The Blue Angel Weekly

Palmer Catholic Academy of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church provides a Catholic and Christ-centered educational environment that inspires all students to reach their full spiritual and academic potential and become responsible, respectful, and reverent disciples of Christ.

I hope you had a great weekend! We have a busy few weeks ahead before we break for Christmas.

Many families have asked about Christmas presents for staff. Our HSA sent a survey to staff about their favorite things. Survey results can be found here: PCA Faculty_Staff Interest List 2023.xlsx

December 19th marks the end of the 2nd quarter. Parents of students in grades 3-8 are encouraged to check grades in RenWeb. PLEASE NOTE: When a student is absent, and no grade is entered for an assignment, the system often generates a 0 to hold the place. Please contact the teacher if you have any questions; these 0's are replaced once the assignment/assessment is completed.

Students who contributed to the Shoeboxes of Love will have a dress down day on Tuesday, December 12. The theme is UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATERS. All dress down day rules apply. Please see below for information about Shoeboxes of Love donations.

Our Pre-K through 5th grade Christmas Program will be held at OLSS on Tuesday at 5:00 PM. Information about arrival and dress code can be found below.

Students in grades 2-8 will participate in the Advent Penitential on Wednesday. This will be the first Reconciliation for our second graders.

Our PCA Children's Mass will be on Friday this week, instead of Thursday for the Immaculate Conception. That means Thursday will be a Friday schedule and Friday will be a Thursday schedule. There will be an HSA parent social after Mass on Friday in the Concessions Area (see details below).

We will have Adoration in our school chapel after Mass on Friday from 10:30 AM-2:45 PM, and then next Wednesday, December 13 from 9:30 AM-3:00 PM. Cleared family members are welcome to come join us for Adoration.

Picture retakes will take place on Friday. If you would like your child to retake their picture, please send the old picture back with them on Friday. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD KNOWS HE/SHE IS RETAKING THE PHOTO. Mandatory uniforms are required for individual pictures. 8th graders may dress up for their photo retake and then change back into their uniform.

Middle School midterms will take place on December 13, 15, and 18, with make-ups on the 19th. Middle School parents should check Teams for study guides/outlines for the exams. Please see schedule below.

We hope to have the Color Run on the early release day before Christmas break, December 19th. We will monitor the weather conditions and keep you updated.

Have a peaceful week!

All PCA Library books should be returned by December 8.

If students still have a book checked out after that date, parents will receive a reminder email listing the title and cost of the book.

If books are not returned by December 15, the parent FACTS account will be charged the cost of the book.

Here is a downloadable copy:

Students in grade PreK through grade 5 will perform in their annual Christmas program on December 5th, 2023. The performance will be held at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church at 5:00 p.m. Students should arrive by 4:45 p.m. wearing their red or green Christmas best. Boys should wear a nice pair of dress pants with a dress shirt or polo. Girls can wear a dress, skirt, or a nice pant suit. All shoes should have a closed toe (no sandals) for your child’s safety. All dress down day rules apply.

When you arrive, one parent should sign your child in with their teacher in the Cultural Center. Once your child is signed in, you can go and get a seat in the church for the performance. Please do not arrive earlier than 4:30 p.m.; the doors to the Cultural Center will not be open earlier than that.

Please note: All PreK students will meet in the church – not the Cultural Center.

Students are able buy Candy Cane Grams for their friends starting December 1st, and PARENTS, you can too!!

If you would like to buy a Candy Cane Gram for your child, please fill out the candy cane gram below and send it in to the homeroom teacher. Please only write who it is to and from on the tag. We kindly ask that you do not add messages to the tags.

Please note: Please send in $1 per candy cane.

Thank you in advance for helping NEHS and NJHS raise money for Wolfson Children's hospital. 🙂

Click below for the downloadable Candy Cane Gram:

Teacher Appreciation donations are still being accepted for the upcoming Christmas teacher luncheon! Please send in your cash or check donation to the front office clearly labeled to receive 1 service point for every $50 in donations (*max 6 points).

PCA will once again be participating in City Rescue Mission’s Shoeboxes of Love to help brighten the holiday for the homeless. Each class is assigned an item to bring in to contribute to the boxes. Students who contribute an item will be part of a holiday dress down day (date and theme to be announced). Please see below for a list of requested items. All donations need to be brought to school by December 8th. (Please note all hygiene items should be travel size to fit in the boxes with other items.) Thank you in advance for participating!

