We hope you had a safe, enjoyable three-day weekend! On a personal note, I went to Crystal Bridges
in Bentonville, AR on Saturday and was delighted to see a St. Paul’s sticker on
a car in the parking lot there. I looked
for someone I knew but could not find our St. Paul’s family. But this is another reason to make sure you
have a St. Paul’s sticker for your car!
Ask any of us and we’ll get one for you.
Lower School Curriculum Night is this Thursday, Sept. 5
at 6:00. Parents are asked to wait
in the lobby until 6:00 p.m. before proceeding to the classrooms. Teachers will be preparing for you, right up
to the last minute! Childcare is available for a small fee and can be arranged
by contacting Karen McDonald at kcmdonald@speds.org.
This year, the Community Learning Center will be offering
Becoming a Love and Logic Parent Curriculum the second Thursday of every
month. Our first session will be on Thursday, September 12th
from 4:00-5:30 in the ECC commons. Love and Logic facilitators Cristi
Williams’ and Lynnette Rempel’s Introduction to Love and Logic session will
include: The Two Rules of Love and Logic, Delayed Consequences, Empathy, and
Love and Logic One-Liners to Neutralize Arguing.
• Designed for families with children of all ages and
will address topics including discipline, chores for all ages, tantrums, and
much, much more
• Session dates include: September 12th,
October 10th, November 14th, January 9th,
February 13th, March 13th, April 10th,
and May 8th.
• Session fees are $50 per family (includes all adults
wishing to attend) or $25/person -- financial assistance is available for those who need it.
• Sign up for the introductory session and receive 50% off
the next class you attend
• Sign up for all 8 sessions and get $50 off your total
• Contact Linda van Thullenar at the ECC office to sign up
today! Lvan@speds.org
• Childcare is available through our Extended Care Program
for a small fee
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Sessions can stand alone so you can sign up for
individual sessions, if you cannot commit to the whole program
• Look for additional information and fliers coming home
soon
• Questions about the sessions or Love and Logic? Mrs.
Williams can be reached at cwilliams@speds.org
or 816-268-6534
We are pleased
to, once again, be supporting the program and students of Cristo Rey High
School and providing more
assistance to our students by
welcoming their students from the
work study program to our school. We
have two returning students, Abel Mitiku and Andrew Yim. Abel, a senior, will be assisting preschool
in the mornings and physical education in the afternoons. This is Abel’s third year at St. Paul’s. Andrew, a sophomore, will be returning for
his second year to assist the students of Ms. Stark’s second grade. Carlos Ortiz, also a sophomore, is new
to Mrs. Gouttierre’s second grade this year.
Marissa Harris and Erika Arizmendi, both freshmen, will be assisting the
toddler teachers on Fridays. Please help
us welcome these students who have already jumped in to assist on their first
days with us.
Some important reminders for parents:
- If you need to leave something for your child (i.e. lunch, trapper, sports items, etc.), we ask that you leave the item at the front desk and the receptionist will notify the teacher. This will help to keep disruptions in the classroom to a minimum.
- Sign in at the front desk: When visiting the school for chapel, classroom activities, volunteering, meetings…etc., all parents and visitors need to fill out and wear a visitor badge.
- Per school policy – Parents (or authorized adult) taking a child from school during school hours must check in at the front desk. School personnel will call the child from his/her classroom. We will not call the child from class until you have checked in at the front desk. Please allow yourself plenty of time to have your child get any necessary items from the teacher or locker before leaving campus.
The Presidential Service Awards acknowledge students who
have offered many hours of voluntary service to our community. Those receiving the awards for 2012-13 are:
Bronze – 50 – 74 hours of community service:
Gage K,
Abby L, Tatum R, Sawyer S, Philip C, Nina G, Lena B, Lena B, Katia H, Ethan L,
and Andrew B
Silver –75 – 99 hours:
Meghan L,
Taylor L, Rian S, Mille N, Elsa Jane P, and Ella G
Gold –100 hours or more:
Campbell R,
Danny T, Grace C, Jade C, Will F
Did you see the article in the sports section of Sunday’s
paper about one of our former students, gifted sculptor and current parent,
Spencer Schubert? His sculpture, a
statue of Coach Bill Snyder, was installed at K-State's new West Stadium Center
last week. It is constructed of bronze and granite, stands 11.5 feet tall and
weighs 1800 pounds. The dedication ceremony, attended by his friends and family
and many others, was hot but thrilling, and the statue was well-received by
fans and Coach Snyder and family. Congratulations to Spencer and his family!
Family
Fun Fest is a special event for the students that the Parents’ Guild hosts each
fall. This year the fun begins on Friday, September
20th at 3:45 and goes until 6:30, weather permitting. There will be food and treats galore as our
eighth graders and their parents will be selling hot dogs, hamburgers and
grilled sausages (all cooked by our wonderful 8th grade dads), chips, popcorn,
cookies and drinks. One of the
highlights for the children is the Cake Walk for which we will need at least 75
cakes or other baked goods like cookies, brownies, pies or other fun
sweets. If you would be willing to bake
for this event, please drop off your donation in the morning carpool line on
Friday, September 20th. Volunteers will
collect in both lines. We are so excited
as we know the children will be for the new photo booth attraction! Capture all the fun memories of this night
with a cute picture to take home! Other
attractions include carnival games, carnival rides, hair painting and temporary
tattoos.
Tickets
can be purchased on line in advance with a credit card (for which you
will receive free bonus tickets) at https://stpeds.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/FamilyFunFest2013/FamilyFunFestTicketSales/tabid/473229/Default.aspx
until
Wednesday, September 18th at 3:00 pm.
Pre-purchased
tickets and day of tickets sales can be picked up and/or purchased on Friday, September
20th from 8-10 am and 1-3 pm in the foyer of the main building to avoid
standing in line at the field. Tickets
sales between these hours at school can be charged to your credit card.
Tickets
being purchased on the field will have to be paid with by CASH or CHECK ONLY. No school charges or credit cards will be
permitted on the field. Please
note: purchasing or picking up tickets
on the field will result in standing in line.
Avoid the lines and purchase your tickets before 3:00 pm on September 20th!!
Get ready to Get Your Groove On ... The Buddy
Run is coming. The October 4th Buddy Run is quickly approaching.
Remember this is the Parents’ Guild's only fundraiser until the spring
auction. Families or companies donating at the Gold ($500), Silver
($250), or Bronze ($150) level make it possible for every St. Paul's student to
receive a t-shirt to wear the day of the run. Families or companies
donating at any of these three levels will have their names on the back of the
t-shirt. Please help us make the 2013 Buddy Run a success by following
this link to make a donation. https://stpeds.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/BuddyRun2013/Registration/tabid/484794/Default.aspx Thank you
for your support. Please note that the
preschool through eighth grade students participate in the Buddy Run. The
toddler classes will have a special activity with their buddies on this day,
but they will not attend the Buddy Run as a class.
Spin Pizza is assisting in our fundraising efforts all
through the month of September by offering ten percent of purchases to
support the run. Just make a copy of the
coupon found on this link and take it when you go. http://www.speds.org/file/download/SPINSept2013_sm.pdf
Enrichment Classes begin the week of September 9th~
there are still openings in a few classes so contact Karen McDonald to enroll! Private music lessons begin the week of
September 3rd~ there are a few slots open for piano, violin, guitar,
drums, flute, saxophone, clarinet, and voice! Contact Karen McDonald to get
more details!
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