Saint Joseph Catholic School Newsletter S U M M E R 2 0 1 5 SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: Brevard County Catholic Schools Art Show Academic Bowl 2015 Honor Roll VBS 2015 Graduation 2015 2015-2016 School Start Open House Tuesday, August 11, 2015 1:30-3:00pm Stop by to meet your new teacher, see your new classroom and drop off your school supplies. Make sure you pick up your parent package from your oldest child s class. It contains paperwork that must be filled out and returned on the first day of school. Supply Sales Tuesday, August 11, 2015 1:00-3:30pm Purchase the supplies needed for the 2015-2016 School Year. The supply lists that were sent home have a list of items that are to be purchased at the school. These items will be available this day. Uniform Sales Friday, July 17, 2015 1:00pm - 6:00pm Sir Walter Uniforms will be on campus to sell uniforms for the 2015-2016 School Year. Having this earlier date will allow for special orders to be in before the start of school. School Start Date Wednesday, August 12, 2015 (early dismissal) General Parent Meeting Wednesday, August 19, 2015 6:15-9:00pm There is a mandatory parent meeting scheduled for the above date. The meeting will start with parents visiting the elementary grades to meet the teacher. All grades will then meet in the cafeteria for a general meeting. The evening will complete with the parents of middle schoolers meeting with the middle school teachers. New Parent Social & Orientation Monday, August 17, 2015 6:00pm New parents are invited to join us in the Library for a meet and greet. Following the social, parents will meet in Room 201 for orientation.
PAGE 2 Brevard County Art Show First Place Winner, Josh Lazan On March 20, 2015 the Catholic Schools of Brevard County participated in the annual Art Show at St. Teresa Catholic School in Titusville. Each Grade from Kindergarten through Grade 8 were represented in a combination of 2D and 3D works of art. Our Winners included: Morgan Cowden... 3 rd Place... 3D Josh Lazan... 1 st Place... 2D (2 nd & 3 rd ) Bryson Wiley... 2 nd Place... 2D (4 th & 5 th )... 2 nd Place... 2D (6 th - 8 th ) Brieanna Withrow.. Honorable Mention... 2D (4 th & 5 th ) Austin Tippman... Honorable Mention... 2D (6 th - 8 th ) Par cipants included: Kindergarten: Jackson Brown, Ada Almeter, Isabella Horan, Morgan Cowden Grade 1: Olivia Ziarno, Owen Johnson Grade 2: Addyson Turba, Zakaria Ahmed Grade 3: Josh Lazan, Andrew Turner, Reagan Noble Grade 4: Brieanna Withrow, Ma hew Maze, Michael Stallings Grade 5: Mason McCormack, Bryson Wiley Grade 6: Noah Schneider, Aus n Tippmann, Ashlynn Harden Grade 7: Alisa Campbell, Grade 8: Amy Wright, Isaac Agron, Saryn Converse SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
PAGE 3 Honor Roll - Third Trimester Principal s Award Awarded to a student who has achieved a grade of 94 or higher in all subjects. Students must have a P or DP in Music, Art and PE (and Spanish if applicable). In addition, for each subject, the student may have no 3 s for any Behaviors of Learners. William Almeter Zoey Cook Anthony Dambek Sarah Gonzalez Mason McCormack Melodie Nasr Emma Turba Sabrina Barella Kathryn Carrick First Honors Awarded to a student who has achieved a grade of 90 or higher in all subjects. Students must have a P or DP in Music, Art and PE (and Spanish if applicable). In addition, for each subject, the student may have no 3 s for any Behaviors of Learners. Jean-Paul Ay Colt Campbell James Davis Sarah Davis Finley Duong Jake Facciobene Lauren Foster Michaela Gardunia Kamryn Gies Dominic Herrera Andrea Infante Kathryn Johnson Kimara Longchamp Kailyn Marold Elizabeth McLachlan Khushi Patel Connor Perry Madeline Pesi Thomas Ribnicky Nataly Romero Ricardo Romero Cailé Shields Joseph Stokes Chloe Tesnow Rachel Thomas Joshua Titus Jaime Vargas Brieanna Withrow Benjamin Yost Second Honors Awarded to a student who has achieved a grade of 85 or higher in all subjects. Students must have a P or DP in Music, Art and PE (and Spanish if applicable). In addition, for each subject, the student may have no 3 s for any Behaviors of Learners. Angelina Agron Alisa Campbell Bailey Cowden Brooke Johnson Lintonia Kapas Armon Kermani Joshua Lazan Claire Lockhart Alexandra Merceron Benjamin Peña Colby Sandberg Noah Schneider Austin Tippmann Andrew Turner Jennifer Volk Summer Academics Summer Reading Expectations There are no specific summer reading assignments for this year, but just because there is no assignment doesn t mean your child should not be reading. Each teacher has prepared Summer Reading Expectations for your child and several of the grade levels have included a reading log for your child to keep track of the books they have read. Reading logs can be found in your child s summer assignment on our website. Summer Math Expectations Students in grades 1 through 5 have IXL Math expectations for the summer as was sent home in your child s Report Card. Students entering grades 6 through 8 have required math worksheets to complete. If you have misplaced your worksheets, new ones can be found on our website under the Parent heading.
