FJVD Weekly Info

Dear Father Doyle Families,

Thank you to all who were able to join us for parent-teacher conferences over the past two days. We appreciate the opportunity to get to know you and your students better as we partner together in ensuring their continued growth and success in all aspects of their education.

American Methodist minister Halford Luccock once remarked that "you cannot whistle a symphony, it takes a whole orchestra to play it." While this may particularly inspire the students in our new FJVD band, I think it also speaks to the goal of both parent-teacher conferences and our community as a whole.

Like a symphony, there are many different parts to a well-rounded Catholic education - academics, spiritual formation, athletics, performing arts, home-school partnership, and much, much more. We cannot achieve growth and success in these areas individually. We cannot whistle our own symphony. As our Friendzy program reminds us, we need each other. So thank you for your partnership in serving this beautiful mission of forming both saints and scholars within the walls of Father Doyle School!

Please keep reading below for additional information:

Updates and Reminders:

• Our annual Spooktacular & Trunk or Treat is next Saturday, October 28th! If you're decorating a trunk, donating candy, or participating in trick or treating, please be sure to register here!
• In accordance with our current Dress Code Policies, warm weather uniform options, including shorts, are to be worn through Columbus Day and again after April Vacation. Exceptions will be made for days over 80 degrees
• Save the Date! The Annual FJVD Veterans Day Service will be held Thursday, November 9th beginning at 6:30pm. Additional information, including options for purchasing flags and providing names of service men and women will be available soon!
• You can find the latest Extended Day Calendar and weekly plans by clicking here.

Please keep reading below or more announcements and information:

Our Parish's biggest fundraising event, the Snowflake Bazaar, is this Saturday October 21st from 9am to 4pm and Sunday, October 22 from 8am to 1pm. There will be a full breakfast on Saturday and Sunday, as well as lunch on Sunday! We hope you can stop by and check out all the crafts, great food, children's games, as well as Santa and, on Sunday afternoon, TWO cows in the Cows Chip Bingo field in front of the school!

October 24th is Picture Day at FJVD! Students do not need to wear their uniforms and there is no need to pre-register.

Also, new this year: Family Mini-Sessions will be held on November 7th from 2:45pm - 6:05pm. This is a great opportunity for Christmas pictures! Bring the whole family, take sibling pictures or both! Register for a Family Mini-Session here.

Visit Olde Theater Diner anytime on October 24th and support FJVD while also supporting a local business! The restaurant will be donating a portion of all sales on October 24th back to the school! Please note that both dine-in and take-out orders apply, and you do not need to present a flyer or other form of verification.

Thank you for your support!

We are now offering spirit-wear on our uniform site, not through SquadLocker. This should alleviate long shipping/processing times and provide high quality spirit wear at a slightly discounted cost. We will continue to add items in the coming weeks, so be sure to check back often!

Click the link below to start shopping!

https://fjvduniforms.square.site/shop/school-store/6

Our Annual Spooktacular is coming up!

Date: October 28, 2023

Time: 6:00 - 7:00

Come dressed in your best costume and join us for a Halloween Celebration! Please sign-up below to be part of the fun! We are looking for families to decorate their trunk and hand out candy! Don’t want to decorate, but willing to donate candy? Bring it in by October 19th!

Everyone is welcome to join us on October 28th to Trick or Treat and enjoy the sights! We will have our Middle School decorated pumpkins on display. Please RSVP here by October 21st if you plan to join us in any way. Let us know if you will be trick or treating, decorating a trunk, and/or donating candy! Please email fjvdpto@fjvd.org with any questions.

Additional information for those who sign up to decorate a trunk will be sent on the 22nd.

As always, be assured of my prayers for you and your families.

God bless and Go Saints!

Sincerely,

Mr. Peloquin

The Mission of Father John V. Doyle School is to provide students with a solid, well-rounded education based on Roman Catholic Tradition.

We live the Word of God in a caring, safe, and nurturing environment.

Virtue of the Month: Studiousness - seeking knowledge to grow closer to the Truth

Saint(s) of the Month:

• PK-2: St. Albert the Great
• 3-5: St. Thomas Aquinas
• 6-8: St. Edith Stein

Home Projects for the Month of October:

Home projects are broken down by grade level groupings. These are not required and rarely involve a material project, but rather include an opportunity to discuss and practice the virtues as a family. You can find the home projects for the Month of October here.

We're excited for another great year of Extended Day Care! Please find the welcome letter below from our coordinator, Ms. Ciera. There are lots of fun activities and themes prepared for the upcoming months!

As a reminder, the Extended Day Policies and Procedures can be found here. When picking up for extended day, please call the extended day line at 401-262-0271. An extended day staff person will direct you to the appropriate pick-up location either the west wing/middle school entrance (to the left of the main entrance) or an outdoor play space.

A reminder that Father John V. Doyle School is a peanut and tree-nut free school. For the safety of all students, we ask that children not bring snacks and other food items to school that contain peanuts and/or tree nuts. This includes peanut butter, nutella, and granola bars containing peanuts or tree nuts.

Thank you!

For more information on our Partners in Education Program go to https://bit.ly/FJVDPartners22

The Mission of Father John V. Doyle School is to provide students with a solid, well-rounded education based on Roman Catholic Tradition.

We live the Word of God in a caring, safe, and nurturing environment.

Email: kevinpeloquin@fjvd.org
Website: fjvd.org
Location: 343 South Main Street, Coventry, RI, USA
Phone: 401-821-3756
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gofjvdsaints