Today`s Learners = Tomorrow`s Leaders “Shine On”

PRINCIPAL’S WEEKLY LETTER:
FROM:
March 18, 2015
Mrs. Mendoza
Today’s Learners = Tomorrow’s Leaders
“Shine On”
Dear Families,
Thank you to the twenty-six Kindergarten through 6th grade mothers who attended our Muffins
for Moms event last Friday morning. Katie Stephens, from enVision Math was our presenter.
Katie walked us through SuccessNet, our online portal where parents can access math textbooks, activities, games, videos, tests and assignments. It’s amazing to see the resources
available to help support our children at home. For those unable to attend, I’ve attached the
three handouts distributed at the event to this letter. Please take a moment to look over these
documents and explore SuccessNet if you haven’t done so already. If you do not have your
child’s login information, please email his/her classroom teacher. Mrs. Harrington also has
access to this information. A big thank you to Mrs. Harrington for helping to plan this event
and to the Burien Plaza Starbucks for donating the coffee! We are in the midst of planning our
Donuts for Dads event that will occur late April/early May. More information is forthcoming.
As we end the second trimester tomorrow, I would like to remind families to continuously access
the Powerschool Parent Portal to monitor student grades and academic performance. In this
day in age, information is at our fingertips, accessible 24 hours a day. This accessibility should
eliminate the possibility of surprising situations. We hope that you stay informed of your child’s
performance by accessing this wonderful resource. Report cards will be sent home Thursday,
April 2nd.
This Friday there is no school due to an Archdiocesan directed Teacher In-Service Day. All of
our teachers will be in the building looking and disaggregating student data, reviewing unit plans
and academic intervention plans. All this work will aid us in differentiating our instruction to
better meet the needs of all our learners!
I hope to see everyone at this Saturday’s Italian Dinner. Today is the last day to RSVP.
Please stop by the office if you are in need of a reservation form. You are sure to have great
fun! Thank you for supporting the St. Bernadette Athletics Program!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Mendoza
Principal
SLE Winners
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Student expectation winners for the week of March 9 –
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March 13 are as follows:
RJ Perez (PreK AM) – Citizenship;
Marine Doherty (K) – Christian Responsibility, Problem Solving & Citizenship;
Isaac Martinez (1st) – Christian Responsibility & Citizenship;
Joseph Nguyen (2nd) – Perseverance;
Hao-Chan Trinh (3rd) – Perseverance;
Baylee Russell (4th) – Christian Responsibility;
Joseph Donatelli (5th) – Problem Solving & Citizenship;
Hunter Hillyard (6th) –Christian Responsibility;
Kyle Hoang (7th) – Perseverance & Citizenship;
Aunisty Mendoza (8th) – Citizenship.
Thank you, students and staff, for modeling our school SLE’s.
Student Chaplet of the Divine Mercy Group
Wednesdays in Lent
Wednesday, March 18, the following students & staff joined Mrs. Mendoza:
Eliab Alula (4th), Zionna Barbee (5th), Giuliana Bausano (4th),
Marcus Daza (4th), Elizabeth Decena (4th), Wenta Efrem (4th),
Paige Etzkorn (8th), Gulnoor Goraya (4th), Charlotte Hoang (5th),
Ryan Hoang (5th), Maili Martinez (4th), Zarielle Mendoza (5th),
Thien-Kim Nguyen (4th), Baylee Russell (4th),
Crystal Tran (4th), Vincent Tran (5th),
Mrs. Budde, Miss Grimes & Mrs. Moreno
ANNUAL SCHOOL CAMPAIGN – $16,707 Raised So Far!
The St. Bernadette Annual School Campaign is in full swing! All parishioners and school
families should have received a letter and pledge card in the mail. Our goal is $20,000, an
amount we met collectively last year and one that can be accomplished if everyone participates!
100% of the money meeting our goal will help us to continue to provide our students with a high
quality well-rounded Catholic Education. Any monies raised exceeding our goal of $20,000, will
go directly to pay for the repair of St. Bernadette’s roof!
