Our YMCA
Camp of the Ozarks trip for eighth graders begins tomorrow!
Mr. Van, Ms. Glass, Mrs. Gruss, Mr. Stewart and Ms. Barnes will
accompany our 44 eighth graders on our traditional four-day, three-night
adventure in the southeastern part of Missouri.
We will return just after carpool on Friday, Sept. 14, weary, with dirty
laundry and full of great stories to tell.
Parents’
Guild will hold its first meeting of the new school year on Wednesday, Sept. 12
at 8:30 a.m. in the Garden Room of the church.
Every parent is a member of the Parents’ Guild and all are invited to
the monthly meetings in order to understand the breadth and scope of activities
undertaken by this important parent group and to discover ways in which you can
be involved.
Milo
August Schubert, son of our Technology Director, Ryann Schubert, was born
yesterday! He weighed in at a healthy 8lbs.10oz. Mom and Milo are doing well, and sister,
Ruby, is so proud (as is Dad, Spencer, too)!
Ryann will be out on maternity leave until further notice and we wish
the Schuberts well!
The
Rev. Todd Bruce, Associate Rector at our church, has accepted a call to be the
rector of a parish in Fulsom, CA. While we are happy for him, we are sad to
lose him from both the church and school.
Todd’s fondness for children has given us much happy access to him in
the five years he has been here – as a chapel leader and frequent visitor. Todd’s last church service will be on Sunday,
Oct. 7. We wish him well and will miss
him!
Dr. John
Ditto, the church organist who also plays for our chapel services and
graduation, has also announced his retirement, effective August, 2013.
Dr. Ditto has also shown his love for the mission and ministry of the
school by generously giving of his time and talents. He, too, will be missed but we’ll enjoy this
school year with him first!
Thank
you for the wonderful participation and feedback from our three Curriculum
Nights! We sincerely appreciate you taking the time
to be here and being such attentive audiences.
We are glad that you feel the information shared was helpful and we look
forward to our continued work with you and your children.
School
Photos will be taken on Sept. 18th for 1st-8th and on Sept. 19th for ECC
(Toddlers-Kindergarten). We are using on-line ordering for
individual and class photos. (Your child
will be in the yearbook, even if you choose not to order any of the photo
reprints.) There are 3 ways to order.
With this format there are more options, such as your choice of backgrounds,
and personalizing the photos. You can:
b)
Pre-order using the payment envelope attached to the flyer
c)
Wait until there are proof photos and order from those (This choice has fewer options and the cost is a bit more.)
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If
you pre-order, there are more options and the cost is lower. (Be
sure to bring in the pre-order PICTURE PASS.
Your child will need this for the photographer. Homeroom teachers will be collecting them
prior to or on picture day.)
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Please
keep the LifeTouch flyer handy -- It has the information that you will need
to complete the ordering process. The flyer was sent home on September 5th.
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Class
photos are part of the picture packets and your child will be featured in the
center (larger) of the composite and the rest of the class and teachers will be
around the edges. These will not be
printed until after make-up day, in order to try to include all students in the
class photos.
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Please
feel free to contact Shirley Laird if you have questions:
slaird@speds.org or slaird26@gmail.com;
816-268-6507
school or 816-363-2998 home. You
can also contact LifeTouch at 816-300-4022
The
Family Fun Fest is quickly approaching!
Room Parents have sent out the link to Sign Up Genius for families to
pick their shift to work. This event
could not happen without all the parents volunteering to work a shift! Thank you in advance for donating your
time!! If you would like to pre-purchase
tickets by using a credit card (and receive bonus tickets), please visit https://stpeds.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/FamilyFunFest2012/Purchaseticketshere/tabid/409494/Default.aspx. More information will be coming next
week. If you have any questions, please
contact Brittany Harris at bjhekh@gmail.com, Katie Moreland
at katiem@kc.rr.com, or Polly Brietenkamp
at plott9954@hotmail.com.
Calling all parents who are
interested in helping with the fun and fabulous 3rd Annual Buddy Run on Friday
morning, October 12th! There are many fun ways to
help! Click here to sign up. Next week we will post information on how
you can register your child and become a sponsor of this FUNdraiser. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0F4BA4AE1-buddy If you have any questions, feel free to
contact Buddy Run Chairmen Mary Morris marymorris4@me.com
or Amy Graham beninggraham@gmail.com.
Extended Day Families and those wanting to use
afterschool services on Family Fun Fest day:
To
ensure a safe transition from Extended Day to the Family Fun Fest, each child
enrolled in Extended Day on Friday, September 21st,
will need to be signed out by his/her parent or authorized adult prior
to going to the Fun Fest. If you would like another parent to pick up
your child, please notify Karen McDonald with written permission.
Otherwise, children will not be released to anyone other than their authorized
pickup. Thank you for your understanding
and cooperation!
