St. Barnabas Catholic School November 4, 2016 Calendar NOVEMBER SERVICE PROJECT Canned Food Drive November 10 Midterms 2nd Can Food Pick Up for Lile Sisters of the Poor 6:30-8:00 STEM Night Through our Catholic Faith, GROWING IN MIND, HEART, AND SPIRIT TO BECOME LEADERS IN THE WORLD Sing to the tune of “Do you want to build a snowman?” Do you want to build a robot? Throw paper airplanes down the halls? We think it’s me that you finally knew To bring your parents too It will be fun for all Family STEM Night is coming And we want you there To build towers that touch the sky Do you want to build a robot? Yes, we’re seriously building robots Come on by…. Our Family STEM Night is this Thursday, November 10 th , from 6:30-8:00. Your whole family is invited to parcipate in STEM Acvies. Please join us! If you are asking, “Why STEM and why does it maer?” Here are some numbers that illustrate the answer…. 8,650,000 Esmated size of the STEM workforce in the U.S. by 2018. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Stascs) STEM jobs are growing faster than any other U.S. sector. Available jobs in the field are set to increase 17 percent between 2014 and 2024, while non-STEM employment will grow just 12 percent. 84 Percentage of working professionals currently in science and engineering jobs in the U.S who are males. (Source: Naonal Science Foundaon) While more women than men are enrolled in all U.S. undergraduate programs today, just 18 percent of women earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering as recently as 2012. 80 Percentage of the fastest growing occupaons in the US depending upon master of mathemac and scienfic knowledge skills. (Source Edutopia) 44 Percentage of high school graduates ready for college level Math courses. (Source Naonal Math and Science Iniave) 36 Percentage of high school graduates ready for college level Science courses. (Source Naonal Math and Science Iniave)
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St. Barnabas Catholic School
November 4, 2016
Growing in Mind, Heart, and spirit
CALENDAR
October 26-30
Book Fair
October 27
6:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m.
Chick-Fil-A Day,
St. Rd. 135 location
November 1
No more shorts
grades K-5
Calendar
NOVEMBER
SERVICE
PROJECT Canned Food
Drive
November 10 Midterms
2nd Can Food Pick
Up for Little Sisters
of the Poor
6:30-8:00
STEM Night
Through our Catholic Faith, GROWING IN MIND, HEART, AND SPIRIT TO BECOME LEADERS IN THE WORLD
Sing to the tune of “Do you want to build a snowman?”
Do you want to build a robot?
Throw paper airplanes down the halls?
We think it’s time that you finally knew
To bring your parents too
It will be fun for all
Family STEM Night is coming
And we want you there
To build towers that touch the sky
Do you want to build a robot?
Yes, we’re seriously building robots
Come on by….
Our Family STEM Night is this Thursday, November 10th, from 6:30-8:00. Your whole family
is invited to participate in STEM Activities. Please join us!
If you are asking, “Why STEM and why does it matter?”
Here are some numbers that illustrate the answer….
8,650,000 Estimated size of the STEM workforce in the U.S. by 2018. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) STEM jobs are growing faster than any other U.S. sector. Available jobs in the field are set to increase 17 percent between 2014 and 2024, while non-STEM employment will grow just 12 percent. 84 Percentage of working professionals currently in science and engineering jobs in the U.S who are males. (Source: National Science Foundation) While more women than men are enrolled in all U.S. undergraduate programs today, just 18 percent of women earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering as recently as 2012. 80 Percentage of the fastest growing occupations in the US depending upon master of mathematic and scientific knowledge skills. (Source Edutopia) 44 Percentage of high school graduates ready for college level Math courses. (Source National Math and Science Initiative) 36 Percentage of high school graduates ready for college level Science courses. (Source National Math and Science Initiative)
The St. Barnabas School can food drive officially begins this Monday 10/31. In fact, our first pickup date was today (Hunger Inc.). The other pickup dates are Thursday 11/10 (Little Sisters of the Poor), Wednesday 11/16 (Anna's House) and Tuesday 11/22 (St. Vincent de Paul).
Please, for the sake of all those who hunger in our community, encourage your children to bring in as many cans as possible. Our school goal is 10,000 cans. That's roughly 20 cans per student. Last year our school was able to collect over 13,000 cans. We are confident that we can achieve our goal again this year and perhaps beat last year's total.
Come up with some age-appropriate ways to collect as many cans as possible (i.e. sacrificing some allowance money, taking time to ask grand-parents/neighbors, sacrificing their Dominos pizza Friday night and using that money to buy cans, sacrificing their DQ this weekend, collecting cans instead of candy Monday night. Anything that promotes self-sacrifice can really serve as a valuable lesson for the students when providing for those less fortunate.
November School Wide Service Project
Can Food Drive
Please try not to send in glass containers. We have had several that have
broke.
38 Percentage of students who start with STEM majors but do not graduate with one. (Source National Math and Science Initiative) “All young people should be prepared to think deeply and to think well so that they have the chance to become the innovators, educators, researchers, and leaders who can solve the most pressing challenges facing our nation and our world, both today and tomorrow. But, right now, not enough of our youth have access to quality STEM learning opportunities and too few students see these disciplines as springboards for their careers.” (ed.gov/stem) St. Barnabas is working to be sure our students are ready for their future! Come help us make STEM come alive! See you November 10th at our Family STEM Night! God bless, Carissa Maddox, Proud Principal
St. Barnabas Inaugural Family STEM Night - Thursday, November 10th St Barnabas STEM team, along with PTO, welcome all parishioner families to the first annual Family STEM Night on Thursday, November 10th. This event will highlight STEM education at St Barnabas and heighten STEM integration awareness to the parish community. There will be several hands-on experiments to try with your family - all ages of children are welcome! In addition, there will be representatives from several local companies to help educate our youth on what types of STEM career opportunities exist with real-world context. What: St Barnabas Family STEM Night When: Thursday, November 10th 6:30-8:00 (come for some, come for all!) Who: All families of the St Barnabas Parish Community - all ages of children welcome! Cost: In conjunction with our canned food drive, we are asking all families to donate canned good items Please RSVP by completing the attached form and putting it in the basket in the narthex or submit to Laura Bridgewater in the school office. Please RSVP no later than Monday, November 7th. (There will be a prize for the most number of children from each class that attends STEM night!!!) Any questions, please contact Kristin Hammerschmitt at [email protected] Looking forward to seeing you on November 10th!
