Bishop Hoffman Catholic School October Monthly Newsletter Visit us at www.bishop-hoffman.net September 28, 2017
No. 3
October Calendar Sunday, October 1
October 2-13 Wednesday, October 4 Thursday, October 5 Sunday, October 16-21 Thursday, October 12 Monday, October 16 Wednesday, October 18 Monday, October 23 ` Friday, October 27
Grade 7 SH Confirmation Meeting for Parents and Candidates 12:15-1:15 Grade 8 8th grade Confirmation Enrollment-Sacred Heart only 11:00 mass ACRE Religion Assessment, Grades 5, 8 and 12 Blessing of the animals-2:30 p.m. Sacred Heart Campus SH Grandparent Day Celebration – 8:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Book Fair Begins Cookie Dough Delivery at St. Joe’s small gym 4 year old Preschool field trip to Jason’s Pumpkin Patch First Reconciliation Parent Meeting 6:30 p.m. Sacred Heart only Fire Fighter Phil presentation at 1:00 p.m. END OF FIRST QUARTER-Last Day for shorts
Blessing of the Animals On Wednesday, October 4th at 2:30, please come with your pets (on leashes) for this special blessing by Father Nathan. Parents bringing pets will be able to take their child(ren) home following the blessing; please sign out with your child’s teacher. All others will be dismissed as usual. If your child is unable to bring a pet they can draw a picture of their pet or bring in a photo. PLEASE MEET YOUR CHILD ON THE GRASS IN FRONT OF CHURCH, not in the classroom. All are welcome!
Coming in October-Grandparents Day Mark your calendars for Grandparents/Grandfriends Day being held at Sacred Heart Campus on Thursday, October 5th from 8:45-11:00 a.m. *Please see enclosed flyer.
Veteran’s Day Please see the information enclosed in this family envelope, giving details on creating a brick for our Veterans’ Wall to be displayed on November 8th at our Veteran’s Day Assembly. . Cardstock is enclosed to use for the Veteran’s brick. Please return your brick to school by November 3rd, 2017. If you need another brick, please have your child let his/her teacher know.
Playground Monitor Sacred Heart Campus is currently looking to hire a Playground Monitor. The hours will be from 12:00 -1:00 p.m., every school day. The pay is $9.00 per hour. If you or anyone you know may be interested in applying, please call the school office at 419-332-7102. If the job is not filled, we will have to ask teachers to monitor the playground. Thank you in advance for considering this job.
Changes Please notify the school office right away if you have a change in address or a phone number. It is very important that we have your current information on file. Thank you for taking care of this.
Cookie Dough Information Delivery date for the cookie dough will be October 12th from 2:30-5:30 p.m. in the St. Joe small gym.
If you cannot pick up your cookie dough at the specified time, please have someone else do so. Thank you to all the families who participated in this PTO fundraiser!! Classes with 100% participation will win an ice cream and movie party.
Coming in October Mark your calendars for Grandparents/Grandfriends Day. Sacred Heart Campus will be held on Thursday, October 5th from 8:45-11:00 a.m.
Red Ribbon Week Monday, October 23rd will begin our county-wide Red Ribbon Week. Our school counselor, Ms. Tiffany Bilbrey will be sending home the daily events for that week soon.
