March 2018 Newsletter The Principal’s Corner Dear Friends of St. Stephen School, I am happy to report that we have survived Dr. Seuss’ Birthday celebration. Special thanks to our organizers Mrs. Liberto, Ms. DeMarco, and additional talented actors and readers: Mr. Rob and Josh, Mrs. Davies, Mrs. Tobias and Mrs. Mirabile, Mrs. Rostkowski, Mrs. Behr, Mrs. Diegel , and Mrs. Sydlik. Our students really enjoyed the performances and the smiles that they brought. Thankfully, we have amazing teachers that keep our students happy, safe, and productive during stressful times. The administration of the parish and school have already decided on cameras to monitor the outside of the school building and the entrances of all buildings. These cameras will be installed as soon as possible. The Fathers’ Club and HSA have agreed to fund LobbyGuard – a visitor control software program to ensure that we screen all visitors and provide identification badges. We are committed to the health and safety of our students and faculty. Mrs. Ullmann and Mrs. Durkin have recently entered all of our enrollment documentation into School Admin. This program will compliment PowerSchool in providing accurate student and family information per Archdiocesan policy. You will be issued a tuition contract via the School Admin portal. Mrs. Ullmann will provide additional information at the March 15 th HSA meeting. Thank you for your continued support and may you feel Christ’s love in all you do this month. God bless, Mary Patrick Principal P.S. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! St. Stephen School Mission Statement A pre-Kindergarten through 8 th grade Catholic parochial school, St. Stephen School is dedicated to the ideals of educang children in an environment that surrounds them with Chrisan values. The school strives to educate the whole child spiritually, academically, physically, socially, and emoonally. Every effort is made to culvate within each child a posive self-image and to heighten his/her awareness of the dignity and worth of others. Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday, March 11 th !
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March 2018 Newsletter
The Principal’s Corner
Dear Friends of St. Stephen School,
I am happy to report that we have survived Dr. Seuss’ Birthday celebration. Special thanks to our organizers Mrs. Liberto, Ms. DeMarco, and additional talented actors and readers: Mr. Rob and Josh, Mrs. Davies, Mrs. Tobias and Mrs. Mirabile, Mrs. Rostkowski, Mrs. Behr, Mrs. Diegel , and Mrs. Sydlik. Our students really enjoyed the performances and the smiles that they brought. Thankfully, we have amazing teachers that keep our students happy, safe, and productive during stressful times.
The administration of the parish and school have already decided on cameras to monitor the outside of the school building and the entrances of all buildings. These cameras will be installed as soon as possible. The Fathers’ Club and HSA have agreed to fund LobbyGuard – a visitor control software program to ensure that we screen all visitors and provide identification badges. We are committed to the health and safety of our students and faculty.
Mrs. Ullmann and Mrs. Durkin have recently entered all of our enrollment documentation into School Admin. This program will compliment PowerSchool in providing accurate student and family information per Archdiocesan policy. You will be issued a tuition contract via the School Admin portal. Mrs. Ullmann will provide additional information at the March 15th HSA meeting.
Thank you for your continued support and may you feel Christ’s love in all you do this month.
God bless,
Mary Patrick Principal
P.S. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
St. Stephen School Mission Statement
A pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade Catholic parochial school, St. Stephen School is dedicated to the ideals of educating children in an environment that surrounds them with Christian values. The school strives to educate the whole child spiritually, academically, physically, socially, and emotionally. Every effort is made to cultivate within each child a positive self-image and to heighten his/her awareness of the dignity and worth of others.
Daylight Savings Time begins
Sunday, March 11th!
Dates to Remember Please check the website frequently for the most current information and event dates.
Friday March 9, 16, and 23: Lenten Mass at drop-off at 7:30 AM
March 1: Spirit Wear Day March 2 : Mass at 10:15 March 7: 12:15 Dismissal; Chick-fil-A Night 5-8 PM Perry Hall Shopping Center March 8: PowerSchool: Parent Access closes March 8 & 9: Class photos – winter uniform March 10: Fathers’ Club: Bourbon & BBQ Bash 7-10 PM Hall March 11: St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 14-16 Science Fair March 14: Hot Dog Lunch; PowerSchool Access reopens March 15: HSA General Meeting 7:00 PM Hall March 17: Drama Performance 7 PM Hall March 18: Drama Performance 2 PM Hall March 22: Spring Open House for prospective families 8:30-11:30 AM, 12:30-2:30 PM, and 6-8 PM March 28: Hot Dog Lunch March 29: Prayer Service at 10:15; 12:15 Dismissal March 30: School is closed – Easter Break April 9: Classes resume April 23: Student Retreat Day; school is in session May 4th: PreSchool closed – Teacher Professional Development/No Enrichment or After Care for PreK students
Volunteer Training (through www.virtus.org) Any parent who wishes to volunteer in the classroom or chaperone a class field trip must complete the Archdiocesan program through virtus.org. This training is mandatory for all parents, grandparents, and friends in order to volunteer/work at St. Stephen. If you are compliant with the program through virtus.org, you may volunteer. If you wish to volunteer at St. Stephen School and have not completed the training, please contact Mrs. Kathy Arbutus at 410-592-7617 during school hours.
