ST. VINCENT DE

PAUL CATHOLIC

CHURCH

Dear St. Vincent de Paul Parish School families,

SAFETY IS A PRIORITY. Parents, being patient for five minutes can make all

the difference. Parents and students are still walking between busses and cars on Maple Street at dismissal. This is extremely dangerous, and we ask that you refrain from

taking that route. Please use the entrance on Walnut Street to pick up your children. The safety of everyone is a top priority. Have a great weekend!!!

Mrs. Salamon

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR Next week, our Community Council will be hosting

the annual Scholastic Book Fair in the Family Center Scullen Room. Students will

visit the Book Fair on Monday and Tuesday morning. This year, you can check out

our fair online at scholastic.com/fair.

http://www.scholastic.com/bf/stvincentdepaulschool10 More information is attached.

SCHOOL PICTURE DAY All of our learners will have their picture taken by

Lifetouch Studios on Tuesday, September 18. An order form was sent home today

with each child, send in your order form, with payment on picture day. Or you may

pre-order your package at mylifetouch.com using our Picture Day ID of WP047034YO

and send your receipt in on picture day with your child. Students may wear appropriate

dress-up clothes on this day!

MAP TESTING Our kindergarten through eighth grade students will begin the

Diocese of Cleveland Standardized test next week. The diocese switched to MAP

testing last year in place of the IOWA tests. Our testing window is the next two

weeks. MAP testing occurs in fall, winter and spring. Here is a link for parent

information. https://www.nwea.org/parent-toolkit/

ACME COMMUNITY CASHBACK Please participate in this easy fundraiser!

Shop at Acme Fresh Market and send your receipt in to the school. Our school will

receive 5% cash back. See the attached flyer for details.

SPIRIT WEAR Clothing and other items for both adults and kids will be available for

purchase starting Monday, September 17th through Ritchies Sporting Goods website. All

orders must be placed online by Sunday, September 30th. See the attached fliers or visit

www.ritchiessports.com/shop to see what is being offered. Delivery of the items will be on

or before October 12th. You can check out a couple of the items we offered last year by

stopping by the book fair this Sunday, after the 11:00 am mass. ** Please note that Spirit

Wear cannot be worn as part of your child’s school uniform but there will be Spirit Wear

dress down days throughout the school year.**

VIRTUS Training Wednesday 9-26 from 3:15pm to 6:00 pm. All volunteers who

work with our children more than 4 hours a month must be VIRTUS trained.

Register for training at this site. https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/index.cfm

Tithing Envelopes These were sent home today.

MASS SCHEDULE

SAT. 5:00 P.M.

SUN. 8:30 A.M.

SUN.11:00 A.M.

IMPORTANT

DATES:

MAP Testing

Begins This

Week

BOOK FAIR

SEPTEMBER 16, 17,

18

PICTURE DAY

SEPTEMBER 18

FEAST DAY OF

SAINT VINCENT

DE PAUL

SEPTEMBER 27

NO SCHOOL/

Teacher In-

Service

OCTOBER 12

17 South Maple Street Akron, Ohio 44303 330.762.5912

Your lunch order and payment are due on the first day of the school week - one envelope/check per family is fine!

Please send your child(ren’s) lunch money in an envelope. Each lunch is $2.75 per day, per child.

Reduced price is $ .40 per day if you have applied/been approved.

Please clearly mark the front of the envelope with each of your children’s names and grades and indicate which days your child will be wanting the hot

lunch tray.

Milk is included in the tray lunch. You may purchase an extra milk ticket for $2.50.

For those who wish to pack their lunch, and just buy milk: Please follow the same procedure as you always have - mark your envelope:

“milk money, for _____, grade ___”

-The price of milk is $2.50 per week or $.50 per day. You may purchase an extra milk ticket for $2.50 per week.

“USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.”

MONDAY, September 17 Chicken Sandwich Roasted Broccoli,

Fruit Cocktail, Milk

TUESDAY, September 18 Meatball Sandwich

Salad Bananas

Milk

WEDNESDAY, September 19 Chicken Gravy

Mashed Potatoes Corn

Grapes Milk

THURSDAY, September 20 Macaroni and Cheese

Green Beans Apples

Milk

FRIDAY, September 21 Sloppy Joes

Roasted Potatoes Oranges

Milk

Weekly Lunch Menu

Volunteer Job Descriptions

TALENTS/HOBBIES TO SHARE!!!

DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, SEW, OR BAKE?? SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE?? ARE YOU A

GARDENER?? POLICE OFFICER/DOCTOR/LAWYER/JUDGE/CARPENTER/FIRE

FIGHTER…ETC….??? PLEASE LET US KNOW OF ANY TALENTS OR HOBBIES THAT YOU COULD SHARE

WITH OUR CHILDREN!!!

Classroom Parent Liaison

The classroom parent’s main responsibility is to share by email the activities that go on throughout the school

year with the other parents in your child’s grade. The Community Council will send you emails about activities,

and you are asked to send the information to fellow parents. The parent liaison also plans and coordinates with

other parents the 2 classroom parties( Christmas and Halloween). Duties for this person include working with the

teacher to coordinate the 2 class parties and give jobs to the parent volunteers. You will be given a small budget

to help plan the party. Please indicate the grade you are signing up for.

