Weekly “Knights” News
April 30, 2021
Race for Education 2021!!!!
We have already reached the $13,000.00 school goal for this year’s Race for Education fundraiser!!!! The students (and staff) are VERY excited to see Mrs. Hoffay get dunked in the dunking booth sometime in June (when the weather is warmer). Mrs. Hoffay, with the students’ input, has set a 2nd goal of $18,000.00. If we reach our next goal, all the students will be treated to a sweet snack from the ice cream truck!! So, we are asking that all families do one last push for donations by sharing your child’s online donation page link again today or this weekend. With all our combined efforts, we have already managed to bring in more donations than has been done in the past 10 years!!! THANK YOU ALL!!!!!
This year’s prizes are:
- 1st School Goal – $13,000.00. Mrs. Hoffay is getting dunked!!!
- 2nd School Goal – $18,000.00. If this goal is reached, all the students will be treated to a sweet snack from the ice cream truck!!!
- We are currently at $15,425.00!!!!
- Only $2,575.00 to go before we get a visit from the ice cream truck!!
- The class that brings in the most donations will be rewarded with a BBQ party!
- Kindergarten is currently in the lead with $3,042.00 donated.
- 1st grade is currently in 2nd place with $2,400.00 donated.
- For every $100 in donations collected, that child’s name will be entered into a drawing for a $250.00 Visa gift card or a $250.00 tuition credit.
St. Jude the Apostle Summer Camp WILL open this summer!!!! More information went home in your child’s backpack. Some of the exciting details include:
- Open to all children age 3 through incoming 6th graders.
- 9 weeks of summer camp! The more weeks you register for, the lower the cost.
- Breakfast, lunch & popsicles provided daily!
- Bounce house days, water fun days, McDonalds days, crafts, cooking days, bike days, and so much more fun!!! Spots are filling up fast! Paperwork, $200.00 registration fee and a $50.00 activity fee need to be submitted in order to reserve your child/children’s spot.
Flower and Plant Fundraiser – Get those spring gardens started by purchasing some vegetables and flowers from Esposito’s Flower and Produce. Order forms were sent home and are due back, with cash or a check made out to St. Jude the Apostle School, by May 7th (next Friday). Pick up will be Tuesday, May 25th from 2-5PM at St. Jude the Apostle School. A portion of the proceeds will be donated back to our school!!
St. Jude the Apostle School 2020-21 Year Books – If you would like to purchase the 2020-21 year book please send the form that was sent home in with the$15.00 fee for each book that you order. We have a limited supply of yearbooks and they are going FAST! Get you order in ASAP to reserve yours! Year book orders are due by June 4th. Please make checks payable to St. Jude the Apostle School.
Clynk It – Start saving those returnable bottles! Create your account at www.CLYNK.com. Bag it, tag it and drop it at your local Hannaford Supermarket! Let us know if you need any more bagsJ We have had
such an overwhelming response to this fundraiser that we have had to order more bags!!! Keep sending in your requests for bags, we have plenty more, and we will get them home to you! This fundraiser will go till the end of the school year. Thank you!!
Caring for Moms & Babies During the Month of Our Holy Mother – The Parishes of St. Jude the Apostle, and St. Michael the Archangel is collecting much needed items for Moms and their babies served by Catholic Charities of Albany Diocese agency, the Community Maternity Services. During the month of May, St. Jude the Apostle will be collecting the much needed items. If your family wishes to make a donation, simply purchase the item, send it to school, and your child can place the item in the pack-n-play located inside the main school entrance. If your family is unable to purchase an item, prayers for all mothers and children during the month of May could be very thoughtful. A list of items was sent home but here they are:
Miss Dunham’s Pr-K Class – Newborn diapers OR baby wipes Grade 1 – Size 5 Diapers OR bath towels
Mrs. Freyssinier’s Pre-K Class – Size 1 Diapers OR diaper rash ointment Grade 2 – Newborn Diapers OR face/wash clothes
Mrs. Myer’s Pre-K Class – Size 2 Diapers OR pacifiers Grade 3 – Size 1 Diapers OR crib sheets
Mrs. VanVleck’s Pre-K Class – Size 3 Diapers OR baby soap Grade 4/5 – Size 2 Diapers OR baby blankets
Kindergarten – Size 4 Diapers OR bath towels Grade 6 – Size 3 Diapers OR new baby outfits(with
tags on)
The Knight Tea – Visit Unbreakable Nutrition located in the 43 Mall in West Sand Lake and purchase our very own tea, “The Knight”. The tea is Blue Razz Lemonade: a mix of Lemon Lime, Blue Raspberry and Lemonade flavors and is offered in caffeine free, or a variety of caffeine levels. $1.00 from every tea purchase will be donated to St. Jude the Apostle School! Get energized and help out our school!
