Please download and view the attached file for information on upcoming events and school closures. There is also important information on the dress code for school. Thank you.

Just a reminder that Christmas break is December 24th through January 7th with students returning on Tuesday, January 8th.

We will have a Christmas Camp on Thursday and Friday both weeks: 12/27. 12/28, 1/3, and 1/4. Hours are 9:00-3:30am and the cost is $20 per child per day. If you would like to register your child, please turn in the forms this week.

Please sign up on the parent bulletin board to bring in needed items and/or to help decorate the parish hall or help with clean up after the pageant.

DVD's of the children's performance will be available for purchase. You may reserve a copy in advance. The first DVD is $10 and additional DVD's are $5 each. Thank you again to Justyn Rowe, Toby's Dad, for producing the DVDs. If you'd like to place an order, please turn in the attached form with your payment.

The children have worked hard rehearsing for their big night, so please come and enjoy the show!

Returning students and their siblings may begin registering on Monday, January 28, 2008. Forms and information will go home the week prior. We will not accept forms until that Monday. Please turn in your forms asap that week in order to reserve a spot for your child(ren). Students who attend now are NOT guaranteed a spot just because they are currently enrolled and we do open registration up to new students the following week beginning on Monday, February 4th. If you have a child who will be in our Pre-K program for the 08-09 school year, please attend the VPK meeting on Friday, January 25th at 9:15am with Miss Kim.

We will have an open house for new students on Friday, February 1st from 9:30-10:30. Registration for new students will begin Monday, February 4th.

Deposits will be required at the time you turn in your registration forms.

If you have any questions please e-mail sva@theparish.org or call the school at 407-843-1997.

On Saturday, December 1st from 9am to 1pm, St. Monica's Guild will be hosting its 2nd Annual Cookie Walk in the Parish Hall. Homemade cookies and other homemade holiday goodies will be on sale. There will also be a kid's cookie decorating station, bounce house, face painting and more!

Come pick up your tree and let the kids have fun! Don't forget to place your Christmas Tree & Wreath orders by Friday, November 16th!

Wasn't the All Saints Party great? Thank you again to all the volunteers that made it possible! I have set up an account at Kodak to share pictures. I am not sure how well it will work, but we can give it a shot. I have uploaded my pictures from the party and hope that you will choose a few of your favorites and upload them to the site. After a few days, I will send out an email that invites everyone to look at the photos.

Here's how... go to http://www.kodakgallery.com/Signin.jsp?&c=hom_signin_vis and enter stvincentsallsaints@yahoo.com as the email address and boo2you as the password. Choose the "Upload Photos" tab. Then, choose the link that says "add photos to an existing album."

Next, choose the All Saints Party album by clicking on it. Then, follow the directions on how to select photos to upload.

Good luck and thanks for sharing! Ms. Lynne

HURRY! Orders due by Friday, November 16th! This year, St. Vincent's Academy is selling Christmas Trees, wreaths and garland. Trees start at $40 and you can choose from Douglas Firs or Noble Firs freshly cut from Oregon! Cut just 48 hours before it arrives, these Number One Graded trees are beautiful on all 4 sides.

Please see your child's teacher for an order form or download the attached pdf form. Trees, wreaths and garland will be available for pick up at St. Vincent’s on Saturday, December 1st between 9am and 1pm only! Your payment MUST accompany your order!

Don't forget to tell your neighbors, friends and relatives! Forward this message. Thanks! Ms. Lynne

Tuesday, October 9th, the City of Orlando will be on our campus to discuss fire safety. They will also get to see and touch a fire engine up close. The children always look forward to this event!

I wanted to share with you a show I recently discovered on PBS. (I think it's pretty new.) It's called Word World. If you have the DVDs Leap Frog Letter Factory and Word Factory, it is similar to those. In WordWorld, words come alive, words save the day, and words become a child’s best friend. This show is perfect for emerging readers and those learning to recognize letters.

In WordWorld the WordFriends go on comic adventures and face challenges that can only be resolved with the right word. That word is built letter by letter, sound by sound, during the funky “Build a Word” song at the end of every episode. Once the word is built, it “morphs”–comes alive–into the thing it is!

