Your Weekly Monday Memo… Monday, February 01, 2016…… Happy Catholic Schools Week everyone! LOG YOUR VOLUNTEER HOURS – Win a Prize! - Congratulations again to the James Family that won the first trimester volunteer hour drawing! WILL YOU BE NEXT??? We want to know all the great things our parents are doing for St. James! All volunteers who have logged at least 5 hours for the second trimester will be entered into a drawing for a wonderful prize from PPA! Deadline to enter your hours is Monday, February 22 and our second trimester drawing will be held on February 26. Please remember to log your hours using the online form found on the SJCS website. You can access the online form at http://www.stjcs.com/index.cfm?pID=15769 ) or go to the SJCS website and click on the “Parent Involvement” tab on the top and scroll down to the “Volunteer Hours log” line. This will pull up an online form for you to complete and submit your volunteer hours. Use this to log in your PPA committee hours, lunch room volunteer hours, classroom volunteer hours, cathedral ministry hours, athletic coaching hours, etc. (Please note that the school yellow tag check in system does not interface with this online log-in so you must also complete an online submission for these hours.) Questions…email [email protected]. STILL NEED VOLUNTEER HOURS TO Win a Prize! - Now’s your chance…Thursday February 4 Chick-Fil-A lunch - We are in need of lunchroom volunteers on February 4 to help serve the kids Chick-Fil-A during Catholic Schools Week. Please contact Shelley Clark at [email protected]if you are available to help anytime during 10am - 1:30pm. FIRST FRIDAY COFFEE AND SPIRITWEAR - Why not shop on the cobbles while sipping on your coffee and chatting with friends? The PPA will have spirit wear available outside for you to purchase on Friday, Feb. 5. We should have all sizes available for this Friday. Thank you and see you on the cobbles! We are in need of more cans! Hurry and send in your cans! If every student brought in one can of soup we can be sure that Fr. John would be a winner! So let the competition begin and remember to bring in your can(s) soon! Deadline is approaching…. Sunday, February 7. You can drop off your cans at the Church or School. For more info please go to www.souperbowlofcaring.org. Please contact the Church office for more details. God Bless, Nancy Webb, SJCC Youth Ministry, 407-422- 2005 ext 112. MISSION OFFICE - DONATION DRIVES - between now and Wednesday, February 10, we will continue collecting new sneakers/tennis shoes for the children of our sister Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana. Please help us send these much needed items to them. We are so fortunate here in the U.S. and we have so much to be thankful for. If you are able to donate any of these items, please bring them to the front office on or before Wednesday, February 10. Thank you so much. FIELD DAY coming soon! Please mark your calendars for this year’s Field Day which will be held on Friday, February 12. We need parent volunteers to help from 8:00am until lunchtime. This will be a bag lunch day for students grades Kinder – 8. Please check out signup genius at the following link and sign up for an activity. It’s a great event and a fun time with the kids. The link is: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0E44AEA82FA1FB6- stjames. VARIETY SHOW LOOKING FOR TALENTED STUDENTS - Calling all St. James students to show off their talents in the St. James Variety Show on Friday, March 11 at 6:00 pm! Everyone is welcome to participate…….Musicians, actors, magicians, storytellers, puppeteers, singers, dancers, and comedians! The Variety Show entry deadline is
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Your Weekly Monday Memo… Monday, February 01, 2016……
Happy Catholic Schools Week everyone!
LOG YOUR VOLUNTEER HOURS – Win a Prize! - Congratulations again to the James Family that won the first trimester volunteer hour drawing! WILL YOU BE NEXT??? We want to know all the great things our parents are doing for St. James! All volunteers who have logged at least 5 hours for the second trimester will be entered into a drawing for a wonderful prize from PPA! Deadline to enter your hours is Monday, February 22 and our
second trimester drawing will be held on February 26. Please remember to log your hours using the online form found on the SJCS website. You can access the online form at http://www.stjcs.com/index.cfm?pID=15769 ) or go to the SJCS website and click on the “Parent Involvement” tab on the top and scroll down to the “Volunteer Hours log” line. This will pull up an online form for you to complete and submit your volunteer hours. Use this to log in your PPA committee hours, lunch room volunteer hours, classroom volunteer hours, cathedral ministry hours, athletic coaching hours, etc. (Please note that the school yellow tag check in system does not interface with this online log-in so you must also complete an online submission for these hours.) Questions…email [email protected] .
