NOVEMBER 4, 2016

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK I would like to thank our parent volunteers, Home and School officers, and our Faculty/Staff for their tremendous help in recent school events. We held our first October Open House for Pre-School and Kindergarten on October 20th. Many thanks to Mrs. Tiffany Wallace, Mrs. Joanna Copenhaver, Ms. Shea McGlynn and others who provided tours and refreshments to potential students and their parents. Boosterthon was quite successful. Besides the fun prizes and athletic run, we exceeded our financial goal. More to come on that , but we will be able to purchase STREAM/STEM and P.E. equipment, thanks to the efforts of our team, mainly Mrs. Santana, Mrs. Gamboa, and Mrs. Wallace. What a nice Fall Festival! Thanks to our Chair, Mrs. Lisa Moore, and support from our H&S officers, the festival was a “howling” success. The event was well-attended, and it looked like the children really enjoyed it. Thanks to our Counselor, Jane Kynoch, Red Ribbon Week was a success. Sergeant Davis was quite effective in addressing our older students about the dangers of drug abuse. Our 5th Grade teachers led us in a candlelight Rosary on October 26th. We honored First Responders on October 28th at the 8:30 Mass with a nice reception/program following. Almost two dozen police officers, fire fighters, and dispatchers attended. Our students in the Red, White and Blue Club served as hosts. The 3rd Grade and Middle School Choir gave some memorable performances. Many thanks to Mrs. Copenhaver, Ms. McGlynn, Officer Zapp, Officer Wannall, Mrs. Crews, Mrs. Saxon, Mrs. Blythe and others for refreshments and entertainment. Eighth Grade student, Mason Tarmey, served as Master of Ceremonies. There were many other events that have occurred, like the All Saints Mass, Middle School Dance, and Talent Show, just as examples. We are so thankful to all who make our school such a vibrant community! ~Tommy Bridges

TURN CLOCKS BACK Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend. Don’t forget to set your clocks back one hour when you go to bed on Saturday Night!

WHAT I SEE FOR THE FUTURE… Google’s annual “Doodle 4 Google” competition is here! We are encouraging all students in Grades K-8 to participate! The theme for this year’s contest is “What I See for the Future…” Top prizes include a college scholarship, grant for your school and more. For more information, rules, and how to submit your student’s doodle, please visit the following link: https://doodles.google.com/d4g/

SCIENCE FAIR JUDGES NEEDED This year's school Science Fair will be held Wednesday, December 7th in the Parish Hall. Judges are needed to help evaluate the students' projects. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Claudia Arakelian at [email protected]. Please note that if you are a 7th Grade parent, you may not volunteer to be a judge. Thank you.

NURSE’S NOTES The children are hungry! Are you packing enough lunch for your child? Our children are growing, learning and playing HARD! If you buy your child lunch from the school lunch program, please consider sending in additional items to help round out the lunch. Also, students from Pre-K3 through Grade 5 have morning snack, so an additional food item should be included for snack time unless your child is in a community-snack classroom. A healthy lunch should include some type of entrée with protein (peanut butter/jelly or ham/cheese), a piece of fruit or veggie, a cheese stick or salty snack, a small treat (cookie) and a drink, preferably water. We have begun to notice that the children are getting tired and cranky in the afternoons, and we are wondering if it is because they are hungry! Please encourage your children to bring home the food they are NOT eating so you have an idea of what is actually being eaten. ~ Nurse Greif

HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS

CANNED FOOD COLLECTION AT MASS ON NOVEMBER 10TH The Mini Vinnies will be collecting canned goods at the Veterans’ Day All-School Mass on Thursday, November 10th. The Mini Vinnies is a youth chapter of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, which focuses on helping the poor and needy. The Mini Vinnies will be working with the Good News Outreach to achieve this goal. Thank you for your generosity and may God Bless!

Trinity Catholic Middle School offers graduating Eighth Graders the opportunity to earn High School credit for HOPE, Spanish I or Latin I, and Algebra I. Students are not guaranteed to receive High School credit. High School credit will be issued based on grades, work ethic, and mastery of the subject. If High School credit is not issued, it will not appear on High School transcripts and the student will not receive a foreign language credit. A grade of C or better is required to receive High School credit. Please note, if the student earns a C, the letter grade will stand on your High School G.P.A. Exceptions can only be made by the High School enrolled in for 9th Grade.

REMEMBRANCE BOX November 2nd was All Souls Day – a special day when we remember and pray for people in our lives who have passed away. In that spirit, we will have a Remembrance Box in the Front Office. You are welcome to honor and remember loved ones by writing their names on the provided slips of paper and putting those names in the box for the month of November. Please feel free to come in and do this in honor of your loved ones.

