January 25, 2012

Weekly Updates--Mark your calendar for Fr. Chad's second conference on youth formation and be sure to check out the schedule of events for Catholic Schools Week!

Grandparent Day Brunch--Our annual Grandparents/Special Friends celebration is coming up on February 3. Be sure to RSVP by January 27 to reserve your family's 2 tickets!

Great Plate Fundraiser--Print this flyer and take it to the Great Plate to donate 20% of your bill to the 2013 Washington, DC trip. The flyer is good from through 1/31/12.

Italian Dinner--It's that time of year again-the annual Italian Dinner will be on February 11. Reserve your tickets before they're gone!

Tuition Assistance--We're already starting to plan for next year! If you are interested in applying for tuition assistance for the 2012-2013 school year, please complete your application and mail it in no later than April 9. 2012.

Yearbook Ads--Turn in this form with payment by February 27 to help support the yearbook through business ads & parent messages.

New Lunch Menu--We're wrapping up the first week of the new lunch menue, which goes through 2/24/12.

New Lunch Order Form--Turn in your weekly orders with payment by noon on the Friday before the week for which your are ordering.

Excel Lunch Order Form--Use this form to let Excel do the math for you!

 

 

 

Instead of working on a mandatory science fair project this year, students in grades 4-8 will have an opportunity to explore a topic in Science, Technololgy, Engineering, or Math (STEM) by completing a project in one of these areas. Students in grades 1-3 will complete a class project.

Read up on the guidelines for this new STEM project in the STEM Project Overview.

Already familiar with the project? Visit our STEM Project page for more details.

October 2011

The 2011 ITBS scores are in! Each family will receive results for their students during Parent/Teacher conferences during the week of October 25. Here is Mr. Abate's overview of how St. Bernard's students did this year overall: 2011 ITBS Results.

November 2011

Although it's difficult to compare St. Bernard's School with public schools, we do have some evidence that we're on the right track academically. We do have room for improvement on being prompt for school, as outlined in r our new Tardy Policy.

St. Bernard's School recently implemented a new school information system called Cornerstone.  In addition to keeping track of administrative data, Cornerstone also contains a module that allows parents to access their students' information, such as grades, homework, attendance, and profile, via the Internet.  Read the Introduction to Cornerstone for Parents for detailed instructions on using the new system, then head to the Cornerstone home page to log in:

https://sis.churchwerks.com/cornerstone/school/default.cfm

If you did not receive your username and password for Cornerstone, please contact the school office

St. Bernard's Catholic School is one of over 30,000 private schools  in America.  the Council for American Private Education (CAPE), a coalition of national organizations and state affiliates service private elementary and secondary schools, put together the following video that describes the benefits of private education for our children, our families, and our nation.

 

 

St. Bernard's Catholic School is accredited by the Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA).  WCEA accredits Catholic elementary and secondary schools in nine western states (26 (arch) dioceses) and the US Territory of Guam.  WCEA co-accredits and is in partnership with three Regional agencies (WASC, NAAS, NCA CASI) and two private agencies (CAIS and HAIS).   WCEA began in 1957 in San Francisco and has a long and successful history of assisting school improvement through the accreditation process.

Go to the WCEA website to learn more: www.westwcea.org

If you are interested in applying for a position at St. Bernard's Catholic School, please download and print the application below and submit it to the school office along with your resume, a letter of interest, and letters of recommendation.

Employment Application