STILL NEED VOLUNTEER HOURS TO Win a Prize! - Now’s your chance…Thursday February 4 Chick-Fil-A lunch - We are in need of lunchroom volunteers on February 4 to help serve the kids Chick-Fil-A during Catholic Schools Week. Please contact Shelley Clark at [email protected] if you are available to help anytime during 10am - 1:30pm. FIRST FRIDAY COFFEE AND SPIRITWEAR - Why not shop on the cobbles while sipping on your coffee and chatting with friends? The PPA will have spirit wear available outside for you to purchase on Friday, Feb. 5. We should have all sizes available for this Friday. Thank you and see you on the cobbles!
We are in need of more cans! Hurry and send in your cans! If every student brought in one can of soup we can be sure that Fr. John would be a winner! So let the competition begin and remember to bring in your can(s) soon! Deadline is approaching…. Sunday, February 7. You can drop off your cans at the Church or School. For more info please go to www.souperbowlofcaring.org. Please contact the Church office for more details. God Bless, Nancy Webb, SJCC Youth Ministry, 407-422-
2005 ext 112. MISSION OFFICE - DONATION DRIVES - between now and Wednesday, February 10, we will continue collecting new sneakers/tennis shoes for the children of our sister Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana. Please help us send these much needed items to them. We are so fortunate here in the U.S. and we have so much to be thankful for. If you are able to donate any of these items, please bring them to the front office on or before Wednesday, February 10. Thank you so much. FIELD DAY coming soon! Please mark your calendars for this year’s Field Day which will be held on Friday, February 12. We need parent volunteers to help from 8:00am until lunchtime. This will be a bag lunch day for students grades Kinder – 8. Please check out signup genius at the following link and sign up for an activity. It’s a great event and a fun time with the kids. The link is: www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0E44AEA82FA1FB6-stjames. VARIETY SHOW LOOKING FOR TALENTED STUDENTS - Calling all St. James students to show off their talents in the St. James Variety Show on Friday, March 11 at 6:00 pm! Everyone is welcome to participate…….Musicians, actors, magicians, storytellers, puppeteers, singers, dancers, and comedians! The Variety Show entry deadline is
Friday, February 19. See entry form on page 5 and submit to the front office asap. Thank you, Jamie Gutweniger – Variety Show Chair – [email protected]. SAVE THE DATE: Time to dust off your spices and get ready to put your chili up against the best St. James has to offer! Back by popular demand... the St. James Chili Cook Off! Join us Saturday, February 20 for this fun, family-friendly community event! Keep an eye on the MM for more information. ORLANDO MAGIC BASKETBALL – ST. JAMES FAMILY NIGHT! Wednesday, April 6 at 7pm the Orlando Magic will play the Detroit Pistons at the Amway Arena! St. James families have been given special pricing on seats in order to go see the game together and cheer on our own St. James Cheerleaders!! The Cheerleaders will be performing pregame on center court!!! A small amount of the ticket price will go to support our cheerleading program at St. James, so come out, cheer us on, and have a blast!! Flyers to be posted shortly in order to reserve tickets! CLAIRE LUBE (GRADE 7) WINS ST. JAMES GEOGRAPHIC BEE - Moves One Step Closer to $50,000 College Scholarship - Claire won the school competition of the National Geographic Bee on January 21 and a chance at a $50,000 college scholarship. The school Bee, at which students answered questions on geography, was the first round in the 28th annual National Geographic Bee. Thousands of schools around the United States and in the five U.S. territories are participating in the 2016 Bee. The school champions, including Claire, will take a qualifying test; up to 100 of the top scorers on that test in each state will then be eligible to compete in their state Bee on April 1, 2016. The national finals will air on television on the National Geographic Channel and PBS stations. Check local listings for dates and times. Everyone can test their geography knowledge with the exciting GeoBee Challenge, an online geography quiz at www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee, which poses 10 new questions a day, or by downloading the “National Geographic GeoBee Challenge” app, with more than 1,000 questions culled from past Bees.
