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SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK MAY 15th, 2019  

INVITE ALL SLCS ALUMNI TO JOIN US FOR OUR ALUMNI MASS    

 

Invite SLCS Alumni to join us for an end of the year Mass on Friday, May 24th, at 8:15 a.m. Be there to send off the 8th graders, receive a blessing, and enjoy a small reception in your honor! Parents are most welcome, too. It’s a great chance to reconnect with SLCS friends and teachers, tour the school to see how it has changed since you walked the halls, and (who knows?) you may even record a segment in our TV Studio!

WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US!

IMPORTANT DATES  

5/15 Jean/Spirit Day Elementary and Middle School Field Day Choir Presentation “Honk”

5/16 PTO Prayer Group- 8:15am - Ave Maria Band Concert - 6:00pm - Gym

5/17 All School Farewell Mass Led by 7th Grade 8th Grade Awards and Reception - 9:30am 8th Grade Luau - 7:30pm

5/18 First Communion Group Mass 5/20-5/22 8th Grade Field Trip

5/20 Saints Families - 1:45pm 5/21 Current 5th grade 1:1 Computer Mtg- 5:45pm -Dining Hall

School Board Meeting - 7:00pm 5/21-5/23 Middle School Exams

5/22 Jean/Spirit Day PreK Splash Day - 8:00am

5/23 STUCO Meeting - 7:00am Student Council Officer Election - 2:00pm First Friends Ice Cream Social - 3:30pm - Parish Hall

5/24 All School Mass Led by 2C Alumni Mass Kindergarten Celebration - 10:00am - Gym Eighth Grade Graduation - 6:00pm - Church

5/27 Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL 5/28 AR Free Dress 5/29 Jean/Spirit Day

Talent Show - 1:00pm - Gym 5/30 All School Mass led by Faculty

Good Samaritan Celebration 9:15am End of 4th Quarter Last Day of School - NOON DISMISSAL

5/31 NO SCHOOL - Enjoy your summer! // 

CHECK OUT THE ATHLETICS CALENDAR ON OUR SCHOOL WEBSITE HERE   

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Dear Saints Families, I want to thank all of you for your prayers and support last week as so many of our community dealt with the terrible flooding. I have heard the stories of our families and staff members wading through high water to reach their homes or having to spend the night in a car or local drug store. We managed to weather the storm but unfortunately had to close school on Wednesday and Friday. Everyone has been so patient as we try to reschedule and work in all the year-end activities that were cancelled. Today was all smiles, as our elementary and middle school students enjoyed Field Day! We were blessed with beautiful weather and the smiles on the faces of the students made it all worthwhile. Tonight was our fabulous musical “Honk”, put on by the choir, and tomorrow, we will have a chance to enjoy the awesome Middle School Band Concert. We truly appreciate our PE and Music Departments for their flexibility and hard work in ensuring that these special events took place for our students. The good news is that we do not have to make up any days so we are still on track for ending, May 30th at noon! This Friday, our graduating 8th graders pass the torch to the rising 7th grade class at Mass before they head out next week for their trip to Camp Cho Yeh. Please pray that they have a safe and blessed trip and make lots of great memories. It will be bittersweet the next week before graduation, as we have some 8th graders from families that have been with us for 20 years! We will miss them so much as they move on to high school and

become distinguished members of our Saints Alumni. We will actually be welcoming back our former Saints at Mass on the 24th if you want to hear how they are doing since their 8th grade graduation! God bless,

Suzanne Barto 

IOWA TESTING RESULTS Iowa Assessment scores for students in grades 1st- 8th are going home in students’ red folders, today, May 15th. The Iowa Assessments measure student growth and progress in the content areas assessed from year to year. Your child’s scores will indicate how he/she performed on the tests compared with students across the nation in the same grade during the same time of year. The Iowa Assessments help teachers identify a student’s strengths, as well as areas that may need additional emphasis. These results also provide information that helps teachers in planning instruction. You may want to discuss the test results with your child, and if you have any questions, please contact your child’s teacher. The teacher may refer you to the appropriate counselor if further assistance is necessary. Please find links screencasts on how to read and interpret your child’s IOWA student profile HERE, as well as understanding the CogAT scores HERE. Have a wonderful summer! Kelli Pinac-ECC/Elementary Counselor Linda Schurman-5th-8th Grade Counselor      

 

A NOTE FROM THE LIBRARY LIBRARY BOOKS DUE NOW Please make sure all SLCS Library books are turned in by tomorrow, Thursday 5/16. If your student has lost a book, the replacement fee is $20 per book due by cash or check (made out to SLCS), as soon as possible. As a reminder, all outstanding fees must be reconciled before your student can get their final report card.  

