Announcements

• No School Reminder
  Monday, January 21, 2019 there is NO SCHOOL for students. The teachers will have a professional development day.
• Map Growth testing continues
  We continue our first session of NWEA Map testing online using the computer lab and Chromebooks for grades K-8. In total the testing is two one hour sessions per student (less for K-2). Students have been doing a great job so far. Ask your child about the process.
• Volunteer hour check in
  It is mid-way through the school year. You can check on your volunteer hours through our school website using your hot lunch password. 15 volunteer hours are required per family by June 2019.
• Verizon customers- remind.com change
  Verizon has started charging a large fee for remind texts. For this reason Remind.com has blocked Verizon customers from receiving texts from Remind. Verizon customers will no longer get school texts and need to adjust accordingly.
  You can still get school reminds from the app or by email, but you must set up your account to do so.
• Coming Soon - Chess Club
  The next Chess Club session will begin on Friday, January 25, 2019. A flyer is posted on the school website and will be coming home in January in the VIP.
• 8th Grade to the Future City Engineering Competition
  Our thoughts and prayers will be with our 8th graders as they head out the morning of Jan. 29 to compete against other schools in the Future City Engineering Competition. They have worked hard on their project- we are proud of them and can't wait to hear how they do at competition.
• Coming Soon - Young Rembrandts Art Class
  The next after school Art Class will begin on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. A flyer is posted on the school website and will be coming home in January in the VIP.
• Save The Date
  Wacky Winter Science Show & Family Engagement coming to St. Valentine School, Friday, February 1, 2019 at 7:00 pm. This fun filled science program will close our celebration of Catholic Schools Week. There is no charge for this family school event.

Flyers

• Little Caesars Pizza Kit Fundraiser - posted through 1/22/2019
• Chess Club - posted through 1/24/2019
• Yound Rembrandts Art Class - posted through 1/30/2019
• Wacky Winter Science Show - posted through 2/1/2019
• PTC Red and White Valentine Dance - posted through 2/8/2019

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 January: Justice    

Show the virtue of justice to your children.  Justice is respecting and giving what is due to God and to others by choosing what is right.  As a parents we should demonstrate self – discipline and know how to correct our children when they are not being just.  Children who are held accountable for what they do, learn the meaning of justice. Justice is the application of prudence.