St. Barnabas Catholic School February 14, 2020 Calendar February 14 Cookie Gram Delivery Day February 17 NO SCHOOL President’s Day February 21 STEM Day Last day to order lollipops, see page 4 for details February 28 530-7:30 PTO Fish Fry, Cafeteria ABSENCE LINE Each day your child is going to be late or absent from school, we need to know. Please inform the office each day they are out. Call—317-881-7422, press 1 to report or Email Mrs.McCarthy kmcar- thy@stbindy .org Through our Catholic Faith, GROWING IN MIND, HEART, AND SPIRIT TO BECOME LEADERS IN THE WORLD As we celebrate Valenne’s Day today we are surrounded by many visuals that cause us to think about love and kindness shared with others. We are truly blessed to have a parish school where our children may have Christ's presence in their lives, calling upon Him as we face daily challenges. We can see no greater example of love than what Christ shared for everyone of us on His cross. We too are called to share that spirit of love with one another. How could we define the spirit of St. Barnabas School? That spirit we want to catch? First of all it is Christ's Spirit and guidance in our lives daily. His spirit is present in our school lives and we can celebrate that daily. We connue to focus on growing in mind, heart, and spirit, as we become leaders in the world. But we could not be effecve in our efforts if Christ's spirit was not guiding us and being our model. How is our spirit evident? At St. Barnabas School we are blessed with the spirit of generosity. We are successful in meeng the needs of our students because of the generosity of our teachers and staff. I have the pleasure of working each day with a commied team of professionals who give generously of their me, talent and treasure. For many teachers, the work day begins when they arrive around 6:00 A.M. and connues long aſter the students leave at 2:45. We are a collaborave team, always working on ways to strengthen our skills to be as effecve as possible in teaching children. That spirit of generosity extends beyond our paid staff to include the many vol- unteers who give of their me to make our school a beer place. Our PTO officers work in a thousand ways to provide more resources for our teachers and our students. We feel the generous spirit of the parents who come to Wednesday Mass weekly to pray for the intenons of our students, families, and staff. Your prayers strengthen our work daily. The School Commission members devote their talents connually to guide us in maers of policy and markeng. Parents who volunteer at school to be Pioneers, Tour de France guides, musical producon assistants, librarians, and serve in a multude of other roles, are invaluable. Your spirit of generosity is very visible.
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St. Barnabas Catholic School
February 14, 2020
Calendar
February 14 Cookie Gram Delivery Day February 17 NO SCHOOL President’s Day February 21 STEM Day Last day to order lollipops, see page 4 for details February 28 530-7:30 PTO Fish Fry, Cafeteria
ABSENCE LINE
Each day your child
is going to be late or
absent from school,
we need to know.
Please inform the
office each day they
are out.
Call—317-881-7422,
press 1 to report or
Email Mrs.McCarthy
kmcar-
thy@stbindy .org
Through our Catholic Faith, GROWING IN MIND, HEART, AND SPIRIT TO BECOME LEADERS IN THE WORLD
As we celebrate Valentine’s Day today we are surrounded by many visuals that cause us to think about love and kindness shared with others. We are truly blessed to have a parish school where our children may have Christ's presence in their lives, calling upon Him as we face daily challenges. We can see no greater example of love than what Christ shared for everyone of us on His cross. We too are called to share that spirit of love with one another. How could we define the spirit of St. Barnabas School? That spirit we want to catch? First of all it is Christ's Spirit and guidance in our lives daily. His spirit is present in our school lives and we can celebrate that daily. We continue to focus on growing in mind, heart, and spirit, as we become leaders in the world. But we could not be effective in our efforts if Christ's spirit was not guiding us and being our model. How is our spirit evident? At St. Barnabas School we are blessed with the spirit of generosity. We are successful in meeting the needs of our students because of the generosity of our teachers and staff. I have the pleasure of working each day with a committed team of professionals who give generously of their time, talent and treasure. For many teachers, the work day begins when they arrive around 6:00 A.M. and continues long after the students leave at 2:45. We are a collaborative team, always working on ways to strengthen our skills to be as effective as possible in teaching children. That spirit of generosity extends beyond our paid staff to include the many vol-unteers who give of their time to make our school a better place. Our PTO officers work in a thousand ways to provide more resources for our teachers and our students. We feel the generous spirit of the parents who come to Wednesday Mass weekly to pray for the intentions of our students, families, and staff. Your prayers strengthen our work daily. The School Commission members devote their talents continually to guide us in matters of policy and marketing. Parents who volunteer at school to be Pioneers, Tour de France guides, musical production assistants, librarians, and serve in a multitude of other roles, are invaluable. Your spirit of generosity is very visible.
