Eagles’ View St. Stephen Catholic School

414 S Hyland Park Dr., Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 970-945-7746

November 17, 2017

Upcoming Events at St. Stephen Catholic School and Parish there are so many ways to join in and be active members of our community.

11/21 K-2 -Thanksgiving Program and Celebration – Poinsettia Order Forms are due 11/22 thru 11/24 Thanksgiving Break! 11/26 – Christmas Tree Sale begins! 11/27 -School Resumes 11/29 -Sacramental Parent – Sponsor Mtg. 5:00 p.m. 11/30 –Picture Retakes at 1:00pm 12/1- Rosary at 2:30 p.m. 12/3-Sacremental Parent-Sponsor Mtg. 9:00am 12/6 – St. Nicholas Day! 12/7 – Children’s Mass at 8:15 a.m. Early 1:30 dismissal 12/8 – Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Mass 11:00 a.m. 12/12 – Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass 11:00 a.m. 12/19 – Breakfast with Santa in the Parish Hall at 7:00 a.m.

Notice of Student Non-Discrimination Policy The Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Denver, under the jurisdiction of Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, S.T.L. and at the direction of the Superintendent, state that all of their Catholic schools admit students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the schools. Furthermore, Archdiocesan schools admit handicapped students in accord with the policy on Admissions in the Archdiocese of Denver Catholic Schools Administrator’s Manual. These schools do not discriminate on the basis of race, age, handicap, color, national or ethnic origin in the administration of their educational policies, employment practices, scholarship and loan programs, or athletic or other school-administered programs.

We are grateful for all of our students and families. May God bless and protect all of you throughout this holiday season! – The SSCS Crew

We Survived the Grand Avenue Bridge Project ! Our Schedule Returns to our normal 7:55 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 20th! Thank you for your patience.

Many thanks to the anonymous parents for the pre-holiday treat. We are so grateful for your thoughtfulness! - The SSCS Crew

Spreading the Joy of Christmas! Coming soon… Christmas Gift Baskets for Families in Need.

As Pope Francis says, “To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us.” Each year through the generosity of our students and parents, we are able to share the spirit of Christmas with local families in need. Each class adopts a family who has fallen on hard times. These needy families submit a Christmas wish list, and then SSCS students/families donate food, clothing, toys and gift cards to help these families have a good Christmas. We would like to encourage you to talk about the idea of helping those who are less fortunate with your child. Please consider creating a list of household chores that your child could do to earn money to buy a gift for a someone in need. Look for more information after Thanksgiving break.

Hands-On Science! Earlier this week our 3rd graders went to Mitchell Creek to learn about how the biomass of the invertebrates and the health of the vegetation in and around the creek determines the quality of the water and the health of the creek. These are important things to know especially since we live in the valley that is the source of the water for the Colorado River. Understanding water conservation and how to keep our water supply clean is very important for our children to know now and in the future.

Christmas Tree Sale!

Please support our school by purchasing your

Christmas tree from our parking lot Christmas tree

lot. Thank you!

*Colorado Blue Spruce

*Locally grown

*Fresh from the tree farm

*The trees will arrive on November 26th!

*$35 suggested donation

Our Annual Thanksgiving Program is Tuesday, November 21st at 8:45 in the Parish Hall! Each year the kindergarten and first graders delight us all with a Thanksgiving Program. This year the second grade will be joining in on the fun. After these students perform for the school, in the Parish Hall; the kinder, first and second graders will embark on a 1620 May Flower as part of their American History/Social Studies unit. Afterwards these classes have a Thanksgiving pot-luck in the Parish Hall.

The Builder’s Club Annual

Pancake Breakfast with Santa!

December 5th at 7:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall

Annual Poinsettia Sale! Please support our school and order your poinsettias for the upcoming holiday season. *After mass sales/orders on 11/18 & 11/19 *Order forms are due Tues. (11/21). *Poinsettias will arrive on Wed. (12/6).

Thank you!

Mrs. Leidy Ruiz is Proud to be an SSCS Eagle! Mrs. Ruiz is our Administrative Assistant. -Leidy Ruiz Hello St. Stephen’s Family. I am happy to join the St. Stephen’s School Staff as the new administrative assistant! For the past year I have been working at St. Stephen’s Church as the bookkeeper. I have two children in the school, Emiliano in 2nd grade and Sofia in 5th grade, so I am familiar with the school and some of the families. I look forward to this new endeavor and look forward to working with our wonderful staff and families.

In an effort to better serve the needs or our SSCS families by providing the consistency of one person at our front desk Mrs. Ruiz is now working at the school full-time. Ms. Arahana Contreras is currently working part – time at the parish office, as their bookkeeper, while she finishes her college degree.

Thank you for another great

Spaghetti Dinner!

On behalf of the St. Stephen Catholic School and the

Spaghetti Dinner Committee, we would like to thank all the

school families, staff and parishioners that supported our

school fundraising event by Donating, Attending &

Volunteering to make this event a SUCCESS!! A Special

Thank you to our generous Sponsors!!

We are really proud of this amazing St Stephen Tradition

and we’re looking forward to many more years to come!!

Spaghetti Dinner Committee

We are Grateful for our Spaghetti Dinner Sponsors!