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

• TODAY--Wednesday, November 20: Trimester 1 Report Cards go home
• Friday, November 22: Spirit of St. Bernard Day, Students may come to school in Spiritwear with donation (see below)
• Friday, November 22: Thanksgiving Feast, Parents Club provides lunch
• Monday, November 25 & Tuesday, November 26: Parent-Teacher Conferences -- NO SCHOOL!!!
• Wednesday, November 27 - Sunday, December 1: Thanksgiving Break -- NO SCHOOL!!!
• Tuesday, December 3: Poinsettia Order Form DEADLINE (attachment below)
• Friday, December 6: Family Movie Night, Parish Center, 7:00pm
• Thursday, December 12: K-4 Christmas Performance, Parish Center (time TBD)

Dear St. Bernard Parents,

Happy Thanksgiving! It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving Break has already arrived. We are all excited to have this time to spend with family and loved ones, and to reflect on the many things for which we are thankful. Last week I suggested creating a habit of saying something you’re thankful for on your way home from school, and then praying the Divine Praises out of gratitude to God. And then I failed to share the prayer! This week I have printed a copy (sent home in blue folder) for each family to carry in their car - so it’s easily accessible. Try it - pray it with your kids!

There are other cards coming home in the blue folders today too… Report Cards! Make sure you take some time to review your children’s report cards and then sign up (if you haven’t already) for a Parent/Teacher Conference for either Monday or Tuesday of next week. You need to login to your OptionC account in order to register for a P/T Conference slot. Let us know if you need any assistance.

As we come back from Thanksgiving Break it will be a quick turnaround as we begin Advent and have just 3 weeks together before Christmas Break. Our in-school focus will be on preparing the way of the Lord in our hearts - especially as we have our annual Advent Retreat with students on Wednesday, December 4 following Mass. On the evening of the 4th we will host our annual Kindergarten Open House and 1-8 Information Night. If you know families that would be great additions to the St. Bernard School Community invite them to our Info Night! Since our significant growth last year we can’t accept as many new students, but we will have some spaces available. Help us make our Information Night another great success by promoting it in your circles.

Finally, I said it earlier today in a separate email, and I will say it here again… Come and SHOP the Book Fair. We are hoping to reach our goal so that our Library can have the maximum benefit. Thanks to all of the parents (especially Mrs. Tenkotte) who have helped with the Book Fair this year, and to all those who’ve supported by making purchases.

Have a great Wednesday, stay warm, and God bless!

Sincerely,

Mr. Ertel

P.S. I hope to see you at the Thanksgiving Feast on Friday. Thank you to Parents Club for making this a great event. God bless!

Dear St. Bernard families, a friendly reminder that this Friday 11/22 is a Spirit of St. Bernard Day!

Your donations this month will benefit our parish's St. Vincent de Paul Society. We have been asked in particular for the following items: jelly, canned chicken, canned stew, saltine crackers, children's toiletries including kids' toothpaste, toothbrushes, and shampoo.

Students who bring in one of these items or a $1 donation may be out of uniform for Spirit of St. Bernard Day!

Several St. Bernard graduates have earned first quarter honors at Elder High School:

First Honors:

• Austin Audette (senior)
• Nicholas Berger (junior)
• Andrew Heidemann (sophomore)
• Adam Schmidt (sophomore)

Second Honors:

• Connor Hopkins (senior)
• Noah Kleiner (sophomore)
• William Koch (senior)
• Brandon Lusby (sophomore)
• Nicholas Robben (senior)

Congratulations, gentlemen!

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.

Hello families!

-Thanksgiving Feast is this Friday! We are so appreciative of the volunteers that have already signed up to help! Although the sign up genius is full, if you’d still like to help out serving or cleaning up on Friday, please feel free to join us.

-We had a HUGE turnout for the Nothing Bundt Cakes fundraiser, raising over $1300 for the school! Bundt cakes will be available for pickup on Monday, November 25th from 1-7:30pm in the Parish Center. If you need an alternate time for pickup, please reach out to Chelsea Blust (chelseablust@gmail.com) or Sarah Ross (sarahross09@gmail.com).

We also will have about 30 extra Bundt cakes for sale during pickup. If you need to grab a few extra, they will be available - first come, first serve. Thank you!!

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.

8th Grade Parents: Attached is the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Release of Records Authorization Form for high school applicants. I can provide you with paper copies in the office.

Please make sure you are registering your 8th grader for the High School Placement Test and completing all application requirements as prescribed by the high schools. St. Bernard records will be sent according to your forms following the Trimester 1 report cards. I usually send records while Parent/Teacher Conferences are being held on the week of Thanksgiving.

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:

• Report Cards
• Prayer Cards

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