It’s now easier than ever to make a pledge! Simply complete and return the pledge card
indicating your level of financial support OR make a donation online via our school
PayPal account found on our website: www.stbernadettesea.org
Together, we are building an investment in the children who will be the future leaders of our
Church and community. We are grateful for your support, and look forward to your ongoing
partnership! Please see our upper building board to view current door names.
CURRICULUM
● 8TH GRADE GRADUATION MEETING - There will be a very important 8th grade
parent meeting on tonight, Wednesday, March 18th at 6:30 p.m. in the 8th grade classroom.
Items to be discussed: Holy Thursday Celebration/Living Stations, 8th grade Spring
Retreat, 8th Grade Picnic, Graduation Brunch and Graduation. We need input and help
from all parents. Looking forward to seeing you all ~ Blessings, Miss Grimes.
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LENTEN FOOD DRIVE - The Third Grade is holding a Lenten Food Drive which
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began February 18 and ends April 1 to benefit local families in need through our
St. Vincent de Paul Conference. Please donate non-perishable foods in the marked
boxes. Non-perishable items that are needed include: Canned Tuna, Ham, Chicken,
Turkey or Beef, Rice, Beans-Dried or Canned, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Macaroni
& Cheese, Cereal, Boxed Meals, Pasta & Pasta Sauces, Fruit Juice, Soup, Sugar &
Flour, Fruit and Vegetables – Canned, Coffee, Tea and Drink Mix. Thank you for
your generous help! Here are our class totals to date:
PreK:
Kindergarten:
1st Grade:
2nd Grade:
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3rd Grade:
4th Grade:
5th Grade:
45
104
79
189
165
81
25
6th Grade:
7th Grade:
8th Grade:
61
63
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EASTER RAFFLE – Student Council is be holding an Easter Raffle from
March 4th through April 2nd. Tickets are one for $1, as the grand prize is a 4lb
container of Jelly Bellies. There will be smaller prize winners as well. The winner
will be whoever can guess how many jelly bellies are in the 4lb container. All
donations are going to support our sister school in Guatemala, San Jose Pacúl.
CALENDAR UP-DATES & REMINDERS!
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Cookie Dough Delivery Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2015
(We need volunteers to help separate and distribute cookie dough orders
to classrooms for afterschool pick-up. Please email Scott Etzkorn at:
Scott.Etzkorn@acfwest.com, if you are interested in volunteering.)
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Money Grab Assembly:
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 2:10 p.m.
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Latino Parent Night:
Wednesday, April 1st from 6:00 -7:00 p.m.
(This is our second parent meeting geared to answer school related questions in Spanish.
We will be discussing our upcoming Cinco de Mayo dinner and answer any questions
regarding the registration process and/or Parents’ Club contract. Spanish translators
will be available to assist.)
2015-2016 REGISTRATION
The Registration Packets for the 2015-2016 School Year are were sent home last
to those families with no outstanding balances as set out pursuant to the pursuant to the Family
Handbook, pg 3:
“All financial responsibilities for the prior year must be current before
a student can be registered for the following school year. Registration
packets will not be sent to the families who are delinquent.”
Financial responsibilities include: Tuition, Parish Contribution (for those receiving the privilege
of In-Parish tuition), Parents’ Club Commitment hours, Auction, SCRIP, Extended Day, Hot
Lunch Program, Emergency Kit and Band. Statements with respect to outstanding financial
responsibilities are forthcoming. Please contact Mrs. Armstrong in the school office at
206-244-4934 extension 3101 if you have any questions.
OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENT FOR 2015
According to Archdiocesan policy, every volunteer who works with children must complete an initial Safe
Environment Class. After doing so, volunteers must remain in compliance by completing an online
refresher course every year. If you are a volunteer at St. Bernadette and have not yet taken the online class for
2015, please do so at this time. Parents must take this online class before May 1, 2015.
1) Log into SETA Net (Safe Environment Training Database):
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On any computer with internet access, go to: www.seattle.setanet.org
Click “my Obligations”.
