PARENT WEB CALENDAR ALUMNI ST. LAURENCE PARISH CONTACT US SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK 10.16. 2019 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD FOR WINNING THE OUTSTANDING SCHOOL BOARD AWARD ! This distinguished award was announced at the Archdiocesan School Board Workshop on October 5th! Thank you for your tireless work for our school! IMPORTANT DATES 10/16 Jean/Spirit Day EDGE - 7:00pm Volleyball AWAY at St. Cecilia 4:30pm C Team, 5:30pm JV, 6:30pm Varsity Soccer AWAY at St. John Paul II 4:30pm JV, 5:30pm Varsity 10/17 Living Rosary led by 4th Grade - School Gym - 8:30am (bring your rosaries ) Gala Committee meeting -9:15am - see info below GHCAA Cross Country Championship at HBU 3:30pm STUCO Meeting - 7:00am 10/18 All School Mass led by 6A Red Vests are now mandatory for middle school students Volleyball HOME vs. St. John Paul II - 4:30pm C Team, 5:15pm JV, 6:15pm Varsity 10/19 Parish Bazaar 5:00 - 10:00pm Football Day of Champions - TBA
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PARENT WEB CALENDAR ALUMNI ST. LAURENCE PARISH CONTACT US
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK 10.16. 2019
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SCHOOL BOARD FOR WINNING THE
OUTSTANDING SCHOOL BOARD AWARD!
This distinguished award was announced at the Archdiocesan School Board Workshop on October 5th!
Thank you for your tireless work for our school!
IMPORTANT DATES
10/16 Jean/Spirit Day EDGE - 7:00pm Volleyball AWAY at St. Cecilia 4:30pm C Team, 5:30pm JV, 6:30pm Varsity Soccer AWAY at St. John Paul II 4:30pm JV, 5:30pm Varsity
10/17 Living Rosary led by 4th Grade - School Gym - 8:30am (bring your rosaries) Gala Committee meeting -9:15am - see info below GHCAA Cross Country Championship at HBU 3:30pm STUCO Meeting - 7:00am
10/18 All School Mass led by 6A Red Vests are now mandatory for middle school students Volleyball HOME vs. St. John Paul II - 4:30pm C Team, 5:15pm JV, 6:15pm Varsity
10/19 Parish Bazaar 5:00 - 10:00pm Football Day of Champions - TBA
10/20 Parish Bazaar 10:00am-5:00pm 10/21 RED RIBBON WEEK BEGINS
“Stronger together on the SLCS team.” Students can wear any red or blue shirt with their uniform bottoms. Pep Rally - 2:15pm - Gym Soccer and Volleyball GHCAA Playoffs - TBA
10/22 Red Ribbon Week “Be part of the winning team, lay off drugs and risky behaviors.” Wear a colorful or Hawaiian shirt with your uniform bottoms. Fall Book Fair School Board/Finance Committee Meeting - 7:00pm
10/23 Red Ribbon Week “Show your team spirit.” Wear your favorite sports jersey or t-shirt with jeans. Jean/Spirit Day Fall SLCS Book Fair- Preview Day Middle School Month of the Adolescent Event EDGE - 7:00pm
10/24 Red Ribbon Week “Put on your thinking caps and show your smarts on making healthy and smart choices.” Students can wear a hat or cap. (Only caps or hats-no costumes, etc) STUCO will hand out Smarties at lunch. Fall Book Fair - SLCS Library 8:00am - 2:30pm Fall Sports Picture Day and Retakes
10/25 Red Ribbon Week We will see you for conference day as we work as a “team” to ensure the success of all students. FALL CONFERENCE DAY - NO SCHOOL - See information below Fall Book Fair - SLCS Library 8:00am - 2:30pm EDGE Social - Laser Tag
10/28 Classroom Spelling Bees Golf Tournament
10/29 Classroom Spelling Bees 10/30 Jean/Spirit Day
ECC Carnival Classroom Spelling Bees Spirit Store Sales - All lunches EDGE - 7:00pm
Dear Parents, We are very proud of our St. Laurence School Board for receiving the 2019 Outstanding School Board Award this month. This is the second time SLCS has won this distinction. The board was recognized for their detailed planning and hard work in creating our 3-5 year Strategic Plan. That plan began back in 2016-2017 and is currently under revision as we develop new goals for the future. A summary of the full long-range plan can be found on our website under the school board tab if you are interested. We have always been blessed with wonderful volunteers on all our boards and committees and like all of them, this group works tirelessly to ensure we remain successful and viable, while living our mission as a Catholic school. If you have ever wondered about how the school develops policies, sets the budget and tuition and meets the current needs of our students, consider serving on the school board. April 16th is School Board Information Night if you would like to learn more. A special thank you to Jackie DeGroot and our former school board presidents, David Wells and Nora Sessions for presenting the process used in developing the latest SLCS Strategic Plan. They spoke that morning to boards and
