Important updates in this week's Tidbits

Veterans Day Ceremony

Walk-A-Thon Fundraiser

Pre-Angels Silent Auction Starts NOW

Spirit Store

Spirit Night

Good afternoon St. Stephen Families,

On Tuesday, the school was filled with students dressed as their favorite saints throughout the ages. I love seeing them share what they have learned about these role models of our faith.  

Congratulations to our winning cars at Trunk or Treat. You can see their pictures below. The best costume was awarded to Baby Yoda who remained elusive and missed his photo op. Thank you to everyone who came out and made the evening a success!

As a reminder for everyone, if you wish to have your child celebrate their birthday at school with their friends, you must let the teachers know two weeks in advance and the only option is ice cream sundaes provided by the school. Please do not bring in any food to be shared at lunch or passed out at the end of the day. There are times when treats may be allowed (i.e., passing out Valentines at the end of the day, Middle School Breakfast, etc.), but everything must be cleared through the office. If the teacher wishes to have food in the classroom at any other time, it must be tied to an educational unit and the teacher will make the request. Thank you for understanding.  

All school families and Parishioners are invited to join us for our Veteran's Day Ceremony on November 11. School students will be present and participate in the ceremony as we come together to pray, remember, and honor those who served and are currently serving our country. The Knights of Columbus will also present their flag folding ceremony. Students will wear their Make a Difference t-shirt with their PE shorts. They may also add patriotic accessories (red, white, and blue hair accessories, socks, jewelry, hats, shoes, nail polish, etc.) but no face painting or hair dye. We will begin our annual Walkathon right after the ceremony.  

The Make a Difference Walkathon will take place during the school day on November 11. All students will walk to help raise funds for the school. Each year, families are required to raise $200 through their participation in the Walkathon and Spirit Raffle. The funds raised through the Walkathon will support the purchase of additional iPads for the students. With the increase in enrollment and the need to replace older iPads, our goal is to purchase a minimum of 30 iPads. Therefore, we need everyone's support in raising $100 per family in order to make this a reality. Also, remember that this year we are donating 10% of our funds raised to My Warriors Place in Ruskin. We strongly encourage families to split the $200 requirement between the two fundraisers. Anyone who does not meet this requirement by the end of the Spirit Raffle will be billed through FACTS for any amount still owed.  

November 11 is also our Parent/Teacher Conference day. If you have not heard from your child's teacher yet and you wish to have a conference, please be sure to contact the teacher. Students are expected to attend the conference as it will be student-led.  

There are many great events happening over the next few weeks. Please take the time to read all of Tidbits to learn more. Tidbits is your best source of information for what is happening at school. Last week many of you found my secret message but the first person to find it was Michael, a parent of a 6th grade student, who saw it exactly 3 minutes after posting. He was fast and the prize was a $50 gift card to Risse Brothers. Keep reading Tidbits as there may be more secret messages in the future.  

Peace,

Linda Umoh

Thank you for joining us for Trunk or Treat. 

We had a Spooktacular time!

TRUNK OR TREAT CAR DECORATING WINNERS

All school families and Parishioners are invited to join us for our Veterans Day Ceremony. School students will be present and participate in the ceremony. Please join us as we come together to pray, remember, and honor those who served and are currently serving our country. 

Family members and parishioners are invited to:

Wear your service uniform

Wave an American Flag

Carry a photo of a hero

Students will wear their Make a Difference t-shirt and PE shorts. They may also accessorize with red, white, and blue.

The Walk-a-thon will be on November 11^th, immediately following the Veteran’s Day Ceremony in the school’s field across from the FLC. All Family and Friends are welcome to come watch the students walk. The schedule for the grades is below.

8:30AM – 9:15AM – PreK3, PreK4, Kindergarten & 1^st

9:30AM – 10:15AM – 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5A & 5B

10:30AM – 11:15AM – 6^th, 7^th, & 8^th

This year every child will have their own fundraising page where parents can add a photo and share on social media along with friends and family. Families should have received an email with directions, or anyone can use the link below and search for a child’s name or make a general donation.

https://app.99pledges.com/fund/redwalkblue

We will be donating 10% of the proceeds to My Warriors Place in Ruskin, FL. Thank you for helping us support My Warriors Place.

Along with the Walk-a-thon we will have grade competitions, please see below.

• The class that obtains a contribution (regardless of amount) from every student will receive ice cream for the entire class from PTCO
• The class that reached the class goal ($100x the number of students in class) will receive pizza for lunch from PTCO
• The class that reaches the class goal and has a contribution from every student will get 15 minutes extra recess time on a day assigned by the teacher.

The winners will be announced in Tidbits on November 17^th

The Run Walk and Blue Committee is looking for volunteers to help during the event. Please find the sign-up link below.

Sign-Up Genius for Walk-A-Thon Volunteers

PTCO Needs Volunteers

Help give our school the Christmas spirit. Please click on the sign up genius below if you are able to help decorate. Volunteer time will be given.

Sign-up genius Decorating the School

 PTCO Now Offers Scrip

   Help PTCO earn cash back from gift card purchases.

     A simple and easy way to purchase gift cards!

How does it work?

Use the Raise Right App to buy an electronic or physical gift card for hundreds of stores! The school receives a percentage of the gift card purchase!  Click HERE for more information about the program. 

Many of your favorite stores and restaurants are included – Target, Walmart, Publix, Outback, Panera, and more!

Going shopping? Buy an electronic gift card for the approximate amount and use it at the check-out line!  Click HERE for more information about ecards. 

To get started today, review the RaiseRight Enrollment using the link below and if you have questions, please contact ngallagher@sscsf.org

Thank you for your continued support of SSCS! We hope you find this to be an easy way to make a difference for our school. 

Raise Right Enrollment

Alumni Updates

Attention: Current School families who have children that are SSCS Alumni



Please help us follow the success of our former students. Kindly share with us updates on how your SSCS graduate is doing in school, in their profession or in pursuing their dreams. We want to be able to congratulate our alumni when they achieve amazing 

things and wish them well when they venture into something new and exciting.

      A few lines providing name, year graduated from SSCS and update should be sent to ngallagher@sscsfl.org

How it works:

If you have an existing sign, the cost is $30 for the week. If we need to order a new sign, the cost is $50 for the week. Please make payments through the school's front office.

To sign up, please use the link below and more details will follow. Please note, new signs take up to 2 weeks to process and receive from our vendor. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Maria Ayala at own.the.avenue.sscs@gmail.com.

 

Thank you in advance for your support!

IMPORTANT: Please note, this is a yearly fundraiser that is on a first come, first served basis (via

SignUpGenius). For example, if you purchase a sign this year for a specific week 9-4-22 thru 9-10-22, that same week is not guaranteed to you for future years. It is required that you sign up each school year if you wish to participate.



Sign-Up Genius Own the Avenue

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