St. Joseph
Catholic School

Psalm 130

R. If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand? 

Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD
LORD, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive
to my voice in supplication. 

R. If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand? 

If you, O LORD, mark iniquities,
LORD, who can stand?
But with you is forgiveness,
that you may be revered. 

R. If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand? 

Let Israel wait for the LORD,
For with the LORD is kindness
and with him is plenteous redemption;
And he will redeem Israel
from all their iniquities. 

R. If you, O Lord, mark iniquities, who can stand?

From the Principal

Dear Parents:

Today, raffle tickets went home for the football games. The raffle has been very successful in the past two years. Please pay close attention to the prizes for the most sales. This is a great opportunity to bring your child to a game.

Please know that the proceeds for the Raffle will go toward purchasing a new floor for the gymnasium, a most worthy project. The Home and School along with the Dad’s Club has made the gym a project for the current school year. Father McDuffie supports the effort to redo the floor. It is in need of attention. A successful effort will result in upgrading the gymnasium. Every child plays on that floor. It is used daily for physical education and for sports after school. Please do your best to support this worthy cause. Bring tickets to work. Both the Saints and the Tigers are having successful seasons. Everyone would like a chance to see the teams play in person.

Yesterday, the school ordered $900.00 of cases for the new i-Pads donated to the school. A cart has also been ordered to house and transport the devices. We will roll these devices out next nine-weeks so more of the students can become familiar with the use of the pads. We are also scheduling in-services for teachers in the lower grades so they might be able to use the pads in their classrooms. We are also planning to complete the installation of the Apple-TV’s in all the classrooms so that teachers will have more capability with the internet.

Progress continues everyday but all these items are expensive. Please help where you can. Every dollar that comes into the school is spent with care and with the needs of the students in mind. 

-- Dr. Gerard Toups
    Principal

Calendar-at-a-Glance

Monday-Friday, October 7-11
The library is closed.

Friday, October 11
Exams - Grades 6-8 - Math
Spirit Dress (Fall Fest shirts okay)
Last Day of First Quarter 
Jr. Beta Collects for Fall Fest Royalty Contest

Monday, October 14
Last Day to Order Fall Fest Arm Bands 
Second Quarter Begins
Jr. Beta Collects for Fall Fest Royalty Contest

Tuesday, October 15
October Birthdays
Jr. Beta Collects for Fall Fest Royalty Contest

Wednesday, October 15
Mass @ 8:30. All are invited to attend.
Bring bagged, boxed, or canned good for the needy.
Jr. Beta Collects for Fall Fest Royalty Contest

Thursday, October 17
Jr. Beta Collects for Fall Fest Royalty Contest - final day
St. Thomas Aquinas High School Open House for 7th/8th Graders

Friday, October 18
Spirit Dress (Fall Fest shirts okay)
Fall Fest
Field Trips - Grades 4-7

Raffle

Win a pair of Saints vs. 49ers Tickets
Or
LSU vs. Arkansas Tickets 


The St. Joseph Home and School Associaiton is happy to announce we will have the football raffle again this year! There will be two winners this year. The first name drawn will have the choice of Saints vs 49ers or the LSU vs Arkansas tickets. The remaining tickets will go to the second name drawn.

We are asking that our student body get involved by selling ten raffle tickets at $5.00 each. All ticket sales will go towards the NEW St. Joseph gym floor. Of course there will be exciting prizes for the top individual sellers and the class that sells the most.

Please have all ticket and money turned in by NOVEMBER 5, 2013.
The drawing will be held November 8, 2013.

Please note the excellent prizes for the top three sellers:
***** 1st Place Prize in sales : 2 tickets for the Saints vs Dallas game November 10
***** 2nd Place Prize in sales: 2 tickets for the LSU vs Arkansas game November 29
***** 3rd Place Prizein sales: LSU/Saints gift basket donated by Chuck’s Field of Dreams
***** The student that sells the winning ticket will also receive a prize.

In addition to these individual prizes, we will be awarding a pizza party to the classes that sell the most tickets.

*NOTE: Additional tickets are available in the school office.

Exam Schedule

The students in grades 6-8 have one exam left to take. It is as follows: 

Friday, October 11 ..... math

October Birthdays - Tuesday, October 15

All students at St. Joseph who have a birthday in October may come out of uniform on Tuesday, October 15. This is the only day students with October birthdays may come out of uniform. There is no make-up day. Out of uniform guidelines can be found on the WEBSITE.

St. Thomas Open House - Thursday, October 17

St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic High School will hold their annual Open House for students and parents of students in 7th and 8th grades on Thursday, October 17, beginning at 6:00 p.m.

STA is a diocesan co-educational school shaped by Christ-centered values and the Dominican tradition of truth. Their mission is to teach the Gospel values in an environment of academic excellence that fosters the development of the whole person in a Catholic-Christian community.

STA admits qualified students regardless of race, color, sex, or national origin.

STA is located at 14520 Voss Drive in Hammond. 985-542-7662. www.stafalcons.org.

