St. Barnabas Catholic School
January 6, 2017
Growing in Mind, Heart, and spirit
CALENDAR
October 26-30
Book Fair
October 27
6:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m.
Chick-Fil-A Day,
St. Rd. 135 location
November 1
No more shorts
grades K-5
Calendar
January 9
Report Cards
NWEA Testing
Begins
January 12
Grade 2, 6:30pm
Reconciliation
January 16
MLK Day
No School
Through our Catholic Faith, GROWING IN MIND, HEART, AND SPIRIT TO BECOME LEADERS IN THE WORLD
Dear Warrior Families,
As we begin a new semester and a new year, I imagine each of us has done some
planning, dreaming, and goal setting, and this is good. In fact, there are many
examples to be found in the Bible with reference to our visions, our work and our
plans. For example:
2 Chronicles 15:7 “But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” Psalm 20:4 “May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.” Proverbs 16:3 “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” Proverbs 16:9 “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establish-es their steps.” Matthew 17:20 “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.'” Luke 14:28 “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?” According to Dr. Michele Borba, author of Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Success in Our All-About-Me World: “Goal setting is one of the most highly correlated traits of peak performers and successful individuals.” According to Dr. Borba, “Studies show that goal-setting can help kids gain the sense of discipline and the internal drive it takes to stay motivated to complete the tasks they’ve set for themselves.”
How can we help students learn about goal-setting? Borba recommends seven steps: Step 1: First define or explain what a goal is in a way that your child can understand. Step 2: Share your own goals and aspirations and model putting them into the formula: I will + what + when…
Allow your child to overhear you saying your plan. It might be as simple as, “I will finish reading this book by Friday.” Or, “I will finish my degree by next year.” For me at this moment, it might be, “I will have these closed washed and dried by six o’clock,” as I see the mound of laundry in the basement. Step 3: Help your child make a “dream list.” Help them see that “goals start with dreams.” Take time to discuss dreams and aspirations. (Grades, hobbies, interests, friends, exercise, TV viewing, free time, saving money, homework, school, reading, behavior, new skills, chores, new learning…) Step 4: Help tailor the goal to your child. Dr. Borba explains that first-time goal-setters need to see some immediate success. Consider a goal that can be achieved within at least a week. Read a book (or a page a night) Learn how to address an envelope Make my bed each day Brush my teeth without reminders Clean my closet Finish that school project Step 5: Help your child think through the steps to success. Identify the what + when. Then, list what needs to be done and help gather resources. Step 6: Track your child’s progress by some type of visual reminder and give encouragement along the way. “Look how close you are to reaching your goal! Look how you have improved!” Step 7: Celebrate success! Take a picture! Cheer! Let them pick their favorite dish for dinner! And remember what we have been taught as we each work towards being better versions of ourselves:
“I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13
Happy New Year Everyone! Wishing you and yours every blessing in 2017! God bless, Carissa Maddox, Proud Principal Source: Micheleborba.com/Michele-borba-blog-teaching-kids-to-set-new-years-resolutations-that-stick/
MENU
Monday, January 9
French Toast
Sausage
Hashbrown
Syrup Cup
Fruit Bar
Tuesday, January 10
Chicken & Noodles
Corn Chips
Taco Meat
Cheese Sauce
Fruit Bar
Wednesday, January 11
Nachos
Corn Chips
Taco Meat
Cheese Sauce
Fruit Bar
Thursday, January 12
Potato Bar
Cheese/Broccoli
Salad
Breadstick
Fruit Bar
Friday, January 13
Chicken Sandwich
Corn
Fries
Fruit Bar
SCIENCE FAIR JUDGES NEEDED…
The St. Barnabas Science fair is Friday, January 27th We are in need of several volunteers from 7:30 am to Noon You must be Safe and Sacred trained If interested, please contact Mrs. Bossu at [email protected]
Reminder: Roncalli High School Application for Admission
Roncalli is excited to welcome the Class of 2021 next fall!