Word building reinforces the pre-reading concept that letters (and their sounds) make words, and that words have real meaning…and power. The series also introduces literacy concepts that preschoolers will encounter as they become readers, such as sounding out letters and rhyming. But most of all, WordWorld helps children get excited about reading and see words as their friends.

The shows airs at 11:30am and 2:30pm on WMFE Channel 24 (Channel 2 on Brighthouse Cable). They also have some neat games on line. For more info, go to the web site http://pbskids.org/wordworld/parentsandteachers/index.html.

The Green Meadows Petting Farm Field Trip has been scheduled for FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19TH AT 9:45AM. The farm is located at 1386 South Poinciana Boulevard, Kissimmee 34746.

St. Vincent's does not provide transportation for field trips so you (or other responsible party designated by you) must accompany your child(ren). The cost is $10 per adult/child. Children under 2 are free. Siblings, grandparents, aunts & uncles, etc. are all welcome. The main tour concludes around lunch time (pack your lunch) but you are welcome to stay as long as you'd like.

Please be sure to fill out the field trip form REGARDLESS if your child is going on the field trip. If Friday is your child's regular day at school and you WILL NOT be attending the field trip, there will still be school for those not attending. The deadline for forms is FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12th.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

The Thanksgiving Luncheon has been changed to FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH AT 12:30pm.

And here's the exciting opportunity.... If you have a product/business that you would like to showcase with your St.Vincent's family, here's your chance! As a fundraiser for the school, one hour prior to the Thanksgiving Luncheon, you can set up a table in the Parish Hall and attendees will have the opportunity to shop before the children join us for lunch.

If you are interested in hosting a table, please contact Kim or Julieann in the school office at 407-843-1997.

Photographer Katie Kaufmann will be at St. Vincent's THIS WEEK on Wednesday, October 3rd and Thursday, October 4th.

Ms. Kaufmann takes candid black and white photos. You do not need to be present and there is no obligation to buy. In a few weeks, you will receive an 11x14 proof with ordering information. In years past, reprints have been received in time for the holidays.

Siblings are welcome. Let me know if you plan to do that so I can give you some time references so you are not waiting around all morning.

The Cathedral of the Incarnation St Monica's Women's Guild is hosting its semi-annual rummage sale this Saturday, October 6th from 8am - 2pm. Please come "buy" and don't forget to tell your friends.

If you have any items you would like to donate, please bring them to the school any time this week. If you would like a receipt for donated items, please provide a list and I'll make sure you get one!

Thanks!

This Friday, August 7th is the Fall Open House for St. Vincent's Academy. Open house begins at 10am. Come and meet your new teachers!

The End of the Year Party will be held Thursday and Friday, August 9th and 10th, which are the last two days of summer session. There is a sign-up sheet on each classroom's door, so be sure to sign up!

Please note that there will not be water day tomorrow, Thursday, August 2nd. We are sorry for the misprint on the calendar.

Water Day! is always a blast at St. Vincent's. You get to wear your bathing suit and you get to play with shaving cream! really cool stuff! All the kids look forward to water Day! Check out the pictures in the photo gallery!

Thank you to the Daddies who helped Miss Kim set up the new swing set on the playground!

All of the Kids appreciate it!!!

A great time was had by all at the Green Meadows Farm field trip! St. Vincent's children were broken into two groups, and each group went on a guided tour of the farm! The children were able to meet all of the farm animals up close and personal. They were able to pet baby chicks and ducks, walk around in the chicken coop, ride ponys, and even received a lesson in milking a cow! After a hearty lunch, the children loaded up on the train for an exciting tour of the countryside. And what trip to a farm would be complete without a genuie hay ride? Everyone was even able to pick out thier own pumkins from the pumkin patch! Thanks to everyone for making this field trip a wonderful and educating day!

The Knights of College Park visited St. Vincent's Tuesday. The City of Orlando Firefighters were on hand to talk to the children about fire prevention and safety. The children were able to climb onboard the Fire Engine and check it out up close! All the Jr. Firefighters received official firehats, and had a great time!