ANNOUNCEMENTS • UPCOMING EVENTS • NOTEWORTHY ITEMS OF INTEREST
Announcements
A note from Sister Marie Isaac, OP:
Good evening and thanks for a great 1st week of school! I have enjoyed meeting so many of your children and I hope to remember more names each week. This week’s Forecast is rather long, so thank you for persevering through to the end.
This weekend at all the St. Vincent de Paul Masses, Fr. Hilton will be making exciting announcements to the Parish community about the Centennial Vision and Master Planning Process that is underway. Our school community will have the opportunity to take part in town hall meetings to gather perspectives and input on this exciting time in our history. More details will be included in next week’s Friday Forecast. Have a blessed weekend.
SVdP Back to School Night Schedule 2022
Back to School Night will be in person this year in the Gym and in the classrooms at the times listed below. There will not be a ZOOM option. On both nights, we will begin with everyone in the Gym for prayer with Fr. Hilton and a short presentation from Sr. Marie Isaac at 6 pm.
Children do not attend Back to School Night.
Link to watch prior to Back to School Night on August 30/September 1st
- Home and School Association Address (9 minutes)
- Gala Co-Chairs Introduction (1.5 minutes) – “The Umpires” will also be present on both Back to School Nights.
- Sacramental Prep for all ages – Emily Wilson SVDP Director of Faith Formation Coming Soon! – Emily will also be present next week to introduce herself.
August 30 – Elementary PK-5th Schedule 6:00-7:45pm
The PK-5th grade teachers will present their homeroom information in their respective classrooms at each of the three times indicated below.
6:00-6:30 Presentation in the Gym
6:40-7:00 Rotation 1
7:05-7:25 Rotation 2
7:30-7:45 Rotation 3
PK-5th Grade Back to School Night ends at 7:45 pm
September 1 – Middle School Grades 6-8 Schedule 6:00-7:45 pm
You are invited to your child’s grade level presentation. Those of you who have two children in middle school can plan to divide and conquer to be present at more than one presentation. Additionally, an open house will follow the scheduled presentation.
6:00-6:30 pm Presentation in the Gym
6:45-7:15 pm Grade Level Presentation
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Parents of 6th grade homeroom – stay in the Gym for presentation
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Parents of 7th grade homeroom – meet on third floor in Mrs. McConaty’s room (middle classroom west side)
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Parents of 8th grade homeroom – meet on third floor in Miss Brown’s room (south west corner of building)
7:20-7:45pm Open House – drop in and meet the teachers in their classrooms
Middle School Back to School Night ends at 7:45pm
If you are interested in helping your child’s classroom Sign Up her for Room Parent/Gala Class Rep/SVDP Serves. All of these opportunities are wonderful ways to become a deeper part of St. Vincent’s community.
SIGN UPS for Room Parent // Gala Class Rep // SVDP Serves Coordinator will also be available outside each homeroom at BTS night in addition to these links.
Weekend Chicken-Chores: Volunteers Needed!
During the fall, we are looking for student volunteers to come with their families on the weekends to care for our 8 lovely school chickens. Chicken chores involves a simple routine of changing their water and food. Please use the online sign-up to partake in this activity! Feel free to reach out to Miss Blakley with any questions at hblakley@svdpk8.com. God bless you!
Used Uniform and 8th Grade Sweatshirt Billing
- Applied to the items you purchased if your purchases exceed the credit
- Applied to tuition if you have a credit coming, but you did not make purchases at the sale to offset the credit
- If you don’t have a tuition balance, a check will be mailed to you.
Volunteer Registration Information
Volunteer Requirements to interact with children in any capacity at an Archdiocesan School -Safe Environment Training is required:
Please remember, before anyone is allowed to volunteer for anything at the school, they must complete the Archdiocese Safe Environment Training and
register online with VIRTUS. If you are a new family to SVdP School this year or if you are returning and have never completed the volunteer paperwork in the past, please click on the following link: http://www.virtus.org/ On the left side of the screen, click on First -Time Registrant to begin registration. To proceed, click on Begin the registration process. Continue to follow all prompts until you have completed all sections and see the message, “Thank you for completing the registration process!”. Click here to view Registration Instructions for Volunteers. If you have questions regarding virtus/volunteer information please contact Monica Wooley at
mwooley@svdpk8.com.
Picture Day is Coming! Order Now
Tuesday, Sept. 13th -Preschool Angels, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grades
Wednesday, Sept. 14th -Preschool Saints, Montessori, Kindergarten, First, Second and Third Grades
All orders will be online only with school code: EVTZBT92X at Lifetouch.com
Mark Your Calendar’s – Feast of St. Vincent de Paul – SVDP Serves Commissioning Day – September 27
All Parents are invited to School Mass at 8:10 AM on the Feast of our Patron, St. Vincent de Paul. This day is also the kick off of our St. Vincent de Paul Serves Program. This intentional program gives our students the opportunity to be stewards of faith through education and the needs of others while creating partnerships with our community. More information and updates will be shared regularly in the Friday Forecast.
