We took second place at Science Olympiad and are headed
to the state tournament!
Congratulations to all of the competitors, the sponsors (Mrs. Gruss and
Mr. Stewart), the students who helped their classmates prepare for the
competition, and the parents who supported and helped, too. For pictures and more specific details, see
Mrs. Gruss’ blog at http://spedsgruss.blogspot.com/.
Our Shrove (“Fat”) Tuesday Pancake Breakfast is tomorrow,
Tuesday beginning at 7:00 a.m. Come
join us for pancakes, sausage, egg casserole, orange juice, coffee and milk for
$5.00. This event is a community builder
and also a fundraiser for the eighth graders who donate the proceeds to a gift
they establish for the school. Please
note that the later you come, the longer the lines will be, so come early and
enjoy the visit!
Parents of third grade students who purchased tickets for
“Wine in the Vine” will be greeted tomorrow evening at 6:00 in the Rainforest! The Lower School faculty look forward to
welcoming you with refreshments and a casual evening of conversation.
Ash Wednesday services will be held at the church at
7:00, 12:05 and 6:30 on Wednesday, Mar. 5th. Please know that, as always, members of the
school community are welcome.
The Third Grade Rainforest Open House will be on
Thursday, Mar. 6 from 11:30 – 1:00.
Come enjoy a guided tour of this special event, conducted by one of our
knowledgeable third graders, and enjoy all the things the children have learned
about this unique ecosystem. It’s a
popular event that is always well-attended!
We help our children celebrate their dads this Friday at
12:15 p.m. at the Kindergarten Dads’ lunch.
Dads and/or their special designees will dine on pizza, tour the
classrooms, and play a game with their child.
This is a much-anticipated event for our kindergarten children.
Spring Break begins at the end of the school day on
Friday, March 14. We will offer care
on March 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 24 from 7:15-6pm. Register by Wednesday, March
12th. The cost is $60 for
full day and $35 for part day (4 hours). Details about daily activities
will be coming soon! We will need a minimum number of students in order to
offer care so please register early!
Parent
Ambassadors are needed to welcome and support new families during their first
year at St. Paul's.
If you offer to help, you will be matched with a family joining one of your
children's grades, so it will be easy to assist him/her assimilate into our
community. Please consider volunteering to help a new family at St.
Paul's. If you are interested, contact Jill McGee in the Admissions
Office at Jmcgee@speds.org or 815-268-6542.
Planning for Great
Expectations, an auction to benefit the St. Paul's Episcopal Day School, is
well underway! The annual auction will be held on Saturday,
April 12 at Starlight Theater. Your invitation will arrive after March
24 with all of the details. Raffle items this year include an opportunity
to win a diamond necklace, Chiefs' tickets, hotel stays and tuition for one
year. An annual part of the auction, Fund-A-Need, is exciting this
year. The goal is to raise $30,000 to provide an i-Pad - with training
and professional development - for every teacher. Please see the
website here for
details and to participate in Fund-A-Need now.
If you have any questions, please contact Mary Wetzel or Mary Morris,
2014 Auction Co-chairs.
One event is cancelled but our next Community Learning
Center event is coming!
Due to low enrollment and the weather, our Lunch and Learn
event for today is cancelled.
Sun Safety and Healthy Nutrition – Thursday, March 6th,
4:00 PM
St. Paul’s ECC parent and
pediatric dermatologist, Amy Nopper, will provide helpful information about how
we can protect our children from the damaging effects of the sun and still be
able to enjoy outdoor activities. Protective and attractive hats and swim shirts
with the St. Paul’s logo will be on display for purchase. Margo Humenczuk, a
pediatric nutritionist, from Children’s Mercy Hospital will also be here to
share nutrition information and resources to help our students develop lifelong
healthy eating habits. Prepare for Spring Break with information and solutions
for keeping ourselves and our children healthy and safe.
More basketball tournament
games occurred this weekend and, once again, our coaches and students did SO
well! In at least two of the games,
we were very disappointed by the parents and coaches of the other teams who
were yelling at the students and at the referees – and we could see the
reaction that these behaviors were having on their children. Our families and coaches continued to be
positive and supportive, and our children played hard and well. We lost a couple of the battles by very close
margins, but we won in every other category – sportsmanship, heart, and
commitment to the really important things:
the best for our children!
Many thanks to Ann Fasel and Amanda Durkin for dinner on
Thursday night and breakfast, with the coffee girl, on Friday morning. Several parents assisted them with these
special treats and we’d like to acknowledge and thank them, too.
Polly
Breitenkamp
Suzanne
Raney
Mimi
Langley
Lesley
Friskel
Karen
Seitter
Colette
Fry- Williams
Courtney
Fadler
Katy
Platt
Jennifer
Jones
Kathleen
Dorris
Cameron
Rostron
Katherine
McLiney
Noelle
Manica
You
spoil us with the attention and special treats for Teacher Appreciation – and
we want you to know how much we appreciate that!
