From the Principal

Dear parents/guardians, Here are a few short items for consideration: Catholic Schools Week. On January 27, well begin our celebration of Catholic Schools week with an Open House. We are anxious to show our school and describe our programs to people who may be thinking of choosing St. Bede for their childrens education. But we also want to offer a special invitation to current families and to our graduates the St. Bede Alumni. See more about this later in this bulletin, at the web site, and in the days to come. Breakfast. It seems obvious, but children should have a good breakfast before coming to school in the morning. We have children coming to the office with vague expressions of illness, who, on questioning, report that they havent had breakfast. It may relate to morning transportation schedules or some childrens finicky eating habits. But in general, theyll do better in school if theyve eaten breakfastpreferably one that isnt heavy on the sugar. Survey. Watch the St. Bede homepage for a mid-year survey. It will be very much like the one we published in September, and will be asking for input and opinions on several timely topics. Volunteers. Remember to fill out a yellow slip recording your time for volunteer work. Its not a requirement (were just happy you volunteered), but the total number of volunteer hours donated make a strong case to outside persons and entities that we approach for support. I tabulated the slips for the first trimester, and while the totals were impressive (over 375 hours donated by volunteers) I know there were at least several moms and dads and others who didnt fill out a slip. Weather-Related Closing. If we have winter weather so severe that it necessitates closing school for one or more days, the notice will go out in more than one way assuming the weather hasnt also affected our communications. But well use both the home page and the telephone notification system, and if possible, put a note on the school answering machine. But the home page will be our first method. Many Thanks! Charles A. Pinto, Principal

To Vic Olsen for winning the December raffle! Ticket was sold by The Dabrowskis! Be sure to turn your tickets in by the next Parents Association Meeting for the February drawing! Good Luck! Please, try and sell the remainder of your tickets! All tickets are due by February 1st, 2013.

Saint Bede School

where we educate the WHOLE child.
Saint Bede Catholic School exists to support the family and community and to provide all children an opportunity for a challenging educational experience, which includes Social and Emotional Growth, Values, Traditions, and Faith.
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January 10, 2013 Newsletter

Mark Your Calendars **Please see the Monthly Calendars on the website for a glance at whats coming up. Please check often as things do change** th **The next bulletin will be January 24 **
Jan. 12 PA Bake Sale after Mass Jan. 13 K of C Pancake Breakfast, PA Bake Sale After Masses Jan. 16 Athletic Board Mtg 5:30 p.m. Jan. 17 Midterm reports go home Jan. 19 K of C Free Throw contest from 8-1 Market Day p/u 8:30-9:30 Jan. 21 Martin Luther King Day NO SCHOOL Jan. 25 Sr. Mary Paul Feastday Jan. 27 Donut Sunday, CSW Mass @ 9 a.m., Open House from 10-1, Catholic Schools Week/Scholastic Book Fair begins. **see attached flyer for more details and watch for more details to come in the future**

From all St. Bede School Teachers and Staff Safe Environment Procedures
If you have not turned in your CANTS form for the 2012/2013 school year, you will be removed from the volunteer list. If you have any questions regarding this, please email Chrissy Applehans at [email protected]

Scholastic Book Fair during Catholic Schools Week needs volunteers! They need help with set-up, take down, and sales from January 22nd to February 1st. Please contact Aimee Hansen at [email protected] for more volunteering information! We cant do this without you!

St. Bede Shopper Great News! We now have gift cards in stock! Please come to the office or see Gretchen Renlund to order or email her at [email protected]. What we have in stock is listed below: ! *Target, Dominicks, Meijer, Dunkin Donuts, Jewel, Garden Fresh, Chilis/Macaroni Grill/ Maggianos/On the Border, Classic Cinemas, CVS, Cracker Barrel, Kohls, Papa Johns, Panera, Starbucks, Wendys, Walgreens, Wal Mart, and Visa*

! At!St.!Bede,!Catholic!Schools!Week!is!a!celebration!of! Catholic!education!and!all!the!elements!of!our!school!that! make!it!such!a!great!place!<!students,!parents,!faculty,!staff,! friends,!and!the!entire!parish!community.!!! ! This!begins!with!an!Open!House!on!January!27th,!which!ALL! are!encouraged!to!attend.!!The!celebration!continues! through!the!week!for!students!and!staff!until!February!1st.! ! It!is!so!important!for!current!parents!to!come!to!the!Open!House!on!January!27th,!2013,! between!10!a.m.!and!1!p.m.,!to!see!your!childs!special!projects!and!incredible!work!done! up!to!this!point!!!It!is!also!important!that!if!you!know!of!anyone!that!would!be!interested!in! this!amazing!educational!experience!and!supportive!community,!PLEASE!invite!them!to! come!!!