SUMMER READING LIST 

Our Summer Reading List is posted on our website HERE! If you didn’t get your Summer Reading books at our Book Fair, you can order your books and still support our school by going to Amazon Smile and picking St. Laurence Catholic School. SLCS gets a donation from Amazon with no additional cost to you. This is a great way to support our school as you do all of your summer reading!

 

TALENT SHOW UPDATE Due to the weather and many rescheduled events from last week, we are still tallying the judge’s decisions for the talent show and will send the results via email no later than this Friday afternoon. Ms. Bonno would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding.  

5TH GRADE PARENTS: 1:1 COMPUTER MEETINGS As many of you know, we will be rolling out a 1:1 Chromebook program beginning in the 2019-2020 school year. Each incoming 6th grader will receive a school-owned Chromebook that they will use throughout their time at St. Laurence. We are holding several parent information meetings prior to the start of school next year. We ask that current 5th grade parents attend one of the meetings. All meetings will be held in the school Dining Hall.

● Tuesday, May 21 - 5:45 - 6:30pm ● Thursday, August 1 - 9:00 - 9:45am 

ATTENTION CURRENT 6TH AND 7TH GRADERS! JOIN THE LEO CLUB The Leo Club is now accepting registration for the 2019-20 school year. ALL members, including current members, must register for the new school year. The letter HERE will explain the requirements of this great service club. Please fill out the Leo Club Registration form HERE and return it with your check by May 24th. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you next year.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW OFFICERS! WE LOOK FORWARD TO GREAT THINGS HAPPENING NEXT YEAR

LEO CLUB OFFICERS 2019 - 2020 President - Ayo Cardozo Vice-President - Sean Ga-an Secretary - Bianca Burga Treasurer - Gabby Linn Sergeant-at-Arms - Mallory Byrne Publicity - Nikki Cortez, Grace Kardoush, Darci Purdy  

NJHS OFFICERS 2019-2020 

President – Carlota Guerra Vice President - Elena Yepsen Secretary - Emma Sjodin Treasurer - Ashlee Allen Parliamentarian - Allison Riebe Historian -Morgan Welsh We look forward to great things happening next year! 

A NOTE FROM THE CLINIC All medication kept at school must be picked up by the last day of school. Students are not permitted to transport medications home. Any medication remaining at school after the last student day will be properly disposed of, this includes all prescription and non-prescription medications, inhalers and Epinephrine pens. Please contact us at slcsclinic@stlaurence.org with any questions.

CAMP CALM Are you looking for ways to support your child’s social/emotional growth over the summer? Overwhelmed with where to look and how to fit it into your family’s busy schedule? Look no further! Ms. Pinac presents “Camp Calm”, to address your child’s needs over the summer season. Camp Calm provides a learning opportunity for students in grades 1-8 to meet once weekly in small groups during the summer, starting June 17. There will be several different groups offered addressing different areas of growth for students. Please see the flyer HERE for more information. Sign up HERE. 

NJHS TUTORIAL SESSIONS NJHS tutorial sessions held on Wednesdays throughout the year have ended for the 2018-2019 school term. Seventh and eighth grade NJHS members are now preparing for semester exams that began May 14th for eighth graders and begin May 21st for seventh grade students. We appreciate all the students who received services and thank their teachers and parents for working with NJHS members to make this a successful endeavor. We look forward to providing services again during the 2019-2020 school year!

STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICER ELECTIONS Officer elections for the 2019-2020 Student Council officers will be held on Friday, May 10th. Campaigning will take place the week of May 6th-10th. This is a great opportunity for students to get leadership experience, while serving their fellow students. Please click HERE for more information. If you have questions, please email Mrs. Brown HERE. 

FEARLESS CATHOLIC WRITING CAMP Great summer program! Use the early-bird discount if you register by to May 21st. Information and registration can be found at HERE 

SUMMER LEARNING WORKBOOKS Summer learning loss puts students at a serious disadvantage. This is when skills and knowledge are lost over the summer months, causing students to move backward instead of progressing. By spending just minutes a day with Summer Solutions, students get the practice they need to keep moving forward. It was designed to help students return to school after summer break confident in the skills they’ve already learned and ready to master new ones. Make sure that progress sticks. Read more HERE! 

