Announcements

• No School- Memorial Weekend
  Friday, May 25, 2018- Monday, May 28, 2018 for Memorial weekend.
• School Safety- New Office Door Security
  A new door locking system has been installed at the school office. To gain entry at any time visitors must ring the bell on the right side of the door and be viewed by the camera system before gaining entry. An intercom is also in place so that visitors can state the reason for needed entry before they are allowed in. This is added security for our building and will be an adjustment- please be patient while we get used to the new system.
• Superheroes of Faith VBS this June!
  Please consider registering your children for our Vacation Bible School. This year’s theme is “Superheroes of Faith”. VBS will be held from Monday, June 18th, through Friday, June 22nd, from 9:00 – 11:30a.m. It will be held in the School Gym, the Meeting Room, and on the grounds of St. Valentine Parish. Mrs. Joan Ricotta and Mrs. Amy Davis will be heading up these 5 days of sharing God’s love with your child. Each day will include crafts, healthy snacks, songs, and fun lessons to help the children learn and grow in their Catholic faith!
  For more information, please contact:
  Bonnie Danic, bdanic@stvalentineschool.com
• Used Uniform Sale
  The last day for uniforms is May 31st so that you may have time to prepare your items for our used uniform sale which begins June 1st. Items for the used uniform sale can be dropped off June 1st and June 4th. Please send only gently used uniforms in good condition. Girls going in to 3rd and 4th grade- EITHER the kick pleat skirt or the drop waist jumper is allowed.
  No significant uniform changes for next year- Please note athletic shoes worn with uniform should be mostly all black or all white with some black or white counter marking. High top shoes and converse shoes will no longer be allowed. Boots are also not allowed as a uniform shoe.
• Catholic Schools Fine Arts Camp
  Register your child for the 4-day Catholic Schools Fine Arts Camp (June 25 – 28) hosted at St. Valentine Catholic School, Redford. Registration can be submitted through May 31st. For $129 these campers will participate in various Fine Arts Classes and perform Thursday Night -See the PDF Attached for registration information.
• Box Top Turn In
  Our last Box Tops Turn in Day of the year is June 1st. Please send in all of your Box Tops for Education in by this day to ensure that none of them expire over the summer. Keep collecting all summer long. So far this year we have earned $1012 for our school and that is without all of our Box Tops in yet for the calculation- the number will go higher. The program through the years has earned a grand total of $21,523 for St. Valentine School. Those little cardboard pieces add up! Thank you for your support of this program.
• Congratulations to the 2018-2019 elected Student Council Members
  President- Abby Carr
  Vice President- Anthony Bluoin
  Secretary- Jordyn Thomas
  Treasurer- Jaxon Baehr
  Spirit and Kindness Captain- Meghan Ross-Liles
  Class Representatives: Toby Nelson-Pawlik
  John Udanoh
  Brian Wilson
  Ryley Kline
  Veronica LaBrana
  Ava Ackerman
  Paisley Wallace
  Phil McRae
  Bati Uhuru
  Jessica Udanoh
  Alex Carpenter
  Nasir Fortner
  Charley Nelson-Pawlik
• Grade 8 "clap out" and graduation mass
  Grade 8 will have a half day dismissal on the date of their graduation. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 on May 31st. A “clap out” for grade 8 will be held at 11:25. Parents are welcome to join us as we send our 8th graders off to high school.
  All are welcome to graduation Mass at 5:30 May 31st.
• Early Ed Celebration and Picnic
  Preschool, Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten will have their end of year celebration on May 31st beginning at 9:40 in the gym. This will be followed by a family picnic and joining in on the clap out for our 8th grade graduates at 11:25.
• Congratulations to the 2018-2019 Parent Teacher Club Board
  President- Michelle Bloom
  Vice President- Tammy Carpenter
  Treasurer- Steve Carpenter
  Recording Secretary- Sarah Ackerman
  Corresponding Secretary- Shelley Zarczynski
  Activities Coordinator- Shantaille Miller
  Thank you in advance for your service to our school. You are a blessing!
• Summer work requirements to prepare for fall
  There will be required reading and math work this summer for each grade. The assignments will go home May 30th in the VIP folder. Each class will have a different assignment as is grade appropriate.
• June 1 Registration goes up
  If you have not already registered for the upcoming school year, please do so before June 1, 2018. After June 1 the registration price will go up from $200 to $300 for K-8. The preschool/junior kindergarten registration price of $100 will remain the same; however it is important to register early to be guaranteed a spot as preschool fills quickly.
• Thank you Parent Teacher Club
  Thank you to the Parent Teacher Club board for their valuable service given throughout the school year. You have offered so much to us in the form of community building and learning assemblies. We appreciate your hard work!
• Headphones and Flash drives for next year
  All of the classrooms will have headphones on their school supply list for the fall, and many will require flash drives. At the end of the year teachers will be sending home your child's flash drive and headphones if they have them. If they are in good condition there is no need for parents to purchase new for the fall. Please hold on to those items over the summer and send them with your child's school supplies.
• Thinking ahead- service project- watch for deals!
  St. Valentine School will be participating in service to the poor through the Box of Joy service project in November or 2018. Everyone loves a good deal and bargains will help us to fill more boxes. Over the summer (especially August summer clearance and back to school shopping sales) and early fall months be on the look out for small items that will help fill boxes for children ages 2-14 to send to Haiti and other countries. Some ideas are:
  Handheld toys Small plush animals Small balls (tennis, etc.) Ball (defl ate) with pump Cars / Trucks Doll Mini puzzle Finger puppets Silly putty Bean bag / Hacky sack Unopened fast food toys Binoculars Legos Harmonica, kazoo or other small instrument Jump rope Paddle ball Yo-yo Slinky Mini board games Balloons Craft kit (beads, elastic, etc.) Pom-poms SCHOOL SUPPLIES Pencils, colored pencils Solar calculator Sharpener Small board books Erasers Pencil case Crayons Pens, markers Ruler Glue stick (no liquid) Safety scissors Coloring book Notepads Stickers Self-inking stamp Flash cards Dry paints (no liquid paint) APPAREL Socks Shorts T-shirts Flip flops Hats Shoelaces Plastic poncho HYGIENE / HOME Comb / Brush Forks & Spoons Cup / Bottle with lid Bar Soap Toothpaste (in the box) Toothbrush and fl oss Bandages Hand wipes (no gels) Tissues Lip balm Manicure kit Nail clippers / Emery board ACCESSORIES Watch Purse or wallet Sunglasses Necklace Hair ribbons Hair / Head bands Barrettes Bracelets Earrings Scarf Cross or Rosary USEFUL ITEMS Sewing kit Utensils Compass LED keychain Duct tape No-battery fl ashlight Drawstring bag
• Athletic Department News
  The St. Valentine Men's Club and Athletic Department has successfully completed another full year of CYO sports for the children of our school and parish. The efforts of coaches, parents, athletic director Mr. Cushman, and our St. Valentine Men's Club allowed for our student athletes to grow athletically, learn about sportsmanship, and to gain the valuable experience of being a part of a team. These efforts were celebrated with the culminating event of the Athletic Banquet on May 12th. The honoree for the event was Mr. Mike Kelly.
  Congratulations to our 2017-2018 overall 8th grade Scholar Athlete Jamie Hobson.
  Congratulations also to Cai Martin for winning the Joey Peglowski Award and to Abbey Raben for winning the Allison Thompson Award.
  Go Volts!
• Final Exams
  Please keep our students in your prayers as they finish out the end of the school year. Focus is more difficult for students when the weather turns to "summer-like" but there is still much to be done for the next grade. May 16th through May 18th are 8th grade exams. June 4 and June 5 will be 7th Grade Final Exams.
• Summer Camps at Catholic Central High School
  Detroit Catholic Central High School is offering several summer camps for girls and boys of all ages, please use this link for more information: SHAMROCK SUMMER CAMPS 2018
• Reunion plans
  Three graduates of the class of 1966 are trying to plan a reunion for anyone who attended St. Valentine School during the 60's. We are tentatively aiming for a date in October 2019, and considering the school gymnasium as our venue. At this early stage of planning, we would like to know if: a) you are interested in joining us, and b) do you know anyone else from grade school days who might also like to take part. If so, please use one of the contacts listed below so that we may begin building a data base for further details, which will evolve over the next year and a half. Looking forward to hearing from you!
  For more information, please contact:
  Maureen, maureenemurad@gmail.com
• Round 2 of Tuition Assistance
  If you missed the opportunity to apply for 2018-2019 tuition assistance by the first deadline there is still time to apply. All applications for Archdiocese assistance are due by June 29th to be considered for Tier 3 assistance. Tax forms and pastor signature is required. This is for families belonging to a Catholic parish. If you applied for the first deadline- there is no need to apply again.
  For more information, please contact:
  Mrs. Brake, kbrake@stvalentineschool.com, 313 533-7149

