Eagles’ View St. Stephen Catholic School

414 S Hyland Park Dr., Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 970-945-7746

October 16, 2018

Upcoming Events At St. Stephen Catholic School and Parish there are so many ways to join in and be active members of our community.

October 10/19 – NO SCHOOL! Teacher In-Service 10/23 – Picture Re-takes 10/24 – SSPTA Meeting 7:30 -8:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall – Everyone is Welcome! 10/26 – Eagle Spirit Day (jeans & SSCS shirt) 10/27 – Spaghetti Dinner! 10/29 – 10/31 Red Ribbon Week! 10/31 – 1:30 Dismissal , 1st Quarter Ends, Happy Halloween!

November 11/1 – All Saints Day! Mass at 8:15 a.m. 11/2 – All Soul’s Day (aka. El Día de Los Muertos), 2:30 All School Chaplet of Divine Mercy in the Church 11/4 – Daylight Savings Time Ends, Children’s Sunday Mass at 8:00 a.m. Pancake Breakfast at 9:00 a.m. 11/7 – Report Cards Go Home 11/8 & 11/9 – Parent / Teacher Conferences – NO SCHOOL! 11/15 – 8:15 a.m. Children’s Mass – Virtues Assembly & Honor Roll immediately following mass 11/20 – Primary Thanksgiving Celebration and Luncheon 11/21 – 11/23 – Thanksgiving Break! NO SCHOOL! 11/24 – Christmas Tree Sale Begins!

December 12/6 – St. Nicolas Day! 12/11 – School Reconciliation at 9:30 a.m. 12/20 – Christmas Program at 6:00 p.m.!

Assurance Statement of compliance with the purposes of Title IX Education Act The Catholic schools of the Archdiocese, under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop, and at the direction of the Superintendent, attest that none of the Catholic schools discriminates on the basis of sex in its admission policies, its treatment of students or its employment practices. Notice of Student Non-Discrimination Policy The Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Denver, under the jurisdiction of Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, S.T.L. and at the direction of the Superintendent, state that all of their Catholic schools admit students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the schools. Furthermore, Archdiocesan schools admit disabled students in accord with the policy on Admissions in the Archdiocese of Denver Catholic Schools Administrator’s Manual. These schools do not discriminate on the basis of race, age, disability, color, and national or ethnic origin in the administration of their educational policies, employment practices, scholarship and loan programs, athletic or other school-administered programs.

Annual Middle School Retreat at Annunciation Heights!

Red Ribbon Week 2018 Celebration! Oct. 29th – 31st

Virtues in Practice Program Ask Your Child About this month’s virtue… Here at St. Stephen Catholic School we use The Virtues in Practice Program, which was created by the Dominican Sisters. The goal of Catholic education is heaven, but know- ledge alone will not get us there! Virtues in Practice helps students to live out the faith in their everyday lives. Each year has a virtue/ theme of study; this year’s virtue is CHARITY and the theme is COMMUNITY. This month’s virtue is Friendship: sharing mutual love that seeks the good of the other. Our focus saints are: St. Benedict & St. Scholastica, St. Basil & St. Gregory, Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati. Look these saints up and Consider how they lived the virtue of friendship in their lives.

El Día de Los Muertos / Day of the Dead / All Souls Day – Nov. 2nd Please bring pictures of your dearly departed loved ones

to school by Oct. 31st to honor them on our school family’s alter.

The Annual Women’s Retreat: The Mystery of Mercy

Saturday, October 20th

9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

At St. Stephen Parish Hall

R.S.V.P at the Parish Office: 970-945-6673 Join in for a wonderful day of fellowship, food and spiritual growth!

Get Your Saint Costumes Ready - All Saints Day is November 1st!

At St. Stephen we do not

dress up for Halloween at school. Instead, we research

saints and then dress up as our favorite saints on

November 1st!

Increasing Services for Students St. Stephen Catholic School is pleased to be able to offer more specialized services for students with different learning styles than ever before! Through grants and Title funds we are able to meet the needs of more students by bringing in intervention specialists and counselors to help students who have been referred by their teachers, based on instructional and test data. Reading Interventions - Aneta Dabek - M.S. Speech Language Therapist, Literacy Specialists Speech Therapy - Amanda Rudolph - Speech Language Therapist, RE-1 Reading Interventions – Rebecca Ramsey – Reading Specialist Interventions – Jeanine King - Special Education Endorsed , RE-1 Group Counseling - Counselor Erin Quinn of Mind Springs Individual Counseling – Counselor Marti Du Prey of May I Walk With You? Counseling

Beyond the Bell at SSCS Afterschool Enrichment Program

Sam I Am says, “Try It and See!”

October is Try It and See Month! Sign your child up for any of the afterschool

enrichments (offered each day) for the month and the registration fee will be waived for

October. Students (ages 5-15 years old) are welcome, including children who do not attend

St. Stephen Catholic School. Call 970-987-2474 for details.

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School Advisory Council 2018-2019

St. Stephen School Advisory Council with Superintendent Elias Moo at our council’s training

This year’s School Advisory Council is ready and willing to get the job done. These hard working folks advise the Pastor (Fr. Bert) and the Principal (Glenda Oliver) about matters of marketing, school advancement, policies and budget. Council Members include: President Luke Snoddy, Vice President Jim Cleaver, Secretary Yesenia Arreola, Paula Busk (Business Office Manager), Veronica Capraro, Ray Koerber, Lisa Quint, Mirella Ramirez.