administrators from other Catholic schools and representatives from the Archdiocesan School Board. We thank them and our current board for their service and leadership. As we serve as a pastoral instrument of the parish, please join us at the Parish Bazaar this weekend! There will be fun for everyone and several of our alum, that are members of the Spectrum 3847 Robotics team from Strake and St. Agnes will be demonstrating their 2019 competition robot this Sunday Sunday, October 20th at 10:30 am. They plan to stay afterwards to answer questions and allow kids to take a closer look. This competition robot they will be displaying competed at the semi finals in the 2019 World Championships in Houston earlier this year. As part of their community outreach, these students are visiting area events in order to promote interest in STEM. We are so proud of our graduates and appreciate this opportunity to see how they are flourishing in high school!! Thank you to Mrs. DeMoor for sharing this information. God bless, Suzanne Barto
ORGANIZATION AND TIME MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 5th, 6th AND 7th Mrs. Schurman is planning to start support groups for students needing help with organization and time management strategies to help with academic success. Teachers have recommended some students and notified parents. Parents may also inquire if they feel their child needs support in these areas as well. Some indicators that students may need this help are: having a hard time keeping locker, binders or assignments organized; not using the agenda regularly, find difficulty in keeping up with school and homework assignments and grades are suffering.
● For 6th and 7th graders, Mrs. Schurman will offer support from 7:25am-7:55am on most Monday mornings starting October 28th.
● 5th graders will meet with Mrs. Schurman during their lunch/ recess time once a week on Tuesdays starting October 29th.
Limited space is available and students must return a permission slip (5th grade HERE and 6th/7th grade HERE) to the homeroom teacher or Mrs. Schurman by Wednesday, October 23rd. SEL/SECOND STEP PROGRAM Students in grades K-8th have finished the first lessons. Here are the SEL HOME LINKS.
RED RIBBON WEEK CALENDAR
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION. . . AN EASY WAY TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL
Earn Money for the school by participating in the Box Tops for Education program. If the entire school collects $400 per collection, the school will earn a Free Dress Day. It is simple:
❏ Download the Box Tops for Education App ❏ Link to ST LAURENCE CATHOLIC SCHOOL (create your account) ❏ Scan receipt within 14 days of purchase ❏ Instant $$ for our school,
The program will continue to accept the box top labels. For information, read HERE or contact Sherri Cass HERE.
LUNCH DUTY IS A GREAT WAY TO GET INVOLVED AND HELP OUR TEACHERS We need you! Please use the links below to sign up.
● ECC CAMPUS - Sign up HERE - Coordinator: Priscilla Hill HERE
● MAIN CAMPUS - Sign Up HERE - Coordinator: Cynthia Bryant HERE
SUPPORT THE PARISH BAZAAR THIS WEEKEND
The St. Laurence Church Bazaar is fast approaching. It will be held this weekend on Saturday and Sunday, October 19 and 20. While many of you are already volunteers for the bazaar through your or your children’s church organizations, we do have a special request for volunteers that are VIRTUS trained.The bazaar has a requirement to provide a volunteer with VIRTUS training to supervise any ride operator provided by our children’s ride vendor. We will need one VIRTUS volunteer per ride at all times. We currently have a need for VIRTUS volunteers to fill 1 or 2 (2-hour slots) on both Saturday and Sunday.