CALENDAR Music class is picking up! In the month of November, students will be learning about the many contributions of Johann Sebastian Bach to Church music. The Elementary Hymn of the Month is “As the Deer” and the Middle School Praise Song of the Month is “From the Inside Out”. Middle School students are now beginning their unit on piano. Elementary students are learning how to play various percussion instruments, such as xylophones, the maracas, and the agogo.

Fall Box Tops Contest The winner of the Boxtops Fall Contest is: Winning Classroom Mrs. Seaman: 1-106 1,178 boxtops First Runner Up Mrs. Bedore: K-1 1,088 boxtops Second Runner up Mr. Toth: 4-206 954 boxtops Thank you to all who participated as we collected over 10,000 boxtops and the school will receive a check in December for $1006.30! Start collecting now for the next contest that starts in January, 2017. Thank you to those volunteers who helped me count and pull it all together to send into the company. ~Amy Pagano

HOTDOG DONATIONS NEEDED During the school year, Trinity Catholic School's Mini Vinnies volunteer to help serve lunches at the Kearney Center Shelter on the second Wednesday of every month. The Shelter averages 600 meals fed per day to those in need. Please sign-up below to sponsor a lunch (purchase the hotdogs) for the Mini Vinnies to serve. Hotdogs must be all beef. Donations must be delivered to the Trinity Front Office by Tuesday afternoon or first thing on the Wednesday morning. The money spent can be applied toward volunteer hours (every $12 spent equals one hour). http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c084fabab 23a02-hotdog Thank you for your support of Trinity Catholic School!

TRINITY MISSION STATEMENT The mission of Trinity Catholic School is to teach the Catholic Faith within a challenging, academic curriculum, laying the foundation for all students to grow in Christian maturity, integrity and knowledge. “Where students grow Spiritually, Academically, & Physically for a lifetime of service and leadership.”

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS/ASSISTANTS NEEDED We are currently accepting applications for substitute teachers/assistants in PreKindergarten, Kindergarten, and Grades 1-8. Teachers in special areas such as P.E., Spanish, Art and Music are also needed. For more information, please call 850-222-0444 or visit www.trinityknights.org/employment.

Mark your calendars! Our next Home & School Meeting will be on Monday, November 14th at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Earn 2 volunteer hours per family, and a NUD (nouniform day) for your student. Babysitting provided. We hope to see you there!

DRESSES FOR AFRICA Little Dresses for Africa is a non-profit organization which provides relief to the children of Africa by offering handmade dresses and britches to children at orphanages, schools, and churches. Donors from around the world send the handmade clothing and monetary donations. Trinity Catholic School will be teaming up with the Girl Scouts to sew dresses for this cause. We are requesting donations of gently used or new pillowcases and/or all-purpose sewing machine thread. Donations may be delivered to the Trinity Front Office by December 1st.

SAVE-THE-DATE Trinity Catholic School’s 20th Annual Auction “A Knight Over the Rainbow” Saturday – February 25, 2017 Location: Shiloh Farms 6:00 p.m.

TRINITY CAR MAGNETS Parents, We have new Trinity Catholic School Magnets for your car! Magnets are $3. If you have the old Trinity Shield logo magnet, you can bring it to the Office and trade it in for our new one at no charge.

Sunday – November 6, 2016 2:00 a.m. Daylight Savings Time ends. Turn clocks back one hour. Monday - November 7, 2016 LUNCH WEEK–BLUE–NOV 7-NOV10 Tuesday - November 8, 2016 Election Day

Thursday - November 10, 2016 8:30 a.m. – All-School Veterans’ Day Mass – Bring food for the hungry and coins for the Church – reception following Mass K4J Assemblies - 1:15 p.m. – K- 4th Grade; 2:00 p.m. – Grades 5 - 8 Friday - November 11, 2016

Veterans’ Day No School Monday - November 14, 2016 LUNCH WEEK–RED–Nov 14 -Nov 18 Scholastic Book Fair Week November 14th – 18th Stop by the Media Center to shop before the H&S Meeting until 6:15 p.m. 6:30 p.m. – Home & School Meeting – Parish Hall – Babysitting provided Tuesday - November 15, 2016 Scholastic Book Fair 7:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Media Center Fall Play – “Smarty Pants” - Parish Hall Wednesday – November 16, 2016 Scholastic Book Fair 7:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. - Media Center 8:30 a.m. – Middle School Mass – dress uniforms - Blessing of the Advent Wreaths Progress Reports sent home Grades 4 - 8 Thursday – November 17, 2016 Scholastic Book Fair 7:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. - Media Center 8:30 a.m. – Elementary Mass - dress uniforms – Blessing of the Advent Wreaths Friday – November 18, 2016 Scholastic Book Fair 7:15 a.m. – Noon - Media Center 8:15 a.m. – Spelling Bee – Parish Hall 7:00 p.m. – “Smarty Pants” Play – Parish Hall

