Thank
you so much to Tracy Gordon, Ann Fasel, and our Development Coordinator, Katie
Gregg and the
team of volunteers they enlisted for the sumptuous meal for dinner on Thursday
night and the great coffee and breakfast on Friday! We feel very special and the good will and
great food carried us through our conferences happily. We sincerely appreciate your care and
support!
Thanks,
too, to all of you who came to conference with your teachers on Thursday and
Friday! We are always proud of the turnout for these
conference days and sincerely appreciate your commitment to talking
face-to-face with your child’s teachers to share notes on his/her progress.
Get Hooked on a Good Book!
- The St. Paul's Book Fair is this week! We kick the week off with Buddy
D.E.A.R. time (Drop Everything and Read) on Monday and an All-School read on
Tuesday. Wednesday morning local authors will be visiting the lower and
middle school divisions. The 1st and 2nd grades will hear from
"Maybelle" series author Katie Speck. The 3rd-5th grades will
hear from Lisa Harkrader and her book, The Adventures of Bean Boy.
Author Dorinda Nicholson will be sharing her book, Pearl Harbor Child,
with the 6th-8th grades. Wednesday after school (3:30-5:30pm) is Family
Night at the Book Fair. Come peruse the fabulous selection of books, read
a few with your child or set some books aside for the class visits on Thursday
and Friday. Remember, books make great gifts! If you would like to help
with the book fair, please sign up at www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0B48A9AA292-book
If you would like to help by bringing treats for the kids as they visit with
their classes, please visit www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0B48A9AA292-book1
We look forward to seeing you at the Book Fair!
If
you are planning on applying for tuition assistance for the 2013-2014 school
year:
·
Applications
will be accepted November 1 – January 15. Priority will be given to
applications that are completed (including supporting documentation) by January
15.
·
After
completing the online portion of the application, you will need to mail or fax
in all required supporting documentation.
If you
need assistance with the online application, help is available from FACTS via
telephone (866-315-9262) or email (info@factstuitionaid.com) Monday – Thursday, 10:00 – 7:00;
and Friday, 10:00 – 5:00. We apologize that we are not able to help you with
the online application process, but please ask us, if you have difficulty or
need clarification.
The Annual Food Drive begins Wednesday, November 7 and runs
through Friday, November 16. Annually, this is our biggest ingathering of food for the
St. Paul’s pantry, hoping to supply a winter-stockpile of well over 12,000
items. Competition between grades and divisions is quite fun – so bring
it on! While all pantry offerings earn points, attached is the list
of daily featured items that will earn double and triple points for our
classes. St. Paul’s School is blessed to have this opportunity.
Thanks to all who help feed the need!
St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School’s
Annual Food Drive
To support St. Paul’s Church’s food pantry
When: November 7-16
Where: Main entrance/hallway of both buildings
Double points will be given for BULK ITEMS every day except
Wednesday, November 7
Wednesday, November
7: Triple points for bulk
items (except
diapers)
Thursday, November
8: Double points for
peanut butter or
canned fish or meats
Friday, November
9: Double points for toilet paper
Monday, November
12: Double points for
personal hygiene
items
Tuesday, November
13: Double points for dry
beans, rice,
crackers and Mac and Cheese
Wednesday, November
14: Laundry detergent (20 points
for
multiple-load bottle or box
detergent)
Thursday, November
15: Double points for
disposable diapers
sizes 3, 4, 5 and 6 as well as Adult
Depends. (We will count each
diaper in the package)
Friday, November
16: To be announced
The
seventh grade Wax Museum culminating activity will be held this Wednesday, Nov.
7 at 8:50 for
Mr. Stewart’s class and 1:50 for Mr. Reschke’s class. Come learn some history from students who
have chosen famous people to represent in character and spirit.
In
Harmony Choir is getting set for another season! Starting on Wednesday, November
7, and continuing on Wednesdays, students in grades three through eight are
invited to join Mr. Ah’Lee Robinson in the north MPR (stage) at 7:15am. He will
lead the choir as they prepare for Christmas and beyond. Choir performances
will generally be at All School Chapels and occasional community events. All
interested students may join – from novice to professional, shower singer to
stage singer. Please contact Colette Rousey crousey@speds.org if your child would like to sign
up.
This Friday, November 9 we will be celebrating the Communion of
Saints in All School Chapel. We invite anyone to bring a flower in honor of any loved
ones who are now safely with God. These will be received by the Chapel
Leadership Team and placed on the altar. Sometimes children want to write
a note or card and may place that on the altar as well. Additionally, if
your family has experienced the loss of a loved one in the past twelve months,
we would be honored to light a votive candle in his/her honor on Friday.
Those names need to be e-mailed to Pam by Wednesday, November 7: pbauer@speds.org.
Attention Pre-Kindergarten Families: We would
like to invite you to come preview Kindergarten on *Tuesday, November
13th from
8:30-9:30am. We will meet in the North MPR for a short presentation by
Mrs. Abio and then visit the kindergarten classrooms. Please RSVP to the
admissions office by Thursday, November 8th in order to reserve a
spot.
*The master school calendar indicated that this event would take place on Nov. 6th.
*The master school calendar indicated that this event would take place on Nov. 6th.
DID
YOU KNOW?
When you
make your tax deductible donation to the St. Paul’s Annual Fund, you are
contributing to minimize tuition increases for next year? Every donation
counts! Thank you for your support!
St. Paul’s is hosting a blood drive for the entire month
of December across the street at Community Blood Center. During this
holiday season, please consider donating blood and use the code CBUE when you
donate. There are critical shortages
that occur during the holidays so let’s help stock this vital commodity to save
lives!