Flyers

• St. Valentine SCRIP Program - posted through 6/1/2018
• Camp Sancta Maria - posted through 6/5/2018
• Used Uniform Sale - posted through 6/8/2018
• Summer Chess Camp Morning and Afternoon - posted through 6/11/2018
• Summer Chess Camp Afternoon - posted through 6/18/2018
• Fine Arts Camp - posted through 6/20/2018
• Fine Arts Camp Registration - posted through 6/20/2018
• Fine Arts Camp - posted through 6/20/2018
• Redford Catholic Flag Football - posted through 7/19/2018

From the desk of Mrs. Damuth:

St. Valentine School Year Theme 2017-2018:   Let all that we do...be done with love!

Fruit of the Holy Spirit focus for May: Modesty

During the month of May we honor Mary, the mother of God, as the beautiful example of virtue for us to follow.  We will crown Mary, Queen of Heaven, on May 11th following the all school mass.  Our second graders will lead the procession and two 8th graders will be chosen to place the flower crown on the statue. Together as a school community we will have special prayers to Mary asking for her intercession on our behalf.  Students are welcome to bring flowers on any day during the month of May to put at the base of the statue of Mary in the upper elementary hallway.

 St. Valentine will also focus on the virtue of modesty during the month of May. Students will recognize the effects of bragging or boastfulness, and will work on giving glory to God for student accomplishments. We will work on cultivating words, actions, and deeds that reflect upon the dignity of the person as a child of God.  Ask your child about his/her classroom lessons on this topic. 

Hail holy Queen , Mother of mercy,

our life, our sweetness, and our hope.

To you we cry, poor banished children of Eve

to you we send up our sighs,

mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.

Turn, then, most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us,

lead us home at last,

and show to us the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus.

O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary,

Pray that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.