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April 16, 2021
PRINCIPAL NOTES • NOTAS DE LA DIRECTORA
Dear Parents and Guardians, April is moving quickly, and we are already to the mid-term of this final quarter of the school year. Please encourage your child to keep up with their work and continue doing their best. Our mid-term grade check is next Wednesday. The ILEARN state assessment begins Tuesday, April 19 for students in grades 3-8. This assessment measures your child’s proficiency in the Indiana State Standards. We know that all of our students will do their best, so we are asking for your help in a few areas. Please make sure they get a good night of sleep prior to testing days, and please avoid scheduling any appointments on testing days. We also need to make sure that devices are fully charged each morning and chargers travel back and forth to school if your child brings their device home each day. Students must have working headphones for portions of the test. ILEARN SCHEDULE FOR “IN PERSON” STUDENTS ILEARN SCHEDULE FOR ELEARNERS
Thank you for your continued support of the PTO Reading-Thon. We enjoyed a PJ day on Tuesday, and we are working toward a donation goal to earn a DRESS DOWN day on April 28. Please help, if you are able, by sending the donation link to family and friends. Have a great weekend, Mrs. King
GRADE DATE (DAY) GRADE DATE (DAY)
3-8 4-19-21 (Monday)
3-8 4-20-21 (Tuesday) 3-8 4-22-21 (Thursday)
3-8 4-21-21 (Wednesday) 3-8 4-23-21 (Friday)
3-8 4-26-21 (Monday) 3-8 4-29-21 (Thursday)
3-8 4-27-21 (Tuesday) 3-8 4-30-21 (Friday)
3-8 4-28-21 (Wednesday) 3-8 5-3-21 (Monday)
4,5,6 5-4-21 (Tuesday) 4,5,6 5-6-21 (Thursday)
4,6 5-5-21 (Wednesday) 4,6 5-7-21 (Friday)
16 abril 2021 NOTAS DE LA DIRECTORA
Queridos padres de familia y tutores, Abril avanza rápidamente y ya estamos en la mitad de este último trimestre del año escolar. Apoye y motive a su hijo a que mantenga al día su trabajo y continúe haciendo lo mejor que pueda. Nuestra revisión de calificaciones de mitad de período es el próximo miércoles. La evaluación estatal ILEARN comienza el martes 19 de abril para los estudiantes en los grados 3-8. Esta es la evaluación anual de su hijo en los Estándares del Estado de Indiana. Sabemos que todos nuestros estudiantes harán lo mejor que puedan, por lo que pedimos su ayuda en algunas áreas. Asegúrese de que duerman bien antes de los días de exámenes y evite programar citas los días de exámenes. También debemos asegurarnos de que sus computadoras estén completamente cargadas cada mañana y que traigan los cargadores de ida y vuelta a la escuela, si es que su hijo trae su computadora a casa todos los días. Los estudiantes deben tener audífonos que funcionen para algunas partes del examen. HORARIO DE ILEARN PARA ESTUDIANTES EN PERSONA HORARIO DE ILEARN SCHEDULE PARA ELEARNERS
Gracias por su continuo apoyo al PTO Reading-Thon. Disfrutamos de un día de pijamas el martes, y estamos trabajando para lograr la meta de donaciones para ganar un día de DRESS DOWN DAY el 28 de abril. Por favor ayuden, si es posible, enviando el enlace de donación a familiares y amigos. Que tengan un excelente fin de semana. Sra. King
GRADE DATE (DAY) GRADE DATE (DAY)
3-8 4-19-21 (Monday)
3-8 4-20-21 (Tuesday) 3-8 4-22-21 (Thursday)
3-8 4-21-21 (Wednesday) 3-8 4-23-21 (Friday)
3-8 4-26-21 (Monday) 3-8 4-29-21 (Thursday)
3-8 4-27-21 (Tuesday) 3-8 4-30-21 (Friday)
3-8 4-28-21 (Wednesday) 3-8 5-3-21 (Monday)
4,5,6 5-4-21 (Tuesday) 4,5,6 5-6-21 (Thursday)
4,6 5-5-21 (Wednesday) 4,6 5-7-21 (Friday)
SCHOOL NEWS • AVISOS DE LA ESCUELA
WEEKLY COVID-19 NOTIFICATION This serves as notification that since the afternoon of Friday, April 16. St. Bartholomew School has received ZERO notifications of COVID-19 in our school community. It is very important to let Mrs. King ([email protected]) and Mrs Hotek ([email protected]) know if anyone in your household is being tested for COVID-19 and then to also let us know the eventual results. Please remember that we have been asking anyone who travels out of the state to follow the CDC Guidelines and quarantine for 10 days afterward, students would participate in eLearning. Thank you for continuing to keep your children home when they are sick. Please continue to wear masks, wash hands often and practice social distancing.
SEEKING SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS & TEACHING ASSISTANTS FOR 2021-2022 We are hiring substitute teachers and Teaching Assistants for next school year! If you would like to join our team, please contact Mrs. Lamadrid, [email protected] or 812-379-9353 x1221.