BE PART OF OUR PTO AND BOOSTER CLUBS IN 2019-2020 

Get more involved in this new school year. Contact our PTO and Booster Club presidents to get more information:

PTO Presidents: Jennifer Reyes HERE Mary Phillippi HERE

Booster Club: Jessica Barry HERE 

SHARE YOUR PICTURES FOR OUR YEARBOOK USING THE BALFOUR APP 

If you've got great photos of school events, or you and your school friends just having fun, please share them with us. The more photos you share, the better our yearbook will be for everyone!

IT’S VERY EASY 

● Download the Balfour Image Share app. Flyer HERE ● Create an account and start sharing your pictures ● Project number: 920467 Password: saints ● Questions? Contact Adriana Gutierrez HERE.

CAMPUS VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP 2019-2020 The St. Laurence Catholic School PTO is very excited to roll out the volunteer sign-up (VIPS) process for the 2019-2020 school year. Get involved. Make a difference! All the activities are completely run by volunteers and that’s why we strongly encourage 100% family participation. Please review and select any programs that you would be willing to help make a success. The school and children are depending on your support. Sign up HERE!

URGENT NEED FOR LUNCH DUTY VOLUNTEERS 

Please give your time if you're able. Its greatly appreciated. Sign Up HERE

FIRST FRIENDS PROGRAM: SIGN UP NOW! VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED

First Friends is about welcoming new families to St. Laurence Catholic School. This program partners your family with a new family entering our school. You, as the Host Family, would mentor a family that has a child in the same grade level as at least one of the new family’s child(ren). You, as a Host Family, will serve as a helpful contact for the new family for often asked questions, such as carpool, forgotten items, uniforms, teacher gifts, free dress days, PTO functions, and volunteer opportunities.. You, as a Host Family, will have the opportunity to meet your new family and other new families at socials organized by First Friends. Sign up HERE.

 

 

 

 

GALA THEME FOR 2020

Help us decide on next year’s Auction Gala theme! Vote now until Friday! Choose between a swanky all white party or an evening garden party. The choice is yours! Vote now on Facebook with the link HERE! 

 

 

NEW DIGITAL DISPLAY BOARDS…. HELP FUND-A-NEED You can still donate online to help fund our new, full-color, LED Display boards! These are portable boards that will be used on both Main Campus and ECC to make announcements, recognize our students, and to show our Saints Pride. Currently, we have raised just over $6,000 which will fund 1 display board. We need your help to fund a second board! Donate HERE to help us reach our goal of $15,000!

Watch HERE! THERE IS STILL TIME TO PURCHASE

There is still time to purchase Class Parties and Sign up Parties! You can follow the link HERE that will take you to those items. Items still available to purchase include: · Dodgeball Pizza Party with the Coaches- NEW DATE- May 28th! · Grandparents’ Day Front Row Seating · Adult parties- Mardi Gras, Ugly Christmas Sweater, and Spooktacular Chili Cook-Off · Kid parties for Kinder through 7th Grade!

ITEMS WITH NO BIDS… There are still items available to bid on! Bidding closes within the next couple of weeks so check out the items here and keep an eye on how long they will remain open! PICK UP YOUR ITEMS Don’t let your items sit around without you; pick them up during normal school hours at the front office. Gift cards/certificates, physical items, 8th grade bracelets and more are ready to be picked up by the winning bidders.

Please click HERE to read your Spring Edition of

The Saints’ Scoop!

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SPORTS PHYSICALS All students must have a physical on file to participate in St. Laurence middle school sports for 2019-2020. The physical must be dated after May 15, 2019. This is a great opportunity to get the physical completed. Sports Physicals will be offered at Sugar Land Methodist Sports medicine on Thursday, May 23rd from 5:00-6:00pm. This is a service Houston Methodist offers and it will only be for St. Laurence although you may bring siblings who attend other schools. Be sure to bring all the forms you need signed for school sports and summer camps. Please bring CASH. The cost is $20.00 CASH ONLY. SUMMER SPORTS CAMPS AT ST. LAURENCE 

The St. Laurence Athletic department will offer the following summer camps; more details will be sent next week with exact times and registration instructions.

● Basketball Camp - for 2nd-8th grade boys and girls- June 17-20 ● Volleyball Camp - for 3rd-5th graders- July 8-11 ● Volleyball Camp -for middle school girls trying out for the team- July 29-August 1 ● Soccer Camp - for 5th-8th grade girls and boys- August 5-8 ● Football Camp (non-contact) - for 1st-8th grade girls and boys- July 29- August 1st.

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