ANNOUNCEMENTS • UPCOMING EVENTS • NOTEWORTHY ITEMS OF INTEREST
Announcements
Winter Open House
Spring Used Uniform Sale – Mark your Calendar for February 12th
Toiletry Drive for Blessing Bags
SVDP Serves is coordinating a Toiletry Drive for Denver Christ in the City*. The drive will run for the month of February. SVDP students will use the donated items to fill blessing bags on our next All School Service Day in April. Please contribute what you are able. All donations are welcome and appreciated. Suggested TRAVEL SIZE donations by grade (but if you have extra of any item, please just donate what you have!). A description of what a blessing bag is will be coming home with your children in February!
PreK/Kinder – chapstick or soft granola bars
1st/2nd – travel size deodorant
3rd/4th – travel size shampoo/conditioner
5th/6th – handwarmers or socks
7th/8th – travel size toothpaste or toothbrushes
Additionally, if you have drawstring bags in surplus at your home, please donate!
*Christ in the City is a Catholic program dedicated both to forming young adults and the greater community to be lifelong missionaries and to knowing, loving and serving the poor. The missionaries walk the same routes and, over time, build friendships with the homeless. In this way, Christ in the City is addressing poverty at its core by showing the homeless that they are seen, known, and loved.
Athletics/CSAL
Futsal:
The season is cancelled for the 2021-2022 school year.
Volleyball
Registration opens January 15th and will close February 15th.
Tryouts held in the school gym as follows:
Monday, February 14th
7th and 8th grade girls — 3:00-5:00 pm
5th and 6th grade girls — 5:00-7:00 pm
There are no tryouts for 3rd and 4th grades
Practice begins the week of February 21st and games begin March 21st.
If you are interested in coaching, please email the the Athletic Director, Dave Strawbridge at davesvdp@yahoo.com. Parent volunteers are important for the success of volleyball, as we have very few outside coaches that can help this time of year. Thanks for your consideration.
Baseball
Registration opens January 15th and will close February 15th. If you have a team please let Dave Strawbridge know (davesvdp@yahoo.com). There are no individual signups as we have not had a team at SVDP for the past five years.
Catholic Family Night with the Nuggets
Save the date! Saturday, February 26th at 7pm is Catholic Family Night at the Denver Nuggets. Click HERE to purchase tickets to the game! The night will also feature a number of pre-game court activities including an 8th Grade Game (1:45-2:25pm girls and 2:30-3:10pm boys). Boys and Girls currently playing for a CSAL Basketball team have a chance to participate in playing a basketball game on the Ball Arena court. There will also be a basketball clinic for students in grades 4-8. Go to www.csalden.org to register (select AA Basketball Clinic). Space is limited to the first 50 players registered! To participate in the pre-game court activities, tickets must be purchased by the participant and anyone wishing to watch the activities. Contact Nick Burns at burns_irish@yahoo.com with any questions.
Home and School
Dine Out
Our next dine out will be at Campus Lounge on Tuesday, January 25th! Bring the whole family, invite your friends, and 25% of total sales (including liquor, take-out and dine-in) will be donated back to SVdP between the hours of 4pm-10pm.
The Speaker Series continues
We will be screening of the new documentary Chasing Childhood followed by discussion on Tuesday, 2/15 at 6:30 in the gym. This event is open to the public so please invite your friends! Chasing Childhood is a feature length documentary that explores how free play and independence have all but disappeared from kids’ lives, supplanted by relentless perfectionism and record high anxiety and depression. What’s lost goes well beyond our idyllic conceptions of childhood past. Free play, unsupervised by adults, is critical for developing essential life skills: grit, independence, and resourcefulness. Many young adults appear more accomplished on paper, but by the time they get to college they are struggling, and lacking the emotional tools to be more independent. You can watch the trailer here. Any questions please contact Caroline Iannucci.
Catholic Schools Week January 30th – February 5th
Monday, January 31st: Parent Appreciation Day
• Dress Down Theme: Red and White Day (Student Council will be selecting students to win individual prizes for who wears the most red, most white, and most school spirit).
• Activity: Out of caution for Covid, we will not be hosting our annual parent lunch in the school cafeteria. However, parents are invited to send a special lunch to school for their child in celebration of Parent Appreciation Day. Please, no food deliveries.
Tuesday, February 1st: Clergy and Religious Life Appreciation Day
• Dress Down Theme: None (Open House Day)
Wednesday, February 2nd: Teacher Appreciation Day
• Dress Down Theme: “Hats Off to Our Teachers” Day (Students are invited to dress down and wear silly hats)
Thursday, February 3rd: Parish Appreciation Day
• Dress Down Theme: None (Mass day)
Friday, February 4th: Student Appreciation Day
• Dress Down Theme: Pajama Day (Please be sure your child’s pajamas follow dress code requirements.)
• Activity: Teachers + Coaches vs. 8th graders Basketball Games
SVDP Mother Mary Statue – Currently on Tour
Our school has three Mother Mary statues, and you can have the privilege of having the statue visit you and your family for an entire week. Remember, when Mother Mary visits your home, she wants you and your family to pray the rosary, especially for peace. Click here to sign up.
Gala 2021-2022 – Saddle Up!
Y’all have a good time at the Rodeo? What a great night with over 200 of our SVdP friends attending. Thank you for making this such a fun night out for our families!
Submit Your Gala Class Parties
Ready to submit a Class Party? – Click Here for the 2022 Gala Party Submission Form
Vacation Home Donations
Whether you have a getaway in the Colorado mountains or on the sandy beaches of Florida, our families love the opportunity to escape the city and decompress. Please let us know if you are willing to donate your vacation home for a weekend or a week.
Click here to submit a Vacation Home to our Auction
Sports Ticket Donations
Calling all season ticket holders! Do you or your company have season tickets (Seats, Box or Suite) to one of our spectacular “Western” (Professional, College, etc) sports teams? We are seeking ticket donations for the 2022 Saddle Up Gala Auction.
Click here to submit your sport ticket donation
Sponsorships
We are so grateful for the businesses and families who have submitted their Sponsorship commitment for this year’s SaddleUp Gala! Father Hilton is fully dressed for this year’s Gala – Boots and Hat!
Deadline for Sponsorship is March 15, 2022! To ‘SaddleUp’ and sponsor … click here.
Denim Days in January
Friday, January 21st
Upcoming Gala Committee Meeting Schedule
All are welcome to attend! We’ll meet in the Cabrini Room (down the hall from the cafeteria).
Fri, Jan 21 8-9am
Feb 25 8-9am
March 25, 8-9am
Save the Date for SaddleUp! SVdP Gala – April 30, 2022
Community Opportunities
Supporting those affected by the Marshall fires
There are many ways we can be supporting our neighbors in Boulder county after the terrible fires last week. Please see this article from Denver7 for specific ways to help out, as well this invitation from our Archbishop to donate to a special relief fund for families in need.
