Week of 01/19/26

Hello 7th Grade,

I hope you had a good weekend! Here are some updates for this week:

NO SCHOOL  - MLKJ DAY
There was no school on Monday, January 19th due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

STAR TESTING
There will be STAR Testing today, Tuesday, January 20th (Math) and Wednesday, January 21st (ELA). Please make sure your child has a full night of sleep before each exam, a healthy breakfast, a fully charged device, and arrives to school on time.

PROGRESS REPORTS
We are approaching the halfway point of the second trimester, and your student’s progress report will be sent home this week

We encourage both parents and students to regularly check GradeLink to stay informed about academic progress. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to your student’s subject teacher.

MATH BOWL
We will be having our Math Bowl in the Hall after recess from 10:30am - 12 NOON.

SECOND TRIMESTER DEADLINES
Christian Service Hours - due Monday, February 23 (8th - 7hrs ; 7th - 5hrs ; 6th - 3hrs)
Accelerated Reader (AR) - must be 100% on/before Friday, February 20
ST Math - must be at 66% on/before Friday, February 27

SAP OPEN HOUSE & Catholic Schools' Week 2026
SAP friends and families are invited to join our All School Mass to kick off the Catholic Schools' Week on Sunday, January 25 at 11AM and visit our school for Open House from 12NOON-2PM. Students who wear their formal mass uniform will receive a FREE dress pass. Please see you homeroom teacher to receive your pass.

Monday, January 26
* Parents Appreciation Day
* Cozy Day (No PJs) 
* Coffee and Donuts for Parents only during our morning carline.

Tuesday, January 27
* Student Appreciation Day
* Class Color Day (8th - Pink ; 7th - Green ; 6th - Purple)
* Pep Rally in the Hall

Wednesday, January 28
* Admin Appreciation Day
* Sports Attire

Thursday, January 29
* Teacher Appreciation Day
* Disney Day (wear any Disney appropriate merch)

Friday, January 31
* Special Persons' Day
* Formal Mass Uniform / Sunday Best
* Do not bring bags / devices
* Bring snacks (we'll have early recess) and lunch (if staying for daycare)
* NO lunch service provided on this day
* NOON DISMISSAL

SPECIAL PERSON'S DAY 01/30
We will be ending our Catholic School's Week with our Special Person's Day. Special Person forms were sent home and should have been turned in last week. Next Friday is noon dismissal. Students may be signed out of school beginning at 9:45 am to go to Mass. During Mass, students with a special person MAY sit behind our class OR if they have younger sibling/s you may sit behind their class. Those with no special person invited will stay with the teacher. Students are free to leave after Mass once they are checked out of school.

Please know that once students are checked out from the teacher, parents/guardians will be in charge of their child. Kindly make sure that your child has adult supervision at all times.

TACSC Leadership Training Opportunity (Open to ALL 5th - 8th Graders)
We are excited to provide information regarding a Leadership event for 5th through 8th grade students.
TACSC a Catholic Leadership organization is hosting Leadership Days at local Catholic High Schools.

EARLY Registration is $25 until December 31, 2025. $30 after January 1, 2026.

HOW DO YOU TEACH LEADERSHIP? The answer is that leadership is a process. People with leadership potential do not become leaders overnight. Rather it is up to existing leaders to train the next generation and show them the way.
That is exactly what we have been doing for over three decades at TACSC, in teaching and living our mission of developing moral leaders who positively impact our world. https://tacsc.org/ 

HUNDRED X FUNDRAISER
This February, we have the opportunity to have Hundred X as our Spring Fundraiser. We will have a campaign running from 2/16-3/17, and all families are asked to help us with brand surveys to raise up to $20,000 for our school! Please stay tuned for more information. We still haven’t reached our goal to get a new marquee, so we will be aiming for that with this fundraiser. Thanks in advance for your help and support!

DANCING WITH THE STUDENTS
Dancing with the Students (DWTS) Unit started last week for grades 6-8 every Wednesday and Thursday. This Unit is occurring during Music and PE time. Students can wear PE uniform on Wednesdays and Thursdays, but they must wear them under their regular uniform on Thursdays. The finale performances will be a combined performance on Thursday, February 12th from 10:45-12:15pm. Parents are invited and encouraged to attend, so please mark your calendars! 

CPLA
Please note that we have a new CPLA Counselor on campus for the next year (through December 2026). Her name is Ashley Kim. Please welcome her on campus. Melissa Ramos will continue to serve as our CPLA counselor till June 2026, the rest of this school year.  

UNIFORM SALE
January 22 is our Gently Used Uniform Sale. The Sign up Genius for volunteers was previously sent out by email. Thank you to our parent volunteers for leading this PLC and to all families who donated clean uniforms for this sale!

VIRTUS CERTIFICATION
For parents and guardians who need to get Virtus Certification (for safety clearance to volunteer with kids), our school is hosting 2 sessions on January 22 in English from  6-9 pm, and on January 23 in Spanish from 6-9pm. They ask that you leave children at home because of some adult material. 

Have a great week!

God Bless,
Ms.Griggs