Announcements

• Ask your child...
  Father Kishore has given the children a task each morning when they wake up. Ask your child to see if they can tell you what they should do as followers of Jesus.
  
  When Bishop Battersby visited us to celebrate mass he told the children a very simple prayer they should say every day during Lent. They are to repeat it three times. Mrs. Damuth has also given school reminders of this prayer during school blessing times. Ask your child what this prayer is.
• No School Reminder-March 22nd
  There is no school for students on Friday, March 22nd.
  Parent Teacher Conferences by request are scheduled for this Friday afternoon.
• Uniform Physical Education Reminder
  Physical Education class uniform is the St. Valentine navy blue t-shirt, St. Valentine blue gym shorts or sweatpants, and athletic shoes. Please be sure your child comes in uniform on gym day.
• Fish Fry Fridays
  Join us for the best Fish Fry in town! We’d love to have you- Fridays during Lent from 4:30-7:00pm. For those who do not care for fish there is wonderful macaroni and cheese, pierogies, or shrimp. Volunteers are needed to help.
• Registration for 2019-2020-Save money!
  Thank you to families who have already registered for next year, this is very helpful for our planning. Early birds get the savings; remember the registration fee goes up to $200 April 1st.
  There are limited openings in the Junior K, Kindergarten, Grade 3 and Grade 7 for next year. We accept our returning families first, and siblings of our current families second, but they must indicate they plan to return. Please reserve your child's place by April 1st so that it is not given to a new student.
• St. Valentine Yearbook
  Order your 2018-19 St. Valentine School Yearbook. The link is on the homepage of the school website. March 31st is the deadline to order, the cost is $14.00.
• Operation Rice Bowl
  Remember to continue to have your child work on filling his/her Operation Rice Bowl box. All boxes should be returned to school by Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Through our Lenten lessons students should have an understanding of Almsgiving, Prayer, and Fasting during Lent.
• We are Super Readers- Super Hero Read In Day March 28th
  Thursday, March 28, 2019 is a dress down day for our Super Hero read in. All clothing must be school appropriate at the principal's discretion. See handbook for guidelines.
• America and Me Essay Contest Winners
  Three students from St. Valentine have been named as winners in the America and Me Essay contest "My Personal Michigan Hero". Congratulations to Kyle Butler for first place, Aleah Patton for second place, and Jaxon Baehr for third place. Kyle's entry will now advance to the state level competition from which the top ten Michigan essays will be selected. All three students will read their essays after mass on Friday, March 29, 2019 at around 9:15am. Congratulations!
• Young Rembrandts Art Class
  The Power of Drawing after school art class will begin again on April 3, 2019. This will be the last session offered for the year. Please see the flyer on the website for registration and more information.
• Tax Credit for Preschool, Junior K, and Kid's Club
  Any family who plans to file for a child care deduction for St. Valentine Preschool, Junior Kindergarten, or Kid's Club should contact the school office for the tax id number.
  Unfortunately K-8 tuition is not tax deductible, however we encourage you to contact your state representative and let them know that you feel you should get a tax deduction or a voucher for faith based education.
  For more information, please contact:
  Mrs. Brake, kbrake@stvalentineschool.com, 313 533-7149
• Road Rally sponsored by the PTC
  Please join the PTC for a fun evening. The flyer with details for the Road Rally on April 13, 2019 can be found on the school website under flyers.
• Passion Play
  The 8th grade class will present the Lord's Passion beginning at 2:30 on April 18th. All are welcome to the church to join us in this beautiful play that reminds us of Christ's great love and sacrifice for us.
  We hope to see you there!
• Easter Vacation
  St. Valentine School will be closed April 19-April 28th to celebrate our risen Lord! School resumes April 29th.
• Fine Arts Camp
  Mrs. Wagner and St. Valentine Catholic School will once again host a Fine Arts Camp this summer. See the flyer on the website for details. Registration forms are available in the school office.

Flyers

• Mobile Dentist Permission Slip - posted through 3/25/2019
• Yound Rembrandts Art Clas - posted through 4/3/2019
• Road Rally sponsored by PTC - posted through 4/13/2019
• Fine Arts Camp - posted through 6/14/2019

From the desk of Mrs. Damuth:

St. Valentine School Year Theme 2018-2019:   They will know we are Christians by our love!

A virtue is a firm attitude to do what is right.  Its direct opposite is a vice.  A vice is a habit to do what is wrong. Prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance are called the human or cardinal virtues because they forge our human character. These four habits assist us in developing a pure heart that is open to God’s will.
“The moral virtues grow through education, deliberate acts and perseverance in struggle.  Divine grace (God’s special help that strengthens us) purifies and elevates the virtues in our lives.” 

Catechism of the Catholic Church #1839

St. Valentine Virtue for March: Fortitude

*Standing strong in the face of adversity (the virtue of fortitude). 

The virtue of fortitude is commonly called courage, but it is different from what we think of as courage today. Fortitude is always reasoned and reasonable; the person exercising fortitude is willing to put himself in danger if necessary, but he does not seek danger for danger's sake. Fortitude always serves a higher purpose.

Taken from www.thoughtco.com