SGB Week Ahead

This week's message has a ton of info! Please feel free to print and revisit throughout the week.

Thank you to all the SGB Families who were able to come and support us at the Marian Shrine and the SGB Parish Picnic! It was wonderful to see you. Our school is as strong as the community we build together. Let's keep that going all year long!

If you'd like to scroll past my weekly story...feel free to read at another time!

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This weekend was jam-packed with family activities in our house, but it started with a beautiful wedding on Friday evening. While it felt like a destination wedding to Seattle with all the rain we've been getting, it was still a perfect celebration.

The mother of the bride, Lisa, is my son's godmother. She is one of those friends who has become family over the course of the last 20 years. We first met when I had a theater company called Stage Right and cast her daughter, Samantha (the bride) in the role of Audrey in "Little Shop of Horrors" when she was about ten. Samantha had an incredibly powerful and beautiful voice, but this was the first time everyone (family included) got a chance to hear it.

I had no idea how important that experience was until her Dad, Steve, made his toast on Friday night at the reception. He mentioned Samantha being Audrey and working with me all those years ago. (Of course, I got tears and chills that this was even a blip on his radar on one of the most important nights of his daughter's life). But it wasn't because of her performance.

Steve wanted to share who Samantha is...who she has been for her entire life. He told of how during that experience, Samantha took care of her cast mates. If they forgot a line, she helped them. If they needed to practice a dance routine, she was in the hallway going over it. She was a team player. She was there for them. To help.

She had their back and now...she would have her husband's for the rest of her life.

Not everyone understands how blessed we are to work with children every day. To see them grow and nurture their talents. We get to guide and encourage them to be the best they can be.

While Samantha is beautiful, smart, successful and wicked talented...those weren't the qualities her Dad focused on. He wanted to be clear that out of all those great traits, it was the fact that she will be the best partner.

We need to take time to celebrate those qualities. Being a good friend. Taking care of each other.

At the end, THOSE are what matter most.

Have a wonderful week!

God bless,

Ms. Clarke

THANK YOU FOR THE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT and GENEROSITY!

We will thank all our SGB ANGELS who have been donating next week.

There's still time to help us

make our new LIBRARY and MAKERSPACE

an amazing place for our SGB Students.

Please click here if you would like to donate a book(s) to our new library. (Each donated book with have a book plate with the donor family's name.)

Please click here If you would like to donate materials/resources for our makerspace.

TO ORDER:

1. Go to the SGB Website and click on the order forms at the middle of the homepage. (Right across from Daily Online Prayers.)

2. Complete the form for one day or more. Send in with your money. (Cash or check to SGB School)

3. Due dates are the FRIDAY the week before.

VOLUNTEERS:

ALL VOLUNTEERS must complete the ADNY Safer Spaces Training online. CLICK HERE FOR THE TRAINING. Fill out the form and send it to the school prior to beginning the online training.

Many of you have already done this in years past for SGBS and if that's the case you don't need to repeat it. If you took the training at another ADNY school you'll need to repeat it for here.

• CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR PIZZA FRIDAYS. 🍕
• *please note that the pizza days for November are on Thursdays due to the calendar

• CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR CHICKEN TENDERS/FRENCH FRIES TUESDAYS. 🍟🍗

Monday, 10/2

• Folk Group Practice at recess (Click here to practice songs for this week's Mass.)

Tuesday, 10/3

• i9 Sports begins for OCTOBER. (Click here to register if you would like your child to participate.)

Wednesday, 10/4

• School Picture Day (Students wear FORMAL/WINTER Uniform)
• Folk Group Practice at recess.
• Help us remember and honor St. Francis of Assisi this week and bring in pictures of your PET for Nurse Kelly's display outside her office for "SGB PET HALL OF FAME." (Write your child's name and class on the back of the photo if you'd like it returned. Students should give to their teacher.)

Thursday, 10/5

• Confirmation meeting for 8th grade Parents at 7pm (Church)

Friday, 10/6

• Early Dismissal Day - NO SCHOOL PLUS OR WRAP AROUND AVAILABLE on Early Dismissal Days
• Grades K-8 dismiss at 11am
• Sr. Anne's PreK dismisses at 10:30am
• UPK AM: 8:15-10:45am
• UPK PM: 10:00-12:30pm
• UPK Full Day: 8:15-1:15pm

• School Mass at 10am at St. Gregory Barbarigo Church (All are welcome!)
• Faculty Meeting/Professional Development
• Fall MAP Testing ends
• HOT LUNCH ORDER for PIZZA 10/13 DUE TODAY

For more info on upcoming dates, please use our SGB Calendar located on our website. (Located half way down on the home page to the right of our daily online school prayers.)

For more info on upcoming dates, please use our SGB Calendar located on our website. (Located half way down on the home page to the right of our daily online school prayers.)

Monday 10/9 SCHOOL CLOSED (Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day)

Tuesday, 10/10

Wednesday, 10/11

Thursday, 10/12

• SGB Band starts!

Friday, 10/13

• PIZZA LUNCH
• SGB Family Fun Night
• HOT LUNCH ORDERS DUE for 10/17 and 10/19

For more info on upcoming dates, please use our SGB Calendar located on our website. (Located half way down on the home page to the right of our daily online school prayers.)

SGB Band begins on Thursday, October 12.

If you would still like to sign up, it's not too late.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER YOUR CHILD.

1. CHANGES in DISMISSAL or ABSENCES

• Please complete the online form to notify the SGB Staff of any changes in your child's dismissal or if your child will be absent. Any child who is absent for 3 or more days must have a note from a doctor upon return. Thank you!

2. PARKING

• Please avoid parking in the teachers' parking lot. There is available parking in the church parking lot if you should arrive early. Please wait there until your child's drop off time.

3. VISITING SGB & NEW SIGN IN

• In an effort to keep our school safe and know when guests are in the building at all times, ALL adults will sign in when they enter.

For your convenience, you can sign in using:

1. The NEW SGB APP (Click here to download)

2. The QR Code on the front door.

3. The laptop in the lobby.