Website: www.stbernardtc.org
Location: 7115 Springdale Road, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone: 513-353-4224
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2669823963049217/

• Thursday, April 24: 2nd Grade Field Trip to Passionist Nun Monastery (pack a lunch)
• Thursday, April 24: 5th and 6th Grade Field Trip to Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park (pack a lunch)
• Sunday, April 27: St. Bernard Spring Expo, 11:30am - 1:00pm, St. Bernard Catholic School
• Monday, April 28: May Lunch Ordering Deadline, 11:59pm, online through Option C
• Tuesday, April 29 and Thursday, May 1: 8th Grade Algebra Testing (Algebra students only)
• Friday, May 2: 7th and 8th Grade Field Trip to Glassroom / Brazee Street Studio (pack a lunch)
• Monday, May 5: 2nd Grade ONLY -- NO SCHOOL
• Monday, May 5: 3rd and 4th Grade Field Trip to the Covington Basilica and Wellington
• Wednesday, May 7: May Crowning, following 8:30am Mass (out of uniform--see details below)
• Wednesday, May 7: Parents Club Fundraiser, 4:00pm - 9:00pm, Freddy's, 10927 New Haven Road, Harrison, OH, 45030
• Thursday, May 8: OLYMPIC DAY (changed from May 6!)
• Friday, May 23: St. Bernard Parish Picnic, 5:00pm - 10:00pm, Stricker's Grove

Dear St. Bernard Parents,

Happy Easter! I hope that you and your children are enjoying the continued celebration of Easter and the gift of Jesus’ Resurrection! May the significance of Jesus’ death and resurrection be ever in our hearts. It was His love for us and His desire that we should be with Him in Heaven that led Him to make the ultimate sacrifice and defeat death forever. Thanks be to God - Alleluia!

Just one month from today we will gather one final time for the 24/25 School Year! That’s right… Just one month of school remaining. Please do what you can to stay disciplined (and keep your children disciplined) through the end of the year. This is one of those life lessons and habits that goes beyond the classroom and is worth focusing on at the end of every chapter - God calls us to persevere and give our best to the end. And we have plenty to do as we finish up so stay tuned and keep these busy students in your prayers.

This weekend will be the St. Bernard “Spring Expo.” It is something a little different from year’s past, but we are excited about this new way of exhibiting St. Bernard creativity and talent. Join us in the school building on Sunday, April 27 (Divine Mercy Sunday) between 11:30 and 1:00. Check out the flyer included in this newsletter for more details on the Spring Expo.

Today is the kick-off for our Spring Parents Club Fundraiser. Flyers went home today with instructions on how you can register your children on MyBooster.org to get our fundraiser going. We again have the goal of raising $20,000 with this fundraiser. We just barely reached it last year with about 30 fewer students, so we can definitely get there this year. We would love to be able to get new chairs for our library and also replace all (or most) of the whiteboards (dry erase) throughout our building. Please do what you can to help us out. (1) Register your child! (2) Share Share Share our fundraiser and event information! (3) Donate! Our fundraiser culmination (the St. Bernard FunRun) coincides with our Olympic Day Celebration on Thursday, May 8, but let’s get the ball rolling today!

One final note for today… Please consider joining me and many other Catholics in praying a novena for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis and for the election of the new pope. This novena is set to begin TODAY, but can be prayed any time. You can find the novena I will be praying here - or you can locate it in the Intercede App. PLEASE make time to pray with your family for this cause, and for the Church in general!

Have a blessed week! Happy Easter and God bless!

Sincerely,

Mr. Ertel

Dear St. Bernard families,

This Friday 4/25 is a Spirit of St. Bernard Day! Students who bring in donations for May Crowning flowers may wear St. Bernard spirit wear.

Dear St. Bernard Families,

You are invited to celebrate May Crowning with us on Wednesday May 7th following 8:30AM Mass.

Please see the attached invitation and student dress code for more information about the day.

Hi All!