A generous spirit is being learned by our students and nurtured by their teachers and parents through service learning activities. We are very proud of the efforts of our students to be good stewards of God's gifts and to be generous with their talents and treasure. Many times we were able to report about the overwhelming responses to service projects that reach out to our parish, our community, and our world. Whether it is volunteering to serve meals at the food pantries locally, writing letters of gratitude to Veterans across our nation, walking three miles to support our neighbors who are less fortunate, or assisting needy families for Christmas here in our own parish, our children are learning to be thankful, to be generous, and to be world-wise. They are catching the spirit as well. The generous spirit of St. Barnabas Parish is woven through its commitment to stewardship by all parish families. The promise to support all of the parish ministries, the school included, through a commitment to stewardship speaks volumes. What else exemplifies the spirit of St. Barnabas School? Our students and staff would overwhelmingly say it is school spirit. Whether it is at a closely contested kickball game with a rival school, collaborating with new faces at a robotics competition, or at the annual Quest for Excellence, the spirit of working together for a common goal and encouraging fellow classmates is evident. That's what we mean by school spirit. We call upon the Holy Spirit as we work toward meeting our school goals for this year. First and foremost, our school goal that all students, parents, and teachers work together to create a school culture that promotes respect for all requires us all to use the gifts of the Holy Spirit. We are very committed to that and ask for your support in teaching our children. There is no shortage of spirit to be caught. Our spirit is an extension of the spirit of this parish that has been present since its founding. It is Christ's spirit, a generous spirit, school spirit, a welcoming spirit. In St. Paul's letter to the Corinthians, he says, “There are different kinds of gifts, but the same spirit gives them. There are different ways of serving, but the same Lord is served. There are different abilities to perform service, but the same God gives ability to all for their particular service. The Spirit's presence is shown in some way in each person for the good of all." God bless, Mr. Schnarr
August 11 First Day of School Grades K-8
August 12 First Day of School PreK
September 4 NO School, South Deanery Professional Day
September 7 NO School - Labor Day
October 8 1:00 PM Dismissal, Conferences 2:00-7:00 PM
October 9 1:00 PM Dismissal – Last day of school prior to break
October 12-16 NO School - Fall Break
October 19 School Resumes
November 6 1:00 PM Dismissal – Walkathon (Professional Meeting)
November 26-27 NO School - Thanksgiving Break
December 18 1:00 PM Dismissal – Last day of school prior to break
January 4 School Resumes
January 18 NO School - MLK Holiday – (E-learning/Snow Make-up Day)
February 15 NO School – Presidents’ Day - (E-learning/Snow Make-up Day)
March 18 Last Day before Spring Break
March 19-26 NO School - Spring Break
March 29 School Resumes
April 2 1:00 PM Dismissal - Good Friday
April 5 NO School - Easter Monday - (E-learning/Snow Make-up Day)
May 25 Last Day of School – (PreK)
May 27 Last Day of School, Dismissal following the 9:30 Mass
Back to School Night - Thursday, August 6th
Parent-Teacher Conferences - Wednesday, October 7th & Thursday, October 8th
Walkathon - Friday, November 6th
Family STEM Night - Thursday, November 12th
May Crowning - Wednesday, May 5th
2nd Grade First Communion - Saturday, May 8th
Tour de France - Friday, May 21st
8th Grade Graduation - Tuesday, May 25th
Field Day - Wednesday, May 26th
MENU
Monday, February 17
NO SCHOOL
President’s Day
Tuesday, February 18
Corn Dog
Chips
Salad Bar
Fruit Bar
Wednesday, February 19
Chicken Drumsticks
Corn
Dinner Roll
Fruit Bar
Thursday, February 20
French Toast
Sausage
Hash Brown
Fruit Bar
Friday, February 21
Nachos
Taco Meat
Cheese Sauce
Fruit Bar
Registration for 2020-21
Registration packets were sent home with the oldest child in the family for the 2020-21 school year during Catholic Schools Week on Friday January 31, 2020. To hold your spot, your registration with your nonrefundable/non-transferable registration deposit of $250 per child will need to be returned no later than Wednesday, February 12, 2020. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Meg Horcher [email protected] or at ext. 253. Starting Monday, February 17th, registration will be open to the public. If
you have not returned your registration deposit and information, your child’s
spot will be opened to the public starting on February 17th.
