The Buzz

Greetings SBPS Parents and Friends:

Our Bengals came today with their nice shirts and BIG SMILES for Fall Portrait Day! We can’t wait to see the great photos that Picture Day captured. Picture orders are due by October 1. Families will receive an email from Picture Day in the next week or so, so that you may see your child’s fall portrait and order them. Please be on the look out from an

Finally, our BIG Baby and Kids Garage Sale is this coming Saturday, September 13. The funds raised from this event goes to support Teacher Classroom Wishlist items. Last year, the Baby and Kids Garage Sale raised nearly $30K. This year, the committee would like to do it again! But they can’t do it without your help. We need A LOT of volunteers this week - a lot of people have been helping, but we still need volunteers on Saturday - the day of the sale. It’s a lot of fun and a great way to connect with other school parents. Please consider giving some of your time to this event. You can click this link to volunteer. I’d like to thank the Garage Sale Leaders - Ben Roxworthy, Amanda Farfan, Christine Elliot and Elizabeth Villa - for your amazing work on this important fundraiser.

The other BIG event happening at the end of next week is our Annual HSA FUN RUN on Friday, September 19. Thank you for all the pledges so far! Our goal is to raise over $115K. Funds go to support teacher appreciation, HSA community building events, and special initiatives. This year, the special initiative is to enhance school safety. Each year, we invite a school safety consultant to review our plans, procedures and walk our campus. Each year, we hear of ways that we can strengthen our campus even more. We thank you in advance for your generosity and look forward to sharing with you our improvements.

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

• Garage Sale Information - Please sign up to volunteer!

• Mastery-Based Learning Update #4 - supporting your child at home

• FUN RUN INFO

Please find listed below important dates:

• September 12, 2025 - Winter Sports- Basketball Registration for Grades 4-8 Due today - see information below.

• September 13, 2025 - Baby and Kids Garage Sale - Volunteer or Shop! (please consider volunteering - we need assistance to ensure a safe event)

• September 14, 2025 - Preschool Playdate - SBPS Courtyard - 2:30 to 4:30PM

• September 14, 2025 - Kindergarten Playdate - Revere Park - 2:30 to 4:30PM

• September 15, 2025 - Fall Clubs begin for grades PK-5

• September 17, 2025 - Flu Vaccine Clinic in Beaven Hall from 9AM to 2PM - see below for details

• September 19, 2025 - HSA Annual FUN RUN! Thank you for your generosity!

• September 21, 2025 - Fall Season Athletes Mass 10AM in Church - wear your uniform or BENGAL gear

• October 2, 2025 - Fall Portrait Retakes and Fall Sibling Photos

• October 3, 2025 - NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day for Teachers

• October 3-5, 2025 - OKTOBERFEST

• October 4, 2025 - Pet Blessing after Mass

• October 6, 2025 - Pet Blessing in courtyard at 8:05AM

• October 10, 2025 - Preschool VIP Day

• October 13, 2025 - No School - Indigenous People’s Day

May God be with us always!

Ms. Rachel Gemo, Head of School

Ms. Gemo’s Prayer Corner

Prayer on the Anniversary of 9/11/01

God of Peace and Mercy, on this anniversary for September 11, we lift up the souls who perished on that day. Welcome them with loving arms into Your kingdom. Comfort their families and friends. Help us to mourn alongside them with a constant compassion that can only be rooted in You. May we look to the first responders that day to inspire us to live bravely and courageously, and to selflessly protect others in need. May we look to those who opened up their homes to the stranded and displaced that day to stir us to be more hospitable. Having seen the face of evil and darkness, may we be steadfast and faithful in pursuing You, our perpetual Light. In Jesus’s name we pray. Amen.