As the People Power Chair, I am making this appeal to our SLCS community because there is a high percentage of you that are already VIRTUS/Safe Environment certified as compared to the general church population. I hope that you will consider assisting in this need. If you are able, please sign up HERE
END OF THE QUARTER-CATCH UP ON TUITION AND FEES GENTLE REMINDER
Please take this opportunity now that we are at the end of the 1st quarter to catch up on any late payments to Sami’s Catering or FACTS Tuition. We want to avoid any financial blocks on your FACTS/RenWeb account or your child not being able to purchase their selection for lunch. Thank you for working with us and please reach out to our business office if you have any questions or concerns.
AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
IT’S SO EASY TO EXTEND YOUR LEARNING WITH MANY FUN
CLASSES! NEXT SESSION STARTS SOON!
SLCS offers a great after school enrichment program! It consists of a variety of mini-courses in different areas of interest for our students. Our second After School Enrichment course will begin November 4th. Please note a minimum/maximum number of students is required to have the courses. Click HERE for a list of awesome courses and registration forms.
It’s SPELLING BEE time!
● Spelling Bee Study Lists are now on RenWeb under Parent Resources.
● Classroom Spelling Bees will take place on October 28th-30th.
● School-Wide Spelling Bee will take place on November 13th.
TIPS ON WHAT TO STUDY FOR A CLASSROOM, GRADE LEVEL, OR SCHOOL-WIDE SPELLING BEE The 2020 School Spelling Bee Study List is divided into three levels of difficulty: One Bee, Two Bee and Three Bee. Students should start with the words at their skill level. In general, we recommend level One Bee for lower elementary, Two Bee for upper elementary, and Three Bee for middle school.
When spellers are comfortable with the words at their starting difficulty level, they are ready to learn the remainder of the 2020 School Spelling Bee Study List, which includes all three levels.
For more information, please go to: https://spellingbee.com
.COME ONE, COME ALL TO OUR BOOK FAIR IN THE FALL! Come one, come all to our Book Fair in the Fall! Get a jump on your Christmas shopping and support our SLCS Library at the same time! Classes will preview our Book Fair on Wednesday, 10/23. We will be open for sales on Thursday, 10/24 and Friday, 10/25 (Conference Day) from 8:00am till 2:30 pm. We gladly accept cash, checks, and credit cards. If you have any questions, please email our library HERE.
FALL CONFERENCE DAY IS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25TH. NO SCHOOL THIS DAY.
ECC AND ELEMENTARY
ECC and Elementary parents were able to sign up for a conference time online through Sign-Up Genius. If you have not done so, please refer to the sign-up genius link sent by your child’s teacher. These conferences are held in the child’s classroom and last for 15 minutes. Students in PreK-2nd Grade are not encouraged to attend. Students in 3rd Grade and above should attend with at least one parent. The conference will be teacher-led. We look forward to seeing you, and thank you for supporting your child in the trinity of parent, child, and educator.
MIDDLE SCHOOL (Grades 5-8)
Middle School conferences will be held in the gym with core course teachers from 7:30-11:30am and 12:15-3:45pm. Teachers will have lunch from 11:30am -12:15pm and conferences will not be held at that time. There is no need to sign up for a conference time. Simply come to the gym at a time that is convenient for you. There will be chairs for sitting while waiting to meet with the teacher/s of your choice. Parents and students must meet with at least one teacher but may meet with as many teachers as you would like. You are encouraged to specifically meet with teachers of subjects in which the student may be having difficulty. If your child is doing well, there is no need to meet with all the teachers. Some teachers work with 150 students and feel a greater need to meet with the parents of students who are struggling so that suggestions can be made for improvement. If your child is struggling or has specific needs and requires more time than ten minutes, we recommend that you set an individual appointment with the teacher/s for a later date. We appreciate your consideration in this matter. Auxiliary and elective course teachers will be meeting in their classrooms and/or offices, not in the gym (i.e. Health, PE, Art, Choir, Spanish, Band, Enrichment). Ms. Gunter is the only elective course teacher who also teaches a core subject therefore, she will be in the gym. Mrs. McNeil, the Band Director, will be available from 10:45am until 1:45pm. Awards such as Honor Roll, Samaritan Award and/or Good Behavior Award certificates will go home with the students in the red folders and will not be given out on Conference Day.