Enter your first Name, Last Name and Street Address (do not include city, state, zip).
Click “Submit”.
2) Review your personal information and update your profile as necessary.
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Please make sure that all locations at which you work or volunteer are identified.
1. Example – If you volunteer at your parish AND at your child’s school, please make sure both locations
are identified.
2. If you work/volunteer at a new parish or school, please make sure to add the new location to your
profile.
Verify accuracy of address and email address.
Click button that says “Update Information and Continue”.
3) Class Assignments:
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You only need to complete ONE class each year to satisfy your training requirements.
This course will be listed in the section titled, “Classes You Are Currently Required to Take.”
Click the class title of the course you are required to take.
Write down the logon and password that is assigned to you.
4) Take Online course:
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Click link below logon/password that says, “Click Here to Open Praesidium Logon Window”
This will open a new page and send you to the Armatus webpage.
Log-in using the logon/password given to you in SETA Net.
Complete Course.
Your SETA Net profile will be updated within 48 hours of completing the online course.
Roza W. Abebe
Charice Bale
Vera Blake
Barbara Clark
Sylvia Cruz
Mitchelle Daza
Gladys Diaz
Leilani Doherty
Darlene Dydasco
Kelly Etzkorn
Tracy Etzkorn
Andrea Filer
Marie Gallares
Efrem Gonez
Christopher Hamaker
Kristina Hein
Lan Hoang
Norlyn Josef
Zenaida Kuykendall
Antonette Loyd
Jill Martin
Kathleen McHugh
Audrey Mendoza
Alexandra Narvaez
Hung Ngoc Nguyen
Tuyen Thi Bich Nguyen
Sunny Olabre
Vinh Sam
Joseph Silvernale
Jenna Smith
Maritza Sprague
John Tarp
La Keeshia Thomas
Dao Tran
Pho Thi Tran
Reina Trujillo
Victor Valasote
Joshua Wells
Guy Williams
Patricia Wright
Mekonen Asfaw
Steve Bale
Timothy Beyer
Fred Coggeshel
Barbara Daligcon
Ray Daza
Mai-Linh Dinh
Paul Doherty
Alganesh Embaye
Mike Etzkorn
Marco Felix
Donna Gallagher
Trisha Gallares
Ajwant Goraya
Sophal Hamaker
Sara Heino
My Hoang
Nancy Kidd
Luong Le
Bruce Loyd
Michael Martin
Frances McKamey
Maria Michaud
Tom Ngo
Macy Nguyen
Meaza Ogbe
Maria Perez
David Schwenk
Penny Silvernale
Kolleen Smith
Dawne St. John
Julie Tarp
Rosemary Thurston
Giao Tran
Thuy Le Tran
Clinton Turpen
Vanessa Villalobos
John Wells, Jr.
Luchia Woldesus
Grace Baker
Lan Bausano
Stacey Brown
Bonifacio Cordero
Staci Dao
Jean De la Cruz
Katie DiOrio
Karen Donatelli
Betty Ann Etzkorn
Scott Etzkorn
Teresa Felix
Philip Gallagher
Maria Garza
Francis Halili
Maryjo Haugen
Jeremy Heino
Vinh Hoang
Thuy-Linh Kien
Germaine Leahy
Denise Ludington
Anna Martinez
Jessica Medina
Rodel Mupas
Dai Quyen Nguyen
Thinh Nguyen
Allison Olabre
Nai Nuoc Phuong
Laura Schwenk
Caroline Simerly
Michael Smith
Rosena Stirgus
Tsega Tedla
Saba Tilahun
Hong Tran
Vui K Tran Hoang
Jennifer Turpen
Dung Kim Vo
William Wetzler
Joseph Wood
Warren Baker
Joni Blake
William Brown
Joseph Cropley
Eric Daza
Tonia De la Cruz
Kathy Do
Maximino Duque
Erin Etzkorn
Tony Etzkorn
Karen Fieland
Eulogio Gallares
Michael Gleeson
Rowena Halili
John Hein
Jennifer Hiner
John Jelks
David Kuykendall
Michael Leahy
Michael Mansanarez
Nancy Martinez
Luz Medina
Rogelio Mupas
Hieu Nguyen
Thuy Thanh Nguyen
Connie Olabre
Gurjit Puriwal
Ann Shankle
Deloyce Smart
David Sprague
Leanne Swanson
Alganesh Teferi
Chau Tran
Mary Tran
Guy Trujillo
Elvira Valasote
Thanh Vo
Heather Wilkinson
Shannon Wood
GENERAL
● RICE BOWL – Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of the Lenten Season. In
your Wednesday Envelope you received information from the Archdiocese of Seattle
regarding the enclosed “Rice Bowl” together with the 2015 Lenten Spiritual Guide.
