Happening This Week: Week of September 30, 2019
Monday, Sept. 30
Baby Bottle/Diaper Drive Kick Off
Tuesday, Oct. 1
CPCI Baby Bottle/Diaper Drive begins for October
Respect Life Month; Chorus 7:30-8:00am
S.T.R.E.A.M. Club Session #1- School Cafeteria 3-4pm
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Weekly school mass every Wed. @ 9am. Parents welcome!
Dismissal is at 2pm on Wednesdays.
Thursday, Oct. 3
Seton Family Night at Chuck E. Cheese 3:00-9:00pm
Ukulele Club Gr. 4-8 3:10-3:50pm
Friday, Oct. 4
Fabulous Friday!
October is Respect Life Month
Seton will participate in a service project during the month of October to assist Community Pregnancy Clinic (CPCI) with their annual baby bottle and supplies drive.
BABY BOTTLE FUNDRAISER DOWNLOADYankee Candle Fundraiser
The Yankee Candle fundraiser began on September 16 and will run through October 7. Our school benefits from 40% of the proceeds! Packets went home with each student. If you need another, please do not hesitate to contact the main office.
Parents/Guardians can shop online via www.yankeecandlefundraising.com. Enter the group number 999972306 in the “Start Shopping” box. Any orders purchased online, will pay for shipping/tax, and the products will be shipped directly to your home. Online orders will continue until January 1st.
If you order through the packet, no sales tax is collected, and all products will go home with the student. Also, please keep the pink copy as your receipt. Return only the yellow/white copy with all the correct information filled out. Don’t forget students names and teachers names.
The deadline to turn in all packets is Monday, October 7th.
DOWNLOAD THE FUNDRAISER FLYER HEREIn past years, SES H.A.S.A. raised over $9,000 profit from the Yankee Candle Sales, so please sell, sell, sell. This year we hope to top our profit from last year. Remember, all money made from this fundraiser benefits Seton students. Get an early start on holiday shopping and help our school at the same time!
Any questions/concerns, please contact Ashley Long at AshleyLLong@gmail.com. Thank you for your support!!
Chuck E. Cheese Family Night
You’re Invited to Chuck E. Cheese Family Night – Brought to you by HASA!
The Seton Family will be dining at Chuck E. Cheese in Naples on Thursday, October 3. Fifteen percent of purchases made between 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. will benefit Seton. So, bring the family out for some good food, fellowship, and to raise funds for our great school!
Blue Zones Ribbon Cutting & Panther Pep Rally!
Join us on Tuesday, October 15 at 2pm in the Gym.
We are proud to announce that Seton has been certified as a Blue Zone (BZ) school! Due to our efforts and focus on health, fitness and overall well-being, we are recognized as a school that promotes healthier living habits. We partner with NCH and others in making an ongoing commitment to improving quality of life for all those in our community (from the youngest to oldest) through the Blue Zones project. Hope to see you on Oct. 15 where BZ and NCH representatives will be here for the ribbon cutting and award, followed by a fun pep rally!
H.A.S.A. Event (Trunk or Treat!)
Friday, October 25th 6-8:00pm
Get your costume ready and your candy bucket, too! There will be pizza, treats, and water bottles for sale in the Parish Center!
Volunteers are needed for set-up, serving food, and clean-up. *Please contact Mrs. Eastman at (eastman@seseton.org) or sign up through the SignUp Genius link for Trunk or Treat: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054BABAC29A0F58-seton2. We appreciate you!
- Set-Up: 3:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. (7 needed)
- Concession Sales: 5:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (8 needed)
- Clean Up: 7:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (7 needed)
- Decorated Trunks & 400 pieces of candy (30 needed)
- Sat. Morning Parking Lot Clean Up (time at discretion of the volunteer) (5 needed)
Please note all volunteer time needs to be emailed to (office@seseton.org).
