The Halo
259 St. George Street
St. Augustine, FL 32084
904-824-2861
www.thecathedralparishschool.org
The official newsletter of St. Augustine's Catholic Elementary School
Serving students in grades VPK-8 and a winner of the Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence
W E E K L Y
U P D A T E S
W E E K
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VPK STUFFING THEIR SCARECROW!
Friday, October 28—No Choir Practice / Organization 101 for Interested Students in Grades 6-8 /
Fall Festival and School Dance from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
Monday, October 31—Organization 101 for interested Middle School Students after school
Tuesday, November 1st—Mass @ 8:30—Bishop Estevez will be celebrating Mass with us! / Respect
Life Awards presented after Mass / BLAZE for 7th & 8th Grade Girls during lunch / Baton Practice
from 3 until 3:30 / Drama Club from 3 until 3:45 / Computer Club will NOT meet today—but will
meet on November 8th
Wednesday, November 2nd—Volunteer Workshop from 8 until 11 / Junior Youth Group @ 5 / Cross
Country Meet??
Thursday, November 3rd—Parent/Teacher Conferences from 3:30 until 6:00 p.m.
Friday, November 4th—NOON DISMISSAL — Parent/Teacher Conferences from 12 until 4:00 p.m.
No Choir Practice today! After Care Available.
HURRICANE MATTHEW UPDATE
Dear Families of CPS,
A company assigned by our insurance carrier conducted indoor air quality assessments on October 26th of our
gym, library, classrooms and office area. Our Parish Manager is requesting continuous testing throughout the
time period of remediation and rebuilding of our classrooms, gym and library.
Beginning the evening of October 27th and throughout the weekend, the drywall will be removed from the
Conference Room and Spanish Room while the floors in the Art and Music Room are being removed. All of this
work is being done after school hours. The remediation time period will last three to five days. Our General Contractor will come in for the rebuild of the classrooms and anticipates the work will take two to three days.
Following the completion of these four classrooms, they will begin the drywall removal of our four other middle school classrooms. The time frame for completion of all work is expected to be the same. All floor removal
and replacement of the last four classrooms will take place during Christmas Break.
On Wednesday of this week, the classroom teachers met to discuss the location of their classrooms while the
work is being completed. We will be using the Sister Mary Victor room (next door to the 2nd Grade Classroom),
the Bracken Room (Parish Hall), The Study Hall (second floor of the Lyceum), the After Care Room (Lyceum), and
the old Music room in the Lyceum. Spanish classes may be held within the homerooms until the Spanish room is
completed. The teachers will be moving the necessary belonings needed for a periof of 7 to 10 days. All other
classroom materials will be stored in pods that have been brought in by the Remediation Company.
We have received quotes for the gym floor and the built-in cabinetry in all of our classrooms. We are awaiting
quotes for the sub-flooring of the gym, rebuild of classroom quotes and classroom content quotes (furniture,
electronics, etc.). Once we are given the green light by our insurance carrier, we will begin replacing drywall,
building cabinetry and painting as well as placing the order for the replacement of furniture, etc.
There has been some concern expressed regarding several students out of school for flu related symptoms
(fever, vomiting, diarrhea). Please know this flu started with one of our families prior to Hurricane Matthew.
They feel confident that it is not related to the classroom environment, however, they will let me know immediately if the doctor has any concern about this matter. This is why we have asked to have another indoor air quality assessment done. Rest assured, if a suggestion is made to move the children to another classroom area, it will
be done immediately.
I want to thank our CPS Family for your prayers and support throughout this process. As I have said before,
we will get through this together.
The Voice of Mrs. Boice
We’re In the Spirit…...
