence Joseph Colonneso Abigail Dunston-Wagner Joshua Ogline Coral Bell

First Quarter Honor Roll – All A’s & B’s

Ryli Bautista Triston Cassidy Anthony Costello Finn Norton Cristina Peterson Maxwell Powers Valerie Rettig Karen Rojas Gabriella Salgado Hayden Sands Bendle Thony Djoudly Auguste Michael Brunette Amberlin Lee Madison Ogline Grace Farino Luigi Ferrari Olivia Igoe Lane Kolbe Regina Rettig Brady Winters Isabel Estigarribia Parker Insoft Kaiyle Lacy Anthony Longo Melissa Rettig

Alessandro Rincon Dominic Berardi Nicolas Curci Olivia Farino Hannah Ferguson Perla Pelegrin Amber Polis Jack Thomas

Alina Chacko Michael Colaco Colin Heina Thao Nguyen Andres Rincon Paige Robinson Sarah Verdecia-Zabala Carson Winters

PreK Pow Wow & Native American Study

Making Story “Hides” Beading Costumes Sharing with Family & Friends

We were happy to share our songs, poems, and the stories we learned!

Happy Thanksgiving from Pre-Kindergarten!

Celebrating a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving!

Grade 5 - STREAM

This week’s cross curriculum/STREAM activity was to make a floating compass. Using information from Social Studies and Science the students explored cardinal directions and magnetism. With the blessings of Saint Terese at the fountain, the needles of the floating compasses pointed to magnetic north!

Weekly Activities

Monday, November 20

• 3:00 Violin • 3:00 Chorus • 3:00 Little Pros Soccer • 3:00 Garden Club

Tuesday, November 21 • 11:30 Dismissal • NO AFTER CARE

Wednesday, November 22 • Thanksgiving Vacation Begins

Monday, November 27 • School Resumes

Science Technology Religion Engineering Art Math

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Retreat Center

3989 South Moon Drive

Venice, FL 34292

December 9, 2017

10:30am—5:30pm

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday3 First Sunday

of Advent4 5 6 St. Nicholas 7 St. Ambrose 8 Immaculate

Conception of Mary9 St. Juan Diego

10 Second Sunday of Advent

11 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

13 St. Lucy 14 St. John of the Cross

15 16

17 Third Sunday of Advent

18 19 20 21 St. Peter Canisius 22 23

24 Fourth Sunday of Advent

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ADVENT

2017May Christ our Savior bring light into the darkness of this world, and to us, as we wait for his coming.

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I will spend a few extra minutes in prayer today.

I will do my work well today and with joy for God.

I will secretly do a kind act for someone.

I will donate like-new toys and books I’ve outgrown to needy families.

I will obey my parents, my teachers, and others in charge of me.

I will honor Mary in a very special way today by being cheerful.

I will be kind in a special way to someone I do not like much.

I will try to show special love for someone who seems unhappy or lonely.

I will work hard today and do my best.

I will ask Mary to help me make room for Jesus in my heart.

I will keep calm and not lose my temper when I am pushed or treated rudely.

I will do some work for my parents to help them rest after a day of work.

I will eat more of what is good for me today and less of what is not.

I will try to be more thoughtful of others.

I will find a quiet place and sit for a few minutes, just letting God love me.

I will not complain today, even if I must do things I do not want to do.

I will try to be patient today.

I will make a special effort to be kind to those I find it hard to like.

I will speak kindly to all I meet today.

I will be helpful at home these last days before Jesus’ birthday.

I will give a smile to all I meet today.

I welcome Jesus with great love and offer him all the good acts I have performed and the prayers I have said during Advent.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Domingo Lunes Martes Miércoles Jueves Viernes Sábado3 I DOMINGO DE

ADVIENTO4 5 6 S. Nicolás de Bari 7 S. Ambrosio 8 La Inmaculada

Concepción de la Virgen María

9 S. Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin

10 II DOMINGO DE ADVIENTO

11 12 Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

13 St. Lucy 14 S. Juan de la Cruz 15 16

17 III DOMINGO DE ADVIENTO

18 19 20 21 S. Pedro Canisio 22 23

24 IV DOMINGO DE ADVIENTO

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ADVIENTO

2017Que Cristo nuestro Salvador ilumine la oscuridad de este mundo, y nos ilumine también a nosotros, mientras esperamos por su venida.

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Dedicaré unos cuantos minutos adicionales a la oración hoy.

Haré bien mi trabajo hoy y con alegría por Dios.

Haré un acto de bondad por alguien en secreto.

Donaré juguetes que ya no uso y libros que ya he leído a familias que los necesitan.

Obedeceré a mis padres, maestros y otros a cargo de mi cuidado.

Le rendiré tributo especial a María al actuar con alegría.

Seré bueno de manera especial con alguien con quien no me llevo muy bien.

Trataré de mostrar amor de manera especial por alguien que esté triste o solo.

Me esforzaré mucho hoy y trataré de hacer todo lo mejor posible.

Le pediré a María que me ayude a darle un lugar en mi corazón a Jesús.

Actuaré con calma sin perder la paciencia si alguien me presiona o me trata bruscamente.

Ayudaré a mis padres para que puedan descansar después de un día de trabajo.

Comeré hoy más de lo que me alimenta y menos de lo que no me alimenta.

Pensaré más en quienes me rodean.

Buscaré un lugar tranquilo y me sentaré en silencio por unos minutos, para dejar que Dios me ame.

No me quejaré en el día de hoy, incluso si tengo que hacer cosas que no quiero hacer.

Trataré de ser paciente hoy.

Me esforzaré de manera especial en ser bueno con aquellos con quienes no me llevo muy bien.

Hablaré amablemente con todos los que me encuentre hoy.

Ayudaré en casa en estos días antes del nacimiento de Jesús.

Sonreiré a todo aquel que encuentre hoy en mi camino.

Recibiré a Jesús con mucho amor y le ofreceré todas las buenas obras que he hecho y las oraciones que he rezado durante el Adviento.

¡Feliz Navidad!