Welcome to our school newsletter with

news and events for the month of September!

This newsletter contains very important information.

Please carefully read all the articles below.

Welcome to the 2026-2027 School Year!

Welcome back to the Blue Jay Café!

 Lunch will be $5.00 for a daily lunch purchase.

Meal tickets may be purchased in advance by purchasing a lunch card. Lunch cards ares sold in increments of 10 or 20 meals. 10 meals for $45.00 or $20 meals for $90.00. *Please note if you purchase a lunch card you are saving $5.00 on 10 lunches and $10.00 on 20 lunches.  

If you have multiple children in the school please only send in one check as siblings share a family lunch card.

If you have any questions please email cafeteria@stdomschool.org

Please also note the following:

• All money for hot lunch options, bagels, and/or salads must be sent to school in an envelope marked with the students name and homeroom and will be collected by the teacher upon taking the morning lunch count. ONLY money for the purchase of lunch will be collected at that time.
• Any money for a child wishing to purchase a snack from the snack stand must remain with the child and be utilized directly at the stand.
• Lunch tickets remain at school and are distributed as needed.
• Lunch Tickets are for complete meals only and may not be used to purchase snacks. 
• A 2nd slice of pizza is $2.00.
• All checks must be made payable to St. Dominic School. Parents are asked to include the student's name and homeroom on the check.

Reminder: In the event of an emergency or if your child forgets their lunch or lunch money, they will be allowed to charge for that day. Payment of that charge must be remitted the following day.

St. Dominic School is asking all parents to refrain from sending any peanut or nut-containing products into the classrooms for snacks or on days when lunch is in the classroom.

In an effort to keep children with allergies from having an allergic reaction in the cafeteria, St. Dominic School is designating a separate table for students with allergies. Please sign the form below with your preference for your child’s seating in the cafeteria and return the form to the main office immediately.

Thank you for your cooperation in keeping your child safe and healthy. 

Please help us to keep all children safe while at school by noting the following: 

• Only appropriate non-food items will be distributed to students to celebrate a child's birthday. 
• Refrain from sending in products containing peanuts or nuts for snacks to be eaten in the classroom. (Students eat in their classrooms on Friday due to Bingo. If children bring lunches containing nuts on a Friday, they will be required to purchase lunch from the cafeteria.)
• Encourage your children to wash their hands after food handling.
• Children may bring their choice of food for lunch in the cafeteria. Please encourage your children to avoid the sharing of food, drinks, and utensils.

Saint Dominic School adheres to the Technology Acceptable Use Policy written by the Department of Catholic Education. This policy is found in the Diocese of Trenton Handbook for Policies and Practices for Elementary and Secondary Schools and on our school's website under the "Current Parents" link. All administrators, teachers, support personnel, and students must read and agree to abide by the provisions of the Technology Acceptable Use Policy.

Please click here to read the

full policy on acceptable use.

Saint Dominic School discourages early dismissals during the school day as they interfere with the instructional process. In the event that an emergency arises and an early dismissal is necessary, a written request from a parent or guardian must be submitted to the school front office and your child's teacher before the requested dismissal. Please do not request an early dismissal after 2:00 P.M. on full

days or 12:00 P.M. on early dismissal days.

Please click here for the Early Dismissal Request form

To receive the maximum benefit from classroom and instructional participation, it is important that children report to school each day. Illness of the student, death in the family, and exceptional instances that affect the child are the only legitimate excuses for absence from school. A written note from a parent or guardian

stating the date(s) and reason for absence must be presented upon the child's return to school.

Please click here for Student Absence Note

PLEASE NOTE:

GRADES K-8 ONLY



You may drop off students via the entrance from Van Zile Road into the Community Room Courtyard circle from 8:15 AM - 8:35 AM.

School staff will be present to guide you and to welcome the children.

Pick up procedure shall remain the same. Please park in the parking lot adjacent to the Community Room. Walk to the Courtyard to pick up your child(ren).

Any student arriving late to school on any given day must be accompanied by a parent. All parents must park their car in the parking lot (not in the circular driveway), accompany the student into the vestibule, sign the student in on the late sign-in sheet, and complete a lunch order form for that day, if applicable. Students will not be allowed to enter the school without parent accompaniment.

Saint Dominic School's extended care program offers supervision for our students enrolled in our PreK 4- Eighth grade. A safe and caring environment is provided with opportunities for peer interaction.

Supervision will be available on scheduled school days only.

Before Care hours are 6:45 A.M. - 8:30 A.M.

After Care hours are Dismissal - 6:00 P.M.

Anytime a student's method of transportation is changed, a note must be sent to the homeroom teacher and the front office. Children sometimes have difficulty in remembering last-minute changes. Only authorized students may ride buses that are assigned to them. This means no student may go home on a different bus when visiting a friend's house after school. Parents are advised to read Brick Transportation's Bus Policy, which can be found on our school website under the "Current Parents" link.

Saint Dominic Parish’s Friday Bingo has been a program that greatly benefits our school’s yearly budget. 

It is essential that Bingo remains strong since our school budget depends on its success!

In order to keep Bingo as a revenue source for our school, we need the help of all school parents to “work” one Bingo during the 2026-2027 school year. 

We completely understand that there are many households in which both parents work full-time jobs; however, our senior parishioners who volunteer their time each week to run Bingo can not do it alone and need help. 

Each family will be scheduled for one (1) Friday Bingo date throughout the school year. Parents/guardians will receive a letter similar to this update during the first week of school. Further information regarding Bingo as well as the family's assigned Bingo date will be provided in that letter.

Please know that anyone over the age of 18 can “work” your Bingo for you. If it’s difficult for you to be released from your job, you may want to ask a family member or friend to help you by ‘covering’ your assigned Bingo date.

Thank you in advance for all of your efforts to help Saint Dominic’s Bingo thrive and allow us to maintain the school budget!

Throughout the year, Saint Dominic School uses Star 360 Assessments to help teachers understand what students know and what they are ready to learn next.

The first window of Renaissance Star 360 testing is scheduled to begin October 13 , 2026. Students in grades 2-8 will each complete a 20 minute online assessment in Reading and Math. Results will be sent home when all testing has been completed.

Dear Parents, 

It is exciting and wonderful that so many new Saint Dominic School families wish for their children to receive their Sacraments.

If your child has not been Baptized, please contact your parish. 

If you are a Saint Dominic Church parishioner, please call 732-840-1410 to request a Baptism for your child.

If your child is baptized in the Catholic faith, but has not yet received the sacraments of Reconciliation or First Holy Communion, please notify Mrs. Kate Turnbach, Assistant Principal, at kturnbach@stdomschool.org or 732-840-1412 ext. 230.

As mandated by the Diocese of Trenton Office of Catholic Education, students in grades kindergarten through eighth will receive instruction in the RCL Benziger Family Life series.

This series offers lessons in God’s gifts of family, self, life, love, and community. The lessons will be incorporated into the students’ religion classes. Below find attached an overview of the RCL Benziger Family Life Program. 

The RCL Benzinger Family Life website : http://rclbfamilylife.com/

Click on “Family Web Time” in the box. No username or password is required.