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Home and School Newsletter
Our St. Thomas Spirit
St. Thomas the Apostle School
March 2, 2015 Issue 24
GodSpell continued…..
Many people have been asking us: 'So, what's next?' We
are happy to announce that we will be performing a one-
act play during the Spring Arts Festival in early
May. A one-act play has no music, minimal sets and
usually has a smaller cast. We will invite our 5th-7th
grade TAP members to participate in this play. We will
also continue to hold regular TAP meetings monthly on
Mondays for all TAP members. New members are
always welcome!!! We also hope to hold a theatre camp
over the summer and are working with Mr. Keeley on
plans for next year. Stay tuned and keep dreaming!!
Mrs. Boyce and Mrs. Medici
Thank you to Jen Medici and Tara Boyce for dedicating so much time and creativity in establishing our Theater Arts Program at St. Thomas. Congratulations on the amazing production of GodSpell Jr! We look forward to the future of TAPs.
CONGRATS GODSPELL JR.!!! We are so proud of all of our TAP
members. Whether you were a Godspell Jr. cast
member, on stage crew, or set design, each and
every one of you brought dedication and energy to
the task. Thank you for all your hard work and
creativity!
Reminders!!! 3 more months of SCRIP!! We are working towards our $10,000 goal! Please consider purchasing a few cards at face value. We are in the school lobby every Friday morning from 8:30 to 11am. Orders are also placed every Monday from www.shopwithscrip.com! The St. Thomas Gala is this Saturday, March 7th at the Concordeville Inn! It is a fun night and a great way to support our St. Thomas Community. For tickets please go to the St. Thomas Website at www.stthomastheapostle.net.
Don’t Forget!!!!!!!!
Click on the left menu of our website www.sthomastheapostle.net. It will direct you to the amazon site. STA receives a portion of the profit when you do this!
Pres: Jen Anthony [email protected]
VP: Jen Hartman, [email protected]
Secretary: Jen Medici, [email protected]
PreSchool/K Jen Colvin, [email protected] 1
st/2
nd Alicia Murphy [email protected]
3rd
/4th
Kim Dougherty [email protected] 5
th/6
th Diane Quercetti [email protected]
7th
/8th
Michele Louden [email protected]
Home and School Newsletter Page 2
Officers/Contacts: STA Sports
STA JV Boys A Team
Congrats to our 8th grade basketball players who played their last game as a Knight last Sunday evening. What an amazing season ladies….Jordan Gallagher, Jen Olsen, Maggie Udovich, Molly Di Carlo and Kate Olsen.
1. 2.
Alumni Corner: Joey Mitcheli
STA’11, Hugh O’Neil STA’11 and Chris
Fedena STA’11
Did you know that St. Thomas the Apostle CYO fields High School Basketball Teams? Our very own Mr. S along with Coach O’Neil are the coaches of the Varsity Senior Boys team that has completed a perfect 16-0 season and are the Region 30 Champions!!! 3 STA Alumni, class of 2011, are on this team: Joey Mitcheli, Hugh O’Neil and Chris Fedena. Congratulations boys and coaches on a great season!
Congrats to our JV Boys A Team for winning the Gabe Bolla Tournament! What an amazing season!!
Congratulations to JV Boys B Team players Tommy Orndorff and Nate Brenner for their team’s undefeated season!!! WAY TO GO!!!!!!
Third Grade Field Trip!
Our third grade class took a trip to Lankenau Hospital to see first hand a lot of what they are learning about the human body! Matthew Malloy is being “prepped for digestive surgery” in this picture! The kids had a great time hearing about medicine and science by the staff at the hospital!
Beginning on February 18th the National Junior Honor Society will be collecting donations to send to the troops in Kuwait. Below is the list of items/supplies each grade is asked to contribute. The collection will end March 4th. Please send items into the homerooms. Pre-K: dental floss (single or pack) Kindergarten: packs of tissues 1st Grade: toothpaste 2nd Grade: toothbrushes 3rd Grade: Chapstick 4th Grade: gum and/or hard candy (no chocolate) 5th Grade: deodorant 6th Grade: paper notepad and pens 7th Grade: individual drink mix packets 8th Grade: snacks and granola bars (no chocolate ex. of snacks: peanut butter crackers, individual trail mix packets, individual packs of nuts) NJHS: beef jerky
Dear Parents,
It has been a great two years as President of the Home & School Association. We
have seen our school grow and thrive. One of the reasons for our success is the
involvement of each of us in our school. The more people we have involved, the
more great ideas and solutions we are able to develop.
We are embarking on another opportunity for you to continue to or start becoming
active in your child's education and our school. Elections for the 2015-2017 Home
& School Board will take place in April this year. We are looking for individuals who
would be interested in running for the various Officer positions. With this letter is a
brief description of each elected positions's duties and a nomination form. Please
take a few minutes to nominate someone (including yourself) for each position. I
have also included the name ofthe current Officer with their contact information in
case you have questions about what the position entails.