WHILE YOU ARE HERE…BE SURE TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING AT ONCE
At Conference Day, you can take care of the following all at once! Don’t miss out on… ● Steps for Students - Registration in the Computer Room. The deadline is the 25th for students to
have the opportunity to wear a Halloween themed t-shirt on October 31st. ● Poinsettia Sale for SPICE (red, white or pink) to jumpstart Christmas. Only $15 each. ● Book Fair in the SLCS Library (8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m.)! Get those Christmas presents early and
encourage a love of reading. ● Golf Tournament to benefit Tuition Assistance - only a few more spots left so sign up now. ● Helicopter Ball Drop Game- purchase your golf ball for a chance to win a skate party or laser tag
party. Golf balls will be dropped from a helicopter at the Golf Tournament on October 28th.
INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO BE PART OF THE SAINTS FAMILY
WE CURRENTLY HAVE OPENINGS IN 1ST, 3RD, 4TH, 5TH, AND 7TH GRADE!
With your assistance, we can continue to build our school community with families who, like you, realize that values and education matter
Please join us at our first Gala Committee meeting at 9:15am on October 17th. You will learn all about the 2020 Gala and how you can help chair or volunteer on different committees. Please RSVP to Kelly Goff HERE for further information and details. Hope you can all join us!
SPICE UP YOUR HOLIDAYS WITH POINSETTIAS
BENEFITTING THE SLCS SPICE PROGRAM!
Order October 9th-25th $15 Each
Red, white, and pink poinsettias Sell to family & friends!
Pick up will be at the end of November. Order online HERE
SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT CATHOLIC EDUCATION
OPEN HOUSE FOR PROSPECTIVE FAMILIES
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1st, 2019
8:15am - Join us for Mass 9:45am - Tours of the School
RSVP HERE
CHILI COOKOFF - AUCTION PARTY - 10.26.19
Don’t be lame, don’t be naughty, Creep, float or crawl to our Spooktacular Chili Cookoff-Costume Party! Cook up your best batch, don your best costume and join us for cold drinks, HOT chili, good friends, great scares and so much more! Whether you choose to be a chef or just be spooky or hot, everyone will get to enjoy the chili pot! Chili and Costume prizes will be awarded for presentation, taste and heat! A few spots stil remain! Reserve your spot HERE!
REGISTER NOW FOR THE 2019 SLCS TUITION ASSISTANCE GOLF TOURNAMENT
The golf tournament is less than 2 weeks away! Register now for the 2019 SLCS Tuition Assistance Golf Tournament on October 28th at Sugar Creek Country Club. Join your friends for a fun day while supporting SLCS. Not only are we at a new location, but we will have new fun prizes, games, food and drinks. Don’t miss out. Register Now HERE!
Not a golfer but want to help at the tournament? You can volunteer! We are currently recruiting adult volunteers to assist in a variety of ways at the Golf Tournament on October 28th at Sugar Creek Country Club. Sign up to
volunteer HERE!
DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 18TH!
Please consider donating a gift card for our 2019 SLCS TUITION ASSISTANCE GOLF TOURNAMENT today!
You can sign up here or just drop off your donation
to the front desk by October 11th!
HELICOPTER BALL DROP GAME
The Helicopter will hover again!! Don’t miss your chance to participate in the Helicopter ball drop game at the golf tournament! Purchase your numbered golf ball today! The closest to the pin (need not be present to win) will have the choice between a skate party for 10 at the Dairy Ashford Roller Rink or 2 lower level tickets to see the Chainsmokers with a gift card to El Tiempo! We will label a golf ball with each child's name and put it on display it in the gym!
