St. Joseph Catholic School Newsletter (Archived) - April 12th Newsletter

Living Stations of the Cross

Living Stations of the Cross will be held on Thursday, April 13th at 8:30 a.m. in the gym. All are welcomed to attend.

Rice Bowls

Dear Parents and Families,

Thank you for participating in CRS Rice Bowl this Lent.

We hope that this program provided an enriching Lenten experience for your family!

Please send your CRS Rice Bowls to school with your child, tomorrow is the deadline.

Thank you for sharing your prayers and gifts with our brothers and sisters in need this Lent. Together, our school is making a difference in the lives of the poor.

Easter Holidays

St Joseph will be closed Friday, April 14th through Friday, April 21st for the Easter Holidays. We hope all of our St Joseph families have a peaceful and restful break.

Spring Fair

The Spring Fair begins at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 5th. Please remember to sign up for a shift at the fair. We need help for set up on Friday, during the fair, and take down Sunday evening. Please see the link below to choose your time and booth.

SPRING FAIR SIGN UP

Advisory Council

Please vote for Advisory Council.- We have one position available. Voting is available via RenWeb. Our candidates are:

1. Lindsay Anzalone - Mrs. Anzalone is the mother of Antonio who is in first grade.

2. Jamie Heroman - Mrs. Heroman is the mother of John-Michael (4th grade), Joshua (2nd grade), and Jonah (Pre-K).

3. Donald Marshall - Mr. Marshall is the father of Donald in 3rd grade.

4. Yamira Messer - Mrs. Messer is the mother of Murphy in first grade.

5. Jenel Secrease - Mrs. Secrease is the mother of Parker (2nd grade) and Cooper (Kindergarten).

Your Input Is Needed

Give us your ideas for funding our large school projects. Please send your feedback and suggestions to any of the advisory council members or Mrs. Ragusa.

Corey Berner - cberner@ponfoodcorp.com

Bonnie Duhon - duhonbonnie@gmail.com

Sarah LaCroix - sarah.lacroix@tangischools.org

Jeff LeSaicherrre - jeff.attorney@gmail.com

Angelique Richardson - angelique.d.richardson@gmail.com

Ben Perrin - bperrin7577@gmail.com

Kimberly Thibodeaux - eandkthib@gmail.com

Monee Sheridan - monee.sheridan@tangischools.org

Stephen Addison - stephenad27@hotmail.com

Mrs Ragusa: dragusa@sjscrusaders.org

Silent Auction

The Silent Auction Committee is seeking local businesses interested in donating to our auction. Donating an item or a service is great advertisement for local businesses and the logo or company name will be displayed for thousands of local shoppers to see. If you or someone you know owns a local business and would consider donating please contact Brigette Hyde at 985-969-1744 or Lynsie Daigle at 985-215-7958.

NO SCHOOL

On Friday, May 5th, SJS will be closed due to the Spring Fair. Parents will be setting up all day to prepare for the opening of the fair at 5:00 pm.

Holey Board Tournament

This year at the Spring Fair we will hold a Children's Holey Board Tournament as well as an Adult Tournament. To register, print and return the forms below.

New Spirit Shirts

Order forms for new spirit shirts will go home April 26th. Shirts will be delivered to students at the beginning of next school year.
***Students may wear the current spirit shirt for the next school year. They will be completely phased out for the 2018-2019 school year.

PHOTO COMING SOON...

Mother Seton Award

. Joseph Catholic School announces the selection of Kim Reeves as the 2016-17 recipient of the Mother Seton Award. Kim is a very dedicated parent that exemplifies the qualities of this award.

Kim is the mother of two boys; Tyler is in 2nd grade at SJS and Logan will be in PreK at SJS next year. She is married to Scott Reeves, and together they do many things for St. Joseph School. Kim is Treasurer of our Home and School Association, helper with classroom activities, field-trip chaperone, Spring Fair committee, and much more.

In her role with the Home and School Association, Kim has planned and implemented our first “Dinner, Dance, & Auction” which we hope to see grow in the future. She assists her husband as Spring Fair chairperson. She also helps provide breakfast for the faculty each quarter, and helps with our annual Fall Fest. Kim goes above and beyond to ensure that our students, parents, and faculty have a wonderful experience at St. Joseph School. She has such a giving heart and she is always willing to help our school grow and succeed.

Tution

Please send clean eggshells to school for the confetti egg booth.

How to clean eggshells:

1. Make a quarter sized hole at the top of the raw egg.

2. Pour out raw egg and rinse.

3. Place back in carton.

4. Drop off all egg cartons in the gym.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!!!

Be sure to write your name and class on the carton. Students will receive CRUSADER CASH for each carton.

STA 5K RUN

STA will hold a 5K run on May 13th. For all details about this event please see the flyer below.

Cafeteria

Monday May 1st - no charging after this date

Friday April 29th - last day to accept checks as payment. Cash will be accepted anytime.

May 19th - last day for parents to request a refund of any amount (Contact Mrs. Rhonda Caronna for the form.)

**Any funds remaining in cafeteria account will roll over to next school year. (Including 8th graders going to St. Thomas Aquinas)

**8th graders not going on to St. Thomas Aquinas, can transfer any remaining funds into their brothers or sisters account but, it must be in writing in order for this to be done.

Beta Club

St. Joseph School Jr. Beta Club recently donated a check and a bag full of books to the library of St. Alphonsus School in Baton Rouge. The school was flooded in the fall and just recently opened their library again. The money was raised by all the students during a Fall Fest event. Pictured are Jr. Beta Officers, Brilee Broussard, Mrs. Ragusa (SJS Principal), Anthony Cazedessus, Dr. Cindy Ryals (St. Alphonsus School Principal), Mackenzie Stewart, Skylar Cheek, Grace Demars, and Taylor Tumulty.

Stuffed Animals

LOOKING FOR STUFFED ANIMALS
Our Spring Fair is in need of stuffed animals for the Prize Booth. Please send new or gently used and washed stuffed animals to the gym for the Spring Fair. Thank you for your support!

Confetti Eggs