Fall Fest - Friday, October 18

Fall Fest shirts were sent home with students last week. They may be worn with spirit dress each Friday in October. We do have a very few youth size shirts for sale. They are $11 each. Please contact the office (985-386-6421) for more information.

The annual SJS Fall Festival will be Friday, October 18, from noon until 2:00 p.m.

All students in grades PreK- 3rd grade are asked to bring in one of the following:
***** homemade treat (ex. brownies, cookies, cupcakes, rice crispy treats, muffins, etc.) - treats need to be covered or in Ziplock bags.
***** juiceboxes
***** bottled waters

Please send in these items the week of the festival (October 14-18).

The 8th grade students will be hosting the games for the PreK-3rd grade students who will be attending the festival.

Students in 4th-7th grades will be on field trips during the festival.

PreK-3rd grade students will be at the festival playing games with prizes, face paitning, and will enjoy several inflatables set up in the gym. The school is selling armbands which allow these students unlimited game play and four tickets for refreshments. Each student attending the Fall Fest must have a grownup chaperone.

The armbands will be presold for $10 through October 14th. Please order on EDLINE. Orders after this date will be $12.

It is easier for everyone if the kids can get their armbands in the classroom prior to the festival. The presold armbands also allow the children to have more playtime.

Tickets for additional refreshments can be purchased at the festival for 25 cents each

Thank you and we are looking forward to another fun Fall Fest!

Fall Fest Royalty

Fall Fest Queen/King Fundraiser

Starting this Friday, October 11, the Jr. Beta Club will be sponsoring the Fall Fest Queen or King fundraiser. Students can bring in quarters to vote for the teacher that they think should be Fall Fest royalty. The teacher with the most money by Thursday, October 17, will be crowned at assembly on the morning of Fall Fest. All of the funds that are raised through this contest will be used to buy books at the Book Fair for a Catholic school in need.

Jr. Beta Club members will be in the gym before assembly
Friday, October 11-Thursday, October 17
to collect quarters for the contest.

Living Rosary

SJS students in grades 1-8 participated in a patriotic living rosary this week. 

Prayers were offered for our country and its leaders. Each Hail Mary bead was offered for a particular state. Students wore red, white, and blue and carried small American flags as part of this beautiful prayer. 

Pictured following the rosary are, front row from left, Emily Monistere, Landry Smith, and Matthew Pellittieri. In the back row from left are Thomas Casey, Dane Schmitt, and Charley Guzzardo. 

More pictures of the living rosary can be seen in the PHOTO ALBUMS secton of the website.

The Adventures of Charlotte Doyle

During the first quarter, eighth grade students read The Adventures of Charlotte Doyle. 

To show their appreciation and understanding of the novel, the students made model ships and dressed as favorite characters. 

Shown with Charlotte's ship, the Seahawk, are Darian Boesch as Captain Jaggery and the Charlotte Doyles, Courtney Balisteri and Olivia Maurer.

The Outsiders 7A

During the first quarter, seventh grade students read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. 

To show their appreciation and understanding of the novel, the students wrote sequels to the story and dressed as favorite characters. 

Shown in costume are students from 7A. Starting at left are Deno Talbot, Dane Schmitt, Marley Bohning, Peyton LeSaicherre, Madelynn Henry, and Gabriella Jerez.

The Outsiders 7B

During the first quarter, seventh grade students read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. 

To show their appreciation and understanding of the novel, the students wrote sequels to the story and dressed as favorite characters. 

Shown in costume are students from 7B. Starting at left on the front row are Marlee Little, Kelly King, and Victoria Perrin. Standing from left are Justin Hutches, Cody Flynn, and Grant Amerson.

PreK Community Helpers

Paige Gaudin enjoys the playground while wearing the policeman's hat that she and her friends in PreK made as part of their Community Helpers unit. 

To see more pictures of our PreK students in their hats, please visit our website at PHOTO ALBUMS.

Accelerated Readers

Congratulations to Olivia Maurer, left, and Taylor Raiford, our first two students to make the 250 Points Accelerated Reader Club! 

These eighth graders along with several other students who have achieved the 100 Points Club are featured in the PHOTO ALBUMS section of our website.

Community News

Public Square Rosary
Saturday, October 12
noon
St. Joseph School (in front of school - good weather, in chapel - bad weather)
The purpose is to pray the Rosary for world peace and respect for life.
Come and join us.



PHS Wavette Dance Clinic
Saturday, October 12
$25/student (K through 8th grade) - includes t-shirt, snack. lunch, drinks, team dance, chant, fight song routines
Registration begins at 8:45 a.m.
Parents' show is at 1:30 p.m.
For more information, please contact Molly Bel or Jeanne Ponseti at 985-386-3514.

REGISTRATION FORM

Parish News

Personnel
Fr. Paul A. McDuffie, Pastor
Larry J. Melancon - Deacon
Mike Agnello - Deacon
Dr. M.J. "Dutch" Schanzbach - Deacon

Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil Mass - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday Mass - 8:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m.

Contact Information
Address - 255 North 8th Street (P.O. Box 368), Ponchatoula, LA 70454
Phone - 985.386.3749
Website - www.stjosephsonline.com