Please think about how your family can make a sacrifice, so your participation in
Operation Rice Bowl during the Lenten Season will be meaningful and faith filled.
Beginning Holy Thursday, April 2, you can bring your filled Rice Bowl or your
check to Mass, the parish office or the school office.
● BISHOP BLANCHET LEADERSHIP CAMP - Interested in being a leader?
Already a leader and want to learn more skills to help your team, class, or school?
Then come to Leadership Camp! Students will gain valuable information about how to
lead large groups, small groups, details about event planning, how to advertise events,
fundraise, and much more!
Grades 5 - 9 (as of Fall 2015)
Registration Deadline: Friday, June 05, 2015
Dates: June 23 - June 25
Cost: $75.00
Time: 9:00am - 11:00am
Register Online: tinyurl.com/BBHSLC2015
Questions? Contact: Ms. Kristin Kuzmanich, kkuzmanich@bishopblanchet.org
● BISHOP BLANCHET STUDY SKILLS CAMP - Help ease the transition to the
more demanding and time-consuming homework loads associated with middle school and
the first year of high school. This camp will help students with time management, organization,
study strategies, and planning skills to increase success in the classroom this fall.
Grades: 7, 8, 9 (as of Fall 2015)
Registration Deadline: Friday, August 07, 2015
Dates: August 10 - August 12, 2015
Time: 8:30am - 10:30am
Cost: $100.00
Register Online: http://tinyurl.com/BBHSStudy2015
Questions? Contact: Ms. Kristin Kuzmanich, kkuzmanich@bishopblanchet.org
Kennedy Catholic Community Easter Egg Hunt: April 1
Please join us on Wednesday, April 1, 3:30 p.m. for the first annual
Kennedy Catholic Red-White-Blue Easter Egg Hunt on our new field!
That’s right! 1000 filled red, white and blue plastic eggs will be hidden in
the turf and at 3:30 p.m. children of all ages will on be set loose with their
baskets to fill! And….a surprise visit from the Easter Bunny himself!
Everyone is welcome—invite your friends and neighbors. For more information:
halla@kennedyhs.org.
RE- REMINDERS
● YEARBOOK ORDER FORMS – 2014-2015 Yearbook Order Form was
due by Thursday, March 12, 2015. Please make checks payable to St. Bernadette
School. LAST CALL TO ORDER NOW!! A limited number of extra yearbooks
will be ordered; but due to budget constraints yearbooks ordered after the March 19,
2015, due date will cost $22.
● TACO TIME FUNDRAISER – We sent home in the Wednesday envelope several
weeks ago, a Taco Time Coupon Book for a $1.00 donation. If you wish to purchase
the Taco Time Coupon Book, please send $1.00 to the school office in an envelope
marked “Taco Time Donation”. If you do not wish to participate in this fundraiser,
please return the Taco Time Coupon Book in your Wednesday envelope. More
Taco Time Coupon Books are available in the school office.
● COFFEE & DONUTS = ROOF REPAIRS - Phil & Patricia Welch are
organizing Sunday morning Coffee & Donuts after the Masses at St. Bernadette
Parish with profits going towards funding our roof repairs. Coffee & Donuts will be
offered each weekend, except for the last weekend of each month. Phil & Patricia
will pick up the supplies, including the donuts; however, they are asking for help
setting up tables and chairs Sunday mornings before 8:30 a.m. mass. They will also
need help after masses to man the hall and clean up after the 10:30 Mass.
