August 29, 2025

MARY... OUR HOPE AND OUR HELP

August Title of Mary: Our Lady of Confidence

Recap of security updates to the school/church:

• Electrified hardware installed at all exterior/perimeter doors that allow for keyless badge entry for all staff and approved volunteers
• Keyless badge entry added to church doors
• Church doors locked during Mass
• Keyless badge entry added to Noll Hall
• Additional exterior and hallway security cameras 
• New interior classroom door hardware that allow classrooms to be secured from the inside
• TWILIO text system that allows universal communication to parents
• Repairs to the PA system
• Shatterproof glass on first floor windows and entry points
• Updated safety protocols and expanded safety training for teachers, staff, and substitutes
• New this year: walkie talkies for all teachers (courtesy of the Holy Name Society)

Middle school students need to have permission notes to walk on Fridays when they come to school. Starting next week, students will not be allowed to call home to ask for permission.

Hello families,

My name is Holly Barrett-Sears, and I am the school counselor at St. Joe’s Crescent Springs. I am a Clinical Social Worker, with 12 years of experience, working in mental health with children and families. I grew up in Northern Kentucky, attended Holy Cross and earned my Master’s Degree at Northern Kentucky University. I will be at the

school on Wednesdays and Fridays weekly.

If you are interested in signing your child up for counseling, you can use the link below.

You can also send me an email if you have any questions at: counselor@sjscrescent.org. If you need assistance filling out the online forms, please contact me via email and I would be happy to set up a time to help.

The consent form can be found online by following this link

Follow this link for a TED Talk about Let Grow.

MORNING DROP OFF REMINDERS

• Parents are welcome to enter the back parking lot via Nordman Drive for morning drop off. This will alleviate backup on Lorraine Avenue. 
• Students should be ready to exit the vehicle when you pull up to the cones. 
• If you need more time to get your child out of the vehicle (we all have tough mornings!), you are welcome to park your car in the upper lot and walk your child to the front circle. This will allow traffic to clear more quickly. 
• Parents should not enter the building unless they have business in the school office.

SJS spirit wear is here!! We’ve brought back some of your favorites as well as some brand new designs. All items are of very high quality from Arden and Gold. 

The shop will be open for two weeks with items delivering week of September 29th. Be sure to check the box labeled “pickup” to have the items shipped free to school. 

Thank you for supporting our school and showing your Cavalier spirit through the purchase of spirit wear items!! 

https://ardenandgold.com/collections/saint-joseph-catholic-school

Do you own a business or offer a professional service that you’d like the St. Joseph School community to know about? If so, submit it for inclusion in our directory of SJS parent-owned businesses and services so we can support members of our school community.  

If you’d like your business or service to appear, please complete this form by September 30.

Please note that this information is provided as a courtesy for general informational purposes only and does not constitute an endorsement by St. Joseph School of any particular goods or services.

Click the image below for the Little Flowers registration form.

Students received the form below for their free shirts for Cavs on the Run. If you would like to order one please use the QR code.

Use this link for Chess club registration

Cavaliers Care 2025

 Cavaliers Care is an outreach program that provides an opportunity for our students and families to get involved with various organizations to volunteer and build into our community. As Christ's followers we want to be the hands and feet of Jesus by serving our brothers and sisters in need. We are called to humble ourselves in service to glorify God's kingdom. We are called to give of our treasure, time and talents!  We certainly answered that call in the 2024-2025 school year. In addition to our weekly volunteering we facilitated two large events that were a huge success! See below to sign up for current volunteer opportunities.

Link to Sign Up Genius

MathCounts

MathCounts will be in Mrs. Kramer's Academic Support Room in our 5th grade hallway starting Thursday September 25 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

MathCounts was established in 1983 by the National Society of Professional Engineers, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the CNA Foundation. It is an enrichment, coaching, and competition program that promotes middle school mathematical achievement through grassroots involvement in every U.S. state and territory. If you have a natural aptitude for the subject, or are simply interested in a creative approach to problem-solving, then join us on Thursday evenings. Beyond weekly evening practices, intended Mathletes should anticipate optional take-home material, possible scrimmages against local schools throughout the year, regional competition at NKU in February 2026, and potential state competition in March 2026.  College scholarships are typically offered for top placements at the regional and state events. The program has minimal cost beyond your commitment of time, energy, and enthusiasm! We very much look forward to meeting any interested 6^th through 8^th graders.

Office Reminders

• If you are dropping off an item your child has forgotten, please put the item on or in the blue bin by the front door. Your child’s name should be on the item. Please email the office and the child’s teacher to let them know that an item has been dropped off for the child. The office staff will retrieve the item and your child will pick it up from the office. 

• If you need to make an appointment for your child during the school day, please refrain from picking your child up after 1:30 p.m. The office is very busy at the end of the day, and reducing early pick ups at this time will allow our office staff to focus on making sure everything is ready for our school dismissal at 1:55 p.m. 

• If your student is going to be absent, please email their teacher and Mrs. Bilz in the office at bbilz@sjscrescent.org.

• If there is a transportation change for dismissal, please email your students teacher and Mrs. Bilz in the office at bbilz@sjscrescent by 12:00 p.m.

Church Directory Update

We are in the process of working with the directory company to edit our draft directory. We completed the first edit and expect to receive the second draft with the corrections/changes soon. Additional edits may be necessary. The company advises that producing a bound book takes about two months from the time we approve the final edited copy. We are looking to have the directories ready for distribution around November. Thanks for your patience. 

Art Club

Sign-ups for Art Club (grades 6-8) are open. Follow the link below to sign up.

Art Club Sign Up Form 2025-2026

BUS 35 News

Bus 35 is at maximum capacity and cannot have incidental or one-time riders. Please plan accordingly.

Sign up here for the father/son event.

School Lunch Accounts

Don't forget to put money into your child's school lunch account through the My School Bucks website. A maximum of $20 can be charged.

Cafeteria Volunteers

Please review the link below to volunteer in the cafeteria for the month of September. Check in at the school office by 10:30am. Make sure to wear athletic shoes or rubber soled shoes. No open toed shoes or flip flops. Also no younger siblings please. All volunteers must be VIRTUS trained. New this year: students will be using regular silverware instead of disposable. Please watch students so the silverware is not thrown in the trash. Thank you!

First Shift: lunch for grades K and 6-8

Second Shift: lunch for grades 1-5

September cafeteria volunteer sign-ups

September Lunch Menu

Newsletter Calendar – September 1 – September 14

September 1 No School

September 3 Mass Grades 4-8 9:00 a.m.

September 3 Voices Practice Grades 4-8 2:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m.

September 4 Mass Grade K-3 9:00 a.m.

September 5 All School Mass 9:00 a.m.

September 8    Middle School Academic Team Practice 2:15-4:15

September 10   Chipotle Restaurant Night 4:00-8:00

September 11   Grade 2 Sacrament Meeting 6:30 (Noll Hall)

September 14   Grade 8 Confirmation Enrollment Mass 9:00 (Church) 

If you have any information that you would like included in the newsletter or sent out, please email the information to one of the addresses below.

tmains@sjscrescent.org

ebeiersdorfer@sjscrescent.org

aborchers@sjscrescent.org

bbilz@sjscrescent.org

St. Joseph School

(859) 578-2742

www.sjscrescent.com

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