The Blue Angel Weekly

We hope you are enjoying the long weekend! School is closed today for staff and students. Tomorrow is a Professional Day for staff and no school for students!

On Wednesday, our 8th graders will be taking the PSAT. Please keep them in your prayers as they take this practice test. Students will take the PSAT online in the Computer Lab. Since this is a practice test, no accommodations will be given for this test.

The end of the 1st quarter (October 13th) is quickly approaching! Please be sure to check your child's grades in RenWeb (grades 3-8) and contact the teacher if you have any concerns. First quarter report cards will be emailed home on October 24.

***WE ARE VERY SHORT ON LUNCH AND RECESS VOLUNTEERS FOR THIS WEEK!! PLEASE SIGN UP IF YOU CAN!***

https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/11013987940117/false#/invitation

1. Please DO NOT pull out of the carline once your child is unloaded/loaded. Please stay in the line and wait until everyone moves.

2. Please DO NOT use your cell phone during carline! This poses a great danger to staff and students. We do not want to have any accidents or injuries. Also, being on your phone causes a delay in the carline as you are not moving up with the line.

3. PLEASE MOVE ALL THE WAY UP to the car in front of you and put your car in park when your child is being loaded or unloaded. Again, this will help move the carline more quickly and keep everyone safe.

4. If someone new is picking up your child who is not delegated in the PikMyKid app, we will ask for ID. Please let that person know that this is for your child's safety. We are not trying to frustrate anyone! Several of our staff have been yelled at because they asked for ID. THIS IS SCHOOL POLICY!

5. For your children's safety, please do not let them load or unload themselves from the car. Please wait for a staff member to open the car door.

6. If you need to buckle your child in, please do so in HOLDING, NOT in the carline. We have 470 students that we need to get into their vehicles safely and quickly.

7. Please be kind to our staff who are loading/unloading your child. If you have an issue or concern about carline procedures, please email me or Mrs. Earp. Staff members are just following school policy, and they do not deserve to be yelled at or disrespected.

8. Please do not come early for pick-up! Remember your children's release time is the release time of your oldest child:

Kindergarten through Grade 2 releases at 2:50 PM

Grades 3-5 releases at 2:55 PM

Grades 6-8 releases at 3:05 PM

Students can not be released before their assigned time - we need to account for all academic minutes!

9. Do not park along the side of the fence if you arrive early. It is a danger to those coming in and causes more of a back-up on the road.

10. PLEASE NOTE: your children are safe and happy inside the building! You do not need to be early!

Thank you for understanding!

We know how exciting it is to celebrate your child's birthday at school! We are asking for your help with birthday treats. As you know our lunch periods are only 25 minutes long and there is limited time!

Please follow these rules in regards to birthday treats:

1. Please send in all of the same kind of treat. For example, if sending in cookies, please send in all of the same cookie, not different varieties. When you send in options, it causes a delay in handing out the treat during our limited lunch time.

2. Please send in enough treats for the whole grade when treats are distributed in the cafeteria. Most grades combine classes at lunch so students can sit with their friends. This might cause one student to get a treat and the one next to them to not get a treat.

3. PLEASE - SCHOOL RULE IS NO ICING ON THE TREATS! Please help us with this! Again, we have limited time for clean-up and the extra sugar is not conducive to afternoon teaching and learning!

4. Please notify the classroom teacher via email of when and what treat you will be sending in IN ADVANCE so staff is prepared for the distribution.

Thank you for your cooperation!

October 9

No school for students or staff!

