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Academic Bowl 1 St. AugusƟne Field Trip 2 Spagheƫ Dinner 3 Grade 8 Volunteers 3 Run of Dye 4 Rube Goldberg 5 3rd Grade Art Project 6 Inside this issue: NewsleƩer Volume 9 May 2014 Academic Bowl In April, students at Saint Joseph Catholic School competed in an Academic Bowl at Melbourne Central Catholic against students from other Catholic schools in our area. Our students did very well. Sixth Grade Tayler VioleƩe ..... 3 rd place .... Poetry InterpretaƟon Kaydee Tubens .... 3 rd place .... Prose InterpretaƟon Colby Sandberg ... 2 nd place ...Number Sense Kaydee Tubens .... 3 rd place .... Impromptu Speaking Ariyana Kermani.. 1 st place .... Science Seventh Grade AlLaurie Longchamp ... 3 rd place .... Music Memory AlLaurie Longchamp ... 3 rd place .... Ready WriƟng Ben Peña ...................... 3 rd place .... Number Sense Sarah Davis ................... 2 nd place ...Vocabulary Eighth Grade Daniela Rivera .............. 2 nd place ...Original Oratory Elizabeth Diaz ............... 2 nd place ...Number Sense It is almost unbelievable that May has arrived already. While school doesn’t let out this year until June 6, there are many end-of-year activities that will take place this month. I encourage you to come and enjoy the activities as we wind down another successful year and begin to look ahead. Ecclesia One particularly exciting event that will take place on May 9 th is the dedication of a Friendship Bench through the Mayor’s Ball and Tiny Girl, Big Dream, Inc. You can learn about this project on-line. I would like to thank the donor of our bench, Wade Trim, for their donation. We learned about this project, last year and student council was planning on creating something like this with their funding. Instead it was donated. At the dedication, the Mayor and Acacia, the 11 year old who founded this organization with her mother will be speaking. The bench will then be permanently placed on our campus. I would also like to mention the Spaghetti Dinner being given in our honor by the Knights of Columbus. This year, it will be on May 17 th . Please make an effort to attend. The Knights fund the dinner and all of the proceeds go to the school. Tickets are available in the school office. I hope you join us! Blessings - Claudia Allen Stokes

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Academic Bowl  1 

St. Augus ne Field Trip  2 

Spaghe  Dinner  3 

Grade 8 Volunteers  3 

Run of Dye  4 

Rube Goldberg  5 

3rd Grade Art Project  6 

Inside this issue: 

Newsle er Volume 9  May 2014 

Academic Bowl In April, students at Saint Joseph Catholic School competed in an Academic Bowl at Melbourne Central 

Catholic against students from other Catholic schools in our area.  Our students did very well. 

Sixth Grade Tayler Viole e ..... 3rd place .... Poetry Interpreta on Kaydee Tubens .... 3rd place .... Prose Interpreta on Colby Sandberg ... 2nd place ... Number Sense Kaydee Tubens .... 3rd place .... Impromptu Speaking Ariyana Kermani.. 1st place .... Science    

Seventh Grade Al‐Laurie Longchamp ... 3rd place .... Music Memory Al‐Laurie Longchamp ... 3rd place .... Ready Wri ng Ben Peña ...................... 3rd place .... Number Sense Sarah Davis ................... 2nd place ... Vocabulary  Eighth Grade Daniela Rivera .............. 2nd place ... Original Oratory Elizabeth Diaz ............... 2nd place ... Number Sense 

It is almost unbelievable that May has arrived already. While school doesn’t let out

this year until June 6, there are many end-of-year activities that will take place this

month. I encourage you to come and enjoy the activities as we wind down another

successful year and begin to look ahead. Ecclesia

One particularly exciting event that will take place on May 9th is the dedication of a

Friendship Bench through the Mayor’s Ball and Tiny Girl, Big Dream, Inc. You can

learn about this project on-line. I would like to thank the donor of our bench, Wade

Trim, for their donation. We learned about this project, last year and student council

was planning on creating something like this with their funding. Instead it was

donated. At the dedication, the Mayor and Acacia, the 11 year old who founded this

organization with her mother will be speaking. The bench will then be permanently

placed on our campus.

I would also like to mention the Spaghetti Dinner being given in our honor by the

Knights of Columbus. This year, it will be on May 17th. Please make an effort to

attend. The Knights fund the dinner and all of the proceeds go to the

school. Tickets are available in the school office. I hope you join us!

Blessings - Claudia Allen Stokes

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Volume 9 Page 2

Visit the  on Babcock St. for dinner any Friday, tell them you are from St. Joseph School and 10% of your check will be donated to 

the school. 

In April, Pre‐Kindergarteners used their pa erning skills to make necklaces in Art Class. 

St. Augus ne In April, our 3rd and 4th graders 

took a trip to historic St. 

Augus ne.  They took a trolley 

tour of the oldest city, saw the 

great cross at Mission of Nombre 

de Dios which stands 208 feet 

tall, visited the Cas llo De San 

Marcos, explored the Pirate & 

Treasure Museum, learned a lot 

about history at the Colonial 

Quarter and while at the Spanish 

Hospital, one of the students got 

to play the roll of the pa ent with 

the simula on of the removal of 

her arm. 

