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WEEKLY NEWS
APRIL 14, 2021
ANCHORED IN HOPE
Dear Panther Families,
Happy Easter and welcome back!
We are now into the last 9 weeks of the 2020-2021 school year! Hopefully, our students experienced a
relaxing Easter Break and are eager to return. We are thrilled to welcome all of you back as we continue
learning and growing!
As Easter is a time of hope, new life, and new beginnings, it is fitting that we take this time to announce
that Ms. Cathy Grimes will retire at the end of this school year. It is difficult to express the honor it has
been to have had the opportunity to work with Ms. Grimes of over the years, the dedication she has
shown, the lives she has changed, and her deep love of the St. Bernadette community. Please see her
heartfelt message below:
Dear Parents, guardians, former students, and colleagues,
I am sending this letter to let you know of my gratitude, appreciation, and love for all of you who
I have met over the past 38 years. My experience of teaching at St. Bernadette has been an
amazing faith journey. Your kind words and support over the years will be with me always. Being in
the St. Bernadette community, I have been so fortunate to see so many of my former students grow-
up to become such amazing successful adults. So, it is with both joy and sadness, mostly joy, that I
am announcing my retirement at the end of this school year. I have been truly blessed to be able to
serve all of you.
Peace, love, and light always,
Ms. G
Not to worry, Ms. Grimes will still be on campus regularly as she promises to substitute teach as much as
needed!
To help fill this gap in the middle school teaching staff and St. Bernadette community, we are excited to
welcome our current Middle School Spanish teacher, Don Carlos, to a full time assignment beginning in
the fall! Please see more about the experience Don Carlos brings to St. Bernadette below:
Don Carlos grew up in Spain. He has been in the state of Washington for over 30 years and earned his
bachelor’s degree in English from Washington State University. After college, he worked at Microsoft,
Adobe, and Seattle University before becoming a stay at home dad. Don Carlos taught Spanish and
PE at Christ the King Parish School in North Seattle for several years where he also served as Director
of Faith Formation. He is currently teaching Spanish at St. Bernadette and Theology at Kennedy
Catholic High School. Don Carlos enjoys reading, coaching, traveling and staying involved in the
parish. He lives in Burien with his wife, Lisa, and sons, Paco and Mariano.
1028 SW 128th, Burien, WA 98146 www.stbernadettesea.org
In more exciting news...
This Friday, April 16, we celebrate the feast day of our patron, St. Bernadette. Students have created
simple paper candles in preparation for our outdoor student procession in the tradition of Lourdes,
France. The procession will begin at the doors of the main office at 9 AM. Classes will begin in a
staggered start to ensure social distancing and our 4th graders will lead the way as the readers for
the service! Fr. John will be with us and we will even have the opportunity to celebrate the Eucharist
together!
Finally, the Parent Club Take-Out Spaghetti Feed is this Saturday, April 17, 4:00-6:00 PM in the front
parking lot on 128th. It's open to all! So please tell your extended family and friends they can order
here. Dinner includes the Famous Mastandrea spaghetti and meatballs, a roll, salad, and drink.
Meals, as well as optional $1 raffle tickets for Game Night, Movie Night, and Summer Fun baskets,
and desserts will be available for purchase via curbside pickup. The raffle basket winners will be
announced next Monday the 19th.
In preparation for this event, Parent Club requests the following dessert donations by class:
Chocolate – 8th Grade
Cheesecake – 7th Grade
Box of cookies – 6th Grade
Baked Brownies – 5th Grade
Cupcakes – 4th Grade
Tiramisu – 3rd Grade
Carrot Cake – 2nd Grade
Apple Pie – 1st Grade
Cherry Pie – Kindergarten
Cupcakes – PreK
If you are able to help support this event by donating a dessert, please send your donation into the
school office on Friday, April 16 or bring to the parish hall kitchen on Saturday, April 17, at 3 PM.
Eve Ruiz
Principal
2nd Grade Easter Art
PS & PK
read
about
and
colored
owls.
April 16 Feast of St. Bernadette
Calendar April 17 Spaghetti Dinner!! Get tickets here.
May 14 Jog-a-Thon - sponsor form is here
May 28 Field Day
Dates for the school year are found on the website calendar .
Scrip Now is the time to purchase Scrip!
RaiseRight replaced Myscripwallet. If you RaiseRight
Information are new to scrip, download and
use our enrollment code, ED47FDBC5849 .
Reminder: All St. Bernadette families need to raise $150 in profit for school through Scrip. New
families need to raise $40 in profit through SCRIP.
St. Bernadette Parent Club News
Parent Club Spaghetti Feed - This
Weekend - April 17 - 4:00-6:00 pm
Purchase your Spaghetti Feed tickets
here.
$15 gets you an amazing delicious dinner
prepared by Chef Mastandrea and his
talented crew.
Dinner will be picked up at school to be
enjoyed in your home, due to Covid.
Raffle tickets and desserts will be
available for purchase at the dinner pick
up so plan to get a few raffle tickets and
dessert, too!
All profits benefit our students and
school.
Buon appetito!
