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Announcements
SVDP Serves Thanksgiving Food Drive – Nov. 2nd – 19th – Donations needed
Our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive will take place from Monday, November 2nd – Thursday, November 19th. Each classroom will be asked to bring assigned items to help fill the Thanksgiving Food Basket for local families who are in need. Click here for the list. Our 8th graders will be collecting, packing, and delivering the Thanksgiving Food Baskets as part of their SVDP Serves service project. Do you have Halloween Candy Leftover?
If anyone has Halloween candy that they would like to donate, please bring it for the Thanksgiving Food drive with your donations. We are trying to get enough donations to make 100 Thanksgiving Boxes for families in the community who are in need. In “potluck” style, each class is responsible for a specific item.
So far, this is what we have collected, so we need a lot more to reach our goal!!
Preschool: Box of instant potatoes – 25
KA: Canned soup – 63
KB: Cookie/brownie mix – 13
1A/B: Cereal – 36
2A/B: Canned corn or green beans – 71
3A/B: Canned fruit or applesauce – 77
4A: Stuffing mix – 12
4B: Rice or canned beans – 6 bags of rice and 14 cans of beans
5A: Peanut butter – 1
5B: Jam or jelly – 10
6A: Pasta – 39
6B: Pasta sauce – 4
7A: Large cans of beef stew or chili – 13
7B: Macaroni & Cheese – 14
8A/B: $5 donation to help purchase turkeys and pies – 11 families have donated
SHOUT OUT: Donations from the Seventh Grade this Trimester
- Letters written to 120 seniors in the parish describing their school days during covid.
- Cards that will be included in new baby baskets for the women of Marisol Health.
- Made rosaries to take to adoration while they pray for these women.
- Autumn wreaths to decorate the doors and offices of Marisol Homes.
- On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, they will be filling stockings for the children living in Marisol Homes. They made Christmas Cards to go in them. They will also make Christmas wreaths to switch out on the doors.
- In non-covid years, the students have traveled to a homeless shelter and participated in a poverty project to see how hard life can be. The 7th grade teachers are going to use a great on-line simulation this year that you can check out: http://playspent.org/
Home and School
VETERANS DAY: Click here for our special newsletter celebrating our community’s amazing Veterans.
SPIRIT WEAR store CLOSES SUNDAY!
The Winter Collection includes sweatshirts, pullovers, winter beanies, gloves and more. Spirit wear can be worn when doing e-learning so order some gear before the shop closes. Thank you for supporting our school and “Go Crusaders!” CLICK HERE to purchase your Spirit Wear and use this code: QBDJ8. Please email Ashley Stevens or Courtney Wells if you have any questions.
CHRISTMAS WREATHS: Place your order quickly as the DEADLINE is Monday, November 16th. The wreaths are the primary fundraiser for the 8th grade gift to SVdP. Checks and order forms can be dropped off to the “Wreath Box” inside the school’s main entrance or payments can be made online via Cheddar Up!
SQUARE 1 ART: Place your order quickly as the DEADLINE is Monday, November 16th. Due to COVID, shipping to school is not an option, but you can ship anywhere else. Orders can be placed for multiple children at the same time. CLICK HERE to purchase your art!
DINE OUT: Save the Date and dine out with us at Cuba Cuba Sandwicheria in Glendale on November, 19th! 20% will be given back to the school.
COOKING WITH THE SAINTS: Join us for a fun night of cooking and community next Wednesday, November 18th! RSVP from Flocknote. If you need to sign up for the Parish Flocknote, contact Kelly Archer at kelly@saintvincents.org
KICKBACK CORNER: Click here to find fun ways to shop and help our school earn money!
The Home and School November Newsletter should have hit your inbox on Tuesday! If you missed it, Click here to read.
Gala In the Garden 2.0 and Golf on the Greens
Feeling thankful for our school this November? Show your support with a sponsorship of The Garden to the Greens! Sponsorships help cover the costs of these events for our community and kick start the fundraising efforts for our annual initiatives. If you have questions on the expanded options this year, click here to view a video on many of the changes and FAQs. For additional questions, please contact Melissa Regan or 410.336.7097. Thank you to the families and businesses that have already committed as sponsors!
Have some great ideas to share or ready to volunteer? We are so grateful for everyone helping in each and every way! Join us at our next meeting on Friday, November 20th, 8:30 am in the Garden Room.
Coming Soon: Online re-enrollment
We’ve been forced to catch up with the rest of the high tech world and will be moving to an online platform for re-enrollment. HOWEVER, in advance, we beg your patience. Because this is the first year of an online enrollment platform, a LOT of information will need to be input on the family side. You will see this in January, after Christmas break. The online FACTS platform will gather all of the same information that you needed to submit each year at re-registration, and it will likely treat you as a “new family” with regard to the amount of information that you would need to input. It will make your life better going forward, but it will be an effort this year!
Altar Server Training – Cancelled
With the rising rates of Covid and stricter guidelines being put in place by the city, we feel it is prudent not to take any chances or put anyone at possible risk. The Parish recognizes their responsibility in keeping the students safe and honoring all of the hard work that the school is doing along those lines. Because of these things, the altar server training, scheduled for November 16th, will need to be rescheduled. Father Hilton looks very forward to sharing his experiences and expectations with these young ministers at a future date. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns to Beth Riviere at Beth@saintvincents.org. Thank you for your understanding.
Good Quality Programs available to watch now available on FORMED
If you are looking for good Catholic content to watch, we now have a subscription to FORMED.org. Click here for how to access this amazing collection of Bible Studies, movies, documentaries, Catholic teaching and programming for kids.
