FRIDAY FLYER Blessed Trinity Catholic School

December 14, 2018

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From the Principal’s Desk

Hello BT Families,

We have had a really great day here at Blessed Trinity! Despite the weather, our staff and students did an amazing job sharing their Christmas spirit, both in their dress and in their very generous giving. Our first ever Christmas Dress Out Day was a huge success. It was so much fun to see all of the beautiful Christmas dresses, funny Christmas t-shirts, and really ugly Christmas sweaters. In order to dress out we asked students in grades K-5 to bring in an unwrapped toy for Toys for Tots and we asked students in grades 6-8 to bring in a gift for a teenager. Our students filled Mrs. Vorwerk’s office! Below are a few pictures from our collection, but gifts just kept coming in all morning. If students weren’t able to get to the store, they could offer any monetary donation that will also go to Toys for Tots and our students and staff collected $674.75! Additionally, students in each grade could participate in an Ugly Sweater Contest during lunches. It was so much fun to see them on stage in their best “ugly wear”. We have some pictures of our “winners” in the Friday Flyer as well as a list of the winners by grade level.

Father Pat has asked us to remind our Blessed Trinity Families about their Stewardship renewal. To date, 40% of Stewardship families from Blessed Trinity School have submitted their renewal paperwork. Our Parish Stewardship recommitment was the third week of November and this is a really important part of our church and our school. Thank you to those of you who have turned your paperwork in. Please continue to turn those forms into the Church Office.

Looking ahead to next week, please note that next Wednesday, December 19th is our last day before Christmas Break. Students will return on Thursday, January 3rd. Next Wednesday, we will have our school Christmas Mass and all families are welcome to attend. Each grade level will be singing a song during Mass and it is such a beautiful way to celebrate together on our last day before vacation. Mass next Wednesday will start at 9:15 instead of 8:15. This will allow us to finish by 10:30 and move to the class Christmas parties from 10:30-noon, and then dismissal is at noon. To try and help with the signing in of volunteers after Mass, we will have sign in tables in the Church foyer prior to Mass. From 8:30-9:00, we will have a table set up to allow you to sign in prior to the party. That way, once Mass is finished, you can go join your child in their classroom. If you do not sign in before Mass, you will be able to sign up in front of the Elementary School (for Middle School and Elementary) and in front of the Parish Hall (for Primary Students).

Finally, as we close out the first of the year, be on the look-out for more information regarding Boosterthon. Our Boosterthon FunRun will take place on January 18th and you will start seeing information on Facebook and via email in the next few weeks.

Thank you all of an amazing first half of the year! We look forward to celebrating Christmas with you next week!

Peace be with you,

Megan Losito

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Upcoming Dates W 12/19 School Christmas Mass: 9:15 a.m. in the Church W 12/19 Class Christmas Parties: 10:30 a.m. W 12/19 Early Release: 12:00 noon Th 12/20 Christmas Break Begins Th 1/3 Classes Resume T 1/8 Boosterthon Kickoff W 1/9 School Mass: 8:05 a.m. W 1/9 Early Release: 2:05 p.m.

Christmas Break Parish Day

BT in the News Please click on the link below to read about last week’s Day of a Steward from the Ocala Star Banner

https://www.ocala.com/news/20181210/day-of-steward

Elk’s Club Free Throw Contest Winners Congratulations to the following students for winning their age group competition:

Girls 8-9: Isabella Grace Villabona-Gonzalez

Boys 8-9: Kellan Denison

Girls 10-11: Amiyah Flowers

Boys 10-11: Carson Schuck

Girls 12-13: Mia Mendez

Boys 12-13: Sean Thornton

Parish Day Care

Date: Dec.20,21,26,27,28,31, Jan.2

Place: BT Gym

Click http://btschool.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/11/Parish-Day-Care-

Form-Christmas-Break.pdf for required form.

Please return form with payment prior to

Wednesday, December 19th to BT church office.

School Happenings

Congratulations to the following winners of Friday’s Ugly Christmas Sweater Competition:

Kindergarten Winner: Welles Seiler

1st Grade Winner: Olivia Kutsch

2nd Grade Winner: Annie O’Farrell

3rd Grade Winner: Rylee DeClue

4th Grade Winner: Rayne Sexton

5th Grade Winner: Manuel Ramirez

6th Grade Winner: Mckenzie Pereira

And

Ultimate Winner: Sadie Garrett

7th Grade Winner: Caitlyn Hisey

8th Grade Winner: Camden Brady

Staff Winner: Mrs. Toone

School Happenings

Thank you to all students who participated in

Friday’s Toys for Tots Toy Drive and for the Teen

Toy Drive for the Children’s Alliance!