Fill out and return the form in your red folder or sign up online HERE!
VOLLEYBALL
Saints Varsity Volleyball is 9-3:00pm and in second place in the GHCAA South. The girls play at St. Cecilia today and host St. John Paul II on Friday for the last home game of the season. The C and JV teams have also been playing well and have some good wins so far. The C and JV teams have both played well in their tournaments this season.
- The Varsity will be a #2 seed in the GHCAA playoffs beginning Monday, October 21st. The first round should be at home at 4:30 PM.
SOCCER
The Saints Varsity Soccer Team is now 2-3-1. The Saints have been short players due to injury but played St. Francis de Sales to a close 2-1 game last Thursday.
- The final regular season game and final JV game is today at St. John Paul II, JV at 4:30pm, Varsity at 5:30pm
- The Saints have earned a playoff spot and will be the #4 seed in the GHCAA south. - The first playoff game will be Monday, October 21st, location TBA.
CROSS COUNTRY
Congratulations to the Saints Cross-Country team for a fantastic performance at the St. John’s Invitational Cross-Country Meet this past Saturday. This was a great warm-up as the Saints head into the last week of the season.
- The team will compete at the GHCAA Championships on Thursday, October 17th at Houston Baptist
University beginning at 3:30 PM.
TENNIS
The tennis teams continue to improve and play hard. - The teams will play Saturday at 1:30 PM, Location TBA.
FOOTBALL
The Saints completed the regular season last week with a tough loss against Lutheran South. The boys played hard and have showed improvement throughout the season.
- The final game of the season is this Saturday at the GCFL Day of Champions against Rosehill Christian School at 10:00 AM at Concordia Lutheran High School.
UPCOMING SPIRIT NIGHTS
● March 18th - Willie’s - Sugar Land location
BOOSTER CLUB SPIRIT STORE Find the Booster Club forms HERE
SEE YOU AT THE BAZAAR!
Our parish’s 25th Bazaar is in just 3 days! Look for the big tents going up tomorrow at the Ave Maria Center and make plans to be there 5-to-10 on Saturday and 10-to-5 on Sunday. Entrance is free, but you need to buy tickets good for all food and activity booths. Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted. It’s cash-only to play BINGO, inside Marian Hall from 6-10pm Saturday and 12-4pm Sunday.
. VISIT OUR PARISH WEBSITE HERE
INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY
Join us for Open House - November 3, 2019 - 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Click HERE for more information. ST. JOHN XXIII COLLEGE PREPARATORY OPEN HOUSE
Join St. John XXIII College Preparatory Open House on Sunday, November 10, from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Click HERE for more information.
FUTURE TIGER GIRLS NIGHT
The St. Agnes Academy Tiger Girls Dance Team invites girls from Kindergarten through 8th grade to join them for Friday Night Lights. Future Tiger Girls will receive free entrance to the Strake Jesuit football game where they will participate in the pre-game victory line, perform stand routines with the dance team during the first half of the game, and watch the Tiger Girls half time performance from the sidelines. Click HERE for more information.
ST. THOMAS HIGH SCHOOL
STHS is introducing Middle School Nights! These experiences are tailored to individual student’s interests and are perfect opportunities for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders to be a part of extracurricular activities happening at our school. Middle School students will be able to attend any of these events and interact with current students and faculty. Click HERE to learn more. A MESSAGE FROM STRAKE JESUIT
● Strake Jesuit is now accepting applications for the 2020-2021 school year. Applications are online. ● The ISEE will be given at Strake Jesuit on November 16th at 8:30am. Register on the ERB website.
● Open House is on December 5th, at 7:00pm. Open House is open to all middle school boys 6-8. ● The HSPT will be given at Strake Jesuit on January 11th at 8:30am. There is no pre-registration.
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