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"Fulfillment does not lie in comfort, ease, and following one's own inclinations, but precisely in allowing demands to be made upon you, in taking the harder path. Everything else turns out somehow boring, anyway."

- Pope Benedict XVI

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Lent


Lent began on February 17th. This is a time of preparation for the greatest feast of the year - Easter. Let's be well prepared to celebrate this feast. The best preparation is the traditional penitential practices of the church. Fasting, Prayer, Almsgiving ...read more

Grade 5 Field Trip
Grade 5 Class On January 28, 2010 our Grade 5 class went on a field trip read more
Speech Arts Festival

We are very much looking forward to the annual Speech Arts Festival. The Primary Festival will take place on Monday, March 22 and the Intermediate Festival on Tuesday, March 23. The purpose of the Speech Arts Festival is to give students an opportunity to develop public speaking skills, exposure to the rich tradition of poetry in the English language and to better meet our curriculum goals in Language Arts.

Each class from Grades 1—7 will be preparing a poem for group presentation. There are also opportunities for individual presentations. The categories for Primary students (grade 1 – 3) are: Poetry Recitation, Prepared Bible Reading and Storytelling. The categories for Intermediate students are: Poetry Recitation, Prepared Bible Reading and Persuasive Speech. All students from Grades 3—7 will be required to choose and present a poem for the individual category. All students from Grades 1—7 are invited to compete in any individual category they wish, however, it would fall on the student with parent help at home to prepare for this. Each class will have a mini festival sometime before March 22 where up to 3 students in each category will be chosen to take part in the School Festival.

Students will be selected from each category to go on the Catholic Schools Regional Festival, which takes place April 13th and 14th. The students will benefit greatly from this opportunity and I am very much looking forward to hearing their presentations.

Sacramental Preparation

Dear parents of students in Grades 2 and 7. We have planned the dates of parent meeting for the First Reconciliation, First Communion and Confirmation. Please mark the following dates in your calendar.

Grade 2

Date Time Event
 16 Mar 2010  6:30 pm  First Communion Meeting
 20 Apr 2010  6:30 pm  First Communion Practice
 25 Apr 2010  2:00 pm  First Communion

 

 

 

Grade 7 Confirmation: 21 June 2010, 7:00 pm

  

Patriot Athletics

Welcome to an exciting year of basketball at St. Jude School! The 2010 regular season began on January 4th and will continue on to the middle of February. Playoff schedules for qualifying teams will be given out when the regular season has concluded. The coaching staff of St. Jude is working hard to teach your children the fundamentals of basketball. We look forward to your support and encouragement for our teams this season. Good luck to all of our players and coaches!

PATRIOTS BASKETBALL RECAP

On Thursday,January 14 our grade 5 boys basketball team played two games against Our Lady of Sorrows. In the first game the boys played well and worked hard and had the lead for most of the game. Unfortunately, they lost by two points in the last few minutes of the game. Good luck next time! In the second game, they boys played well and made only a few mistakes, as a result they won the game. With our fantastic coaches, we will learn and improve and have fun during games and practices no matter what the result will be.  This write up was written by Marco Favaro & Anthony Conte

On Monday,January 25 our grade 5 boys had an exciting game against St. Helen's. As the game started the boys were winning by a landslide, but St. Helen's came back in an extraordinary way. The boys on the bench were positive they were going to lose in overtime. However, their coach Mr. Bautista cheered up the team. As the game went into a second overtime, Isabelo Bautista made the game winning lay up that looked very pro. Written by Mark Ruby

The Juvenile Boys will play in the OLS Tournament next week on Jan.29 Good luck boys!

The Juvenile Girls have played extremely well this season. They have posted convincing wins over Holy Cross and OLS, two talented teams. They have consistently played a high-tempo game.

The Juvenile Girls played their first away game on January 20 at St. Helen’s. They had a very successful win over them as the final was 8-2. They did not give up a single basket and the points that St. Helen’s did get were from free throws. They played their hearts out and it was worth it. Keep up the great defense and superior work girls!

On Monday January 25, the Juvenile Girls played their rematch against St. Helen's and again in convincing fashion played solid defense. They allowed them to score only 2 baskets as the girls have beaten every team in their league. As the season moves forward, they will be playing in tournaments at St. Patrick and at Corpus Christi. Please consult the schedule for game days!

The Junior Boys and Girls won their game against SFA in style. They were determined to avenge last week’s lackluster performance against Holy Cross. They vowed to be more aggressive on the ball and delivered on their promise. Good Job!

The Senior Girls have only played one game thus far and lost a very close game to Holy Cross. The girls played well in their first game and believe that they can build on the skills and teamwork that they have demonstrated. Their next game is January 20 @ OLS. 

The Senior Girls had tough games against Holy Cross on January 12 and January 20 at OLS. They showed a lot of teamwork, sportsmanship and a great effort. Unfortunately, they lost by a single basket against Holy Cross and by 6 points against OLS.  Both games were very close and it came down to the wire, but couldn’t pull out the victory. They have improved a lot from last year and hope to move forward as the season progresses. Though they lost, they had fun and a good time. The girls enjoyed talking to their former gym and French teacher, Mr. Durnin. Good luck next game girls.

On Tuesday January 12, the grade 7 boys had a game against Holy Cross. Much excitement and anticipation was brought to the game as the boys played an amazing game. They showed a great deal of strength, teamwork, and sportsmanship. They had an awesome time as we saw our old friend Mr. Durnin. We had lots of laughs, lots of fun, and lots of energy. The end result was 35-19 Holy Cross. Great effort boys! written by Allan Duong

The Senior Boys also had a game at OLS on January 20. There were a few positives; everyone on the team scored at least one basket and strong performances by Dennis, Nikko and Daniel. Let’s keep plugging away guys!

* Please note: Revised Game Schedule

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First Rule of Participation - School work comes first!

The basketball season is long and demanding. Each team will practice and play several times each week. Students who do not regularly turn in their school work will be asked to quit basketball in order to focus on academics. To be successful part of the St. Jude basketball program, students must work hard on and off the court.

Home Games

It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to arrange to have their child picked-up after home games. Generally, home games begin at 3:30 pm and are over by 4:15 pm. When both the boys and girls play home games on the same day however, the later game usually ends by 5:15 pm.

Away Games

If you are able to drive your child and/or other players to any away games or tournaments, please inform the coach of your child's team as soon as possible. Arranging rides for away games can be stressful task, so please give as much advance notification as possible. Away games usually begin at 3:30 pm and end by 4:15 pm. When both boys and girls teams play away games at the same school, on the same day, the later game usually ends by 5:15 pm. **It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian of each child to arrange to have their child picked up from every away game.**

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News & Reminders

Income tax receipts for 2009 taxation year is available for pickup at the school office. Be sure to enter your receipt amount in the charitable contributions box of your income tax return.


We continue to need your support for the Superbucks program.Orders submitted by 10:00 am Monday mornings will be filled by following Monday at the latest.


School Mass -  please join us on Wednesday March 10th @ 9:30 am.


The grade Threes are presenting an assembly on Wednesday, March 24th at 10:00 am. You are most welcome to join us!


Olympic BreakOlympic Break  Feb 14 - 28


Mite boxes went home recently. Donations collected in mite boxes go to support the education expenses of our seminarians. Please encourage your children to be generous!


Student Led conferences take place on Thursday March 11 from 12:00 - 7:30 pm. Schedules have been returned to parents. Please check with the office if you have not received your conference time..