PAGE 4 Avid Reader Awards At the awards ceremony on the last day of school, select students were given the Avid Reader Award. This award, which consists of a certificate and a $10.00 gift card to Barnes & Noble, is given to students that either earned the most points earned/tests passed/words read in the Scholastic Reading Counts program or showed the greatest improvement in the Scholastic Reading Inventory program. Grade 3 William Almeter Sarah Gonzalez Joshua Lazan Grade 4 Alex Dunning Ian Herrera Melodie Nasr Grade 5 Veronica Devinney Elizabeth McLachlan Gabriela Rodriguez Grade 6 Marcus Faniel Noah Schneider Grade 7 Christopher Faniel Benjamin Yost Perfect Attendance 2015 Congratulations to the following students that did not miss a single day in the 2014-2015 School Year. The following students attended every day with no unexcused tardies. Jean-Paul Ay Sarah Gonzalez Keara Hernandez Kimberly Lepri Khushi Patel Benjamin Peña Joshua Titus Jenny Volk Benjamin Yost SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
Principal s Award 2014-2015 Year End Average PAGE 5 Sabrina Barella Kathryn Carrick Zoey Cook James Davis Sarah Davis Kamryn Gies Sarah Gonzalez Melodie Nasr Rachel Thomas Emma Turba Graduation 2015 We said good-bye to our graduating Eighth Graders on May 27, 2015 in a beautiful ceremony followed by reception in the Parish Center. We would like to thank seventh grade volunteers for all the time and creativity that they put into the reception. Special Awards Rotary Honor Roll Outstanding Student Award went to Rachel Thomas. Sarah Davis is this year s Salutatorian. This year s Valedictorian is Rachel Thomas. Class Awards At graduation, one Class Award is presented for each subject of study. Each graduating 8 th grader who wins a class award receives a $15 Barnes & Noble gift card. These are sponsored by Saint Joseph s School Board. This year s recipients are: Religion... Joshua Titus English Language Arts...Chloe Tesnow Math... Ricardo Romero Science... Benjamin Peña Physical Education... Natalie Elie Art... Amy Wright Music... Al-laurie Longchamp Spanish... Andrea Infante Social Studies... Jean-Paul Ay Outstanding Christian Award... Joshua Titus Principal s Award of Excellence... Rachel Thomas Scholarships Each year scholarships are awarded to students who are planning on attending Melbourne Central Catholic in the fall. This year s recipients are: Knights of Columbus and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Palm Bay Chapter #7408 awarded $500 each to Jean-Paul Ay and Noel Acosta. The National Junior Honor Society awarded $500 to Kendra Cook. The St. Joseph Student Council Spirit of Saint Joseph Scholarship awarded $500 to Claire Lockhart. Student Council and NJHS merged funds to create the St. Joseph Excelsior Scholarship and awarded $500 to Chloe Tesnow. The James M. Berkery III & Anthony Berkery Scholarship in memory of Anthony Berkery and his father, James, sponsored by the Berkery family, awarded $1000 to Rachel Thomas. The Pastor s Scholarship was awarded to Benjamin Peña. Lourdes Ridyard Scholarship awarded $500 to Elio Ortiz.