Cafeteria Helper/Lunch Duty

You would help serve lunch, prepare teacher trays, and clean up. Volunteer times are available daily from 10:50-

12:00. You can choose a day of the week to come help each week.

STAFF APPRECIATION

VOLUNTEERS ASSIST THE STAFF APPRECIATION CHAIR PERSON WITH PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MONTHLY STAFF

APPRECIATION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PROVIDING COFFEE AND DONUTS BEFORE SCHOOL, LUNCH SERVED IN THE TEACHERS’

LOUNGE DURING THEIR LUNCH PERIOD, ETC. DURING STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK, THERE WILL BE DAILY NEEDS. IT’S SIMPLE

TO SEND SOMETHING IN AND DOESN’T USUALLY REQUIRE BEING AT THE SCHOOL.

All School Event

Every year an event is planned to build community and raise funds for the school. Past events include reverse

raffle, auction, carnival, casino night, etc. There will be lots of opportunities to volunteer for this event, and it

will be easy to pick a job that fits both your talents and your schedule!

GOOD SAMARITAN

VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE FOOD TO PROVIDE OCCASIONAL MEALS FOR PARISH AND SCHOOL FAMILIES WHO HAVE A NEED

SUCH AS BIRTH OR FAMILY EMERGENCY. TYPICALLY YOU WILL BE GIVEN A SERIES OF DAYS TO CHOOSE FROM FOR A

PARTICULAR FAMILY AND ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE AN ENTRÉE, SIDE DISH, SALAD AND DESSERT. THE ORGANIZER WILL SEND

OUT A SIGN UPS AS NEEDED.

Bakers

Get your secret recipes ready! If you are a talented baker, this job is for you. Prepare and deliver baked goods to

the school when needed for staff lunches, special events and/or meetings throughout the school year.

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Whether you want to volunteer once a week, once a month or once during the year we need your help. Volunteerism is not only essential to maintaining the richness of our school, but it is also a great way to get to know other parents and become involved in school and parish activities. Many of the positions can be completed at night or weekends. Find a job that works with your schedule!

Thank you in advance for sharing your time and talents with all of us! We are looking forward to another

successful year at St. Vincent elementary school. Please sign up and return this form to school no later than MONDAY, September 24, 2018 so that we can start off the new school year organized and

ready to go!

Review the Volunteer Job Descriptions sheet, fill in your information below and then circle or put a check mark beside the volunteer opportunities you choose! Feel free to write any notes beside it.

Your name _____________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number _____________________________Email _______________________________________

Names/Grades of your children ____________________________________________________________

Volunteer Opportunities:

Classroom Parent Liaison

Grade: _______________________

Cafeteria Helper/Lunch Duty

Staff Appreciation

Baker

All School Event

Good Samaritan

Volunteering is a great way to make new friends!

We try our best to make sure that everyone is included in our volunteer positions; However, if you have not received a call to volunteer,

or if you have any questions, please email Alison Breaux at gowithbreaux@gmail.com

IT TAKES A VILLAGE!

COME BE A VILLAGER!

2018-2019 VOLUNTEER SIGN UP

FORM

SVDP Community Council

“Parents, teachers, coaches, parish,

community… all working together for

our children and our school!”

VIRTUS Training Thank you for volunteering at St. Vincent de Paul Parish and School. As part of our on-going desire to protect and serve our students, the Diocese of Cleveland has established an educational session which includes a brief summary of the diocesan policies concerning sexual abuse prevention and recognition referred to as VIRTUS.

All volunteers and staff members who meet the definition below are required to attend a training session before interacting with our children.

A Volunteer is anyone who works with children, without any express or implied promise of remuneration, more than (4) hours a month or who works with children more frequently than once a month.

Our own Deacon Bob is a certified facilitator for the required VIRTUS session. He will be presenting a training after school on Wednesday, September 26th from 3:15 pm until 6:00 pm in the Scullen Room. To register for this session, please visit:

• https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/index.cfm• Select “First Time Registrant”• Choose the session on September 26th at St. Vincent – Akron (be sure you choose the Akron

location as there are multiple St. Vincent parishes in the Diocese)

If you are unable to attend this session, please sign up for another location (full list is available at the web address above). All sessions are free of charge.

In addition to the VIRTUS session, all volunteers must have a background check (BCI) on file with the rectory office. This can be obtained for $25 at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) at688 Wolf Ledges Parkway (across from the Main Post Office). Please request that reports be sent to: Ellen Dies St. Vincent de Paul Parish 164 W. Market Street Akron, OH 44303

Thank you for cooperation in protecting and serving our students. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the school.

Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings kids the books they want to read. We'll receive a wonderful selection of engaging and

affordable books for every reading level, and all purchases benefit our school!

Reading for pleasure inside and outside of school has real and long-lasting benefits.

:IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

This Sunday the 16th, the Book Fair is open to all after mass. You are welcome to bring friends and family to browse or purchase books for your child or themselves!

Monday the 17th & Tuesday the 18th your children will be given time within school hours to visit the Book Fair and make purchases. Please send your child’s money in an envelope with their name & amount available to spend. **Students can also purchase books for their classroom. Include a note with your payment if you would like to do this!

We will help them choose the books most appropriate for them! Checks should be made payable to the SVDP Community Council and we do take credit cards!

Thank you for your continued support of St. Vincent de Paul Parish School! We look forward to seeing you at the Book Fair!