The Martyrs of Africa , pray for us.

September 6, 2019

A.M.D.G. The Martyrs of Africa Friday, September 6, 2019

Put the emphasis on CHARITY! How can we use the bible to describe the Ville de Marie Academy family?

“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.”

First Corinthians 12:12 If the school is a family, then each class represents a unique part of that family and has the ability to form a tighter bond or spirit from within. This is very important in keeping unity and allowing all to be involved. On the playground we can hear the yell, ‘That’s not fair”, or “How come I can’t play with you”. Kids learn at an early age about a sense of justice. They also know that it is wrong to treat others poorly, exclude others, or stage a game so they can win. These same values then transfer to the other social arenas of life, whether it be home, work, or social gatherings. These basic truths are what make up the Catholic Social Teachings and address the most fundamental questions of human coexistence – Who are we? What do we owe another person? How do we live together? The Church has developed great wisdom in this area over the past 2000 years. The more we take to heart these basic attitudes and wisdoms, and apply them to our daily lives, the better we will serve the Kingdom of God. How do we as a community of like-minded faithful Catholics apply the social teachings of Christ so that we are constantly making a conscience effort to involve our whole class. To truly be the family of Christ we must think of promoting the common good and fostering an all-inclusive spirit. Can this ideal be taught to our children? It must be modeled by the adults in their lives and encouraged at all times. Modeling Charity for our children

Seeking those not involved and engaging them to participate Inviting the whole class or only all of the same gender to an activity Bringing in treats for the entire class Allowing others to be involved in your closest friend groups Allowing someone else to go first Disputing disagreements in private Loving all people patiently, kindly, not with envy, boasting or pride

What saint this week reminds us most of the virtue of charity – Saint Teresa of Calcutta She even started the Sisters of Charity! Saint Teresa of Calcutta – Pray for us Daniel Ethridge

• For the Faculty, Board of Trustees, Families, Students, and Benefactors of Ville de Marie, we pray to the Lord.

• For all those who are sick and suffering, especially: Lilia Underwood (Mrs. Barriga’s sister), Bernadette Rosado (Daigles’ grandmother), Reid Gleeson (Mrs. Hudson’s cousin), Judy McDonough and Geraldine Renner (Ushers’ grandmother) we pray to the Lord.

• For the repose soul of Linda Forbes (Forbes’ family grandmother).

• For the Holy Intention of Pope Francis: “That politicians, scientists and economists work together to protect the world’s seas and oceans.”

Please Remember in Prayer…...

Dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

CHARITY VIRTUE FOR YEAR

“Charity took possession of my soul and filled me with the spirit of self-forgetfulness, and from that time I was always happy.”

- - St. Therese of Liseux

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT...

Thursday, September 12 at 6:30 p.m.

Our night begins in the Church Hall

followed by meeting each of your

students teachers in their classrooms.

Please park in the school parking lot and enter through the school entrance to get to the hall.

Please, Nursing Babies Only!

We look forward to seeing all of you and sharing all the exciting news and events that will be taking place

this school year at Ville de Marie!

SEPTEMBER 12 Meet the Teacher Night 6:30 p.m. Church Hall 7:00 p.m. Classrooms 20 Progress Reports go home

OCTOBER

1 PE begins for K-6 4 First Friday - Noon Dismissal 14 Columbus Day - NO SCHOOL 18 End of First Quarter 23 Report Cards go home 24 Early Release - Noon Dismissal 24/25 Parent Teacher Conferences 25 NO SCHOOL 29 All Saints Day Presentations 9:30-11:30 a.m. Church Hall

NOVEMBER

1 All Saints’ Day - NO SCHOOL 11 Veteran’s Day - NO SCHOOL 14 Parent Meeting 6:30 p.m. Church Hall 15 Progress Reports go home 21 Hope Breakfast 27 Early Release - Noon Dismissal 28/29 THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

DECEMBER 6 First Friday - Noon Dismissal 9 The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed

Virgin Mary - NO SCHOOL 16-18 Semester Exams - Noon Release 19 Christmas Pageant 6:30—TBD 20 NO SCHOOL

