Dear STAR Families, What an incredible week we ve had! The middle school students helped parents and teachers move into their newly renovated rooms on Friday and instruction began this week in the new wing. We are thrilled they are back in their homes" as the teachers continue to foster a positive learning environment. A special thank you to Fr. Steve for graciously allowing the use of the rooms upstairs in Crawford Hall. We are blessed with the changes that are occurring at both building locations! This week s news if full of new events and dates, so please be sure to mark your calendar as you read through this issue. This Friday is our Back to School Picnic, school pictures are just around the corner, in November we have an event called Sip & Shop to help with our holiday shopping, as well as basketball and cheerleading sign-ups, just to mention a few! Thank you to everyone who supported our Chick Fil A event! Having the cow visit at the end of the day was a wonderful surprise for the students! There are even more exciting events, so please take note. Hope to see everyone on Friday at the picnic! Many blessings, Mrs. Averill, Principal This is a great time to meet new families or reconnect with ones from prior years. It is a family friendly event that will include some games and music. It is on the lawn adjacent to the church office. When: Friday, September 15 th Time: 5pm-7pm Cost: $5 per person (children 2 or under are free) Food: Barbecue, chicken tenders, macaroni and cheese, baked beans, pasta salad, watermelon and desserts Please bring your own non-alcoholic beverages, lawn chairs, and picnic blankets. **All students must be accompanied by a parent or designated adult guardian the entire time. No students, including middle school students, may be dropped off and picked up later. This is a great time to get a jump start on your volunteer hours. We will need volunteers to help set up, help with serving food, help with clean up, help with monitoring the playground and entrance to the school for the bathrooms and help in providing some food and drink items. Attached is a good spreadsheet where you can sign up for volunteering. https:// docs.google.com/spreadsheets/ d/1hofmiydu99sufzmm9j4rp_6w4296lk7oqp7m7hupefe/edit?usp=sharing Please contact Carrie Woolridge to volunteer or with any questions or to help further. cwoolridge@davisadagency.com, 757-573-6574. We hope to see you there! Back to School Picnic
The Home and School Association Yankee Candle and Cherrydale Fundraiser Packets were sent home with all students last Friday. Any family who does not wish to participate may Buy-out for $100. If you buy-out please make checks payable to SOS HSA. Instructions for online ordering of items: - Cherrydale internet sales log on to www.cherrydale.com. SOS Code is STAVV. - Yankee Candle internet sales log on to www.yankeecandlefundrasing.com. SOS Code is 990004153. The top seller in the school will receive a $100 gift card to Target or Toys R Us!!! The top seller in each class will receive a $10 gift card to Target or Toys R Us!! All orders not placed online must be turned in to the school office with full payment by Friday, September 15th. SCHOOL PICTURE DAY Friday, September 22, 2017 Fri., Aug. 15 Fri., Sept. 15 Thurs., Sept. 21 Fri., Sept. 22 Tues., Sept. 26 Thur., Sept. 28 Fri., Oct. 6 $2 Dress Down for STREAM 5-7pm Welcome Back Picnic HSA Cherrydale/Yankee Candle Fundraiser Ends 8:00am Mass (Dress uniform not required) School Picture Day Individual & Class (Dress uniform required) SOS Spirit Night at Waterman s or Chix 8:00am Mass (Dress uniform not required) 9:00am Mass (Dress uniform required) 12:00 Annual Golf Tournament at Heron Ridge DRESS UNIFORM Required Individual and class pictures will be taken. Students in kindergarten through Grade 8 must be in DRESS UNIFORM as these are the pictures that will be used for the yearbook. Please review the guidelines for the dress uniform in the Parent-Student Handbook. Shorts and skorts are not part of the dress uniform. Please see Page 4 for more details on our new picture provider and how ordering will work this year.