1ST QUARTER ALL “A” HONOR ROLL
4th Grade
7th Grade
Zane Baltz
Monica Brown
Hannah Cutter
Olivia Cutter
John Fox
Noel Griffin
Adrian Hemelt
Elizabeth Horowitz
Skylar Hudson
Anna Keen
Maya Leshane
Elsa Shortlidge
Amelia Snodgrass
Jane Brenninkmeyer
John Paul Brown
Ryan Fields
Kicker Fiolek
Charles Fortner
Mandy Guo
Aiden Murphy
Carter Robinson
Alexandra Welch
5th Grade
Christian Burkhardt
Isabella Giglio
Hailey Hatin
Brooke Meeks
Avery Murray
Elin Sandborn
Isabella Scott
London Taylor
6th Grade
John Altman
Reid Content
David Curtis
Ella Dellbrugge
Rebecca Faustini
Zachary Fox
Joseph Garofalo
Paul Janeczko
Maggie McMullen
Olivia Migiano
Cecilia Oldenburg
Mason Sword
8th Grade
Julianna Binder
Chiara Brambilla
Margaret Cavanaugh
Fiona Content
Jordan Harrow
Harlow Hatin
Brandon Kaman
Gabrielle Leshane
Erik Raume
Grace Roberts
Gabriella Williams
Gabriel Wolff
1ST QUARTER ALL “A/B” HONOR ROLL
4th Grade
7th Grade
Justin Brady
Robert Brenninkmeyer
Kristine Burgos
Tyler Dellbrugge
Livio Amato
Nicolas Borrillo
Isabelle Brady
Liam Brennan
Charles Curtis
Kali Devlin
Kaeley Einheuser
Lauren Forsythe
Grace Goodwin
Joshua Malgeri
Ella Mintzer
Audrey Orleskie
Zana Schiano
Samuel Schuh
Callum Searle
Aaron Snodgrass
Maggie Tibbitts
Taylor Verdugo
Nicole Walsh
Katherine Whitehouse
Michela Norquist
Joshua Prado
Mia Scine
Emily Solana
Jonathon Thibault
5th Grade
Clara Borie
Gabriel Brown
Curren Burkley
Vonn DeLamerens
Liam Dougherty
Patrick Fields
Stephen Greenwood
Teagan Harding
Hayleigh Hartley
Noah Kurek
Madison McCully
6th Grade
Olivia Brambilla
Madeline Conlon
Brianna Grimes
Karina Hemelt
Chase Jaumot
Caroline Kowalewski
Cali Lennon
Margaret Motley
Jakob Raume
Milani Rodriguez
Marissa Torres
Jayden Trunk-Russell
8th Grade
Chloe Borie
Michael Heinz
Elijah Henderson
Emma Jaumot
Nadia Kurek
Charlotte Maneely
Russell Oldenburg
Dillon Ott
George Partel
Rowan Sawyer
Julianne Spain
Christine Walsh
Thomas Whitehouse
Matthew Wierda
Families of CPS,
Bishop Estevez will be celebrating Mass with us on Tuesday, November 1st. Please
feel free to come and join us. Mass will begin at 8:30 a.m. Mrs. Clark’s Third
Grade will be especially “Saintly” on this day!
Respect Life Awards will be presented to students following Mass…
Hope to see you there!
FUNKYTOWN FITNESS
LOCATED @ 105 Southpark Blvd.
St. Augustine, FL 32086
Has Collected Clothing and various
Items for those families who lost the
Contents of their homes during Hurricane Matthew!
Join them on October 29th for their
Hurricane Relief Fundraiser
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. — $20 per person
ST. AUGUSTINE STRONG-A-THON
Friday, October 28 (Grades VPK-5)
6 until 8:30 p.m.
Can’t wait to see all those
Great costumes!! Parents, too!
(kid friendly, please...not too scary!)
Available for Purchase….
Chic Fil A Nuggets
Pizza
Soda & water
MUSIC & CAKE WALK & GAMES!!
Beer & Wine Donations Welcome
Earn 1 Volunteer Hour if you bring in a
Cake or Baked Goods!
See you all there!
MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE
Friday, October 28 (Grades 6-8)
6:00 until 8:30 p.m.
After Care Room
$5.00 Entrance Fee
Photo Booth Available…$1 a pic
WHAT STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW…
1. Students must be signed in and out by an adult.
2. Cell phones may NOT be used during the dance.
3. Dress Code was reviewed in all classes—jeans ARE allowed.
4. No costumes, masks or Halloween Make-up please.
5. D.J. & Free Snacks
WHAT PARENTS MAY DO TO HELP…
1. Decoration of the After Care Room begins @ 10 a.m. Friday.
2. Chaperones are needed that have been fingerprinted and have taken the Protecting God’s Children Course.
3. At 8:45, parents may come up and help with clean up to earn volunteer time.
4. Students may help with clean up to earn service hours — usually done by 9:30
STUDENT COUNCIL
PRESENTS
CRAZY SOCK DAY!
Why: As a fundraiser for our school, student council has come up
with the idea of Crazy Sock Day!
When: Crazy Sock Day will be on Monday, October 31st—
Halloween Day
IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE, STUDENTS MUST BRING IN $1
When to Pay: Student Council will collect student’s payments
from Tuesday, October 25—Friday, October 28 in the mornings in
the cafeteria or during middle school lunch.
NOTE: This is NOT a jeans day. Crazy socks are to be worn with
CPS school uniform and either school shoes or PE shoes.
Our topic in Blaze this week was True Beauty. Our culture has hijacked the definition of
beauty and twisted it into something purely external, but that doesn’t change its true definition. The girls were reminded that they are “fearfully and wonderfully made,” (Psalm
139:14) and that God doesn’t make mistakes. “For the Lord does not see as man sees. For
man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (I Samuel 16:7
Blessings,
Lisa Brenninkmeyer