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Important updates in this week's Tidbits
Afterschool Programs
Spirit Nights
Book Fair
Book Fair Family Event Thursday, September 22
Grandparents/Grandfriends Day
Father/Daughter Dance
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Good afternoon St. Stephen Families,
Thank you everyone for doing such a great job with our first SVDP food collection (see their letter below). Your generosity truly makes a difference in someone's life.
Thank you Mrs. Dieringer for training to be a Bricks for Kids teacher and leading our afterschool activity. Thank you Mrs. Gurley for finding opportunities for our students. It is very exciting for us to be able to offer a wide variety of after school activities this year.
Parents, please take a moment and review the school handbook for uniform requirements. The biggest offenders I am seeing are: length of PE shorts (no more than 2 inches above the knee), shoes must be all black (including the soles), hair accessories should be simple and match the school uniform, and jewelry. Students may wear a watch (no smart watches), a cross/crucifix or religious medal on a simple metal or rope/cord chain necklace or bracelet, and a House band (middle school only) or other school issued wristbands. Girls may wear ONE set of POST earrings in their earlobe (no hoops). Continued violations will prevent the student from participating in the next jean day.
Please read all of Tidbits to be informed about all the exciting events coming up and hoping to see many of you this evening for the Family Event at the Book Fair. Please join us for Mass tomorrow as we celebrate Grandparents and Grandfriends!
Peace,
Linda Umoh
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September 19-23 - Book Fair
September 22 - Book Fair Family Event
September 23 - Grandparents Day, 12pm Dismissal
September 30 - Jean Day
October 3-13 - Boo Gram Sale
October 7 - Pumpkin Patch 3-5pm
October 14 - No School, Father/Daughter Dance
October 17 - No School
October 18 - Picture Retakes/Class pics/Graduation pics
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Letter from The Society of SVdP
We can't thank you enough! 1,197lbs of food collected! That is a huge amount of food that will help serve the over 150 families that come each month for food alone. The need continues to grow as times continue to be tough for everyone. We are able to serve those who are struggling in our community and are not sure where to turn to for help - we are here! And we are able to continue to do our work because of the support of the school and the families!
Thank you again! We appreciate you! - The Society of SVdP, St. Stephen's Conference
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Great News! There was such overwhelming demand for this program that we decided to open a second class. The second class will be held on Thursdays from 3-4. Both classes began this week, 9/13 and 9/15. To sign up for the new class, please click HERE. | |
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THERE IS STILL ROOM AVAILABLE!
Bricks 4 Kidz wants everyone to know just how AWESOME LEGO® can be! In our NEW After School LEGO® class, your child will learn science, technology, engineering, math and the arts with a different LEGO® model build theme each week, such as Outer Space, LEGO® City, Architecture, Animals, Dinosaurs, and much more! Your Master Builder will have a chance to create motorized models, 3D color brick builds and our LEGO® Mosaics! Have fun building LEGO® skyscrapers, a 3-D LEGO® T-Rex, or a LEGO® space shuttle, all out of LEGO® bricks! Can't decide which you like more!?! Join us for this AWESOME After School class and try them ALL! Anything is possible in a Bricks 4 Kidz class...DON’T MISS THE FUN!
DATE: September 13th – December 6th (Tuesdays)
WHERE: St. Stephen’s Catholic School
Grades: 4th – 8th
TIME: 3:00PM – 4:00PM
COST: $150.00 (12 weeks)
Register Today at
www.bricks4kidz.com/Florida-Tampa
Bricks4Kidz - 4th thru 8th graders
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Click here to register Girls with Confidence
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Important Information regarding volunteering
This is a reminder that when you sign up to come into the school for volunteer hours your Safe Environment and Fingerprints must be complete. Please note that it may take some time to get an appointment for your fingerprints. Please call the front office if you have any questions.
Please remember, when you come to school to volunteer, siblings of your student or other children may not be with you. It is difficult to give your attention to the task at hand with young children present. Thank you for understanding.
