Newsletter (Archived): March 9th Newsletter - Mar 9, 2022 - Mar 17, 2022 [Archive]
Tomorrow, March 10th
Students may wear any Christian t-shirt, school jeans, and school shoes - $2 to help with expenses for the St. Joseph Altar.
Set Your Clocks!
Daylight saving time 2022 begins @ 2 a.m. Sunday. Set your clocks forward one hour.
T- Shirts
Order forms went home today for Spring Fair T-shirts. Please click on link below if you need an additional form.
Congratulations Ledger Bonnecaze (2C - Mrs. Abby's class) on winning the design contest.
2022 T-Shirt Order Form.pdfSpring Pictures
Spring Picture Order Forms went home today. Pictures are on March 22nd.
8th Grade Cap and Gown Pictures will be this day as well. More information will be emailed.
***Spring Pictures will only be taken if the order and money have been turned in to the teacher. Only students who are taking pictures may wear free dress on this day according to the handbook guidelines. Please note that shorts for girls and boys must be knee length.
Rice Bowls - Sent Home Today
Dear Families,
During Lent, our community will participate in CRS Rice Bowl, a faith-in-action program that invites us to reflect on the challenges of global hunger—and our Gospel call to care for our global human family.
Matthew’s Gospel invites us to remember that we are responsible for helping all of our sisters and brothers, even those who are strangers to us. When we do this, we care for Christ. In Matthew 25:40, Jesus tells us that, “Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.” Through our Lenten prayers, fasting and almsgiving, we can respond to the needs of our sisters and brothers, including the millions of men, women and children around the world who experience chronic hunger.
CRS Rice Bowl provides many resources for daily reflection throughout Lent. Consider these suggestions in your family’s Lenten plan:
• Use your CRS Rice Bowl and Lenten Calendar each day to guide your prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
• Read the Stories of Hope and daily reflections to inspire your Lenten journey.
• Use the CRS Rice Bowl recipes to prepare simple, meatless meals on the Fridays
of Lent to eat in solidarity with our sisters and brothers around the world.
• Visit crsricebowl.org to watch videos of the people and communities you support through your Lenten gifts to CRS Rice Bowl.
Your sacrifices during this holy season have the power to change lives by providing enough nutritious food for families to thrive. And by practicing the pillars of Lent through CRS Rice Bowl, I hope both your faith and connection to our one human family deepens.
CRS Rice Bowls will be collected at the end of Lent, so stay tuned to learn more. Thank you for participating in CRS Rice Bowl with your family.
Tryouts
Calling All Dancers: Girls 4th – 7th Grade!
A flyer went home regarding a mandatory parent meeting and requirements for tryouts. Please check your daughter’s Wednesday packet for all the details.
Sent Home Today
SJS SPRING FAIR RAFFLE TICKETS
Each student will receive 20 green raffle tickets. The cost is $10.00 per ticket.
GRAND PRIZE
$10,000 CASH
SECOND PLACE PRIZE:
One SJS Student tuition or $3,500 CASH for non SJS Families.
THIRD PLACE PRIZE:
$2,000 CASH
STUDENT INCENTIVES
FIRST PLACE
The student who sells the MOST raffle tickets will receive a prize pack worth $350.
SECOND PLACE:
The student that comes in second place for the most tickets sold will receive a weekend ride band.
All students that sell a minimum of 50 raffle tickets will receive a voucher for 20 game tickets that they can use to play the games at the fair.
All students who sell 30 raffle tickets will be allowed to wear any tennis shoes on the day chosen by Mrs. Ragusa.
All tickets must be turned in by April 22nd in order to be considered fo this contest.
Happy selling and GOOD LUCK!
Monday, March 14th
March 14th - Parent Teacher Conferences for Prek-2nd grade. No school for those students on this day.
Egg Shells Needed
The Spring Fair Committee is in need of confetti eggs.
1. Make a quarter size hole at the top of the raw egg.
2. Pour out the raw egg and rinse thoroughly with soapy water.
3. Place clean eggshell back in the carton.
Please bring the eggs to school no later than Friday, April 15th, 2022.
Friday, April 29th
Students will not have school on Friday, April 29th. We will be closed to set up for the Spring Fair.
St. Joseph Altar
We are so excited to have our St. Joseph Altar back this year! It takes all of us to make this event special and beautiful. We are in need of some items for the altar.
Please visit this sign up genius https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0845aaa92da5f85-stjoseph2 to help us get some of the items we need.
Please have all items to the school office by March 16, 2022.
The Altar will be available for viewing after each mass on March 19th and 20th.
Tuition Portal is Open
Our online tuition portal at https://tuition.gulfbank.com is available to you 24/7 offering the below payment options. If you already have an account, Log in by using your email address and password. First-time users click SIGN UP to create your tuition management acoount.
Payment options include:
Pay be E-Check or Credit Card
Pay by Loan ( Financing Option)
Refer to link below for more information.
Our word of the week is Sacrifice.
Bible Verse:
“And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.” Hebrews 13:16
Summer VBS 2022
After a two year hiatus due to Covid St. Joseph's Church is excited to be hosting Vacation Bible School in person this summer June 6-10 from 8:30-11:30 .
If you can help volunteer with VBS that week or help decorate the week before please come to a planning meeting Sunday, March 13th after 11 am Mass. The meeting will be held in the St Benedict Room at the church. We need adult volunteers as well as students in grades 6-8. Contact Paige Bacile 985-386 3749 pbacile@sjscrusaders.org for more information.
Even if you cannot attend the meeting please sign up to volunteer using this link:
https://forms.gle/hsBNQFrPVYxfmdsh9
Second Sunday of Lent
March 13, 2022
" The Lord is my light and my salvation." Ps 27
Readings: bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/031322.cfm
Lk 9:28-36: While Jesus, Peter, John and James are on a mountain praying, Jesus is transformed before them - full of glory. The apostles want to build three tents and stay there. As they say this, a cloud overshadows them and they hear a voice saying, " This is my chosen Son; listen to him."
Gospel reflection question
How can you make a special time or place to pray during this Lent?
Looking Ahead
March 11-15 - Middle School Exams
March 14 - Pre-K - 2nd Parent Teacher Conferences - No school on this day for Pre-K - 2nd.
March 15 - 3rd Quarter AR Ends
March 15 - 3rd Quarter Ends
March 22 - Spring Pictures/Cap and Gown Pictures
April 8 - No School - Strawberry Festival
April 15 - 22 - No School - Easter Holidays
April 29 - No School - Spring Fair
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