At St. Joseph Catholic School, each and every day we are training students to be missionary disciples, and learning to recognize God in our lives and in the world around us,

full of HOPE for the future.

Mission:

St. Joseph Catholic School provides students with a nurturing and prayerful learning environment committed to academic excellence, training missionary disciples to seek virtue, wisdom, and truth, in partnership with a community of active and faithful families.

Vision:

Catholic schools in the Diocese of Fort Worth are committed to opening the doors so that our students can reach further than the walls that would otherwise enclose them and therefore are able to recognize and cherish the eternal and transcendental goods of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness.

Motto:

Teaching the Mind...Nourishing the Soul

What a lovely Catholic Schools Week! Thanks to everyone for making this past week extra special for the community. We work in partnership with you, our families, to serve the children in our care. Thank you for placing your trust in us, and for working with us to make St. Joseph Catholic School the best that it can be. All with the common goal of forming the whole person, intellect and soul, to build the Kingdom of God.

In Christ's service,

Diane Price, Ed.L.

Principal

“And we expect to obtain everything promised us by Jesus in spite of all our wretchedness. For Jesus is our Hope: Through His merciful Heart as through an open gate we pass through to heaven.”

-St. Faustina

Now Enrolling New Siblings for Current Families for the 2024-2025 Academic Year!

2/8 – Thursday

1. Quarter 3 Progress Reports - Emailed this afternoon

2/9 – Friday

1. No School due to Diocesan Inservice for Teachers
2. My Special Knight - a special night for Fathers/Father figures & Daughters–please see flyer below for more information. To purchase tickets - http://tinyurl.com/specialknight

2/12 – Monday

1. Lunar New Year Prayer Service - Begins at 7:50 a.m. in the school gym. All are invited.
2. Band Practice - after school

2/13 - Tuesday

1. Upper School Mardi Gras Breakfast
2. Preschool Mardi Gras Float Parade
3. Recognizing St. Valentine's Day

2/14 - Wednesday - The Start of the Lenten Season

1. Ash Wednesday - All invited to mass at 8:30 a.m. Day of fasting and abstinence.
2. St. Valentine's Feast Day

Safe Environment Awareness:

Do you need to complete safe environment training? All volunteers need to complete awareness training, please contact Mrs. Wingate 817-419-6800 or visit the diocesan website. https://fwdioc.org/training-sessions

Ways you can assist St. Joseph Catholic School:

1. Kroger Community Rewards – select St. Joseph Catholic School to receive the rewards from you using your Kroger card. Please click the link for more information. https://www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards
2. Tom Thumb Good Neighbor Program – Please contact Good.Neighbor@TomThumb.com to link your account to the Good Neighbor for St. Joseph Catholic School 2000 2000#1506. Please click the link for more information. https://www.tomthumb.com/yourstore/good-neighbor.html

1. Volunteer to help at an HSA event!
2. Help beautify the flower beds around campus
3. Donate food during NJHS Food Collections at Mass
4. We are always in need of Lysol spray.
5. We are always in need of Clorox wipes.
6. Liquid hand soap
7. Disposable gloves
8. STREAM Enrichment supplies (listed below)

Every $10 you spend will earn 1 service hour. Thank you! We truly need the help.

The Beatitude of Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy, applies to these four special people in class. These children are incredibly unselfish and always helpful to others who may be in need of something. Mercy, at its core is a loving kindness to our neighbor. This epitomizes these students’ behavior towards others. In event of a disagreement between fellow classmates, they will intervene peacefully, resolving the issue with grace and more patience that I possess. Additionally, if a child needs some supplies, they are the first to offer their own. Congratulations to Andrew Pham, Luna Rosas, Akua Aduboffour, and Reagan Roberts! Missionary discipleship at work.

Thank you, Mrs. Meri and her 1st grade students, for leading the school community in prayer this week. You all did so well!

Please enjoy the following photos taken during Catholic Schools Week. It was a great week! From our Open House to our Faith Family gathering, the beauty of our school was on full display.

What an exciting set of games! Our 8th grade Class of 2024 are tough opponents, and we faculty and staff did our best. Congratulations to the 8th grade students for winning the tournament! What fun we all had!

What a beautiful Art Show! Thank you to all of the students who submitted their work for all to enjoy! You are sharing your God-given talents with others and bringing beauty to the world. Everyone did such a lovely job describing their art on display. It was a wonderful evening! Thank you to everyone for coming to the show and to Mrs. Stahl, our Art Teacher, for leading the students and supporting all of their efforts! Well done, Knights!

We are so thankful for our altar servers! Your missionary discipleship serves as an example for others! Enjoy these two pictures of our servers from the past two weeks. Well done, Knights!

The Faith Family of St. Elizabeth of Hungary worked together in Mrs. Do's room to prepare their family prayer cards. Wonderful job working together, Knights! You are forming new friendships across the school, and serving our mission of a prayerful learning environment, too! Beautiful!

R is for Rocket turned into some fantastic science exploration of how angles affect the distance the rockets fly, as well as how the force of the air affects distance. Nice work, PreK 3!

Nothing like a little game of Duck, Duck, Goose to brighten these Knights' afternoon!

Our RoboKnights competed in January at the FIRST Lego League Competition earning 18th place out of 38 teams! We are very proud of their efforts! Our RoboKnights grow stronger with each competition! Thank you to the parents for their support and to our mentors, Mrs. Grove and Mr. Williams for their dedication to this team. We could not do this without you! Thank you!

Congratulations to alumni, Katherine Gutierrez (Class of 2023), for earning second place in the Old Man of the Sea Regatta! We are proud of you!

• Parish website link: https://stjoe88.org/
• Please join the parish for daily and weekend Masses at this link: https://youtu.be/LxIRBSew1yI
• Please continue tithing to your parish. St. Joseph Parishioners may go to this link to give: https://stjoe88.org/giving
  
• Be sure to look into FORMED.org. The parish has paid for your subscription to this vast library of inspiring videos and essential reads to help grow your faith. Just go straight to the "Enter Code" button and enter 4BDX9H to begin the process. You may also access this through the parish website link below. Enjoy!

Contact us at (817) 419-6800

www.stjosephtx.org

ST. JOSEPH, PROTECTOR OF FAMILIES, PRAY FOR US.