SCHOOL SUPPLY KITS Do you dislike going to the store with your children to pick out school supplies for the next school year? Then this is the sale for you!...Our school supply kits sales are open and ready for you to purchase your child's school supplies for next year in 3 easy steps. (or see flyer) 1. Visit www.write-stuff.com/storefront/school/stbirish 2. Choose your child's grade for the 2021-22 school year this August (next year’s grade) 3. Review the kit's items, adjust quantities (increase/decrease) any items you may already have and check
out! If you order by May 31st, your child's school supplies will be delivered to their classroom BEFORE the first day of school. All the supplies in the kits have been approved by the teachers. Any questions, contact Chris Shute at [email protected]
SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS School Supply Lists for 2021-2022 will be added to our website next week. The list will be available on the School Supply List page under the “Parents” Heading: https://www.stbirish.net/supply-lists
SPIRIT WEAR NEWS Spring spirit wear was delivered to students on Wednesday. If your bag contained a Receipt, please send in your payment to the school office ASAP (this would be for those who ordered via email). We ordered a few extras in sizes Youth M - Adult S. If you’d like to make a purchase or have any questions, please contact Kerry Abdallah at [email protected] Thank you again for supporting our school’s athletic programs.
CONGRATULATIONS MRS. KING!! After careful deliberation by the Principal selection committee, Fr. Chris is pleased to announce that Mrs. King has accepted the nomination to be our next School Principal, she brings valuable experience as a classroom teacher as well as Assistant Principal. Through her tenure at St. B’s she has developed the respect and trust of parents, students, and fellow educators. We are very grateful to Mrs. King for her willingness to step into the interim-Principal position after the sudden death of Mrs. Heckman. She embraced the leadership without hesitation, and helped lead our
Social emotional learning (SEL) corner HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR ANXIOUS CHILD When children are chronically anxious, even the most well-meaning parents can fall into a negative cycle, and not wanting a child to suffer, actually exacerbates the youngster's anxiety. It happens when parents, anticipating the child's fears, try to protect her from them. Here are pointers for helping children with the cycle of anxiety. 1. THE GOAL ISN'T TO ELIMINATE THE ANXIETY, BUT TO HELP A CHILD MANAGE IT.
None of us wants to see a child unhappy, but the best way to help kids overcome anxiety isn't to try to remove stressors that trigger it. It's to help them learn to tolerate their anxiety and function as well as they can, even when they're anxious.
2. DON'T AVOID THINGS JUST BECAUSE THEY MAKE A CHILD ANXIOUS. Helping children avoid the things they are afraid of will make them feel better in the short term, but it reinforces the anxiety over the long run. If a child in an uncomfortable situation gets upset, starts to cry-not to be manipulative, but just because that's how she feels-and her parents whisk her out of there, or remove the thing she's afraid of, she's learning that coping mechanism, and that cycle has the potential to repeat itself.
3. EXPRESS POSITIVE-BUT REALISTIC- EXPECTATIONS. You can't promise a child that his fears are unrealistic-that he won't fail a test, that he'll have fun ice skating, or that another child won't laugh at him during show & tell. But you can express confidence that he's going to be okay, he will be able to manage it, and that, as he faces his fears, the anxiety level will drop over time. This gives him confidence that your expectations are realistic, and that you're not going to ask him to do something that he can't handle.
4. RESPECT HER FEELINGS, BUT DON'T EMPOWER THEM. It's important to understand that validation doesn't always mean agreement. So if a child is terrified about going to the doctor because she's due for a shot, you don't want to belittle her fears, but you also don't want to amplify them. You want to listen and be empathetic, help her understand what she's anxious about, and encourage her to feel that she can face her fears. The message you want to send is, "I know you're scared, and that's okay, and I'm here, and I'm going to help you get through this."
5. DON'T ASK LEADING QUESTIONS. Encourage your child to talk about his feelings, but try not to ask leading questions-"Are you anxious about the big test? Are you worried about the science fair?" To avoid feeding the cycle of anxiety, just ask open-ended questions: "How are you feeling about the science fair?"
6. DON'T REINFORCE THE CHILD'S FEARS. What you don't want to do is be saying with your tone of voice or body language: "Maybe there is something that you should be afraid of." Let's say a child has had a negative experience with a dog. Next time she's around a dog, you might be anxious about how she will respond and you might unintentionally send a message that she should, indeed, be worried.
7. ENCOURAGE THE CHILD TO TOLERATE HER ANXIETY. Let your child know that you appreciate the work it takes to tolerate anxiety in order to do what she wants or needs to do. It's really encouraging him to engage in life to let the anxiety take it's natural curve. We call it the "habituation curve"-it will drop over time as she continues to have contact with the stressor. It might not drop to zero, it might not drop as quickly as you would like, but that's how we get over our fears.
8. TRY TO KEEP THE ANTICIPATORY PERIOD SHORT. When we're afraid of something, the hardest time is really before we do it. So try to eliminate or reduce the anticipatory period. If a child is nervous about going to a doctor's appointment, you don't want to launch into a discussion about it two hours before you go; that is likely to get your child more keyed up. Try to shorten the period to a minimum.