WHAT is Catholic Schools Week?

Catholic Schools Week is an annual national celebration of the important role that Catholic elementary and secondary schools across the country play in providing a values-added, challenging education for America's young people. This is also a time for Catholic Schools to spread the word and invite the community in to see the school and ask questions!

WHEN is Catholic Schools Week 2013?

Catholic Schools Week begins the last Sunday in January. In 2013, it will be observed January 27 through February 1.

What does Catholic Schools Week celebrate?

Catholic Schools Week celebrates education that goes beyond preparation for a secular life. It is an education that prepares students for a Christian life.

What other audiences are celebrated during Catholic Schools Week?

Often, schools will celebrate the parish family, the community, the students , the Catholic Schools, the vocations, and the faculty, staff and volunteers. See attached flyer for more detailed information on our celebrations!

A Catholic Schools Week fun fact

How long has Catholic Schools Week been around?

The Catholic Schools Week celebration became an annual event in 1974. The first national Catholic Schools Week slogan was "Different Where It Counts--Message, Community, Service."

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!! Classroom!Happenings!during!Catholic!Schools!Week!

Grade
Work on a mural

Description of project

PreSchool

The subject would be the "St. Bede Neighborhood" with the church, school, playground, trees, flowers, Mary's garden, etc.

Mrs. Flackus and Ms. Hookom - a choral presentation.

- We are going to sing and do the hand motions to "Our God is an Awesome God" by Rich Mullins Students will be broke up into two groups of eight and judges will pick the best group from each class and the two best groups will perform together at the talent show! :) Each individual will work on a mural painting of several of their favorite things that represent them and then write a short poem to go along with it. Children will draw their own individual pictures of some type of lock with a key to unlock it depicting different things they can do in their lives to fit into the picture of the Saint Bede Community as a whole. A short drama on the life of a saint. See grade 4 below. We will be doing classroom plays and choosing the best one to perform for CSW. We are planning on performing the plays for each other's class, and then we will try to judge which group from each class should be performed for the school, based on our assessments and the student's reaction to each play.

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3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

Poetry recitation or an original drama written by small groups.

Perform one of the short plays from their literature book for their part of the assembly. A skit based on Bill Cosby's Noah's Ark routine. The eighth grade class will be competing in memorization of traditional or

original poetry.

Catholic Schools Week School Agenda January 27th-February 1st

Sunday, January 27th (Catholic Schools Week Open House)
School wide mass at 9 a.m. Open House is from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Monday, January 28th (Community)

School wide food drive

Tuesday, January 29th (Students)

Student celebration lunch Homework passes will be given out

Wednesday, January 30th (Nation)

All school out of uniform day (wear red, white, or blue)

Thursday, Jan 31st (Vocations)

A thank you card will be sent around to sign for our priests and deacons

Friday, February 1st (Faculty, Staff, and Volunteers)

School wide pep rally Staff celebration lunch

Parent!Corner!
Short!notes,!Chats,!Study!Smarts!and!more!!
Courtesy)of)Home)&)School)Connection))Working)together)for)school)success)

Ticket Please! If you want to limit your youngsters TV time, try this idea. Every week, give them seven slips of paper. Each is good for an hour of television. Remind them to plan ahead. For example, if they want to watch a two-hour movie on Saturday, theyll need to save an extra ticket during the week. ! Just for fun Teacher Question: Name one important thing we have today that we didnt have 10 years ago. Brians Answer: ME

CALLING ALL 7th - 10th Graders! SAVE THE DATE!! Pizza Blast
Come join in the Food, Fellowship and

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at St. Bedes Youth Ministry Pizza Blast

OPEN HOUSE
Sunday, February 10th from 5 - 7 PM St. Bede Faith Formation Center Gym
All students from 7th - 10th grade are welcome! Find out about different ways to get plugged into your faith as well as ways to get involved in the community through Youth Ministry!

Bring a friend and plan to enjoy the FUN!

So whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come. ~
2 Corinthians 5:17

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