September Newsletter - St. Joseph School Belize

VOLUME 2 ISSUE 1
SEPTEMBER 1, 2013
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Phone: 203-4623
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I NDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION 2013
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Independaence
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Six countries of
Central
America will
be participating
in the
competition
Congratulations Belize
Day
on your
32 nd. Birthday!
ST. GOERGE’S CAYE DAY
September 1798, marked the final attempt
to take over the area. Today, the Battle of
St. George's Cay is a national public and
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: bank holiday. However, the symbolic meaning and significance of celebrating the 10th
varies upon gender, class, and ethnic back2 grounds through time and space.
The size of the Spanish fleet:
two very large frigates, an armed brig, and
OUR BULLETIN BOARD 2 two sloops carrying two 100 pounders, and
four gunboats carrying each a 24 pounder in
bow; with several other armed vessels takSTORY TELLING
2 ing aboard about 300 troops. A schooner of
22 guns, to which the deserters belonged.
All the small vessels of the fleet said to
consist of 12 companies of 100 men each.
This estimate was severely reduced due to
outbreaks of yellow fever and dissent in the
Spanish army.
EDUACATIONAL AND
Baymen's preparation
The Merlin's captain in 1798 was John
Moss, a strategist on the order of Barrow.
ENTERTAINING
The Settlement lineup consisted of the folACTIVITIES
lowing:
Merlin, two sloops, Towzer and Tickler,
BIRTHDAYS
with one 18-pounder gun and 25 men each,
and under the command of two merchant
captains, Mr. Gelston and Mr. Hosmer, who brought with them some
of their crew; Mermaid, with one
short 9 pounder and 25 men; the
schooners, Swinger and Teazer,
with six guns and 25 men each,
Swinger having four 6-pounder
guns and two 4-pounders, and
Teazer six 4-pounders; and eight
gun-flats, each with one 9-pounder
and 16 men. Except for the crews
of Towser and Tickler, the rest of
the crews consisted of 354 volunteers from the "Colonial Troops" In
addition there were 700 troops
ready to deter attack by land.
reported no one killed and the
Baymen in good spirits. Barrow
was dispatched and arrived in
time to see the end of the battle
and prevent the slave men from
boarding the enemy. The Spaniards were in full retreat by 13
September, and Barrow agreed
to send vessels to further push
the Spaniards back.
Commemoration
On the 100th anniversary of the
battle the government of Belize
declared 10 September a national
holiday; the event is celebrated
as St. George's Caye Day or
National Day. Then in 1998
Belize issued three coins to com10 September
memorate the 200th anniversary
of the battle. These consisted of
At 1:00 p.m. that afternoon, the
a cupper-nickel $2, a 0.925 silver
Spaniards and British lined up off $10 and a 0.917 gold $100. The
St. George's Caye. The Spaniards
obverse features a three-masted
stormed through the channel, and at sailing vessel from the national
1:30 engaged the British in a two- coat-of-arms. The reverse feahour fight which ended in defeat
tures HMS Merlin and two of the
for the confused Spaniards. Moss
oar-powered flat boats.
THE LIBRARIAN
PAGE 2
Don't Change the World
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Mrs. E. Leal
Editor
Once upon a time, there
was a king who ruled a
prosperous country. One
day, he went for a trip to
some distant areas of his
country. When he was back to
his palace, he complained that
his feet were very painful, because it was the first time that
he went for such a long trip, and
the road that he went through
was very rough and stony. He
then ordered his people to cover
every road of the entire country
with leather.
Definitely, this would need thousands of cows’ skin, and would
cost a huge amount of money.
Then one of his wise servants
dared himself to tell the king,
“Why do you have to spend that
unnecessary
amount
of
money? Why don’t you just
cut a little piece of leather to
cover your feet?”
The king was surprised, but
he later agreed to his suggestion, to make a “shoe” for
himself.
There is actually a valuable
lesson of life in this story: to
make this world a happy
place to live, you better
change yourself - your heart;
before you could change the
world.
Important Facts About Belize
Belize (formerly British Honduras until the name of the country
was changed in 1973) lies on
the eastern or Caribbean coast
of Central America, bounded on the
north and part of the west by Mexico,
and on the south and the remainder of
the west by Guatemala. The inner
coastal waters are shallow and are
sheltered by a line of coral reefs,
dotted with islets called cayes', extending almost the entire length of
the country.
Our Bulletin Board
Of The Month
The flag of Belize is a continued version of the earlier flag of British Honduras
British Honduras obtained a coat of arms on January 28, 1907, which formed the basis of the badge used on
British ensigns. The coat of arms recalls the logging industry that first led to British settlement there. The figures, tools, and mahogany tree represent this industry. From 1950 onward an unofficial national flag was in use.
It was blue; with a modified version of the arms on a white disc in the centre (sometimes a blank white circle
was used as the coat of arms). The national motto, Sub Umbra Floreo, meaning “I Flourish in the Shade”, is
written in the lower part of the coat of arms.
The colors on the flag are respectively those of the country's national parties, the People's United Party (PUP)
and United Democratic Party (Belize) (UDP). The UDP, established in 1973, had objected to the original blue
and white design, those two colors being the PUP's representative colors. The two red stripes at the top and bottom were added to the original design at independence. The coat of arms was granted in 1907. Red stripes were
added to denote the color of the opposition party. Blue is the party color of the PUP (People's United Party. The
50 leaves recall 1950, the year PUP came to power.
The flag of Belize is the only country to have humans depicted as a major design element on its national flag.
The September Celebration Theme for 2013:
BELIZE IN YOU, BELIZE IN ME, LAND OF THE FREEE
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September
INSIDE STORY HEADLINE
2013
Sun
Mon
1
Tue
2
School
Reopens
Wed
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“To catch the reader's attention, place an interesting sentence or quote from the story here.”
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INSIDE STORY HEADLINE
Carnival In Belize
Caption describing picture or graphic.
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Family
Sunday
9
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10
11
St. George’s
Caye Day
Teacher’s
Meeting
17
18
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24
30
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Wellness
Week
4
25
Thu
Fri
7
5
Staff
meeting
12
Parents
Meeting
19
National
Service Day
26
BNTU
Meeting
Sat
13
Children’s
Rally
20
14
21
Patriotic
Day
Independence
Day
27
28
Casual
Day
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Street
Belize City
Phone: 501-203-4623
E-mail: [email protected]
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September 29
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September 15
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September 24
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FROM THE EDITOR
.Welcome back to School
models and leaders. But more than
As this school year begins, we as that, it is our responsibility to make
educators, have an enormous gift a positive and lasting difference to
our students. Yes, we have stanto give. The
gift of enhancing the lives of our dards and goals we try to achieve.
students. The gift of teaching the It’s very hard work and every year,
our school does a fantastic job. But
children of
this community, of helping them this year, let’s try to take it a
grow and succeed. Because we all step further. Together, let’s create a
vision - for ourselves as educators,
know that
for our classrooms, and even for
what we give them inside the
every individual student. This viclassroom extends so much further. It is our duty to serve as role sion does not need to be a grandiose
achievement. Small steps can dra-
matically enhance a student’s learning experience. And when we do
this,
we will be doing all that we can to
make a positive difference. I urge
all of you to take action. Today,
let’s take the small steps needed to
make our school and our community an even better place to learn, to
work, and to thrive.
Remember, “A vision with action
can change the world.”