Students in 3rd Grade created fireflies after reading the Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle
Students and teachers in K-8 use their devices every day - THANK YOU to all our generous donors!
Chromebook Help Needed, again, please.
Thanks to our amazing community of families and parishioners, we have admitted 22
new students since September! Great News!
As a result, we have run out of Chromebooks. Alas, we need 15 more Chromebooks for
our students and need your help to purchase them.
Thanks to your generosity, in a few short months we went from a cart of 20 devices
shared by 4 classrooms to 1 device per student. Amazing! Thank you!
Please consider making a gift to support our brilliant students and intrepid teachers -
every gift of any size helps.
$293 gets us 1 Chromebook with licensing and $147 is the average gift given to St. B.
Please prayerfully consider how you can help us meet the needs of our learners, and
make a gift here.
How are Chromebooks used? Glad you asked - students use Chromebooks in the
following ways: STEMscopes science; writing assignments; math and reading work and
practice; religion class; free time to play games that reinforce math and reading skills,
research and writing. Our talented teachers and students are using their new tools every
day. Thank you!
St. Bernadette School Information
Reminder to those who plan to travel over break:
Travel You may be exposed to COVID-19 on your travels. You may feel well and not have any
Quarantine symptoms, but you can still spread the virus to others. You and your travel companions
Reminder (including children) may pose a risk to your family, friends, and community after your travel.
Get Tested and Stay Home After Travel
Get tested with a viral test 3-5 days after travel AND stay home and self-quarantine for
a full 7 days after travel.
Even if you test negative, stay home and self-quarantine for the full 7 days.
If your test is positive, isolate yourself to protect others from getting infected.
If you don’t get tested, stay home and self-quarantine for 10 days after travel.
If you are traveling over Easter Break, inform the office: admin@stbernadettesea.org
St. Bernadette continues to accept applications for next school year. If you
Accepting recommend a family to St. Bernadette and they enroll, you earn a $100 tuition credit.
Applications (14 families have earned credits already this year!) Applications are here .
PS/PK-8 General admission information is here .
Contact Mrs. Flohr for admission and financial assistance: jflohr@stbernadettesea.org
Please contact the office by 9:00 am if your student is absent, even if your student is distance
Student learning. Please email admin@stbernadettesea.org or phone 206-244-4934 with the following
Absence information: 1. Student Name 2. Parent/Guardian Name 3. Date(s) of absence and
4. Reason for absence.
Office Hours Office hours are 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Monday-Friday. The office is closed on holidays.
St. B Parent on our website - The access code was sent; contact the office if you
The Family Directory is
need it: admin@stbernadettesea.org Our Family Directory is for use by school families only.
Handbook &
The Handbook is found here.
Directory
Holy Names Academy offers summer camps for young women entering Grades 4 through 8, and
Summer
to any student starting Grade 9 at Holy Names Academy in the fall. The athletic camps are
Camp at designed to offer quality instruction from the HNA coaching staff, players, and alumnae in a fun,
HNA welcoming environment. All skill levels are welcome. HNA also offers several summer camps
focusing on areas of special interest. These camps are instructed by HNA faculty and staff. More
information is available on the HNA website.
St. Bernadette Parish News
Help support your neighbors in need with St. Vincent de Paul Donations
St. Vincent de Paul Donations accepted at the Parish Office on Monday mornings. Non-perishable
items are needed. Contact Shelly, shellyc@saintbernadette.net, with questions or
to arrange a time to drop donations. Many Thanks!
More St. Vincent de Paul information is found here.
Weekly Mass Weekly Mass is live streamed and you may register to attend in person, click here for
more information.
Looking for ways to make Sunday Mass at home more meaningful for your students?
This article has some great ideas.
CYO is open for k-3 soccer sign ups, and 4-8 kickball sign ups here
CYO Parent Like A Champion Workshop Registration - Spring 2021. To register a child
Information athlete in a CYO Athletics sports offering (Grades K-8), it is required that one
parent/guardian register for and attend a Parent Like A Champion Workshop .
www.teamsideline.com
For CYO questions contact Josh Wells at Wells.jjp@gmail.com
Parish School families receiving the in-parish tuition rate, need to renew their Stewardship
Pledge for the 2021 calendar year. You may return your pledge card in the collection
Stewardship
basket at Mass, mail or drop it off at the Parish or School Office, or click here to
pledge online . Thank you.
FORMED St. Bernadette Parish now has a subscription to FORMED from the Augustine Institute. This
subscription includes a tremendous variety of resources for Catholics of all ages to grow in their
faith.
Diving into the beauty of the Faith has never been easier: at home, on the go, or from any internet
connected device. Discover thousands of books, audio talks, movies, documentaries, and studies...
there is something for every member of the family to help them grow closer to Christ and His
Church.
Our Parish Staff hopes that all parishioners sign up for an account and take advantage of the
resources available.
Click here to sign up
Enter the parish zip Code: 98146
Enter your name & your email address
Formed will send you an email with the link to access all content.
For more information contact the Parish Office, 206-242-7370, or email shellyc@saintbernadette.net
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