I hope everyone is enjoying the summer! It is hard to believe we are in the middle of July already!

Please be sure that you have checked the website for your child's summer Reading and Math assignments (rising 1st-8th graders) and supply lists. More information about summer assignments and supplies can be found below.

Please check your emails for the updated Parent/Student Handbook and Code of Conduct. All families need to sign and return the acknowledgment page from these documents to the school email: palmercatholic@pcapvb.org. (Email with the documents was sent on Saturday.)

Scholarship families: If you have not signed up for a MANDATORY meeting, please do so ASAP using the Sign-Up Genius below. Meetings are only 15 minutes each due to the large number of families who we need ot meet with prior to the start of school. ALL SCHOLARSHIP FAMILIES MUST ATTEND A MEETING PRIOR TO THE START OF SCHOOL AS PER THE STATE SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES.

Only one parent needs to attend the meeting and students do not need to attend.

I hope this newsletter finds you enjoying your summer!

We are ONE MONTH AWAY from the first day of school!

We have been working hard to prepare for the 2023-2024 school year! We are continuing to paint the exterior of the building and it is looking fresh and clean in the courtyard! We have also replaced carpets in some of the classrooms. Our air ducts went through a much needed cleaning as well!

If you know anyone who may be interested in working at our Angels After Hours after school program, please let me know! We are in need of assistance most days after school from 3:00 to about 6:00. Here is the link to apply:

https://hr.dosafl.com/careers/?gnk=job&gni=8a7885a88675eead0186a3db62aa46da

Happy 4th of July! Have a fun and safe celebration!

We are happy to announce that Jennifer Peterson is able to stay with us as our Receptionist on Tuesdays through Fridays. Mrs. Francesa Sotomayor will be the receptionist on Mondays.

HSA (Home School Association) meeting dates and parent social dates have been added to the school calendar.

If you know anyone who may be interested in working at our Angels After Hours after school program, please let me know! We are in need of assistance most days after school from 3:00 to about 6:00. Here is the link to apply:

https://hr.dosafl.com/careers/?gnk=job&gni=8a7885a88675eead0186a3db62aa46d

Please read through the update for important information for the coming school year! If you have any questions, please let us know!

If you know anyone who may be interested in working at our Angels After Hours after school program, please let me know! We are in need of assistance most days after school from 3:00 to about 6:00. Here is the link to apply:

https://hr.dosafl.com/careers/?gnk=job&gni=8a7885a88675eead0186a3db62aa46da

Thank you to everyone who completed the end-of-the-year survey! This will help us with planning for the coming school year!

Report cards were emailed on Friday, June 9. If you have not received them, please check your junk mail or contact us!

Summer office hours are 8:00-3:00. School office will be closed the week of July 3rd. If you have any immediate needs, please email!

There have been a few additions/changes to the school calendar. I have highlighted them in yellow on the calendar below. Please be sure to check for additions/changes.

Our school children's Mass will be on THURSDAYS for the 2023-2024 school year. All cleared parents are welcome to attend. Fr. Knight will be celebrating our school Masses.

I hope everyone is doing well! We are working hard preparing for the upcoming school year!

Please take a moment to complete this end-of-year school input survey if you have not done so yet:

https://forms.office.com/r/cVi60TM81h

Summer office hours are 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM.

I hope everyone had a great long weekend! It is hard to believe that this is the last week of the 2022-2023 school year. I want to take this opportunity to thank all our families for their support of PCA this year. We are so blessed to have such wonderful families! We would love to have your input for next school year.

We have a busy 2 weeks ahead as we close out the 2023-2024 school year!

8th grade will be taking their finals this week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

6th and 7th graders will begin their finals on Friday and complete them on Wednesday and Thursday of next week.

Friday, May 26, is our Kindergarten End-of-Year Celebration at 9 AM in the PCA gym.

There is no school for staff or students on Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day. Enjoy the long weekend!

Families should sign up for updates about the state scholarship application on the website: https://www.stepupforstudents.org/legislative-updates/

You should also be gathering the needed documents for the application and saving them to your computer so you are ready to upload them when the application opens.

Once the scholarship application opens, you should plan to apply quickly!

It's Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week! We love our teachers and staff!

Be sure to send some love to your child's teachers this week! Homemade cards or emails with heartfelt messages are always much appreciated and cherished!