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Family Name:___________________________________________________________
# and ages of children:___________________________________________________
STEM careers interested in learning more about:_______________________________
Please submit to Laura Bridgewater or the basket in the Narthex no later than Monday, November 7th.
We have to get back on track with Scrips! October was a crazy month and it flew by and we unfortunately
didn’t get any incentives in. That being said, from here until the end of the year, we will align Scrip out of
uniform days with STEM days. We will also throw in classroom incentives here and there. We are working
on a push for the Holiday Season!!
November Incentive
Purchase $200 in Scrips between
-October 31st and November 17th- out of uniform Friday November 18th!!
Boys and Girls Volleyball – Upcoming Dates at St. Barnabas Boys Volleyball – Saturday 11/12 4/5/6/7/8 open gym 4-6 pm (Roncalli HS Bubble) Sunday 11/20 4/5/6 evaluations 6-7:30 pm Sunday 11/20 7/8 evaluations 7:30-9pm Girls Volleyball – Saturday 11/19 4th grade try-outs 3-4:15pm Saturday 11/19 5/6 open gym 4:15 – 5:45pm Saturday 11/19 7/8 open gym 5:45 – 7pm Sunday 11/27 5/6 evaluations 6-7:30pm Sunday 11/27 7/8 evaluations 7:30 – 9pm By evaluations, please make sure your child is signed up on the CYO website. Physicals and payment should be turned in to the school office. Questions – Mary Eiland ([email protected]) for boys volleyball and
Parent Information Session: Keeping Kids Safe in a Technology Driven World
Presenter: Katie Greer http://www.klgreer.com/
When: November 9th @ 7:00PM
Where: Roncalli Auditorium
Roncalli, Cathedral and Lutheran High School have combined to bring a respected expert to Indianapolis to speak with our students about Internet and social media safety. Katie Greer will speak at all three schools on Nov.9, 2016 and then conclude with a parent assembly at Roncalli High School at 7 PM in the fine arts auditorium (enter through door #5). Parents from all three schools and surrounding schools are encouraged to attend.
WHAT? What can I do to protect them? What apps should I be worried about? Is social networking safe? Is my child being cyber bullied? What’s texting? Sexting? What’s next? It’s often overwhelming being a parent today in our technology-driven society. Keeping up with the latest trends and dangers can often seem like an impossible task. Katie will help parents and other interested adults navigate the digital waters and provide information about what’s new, what’s now, and what’s next when it comes to your children and technolo-gy. Most importantly, she will provide all with proactive initiatives to keep kids safe.
The following topics will be covered during this session:
Updates on the latest technology trends and dangers Social networking
Healthy usage of devices and social media How to make technology and social media work for you not against you
Digital Tattoos Interactive gaming: Tips for safe gaming
Cell phones/smartphones/devices
Cyberbullying laws and legislation Overview of what message Katie sends to students
We are delighted to announce that we have had four more RHS seniors record a perfect score on either the SAT or ACT. Congratulations to our latest scholars to join the ACT/SAT All Star list: Devin Boehm/St. Jude (English ACT); Drew Gorball/St. Roch (Reading ACT); Amy Yohler (Reading ACT)/St. Jude and a special congratulations to Michael Otley/St. Barnabas as he becomes our third student ever to register a perfect score on the ACT Com-posite. He registered a perfect 36 on the Math, English and Reading which led to his perfect 36 Composite score. The ACT issued a specific release saying this accomplishment is achieved by less than one-tenth of 1 percent who take the ACT. Great job to all of these Rebels and congratulations as well to their families, their grade schools and their teachers here at Roncalli!
Test begins at 8:00 AM; students should arrive by 7:45 and enter through Door #5 (Auditorium) or Door #10 (LaSalle Street).
There is no pre-registration for this test.
Test will end at approximately 11:15 AM There is a $10 fee to cover the cost of the test; the student should bring this with them to the test (Cash
or check payable to Roncalli High School). Calculators are not allowed (Unless stated on an IEP/ISP). Student should bring two #2 pencils.
Results will be mailed home by the end of November
Parents are also strongly encouraged to attend an Admissions Information meeting on the morning of the High School Placement Test from 10:00 – 11:15 AM in the Roncalli Auditorium.
Roncalli is excited to host the Class of 2021 for the High School Placement Test on Saturday, November 5!
Roncalli High School is seeking some part-time assistance with their electricity and/or manufacturing tech-nology classes. Interested persons should have some general experience in electricity and/or woodworking machinery. Please contact RHS principal, Chuck Weisenbach, at [email protected] if interested.
RONCALLI SPIRIT STORE ANNUAL HOLIDAY SALE
The Roncalli Spirit Store will hold its annual Holiday Sale on Saturday, November 5, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. in the cafeteria. We will have fantastic new merchandise updated with the latest trends and styles for
everyone on your Christmas shopping list: Moms and Dads, Grandparents, students, future students and
even little siblings. We have non-apparel gift ideas you won’t want to miss. Mark your calendars and begin
your Christmas shopping early this year.
For more information, please contact Wendy Lawrie, Director of the Roncalli Spirit Store at wlaw-
