Home School Association

Index of HSA Programs

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Calendar of Events

Home School Association 2011-2012 Calendar of Events


Parental Involvement

The education of the child involves a cooperative enterprise between home and school. You, as a parent, are urged to contribute your suggestions and viewpoints concerning the educational needs of your child. The most efficient means to carry out this privilege is to become an active member of the HSA. The objectives of this organization are as follows:

  1. To help parents and teachers develop a mutual understanding and appreciation of the ideals of Catholic education; namely, message, community, service, and worship.
  2. To provide programs, opportunities, and funds that will:
    • Assist the children to develop a personal and community lifestyle grounded on Catholic teaching and Gospel Values.
    • Foster the religious, intellectual, physical, cultural and social development of each child.
    • Enhance the ability of parents to participate actively and effectively in their child's education.

All parents are members of the H.S.A. upon registration of their children. You are cordially invited to participate in all activities of the H.S.A. and attend the monthly meetings.

Board Members

Executive Board

President - Jim/Karin Finch
Vice-President - Marnie VanderBurft
Recording Secretary - Tracy Mateo
Corresponding Secretary – Alicia Dana
Treasurer - Claudia Downey

Committee Members

Spiritual Development Committee

New Family Breakfast, Living Rosary, Crowning of Mary, Catholic Schools Week, St. Brendan Cares
Chairman - Donna Roane
Committee Member - Paula Yaryan - St. Brendan Cares
Committee Member - OPEN
Committee Member - OPEN

Hospitality Committee

HSA Pizza Parties, Teacher Luncheons, Award Banquets, Family Picnic, Sacraments
Chairman - Stacy Castillo
Homeroom Mom’s -  
Committee Member -
Committee Member - Janet Peburn

Communications & Publicity Committee

Flyers, Calendar, Bridge Signs, Advertising
Chairman - Marissa Greathouse
Committee Member - Paula Yaryan
Committee Member - OPEN
Committee Member - OPEN

Nominating & Volunteer Coordination Committee

Recruiting Volunteers, HSA Nominating Slate Volunteer Book and Tracking of Hours
Chairman - Jim Heaney
Committee Member - OPEN
Committee Member - OPEN

Fund Raising Committee

Chairman - JoAnn Peters/Kara Dixon

Fish Fry - Paula Yaryan & Jim Heaney
Script - Aimee Santamarina 
Box Tops - Kara Dixon
Labels for Education - Tricia Tobey
Used Uniform Sales - Susie LaTorre

Other

Pre-K thru 2nd- Aimee Santamarina
3rd thru 5th - OPEN
6th thru 8th - OPEN

Volunteer Opportunities

It is the policy of St. Brendan School to require parents to give not less then twenty (20) hours of volunteer service in the school year. Qualifying activities are as follows:

  • Playground Duty
  • Lunch Room
  • Extended Day Program
  • Classroom Mom
  • Coach SB Team
  • Scouts (lead/co-leader only)
  • Parties (setup & cleanup only)
  • Field Trips (1 per family/school yr)
  • Chaperone Dance
  • Spirit/Field Day
  • HSA Committee Responsibilities
  • Admin of Box Tops
  • Sunday Coffee/Donuts
  • HSA Sponsored Programs
  • International Day
  • Used Uniforms
  • Office Work/Nurse
  • Admin of Script
  • HSA Fundraising Events
  • Special Event Committees
  • Special Event Item Donations with a value of $50 or more = 1 service hour

All other volunteer activities that are not listed must be approved & signed off by the school principal.

Volunteer hours may be bought out for $15/hour or $300 for all twenty hours. The failure to give or buyout the twenty hours of volunteer service will result in a $300 assessment fee per family due by May 20th. The members of the executive board of the H.S.A., who manage the Volunteer Service Program, may be contacted for information about the service activities. A comprehensive list of such activities can be found in a ledger book kept in the school office. The recording of hours worked is to be entered into this book by each volunteer. If you choose to buy out all or any portion of your service hours, please make the check payable to St. Brendan School – HSA.

 

Box Tops

VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:

         www.boxtops4education.com

         www.labelsforeducation.com


Classroom Essentials              Participating Products           Clip Overview

ABC Collection Sheet               Halloween Collection Sheet

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Welcome to another great year at St. Brendan School! As many of you know Box Tops 4 Education is one of the wonderful fundraising opportunities available to our school!