November 30

School Board meeting 7:30 AM - Zoom

December 2

Christmas Bazaar at OLSS Cultural Center - 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM - featuring musical performance by the PCA choir!

December 5

PK - 5th grade Christmas program at OLSS 5:00 PM

December 6

Advent Penitential at PCA

December 7

Friday schedule at PCA - NO CHILDREN'S MASS (changed to Friday, December 8)

December 8

Thursday schedule at PCA - Children's Mass at 9:40 - Immaculate Conception

Individual Picture retakes

HSA Parent Social after Mass in Concessions Area

December 12

Dress Down Day for students who contributed to Shoeboxes of Love - theme is UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATERS

December 13, 15, 18

Middle School Midterms

December 19

Middle School midterm make-ups

Color Run - weather permitting

Early Release Day - PreK-2 @ 12:00 PM, 3-5 @ 12:10 PM, 6-8 @ 12:20 PM (No Angels After Hours)

December 20-January 1

No school for staff and students - Christmas break

January 2

Professional Day - no school for students

January 3

Beginning of 3rd quarter - school resumes for students

Our Home School Association (HSA) is excited to announce our new consolidated SignUp link for our active HSA volunteer opportunities!!

All volunteer opportunity sign-ups, all in one place!!

There are at-home, in school, and after school opportunities available!!

https://signup.com/go/VGbrDFw

Sign-Ups will be added throughout the year, so please check back frequently!

How many sun safety facts can you remember from this school year? New facts coming in January!

PCA uses a Virtues in Practice Program. Each month we focus on a specific virtue and different grade levels learn about a saint who exemplifies that virtue. At the end of month, there will be a family assignment to complete about the virtue.

December's virtue of the month is PATIENCE. Patience is waiting or enduring without complaint.

Saints of the Month:

grades PK-2: St. Monica

grades 3-5: St. Isaac Jogues

grades 6-8: St. Rita of Cascia

If you would like more information about the Virtues in Practice Program, you can visit the website: https://www.nashvilledominican.org/apostolate/evangelization-and-catechesis/virtues-in-practice/

Here is a fun way to earn some volunteer points! Help us unload cars at morning carline on Mondays and Fridays! You must have Diocesan volunteer clearance to participate. Here is the link to sign up:

August to December dates: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b49a5a923a57-thehappiest2#/

January to May dates: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b49a5a923a57-thehappiest3#/

You can earn one volunteer point for each slot you attend.

Here is the link to sign up for lunch and recess duties: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/11013987940117/false#/invitation

As a reminder, 2 Lunch Duties (1 in the Fall and 1 in the Spring) and 2 Recess Duties (1 in the Fall and 1 in the Spring) are required of each family.

Thank you so much!

Mrs. San Juan is available for tutoring after school for Math for students in grades K-3. If you are interested, please contact her via email at fsanjuan@pcapvb.org.

Click here to access the PCA Google Calendar which includes all events from the calendar above.

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/1?cid=aHNhcGFsbWVyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ

PCA is looking for an elementary teacher for this current school year. Interested candidates can apply at: https://hr.dosafl.com/careers/?gnk=job&gni=8a78879e8b8cdbd5018bb51aab60427e

PCA is looking to hire additional substitute teachers. Interested candidates can apply at: https://hr.dosafl.com/careers/?gnk=job&gni=8a7887ac72e8b12001734da464d555d7

PCA is also in need of an Extended Day Assistant. This is a part-time, after school position.

https://hr.dosafl.com/careers/?gnk=job&gni=8a7885a88675eead0186a3db62aa46da

Palmer Catholic Academy Preschool (PCAP) is looking for a substitute teachers. If you are interested, please apply at: https://hr.dosafl.com/careers/?gnk=job&gni=8a7887ac89759241018998c97e677cf7

Palmer Catholic Academy Preschool (PCAP) is looking for a part-time paraprofessional for Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays to work in the infant room. Please apply at: https://hr.dosafl.com/careers/

Here is a downloadable flyer:

Click this link to reach the site directly:

https://sites.google.com/view/olsspvbmoms/meet-moms

Two of our PCA moms help run the Mom's Ministry at SJP II in Nocatee. Here is a link to the ministry updates!

https://sites.google.com/view/sjp2mom/weekly-word?authuser=0

To our sponsors, thank you for your support of Palmer Catholic Academy!