There
will be a large funeral this Friday for former parent, Bob Keatley, at 4:30
p.m. In order to allow for the large number of
people expected and to prevent those attending from being hampered by our
carpool dismissal, we will be dismissing early this Friday – at 3:00 p.m.
Stanford
Achievement Tests will be administered on Monday through Thursday mornings this
week to 3rd – 7th grade students.
Please do not come into the classrooms during testing time. If you need to leave a message for your
child, please leave it at the receptionist’s desk. We hope all students who are feeling well
enough to be at school will be here on time and ready to take the tests.
Southern
Teachers Agency will be here today and tomorrow to conduct focus groups to
determine the
qualities the school seeks in its next Head of School. We hope you have either signed up for a focus
group or will complete the survey to assist in creating the profile for the
next Head.
Speaking
of which, a number of you have begun to bid me farewell and I wanted to remind
you that this is premature,
as I will be here through the next school year – retiring at the end of June,
2014. I know that it doesn’t seem
possible that this much work would be happening now for that retirement date,
but this is standard operating procedure for independent school Head
searches. Nothing has slowed down for me
and I doubt that it will in the next 15 months!
Eighth
graders will be hosting us for World Culture Night this Thursday from 4:30 –
6:30. The students select a country with which to
become more familiar, create a website with their information, dress in
costumes of the country, and serve food represented of that part of the
world. It is a celebration for the whole
family to enjoy!
If
you will have a toddler, preschool, or pre-kindergarten child at St. Paul’s in
2013-2014 and are planning to register for either A-Team or Lunch Bunch, please don’t forget that
registration for the 2013-2014 school year is online! Note that, as was the
case this year, A-Team drop-ins are not available—you must pre-register
your child by April 30. More information about both programs and
the online form can be found here: http://www.speds.org/current-parents-and-students/inside-st-pauls/student-forms/. If you have questions about
either program, please contact Linda van Thullenar, lvan@speds.org.
Middle
school parents and students are reminded that this is mid-point in the quarter
and a review of student grades would be
appropriate. There are still several good weeks ahead during
which students can make good progress, so let’s help the students stay on task.
It's time to order school supplies for
next year! You may
pre-purchase a school supply pack for next fall. The packets are ordered
through Innisbrook School Supplies and are priced at the school’s cost. Kindergarten – 8th
grade art supplies are included in the packets or you may order them separately
using the order form in option 2. This
opportunity is offered as a convenience for St. Paul’s families. Parents
are free to choose the supply pack or shop on their own. Order
dates: Monday, April 15 – Friday, May 3. There are two ways to place your order:
1) Order online at www.ordermypack.com , select Buy School
Supplies, and enter our school number: 120688.
Pay with a credit card at checkout. A convenience charge of $1.50 per
pack will be added to all online orders.
2) Complete and return an order form to the
school front desk. Charges will be billed to your school account in
August.
Click here to view
lists and order supplies: http://www.speds.org/current-parents-and-students/inside-st-pauls/school-supplies/ If you are unable
to print what you need, please contact Linda van Thullenar and she will send
them to you.
All supply packets
will be delivered directly to school and distributed to students at
Open House on Wednesday, August 14th.
Service Club Dates: Calling all St. Paul’s students and
parents. We have two service opportunities for the remainder of the
2012-13 school year. This is a great opportunity to have fun,
connect with others and participate in meaningful community service.
Tuesday, April 23: We will go to the St. Paul’s
Food Pantry and work to re-package items. Let’s gather at the church
after school. Snacks will be provided and then we’ll get to work.
Students in ECC and Lower School are asked to have a parent. (Parents may
chaperone their child plus a friend or two.) Middle School students may
come alone. Please RSVP at pbauer@speds.org
Tuesday, May 14: 3:30-5:00 TBA. But
please save the date!
Lynnette Rempel has let us know that she will be taking a
Sabbatical from St. Paul’s in order to devote more time to her family. While St. Paul’s does not have a Sabbatical
per se, this is our way of saying that we don’t want to say “good-bye” to
Lynnette and she does not want to say “good-bye” to us. The plan is that, in the near future, she
will be able to return to bring her gifts and talents to our school but, right
now, she needs to take a break.
One of our graduates, Aaron B., is the star of the current
production at The Coterie, “Bud, not Buddy”.
The production runs from April 9 – May 19 and this experienced actor,
who is still in high school!, is making quite a name for himself as an
actor/comedian. We’re very proud of this
talented young man!
We will be honoring Celeste Haas at Friday’s All School Chapel. Celeste is with the Childrens’ Spot and has worked with our students in Speech Therapy at St. Paul’s for 25 years. It has been a wonderful collaboration and we look forward to working together for many more years.
