St. Viator Parish School
Viator Voice: November 15, 2024
FIRST MICAH 6:8 PROGRAM GRADUATE: LUKE SILVESTRI
Luke Silvestri is the first Micah 6:8 Program graduate in 2020. Luke is now a senior at Faith Lutheran High School and a participant in their Mark 10:14 Program. https://www.faithlutheranlv.org/academics/mark-1014-program
As the Varsity Football Program Manager, Luke is an inspiration to his teammates. We are so proud of the young man he has become!
NJHS GIVE THANKS, GIVE BACK PROGRAM
NJHS is seeking your help in providing much needed toiletry items for the homeless and disadvantaged youth supported by Project 150.
We are going to be collecting toiletry items during the week of November 18-22. Students may bring their items to their classrooms starting Monday, November 18th and NJHS members will collect them during the week. Each grade will be assigned different products (found below). We are looking for full size products NOT travel size. This will provide the teens with items that will last for an extended period of time. We will deliver all items Friday, November 22.
As always, we are grateful for your generosity and support. We are excited to help out teens in need, especially during the holiday season. God Bless You.
Grade Item
Pre-K Hair accessories (ponytail holders, hair clips, barrettes, etc)
KA/KB Hair brushes / combs
1A/1B Hairspray
2A/2B Shampoo/conditioner
3A/3B Hair accessories (ponytail holders, hair clips, barrettes,etc.)
4A/4B Hair gel
5A/5B Body wash/ shower loofah puffs
6A/6B Deodorant (boys & girls)
7A/7B Nail polish / nail polish remover
8A/8B Razors (disposable) / shaving cream
REMINDER: PARKING LOT DISMISSAL
NO LEFT TURN ON EASTERN:
Under NO circumstance should any car make a left onto Eastern from the school campus. Some of our families are making the decision to turn left 🤨. There is a NO LEFT TURN SIGN! Turning left is dangerous and causes a stoppage of traffic. In addition, please do not make a right onto Eastern and then make a u-turn in the school zone. This is illegal while children are present and school zone sign is lit.
STAFF PARKING LOT:
The staff lot on Eastern Ave is for handicap parking during drop off and pick up only. You may not park in a handicapped space without disabled persons plates or placards issued by a government agency. The visitor parking in the staff parking lot is not for drop-off and/or pick-up.
LOOP PARKING LOT:
The numbered staff parking in the loop is for staff members only. Kids are running unattended through the loop and down the walkway to the church parking lot. Students need to stay with their parents at all times. There are too many cars in the area and children can get hurt. Teachers are busy connecting students to cars and they have voiced concern over the children running unattended. Let's all work together to keep our students and families safe!
STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE SCHOOL VITALITY SURVEY
Dear Parents,
As you know, during this school year we are preparing for our school’s accreditation and beginning the Self Study process. This protocol is meant to meet the needs of our accrediting body, the Western Catholic Education Association (WCEA), while helping to assess the quality of our programs. The accreditation process focuses upon assessing student success in meeting Schoolwide Learning Expectations (SLEs), Archdiocesan curriculum standards, and all governing authority expectations.
These concepts include the following:
To what extent is mission and Catholic identity infused into the total school program?
o To what extent are students mastering the essential academic content standards?
o To what extent is there evidence of adequate ongoing academic growth for all students?
o To what extent does the school support high achievement for all its students?
o To what extent is assessment data being collected, disaggregated and analyzed?
o To what extent are student learning decisions being made based on the analysis of the assessment data?
o To what extent are procedures and policies in effect to ensure the school’s operational vitality?
As we begin this process, we will ask for your input by completing the survey (linked below) as well as through focus group meetings designed to share your insights. Your participation is vital in helping us to analyze the school, its programs and impact on student learning. We look forward to the accreditation process and working with each of you as we strive to improve student learning.
Please complete this survey by Friday, November 22nd. We realize this WCEA survey is rather lengthy and should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. We are most grateful for your time and assisting us in this process and look forward to sharing these results with you.
