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A LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Saint Augustine Catholic School Families,


Happy blessed All Saints’ Day!  Our team is offsite spending a day in prayer, reflection, and team building as we participate in our annual retreat.  We are lifting all of our students and their families up in prayer during this time.  Please know that you can always count on this team as prayer warriors as we know that there is power in prayer and we are called to lift each other up.


This week has truly been a celebration as we culminate with our Race for Education Color Run and afternoon festival.  We are so grateful to our school families and community who have partnered with us to raise these important funds that benefit our teachers, students, and classroom wish lists while also most importantly helping us to keep our tuition costs down.  I thank you in advance for your support and look forward to running alongside all of you with our 2nd Annual Angels on the Run 5K on November 11th.  


Finally, as mentioned in our Strategic Plan 2028, I am looking to establish an Advancement Council which will be made up of parents, school board members, and HSA members.  This council will help to identify long term needs of the school and campus for facility upgrades, intentional grant writing, and other long term planning. If you are interested in joining this council, please email me directly. 


Have a wonderful and blessed November and know that we are so grateful for each and every one of you.


“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” - 2 Corinthians 9:6-8


In Christ,

  Mr. Joseph Miller



SAFE SCHOOLS REGISTRATION

Register for the Safe Schools Maryland Parent Presentation

The Safe Schools Maryland Anonymous Reporting System is a wonderful FREE tool that helps schools. We have a 30 minute evening presentations for parents to teach what SSMD is and how to properly use it. Please click the link and choose the date that works best for you.

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20399306&appointmentType=36637332

CALENDAR REMINDERS

November 2nd - Winter Uniform Begins

November 2nd - Book Club meets

November 3rd - Race for Education /Color Run Day

November 4th - Chipotle Dinner Night (details below)

November 6th - Individual Photo Retake Day

November 7th- Cup of Joe with Joe (details below)

November 10th - PreK - 8th Grade Open House (see below)

November 22nd - November 26th - Thanksgiving Break

November 27th - School Reopens


Planning ahead:

December 8th - HSA Christmas Craft Fair Event (See Below)

December 14th - School Band/Christmas Performance

December 20th - Early Dismissal

December 21st - January 2nd - Christmas Break - No School

January 3rd - School Reopens

Reminder: Monday, November 6th - Individual Picture Retake (Dress down day for just those students getting pictures retaken.)

THE SCHOOL SPIRIT STORE IS OPEN!

Welcome to the St. Augustine Catholic School Spirit-wear Web store! All garments shown will be custom screen printed/and or embroidered and shipped directly to you. Please expect 15-21 business days once order is approved. If you have any questions,email [email protected] 

Please choose your sizing carefully. Due to the custom printing we do not accept returns or exchanges.

Click for the School Store

NJHS NEWS

NJHS will be hosting a food drive from November 6th-29th. The class assignments are listed below. Students can place their donations in the designated box in their classrooms. These donations will go to the families we will be supporting during Christmas Adopt-a-Family. Thank you for your support!


PreK-3: Cereal

PreK-4: Apple Sauce

Kindergarten: Oatmeal

1st grade: Macaroni and Cheese

2nd grade: Pasta and tomato sauce

3rd grade: Tuna

4th grade: Cooking Oil

5th grade: Canned Beans

6th grade: Peanut Butter and Jelly

7th grade: 1lb bags of rice

8th grade: Canned soup or vegetables

BREAKFAST & SNACK TIME

Did you know that many kids in grades Prek-8th report that they do not eat breakfast before school? We frequently have students visit the nurse to complain of hunger related symptoms such as headaches and stomachaches. Research shows that children who eat breakfast can concentrate better and are ready to participate in school compared to those who skip breakfast. 

RACE FOR ED UPDATE!

The Race for Education is our largest fundraiser of the year...and wouldn't be possible without help from our amazing families!

This year's Race will be held Friday, November 3rd. The Color Run is from 9am to 12pm, and the festival from 1pm until dismissal at 3pm.  If we hit our fundraising goal, the festivities will conclude with Mr. Miller taking a trip in our dunk tank!  

For the run, volunteers will be stationed around the track, encouranging our runners with cheers and sprays of coloured water.

The festival portion will need a few parents to help make sure the students smoothly move through each station: Photo Booth, Games/Playground, Kona Ice, and a DJ Dance Party. If you have questions about what your duties at each station are, please feel free to reach out!

All volunteers must have completed VIRTUS training.

Thank you in advance!

Click to Volunteer

2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR

Looking ahead to the 2024-2025 school year.


It's hard to believe we are already planning for the 2024-2025 school year, but the time is here. Below is a brief survey link we are asking each family to complete. We would appreciate you completing the survey as soon as possible as this will help us with enrollment planning. 


We are excited to host our first open house on Friday, November 10th. If you have any friends who are looking to join our school, please #ShareTheGood. If you have any questions, or know someone who would like to schedule a tour please contact Jennifer Ross at [email protected]



https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfERWeWBbyYJbkwy0N4PDFLqT_i_SYMvv0eYRj5HvaZxZIXyg/viewform?usp=sf_link

NOVEMBER LUNCH

Lunch Volunteers Needed!

Sign Up Today - Lunch volunteer sign-up.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0a4ca8a72cabfc1-lunch



All About Lunches


Save yourself some time in the mornings and order your child(ren) lunches from our lunch program... All About Lunches!


If you are a new user (or would like to place an order), please click on https://www.lunchboxprogram.com and register under your selected school. The program will walk you through in how to get started, register and start ordering those lunches. 

Website to order hot lunch  https://www.lunchboxprogram.com/

NOVEMBER DINNER NIGHT OUT

DON'T FORGET TO SIGN-UP!

Click to sign-up

5K RACE-VETERANS DAY

Click to Sign Up

Please consider to volunteer for the 5K! We are looking for both packet pickup and race day help.


Angels on the Run 5K: Angels on the Run 5K Volunteer Registration (runsignup.com)

Click to Volunteer for Race Day!

DECEMBER NIGHT OUT

WE NEED VENDORS!