ANNOUNCEMENTS • UPCOMING EVENTS • NOTEWORTHY ITEMS OF INTEREST
Announcements
Veterans Day Celebration
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 10. 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
Book Fair is coming for November 13th – 17th. Please click here for more information. You can order online this year too!
Leftover Halloween Candy? Bring any candy donations to the Front Office to put with the Thanksgiving Food Drive. The drive runs from October 23rd to November 15th. See details below in the SVDP Serves section.
It’s time to think about Christmas!
Once again, SVdP will be selling Christmas wreaths to benefit both our home and school as well as to fund the 8th grade class graduation gift to SVdP. Please click here to order. Deadline is 11/15.
Weekend & Holidays Chicken Chores
Sign up here to help with the chickens on the weekend and holidays!
Extended care assistants: 2/2:30-5:00pm school days – send your resume to info@svdpk8.com
Janitorial and Grounds Technician – send resume to efeltes@svdpk8.com
Substitute Teachers – email info@svdpk8.com, if interested
Please help us spread the word.
Athletics
If you still need to attend a Play Like a Champion Workshop, HERE.
Gala News – 2024 Gala – Mission Brief
If you missed the Gala Video at back-to-school night, you can view it here.
Mission Sponsorship
Are you interested in sponsoring this year’s Mission Possible Gala? This year’s sponsorship materials are out and we are excited to offer a wide range of sponsorship levels and opportunities to be involved. Sponsors are critical to the gala’s success, and we are so grateful for our community’s generosity and involvement.
Gala Volunteers
Gala class reps, ad-hoc committee members and curious parents are encouraged to attend our monthly meetings! We’ll share our current plans and brainstorm ideas to make this an amazing event.
Gala Committee Meeting Schedule:
November 17th 8-9am
December 8th 8-9am
January 12th 8-9am
February 9th 8-9am
March 15th 8-9am
April 19th 8-9am
SVdP Beanies
We have a limited quantity of the SVDP Mission Possible Beanies left. If you are interested in purchasing one for $25, do so here.
Save the Date – May 4, 2024 for the Mission Possible Gala!
Home and School
Home & School Newsletter
Home & School Newsletter – November Edition is Available
Each month H&S publishes a newsletter to keep families updated on school and parish news and events. For the November edition, please click here.
SVdP Mother Son Glow Party – 11/4
You’re invited to join the 1st SVdP Mother Son Glow Party on November 4th, from 6:00-8:30 in the gym. This was a gala party but if you missed purchasing a ticket, you can pay $50 at the door. Bring your dancing shoes and the party hosts will have the DJ, food and drinks.
We hope to see you there!
The Abbate, Aylett, Boland, Carredano, Crisham, DuPlessis, Harry, Josephson, Kupper, Metjian, Regan, Rumpf, Stassen, Tynan, Whittaker & Wolf Families
Square 1 Art – Ordering Window is Open
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!
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. All orders must be placed by 11/13/2023; just in time for a Christmas delivery! Have other art you’d like added to a keepsake? Additional art can be uploaded here—> Art Upload!
Spirit Wear – Opening Soon!
“If you missed our back to school sale, now’s your chance to stock up on SVdP spirit wear, just in time for Christmas! No idea what your kids want from Santa this year? No problem! Hoodies – check! Zip-ups – check! Pink Tee’s – covered! Our store offers great gifts for grandparents, too. Outfit your kids in style for Spirit Wear days while also supporting our school! All purchases will be delivered before Christmas Break.”
Please save the date for Thursday, November 9th in the Gym at 6pm.
Local attorney, Lara Baker, will return to SVdP to speak to parents of all ages on matters related to juvenile justice. Lara is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and the Leeds School of Business. She began her career at Isaacson Rosenbaum, P.C. where she practiced for six years before joining Foster Graham Milstein and Calisher in 2011. Lara specializes in criminal defense and Title IX litigation in state and federal courts.
Her talk will focus on:
Avoiding pitfalls in the juvenile justice system, focusing on the perils of social media
Drugs and alcohol
Sex and the laws of consent
School disciplinary consequences
Law enforcement interaction with juveniles
Here is an article about technology to read for parents. Click here.
Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Each year, the 8th grade class and SVdP Serves collect, organize and deliver food to organizations and individual families to help make this holiday better for those less fortunate. Please send 3 to 6 of the food item assigned to your child(ren)’s grade/class between October 23rd and November 15th. Boxes for the items will be in each classroom and collected and inventoried by the 8th graders. The list can be found at the entrance doors to the school and if you click here. Thank you for supporting our 8th graders in this important service project.
All School SVDP Service Day Volunteer Opportunity!
November 21 following Mass (9-10:30 a.m.) is the All School Service Day. The students will be working with their buddies in service for local charities. It’s one of the best mornings of the year at SVdP! Please consider signing up to help by emailing Anne Kinney at merranne@gmail.com. Please note the grade of your student.
St Vincent de Paul Parish
Coffee and Donuts
Join the SVdP Parish in the circle drive every Sunday after the 9:30 mass for community, conversation and, of course, donuts! This event is not possible without volunteers. Will your family consider helping with setup and breakdown? Find all the information you need by clicking this signup link.
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