Dates to Remember (not men oned elsewhere in this Newsle er)

Event  May 

Grds 1‐4 Track Meet  2 

School Dance  2 

1st Communion rehearsal  2 or 8 

1st Communion  4 or 10 

$1.00 NUT Day  7 

Early Dismissal  14 

Spanish Showcase  16 

May Birthday NUT Day  21 

Middle School Play  22 

No School  26 

Grade 8 Finals  27, 28, 29 

Grade 6 & 7 Finals start  30 

Kindergarten’s Interna onal Food Fest

  30 

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Volume 9 Page 3

8th Grade Volunteers Every year, 8th grade students complete service hours for Gradua on, Confirma on, and Na onal Junior Honor Society. The following is a list of services 8th graders accomplished this year ‐ over 470 hours! 

Served at Ice Cream Social  Sorted clothes at Nana’s House  Tutored math students a er school  Served at ACE Breakfast  Visited residents at Palms Rehabilita on  Helped set up for school Mardi Gras   Babysat  Volunteered at Wuesthoff Hospital  Volunteered in Child and Family Consultant Office  Helped in school Recycle Club  Shelved books at DeGroot Library  Helped with Golf Tournament  Altar Server  Helped at Make a Difference Day  Served at Grandparents Breakfast  Greeted guests at Jersey Mike’s  Helped with school Pep Squad 

Served at Our Lady of Grace Soup Kitchen  Took Na onal Assessment of Educa onal Progress 

Test  Cleaned office windows  Took friend’s elderly mother to church  Stuffed envelopes at church  Served at St. Joseph Catholic Church Thanksgiving 

Dinner  Cleaned St. Joseph Catholic School Kitchen  Worked at St. Joseph Catholic School registra on  Filled back‐packs for underprivileged at Florida 

Ins tute of Technology   Made soup with Fr. Bob  Helped organize a business  Served at the concession stand at Palm Bay High 

School  Took care of Grandma a er surgery  Helped at Vaca on Bible School  Mowed lawns  Helped Grandfather with house work and dog  Worked at St. Joseph Catholic Church Fall Fes val  Helped St. Joseph Catholic School teachers a er 

school 

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1981 Mattison Drive NE Palm Bay, FL 32905

[email protected]

http://www.sbgsr.com

(321) 724

8873

Volume 9 Page 4

Run or Dye Billed as the most colorful race in the world, Eastern Florida State College’s Palm Bay Campus held it’s first ever Run or Dye 5k race on Saturday April 19th.  The race is known for its color‐blasted celebra on of life, happiness, friendship, fitness and fun as par cipants ran, walked, danced or 

skipped to the finished line.  Some of our very own Saint  Joseph faculty and families par cipated in this fun filled event. 

GOD’S ABUNDANT BLESSINGS TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS! 

On Holy Saturday, April 19, 2014, at the Easter Vigil Mass, 11 children and 6 adults celebrated the Sacraments of Ini a on, Bap sm, Confirma on and Holy Communion.  

We extend our hear elt best wishes and congratula ons to: 

Jill Allen William Almeter Richard Berry 

Evealyson Camarda Corie Cook 

Isaiah Durant 

Chelsea Gibbens Todd Gibbens Kamryn Geis Alexa Henry 

Sebas en Leveille Kailyn Marold Dakota Parris Cynthia Perry Kaitlin Ray 

William Ryding, Jr. Cameron Stewart. 

May Melodies and  

Art Extravaganza The annual May Melodies Concert and Art Extravaganza will be held on the evening of Wednesday May 21.  It will begin with the art show opening at 6pm in the library and middle school hallway area from 6‐6:45pm.  The students will report to the church for the concert at 

6:30pm with parents following at 6:45pm.  The concert will be from 7:00pm‐8:00pm in the church.  Students should wear informal  

uniform and summer  shoes (flip‐flops  & sandals)! 

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Volume 9 Page 5

News From the Science Lab 

The 8th grade ended their unit on Energy Transfers and Simple Machines with a very popular lab. In small groups, they researched  and then built their own Rube Goldberg type Machine. A Rube Goldberg Machine uses a complicated contrap on to complete a simple task such as popping a balloon or feeding fish. Using items such as pool noodles, marbles and toy cars, they demonstrated their knowledge of how each simple machine works and how they could transfer energy using them. This was a great prac cal demonstra on of their knowledge! 

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Volume 9 Page 6

Can‐gineering Event The Can‐gineering event held at MCC in April was a 

great success for the local food banks with over 16,000 

cans collected.  The Saint Joseph Science Enrichment 

group, led by Mr. Martelli, par cipated in the event 

using Chef‐Boyardee Ravioli cans to build this heart 

shaped sculpture. 

Thank you to Mr. Martelli, Science Enrichment and all 

of our parent volunteers that helped both at the event 

and transpor ng cans. 

Thank You To all of the families and friends of  

Saint Joseph Catholic School  

for par cipa ng in out recent fundraiser at 

Jersey Mike’s Subs.   

The event earned $224.13 for the school. 

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5320 Babcock St. NE Palm Bay, FL 

Phone: 321‐723‐8866 Fax: 321‐727‐1181 

E‐mail: falcaoy@st‐joe.org 

Mission Statement Saint Joseph Catholic School offers  

pre‐kindergar en through eighth g ade st dents the high academic standards and cur iculum of the  

Diocese of Orlando.  We recog ize each st dent as a unique individual created in the image of God.  Our communit  welcomes, educates, and challenges  

children to become lifelong lear ers and followers of  Jesus Christ. 

Saint Joseph Catholic 

School 

www.st‐joe‐school.org 

For Earth Day, the third grade made  

Horrible Happy Harry planters.