Parent Signatures Throughout the school year, we often send papers home that require parent signatures. It is very helpful to teachers and the school office to be able to recognize these signatures. Using initials or curly “Q” signatures make` it difficult to figure out who the paper belongs to. We only ask for parent signatures when it is important, we appreciate it when we can recognize the signature. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
Virtues in Practice As a school system, BHCS, with the recommendation from the BHCS Catholic Identity Committee has adopted the Virtues in Practice program for children in grades pre-kindergarten through eight to see our students grow in virtues and see the virtues as concrete expressions of their Catholic faith. It is set up in such a way that a whole school studies the same virtue each month, to provide a whole-school (and at home, whole-family) focus. The program covers 27 virtues over a three-year cycle. These three years emphasize and are named for the three theological virtues. The YEAR OF FAITH focuses on Catholic devotions and the idea the “faith works” (Gal 5:6), by a school-wide emphasis on service projects. (Last year) The YEAR OF HOPE emphasizes study skills, because in order to fulfill God’s plan for our lives we need to develop the talents He has given to us. (This year) The YEAR OF CHARITY emphasizes community, particularly in regard to students’ interactions with one another, because “he who does not love the brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen” (1Jn 4:20). (Next year)
We will be working on the YEAR OF HOPE this year. Since parents are the primary educators of their children, Virtues in Practice respects their role by placing individualized conversations about a child’s character in the care of the parent. Home projects are not meant to dictate the role of a parent. Parents may choose to create their own project for any month, or may use the suggested list of projects provided as a resource. Virtues in Practice is most effective when parents model the virtue of the month, make references to it, or even choose to do one of the projects themselves. Our school will send home a form each month along with a list of projects. We will be tying our Christian Living Award to the Virtue of the Month. We are now in our second year. For the month of October the virtue is Studiousness. Attached to this newsletter is a home project for the month of October and the Home Project Sheet for the parent to sign and return at the end of the month. Good luck on this month of modeling for your child STUDIOUSNESS.
Volunteer Requirements This is a reminder to all school volunteers that you must meet and complete all 3 requirements in order to volunteer. This includes room parents, fieldtrip drivers, cafeteria, reading buddies, classroom helpers, etc. Volunteer requirements are included in this week’s family envelope.
Jeans Pass Anyone who sold 10 items or more for the Cookie Dough Fundraiser will receive a Pass for a week of Jeans Day. This jeans week will run from October 16th-20th. Students will receive their passes soon.
2017-18 Parent/Teacher Conferences This school year, conferences at Sacred Heart Campus will be Monday, November 13th and Tuesday, November 14th from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Again, we will be using Sign Up Genius to schedule conferences. Please go to the BHCS website at www.bishop-hoffman.net and click on the Sign Up Genius button for Sacred Heart Campus. This will take you to the website for you to finish the sign-up process. We will notify you when this scheduling is available.
First Reconciliation Meeting Sacred Heart Parish will have a First Reconciliation Meeting on Wednesday, October 19 th starting with mass at 6:30 p.m. This parent meeting will follow mass. Please note that this meeting is for Parents only.
Labeling We are asking once again to please put your child’s name on their belongings; this includes lunch boxes and especially their BHCS red fleeces/sweatshirt. Please feel free to stop in the school office to check out our “Lost and Found” box.
Picture Re-Take Day Wednesday, November 1st is picture re-take day. Any students having their picture re-taken will need to return their original package to hand to the photographer. Fall pictures are taken in uniform. If your child was absent on the original day of pictures, please send them with their picture envelope. If you need another envelope, please let the office know.
PTO Please add to your calendar the next PTO meeting that will take place on Monday, October 16th at 7:00 p.m. in SJCC media center.
Halloweeen Costumes/Parties On Friday, October 27th, Sacred Heart Campus will hold their annual Halloween parade beginning at 2:45 p.m. Students in Grades K-6 will change into their costumes after lunch. Violent costumes and/or weapons are NOT permitted. Halloween festivities planned by homeroom parents will take place at 2:00 p.m.
Cookie Dough Assembly Also taking place on Friday, October 27th. is the prize assembly for the Cookie Dough Fundraiser. This short assembly will take place at 1:30 p.m. After the assembly the Halloween festivities will begin in the classrooms.
Taken From a Recent Newspaper Article Instill morals into today’s youth Recently, I was going through papers in my desk drawer when I came across this interesting “Drug Problem” commentary. I had a drug problem when I was young. I was drug to church on Sunday morning. I was drug to church for weddings and funerals. I was drug to family reunions, no matter the weather. I was drug to the bus stop to go to school. I was drug by my ears when I was disrespectful to adults and teachers. I was also drug to the wood shed when I disobeyed my parents. Those drugs are still in my veins and they affect by behavior in everything I do, say, and think. They are stronger than cocaine, crack or heroin, and if today’s children had this kind of drug problem, America might be a better place. Marie A. Terry Grand Rapids, Ohio