EDGE

DETOUR AHEAD

Due to the 100% Rain Forecast for tomorrow evening, the

Christmas Party is relocated to the Parish Hall. Spread the

word! See below for updated details!

EDGE Christmas Social Friday, Dec. 14th 6:00-8:30pm Parish Hall Edge Middle Schoolers, Join us Friday, 12/14 for Christmas games, S’ mores, Christmas Cookie Decorating Contest, Caroling, a Christmas Movie and more. (Eat dinner before you come) No permission form needed for returning Edge members, since we are staying on campus.

What to bring:

6th grade - 1 dozen Christmas cut-out cookies, non-iced (for decorating contest)... 7th grade GIRLS - bring 1 container of cookie sprinkles or similar cookie topping 7th grade BOYS - 6 regular sized Hershey bars (for s ’mores) 8th grade - bring 1 tubed icing (for cookie decorating)

No need to RSVP. Hope to see you there!

Other Upcoming Edge Events:

Friday 1/11 Edge Meeting 6:30-9:00 Parish Hall

Remember to join us on Facebook at Blessed Trinity EDGE or follow us on Instagram @BTOcalaEdge, to get the most recent updates and see pictures from past events. To be removed from the Edge mailing lists, please reply to this email and indicate “Remove” in the header or body of the email.

Habit 3: Put First Things First The first three habits build upon each other. Habit 1 says, “You are the driver, not the passenger.” Habit 2 says, “Decide where you want to go and draw a map to get you there.” Habit 3 says, “Get there! Don’t let roadblocks knock you off course.” One way to avoid roadblocks is to differentiate between things that are urgent and things that are important? Important – your most important things, your first things, activities that contribute to your mission and goals. (studying, writing that research paper, exercising, praying) Urgent – pressing things, in-your-face things, activities that demand immediate attention. (phone calls, social media, interruptions, other people’s problems) We live in a society that is addicted to urgency. It’s the NOW generation. Urgent things aren’t bad. The problem comes when we become so focused on urgent things that we put off important things that aren’t urgent. For example, we put off studying for our exams or writing that paper to answer our phone or send a Snapchat. Habit 3 teaches us that the better organized you are, the more you can accomplish. Look at everything you have to do and then prioritize, making sure your first things get done first. By planning ahead, you can usually stay on top of things. Control, balance and high performance are three indicators you are applying Habit 3.

Attachment: Habit 3 BINGO Sheet here

Athletic News

Upcoming Basketball Schedule

Date Team Opponent Time Location

Tues. 1/8 JV Girls Meadowbrook 4:00 Home

Tues. 1/8 JV Boys Meadowbrook 5:00 Home

Tues. 1/8 Varsity Girls Meadowbrook 6:00 Home

Tues. 1/8 Varsity Boys Meadowbrook 7:00 Home

Thurs. 1/10 JV Girls The Rock 4:00 Home

Thurs. 1/10 JV Boys The Rock 5:00 Home

Thurs. 1/10 Varsity Girls The Rock 6:00 Home

Thurs. 1/10 Varsity Boys The Rock 7:00 Home

Fri. 1/11 JV Boys Redeemer 4:00 Away

Fri. 1/11 Varsity Girls Redeemer 5:00 Away

Fri. 1/11 Varsiy Boys Redeemer 6:00 Away

From the Nurse’s Office

With the weather changing almost daily, please take the following precautions to keep your student healthy this winter:

- Eat healthy, including a good breakfast - Dress your student appropriately, taking into consideration the weather. - Cover your mouth when coughing and/or sneezing. - Wash your hands thoroughly and often. - Keep an eye out for vomiting, diarrhea or fever over 100 degrees. Students must be

vomit free, diarrhea free, and fever free for a minimum of 24 hours before returning to school.

- Students missing 3 or more days of school due to illness will require a doctor’s note.

Lost and Found

Please write your student’s name in every piece of his or her clothing. With the changing weather, we are seeing more and more articles of clothing. We have many unclaimed items in the nurse’s office. If you are missing anything, please stop by. Lost and Found will be cleaned out during Christmas Break.