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Lunch Time Volunteers Needed
If you are able to volunteer one, two or three days a week from 10:45 to 1 to help during lunch in the FLC, please contact ngallagher@sscsfl.org.
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BOOK FAIR
Date: September 19th – 23rd
Make sure to check out the Book Fair Home Page (Click Here)
More information coming home with your student(s) soon!
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PTCO NEEDS YOUR HELP!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR
Rock On Over to The Book Fair
September 19th – 23rd
Click Below
Volunteer Signup Genius
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Father-Daughter Dance
Sponsored by Community for Women
Save the date for a special evening just for dads and daughters to hang out and dance the night away! Join us in the St. Stephen Family Life Center wearing your dressy attire for a fall gala. Refreshments will be served. St. Stephen’s own, DJ Mr. Medina, will be providing music for the evening. Please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the SVdP food pantry.
Where: The St. Stephen Family Life Center
When: Friday, October 14, 2022 Time: 6:30 - 9:00pm
Theme: Fall Formal
Donate: A food pantry item
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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!
-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!
To get started today, review the RaiseRight Enrollment using the link below
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.
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MARVELOUS MUSTANGS
We will have our first Marvelous Mustang award ceremony September 30th. This is a way to recognize our students who display behaviors that correlate and exemplify our SSCS mission and/or the theme for the year. If your child is selected for the award, we will let you know so you can be present for the ceremony. Text Link
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Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion | Please consider becoming an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. There will be a training session immediately following Daily Mass (8:30 AM) on Saturday, September 24. | |
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GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: The girls varsity volleyball team has played well and won their last two matches. They won against Villa Madonna in three games and St Lawrence in three games. The JV team is undefeated and they have not lost a game this season. They beat Villa Madonna, 2-0 and St Lawrence, 2-0. The Mustangs are back on the court with matches today against Corpus Christi and next Wednesday against St Joseph. Both matches are here at St Stephen and the varsity plays at 4:00 and the JV at 5:00.
COED SOCCER: The soccer team got their first win of the season on Thursday beating and shutting out Villa Madonna, 4-0. The goals were scored by Ethan D and Benjamin B with a hattrick. The Mustangs had a game yesterday at St Lawrence and they are back on the field today against Corpus Christi here at St Stephen at 4:00. They also have a game next Wednesday against St Joseph here at St Stephen at 4:00.
Good luck to our Mustang sports teams.
Go Mustangs!
Coach Green
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Or you can use the QR code below for the St. Stephen Men's Club Golf Scramble | | |
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Please join us for BINGO nights!
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Click here for Risse Brothers uniform store.
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Own The Avenue is a year-round fundraiser for the PTCO and gives you a great way to give your child a shout out for the school community to see! Birthdays, achievements, any positive vibes and kudos are welcome, and they certainly make your student feel special!
The sign is located on the corner of our school parking lot and will be viewed and celebrated for the entire week. A PTCO member will be responsible for putting up the sign, and after the week is done the sign will be sent home with your student for you to keep or to reuse for another week in the future!
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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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Everyone needs updated safe environment training and fingerprints in order to volunteer in the school or to chaperone a field trip. Safe environment and fingerprints are good for 5 years. Attached below are the instructions on how to get your safe environment certificate and to have your fingerprints done. If you have any questions please contact Karen Biase at kbiase@sscsfl.org or call the front office at ext. 1100. Click the link here for information regarding fingerprints. Click here for more information on safe environment.
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Check out our
Mustang News morning show!
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You can join our Mustang News team each morning at 7:50 as we stream live on YouTube to begin the day with prayers, the pledge of allegiance, and news. Subscribe to our channel here.
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Join Amazon Smile and help
support SSCS!
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Mission Statement
St. Stephen Catholic School is devoted to inspiring students to achieve their full academic potential while demonstrating a desire to continue Jesus' mission by applying Catholic morals, beliefs, values, and practices in their everyday lives. We are committed to motivating students to sustain a lifelong love of learning.
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