Confirmation rehearsal will be this evening at 6 PM at the Cultural Center.

Workout and Worship with Fr. Eric will be tomorrow, Tuesday, May 9 for all middle school students from 2:15-5:30. If you plan to have your child attend, you must complete the permission slip and have a sports physical on file.

Tomorrow we will not have a Children's Mass since the priests are unavailable. We will still meet in the gym at 9:40 for a Rosary and our May Crowning of Mary. Tomorrow, please have your child bring in a flower for Mary and their Rosary beads. Parents who are CLEARED are welcome to join us for the Rosary and May Crowning.

You may have noticed the officer on campus this morning. As you know I have been working with the SJCSO, Monsignor Brennan, and the Diocese to have additional protection for our school. Until we can determine if we can have a full-time officer assigned to our campus, we will have off-duty officers covering as often as possible. We are grateful for this opportunity.

Our middle school students will be going on their end-of-the-year field trips on Thursday. Please keep them in your prayers as they travel to Orlando.

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a beautiful Easter and enjoyed a nice, relaxing break!

Before break, we had our Schoolwide Student Retreat! Students prepared for Easter by attending Adoration, walking the Stations of the Cross, and saying the Rosary. Younger students paired up with an older prayer buddy to make prayer rocks and write a prayer. Students also wrote letters to our seminarians and competed in a Catholic Faith Trivia game. It was a spiritual and fun day for all!

Congratulations to Mrs. Urso and our Senior Choir who did an amazing job with Newsies, Jr. this weekend! What a fantastic show!

Wednesday is an Early Release Day with no Angels After Hours. Release times are:

PreK @Noon

K-2 @ 12:40

3-5 @ 12:50

6-8 @ 1:00

Join us after school on Wednesday at Bravoz for our Jump into Spring Celebration from 2:00-5:00 PM! See more information below.

Thank you so much to everyone who helped make the Angel Ball such a wonderful event! It was a beautiful evening supporting our great school!

Our 5th and 8th graders will be taking the ACRE (Assessment of Children/Youth Religious Education) test on Thursday morning.

We are looking forward to seeing you all at the Angel Ball on Friday evening at the Sawgrass Marriott! It is going to be a great fundraising party! We hope you will join us! Tickets are still available! Please see below for details.

We are officially in the 4th quarter of the school year! Let's finish strong, Blue Angels!

It's TPC Week! We will have early release on Thursday with Angels until 3:30. There is no school on Friday for staff and students. Monday is a Professional Day for teachers and staff and no school for students.

Please note: We will have our Children's Mass tomorrow for Ash Wednesday at 9:40 AM. Parents are always welcome to attend!

Thank you to everyone who attended the Bishop's Mass last week! It was a beautiful celebration!

As a reminder, Thursday is an Early Release Day and there is no school for students on Friday or Monday. Teachers and staff will have a Professional Day on Friday.

Bishop Pohlmeier will be celebrating our PCA Children's Mass tomorrow, February 7th. All students are expected to be in their MANDATORY school uniform. No polo shorts or PE shirts should be worn tomorrow. White shirts only. Students will not be wearing sweatshirts or sweaters to Mass.

All parents are welcome to attend, but seating is limited. Mass begins at 9:40 AM.

Happy Catholic Schools Week and happy 100th day of school! Thank you to everyone who attended the 9 AM Mass yesterday to kick off Catholic Schools Week! We have lots of fun planned this week to celebrate!

We are so excited for Catholic Schools Week, which begins on January 29! We have some fun activties planned for our students! Here is a preview of the week - more detailed information to follow!

Please continue to pray for Mrs. Urso and her family.

If you would like to assist the Urso family during this difficult time, a GoFundMe has been set up for them. Here is the link:

https://gofund.me/92e8dfcb

Happy New Year to all! We are praying for a healthy and safe 2023! On behalf of Mrs. Earp and all the staff at PCA, I want to thank you for your generosity towards us for Christmas! We are so thankful!

Please note that this Friday is Early Staggered Release, and there is no school on Monday, January 16th.

Thank you to Mrs. Urso for an amazing Christmas program! It was a beautiful evening celebrating the true meaning of Christmas!

On behalf of Mrs. Earp and the entire PCA staff, we wish you all a blessed Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year! See you in 2023!

