St. Joseph
Catholic School

Psalm 62

R. Lord, you give back to everyone according to his works. 

Only in God is my soul at rest;
from him comes my salvation.
He only is my rock and my salvation,
my stronghold; I shall not be disturbed at all. 

R. Lord, you give back to everyone according to his works. 

Only in God be at rest, my soul,
for from him comes my hope.
He only is my rock and my salvation,
my stronghold; I shall not be disturbed. 

R. Lord, you give back to everyone according to his works. 

Trust in him at all times, O my people!
Pour out your hearts before him;
God is our refuge! 

R. Lord, you give back to everyone according to his works.

Calendar-at-a-Glance

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 

Monday-Friday, October 21-25
Red Ribbon Week

Monday, October 21
Field Trip - 1st Grade
Wear Red Shirts with Spirit Dress - A Healthy Me Is Drug Free

Tuesday, October 22
Crazy Hair Day - It's Crrazy to Do Drugs

Wednesday, October 23
Mass @ 8:30 - All are invited to attend.
Bring boxed, bagged, or canned good to Mass.
Crusaders Announced

Thursday, October 24
PreK & K Parent Meeting @ 3:30
Wear Red Socks with Regular Uniforms - Sock it to Drugs.

Friday, October 25
Spirit Dress (Fall Fest shirts OK) - Show our Spirit for a Drug Free World.
Pep Rally @ 1:00

STA 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.

Check out the STA VIDEO.

Fall Fest Royalty - Thursday, October 17

Fall Fest Queen/King Fundraiser

The Jr. Beta Club is 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.

Fall Fest - Friday, October 18

Fall Fest shirts 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 are available at the door for $12.

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

Red Ribbon Week - October 21-25

Red Ribbon Week
A Healthy Me is Drug Free!
October 21-25, 2013

Monday – A Healthy Me is DRUG FREE! – Students can wear jeans and regular school shoes with white crew socks and a RED shirt.
Teachers will give students DRUG FREE bracelets.

Tuesday – It’s CRAZY to do drugs! – Students can fix their hair in a CRAZY way!
Teachers will give students DRUG FREE pencil.

Wednesday – Praying for a DRUG FREE world. We will present red roses at Mass.
Teachers will give students DRUG FREE sticker.

Thursday – Sock it to Drugs! – Students can wear red or crazy socks.
HOBBY DAY! Students can share their hobbies with the school!
Teachers will give students DRUG FREE bookmark.

Friday – Show our SPIRIT for a DRUG FREE WORLD! – Students can wear their
Spirit Dress.
Teachers will give students DRUG FREE treat bags.
PEP RALLY (time TBA) followed by…
FACULTY/8TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL GAME!


Each day we will pick two students (one from each grade starting with PK & K on Monday) for a prize. (Tues. – 1& 2, Wed. – 3&4, Thurs. – 5&6, Fri. – 7&8)

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.

Fifth Grade Science

When fifth grade students study veterbrate animals in science, they get a live model to view. 

Checking out their friendly (non-poisonous and very contained) exhibit are, from left, Jacob Bankston, Slade Benoit, Triston Truxillo, Lathan Raiford, Wyatt Digby, Sydnee Coates, Casey Nguyen, Seth Swanner, and Emily Wells

Fifth Grade Rosary Projects

October is the month of the Holy Rosary. 

As part of their religion classes, each of our fifth grade students created a large personal rosary from unusual objects and labeled the prayers. 

Shown here with some of their masterpieces are Colton Royal, Grace Demars, Nicholas Maggio, and Hayden Broussard. 

Materials for the rosaries ranged from bicycle chains to cotton balls.
 
To see all of the fifth grade students with their rosaries, visit ROSARIES in the Photo Albums section of our website.

Cafeteria Basket Giveaway

Every month (starting with October), the SJS cafeteria will give away a basket filled with goodies.

Every time a school lunch is purchased from the cafeteria, the student is eligible to enter the basket drawing.

The drawing will be at morning assembly on the 15th of each month. The November 15th basket is pictured above.

To find out more information about the SJS cafeteria, visit the CAFETERIA page on the website.

Report Cards

Report cards were sent home today, October 16. Be sure to ask your child to see his/her report card.

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