The Buzz

Dear SBPS Parents and Guardians,

At the time I’m writing this intro note for the BUZZ, there is a widespread Microsoft Outlook outage which is impacting our ability to communicate via email. This is true for all faculty and staff. I ask families to be patient waiting for an email response from faculty and staff. Additionally, we are currently unable to receive emails, so until the outage is rectified, please assume that teachers/staff will not receive any urgent emails at this time. If you need to get a message to school employee, it is best to call and speak to an administrative assistant. Again, we appreciate your patience.

We are in the last week of the first Trimester with Trimester 2 beginning on Monday. This is important for parents of students in grades K-5. Your child’s STEAM class (art, STEM and music) will be changing. There may be a change in the PE days, so please be on the lookout for information from your child’s homeroom teacher.

Thanks to the HSA, our band and strings, as well as our choir and Mr. Wayne Messmer who made Wednesday’s Veteran’s Day Mass and Color Guard Ceremony a meaningful and holy experience for all. The student musicians filled the courtyard with patriotic songs and our students showed reverence and respect. It was a great way to honor and pray for the veterans of our Armed Forces.

It is getting cold outside, as the November days keep coming. It is our intention to go outside for recess every day, so please be sure to send you children with appropriate hats, gloves and coats/jackets. I noticed a lot of students didn’t have the right outerwear/or any outerwear today. We’d like to keep all students healhty as long as possible.

We hope to see everyone on Sunday - it is DONUT SUNDAY! You don’t want to miss it!

Thank you for your partnership and support during this first Trimester. It is an honor and privilege to serve our community.

There’s a lot more important information below. Be sure to check out the following: 

• St. Ben’s Christmas Bazaar Information

• Support the Parish Thanksgiving Dinner - see below for sign up

• Volunteers needed for Basketball Games - Concession Stand help

Please find listed below important dates: 

• November 13, 2026 Middle School Trimester 1 Exams Day 2-ELA & Science 

• November 13, 2026 Last Day of Trimester 1

• November 14, 2026 - Bitty Basketball

• November 14, 2026 - Confirmation Retreat

• November 15, 2026 - Donut Sunday after all the MASSES!

• November 16, 2026 - First Day of Trimester 2

• November 16, 2026 - 8th Grade Virtual Agora/DC Parent Meeting 7:30PM

• November 18, 2026 - I Am a Disciple of Jesus Christ Art and Essay Contest - Entries Due

• November 20, 2026 - Open House for all Prospective Families

• November 21, 2026 - Bitty Basketball

• November 25-27, 2026 - Thanksgiving Holiday

• November 26, 2026 - Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving Parish Dinner

May God bless your family and our entire SBPS community as we continue this journey together.

Ms. Rachel Gemo, Head of School

Ms. Rachel Gemo,
Head of School