Parent Reminders

Baby Pictures

Eighth grade parents, If you have not yet submitted your graduate’s baby photo, see the following message from Mr. D’Ambrosio: Low resolution photos cannot be used in the graduation presentation and I request that you please use the following guidelines when sending me your child’s baby photo: Student should be 0 – 12 months of age in photo – One picture only! Picture focus should be on head and face

Photo resolution should be at least 640 X480 (the higher the better) 300 DPI Preferred (200 DPI Minimum) Do not use your phone or tablet to take a photo of the photo If you do not have a scanner, please send the photo in with your child. I will scan and return the photo the same day. Please email me, adambrosio@btschool.org, in advance if you choose to send the

photo in with your child.

The following students HAVE NOT yet turned in their baby photo: Kaley Alava, Isabella Basile, Andrew Beck, Kristina Berdecia, Elizabeth Bianculli, Ashleigh Brennan, Julia Brookins, Aiden Chittum, Amelia Christiano, Natalie Cortez, Kiersten Cupit, Ashton Fernandez, Amelia Fitzpatrick, Lilian Fogelman, Mary Carolina Fuerte, Christopher Glorius, Zane Gray, Brennan Holland, Briana Hudson, Reyna Hutchinson, Megan Kusmierz, Kiana LaBorde, Steven Matychak, Ashlen McClelland, Mia Mendez, Briana Mercoglan, Anthony Minami, Rafael Ortiz-Carson, Tavatha Perdomo, Jacob Pereira, Jocelyn Perez, Marisol Perez, Patrick Plunkett, Nicolas Repiedad, Jenelly Rochez, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Sophia Rodriguez, Isabella Serrano, Jaxson Smith, Maria Sociarelli, Leann Sprague, Brooke Stodghill, Bennett Stringfellow, Hunter Temple, Camila Vicioso, Daniela Villagomez, Lauren Webber, Alexis Westgate, Ryland Windsor, Brayden Wolgast, Jonah Wolgast, Avery Wyman, Aislyn Young, Ryan Young, Sarah Zimmerman

Yearbook Pre-Order Form

School Picture News To Order Portraits

If you wish to order portraits, please follow the instructions included with the proof sheet that

went home last week. No orders will be accepted at school. If you have any questions about

the ordering process, please contact Leonard’s customer service at 800-215-4852.

Ordering Class Pictures

Order online at www.leonards.com/order

Use Access Code G443906

8x10 class pictures are $15, 8x10 class pictures with a protective coating are $18

Credit card payments only

No orders will be accepted at school

If you have any questions, please contact Leonard’s customer service at 800-215-4852

MyCokeRewards Once again Blessed Trinity School will be participating in the Coke Rewards program. Coca-Cola Gives sends quarterly checks to schools based on the amount of codes submitted. Codes can be found under the cap or printed on the paper packaging. Below is a list of eligible products and the amount each is worth. Any student who sends in at least 15 codes by January 4th will receive an out of uniform day (TBA in January). Please be sure to put your student’s name and home room on the collection envelope. Thank you for supporting our school. Any questions can be sent to jwaller@btschool.org.

Angels in Arms

Preschool Teacher Asst. Needed Preschool Teacher Assistants Needed

Blessed Trinity Angels in Arms is hiring 2 part-time early learning teachers. The hours are Monday-Friday from 8:30am-1:30pm. Staff are required to have their 40-hour DCF training and First Aid & CPR training.

Some of the job duties include:

Implementing curriculum and activities developmentally appropriate for their class

Caring for the safety and well-being of young children

Communicating with teachers, parents, and caregivers

From the Music Department

Save the Date!

Notre Dame Liturgical Choir comes to BT!

The Notre Dame Liturgical Choir will be giving a concert on Sunday, January 6th, at 6:30pm at Blessed Trinity. Please save the date! ***We are in need of a lot of host families!*** This is mixed group of college-aged men and women. Please contact Liz at ecook@blessedtrinity.org or 352-629-8092 to help. Thank you!

Lessons and Carols Concert

Blessed Trinity will be singing in a Lessons and Carols concert with St. Matthew’s Lutheran on Sunday, December 16th, at 4pm. Please join us at St. Matthew’s Lutheran at 3453 E Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, FL 34470. Contact Liz Cook at ecook@blessedtrinity.org for more information!

From the Music Department

Church News

Father Pat’s 3rd Sacrament Meeting

Sacraments

Children's Ministry is looking for volunteers to help spread the weekly gospel message to our youngest parishioners. The commitment is approximately 1-2 times per month during the 11:00 mass. Volunteers are needed to help lead the weekly discussion (teaching materials are provided) and to help supervise. Please contact Annie Menjivar at amvollmar@gmail.com if you're interested in joining our ministry!

From the Gift Shop

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