Friday Forecast – October 28th

ANNOUNCEMENTS • UPCOMING EVENTS • NOTEWORTHY ITEMS OF INTEREST 

Announcements

A note from Sister Marie Isaac, OP:

It was beautiful to see our first snow yesterday! It came a little earlier than we expected. With the Fall season also comes the flu season (along with COVID-19 and other respiratory sicknesses). I’m sure you’ve also seen the articles and new stories which warn us that this season is predicted to be a severe one.  Here at school, our night cleaning crew and our day crew regularly clean and disinfect our school and high touch areas. Our teachers clean student desks each day and we all encourage proper hygiene practices. Thank you for helping us at home as well, but checking in with your children each morning for sickness.  Our policy for children leaving or missing school because of sickness includes:

If a student has been ill with a fever, cold, sore throat, skin rash, skin eruption or other possible contagious condition, he/she should NOT be in school. A child should be free of ailments and/or fever(without medicine) for twenty-four (24) hours before returning to school. This is very important for the health of all.

Have a good weekend.

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Coats, Sweatshirts, etc

The weather makes it necessary for our students to wear warm clothing in the morning that they may not need as much during recess. Please be sure to clearly mark your child’s sweater, sweatshirt, jacket, coat, etc with their name – first and last. It would also help if you could train them not to throw their coats, etc on the bushes or on the fence. It is better to tie their sweatshirt around their waist or place it with their lunchbox. We will train them the same way here.

Mark Your Calendar

Schedule for the Week of October 24-28:

• October 31 – A REGULAR SCHOOL DAY
• November 1st – All Saints Day – Mass at 9:30 am – Grades K-5 come dressed as your favorite saint with uniform to change into after Mass

All Saints Day – November 1st

School Mass will be at 9:30 am and it is a Holy Day of obligation in the Catholic Church.  We are celebrating with grades K-5 being invited to dress as a saint and process at the beginning of Mass.  Please bring your uniform to change into following Mass.   Parents are welcome to attend the all school Mass.

Honor a Veteran in Your Life

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School would like to honor the men and women, past and present, who have faithfully served our nation.  We invite Veterans in the community to attend a short music assembly and presentation led by our students in the school Gym.  This special event will be held on Friday, November 11.  Refreshments will be provided by Home and School at 1:00pm, and the program will start at 1:30pm. Please RSVP and/or direct questions to Karen Plank, Administrative Assistant, by email at kplank@svdpk8.com or by phone at 303-777-3812.  

Church Circle Drive

Please do not plan to meet your child in the Church Circle Drive pick up and drop off.  This is reserved for parish deliveries and handicapped parishioners.

Home and School

Did you miss the October newsletter? Click here!

Parent Volunteers Needed for Lunch

We are looking for parent volunteers to help in the lunch room. The dates will be updated regularly so continue to check back and sign up! Use this link to sign up.

Crusader Corner Nominations

Each month the Home & School newsletter features a SVdP student, family or faculty member making a difference at school or in the community. Submit your nomination to Erin at erinoweidner@gmail.com to be featured in an upcoming issue!

Honor the Veterans in Your Life

Do you have someone in your family who is in the armed forces? Or who has served? We are going to be honoring them in a special communication for Veteran’s Day.

Please submit pictures of the Veterans in your life to erinoweidner@gmail.com with the following information:

Your SVdP child’s name
Name of the person in the photo
Relation to your child (Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, etc…)
Military branch that they served
Years served and any other info that might be helpful to describe the picture.

This is such a wonderful way to honor our heroes!

Square1 Art

Coming home to you soon will be your child’s custom catalog for the Square 1 Art fundraiser. Get a head start, and start ordering keepsakes and gifts featuring your child’s art online NOW, if you like!

Simply search for your child’s art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student’s name. Your student’s art and code will appear, and you may order! The order deadline is 11/19/2022.

If you have questions, or need anything at all, click here to contact customer care. Thank you for supporting our school!

Upcoming Dine Out Days

With SVdP’s Dine Out Days, you can have dinner on the table AND support the school. This is a fundraiser the whole family will enjoy! On November 1st and 2nd, use code SCHOOLS20 and Chook will give a % of sales back to the school for every meal ordered. It’s a win-win!

Spirit Shop – Open in November

The spirit wear shop will be open November 4th – 13th for online ordering. More information is forthcoming! Our Spirit Wear Dress Days are posted on the school Google calendar.

2023 Gala Update – Let’s Play Ball! – News from the Dugout

COAT AND BOOT DRIVE – UPDATE

Thank you for your generosity! Our students will be delivering the coats and boots that you donated to Samaritan House and the Denver Rescue Mission next week.

Gospel of Life Presentation – RespectLife Denver

A NEW BIRTH OF HUMAN DIGNITY & CIVIL RIGHTS: Understanding the Dobbs Ruling on Abortion – Saturday, Oct. 22 – Presenters Louis Brown, JD Executive Director Christ Medicus Foundation & Sister Maris Stella, Sisters of Life – Full information HERE.

Article from Archbishop Aquila

The Eucharist is Food for a Cultural Desert

Catholic School Night with the Avalanche

Monday, December 19th at 7:00 pm.  Click here for more information and how to purchase tickets.

Catholic Healing Conference