As we come to the end of the year we still have several exciting things coming up, including Olympic Day! Olympic Day is Thursday, May 8th (pray for beautiful weather)! For those new to the school, Olympic Day is a fun filled day for each grade to participate in various activities such as relay races, soccer, and a fun run. Students will have snacks and a pizza lunch at the fields, and then they will head to the buses to return to school. While the 8th graders run each station, we are looking for volunteers to help supervise each station and also assist with serving lunch. If you're able to help for all or part of the day, please sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A44ACAC28A5F94-56209303-stbernard

Thank you!

Soccer Sign-Ups!!

It is time to start thinking about fall 2025 and our soccer program. The league like to have team counts set early summer, so that means we need to start our sign-ups now. Please visit our website for the link to register for next fall.

St. Bernard Athletics

Katie Jacob and Brad Scheper will be our coordinators this year, so please reach out to them if you have any questions.

We need help facilitating the distribution of lunches for the students. On normal days, we need one extra adult per day to help our staff. On pizza lunch days, we need three adults to help distribute the meals. Thank you in advance for any help you can offer!!!

***Please note, all school volunteers must be current and compliant with Safe Parish. (see below)

Sacrament Preparation for Children

The parish staff would love to assist your child in their faith journey! If your child would

like to catch up on the sacraments of Reconciliation or First Holy Eucharist, please

contact Barb Yoder at 513-353-4207 x 5 for more information.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word

All children ages 5-9 are invited to pray and learn together at the Children’s Liturgy of

the Word on Sunday’s during 10:30 AM Mass at St. Bernard’s.

Dear Bobcat Parents,

Our school has 175 scholarships awarded for the 2024-25 school year. There are two important steps that I need parents to complete in order for the school to receive scholarship funds to cover tuition costs:

1. For each awarded EdChoice scholarship, I must have an Acceptance Form signed and turned in at the office. Nearly everyone has signed and returned them. If you have not already, please contact me in the school office. Thank you!
2. Please follow the LINK to authorize St. Bernard School to deposit funds from the scholarship checks to pay for tuition. The Ohio Department of Education issues scholarship checks on a monthly basis which require this permission to be deposited. Please take care of this immediately if you have not already. Again, most of you took care of this. Thank you!

Please contact me in the school office if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you!

Yours in Christ,

Kenny Glassmeyer, Office Manager

513-353-4224 x3

Due to the high volume of recruiting and admissions events that we receive information for, I'm opting to include links to all of the area Catholic high schools that have either shared information for the newsletter or one or more families have expressed interest in.

Mrs. Grosick has worked hard to help the school develop its presence on social media, specifically Facebook. The correct school page is listed under:

St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic School - Cincinnati, OH

Please make sure to follow us and share with any friends and family to help get the word out about the great things that happen in our school! Thanks in advance for your support.

Mrs. Yoder shared a list of adults that are behind on Safe Parish requirements. Please make sure you are keeping your account current so that you are able to coach and volunteer around the parish and at school. Anyone not up-to-date will not be allowed to be in contact with children. Thank you for your diligence!

Please use the link below to register with Safe Parish in order to be able to volunteer around the school and parish! Once your registration is complete, you'll login quarterly to keep your certification up-to-date.

THE PASSCODE YOU NEED TO START REGISTRATION IS: protectcincy

If you have any questions or problems, please contact Barb Yoder in the Parish Office at:

yoder@stbernardtc.org

513-353-4207 x5

Please return all blue folders to school each week.

BLUE FOLDER CONTENTS THIS WEEK:

• Boosterthon Registration Flyer
• Boosterthon Prize List
• Freddy's Fundraiser Flyer

Blue folders will go home with the OLDEST student in each family on Wednesdays, as needed, throughout the school year. These will contain any important handouts or forms that need to be submitted in paper form. Anytime we can share documents in a digital format to provide information or link you to online resources, we will do so instead of filling your home with papers.

For information on joining Cub Scouts, please contact:

Rebecca Schmidt

513-245-1566

rebeccajschmidt@yahoo.com