 

Ahoy Mateys! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming November 14th-18th. It will be a high seas adventure! Families are welcome to visit on Monday, November 14th until 6:15p.m. before the Home & School meeting. Elementary students will shop during their scheduled library time. Middle School students will visit during their recess time. We are open every morning at 7:15 a.m. for any students to shop. We are also open until 3:30 p.m., Tuesday thru Thursday. The Fair will close at NOON on Friday. We will accept cash, check or credit cards. There is also an online Fair if you are unable to visit in person. http://www.scholastic.com/bf/trinitycatholicschool1    SHARE AN ADVENTURE WITH YOUR CHILD IN A BOOK.  ALL PROCEEDS WILL ENHANCE THE MEDIA CENTER COLLECTION.

PLEASE CONTACT MRS. LATTNER IF YOU CAN VOLUNTEER TO HELP THAT WEEK!

MRS. SAXON 3-200 ALL STARS

MRS. PRIDGEON 4-204 ALL STARS

MR. BENTLEY 5-201 ALL STARS

Joey Beeman Scarlett Boggs Jessica Campbell Katie Castaneda Matthew Clow Grant Crenshaw Rylee Fessler Gracie Leparulo Sean McFadden Cecilie McGrew Maddie Mitchell Samantha Monmany Mark Moore Mary Grace Parker Becca Pruden Javier Santana Fiallo Taylor Viloria

Audrey Adkins Sophia Chism Gracie Cooley-Free Macy Kate Coston Kyle Graham Olivia Jackman-Washburn Edgar Jackson III Annabelle Kirk Audrey McCormick Gabe Moreno Lindsey Pagano Caroline Seaman Cecelia Stehlik Tony Sullivan Edwin Tejada

Madison Alarcon-Duque Lily Clift Victoria Harris Teresa Hernandez Myah Johns Savannah Knill Riley McFadden Charlie Miller Tate North Joey Nunez

MRS. BLYTHE 3-202 ALL STARS

MR. TOTH 4-206 ALL STARS

MRS. BEEMAN 5-205 ALL STARS

Jackson Beaver Hanna Benoza Michael Clow Kate Copenhaver Shania Goes Andrew Londot Maria Malley Charlie Myatt Christina Roeder Jasmine Ruck Maddie Stalvey Gabi Swain Daniel Tranor Jai Vu Cameron Walling

Anna Adair Ava Baker Alise Beeman Bennett Bishop Luke Grant Truman Kelley Austin Kolman Andrew Lopez Jayla Marshall Carlos Morales Lilli Netherton Aaron Nixon Andrew Regalado Jenson Reppen Kate Rowan Charlie Sasso Aiden Wallace Carly Warner Jacob Yaffin

Anthony DeLeo Hannah Desguin Woody Georges Sarah Howard Theo Johnson Meredith Large Madison Moore Christian Nixon Evangeline Oguledo David Prather Isabella Santana Fiallo Catherine Seaman Alessandra Tejada Kathryn Wheeler Hayden Wysocki

EIGHTH GRADE PRINCIPAL’S HONORS Delaney Atwood Xander Balog Catie Bowersox DJ Campbell Chloe Chwalik Abigail Clow Jack Copenhaver Frances Cowles Hannah Green Jake Hood Natalie Johns Jamie Knox Cecilia Malley Michiko Nishimoto-Rivera Victor Oguledo Mary Prather George Rassam Layne Schulte Abbigail Sproul Maddox Whittaker Lael Williams Lily Williams FIRST HONORS Sam Ijeoma Olivia Kane Ellie Mangan Connor McFarlin Nicholas Moran Odaliz Quezada SECOND HONORS Adriana Feliciano Bobby Williams Jordan Yaffin

SEVENTH GRADE PRINCIPAL’S HONORS Isabella Augustine John Bowersox Presley Clary Evan Gomez Ian McFarlin Caitlin O'Connor FIRST HONORS Gabby Aldrich Taylor Furney Jhonathan Herrera Nicholas Kim Karlie Stroud Olivia Vigliotti SECOND HONORS Christopher Hays Melissa Lopez Damian Nixon Simon Lopez-Trujillo Megan Wallace

SIXTH GRADE PRINCIPAL’S HONORS Nico Balog Ava Cade Lewin Kelley Theresa Malley Grace Myatt Lily Moore Patti Patterson Rebecca Presnell Michael Smith Camryn Whitley FIRST HONORS Brooke Beaver Andrew Herzog Josh Hood Cole Hudson Aimee Ijeoma Frankie Johnson Thomas Stehlik SECOND HONORS Hannah Brown Haylee Tran