Use of Online Daily Attestation Form – ALL families need to complete the online attestation prior to 7am each day to allow us time to download, print and disperse the daily report to all staff members located at school entrances. This will also require ALL parents of drop-off students to accompany their child(ren) to the entrance to show your completed screen to the staff member assigned to your child’s entrance. For siblings, parents/adults will need to take a screen shot of all siblings’ approval screens to be able to show the staff member at the door each day. If multiple adults drop your child(ren) off at school during the week, please share the link or the daily screenshot(s) with that adult doing the drop off. Remember that the screen color changes daily to ensure that we do not admit a child whose attestation has not been submitted. For children who ride buses to school, Miss Larkin will use the printed report to grant entrance to those children.
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Registration for 2021-22 – Help us spread the word! We are still accepting students for the 2021/2022 school year. New families may register through our school website: www.stjudetheapostleschool.org. We have limited availability in all grade levels, and classes are filling up quickly. Don’t forget . . . any current family that refers a new family receives a $500 tuition refund in January.
Please make sure your child/children are coming to school with a clean mask on. Please wash
masks nightly. If they come to school with a dirty mask they will be given a paper mask.
Reminder for Drop-off & Pick-up Families – When dropping off students in the morning, cars may not park on either side of Dana Avenue (in front of school). Cars that do so are blocking a fire lane and blocking traffic. ALL cars must park in the school parking lot, and parents must exit their vehicles to accompany their children to their assigned entrances. For families that pick-up students at dismissal, you must loop through the school parking lot and exit back out Dana Avenue toward Hidley Rd. Ext. YOU CANNOT PASS BUSES WAITING TO BOARD STUDENTS NEAR THE CHURCH!!! Doing so is against the law and North Greenbush police have received complaints of our families violating this law during dismissal. Please comply with procedure for the safety of all of our students and staff!
School Store Fundraiser – This fundraiser helps our teachers earn materials for their classrooms. Family members and friends can earn money for our school while doing their regular shopping. Our families have earned the school nearly $8,000.00 to be used for classroom supplies. Orders have been delivered! Christmas came a little early for our teachers. Pictures were shared on the school’s Facebook page. Keep shopping and earning money for our school!
Health Office Update 4/30/21 – Emails have been sent out to the parents of our 5th & 6th graders regarding the immunizations required for the fall. Please let me know if you have any questions.
The NYS student health forms have changed for 2020. Emails have been sent to the grades who will need physicals for the next school year; please let me know If you need a form sent home. Grades that need physicals for next year (2021-2022) are: new students, PK, K, 1, 3, 5, and 7.
The weather is getting warmer. Please let me know if you would like your child to have sunscreen put on for recess. Parents may bring it in & drop the sunscreen off at the main office, with the child’s name on it. The student can come to the health office before recess to apply it.
The end of the school year is quickly approaching! All unused medications must be picked up by the end of the school year. Unless your child has current permission to self-carry their medication, the school cannot allow your child to bring the medication home on the bus. If you need to make special arrangements to pick up medication, please call to make arrangements. Medications not picked up, will be discarded on June 22, 2021.
Guidelines and protocols for NYS change often. Please refer to this website for up to date information www.governor.ny.gov .