Please consider carefully running for a position. Every great thing that has
happened through the Home & School Association was because people stepped up
with great talents and ideas. You may read this letter and feel that you couldn't
possibly have anything to contribute. From my experiences over the past two
years, I have seen every individual who has stepped up and volunteer provide a
unique contribution that really does help our school grow and thrive.
Nomination forms should be completed no later than March 23, 2015. Completed
forms should be stapled closed or placed in a sealed envelope and labeled H&S
nominations. Results will be compiled, and all nominees contacted to confirm
willingness to run for a position. Election ballots will be sent out Monday, April 6,
2015.
Thank you in advance for taking time to nominate yourself or another talented STA
parent.
Jennifer Anthony
Home & School Association President
2015 -2017 Home and School Officer Nomination Form
*** Feel free to nominate multiple candidates for any/all positions***
1. President – duties include presiding over Association and Board meetings,
preparing meeting agendas, meeting monthly with Principal, holding office for two
years and remaining on H&S Board as advisor for one year after two-year term.
Current President - Jennifer Anthony ([email protected])
I nominate:
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
2. Vice President – duties include performing those of the President when
he/she is absent, acting as liaison between Delegates and President/Board to
address current issues needing resolution, find Committee Head replacement in the
event he/she cannot find one upon resignation and remain on H&S Board as an
advisor for one year after two year term of office. Vice-President is also responsible
for Home & School update in weekly electronic envelope.
Current Vice-President - Jen Hartman ([email protected])
I nominate:
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
3. Secretary – duties include keeping minutes at meetings and submitting
them to Board for approval and to the school-wide weekly electronic mail, as well
as holding office for a two-year term.
Current Secretary - Jen Medici ([email protected])
I nominate:
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
4. Delegates – one delegate from each grade group. Delegate duties include
acting as advocates and lines of communication for parents in their assigned grades
and reporting any issues needing attention to the Vice President, planning at least
two grades-specific socials per school year for their assigned grade level, and
holding office for a two-year term. Delegates must also update Home & School
Board on grade activities at each meeting. Once every trimester (3 times per year)
they must submit an article & picture for the H&S weekly update and meet with Mr.
Keeley to discuss grade activities. May not hold two consecutive terms for any
specific grade grouping, but may run again after two years for another grade group.
I nominate:
PreK & K - Current Delegate - Jenn Colvin ([email protected])
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
1st & 2nd grades - Current Delegate - Alicia Murphy ([email protected])
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
3rd & 4th grades - Current Delegate - Kim Dougherty ([email protected])
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
5th & 6th grades - Current Delegate - Diane Quercetti ([email protected])
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
7th & 8th grades - Current Delegate - Michele Louden ([email protected])
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
Please include any comments or suggestions. Your feedback is important to
improving the process! Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to help our
school.
STA Home & School Association
March Means Dessert Bonus Days from
Market Day to have in time for Easter!!!
Check out these promotions for March:
New Items – Orange Creamsicle Pie, Peach Supreme Pie and Spiral Sliced Ham
Dessert Bonus Days – The more desserts purchased the more St. Thomas earns. Choose from a variety of desserts such as Lemon Supreme, Turtle Cheesecake, French Silk Pie, Classic Apple Pie and many others.
Free 4 Pack of ChicNSteakes – Receive a 4 pack of ChicNSteakes when you place an order online of $90 or more. Use Promo Code: MARBONUS
Freequent Buyer – Receive a set of Collapsible Storage Bowls when you make 2 purchases of $40 or more between February and April. Then place a third order in May of $40 or more to receive this set of bowls.
Please Note – The Market Day Program at St. Thomas has been merged with St. Francis DeSales in Lenni. St. Thomas receives 100% of the profit from orders placed by St. Thomas customers. We will follow St. Francis’s sale schedule and orders will be picked up at St. Francis in the Fieldhouse. Use Account Number 14089. St. Francis is located at 39 New Road, Lenni, PA.
Orders are due by Monday, March 16th @ 11:00PM CST and can be picked up at St.
Francis in the Fieldhouse on Monday, March 23th from 5:00-6:00PM.
It’s easy to order Market Day items. Just go to either their website www.marketday.com or follow the link on the St. Thomas the Apostle School website. Enter account #14089
Any questions, please contact Lori Cellucci @ 610-558-1045. See you at Market Day.
Market Day now offers 20 Gluten Free and 53 Peanut Free items
Well it is that time of year again…TALENT SHOW! Last year was our first performance in the new gym with our rented stage and it was a huge success! This year we will do it again! The show will be in the new gym on Friday April 17th at 7pm. We are looking forward to another great show!!
