News & Events for PreK - Grade 8

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Send your “Spirit” to Oklahoma!

Tuesday, May 28th, will be a Spirit Wear day for Oklahoma!  Bring a dollar (or more) to donate and be able to wear Blessed Trinity spirit wear and jeans.  All money will be donated to the Red Cross.  Checks should be made out to Blessed Trinity.

Friend of Blessed Trinity Award

This year’s Friend of Blessed Trinity Award was presented to Amy Hoover!Amy is a charter member of our Gala Committee and has worked social, fundraising and promotional events; served on our school board; hosted a Korean student in her home….the list goes on and on and on.  She is always positive, friendly and helpful.  Thank you, Amy, for all your work at Blessed Trinity!

Mrs. Jo Culnane to Retire after 44 Years

Mrs. Jo Culnane’s Retirement Celebration was May 19th and it was crowded! To share memories of Mrs. Culnane for a memory book that is being compiled, or upload photos of you or your class with Mrs. Culnane, click “Celebrate Mrs. Jo Culnane" now.

Spanish Class at Penn Campus, Too

Blessed Trinity Catholic School will be offering K-3 Spanish classes next year, in addition to the classes already offered in grades 4-8. This will give students an early start on their second language education. Sr. Diaz will bring his experience, creativity and excitement to teach our youngest students how to respond to simple questions and how to enjoy and recognize the beauty of the Latino culture. Music, dance and stories will be part of the curriculum. We are excited for this change next year!

Land O Lakes Milk Caps

Unfortunately, Land O Lakes will be discontinuing its milk cap program later this year.  Caps will no longer have the Save Five for Schools sticker beginning June 15th.  Blessed Trinity will need to mail all milk caps by October 31st in order to redeem them for money.  Please send us your milk caps as soon as possible. 

Register for the 2013-14 School Year Now!

Thank You Catholic United Financial!

Raffle Winners!

St. Richard’s parishioner and Blessed Trinity grandmother, Sharol Eggenberger, is the winner of Blessed Trinity’s Tuition raffle fundraiser!  She may choose to give $3,000 in tuition money to a student of her choice or receive $2,000 in cash!  Blessed Trinity sold 2,889 raffle tickets which amounts to $14,445!  Wow, that’s amazing!  We are grateful to Catholic United Financial for letting us participate in this exciting fundraiser.  Go to https://www.catholicunitedfinancial.org/ for more information.

Blessed Trinity Spiritwear!

Next Spiritwear Day is Wednesday, May 15th.
BT Spiritwear is available in a wide variety of sizes, sold throughout the school year on both campuses, and costs just $10.00/t-shirt.  We have one spiritwear design (shown above) on a white, cotton, short-sleeve shirt.  On Spiritwear days, students who bring a donation for the local food shelf may wear BT spiritwear along with jeans. Use the SW Form or stop by one of the school offices to buy spiritwear.  Go Tigers!

Congratulations Science Fair Competitors!

• Jack and Evan competed at the State Science Fair.  (Collin , Caylyn , and Matt were State Science Fair Alternates.)
• Caylyn, Jack, Collin, Evan and Matt were nominated to compete in the Broadcom Masters Competition. 
• Jack and Anna Marie earned a 3M Young Scientists award. 
• Megan won a medal from the East Side Science Club. 
• Collin was presented with a Special Award from the Twin Cities Regional Science Fair.

Nicollet Campus Poetry Contest

Congratulations to the winners, narrowed down to eight from each grade.  Five poems were chosen as “published winners” and three were chosen as “honorable mention winners.”  Congratulations to all for a lot of hard work and thought-provoking poems!  Published Winners (in no particular order):

4th Grade

Ingrid, Kyleigh, Lauren, Brandon, Kate

4th Grade Honorable Mention

Matthew, Rachel, Kassie

5th Grade

Andrew, Brianna, Oscar, Gavin, Mayra

5th Grade Honorable Mention

Carlos, Madison, Jack

6th Grade

Garrett, Minh, Nealeigh, Caitlin, Michelle

6th Grade Honorable Mention

Sam, Natalie, Litzy

7th Grade

Matt, Hannah, Anna, Catherine, Amanda

7th Grade Honorable Mention

Logan, Estefany, Collin

8th Grade

Claire, Emily, Abby, Olivia, Jenna

8th Grade Honorable Mention

Carley, Chantia, Grace

Congratulations Trimester Two Honor Roll Students!!

• Grade 4: Flora, Ingrid, Rachel, Kassandra, Lauren, Liliana, Rynne, Katherine, Kyleigh
• Grade 5: Andrew, ShayLee, Melind, Gavin, Owen, Oscar, Clara, Jack, Sarah
• Grade 6: Diana, Garrett, Nealeigh, Kozette, Isabelle, Ian, Peter, Diana, Michael, Landon, Yitzhak, Kelly, Caitlin, Gihara, Andrew, Patrick, Maely, Michelle, Michael, Rory, Aidan
• Grade 7: Hannah, Jack, Liam, Collin, Megan, Caleb, Raquel, Anna, Estefany
• Grade 8: Abby, Olivia, Carley, Katy, Haley, Grace, Claire, Jack, Dominick, Jenna, Tony, Abraham, Emily, Jordan , Alyse, Andrew

Congratulations Trimester One Honor Roll Students!!