9. THINK THINGS THROUGH WITH THE CHILD. Sometimes it helps to talk through what would happen if a child's fear came true-how would she handle it. A child who's anxious about separating from her parents might worry about what would happen if they didn't come to pick her up. So talk the scenario through. If mom/dad doesn't come at the end of the soccer practice, what would you do? "Well I would tell my couch my mom's not here." And what do you think the coach would do? "Well, he would call my mom. Or he would wait with him." A child who's afraid that a stranger might be sent to pick her up can have a code word from her parents that anyone sent would know. For some kids, having a plan can reduce the uncertainty in a healthy, effective way.
10. TRY TO MODEL HEALTHY WAYS OF HANDLING ANXIETY. There are multiple ways you can help kids handle anxiety by letting them see how you cope with anxiety yourself. Kids are perceptive, and they're going to take it in if they continually hear you saying you can't handle the stress or the anxiety. Don't pretend that you don't have stress and anxiety, but let kids hear or see you managing it calmly, tolerating it, and feeling good about getting through tough situations.
From: childmind.org —- By: Dr. Clark Goldstein
Paula Neibert, MSW • School Social Worker • [email protected] • 812-379-9353 x1320
Leader in me: leadership • culture • academics
church news • AVISOS IGLESIA
YOUTH MINISTRY NEWS
AFTER SCHOOL CAFÉ YM’s After School Café is back in business, open Tuesdays-Fridays 3:00-5:30 PM. Space is limited, students must register ahead of time: Click Here to Register TEENS AND FAMILIES NEEDED FOR THE 4 PM BILINGUAL UNITY MASS! Scotty and Cathy are looking to train a few teens to help with the NEW 4:00pm bilingual Unity Sunday Mass! T his Mass will be hosted by the youth of our parish. If you would like to be a server, lector, cross bearer, gift bearer, communion usher, table greeter, or even a Master of Ceremonies (MC) sign up for a Mass today. Click here to sign up or email Cathy at [email protected] for more info!
ALTAR SERVER TRAINING SESSIONS Would you like to become an altar server or need a refresher course? St. B’s church is offering training sessions April 24, 26 and 28th!
PTO news • avisos organizaciÓn de padres y maestros
UPCOMING PTO EVENTS: Wednesday, May 5: Cinco de May Food Sales
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PTO SEEKING VICE PRESIDENT FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR St. Bartholomew PTO is actively seeking a Vice President for next school year beginning Fall 2021-22. This position serves a 2-year term. The Vice President role will serve as Vice President in year one and serve as President in the second year of the 2-year term. Interested candidates, please email PTO President [email protected] & PTO Vice President [email protected].
PTO’S READING-THON FUNDRAISER St. Bartholomew is excited to hold our first Reading-thon! The reading-thon is motivating students to read more, both in the classroom and at home by pairing reading with a reward system. Participating students will all receive a St. Bartholomew bookmark and we will announce dress down days during the reading-thon as goals are met. The funds raised during this reading-thon will go to support the PTO general fund that allows us to support our teachers and school all year long!
REGISTER TODAY! www.donations4educations.com
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community NEWS • AVISOS DE LA comunidad
CAMP INVENTION—JUNE 14-18, 2021 Providing fun and safe summers for more than 30 years. At Camp Invention, we have always found the right ways to bring hands-on STEM activities to children across all 50 states. We believe every child can invent, and we’re inviting you to safely and creatively get your camp on when you join us for the best summer ever. PERSISTANCE - CONFIDENCE - CREATIVITY - PROBLEM SOLVING 2021 featured items: Each camper gets their own SolarBot, Microphone, Road Rally Car and Duck Launcher! Ready to get your camp on? Register today AT INVENT.ORG/CAMP Grades: 1st-6th Location: St. Bartholomew Catholic School Date: June 14-18, 2021 Time & Cost: 9:00 AM—3:30 PM / $235 (before discount) SAVE $30 with code: SAVESPRING30 Camp Director: Shannon Royer [email protected] by April 30th
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FITNESS FUN RUN 40TH ANNUAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FITNESS FUN RUN—Mill Race Park Saturday May 8th 10:00 AM. Sign Up Online: www.runcolumbus.org
CYO—CAMP RANCHO FRAMASA CYO Camp Rancho Framasa welcomes youth to the outdoors to hear God’s voice and seek the Holy Spirit in the beauty of nature. Nestled in the beautiful hill of Brown County. Camp Rancho Framasa was established in 1946. With 297 acres of wooded hills and a gorgeous facility, it is the perfect location for outdoor exploration.
Camp options include: Traditional Camp, 6 day overnight (ages 7-14); Sassafras Camp, 3 day overnight (ages 7-14); Grasshopper Day Camp, 5 days 9am-4pm (K-3rd). Teen Camp Programs include Explore Camp, 6 day overnight (ages 12-14); Climb-on Camp, 6 day overnight (ages 12-14) or Adventure Camp, 6 day overnight (ages 13-15) and much more! Click on the image to see the digital online brochure for all the CYO summer camp programming available.
community news • avisos de la comunidad Click on any flyer below to go directly to their website and learn more!
