Weekly Newsletter

May14,2017 FromthePrincipal’sDesk

Happy Mother’s Day!

Thank you to all of our parents for a wonderful Teacher Appreciation Week. We started the week with an amazing Monday morning breakfast.

Our parents of PK, K, Grades 1 & 2, provided our delicious Hawaiian Luncheon on Wednesday! We are so grateful for your thoughtfulness and support!

History Fair – State Competition – May 8 & 9

GabriellaRyan,AlexaSanJuan,andJennaVenditti,weremembersoftheManateeCountyHistoryTeam.

JennaVendittiwasthewinneroftheOutstandingCountyAwardattheStateHistoryFairinTallahassee.

Thank you to our Volunteers during the Postal Food Drive

on Saturday!

Thank you for helping us collect beans and rice. Everything was

delivered to Stillpoint, to assist the needy families in our area who receive assistance and support.

Hot Lunch

Tropicana Speech Contest

OnMay10th,ourstudentsparticipatedintheTropicanaSpeechcontestforGrades4,5,and6.Classroomcontestantspreparedspeechestocompeteintheschoollevelcompetition.

Forthe4thand5thgradecompetition,LaneKolbereceivedthefirstplaceawardandwillmoveontotheCountycompetition,May20th.ElizabethAustinachievedsecondplace,andSavannahHrubarof5thgradecameinthird.HannahFergusonwonfirstplaceforthesixthgradecompetitionandwillcompeteattheCountylevel.RobertDesjardinswonsecondplace,andNicoCurciwonthirdplace.Thecontentandideasofthespeecheswereuniqueandcreative.Congratulationstoall!

Willy Wonka, Jr.

Thank you to Kira Gaillard and Dean Klabik for directing this year’s Spring musical. (Please see the album on our website for more photos: www.sjsfl.org

Invention Convention Mrs. Ferguson’s third grade class created inventions to make life easier. They researched a problem, created a proto-type, and developed a marketing plan. On Friday afternoon, they presented their ideas to a team of judges. It was difficult for the judges to decide the winners because of the quality of the inventions and the presentations. (Check out our school website for more photos!)

Invention Convention Winners:

1stPlace-KayaHogue-LapTopWorkTopSophiaIerullI-HoneyPop-N-MedHolder 2ndPlace-MatthewAndrade-RetractableWatch3rdPlace-AbrahamBurek-Illuma-LadderHonorablemention-CamdenLawrence-BabyTalkPeople'sChoice-MadisonOgline-MemoBracelet

Emerson Point Field Trip

OurthirdgradershadabusyScienceweek!Mrs.FergusonandherclasstookatriptoEmersonPointtodipnetaspartofamarinebiologycatch,identify,andrelease,program.

Check out our school website for additional photos!

Congratulations to our SJCS Student and Their Families!

Congratulations to our St. Joseph Catholic School students who received their First Holy Communion with their parish communities. Now begins a lifetime of drawing closer to Jesus through his Presence in the Eucharist! Many thanks to Mrs. Goethe, Mr. Michael John, Mrs. Mary Ellen Tavernier, and the catechists in the parish preparation programs. Our students who received First Communion are members of the following parishes: Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Finn Norton Sacred Heart Bendli Thony SS. Peter and Paul Katey Priest St. Joseph Ryli Bautista Serafina Colonneso Anthony Costello Triston Cassidy Kimberly Grana-Pumarol Elli Heina Cristina Peterson Max Powers Valerie Rettig Karol Garland Soleil Rojas-Rivera Gabriella Salgado

Mother-Son Mini Golf at Smugglers Cove

Thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Grieneisen and our many volunteers who organized the Mother-Son Mini Golf Event. (More photos are on our website)

Important Dates & Events

May 16 8:15 am - National Junior Honor Society Induction May 16 6:00 pm Sports Banquet May 19 9:00 am 8th Grade Graduation May 19 3:15 pm Odyssey 2018 Information Meeting – St. Joseph Room May 19 Rays Private School Night - Tampa Bay vs. New York Yankees May 25 6:00 – 8:00 pm Skating Party – Astro Skate May 26 Last Day of School – 8:00 am Mass – Noon Dismissal May 30 – June 2 Epic Summer Camp (Contact Coach Kolbe) June 5 – 9 Title I Science Camp (Registration Closed) June 12 – 15 Science Camp (Contact Mrs. Hernandez) June 26 – 30 Bible School Camp (Contact Mr. Michael John) August 10 School Resumes

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

Monday3:00pm IntermediateGuitar3:15pmGardenClub3:00pmIrishDance3:00pm JuniorLegionofMary3:00pmViolin

Tuesday3:00pm ChorusPractice(GraceNotes)6:00pmSportsBanquet

Wednesday 8:00amChorusPractice3:00pm BeginningGuitar

Thursday3:00pmIntermediateGuitar3:00pmChorusPractice(Advanced)

Friday9:00amGraduationMass&Awards3:15pmOdyssey2018InformationMeetingRaysPrivateSchoolNight

SPORTS ACTIVITIES

Sports Banquet May 16

ContactCoachKolbeformoreinformation.