What a glorious week of performances we enjoyed last
week! For those of us who
experienced more than one performance, we could see the progression of skills,
talent, and even willingness to be up there on the stage. But some of our toddlers and preschoolers are
already ready to take on the world!
Thank you so much for being the appreciative audience that encourages
our students to take these risks and to thoroughly enjoy performing. And thanks, too, to the talented teachers,
Mrs. Haskamp, Mrs. Helm, and Mrs. Everly, who teach them the skills they need
to share their joy and enthusiasm and talents with us.
Our final Christmas Program is this Thursday evening at
7:00 in the church. Our sixth
graders will be singing and our seventh and eighth grade acting class students
will be performing a skit. Come enjoy
the evening with us! The doors of the
church will not be open until 6:00, so please don’t come earlier than that and
have to endure the cold until it opens!
Congratulations to our Science Olympiads, who took second
place out of 34 competing schools!
We are so proud of them and their sponsors, Mrs. Gruss and
Mr. Stewart, for their hard work individually and as a team. For more information and pictures, please
click here: http://spedsgruss.blogspot.com/
If you are
planning to apply for tuition assistance for the 2014-2015 school year, the school is now accepting
applications online, via FACTS Grant and Assessment (the company that processes
our applications). There are some key differences in this year’s application
process, so please read on for this important information: New Deadline: Current families
must complete an online application and submit all necessary supporting
documentation to FACTS by December 31, 2013. This is approximately two
weeks earlier than previous years, so please plan accordingly. Note that an
application is not considered complete until all supporting documentation has
been received by FACTS.
New website/login:
FACTS has updated their site, including a new website address, so if you
applied for assistance last year, you will need to create a new User ID and password
in order to access the system this year. You will also have to enter your
information (name, address, etc.) again—the updated platform unfortunately did
not retain this from last year’s application.
More information, including the amount of assistance you
could receive, is available here.
If you have not applied for tuition assistance before, start here. To begin the
tuition assistance process click here.
Remember that
your application must be completed by December 31, 2013. If you do not meet the December 31st
deadline you will receive a full tuition re-enrollment contract for the
2014-2015 school year.
Our Annual Admissions Open House will be held on Saturday, January
11th from 10am-noon. Please extend an invitation to anyone who might be
interested in exploring a St. Paul's education for their children. As you
visit with friends and neighbors over the holidays, please remind them that we
are currently accepting applications for the 2014-15 school year. Anyone
interested in scheduling an admissions tour or learning more about the Open
House may contact Jill McGee in the Admissions Office at 816-268-6542 or Admissions@speds.org. As a
reminder: Current families do NOT need to reapply for the 2014-15 school
year. Re-enrollment agreements will be mailed to our current families in
late January of 2014.
News and
Reminders from the Community Learning Center The CLC (Community
Learning Center) has offered several great events so far this year and we are
pleased by the number of families taking advantage of the learning
opportunities. There are many more events scheduled for the remainder of the
school year and we hope you can join us. Click here to view our current calendar of events.
Still Shopping? St. Pauls Spirit wear makes a great
gift! Come by and
check a few things off your list! Spirit wear items will be for sale on Friday,
December 13th from 8-10 and 2-4 in the ECC commons. Cuddle up with a St. Pauls blanket and come
see the great new sweatshirts!