• Fourth Grade: Ingrid, Rachel, Kassandra, Lauren, Liliana, Rynne, Katherine, Kyleigh
• Fifth Grade: Andrew, ShayLee, Melinda, Gavin, Oscar, Clara, Jack, Sarah
• Sixth Grade: Garrett, Nealeigh, Kozette, Katherine, Isabelle, Ian, Peter, Diana, Michael, Landon, Yitzhak, Kelly, Caitlin, Gihara, Andrew, Aaron, Litzy, Michael, Rory, Aidan
• Seventh Grade: Hannah, Eleanor, Jack, Kelly, Liam, Evan, Collin, Megan, Caleb, Raquel, Anna, Estefany
• Eighth Grade: Abby, David, Olivia, Carley, Katy, Haley, Grace, William, Alex, Jack, Dominick, Joanna, Veronica, Jenna, Demo, Tony, Abraham, Emily, Jordan, Alyse, Andrew

Robotics Tournament

Our Robotics Tournament was at Century Middle School in Lakeville.  Two teams competed: The Moon Bears (Jack, Jack, Andrew, Liam, Demo), and The Pink Panthers (Logan, Caleb, Tony, David, Abraham, Alex).  The Moon Bears finished 5th overall in their 16-team division, just two spots short of advancing to State.  They won a plaque recognizing their first-place finish in the Core Values category.  They also finished 4th in the Robot Performance and 5th in Robot Design categories.  The Pink Panthers finished 13th overall in their 16-team division.  Their robot unfortunately didn't perform the way it had in the classroom, but they did finish 3rd overall in the Robot Design category.

 

Quiz Bowl Tournament

Blessed Trinity students competed at the 20th annual 8th grade Catholic Schools Quiz Bowl at the University of St. Thomas.  Our Quiz Bowl team (Alex, Jack, Demo, and Tony) did extremely well. They won their first two matches, and were seeded 21st out of 46 teams after the first two rounds. That earned them a spot in the championship bracket. However, at that point they went up against a tough team, and were not able to advance. The kids had a great time and represented Blessed Trinity well.

Resources for parents and teachers after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary on December 14, 2012.

How to Help Children Cope with Crisis

Talking to Children About Violence

Helping Children Manage Distress after a Shooting

Coping in Aftermath of School Shootings

Children & Grief

(Slightly) OLDER NEWS AND EVENTS

Scholastic Book Clubs

Sometimes the right book is all it takes to nurture a child's love of reading.  That's why Nicollet Campus will join Penn Campus in participating in Scholastic Book Clubs throughout the school year.  Nicollet Campus order forms are available in the library with orders due at the end of each month. 

Nicollet Campus:

Order on-line at: www.scholastic.com/bookclubs

Create a Parent Registration Account and use Class Activation Code HKW38 for Nicollet Campus. Online orders earn FREE books for our library!  Happy shopping!

Donald's EP Location!

Donald's West location is in Eden Prairie at 6407 City West Parkway, Suite 104 is now open year round. Shop on-line at Donald's Uniforms.  Don't forget your Donald's coupon!

CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS

Give with Target Thank You!

The Give with Target campaign closed early.  In all, Target will give $2.5 million in support to schools around the nation!  Of that, Blessed Trinity earned $75.00 for Penn Campus and $125.00 for Nicollet Campus!  Thanks to all who voted for our school! 

Thank You RBCU!

The Richfield Bloomington Credit Union donated the money needed for a fabulous sandbox on Penn Campus.  If you bank at RBCU please thank them for their generosity and support!

MEDIA COVERAGE

Have You Heard?

• Read a great article from the Richfield Sun Current about Blessed Trinity's summer basketball camps!  Thanks Jesse!! 
• Check out the newest edition of The Catholic Spirit. Blessed Trinity’s BT Believers were featured in an article titled: “Blessed Trinity School’s Theme Song Should be “I’m a (BT) Believer!”
• Sun Current’s Readers’ Choice! Blessed Trinity’s preschool program was voted “Best Preschool” by Richfield Sun Current readers and Blessed Trinity Catholic School was voted “Best Private School!” 
• Blessed Trinity's Art Media Field Trip to the Guthrie Did you see coverage of BT's Art Media field trip on Patch.com? Thanks Mr. Doty for arranging this great outing! We can't wait to see the props this group has created for Blessed Trinity's rendition of Cinderella's Glass Slipper on May 18th at the Academy of Holy Angels theater!

INCLEMENT WEATHER

School Closings

Listen or watch WCCO, or check the online school closings at http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/school-closings/, in the event inclement weather causes some schools to close.   If either Richfield Public Schools or Academy of Holy Angels closes, Blessed Trinity Catholic School will also close.