As a special “thank you” the students of those families who have completed the survey will enjoy a special treat!
Click the link https://forms.gle/UP3FxWxVeozrPWgE7 or simply fill out the form below.
BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
SVS FOUNDATION AMAZON WISH LIST
Dear SVS Families,
We need your support to make our upcoming silent auction a success! The Foundation is working hard to create an exciting event, and we invite you to help us build an amazing selection of items for the silent auction.
Please scan the QR code below or click this link https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/254GQ1S9OE67R to view the SVS Foundation's wishlist and see how you can contribute. Your donations will make a big difference and help us enhance our school community.
Thank you for your continued support!
SVS Foundation Team
VIATOR PARISH TUITION RATE REMINDER
The most significant criteria to qualify for the Viator Parish rate is regular attendance at Sunday Mass using your envelopes.
In order to qualify for the Viator rate you MUST:
- Attend a minimum of 26 masses (Saturday or Sunday)
- Use the envelopes sent to you from the church
- Forgot your envelope? Remember your parish number and use a blank envelope provided at mass.
DO NOT
- Mail in your envelopes to St. Viator church. These will not be counted.
- Drop off your envelope in the church on a school mass day.
- Forgetting the envelope and telling the church or school you went.
Tuition review will happen in November and you should have 13 masses by this time. All rates will be reviewed and possibly adjusted after the assessment. If your rate is adjusted it will be reflected on the December statement. Please DO NOT call or email the school office or church office to ask if changes are being made until after the receipt of your statement.
Remember, parents are a model of faith for their children and when families join us on a regular basis they are showing their children the priority faith and church has in their lives.
CAMPUS MINISTRY DATES 2024-2025
Reminder: Students should wear their Campus Ministry Shirts/Free Dress Bottoms on Campus Ministry Days
8th Grade - November 19 at 1:30pm
6th Grade - January 7 at 1:30pm
7th Grade - January 14 at 1:30pm
8th Grade - January 28 at 1:30pm
6th Grade - February 4 (Field Trip to Assisted Living for Valentine’s Day) at 1:00pm
7th Grade - February 11 at 1:30pm
8th Grade - February 25 at 1:30pm
7A - March 11 at 8:30am (Project 150)
7B - March 25 at 8:30am (Project 150)
8A - April 1 at 8:30am (Project 150)
8B - April 8 at 8:30am (Project 150)
NET Retreat - April 29 (6th Grade), April 30 (7th Grade), May 1st (8th Grade)
Please consider becoming a volunteer and helping us with this invaluable experience for your children. CMG trained and fingerprinted adults welcome to sign up here:
Campus Ministry Volunteer Signups
We cannot do it without our volunteers. If you cannot volunteer during this time, consider making a donut donation. I appreciate you so much!
Thank you again for blessing our children with the gift of Campus ministry. I look forward to leading our children this year to help them realize their true potential through our Catholic teachings and traditions.
Jamie Reyburn
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Monday: November 18, 2024
- Prayer & Flag by 6B
Tuesday: November 19, 2024
- 4B Community Outreach in Cafeteria
- 2nd Grade First Reconciliation
- 1:30 PM 8th Grade Campus Ministry (Wear Campus Ministry shirt and free dress bottom)
Wednesday: November 20, 2024
- 8:15 AM Liturgy Grades PreK - 8 (Dress Uniform)
Thursday: November 21, 2024
Friday: November 22, 2024
- HALF DAY for Thanksgiving Break (4th-8th Grade 11:50AM pickup, PK-3rd Grade 12:00PM pickup)
- NO EXTENDED CARE TODAY
Monday, November 25 - Friday, November 29
No School
Happy Thanksgiving!
Classes Resume on December 2nd!
IN GRATITUDE
Thank you Father for having created us and given us to each other in the human family. Thank you for being with use in all our joys and sorrows, for your comfort in our sadness, your companionship in our loneliness.
Thank you for yesterday, today, tomorrow and for the whole of our lives.
Thank you for friends, for health and for grace. May we live this and every day conscious of all that has been given to us.