PAGE 6 Academic Bowl 2015 SJCS Par cipants On Friday, April 24, students from our 6 th, 7 th and 8 th grades participated in an Academic Bowl at Melbourne Central Catholic against other Catholic Schools in Brevard County. All of the Catholic Schools in the county were represented: Saint Joseph, Our Lady of Lourdes, Ascension, Holy Name of Jesus, Our Savior, St. Teresa, St. Mary and Divine Mercy. Our students faired well at the competition. Grade 6 Noah Schneider... 2 nd in Science 3 rd in On-site Drawing Kimberly Lepri... 3 rd in Poetry Interpretation Joseph Stokes... 3 rd in Catholic Theology Grade 7 Ben Yost 3 rd in Calculator Applications 3 rd in Mathematics 1 st in Number Sense Devin Keefer... 1 st in Maps, Charts & Diagrams Alisa Campbell... 1 st in Prose Interpretation... 2 nd in Science 3 rd in Original Oratory Colby Sandberg... 3 rd in Number Sense Sabrina Barella... 3 rd in Science Grade 8 Claire Lockhart... 1 st in Music Memory Rachel Thomas 2 nd in Original Oratory Sarah Davis... 3 rd in Catholic Theology Ben Peña... 3 rd in Number Sense SAINT JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
PAGE 7 School Day Arrival and Dismissal Procedures Morning procedures 7:30-7:45 Students arriving are dropped at the Parish Hall 7:45 Gates and homerooms are open; Students in the Parish Center are escorted to homerooms 7:45-8:00 Arriving students report directly to their homerooms After 8:00 Students are late and must first report to the office for a pass VPK Dismissal 11:00 Students enrolled in VPK Only and 3 year olds that are enrolled to 11:00 are picked up by parents at the gate 12:00 Students with wrap hours go to lunch 12:30 Students with wrap hour only to 12:30 are dismissed from room 309 Students with wrap hours to 2:45 follow the Regular Dismissal Procedures (see below) Regular Dismissal Procedures 2:45-3:00 Students in grades PK (with 2:45 wrap hours) through 4 who DO NOT have siblings in grades 5-8 dismiss from the gates in front of Building 300 Students with siblings in grades 5-8 will be collected from Building 200 and escorted to Building 300 to meet up with siblings Remaining students are sent to After Care 3:00-3:15 Students and their younger siblings are dismissed in front of Building 300 3:15 Students remaining are sent to After Care 3:15-6:00 Students can be signed out of After Care from room 309 Early Dismissal Procedures 11:00 Students enrolled in VPK Only and 3 year olds that are enrolled to 11:00 are picked up by parents at the gate 11:45-12:00 Students in grades PK (with 12:30 & 2:45 wrap hours) through 4 who DO NOT have siblings in grades 5-8 dismiss from the gates in front of Building 300 Students with siblings in grades 5-8 will be collected from Building 200 and escorted to Building 300 to meet up with siblings Remaining students are sent to After Care 12:00-12:15 Students and their younger siblings are dismissed in front of Building 300 12:15 Students remaining are sent to After Care 12:15-6:00 Students can be signed out of After Care from room 309
5320 Babcock Street NE Palm Bay, Florida 32905 Phone: 321-723-8866 Fax: 321-727-1181 E-mail: office@st-joe.org Website: www.st-joe-school.org Mission Statement Saint Joseph Catholic School offers pre kindergar en through eighth g ade st dents the high academic standards and cur iculum of the Diocese of Orlando. We recog ize each st dent as a unique individual created in the image of God. Our communit welcomes, educates, and challenges children to become lifelong lear ers and followers of Jesus Christ. Vaca on Bible School 2015 June 22 26, 2015; 8:30 12:30 $30.00 First Student; $25.00 each addi onal Contact Lin Wya (727 1565) for more info