SCHOOL SPELLING BEE WINNERS ARE - On Friday, January 22, forty students from grades 5-8 participated in the school spelling bee to determine the two winners who will represent our school in the Orange County Spelling Bee to be held this Friday, February 5, 2016. The students who spelled their way “to the top” were:
5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade Liam Tingley Patrica Briceno Harrison Joseph Sophia Lotz Anna-Grace Mantzaris Pete Lopez Daniel Kirsheman Ellie Fontana Shannon Beaird Kheeno Lubanga Alex Tomesko Gianna Cafaro George Anamisis Calla Curry Tegan Mead Carlos Sabogal Gabby Garcia Sophia Stephens Parker Boyette Sophia Nicolini Matthew Lisman Benjamin Greeno Beatrice Poulin Pete Gonzales Finn Magley Lauren Protasevich Camila Olivo Alex Chapman Hannah Isern Sydney Melvin Shebania Janvier Sean Morrissey Palmer Minton Ryan Missigman Grace Minton Isabella Mendez Luke Singleton Will McDonald Marcus Lisman Gavin Galy
After the fierce competition, Shebania Janvier emerged as the St. James Champion. First Runner-Up, Marcus Lisman, will accompany Shebania to the Orange County Bee. In addition, Encyclopedia Britannica congratulates Shebania Janvier for outstanding achievement in the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee Program and awards her with a free one-year subscription to Kids.Britannica.com. Congratulations Shebania and Marcus!
SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR ALL YEAR - for your convenience, the school calendar for the rest of this school year will be at the end of each Monday Memo newsletter. This calendar will be updated and should be used for referring to any and all events. Please refer to this calendar each Monday for updates/changes. SCHOOL CALENDAR FEBRUARY 2016 – please note: There are NO Noon Dismissal this month Feb. 1 – 5 – Catholic Schools Week begins. We have a week full of activities planned! See CSW calendar page 6 & 7 Wednesday, 3 – 2:15pm Dismissal Friday, 5 – PPA’s First Friday Coffee on the cobbles Friday, 5 – 8:15am Mass – Assembly Hall Wednesday, 10 – Ash Wednesday – Assembly Hall – Parents Welcome Wednesday, 10 – 2:15pm Dismissal Friday, 12 – Field Day for grades K – 8 – Bag lunch for students needed. Sunday, 14 – Happy St. Valentine’s Day Sunday, 14 - 9am (after Mass) 2nd grade Parents and Students help serve coffee and donuts at the Cathedral Monday, 15 – Presidents Day! School Closed Wednesday, 17 – 2:15pm Dismissal Friday, 19 – 8:15am – Divine Mercy Chaplet Friday, 19 – End of 2nd Trimester Friday, 19 – 7:00pm – Lion King Kids Performance – performed by Grades Kinder – 4 students Saturday, 20 – Chili Cook-off! Please join the 8th grade class in their annual fund raiser! Everyone welcome! Tuesday, 23 – 7:30am SCRIP/SPIRITWEAR order due Wednesday, 24 – 2:15pm Dismissal Friday, 26 – 7:30am - SCRIP/SPIRITWEAR order pickup Friday, 26 – 3:30pm – Variety Show Tryouts Grades Kinder through 4th Sat. & Sun, 27 & 28 – All day – Food and Wine Festival at Lake Eola Monday, 29 – Variety Show tryouts Grades 5 – 8
MARCH 2016 – please note: There are NO Noon Dismissal this month Wednesday, 2 – 2:15pm Dismissal Wednesday, 2 – Food Truck Night on campus – more details to come Friday, 4 – No School – After School Open – PD for Faculty at Good Shepherd Catholic School Mon – Fri – 7 – 11 – Iowa Test of Basic Skills for Grades 2 - 8 Tuesday, 8 – 7:30am - SCRIP/SPIRITWEAR order due Wednesday, 9 – 2:15pm Dismissal Thursday, 10 – 3:30pm to 5pm - Variety Show dress rehearsal Friday, 11 – First Friday Coffee (moved from Friday the 4th) Friday, 11 – 7:30am - SCRIP/SPIRITWEAR order pickup Friday, 11 – 8:15am – Mass – Assembly Hall – All parents welcome Friday, 11 – 6pm – Variety Show in the Assembly Hall Sunday, 13 – Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday, 13 – First Grade parents and students serving coffee and donuts right after the 9am Mass at the Cathedral. Tuesday, 15 - 7:30am - SCRIP/SPIRITWEAR order due Wednesday – 16 – 2:15pm Dismissal Wednesday – 16 – 1pm - Box Tops Student / Teacher Basketball Game Thursday – 17 – Happy St. Patrick’s Day Friday, 18 – 7:30am - SCRIP/SPIRITWEAR order pickup Friday, 18 – 8:15am – Divine Mercy Chaplet – Assembly Hall Friday, 18 – 6pm – Lenten Dinner and Living Stations of the Cross– Assembly Hall Wednesday, 23 – 2:15pm Dismissal Thursday, 24 – School Closed – Holy Thursday Friday, 25 – School Closed – Good Friday Sunday 27 – Easter Sunday Mon – Fri, 28 – Apr 1 - No School all week – After School open – Easter Break
