Newsletter for December 6, 2011

Saint
Benedict Catholic School’s WEEKLY
NEWS

3100
Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA 23221

December
6, 2011

Please
take the opportunity to check your child's progress in our new
grading program at MyStudentsProgress.com. Thank you for your
patience with the system. We are still working through a few kinks
and a learning curve for the new program.

The
Saint Benedict School Band
concert will be tonight, December 6 at 7:00 PM at Sheppard
Auditorium, Mary
Mother of the Church Abbey, 12829 River Road, Richmond, VA 23238.
The band will be playing with the Our Lady of Lourdes School Band and
Choir. The concert is free and open to the public. Come support the
school music programs, hear some Christmas favorites and celebrate
the season!

COOKIE
DOUGH UPDATE!
Orders were due yesterday (Monday the 5th), but there is still time
for last-minute orders! Any and all remaining orders MUST be
submitted by Wednesday morning, December 7th, so we can meet our
deadlines. The PTO is still in need of 4 volunteers to help with
cookie dough distribution on Thursday, December 15 from 2-6 pm.
Please email Anne Kennon at awkennon@hotmail.com
to volunteer. Even if you can only help out an hour or two-all time
will be greatly appreciated, and count toward your family's PTO
volunteer hours for the year! Classes with 100% participation will
receive a free Tag Day on December 14.

Student
Council is sponsoring a food drive
to help out Catholic Charities and Little Sisters of the Poor. Any
student that brings in 4 items of canned food or non-perishables by
December 19th will receive a free tag day on December 20th. Homeroom
teachers will keep a tally of the students who have brought in canned
goods. Little Sisters wrote to us asking for the following products:
Mouthwash, Kleenex, Canned Fruit, so those products will go directly
to Little Sisters of the Poor. Other canned goods will be donated to
Catholic Charities.

St.
Benedict Parish and School have hired a new Financial
Manager
to oversee the finances at the parish and school. We are currently
in the transition phase, and Mrs. Whitlock-Robinson will continue
with us until December 13. At this point, all payment, contract, and
financial aid information should go through the new Financial
Manager, Mrs. Janet Gambill. Mrs. Gambill can be reached by e-mail
at jgambill@saintbenedictparish.org.

Please
be aware of the following December events. December 8 is the
Solemnity
of the Immaculate Conception.
It is a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics. We will have a School
Mass at 8:30am with Benedictine College Prep. Our Advent
Penance Service
will be held December 15 starting at 8:30am. Priests will be
available for the Sacrament of Reconciliation and parents are welcome
to join us. This
is a change from the initial date.
Our Santa
Shop
for the young students will be held on December 16. Elementary
students may purchase gifts for their family from a Christmas store
set up by the 8th
grade class. And don't forget to mark your calendar for our Annual
Lesson's & Carols.
The school Christmas program features inspiring Scripture passages
and seasonal songs from around the world. It will begin at 11:30am
in St. Benedict Church on December 21.

SAVE
THE DATE!

The
Saint
Benedict School Spring Gala
is scheduled for Saturday, February 18, 2012, in the Benedictine Gym.
Join us as we celebrate Mardi Gras, Saint-Benedict-Style! New
Orleans style food, live and silent auctions, and lots of fun.
Volunteers are also welcome and appreciated! Interested in pitching
in? Email Anne Kennon at awkennon@hotmail.com
for more information.

Box
Tops and Label Collection Contest
- Through
December 9th all classes will compete to collect Box Tops and Labels
for Education. Two classes will win an Ice Cream Social, one for
collecting the most Box Tops, and another for collecting the most
Campbell Labels. Simply cut out Box Tops and Campbell Labels and
turn them in. Make sure you label the baggie with your child's grade
to ensure credit. Each class will have a collection envelope for
students to deposit their clippings. If you have any questions or
know of a company who may offer sponsorship for a Spring contest,
please email Cheryl Markus kozmar@verizon.net.

PTO
News: Don't
forget that ALL parents are members of our PTO. The next PTO meeting
will be held December 14 at 6pm in the science room. There is a lot
of planning to be done for the Spring Gala that we have scheduled for
February 18. Come see how you can be involved in our PTO!

The
next Chess
Club
meeting will be held after school on Wednesday, December 14.

One
more week to get those SCRIP orders in before Christmas break. Next
Monday, December 12th will be our last SCRIP order before Christmas.
SCRIP gift cards make for easy one-stop shopping and are also perfect
for buying gifts this season, too! Order anytime...cards ordered
this week will be sent home Friday
December 16th.
Need a card this week? Try SCRIPnow! Through www.shopwithscrip.com
and
print your certificate from home! We also have some cards available
for purchase in the school office..

SCRIP
retailer of the week...Bath
& Body Works with a 13% rebate to our school! Cards available in
SCRIPnow!, $10 and $25 denominations.

Safety
Reminder: Please
remember that cars in the afternoon car line should be coming down
Cleveland from Hanover and turning LEFT into the alley. This allows
traffic on the other side of Cleveland and prevents confusion. Also
remember to obey all traffic signs, particularly STOP signs while in
the car line.

We
are now accepting applications for the 2011-2012 school year. If you
have a rising kindergarten student, please submit your application
now. Our first kindergarten screening is January 21 for parishioners
and school siblings. E-mail Stacey Nelson-Munro at
admissions@saintbenedictschool.org
for more information.

Up coming events:

Dec. 6 Check interim reports on My Students
Progress

Dec.
8 School
Mass for Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
at 8:30am in the church (middle school wear dress uniform) with
Benedictine

Dec. 14 PTO Meeting at 6:00pm in the Science
Room

Dec. 15 School Penance Service at 8:30am
in the church (middle school wear dress uniform)

Dec. 16 Santa Shop in St. Anselm Hall during
the school day

Dec.
21 Lessons
& Carols
at 11:30am in the church; dismissal from the church at 12:30pm

“He
said to them, 'Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.'”

-Matthew
4:19