Please call or email me if you have any questions or concerns 518-283-0333 bvermilya@stjudetheapostleschool.org .
Live Streamed Masses –The Parishes of St Michael the Archangel and St Jude the Apostle are continuing to live stream daily and weekend Masses. Especially during this difficult time, as the whole world is inflicted with the Covid-19 virus, we can come together to pray for healing and peace for all the people of God. Daily Masses are at 8:00 am Monday thru Friday; and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 12:10 pm. Weekend Masses are 4:00 pm Saturday and 10:00 am Sunday. You may attend these Masses, ALL are welcome, or they can be viewed at either parish Facebook page. Click on the Parish Facebook link, or enter the Church Name and Location and Facebook into the search bar of your Facebook page or any web browser: St Jude Wynantskill Facebook https://www.facebook.com/StJudesWynantskill/ St Michael the Archangel Troy Facebook https://www.facebook.com/StMichaelTroyNY Come worship with us!
If you would like to donate to our collection you may do so through the Parish website http://parishes.rcda.org/stjude/ by either PayPal donate button or filling out an electronic giving form and sending it to Patti Mugrace mugrap@gmail.com .
Thank you,
Fr. Anthony
When Shopping Don’t forget our Online Fundraisers – As always we have our running fundraisers! So please continue to keep us in mind!
Price Chopper – Go to https://www.pricechopper.com/tools-schools and register your Price Chopper Advantage card with school code 15906.
Amazon Smile – Go to https://smile.amazon.com/ and choose St. Jude the Apostle School as your charity of choice. Every time you shop at Amazon, use amazon.com when you shop and .5% of every purchase will go to support the school. Thanks to customers shopping at smile.amazon.com, or with AmazonSmile turned on in the Amazon shopping app, everyday purchases generated over $236 million in donations to charities worldwide so far.
- $233.81 to St. Jude the Apostle School*
- $216,932,702.17 to all charities in the US
- $236,903,641.58 to all charities worldwide
Hannaford Helps Schools – Shopping Online with Hannaford To Go – Look for the apple icon to shop more than 1,500 products online and earn money for your school! Turn in any School Dollars you collect to the collection tower in the Wynantskill store by Saturday, May 29th, 2021.
Shopping In-Store – Look for shelf tags on more than 1,500 products in-store and earn money for your school!
- Collect your School Dollars from an associate at checkout, then deposit your School Dollars in the collection tower in the Wynantskill store.
May Reminders
5/3-5/7 Teacher Appreciation Week: Daily themes were sent home.
5/4 NYS Math Assessments for Grades 3 & 5
5/6 National Appreciation Day for Nurses (Thank you Mrs. Vermilya, LPN)
5/7 St. Jude the Apostle School Appreciation Day for our Lunch Provider (Thank you Mrs. Darmetko)
5/6 Annual Awards Dinner
5/10 Monday Mass will be cancelled. Dress uniforms NOT required!
5/11 Tuesday Mass will be cancelled. Dress uniforms NOT required!
5/10 & 5/11 Scholastic Buy-1-Get-1 Book Fair (more info to come home)
5/13 Ascension Thursday we will be attending Mass: K-6 @ 9:15AM and Grades 1-5 @ 10:00AM. Dress uniforms required!
5/14 RACE FOR EDUCATION (Grades K-6 be sure to send in your permission slips!)
5/15 First Holy Communion
5/17 May Crowning at the 8AM Mass. Only 2nd grade will be attending mass at this time. Mass will be live streamed on the church’s Facebook page.
5/18 Plant Sale Pick-up from 2:00-5:00pm
5/21 RACE FOR EDUCATION RAINDATE
5/28 & 5/31 Memorial Day weekend No School/No CASE
Thinking ahead
Graduation Ceremonies will be held at St. Jude the Apostle Church on June 21, 2021.
Pre-K 11:00AM
Grade K 1:00PM
Grade 5 5:30PM
Grade 6 7:00PM
Last day of school 6/23 Half Day 11:00AM Dismissal
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