Development News Spirit Night! Thank you to everyone who came out to Chick Fil A at Hilltop last week. It was POURING rain but we still filled the place with our sweet Star of the Sea kids! Our next Spirit Night is actually a spirit day. We have two restaurants hosting us for either lunch or dinner (or both!!) on Tuesday, September 26. Choose Waterman s or Chix both located right at the oceanfront. Be sure to mention Star of the Sea to your server so a portion of your bill will come back to the school in a donation. This might be the spirit night to get a date night in on a weeknight. Thanks for eating out for our school! For Sale!! Dress down books cost $75 for one, $125 for two and $150 for three. 8 coupons one booklet per student. Just make your check out to Star of the Sea and put dress down book in the memo. THANKS! Children s Art from last year s auction. Super cute works of art $10 for the first, $5 for each additional. Come to the portable office where Mrs. Averill, Mrs. Odanga and Mrs. Ankley sit to see them. Donate to the Golf Tournament We are still signing up teams for our golf tournament but don t forget there are several other ways you can help. Sponsor a Hole: Just $150 can be sponsored in honor of a person, a business or just to put the word out about something near and dear to your heart. You will have a sign on one of the golf holes and the ability to put something in our golf goody bags. Donate a raffle prize. Have a home based business? Donate a raffle prize and again, you can put flyers/business cards in our golf goody bags. Donate an item for our goody bags we make 120 bags. It s a great way to get your business/ organization name out there. THANK YOU!!! Questions? Contact Jackie Ankley at jackie.ankley@sosschool.org. Save the Date November 8 5:00 P.M. 31st Street at the Boardwalk
Hello Parents, It is almost picture time at Star of the Sea! Trahadias Studios is very excited to be joining you NEW this year as your school photographers! As requested, all photos will be taken on a background. Unlike most companies, we DO NOT make you PRE-PURCHASE a photo package. We provide a proof sheet/order envelope approximately 7 days from picture day. You decide once you see the proofs whether you would like to purchase. We also do not sell packages. Instead, we sell photos by the sheet, which allows you, the parent, to create a package that suits your individual needs. If you have more than one student at the school, you will receive separate order envelopes and proof sheets for each child. Along with 8x10s, 5x7s, etc., we also offer key chains, magnets, CDs and 11x14s at very reasonable prices. Picture sales are a fundraiser for your school since we return a portion of all sales to Star of the Sea! If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Susan at 757-646-9035. We are looking forward to a wonderful picture day on Friday, September 22, 2017! Keep smiling, Susan Trahadias
Star of the Sea Athletic News BASKETBALL REGISTRATION TIME Click on the link under Announcements in Renweb for registration forms. Stars League Play Basketball Grades 3 rd -8 th Grade Practices begin week of October 10 th $ 95 $150 Family Cap TWO FORMS TO FILL OUT (SOS Basketball form and TCBL form) REGISTRATION this year WE are changing things up! Basketball Registra on NIGHT is WEDNESDAY, September 27 th @5 6:30pm Please come with Forms, Payment, and ATHLETE! Uniforms will be handed out. Cheerleading Grades Kindergarten 2nd Grade Wednesdays 3:15-4:15pm $ 55 $150 Family Cap TWO FORMS TO FILL OUT (SOS Cheerleading form and TCBL form) Grommet Basketball Grades PreK 2 nd Grade Saturdays October 21st November 18th 9am-11am $ 35 ONE FORM TO FILL OUT (SOS Grommet Form) Unable to Make Registration Night? Is your Star Athlete Unsure about commi ng to a season? Come try out some basketball fun At our Basketball Open House Wednesday, September 27th th @ 4:30 pm 5:00pm If you are unable to make it to registration night, please make sure all your forms and payment are submitted NO LATER THAN SEPT 27 th @ 3:00pm. Uniforms will be distributed at first practice (sizes NOT guaranteed). Please make every effort to get your Athlete to the registration night to ensure registration and uniform. LITTLE STARS UPDATE!!! With the gym still being an integral part of the renovations and construction, we are unable to have our little stars at this time. We are hoping to have some new opportunities soon Any Questions Please contact the AD at starofseaathletics@gmail.com