All volunteers who have formerly completed Shield the Vulnerable, do not need to be trained through Virtus.
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Basketball: Girls A: Won the MIAC and Harford County Championships! They were undefeated!
Congrats on a great season to all teams!
Girls Spring Soccer: practice for girls in grades 5-8 interested in playing for spring soccer: March 1st on the St. Stephen field Baseball information to come!
2018-2019 Calendar Update
1st day of School: September 4, 2018 Last Day of School: June 13, 2019
Christmas Break: Begins on December 21st; students return to school on
January 2nd. Easter Break: Begins on April 18th; students return
to school on April 29th.
Very Important Announcement
St. Stephen Parish & School will follow the weather directives of the Baltimore
County Public School System. Should there be a weather event that requires early dismissal, late arrival,
or closure for the day, we will follow Baltimore County
announcements.
Please Note: St. Stephen School will continue to contact parents to repeat or
revise the announcement from Baltimore County as is our policy.
SOAR Weekly Winners:
Rosalee Kuta-7th Grade Jake Park-6th Grade
Giuliana Caltabiano-6th Grade Elizabeth O’Brien-5th Grade
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Alumni News We would love to hear from all of our graduates about their academic and athletic successes in high school. Parents – please send us your alumni news! We are very proud of our alumni and their accomplishments, and we would love to share information with our St. Stephen community!
Service Project: Weinberg Center Lunches
Our Students are engaged in a school-wide, year-long project to provide lunches
to the homeless through the Weinberg Housing and Resource Center. Each month, a class
purchases the food and makes 150 lunches for the homeless in
Baltimore. In February, our students in 3rd Grade participated.
Thank you to teachers and parents for providing the resources
for our students to help the homeless.
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The following students have achieved
Second Quarter Honors at Catholic High:
Gold Honors
Sofia Angelini
Madeline Arbutus
Grace Bussard
Hannah Debelius
Sarah Sines
Brittany Sydlik
Miranda Zeiler
Silver Honors
Sophie Cossaboon
Marianne Discher
St. Stephen School Drama Group Please join us for the middle school drama performance of “Buckshot & Blossums” on March 17th and 18th. Ticket order forms are
available here: https://ssschool.org/news/middle-school-drama-performance. Donations of cupcakes, brownies, cookies, or cakes are needed for the play. Please send in your donations on Friday, March 16th. If you are attending the play, you can bring them with you. You can receive one service hour for donating to this event. Thanks for your support!
ATP Newsletter March 2018
The mission of the ATP – Administrators, Teachers and Parents – is to provide parents with a platform to express their issues, concerns and ideas with school administration in matters that affect the well-being, educational success, and positive environment of students. The ATP committee represents all families to the school administration. Parents should continue to speak directly to teachers about individual student concerns. If you have an idea or suggestion, please visit the ATP page on the school web site to make a submission.
SAVE THE DATE! ATP ANNUAL SPRING SPEAKER PROGRAM
What Every Parent Needs to Know Substance Abuse Program
Thursday, April 19
7:00 PM St. Stephen School Hall
Used uniforms will be on sale!
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Show your St. Stephen Eagle Pride! Our next Spirit Wear Day will be April 20th. To order Spirit Wear, please visit https://ssschool.org/resources/school-store
The ATP is pleased to announce that our spring speaker is Officer Carey Kus from the Baltimore County Police Department Community Partnership Team. Officer Kus has been with the BCPD for 21 years. Some of her assignments have included patrol, School Resource Officer for a public high school for 10 years, and now she is assigned to the Community Partnership Team. The program will address substance abuse, how to talk to your children about drug and alcohol abuse, and warning signs. Parents of students in any grade are welcome to attend this presentation. Snacks and beverages will be provided by the HSA. Please look for additional details over the coming weeks. Officer Kus will meet with students in the middle school on Thursday, April 26 for a student appropriate conversation about this topic. The next ATP meeting is Monday, March 5 at 7:00 PM in the Library.
Save the Date for Summer Camp
We will once again host Vacation Bible School and STEM Camp from 9AM-3PM this summer! Save the dates of July 9-13. More information to follow.
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Would you like to learn more about upcoming St. Stephen Parish events?
You can subscribe to the St. Stephen Parish E-newsletter at https://ststephenbradshaw.org/_modules/form.php?id=18
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