AUDITIONS: Auditions for grades K-8 will be held Thursday March 12th in the old gym. Auditions are for the purpose of checking content, length and appropriateness of the acts. All acts must not exceed 2 minutes in length and music must be provided. Performers can be in a total of two acts. IMORTANT NEW INFO: This year, BEFORE auditions, we are asking each act to sign up on www.timetosignup.com/stavolunteers for a time slot. We will use the sign up sheet as our guide for the auditions, so sign up now for an early spot. If it is a group act, only use one person’s name from the group and type group next to their name. If it is a solo act, please put the performer’s name and solo next to their name on the time to sign up. This step is in addition to the permission form, please return the form by March 11th. Also, we have asked the cast of Godspell to perform a song from the show. If you were in Godspell, this performance does not count as one of your acts.
PRACTICES: Practices will be held on Thursdays after school in the old gym starting March 19th. Every child/act in grade K-5 needs an adult supervisor with them during practices. If they do not, we will send them to CARES until someone can accompany them to practices. Please be sure they have a note for their teacher that they are staying for practices and auditions.
PARTICIPATION FEE: Once again we are charging a $5.00 participation fee per child. Please note this is per child, NOT per act. Please send in fee with permission form.
Thank you for your continued support! If you have any questions please contact Maria at [email protected]
Happy Practicing! The Talent Show Crew
Talent Show Permission Form and Participation Fee
By signing this permission form, I agree to the following rules of the Talent Show.
1. All acts must be a maximum of 2 minutes in length, unless otherwise approved by committee.
2. All acts must contain appropriate content and music and are subject to approval by committee.
3. Each child can be in a maximum of 2 acts. 4. I understand that if my child is in grade K-5, adult supervision is required. 5. Appropriate behavior is expected of all children during practices and show. 6. Music is required in CD form by the first practice. 7. I agree to pay the $5 participation fee per child.
Name of Child:
Parent’s email address:
Act #1:
Act #2:
Please list names of people in group:
**Remember to sign up for a time slot for auditions on timetosignup.com** Please enclose the $5.00 participation fee for your child with the permission form and return form and fee in an envelope marked “Talent Show” by March 11th. Thank you!
Parent Signature:
Did you know that March is
YOUTH ART MONTH?
Youth Art Month is a month of promoting art
and art education in the United States.
I want to personally thank you for your support of the arts at St. Thomas. Without your generosity and enthusiasm we would not have the program
that we do today!
I also want to take the time to encourage you, as a parent/guardian, to continue to inspire creativity at home! Please feel free to use the attached
calendar of art activities to inspire art making throughout the month of March!
Warm regards, Miss Moesta
By the way… MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The second annual STA Arts Festival will take place on Monday, May 4
th!
More information to follow.
YAM ACTIVITIES CALENDAR SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 What does art mean
to you? Create a drawing/sculpture/
painting that illustrates your idea of
art!
2
Be an illustrator! Illustrate your favorite story.
3 Create a self-portrait of the
future! What will you look like in 50
years?
4
Go outside! Create art in
nature!
5
Build a Lego castle.
6 Draw a picture with your eyes
closed.
7
Paint your own pottery at a local
studio.
8 Learn about a new
artist, create an artwork in the same
style!
9
Create a drawing without picking up
your pencil!
10
Make a paper plate mask.
11 Use old magazine images to create a collage!
12 Create a painting
without paint.
13 Use the
computer/iPad to create a drawing.
14
Create your own art museum.
15 Where do you see art in church? Create a
religious themed artwork.
16 Make a paper towel
tube sculpture!
17
Design a new mascot for St.
Thomas.
18 Listen to your favorite song. Illustrate the
sounds that you hear!
19 Create a play doh
creature.
20 Designate an art teacher! Have
art class at home!
21 Carry a
sketchbook with you today, draw
something at every place you
visit.
22
Visit an art supply store and become
inspired!
23
Make a food sculpture!
24
Draw a picture with your non-
dominant hand.
25
Finger-paint!
26 Make a sculpture
out of drinking straws!
27 Make “clothes”
out of unconventional materials! Have a fashion show!
28 Visit a local art
museum, choose your favorite artwork and recreate it!
29
Cover a table with paper and paint with
pudding!
30 Raid the recycle bin – Create a sculpture out of the materials
you find!
31 Find a picture, cut it in half, draw the
missing half!
Dear Parents,
These are the years to remember and we want to help by
offering you the opportunity to purchase the 2015 Saint Thomas
the Apostle yearbook. The eighth grade class does a tremendous
job in creating a book of memories in full color. The cost of
this work of art is $25 per book.
To place your order, complete the form below. Place the order
form and your payment, cash or check made out to St. Thomas the
Apostle in an envelope marked “Yearbook”.
Return the envelope to school by February 27, 2015.
Thank you,
The Yearbook Staff
I would like to order _________ yearbook(s) for my child(ren) in the
following grade(s). I am enclosing $__________ at $25 per yearbook.
Student_________________________ Grade_____________
Student_________________________ Grade______________
Student_________________________ Grade_______________
Student_________________________ Grade_______________