As a reminder, the Application for Admission is now available online at www.roncalli.org. To access the regsitration site, please click the text that reads "Complete Admission Application Online" underneath the scrolling photos.
Once the application is complete and the $100 registration fee is received, you may continue the registration process. For those who have not been in a South Deanery Catholic grade school for grades seven and eight, those next steps will include scheduling an admissions interview for Saturday, January 7(limited space available). For all others, it will be scheduling your appointment to meet with your student's counselor to create their freshman year schedule.
Please contact Director of Admissions Allie Ross at [email protected] or (317) 787-8277, ext. 243 with any ques-tions.
Children's Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) is looking for additional volunteers for the 9am and 11am masses. If interested please contact Janel Mosburg at [email protected].
A BIG Thank You to the families who purchased Scrips through the Holiday Season! And thank you to those who reached out to family members and friends to purchase Scrips! We had many family members and friends purchase Scrips using the "paper" order from. We hope families are finding Scrips to be a simple way to fund raise for St. Barnabas. Please continue to reach out to family and friends to help us obtain our goal... or maybe even pass it!
We took a few weeks off of Scrips through the break--- but we are up and running again! Let's finish out this school year with a BANG!! We will continue to place orders for the "PLASTIC" Scrips on Monday's at noon. And these will be delivered by Friday of the same week.
If you need a refresher on Scrips: Purchase Scrips for most all your needs-
- Eating Out- Outback, Bonefish, Chili's & too many more to mention!!!
- Gas--- Speedway, Marathon Shell
- Grocery----Meijer, Sams Club, Target & Walmart
- Clothing---- Target, Kohls (you can use to pay on your Kohls Card), Macy's JC Penny's & too many more to mention!!
Shoes- Finish Line, Footlocker, Dicks, & Payless
....... the list is really endless-
The incentive for this month is ……...
- Purchase $175 of Scrips between January 1st and 25th and your students can be out of uniform on Friday January 27th!!
Scrips News….
Youth Ministry this Week
Tweet of the Week
“I express my solidarity with migrants around the world and thank all those who help them: welcoming others means wel-
coming God in person!”
Tweet by Pope Francis; follow him on Twitter @pontifex
Saint Barnabas Youth Ministry
@SaintBYouth
Middle School Youth Ministry
Prayer and Breakfast: Welcome back! We will kick off our second semester of Prayer and
Breakfast with our 5&6 grade youth on Wednesday, January 11 from 7-7:25 AM in
McNally Hall! Please bring socks or gloves to donate!
Zip City Trip: We will be taking a trip to Zip City on Friday, January 20 from 7-9 PM. All youth grades 6-8 are invited! Please contact
Mary Kate for a permission form and more in-formation!
Middle School Youth Rally: #RespectYourSelfie
All 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are invited to the Junior High Youth Rally to be
held Saturday, Feb., 4 at Roncalli High School from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. The day
includes a keynote speaker, two breakout sessions led by high school youth, dinner, mass, an amazing concert and a t-shirt! Online registration is available now. The
cost is $30. Questions? Contact Mary Kate Becker at [email protected].
M.S. Christmas Dance
Who? Any current 6th, 7th, or 8th Grader All are welcome!!
When? February 4th. Group/Parish Check-in begins at 1:00pm. Rally ends at 8:00pm following the con-cert.
Where? Roncalli High School 3300 Prague Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46227
What’s Included? Opening Session, Keynote Speaker, Creative Sessions led by High School Teens, Mass, Dinner, T-shirt and Michael James Mette in Concert!
Why? Make new friends! Celebrate your faith! Have fun! Go to an amazing concert! Learn how to Respect Your Selfie!
Cost? $30/person
Registration Deadline: All registrations are due online by Monday, January 30. (Guaranteed t-shirt only for par-ticipants registering by the January 30 dead-line.) Please pay online at the time of registra-tion or make checks payable to “Nativity Catholic Church.”
Register today at https://www.nativityindy.org/jr-high-youth-rally
Junior High Youth Rally: #RespectYourSelfie