APRIL 2016 – please note: There are NO Noon Dismissal this month EXCEPT April 15th Friday, 1 - No School – After School open Monday , 4 - School resume Tuesday, 5 - 7:30am - SCRIP/SPIRITWEAR order due Wednesday, 6 – 2:15pm Dismissal (2:30-4:30 PD) Wednesday, 6 – 7pm – Orlando Magic Game vs. Detroit Pistons – plus pre-game performance starring our SJCS Cheerleaders Friday, 8 - 7:30am – First Friday Coffee – Sponsored by PPA Friday, 8 – 7:30am - SCRIP/SPIRITWEAR order pickup Friday, 8 – 8:15am – Mass – Assembly Hall – Parents welcome Sunday, 10 – 9am – Kindergarten parents/students serving coffee/donuts right after the 9am Mass at the Cathedral Wednesday, 13 - 2:15pm Dismissal (2:30-4:30 PD) Friday, 15 – Noon Dismissal – Setting up for our Annual Dinner Auction Event Saturday, 16 - 5:30pm – Dinner Auction Event – SJCS Assembly Hall Tuesday, 19 - 7:30am - SCRIP/SPIRITWEAR order due Wednesday, 20 - 8:30am –10:30am - Open House for new prospective families Wednesday, 20 - 2:15pm Dismissal (2:30-4:30 PD) Thursday, 21 – 7:30am - SCRIP/SPIRITWEAR order pickup Friday, 22 - No School – After School open – Student/Teacher holiday Wednesday, 27 - 2:15pm Dismissal (2:30-4:30 PD) Wednesday, 27 - Book Fair at Barnes & Noble (more info to come) Friday, 29 – 8:15am – Mass – Assembly Hall
MAY 2016 please note: There are NO Noon Dismissal this month Tuesday, 3 - 7:30am - SCRIP/SPIRITWEAR order due Wednesday, 4 – 2:15pm Dismissal (2:30-4:30 PD) Thursday, 5 - Fine Arts Night – in Main Building and Assembly Hall Friday, 6 - 7:30am – First Friday Coffee – Sponsored by PPA Friday, 6 - 7:30am - SCRIP/SPIRITWEAR order pickup Friday, 6 – 8:15am – Rosary – Mary’s Month - First Communion Celebration – Assembly Hall Tuesday, 10 – 6pm PAC Recognition Dinner – Assembly Hall Wednesday, 11 - 2:15pm Dismissal (2:30-3:30 PD) Friday, 13 – 8:15am Mass Assembly Hall – Parents welcome Sunday, 15 - 9am – Pre K parents/students serving coffee/donuts right after the 9am Mass at the Cathedral Sunday, 15 – 1pm – End of Year Skating Party – Sponsored by PPA (more details to follow) Wednesday, 18 - 2:15pm Dismissal (2:30-3:30 PD) Friday, 20 - 9am - Candlelight and 8th Grade Graduation at the Cathedral Wednesday, 25 - 2:15pm Dismissal (2:30-4:30 PD) Friday, 27 – 8:15am Divine Mercy Chaplet – Assembly Hall Monday, 30 - School Closed – Memorial Day JUNE 2016 Wednesday, 1 - Last Day of School – Noon Dismissal
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Friday, March 11, 2016, 6:00pm St. James Cathedral School Gymnasium
It’s that time of year for our students to show off their talents!
Mandatory auditions will be held in the school gym after school Friday, February 26 (K-4th) and Monday, February 29 (5th-8th)
Mandatory Dress Rehearsal after school Thursday, March 10 Students are limited to ONE performance ONLY, Group or Solo act
Music and Lyrics must be attached to Entry Form Please attach MP3 formatted CD for dancing act or Karaoke CD for singing act.
Please label CD with act name.
Entry Form Please return Entry Form with music and lyrics to front office by Friday, February 19 to qualify for auditions. Talent name: _______________________________________________________________Grade: __________
Parent Name & Phone: ______________________________________________________________________
E-mail: __________________________________
Length of act: __________ (minutes) Props:___________________________________________________
Song name: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Artist: _________________________________________________________________________________________ Please contact Jamie Gutweniger at [email protected] with any questions.