To make this event possible, the following items are needed:
- Families to sign up to enter a decorated car/distribute candy, make donations of water bottles/treats, and/or volunteer at the event! *Any questions about signing up your car trunk please contact Miss Watson (watson@seseton.org)
- Donations of water bottles (regular size or mini) and store-bought treats (i.e. cookies, cupcakes, brownies, & mini chip bags). Please drop off donations to Ms. Kelly at the front office starting Tues., Oct. 16. Please know that we are serving the items on 10/25 and expiration dates for treats need to comply for us to serve. *Any questions about treat donations, please contact Ms. Kelly at (kelly@seseton.org).
October Mystic Monk Coffee
(Message from Mr. Ganse)
Dear Parents,
Fall in love with the season of autumn with a nice cup of tea or coffee from Mystic Monk Coffee. Portions of our sales will help the middle school Religion department for such things as the spring N.E.T Retreat, field trips, and other supplementary materials needed for learning our faith. Please take a moment to peruse the October catalog. The special seasonal coffee flavors for October are Pumpkin Spice, Snickering Candy Bar, and Thanksgiving Blend. Remember to indicate if you would like your coffee ground, whole bean or K-cup style.
Our deadline for this coffee drive is Monday, October 7. All checks should be made out to St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic School. The school will write one check to the monks for our order. Thank you in advance for your continued love and support of our middle schoolers!
DOWNLOAD THE MYSTIC MONK CATALOG ORDER FORM DOWNLOADAfterschool STREAM Club is a Big Hit- Session #1 is filled!
We are excited that so many students are interested in participating in the STREAM club. Session #1 has been filled; please choose between Session 2 or 3.
Friday, November 1 at 10am – Play comes to Seton
St. Elizabeth Seton has partnered with the Gulfshore Players and the Holocaust Museum to bring a special play to our campus. It is based on a true story of a local Holocaust survivor entitled “In Flight-the Story of Sabine Van Dam”. Students in grades 7 and 8 will participate in a special pre-theatre workshop on kindness and social justice given by the Director of Education at the Holocaust museum, and those students will attend the play. Parents of all students are welcome to attend as well. Following the play, students in grades 6-8 will participate in an ongoing program about spreading Kindness and making a difference at school, at home, and in the world. For more information about the play, visit https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/education/in-flight/.
Save the Dates!
Monday, November 11, 2019 – Veterans Day Mass & Tribute
Seton is planning a tribute to veterans with a Veteran’s Day mass on Monday, Nov. 11 at 9am with reception following. If you or someone you know is a veteran and are able to attend the mass and tribute, please RSVP by Monday, Oct. 21 to Mrs. Groch at groch@seseton.org with the following information: Name of Veteran attending, Phone #, Email, Branch of Service, Years of Service OR complete the flyer that was sent home with your student. Please note, there will be no school mass on Wed., Nov. 13.
DOWNLOAD THE NAME REQUEST FORMSaturday, December 7, 2019 SES School 2019 Golf Benefit Tournament
at The Club at The Strand Naples
We need family/business sponsors and players! Please tell your family, friends and business partners about our awesome golf event benefiting student scholarships. Volunteers needed to help. Contact Coach T at tenbarge@seseton.org or Mrs. Groch at groch@seseton.org for information or questions. Thank you for your support!
DOWNLOAD THE GOLF FLYER & REGISTRATION FORM HERESaturday, March 28, 2020 SES Gala Auction – Havana Nights at The Vineyards Country Club Naples
Congratulations to our Students of the Week!
AAA Scholarships still open!
There is No waiting list and awards are retroactive to the start of school. Please click the following link for more information and to see if your family qualifies.
DOWNLOAD THE QUALIFICATION FLYER HEREThe Family Empowerment Scholarship Program is Florida’s newest private education scholarship for low to middle income families. Click the link to see if your family qualifies. Scholarships won’t last long! https://afloridapromise.org/parent-resources/family-empowerment-scholarship/