Diocesan Middle School Youth Rally 2017 October 29, 2017 Virginia Beach, VA What is a Diocesan Middle School Youth Rally? The Middle School Youth Rally is a oneday diocesan gathering of middle school youth (grades 6-8). This event is intended to be a high-energy day filled with great talks from a keynote speaker, fun activities and games, and a chance to meet other youth from nearby parishes. Where and when is the Middle School Youth Rally? Sunday October 29, 2017: Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School (Virginia Beach) (10:00 am 5:00 pm) What is the agenda of the day? 10:00am Registration, Inflatables, Games 11:00am Welcome, Keynote 12:15pm Lunch 12:45pm Breakout Sessions 2:30pm Inflatables, Games 3:00pm Keynote 4:00pm Sunday Mass 5:00pm Depart Who is the keynote speaker? Michael Gormley, known as Gomer, is married with 4 kids under the age of 7. He is a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville and has worked as a Youth Minister in several parishes in Texas. In addition to parish ministry, he also works as a lay evangelist who has traveled all over the country and even to Shanghai, China, preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ and His Church to teens, college students, young adults and parents. His goal is to connect with people of all ages using humor, knowledge and the grace of the Holy Spirit in order to evangelize and catechize those belonging to the new evangelization. What is the registration fee and deadline? $40 per youth, due by noon October 12, 2017 PLEASE NOTE: Cancellations are non-refundable The participant registration fee covers the following: Admission to the Middle School Rally, Lunch, Give Away item featuring the theme logo, and T-Shirt featuring the theme logo TO REGISTER, PLEASE CONTACT: Jeanine Ritz jeanine@staroftheseaparish.com
Dear Star of the Sea School Families, The 10 th Annual JT Walk and King Neptune s Treasure Hunt is around the corner. Mark your calendars for Sunday, October 8th 2017, from 11am to 3pm. Star of the Sea will once again have a team, Star of the Sea School. Use the following link to join our team or make a donation. http://www.jtwalk.org/team.asp?jtid=1298 All contributions raised through Star of the Sea School will be donated to JT s Camp Grom for EveryBODY. JT's Camp Grom is an adventure camp and park designed for people with disabilities. The park will occupy 20 acres, with the rest of the 50-acre wetland site remaining undeveloped, save for disability-friendly nature trails. If you have any questions, please contact us at tl3rdwave@aol.com. Hope to see you there! Sincerely, Merreck Lincoln Co-captain, SOS Treasure Hunters Star of the Sea 8 th Grader Keene Lincoln Co-captain, SOS Treasure Hunters Star of the Sea 5 th Grader Health Department to Host two FREE Flu Vaccination Clinics on Saturday, Sept. 23 The Virginia Beach Department of Public Health (VBDPH) will host two FREE flu vaccination clinics at Newtown Elementary School (5277 Learning Circle) and Green Run High School (1700 Dahlia Drive ), on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For these clinics, Virginia Beach Department of Public Health nurses, Virginia Beach Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) volunteer nurses and City EMS personnel will administer seasonal flu vaccines free of charge to the following: Flu Vaccine: Adults and children Ages 3 years and older Children (ages 3-8) should bring copy of immunization record if available 1,100 doses are available - Vaccine supply is limited. Individuals will receive vaccine on a first-come, first-served basis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), influenza viruses typically circulate widely in the United States annually, from the late fall through early spring. Although most persons who become infected with influenza viruses will recover without complications, influenza can cause serious illness and death, particularly among older adults, very young children, pregnant women, and those with chronic medical conditions. Annual influenza vaccination is the primary means of preventing influenza and its complications. The latest information can be found at www.flu.gov. Individuals with questions pertaining to the vaccination clinics can call the VBDPH at 518-2700 weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.