October 10

Professional Day for staff - no school for students

October 11

8th grade PSAT testing

October 12

HSA Parent Social after Children's Mass in the Concessions Area

JV Boys basketball vs. Assumption at 4:30 in the PCA gym

October 13

End of 1st quarter

October 15

OPTION 1 for MANDATORY parent Confirmation meeting at 12:15-1:15 in Cultural Center (choose this date or October 18)

October 16

Blue Angels Basketball vs. San Juan Del Rio at 4:30 (JV Girls), 5:30 (Varsity Girls) and 6:30 (Varsity Boys) in the PCA Gym

October 18

OPTION 2 for MANDATORY parent Confirmation meeting at 7:15-8:15 in the Browning Center Room 1 (choose this date or October 15)

October 19

Red Ribbon Week poster contest posters due! (optional)

October 22

Walking Rosary at OLSS after the 11 AM Mass

October 23-27

Red Ribbon Week - Stay tuned for more details!

October 23

8th grade visit to St. Joseph's Academy

Blue Angel Open Fundraiser at the Yards (Pickleball and Golf!)

October 26

School Board Meeting 7:30 AM

Please join us for this fun event to raise money for critical building improvements at PCA!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! USE THE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER:

https://events.readysetauction.com/palmercatholicacademy/blueangelopen

We are starting to prepare for our annual Fund Run. Fundraising starts November 6, 2023 with our run taking place on November 17, 2023. This year we will be having a Color Run, where all students will run at a designated time on the half day.

All proceeds from this event will be used to purchase new playground equipment for our school!

Click here for volunteer opportunities:

https://signup.com/mobileweb/2.0/vspot.html?activitykey=4413827900116#choose_event_page

Please be on the lookout for information to be released soon regarding the school's annual Book Fair, which will be held from November 6-10. Volunteer opportunities will be announced soon!

Check out the new HSA landing page https://sites.google.com/view/hsapalmer

Here you will find information about all the fundraisers, volunteer point information and volunteer point tracker information, and so much more!

10/20-10:00 Pumpkin Playgroup at Fletcher Park, Marsh Landing. We’ll have pumpkins for the kids to explore and a Halloween snack! (Bring bathing suit or change of clothes for littles) *RSVP mandatory

11/15-8:30 Mass at OLSS followed by a walk to Dunkin and the PV Library!

*RSVP to Caroline at MCKennedy87@gmail.com

Hope to see you there!

ATTENTION ALL 8TH GRADERS!

Bishop Kenny's new Admission site is up and running!

Click here for important admission information: https://www.bishopkenny.org/admissions

The steps to the process are as follows:

1. Visit us! Attend OPEN HOUSE ON NOVEMBER 5, schedule a tour, register for Crusader for a Day!
2. Gather Documents. The following documents are required for the application to be considered complete: birth certificate, 7th and 8th grade report cards to date, Immunization record (DH 680). Additional documents: Baptism, First Holy Communion, or Confirmation certificate, if applicable.
3. Apply Online. The application will open on October 25 and the deadline is January 17.
4. High School Placement Test. All 9th grade applicants are required to take the HSPT as part of the admissions process. The link to register for this test will be sent in the confirmation email once the application is submitted. Two testing dates will be offered on December 2 and January 20 – students may only take this test once.
5. Interview. An interview may be required as part of the admissions process.
6. Admissions Decision. Students will be notified of their decision by the end of February.
7. Enroll!

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!!

https://signup.com/go/VGbrDFw

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

Learn the facts, win the trivia contest, and win prizes!

-There is no such thing as a healthy tan. A tan is a sign of sun damage. It also does not matter how dark your skin is as you can still get sun damage from the sun.

-People of all ages develop conditions that will affect their skin, hair or nails, so dermatologists care for patients of all ages.

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.

October's virtue of the month is: STUDIOUSNESS. Studiousness is seeking knowledge to grow closer to Truth.

Saints of the Month:

grades PK-2: St. Albert the Great

grades 3-5: St. Thomas Aquinas

grades 6-8: St. Edith Stein

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/

St. Joseph Academy is hosting a grade school Night on October 13th, 2023. All students get in free!

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.

Mrs. Mayer is also available for tutoring - all grades, all subjects.

The current rate for tutoring is $55 per hour.

Come cheer on our Blue Angels!

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 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/

Click this link to reach the site directly:

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

For more information contact Kayla Garza at youth@olsspvb.org.

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!