Remember… to receive your 2020-21 registration packet, you must be current on all of your tithing, tuition/parishioner fees, cafeteria fees, aftercare fees and immunizations.
If you have concerns or questions, please contact Meg Horcher [email protected] or at ext. 253 for tithing and tuition/parishioner fees or Laura Bridgewater [email protected] or at ext. 248 for cafeteria fees or immunizations or Kathie McCarthy [email protected] or at ext. 269 for aftercare fees.
Spring CYO Sports Spring CYO Sports registrations are now open at www.cyoarchindy.org for the following Spring sports:
Boys Baseball (7th & 8th), $45 Girls Spring Kickball, $45
Boys & Girls Track, $45 Team entry is due February 25th, so please do not delay. Questions about coaching should be directed to Dan Bauer at [email protected]
Library The Indianapolis Public Library online catalog allows users to choose St. Barnabas School as an option for a pick-up location for library materials. Due to space issues and limited library time, we ask that this option be limited to only current St. Barnabas students. Parents should select Southport Library, or another library location, for drop-off or pick-up of library materials.
Spring submission deadline for Box Tops Clips is approaching fast!
Please send in all Box Tops Clips to school by
Monday, February 24th
EARN TWICE THEMONEY NOW!
Did you know……………. While some Box Tops packaging still has Clip logos to send in to school, you can DOUBLE-DIP and earn DOUBLE the cash for those items by ALSO scanning your store receipt with the Box Tops app. So, while we LOVE getting the Clips to mail in (keep clipping!), please ALSO scan your store receipts for those items so our
school will earn DOUBLE the money!
The last 3 years St. Barnabas School has submitted Box Tops for Education, we’ve averaged earning $2,000 PER YEAR for new equipment, supplies, & programs for the school. Currently,
our school has earned $482 from Box Tops for this school year. We need your help.
Box Tops for Education is Going DIGITAL Traditional Box Tops Clip logos we’ve always cut and mailed in to the company to earn money for our school, are being phased out and will no longer be printed on product packaging. In order for our school to earn Box Tops funds, store receipts with purchased Box Tops items
must be scanned with a smartphone using the Box Tops for Education app. It’s QUICK & EASY!
Download the App Today! Click the following link to view a tutorial on how to download the
Box Tops app to your smartphone: https://youtu.be/qvSM44-48Oc
-or, follow these instructions:
1. Go to Apple App Store if you have an iPhone, or Google Play Store if you have an Android. 2. In the search bar, type “Box Tops for Education” and then select it when it appears. 3. Next, click “Install” to download the app. 4. Once app is downloaded, select "Sign Up". 5. Enter our school name: ST BARNABAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL. 6. Click on "Select School". 7. Enter your info to create an account.
Already Have the Box Tops App?
Don't forget to SCAN your store receipts. You have 14 days after store re-ceipt date to scan your receipts for St. Barnabas to earn Box Tops money.
Click the following link to view a tutorial on how to scan your receipts with your smartphone & Box Tops app:
Roncalli would like to invite you to “R Family Day,” a special gathering in celebration of our cultural diversity. The event will be on Saturday, March 7 from 12:00 - 2:00 PM in Roncalli’s cafeteria and gym. This celebration will include education and performances from countries around the world such as Myanmar, Mexico, Nigeria, India, and many others. “R Family Day” is student-driven with the support of local organizations. The event is open to the public and free of cost; however, donations will be gratefully accepted.