This year our goal is to raise the bar of earnings over the past years. In order to accomplish this goal we will need the participation of ALL our families at St. Brendan.

Box Tops offer three easy ways to earn cash for our school through everyday activities such as buying groceries, shopping online and purchasing books.

Clip — Clip Box Top coupons from hundreds of participating products and send them to school. Box Tops coupons are worth 10¢ each when our school redeems them from Box Tops for Education.

Shop — Shop at your favorite online stores through the Box Tops MarketplaceSM (btfe.com/marketplace). Up to 8% of each qualifying purchase is automatically donated to our school. There is no additional cost to your purchase and many exclusive deals and discounts can be found!

Buy books — Purchase books online at Barnes & Noble through the Box Tops Reading RoomSM. Our school will receive 6% of your new book purchases and 3% of all other online purchases.

One of the easiest ways you can help is to sign up to support our school at btfe.com. You will learn about new and easy ways to help our school earn the extra cash it needs.

Exclusive web benefits:

  • See how much our school is earning with Box Tops
  • Enter online promotions for chances to win Bonus Box Tops
  • Print money-saving coupons for your favorite Box Tops brands
  • Make mealtime easier with family-pleasing recipes

Plus, you can sign up for email newsletters to receive new product updates, and Box Tops members-only deals and discounts at Box Tops MarketplaceSM retail stores.

To learn more, visit http://www.btfe.com—and thanks for choosing to make a difference for our school with Box Tops!

 

St. Brendan Cares

St. Brendan Cares’ purpose is to organize ways to help members of our St. Brendan family who are in need. This may be through prayer circles, sending cards, providing dinners or other actions as needs are identified.

In order to become a member please fill in the form.

If you are aware of a family that St. Brendan Cares could help (including illness, loss of any kind, new baby or any special need) please contact:

St. Brendan Cares has several subgroups so that we can operate effectively, efficiently and so members are volunteering in areas that they enjoy. We have identified several different areas/groups of St. Brendan Cares. You can participate in one or all areas. The groups and a brief description are listed along with the number of participants we need in each group:

 

Dinners: (unlimited members)
When we have a family in need, we will send out an email with specific dates and request help in providing dinner to the family.

 Mass Cards: (3 members)
When needed, go to Parish office and submit request for a Mass card for person in need.

 Prayer Intentions: (unlimited members)
Receive a weekly email with prayer intentions.

 Parish Website: (2 members)
When weekly intentions are received through email, add them to intentions on the Parish website

Gift Cards/ Cash Donations: (unlimited members)
Donate specific gift cards (available through Script) or cash so that St. Brendan Cares can respond quickly to needs. We would like to keep on-hand Wal-Mart, Walgreens, CVS, Target, Block Buster, movies, grocery and restaurant gift cards. The cash will be used for gift cards, general writing cards, Mass cards or where other needs surface.

Used Uniforms

Home School Association of St. Brendan collects and sells pre-worn uniforms. All pieces (jumpers, shirts, shorts, jackets, etc.) are for sale. Donations of pre-worn uniforms are accepted in the school office year-round. All items are sold for $5.00 a piece and the proceeds are part of the HSA fundraising which helps the school with special activities and projects.

Pre-worn uniforms will be for sale every Wednesday morning from 8:00am – 8:30am. The uniform room is located behind the stage in the Social Hall.

Special Hours:
Back-to–School Night - August 17, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
First week of school, the Uniform Room will be open every day from 8:00am – 8:30am.


Homeroom Helpers


2011-2012 Homeroom Helper Guide

2011-2012 LEAD HOME ROOM HELPERS - Kelly Acebal
 
PRE-K  :  Jim Heaney 
K          :  Trisha Tobey and Mary Jo Allen
1st        :  Jimmy Terry
2nd      :  Angelica Colombi
3rd       :  Stacy Castillo
4th       :  Kelly Acebal
5th       :  Janet Peburn and Trisha Tobey
6th       :  Alicia Dana and Colleen Flacco
7th       :  JoAnn Peters
8th       :  Keri Green and Nicole Petrizzo




Forms

Request Project Form
Exp Reimbursement Form