2023 Gala Update – Let’s Play Ball! – News from the Dugout
“Take me out to the Ballgame”!
Athletics/CSAL
SVDP CC Starts Tuesday August 30th!
Practices will be held at SVDP, students will meet at the Gym to change and stretch before runs start at 3:15. Runs will finish at 4:00PM. Practices will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays through State (OCT 22). There will be a pause in practices over Fall Break.
CSAL Registration
Please sign up no later than Monday 9/5 so we can complete registration for SLAVENS on Friday 9/9
http://www.csalden.org/Registration/Default.asp?n=&org=csalden.org&cat=St+Vincent+de+Paul
Registration if very important to get new families signed up in Team Snap!
Head Coach – Ken Cilia 303-875-8128 kgcilia@gmail.com
Assistant Coach – Carla Lane
Admin Support – Mary Stowell
We still need more help! Please contact Ken to volunteer. CC is a brief season with only 10 practices and 5 meets in Sept and Oct.
Practices
Practices will start at 3PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays (allowing for students to change after dismissal)
Runs will begin at 3:15PM and end at 4:00PM
Team Snap will have all practice and team information.
Volunteer Help
We can not do this without parent help and support to keep our runners safe. Keeping CC open to all runners requires volunteers to allow for a wide range of abilities. Each practice requires bikers, joggers, and walkers as our kids will spread out. Bikes help keep kids together and navigate traffic. Runners and Joggers help provide directions and traffic control and walkers help with kids who might have an injury or just not up for running that day. Our runners are on neighborhood streets and most drivers are patient and understanding– it is very important to have parents around to assist with intersections, and crossing major streets.
All scheduling and volunteer sign up will be VIA TEAM SNAP we will not use sign up genius. If a slot is filled – no worries we can use your help anyway.
Home and School
School Clean Up – Thank you!
Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers for making our school grounds beautiful! On August 20th, many families came out to mulch, weed, paint and trim trees. It was especially great seeing our smiling SVdP students weeding AND having fun with friends! We appreciate each of our volunteers for helping make the hard work go fast while having fun!
1st Day of School Coffee – Thank you!
After school drop off on Monday, H&S hosted a back-to-school coffee gathering outside the Adoration Chapel. It was great meeting new parents to SVdP as well as catching up with existing families. Summer stories were swapped and general excitement for the new school year was shared. Thanks for stopping by to say hello!
Evidence Based Parenting Speaker – Dr. Leonard Sax – Sept 15th
For those of you who missed hearing Dr. Leonard Sax speak at Our Lady of Lourdes last fall, he is back in the Denver area! Dr. Sax will be giving a talk similar to the one last fall entitled “Evidence Based Parenting” at Nativity of our Lord at 7pm on Thursday, 9/15.
Since 2001, Dr. Sax has visited and worked with more than 460 schools, universities, juvenile justice facilities, communities of faith, corporations, pre-Ks and nursery schools, community groups and parent groups, learning from them and sharing what I have learned. That work, combined with his 30+ years as both a physician (M.D.) and as a Ph.D. psychologist, has allowed him a unique perspective on the challenges facing young people today, and what girls and boys need to fulfill their potential. Dr. Sax is the author of several books- “The Collapse of Parenting”, “Girls on the Edge”, “Boys Adrift” and “Why Gender Matters”.
Save the Date – October 17, 2022 – “Parenting the Plugged-In Child” – Dr. Lana Gollyhorn
Lana Gollyhorn, child/family psychotherapist, will present a talk/discussion entitled “Parenting the Plugged-In Child”
Date- Monday, 10/17 at 7pm in the Gym. More information coming soon.
Easy Ways to Support SVdP
Welcome back SVdP! As you may or may not know we have a variety of ways to give back to the school year-round! Do you shop for groceries? Do you buy household goods? If so, you can give back to SVdP at no additional cost to you, just by purchasing everyday items from King Soopers and scanning receipts from other stores. Stay tuned for additional information related to Dine Outs, Square1 Art and more!
King Soopers Community Rewards
If you haven’t already, please click HERE to create your King Soopers account. From there, navigate to the Community Rewards section and enter code FH596 for SVdP. Every time you shop at King Soopers, our school reaps the rewards. Last school year this raised just shy of $6,000!
Box Tops for Education
Download the Box Top Education app on your smartphone! Our school will earn $5 for every new sign up. Once you have the app on your phone, scan your grocery store, Target, etc receipts into the app and our school will get cash back for any box top brands purchased! Gone are the days of cutting out each Box Top – welcome to the 21st Century Box Top program! Some of their brands include Lysol, Cheerios, Annie’s, Immaculate Baker. Use referral code QA9V8WQD
NEW Fundraiser: Olivers Labels
Don’t lose your brand new SVdP Sweatshirt or new lunchbox! By shopping at Olivers Labels you can have pre-printed, washable labels to ensure all your items come home and don’t end up in lost and found.
Obsessed with the Home Edit Organization method? You can also purchase bin labels and even labels for your trash cans! Get organized this fall while supporting SVdP! Use our unique link: www.oliverslabels.com/SVDP