Anyone who would like to make some coffee cakes, sweet breads, or muffins to
donate to the morning Coffee & Donuts are welcome to do so. Patricia and her
daughter, Maria Michaud, have already started offering Coffee & Donuts after
mass. Parishioners are very enthused to the point of donating more to keep the
cost down .Phil & Patricia are also looking for someone who might be willing to
take over the “Coffee & Donuts” responsibilities on the occasional weekend they
are out of town.
If you are interested in helping the “Coffee & Donuts = Roof Repairs”, please contact
Patricia Welch at 206-767-6869
BOOTS NO LONGER PERMITTED
As of
This Thursday ~
March 19, 2015
With the end of winter and bad weather,
Mrs. Mendoza announced to the student body
that wearing boots will no longer be permitted as of
Thursday, March 19, 2015.
Athletic Association
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION NEWS:
Check out the St. Bernadette Panthers Official Website at
http://stbernadettesea.org/extcurr/athletics.htm
VOLLEYBALL:
Saturday, March 21st
7th Grade Girls
1:00 p.m.
@
Holy Rosary (Seattle)
vs
Holy Rosary
2:00 p.m.
@
St. Francis
vs
St. Paul
3:00 p.m.
@
Laurelhurst #2
vs
ASB
Sunday, March 22
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7 Grade Girls
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BASEBALL:
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5 /6 Grade Boys
Track and Field sign up open now!!
Sign up at the St. Bernadette Sports Pilot site!! Practices begin Tuesday March 24th.
Practice days are Tuesday - Friday from 5:30 to 6:30. Come as few as one day a
week or as many as 4. Meets begin in May. Please email jenniferhiner@comcast.net
if you have further questions.
What: Track & Field
When: March 24th
Where: Sealth Track- 2801 Thistle St
Time: 5:30- 6:30
Who:
Students grades 4-8
If you have any other athletic questions, please call Tina Hein at 206-420-4034 or
tmhein57@yahoo.com
Last Call – Italian Dinner RSVP’S
Anyone interested in attending must contact Tina Hein at tmhein57@yahoo.com.
AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE:
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Rice Bowl and Lenten Calendar
Burien Recreation Guide – Spring 2015
ATTACHED:
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A Parent’s Guide to Pearson SuccessNet & Envision
Track & Field Flyer
A Parent's Guide to Pearson SuccessNet & Envision
Welcome to the digital courseware available through
Pearson Education. This resource should assist you in
getting started with these online resources.
1. Go to https://www.Pearsonsuccessnet.com
2. "Check your computer's settings" by clicking
on the link.
3. For "Technical Support," click on the support
button to access e-mail, live chat, or phone support.
4. Enter your student's username and password.
5. Click Log-in.
6. From the Student Home Page, click "Open Book" to search by topic or lesson. 7. Search inside the book by clicking at the top and opening the Table of Contents.
8. Locate E-Tools in the Student Resource section.
Student Book Pages
9. Go to "To Do" for assignments from the teacher. 10. Students can click "I'm Done" after completing the video or activity.
11. By selecting "Explore," students can view Learning Animations (review videos) or play games online.
12. Click on "Parents" to see lesson progress for your student or test scores for assessments given electronically.
To learn more about Envision Math, visit MyPearsonTraining.com.
Enjoy learning and exploring with Pearson and your student!
CMM 2012-Pearson
Track & Field
sign up now
Track and Field sign up open now!!
Sign up at the St. Bernadette Sports Pilot site!!
Practices begin Tuesday March 24th. Practice days
are Tuesday - Friday from 5:30 to 6:30. Come as few
as one day a week or as many as 4. Meets begin in
May. Please email jenniferhiner@comcast.net if you
have further questions.
What: Track & Field
When: March 24th
Where:Sealth Track- 2801 Thistle St
Time: 5:30- 6:30
Who: Students grades 4-8