Weekly Update 8/26 – 8/30

by | Aug 26, 2019 | Weekly Update |

A FEW NOTES FROM MS. C

Happy first full week of school! We’re off to a great start! This week, we’ve got Back to School Parent night, 6th grade camp fundraising kick-off, and more…

First Full Day of School                                Monday, August 26, 2019

Back to School Night (Grades K & 6-8)        Wednesday, August 28, 2019 (6:00 p.m. in Parish Hall)

Back to School Night (Grades 1-5)               Thursday, August 29, 2019 (6:00 p.m.)

Labor Day (No school)                                  Monday, September 2, 2019

Things to turn in…

  • Emergency kits (list was sent home with class last Thursday)
  • Sent home last Wednesday: Parent Scoop, Student Lowdown, Anti-Bullying, Photo Release, Laptop Agreement, Computer Lab Policy (please sign & return ASAP)
  • New Emergency Contact Form: Complete the entire form, print it, sign it, and send it with your oldest child PLEASE RETURN THIS ASAP  Click here to print your form. (see Mr. Stutz’s newsletter for more infomation).
  • Extended Care: Please print out, complete and turn in this form (one per family) as well as attach $10.00 registration fee (per child) (this was due Aug. 20).

P.E. is Monday and Thursday.

  • Students may wear their P.E. uniform all day.
  • IF YOUR CHILD IS SAFETY PATROL – they may wear their red SP shirt and white pants all day if they are on duty the day of P.E.

This week, we’re kicking off our first fundraiser for 6th Grade Camp –> representatives from All American Catalog services will be on campus on Monday to talk to 6th and 8th about the sales. Your child should have come home with a packet of information, order form, and catalogs. A large percentage of whatever money your child raises is put forth to your family’s individual camp balance (I’ll talk more about this at Back-to-School Night). Online access for our catalog fundraising can be found here (class code is StVincent6). If your child is collecting money/checks & paper orders, the order form and money envelope are due to me on the morning of Friday, September 6th.

All classes this week are starting our grammar lessons for the year, exploring sentence structure and starting to diagram simple subjects and simple predicates. Additionally, we’ve kicked off the year writing lists, answering the question, “Who are you?”. I’ll update this post with a picture of published work later in the week. Finally, we’ll start to delve into responding to prompts this week using our summer reading books.

In Sixth Grade religion and social studies, we’ve been busy setting up our notebooks for the year. We’ve been focusing on spending time with God and will start talking about the Old Testament this week. In our social studies text, we’re traveling back in time to the early humans.

OTHER NOTES…

New Hot Lunch Program: Introducing Red Bird Pantry as our new school lunch provider.  www.redbirdpantry.com is open to place orders and process online payments. If you would like additional information, please reach out to info@redbirdpantry.com.

Fall sports: K-8 cross country; Girls JV/Varsity volleyball and Boys JV/Varsity flag football.

  • Fall sports registration began 8/21 and ends 9/17. Registration is conducted online via Active.com.
  • Sports Parent Meeting on Thursday, 9/5 at 6:30 pm in SVS Church Hall. Principal Stutz and Athletics Director John Stone highly recommend you attend to learn all about our outstanding athletic program. We will also present a special youth development program called Play Like a Champion Today (PLACT), developed by Notre Dame University and conducted by Cort Peters, an SVS alumnus and sports psychology performance coach. Only one parent need attend. Child care will be provided.

Back to School BBQ: The annual “Backyard BBQ on the Black Top” is Friday, September 13 (5:00-9:00 p.m.). For more details, please click here.

Sisters of Mercy Legacy Celebrations:  There will multiple events during the month of September for us to gather together to honor the Sisters of Mercy for all their dedicated service here at St. Vincent School as well as St. Vincent Parish since 1950.  For more information, please click here.

After School programs: CYT and Paint Box Art Studio are both gearing up for their fall programs. See Mr. Stutz’s weekly information for more details or visit Paintboxartstudio.com  or https://www.cytsandiego.org/classes/St-Vincent/597.

School Uniform Code: Please see last year’s Parent-Student Handbook & Calendar or go to the St. Vincent School website at www.svscatholic.org/parent-community/  and click on the Land’s End link. If your child’s uniform is still on order or you are unable to find something on the supply list, please send me a note ASAP.

Uniform Exchange: Please note this corrected information: The Uniform Exchange (with both used and new uniforms) will be open for business near Mercy Hall at the end of the K/6-8 Back to School Night. Please stop by and see if you can save yourself some money! First come, first served. Used items are $5, new items will be priced at up to 50% off. Uniform items can also be exchanged for donation items which are in good shape. Hope to see you there!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Monday, August 26: first full day, regular school uniform, lunch program begins

Wednesday, August 28: Back to School Night, 6p

Monday, September 2:  School Closed – Labor Day

Friday, September 6: 12n Dismissal (Faculty Meeting); catalog fundraising orders due

Tuesday, September 10: 6th Grade Hot Lunch

Wednesday, September 11: PTG meeting (6p Social, 6:30p Meeting)

Friday, September 13: 12n Dismissal; 5p – 9p Back to School BBQ

Sunday, September 15: Legacy of Our Sisters of Mercy (Mass 10:30a, Luncheon 12:30p)