**December 23– January 3 Christmas Break**

Chapel Flower Schedule Bring (2) fresh flower bundles to the office or in the morning car line. Thank you. Month of: Sept Suzanne Paul Oct Clara Wilk First Monday: 04 Nov Amy Baska 12 Nov Sharon Rayner

Wednesday, September 11 Chick-Fil-A

Wednesday, September 18

Taco Bell

Wednesday, September 25 Jimmy John’s

Calendars of VdM Events

First Saturday Schoolwide Mass and Prayers to End Abortion Please join us the first Saturday of each month for 8am Mass at

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

2121 S. Rural Road Tempe, AZ 85282

and on to Pray the Rosary at

Planned Parenthood 1837 E. Baseline Road

Tempe, AZ

Dates: 9/7, 10/5, 12/7, 2/1, 3/7, 4/4, and 5/2

Please remember to complete & return 2019-2020 General Consent Form 2019-2020Emergency Information and Immunization Form 2019-2020 Immunizations We are required to have these items, updated each year for each student. Thank you for your cooperation.

Important Reminders School Uniform

Please refer to the Parent/Student Handbook

Girls – Jumpers and Skirts All girls are expected to maintain skirt lengths below the knee at all times. If your daughter’s jumper or skirt does not meet the required length, parents will be contacted and given notice to correct. P.E. Uniforms for All Grades Girls and Boys Shorts Navy blue mesh with VdM logo Shirt Gray t-shirt with VdM logo Undershirt If worn, must be plain, white t-shirt Shoes Athletic shoes of your choice in good condition

VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENTS

We appreciate the help of all our parents in fulfilling the service hour requirement. We ask that all volun-teers be certified through the Diocese of Phoenix Safe Environment Program. Effective July 1, 2019, a new database for training and background check was rolled out. Volunteers that have already received this training are also required to renew it annually through this new website:

http://www.phoenix.cmgconnect.org

For those volunteers who have not taken this training and want to volunteer, please go through this training in your own (Diocese of Phoenix) parishes.

Please remember to send your student with a refillable water bottle; especially during these HOT beginning months.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE….

“Failure to pick students up on time will result in families being charged $5.00 per child after 3:45 pm unless notified in advance due to an emergency.” Payment is due upon pick-up.

Calling on all teachers and parents that take any pictures, especially at sporting events or field trips, to send them to me. Even pictures taken on phones are great! You can email them or even just text them to Emily. emilykburch@yahoo.com or (602) 595-7998. Thanks!

WAYS TO EARN $$$ FOR VDM

VDM NOW RECEIVING DONATIONS FROM AMAZON SMILE

Ville de Marie will receive .5% of all eligible purchases automatically!

Don’t Forget to Buy Scrip!

Please submit your special orders with payment by Monday to the school

office to receive your SCRIP order on Friday.

Order forms available on our website or in the school office.

Benefit Mobile App! Benefit is a FREE iPhone and Android app that allows you to shop at places like Target, Starbucks, Amazon, Walmart and many more, while giving up to 20% of every transaction back to Ville de Marie. Benefit Mobile allows you to purchase electronic SCRIP cards instantly from your phone. It’s racing funds without Fundrais-ing! Download the app(Benefit Mobile) and se-lect Ville de Marie Academy (our zip is 85257) as your chosen beneficiary to start giving today. Link your checking or debit/credit card (checking accounts earn 1-3% more!) Linking your checking account may take 1-2 days, so plan ahead! For more information go to www.benefit-mobile.com.

Earn $$ for Ville de Marie

By shopping at Fry’s and linking your Fry’s card to the Ville de

Marie account, we can earn up to $2000. If you have never Registered your Fry’s card, you may do so at:

ww.fryscommunityrewards.com. Follow the prompts under “Create an Account” and select Ville

de Marie (#AJ255) under “Community Rewards”. If you already have a Fry’s account set

up, log in and under “Account Settings” select Ville de Marie under “Community Rewards”.

Any questions contact Mrs. Washburn in the Office. NEW FAMILIES PLEASE REGISTER YOUR FRY’S

CARD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE

FRY’S COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM

In the market for a new Mattress, use Tuft and Needle! Tuft and Needle will give 25%

to Ville de Marie from all sales. Tell your family and friends.

Use this link https://www.tuftandneedle.com

to order your mattress and VdM will receive 25% back from all sales generated through this link.