St. Joseph School

🎶 A special moment at Saint Joseph Catholic School! 🎶 Fifth grader Ella Raper played the organ for Mass for the very first time today! We hope this is the first of many times she shares her musical gifts in our liturgies. Having students actively engaged in the ministries of the Mass is such an important part of our faith community, and we are so thankful for their participation. 🙏💜

🌊 3rd Grade Book Club Sets Sail! 🚢 Our 3rd Grade Book Club met for the first time last week, and we’re diving into “I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912” from the I Survived series! Last week, we decorated travel trunks and talked about what we’d pack for a long journey — then received our official Titanic boarding passes! 🧳🎫 This week’s meeting was all about testing our engineering skills! Students built boats out of aluminum foil, foam, and tape, then used beads to see whose design could hold the most weight before sinking. ⚓💧 It’s been so much fun learning, creating, and imagining what life might have been like aboard the Titanic. Stay tuned for next week’s adventure! 🌟

Honoring Our Veterans

Today, St. Joseph Catholic School proudly honors all the brave men and women who have served our country. Your courage, sacrifice, and dedication protect the freedoms we cherish each day. We invite you to join us for our Veterans Day program this morning at 10 AM in the church hall.



Thank you, veterans, for your service and commitment to our nation. May God bless you and your families! ❤️🤍💙

🎃 Halloween on the Square 🍭 We had such a fun night at Halloween on the Square! Miss Kiefer joined in the festivities dressed as Nana Nut from Candyland, and our booth was a sweet success! A special thank-you to our wonderful PTO✝️ members for their help setting up and breaking down the booth — your time and support are always appreciated. (And our apologies for the late post!)

🇺🇸 Veterans Day Program 🇺🇸 Our students are busy practicing for our Veterans Day Program, which will be held on Tuesday, November 11, at 10:00 a.m. in the church hall. We warmly invite everyone to attend—especially our veterans and those who have served in the military. We look forward to honoring your service and sacrifice together as a school community. 💜

📚 Showing Off Success! 🌟 We love when students stop by the office to share their accomplishments! Several students came by this week to show off their great grades on a recent test, and we couldn’t be more proud of their hard work and dedication. Keep up the great work, students — we are so proud of you! 💜

🍝 Thank You for a Successful Spaghetti Dinner! 🍝 St. Joseph Catholic School extends our heartfelt gratitude to all the volunteers, sponsors, students, and guests who made our Spaghetti Dinner this past Sunday such a wonderful success. Your generosity, time, and support are deeply appreciated. We truly could not have done it without you.

Newsletter Snapshot Nov 3-7

Happy All Saints’ Day! 🙏 Our students did an amazing job bringing the saints to life today with their presentations and creative costumes. Their hard work and faith truly shined! 💫❤️ #AllSaintsDay #FaithInAction #CatholicEducation

📚🐝 Scripps Spelling Bee Success! 📚 What an incredible Spelling Bee today! Our students showed amazing focus, courage, and perseverance — we went 24 rounds and worked through 130 words! 🏆 1st Place: Joseph Mung 🥈 2nd Place: Madison Stanley 🥉 3rd Place: Jagger Hatcher To make the day even more fun, it also happened to be Pajama Day for Red Ribbon Week — so yes, our brilliant spellers competed in their coziest attire! 😄💜 We are so proud of all our participants for their hard work and school spirit. Congratulations to each of you for spelling your hearts out and making this year’s Bee such a success! 💛💜✨ #SpellingBee #StJosephPride #SoaringScholars #StJosephLions

Mark your calendars for our Annual Spaghetti Dinner on November 2nd!

Volunteers are needed for this event. If you would like to volunteer, contact the school office at (479) 963-2119.

WEEKLY REPORTER

🌿 From garden to table! Our students had a wonderful time harvesting fresh vegetables from the school garden they planted and cared for themselves. 🌱 It’s amazing to see their hard work bloom into something they can share and enjoy! 🍅🥕 #HandsOnLearning

🦁📚 Roaring Into Reading! 🎉 Our first two students to place their lions on the “Roaring Into Reading” board are Jack and Joseph from 2nd grade! 🦁✨ They’re making great progress toward their Accelerated Reader goals and leading the way with their hard work and enthusiasm for reading. Keep it up, boys! 💜📖 #StJosephSchool #RoaringIntoReading #ReadersAreLeaders #AcceleratedReader

📚🍦 AR Goal Celebration! 🎉 We had a fun afternoon celebrating all the students who met or exceeded their Accelerated Reader goals! Their hard work and dedication to reading earned them popsicles and playtime together. We’re so proud of their effort and love for books! 💜📖 #StJosephSchool #ReadersAreLeaders #ARGoals #PopsicleParty

Weekly Reporter Oct 19-24th

🎶 Our first and second graders had a strumming good time in music class today🎸 Using tissue boxes and rubber bands, they created their very own guitars and learned about how sound and vibration work. Such a fun and creative way to make music! 🎵💛 #MusicClass #CreativeLearners #StJosephSchool

🚒🔥 A big thank you to the Paris Fire Department for visiting our students this week! Our kids loved learning all about fire safety and getting a close-up look at the fire truck. We appreciate you taking the time to teach our students important lessons that could help save lives. 👨‍🚒❤️ #FireSafety #CommunityHelpers #ThankYouParisFireDepartment #StJosephSchool

📚✨ Library Spotlight! ✨📚 Wednesday our 7th & 8th grade girls shared something truly special with our younger students! 💛 They visited the library to read the picture books they wrote and illustrated themselves to our 1st and 2nd graders. The younger students loved hearing their stories come to life, and our older girls were so proud to share their creativity and hard work. 🌟 Moments like these remind us how wonderful it is to see our students learning from and with each other — inspiring the next generation of readers and writers! 💕 #StJosephSchool #ReadersBecomeLeaders #LibraryLife #CatholicEducation #StudentAuthors