Students in grade PreK-5 will perform in their annual Christmas program on December 15th, 2022. The performance will be held at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church at 5:00 p.m.

We hope you enjoyed the weekend! As a reminder, this week our Children's Mass has been changed to Thursday since it is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Mass will starts at 9:40 AM.

We hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving! As a reminder there are only 17 days left in the 2nd quarter of school. Please be sure to check Renweb (grades 3-8) for your child's progress this quarter. If you have any questions or concerns, please be sure to reach out to your child's teacher.

On behalf of Mrs. Earp and the entire PCA staff, I wish you and your family a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving! I hope you enjoy the time with your families. We are so grateful for your continued support.

Last week we held our Student Council elections for grades 3-8 in the gym. Please join us in congratulating our Student Council Executive Board for the 2022-2023 school year:

President: JC Lundgren

Vice President: Charlotte Dunlap

Treasurer: London Douglas

Secretary: Matthew Rattigan

Historian: Noelle Doci

Spirit Director: Cami Doherty

Service Director: Jacob Beckham

Assistant Service Director: Colton Haubrich

All our candidates did an excellent job with their campaign and their speeches! Well done!

We hope you enjoyed the extra hour of sleep this weekend! We have another short week ahead!

On Wednesday, we will have our Student Council Executive Board elections. Students in grades 3-8 will be voting after hearing speeches from all the candidates. We have middle school students running for President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary.

Next week we will have our Good News Book Fair! Students will be attending the Book Fair during their STREAM class next week (November 14-18). More information to come!

We hope you all enjoyed the long weekend! Our second graders had their Reconciliation retreat this weekend. Please continue to keep them in your prayers as they make their sacraments this school year.

What a great Fall Festival!! It was so nice to see so many families participate! A huge thank you to HSA for all their hard work in preparing this fun event!

Congratulations to the winners of the trunk decorating contest:

1st place: Pavlik family

2nd place: Valenzuela family

3rd place: Lanahan, Litwack, and Wood family

It was so nice to see so many families at the Walking Rosary yesterday! Our Blue Angels did a beautiful job leading the Rosary! Thank you to Mrs. Begeman for organizing this event and to all our staff who were part of the event!

We hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend! This week we begin the second quarter!

We pray everyone stayed safe during the storm! As mentioned in the email last week, once we know if we have to make up the days, we will let you know right away. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Happy Fall! We are carefully monitoring Tropical Storm Ian as it makes it way towards Florida. Please note that the Diocese of St. Augustine does not follow the County closures. You can check the Diocesan website (www.dosaeducation.org) for school closures. We will keep you posted via email and parent text alerts about any possible school closures or delays.

Thank you to everyone who attended our Open House last week! It was great to see you all and to see how excited the students were to show off their work and classrooms! Thank you to all our teachers who made this a great event!

Open House is this week! Please come and see your child's classroom and learn more about their daily routine at school. Students should attend their Open House to show off their rooms!

Our virtue for the month of September is FAITH. FAITH is believing in God and all he has revealed.

Grades PK-2 will focus on St. Martha.

Grades 3-5 will focus on St. Jerome.

Grades 6-8 will focus on St. Augustine.

Don't forget to look for and complete the Home Projects with your child!

his Friday, September 2nd, is an Early Release Day. Release times will be as follows:

VPK only - 11:30 AM

VPK plus Enrichment - 12:00 PM

Kindergarten - 2nd grade - 12:40 PM

3rd - 5th grade - 12:50 PM

6th - 8th grade - 1:00 PM

There will be no school on Monday, September 5th, in observance of Labor Day.

Enjoy the long weekend!

Thank you to all the parents who attended our first Mass of the school year. Our Children's Mass will be celebrated every Tuesday at 9:40 AM. All parents are welcome to attend. We will have designated seating for parents in the back of the gym on the chairs. Please arrive by 9:35 AM so you can be seated prior to the start of Mass. Please enter and sign-in through the gym doors. Please note: PK and Kindergarten classes do not start attending Mass until January, as they are still acclimating to the school environment.

We hope you all enjoyed the weekend! We are looking forward to our first full week of school with our Blue Angels! Welcome to the first Blue Angel Weekly. This will be a combination of my weekly emails and the weekly update all in one!