OH,
WHAT A NIGHT! The 50 and Fabulous Gala Auction was truly a
very special night for all of us who attended.
We were thrilled that:
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Former
faculty
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Former
parents
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Former
students
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Former
trustees
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Church
members
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Current
parents
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Current
faculty
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Current
trustees
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And
other special guests
joined together to celebrate our first fifty
years as a school. The BidPal system
was introduced and this fun, easy system allowed us to keep up with our bids,
even from the dinner table! Ethan L.
and Maya K., with special permission from our board of trustees, provided
lovely music for us! Items were
purchased at prices ranging from $15 to $8500!
Wishes were fulfilled! The band
was excellent and our guests showed their talents in this department, too! There were so many volunteers who gave so
many hours to make this event possible that I hesitate to try to name any,
except the ones who led them all – Ann Long and Mandy Burditt. They were supported by our development staff,
Jane Pennington and Katie Gregg, and by our PG President, Luci Powell. But you must look at the auction catalog to
see the extent of the village that brought this evening to all of us. Carolyn Long, our excellent Master of
Ceremonies, worked hard to get our attention and did a wonderful job, in spite
of us! Thank you to everyone for a
delightful evening of camaraderie and celebration and fundraising for our
school’s future.
Last night also saw the launch of the book
written by Trudi Galblum and Marcia McMullen on the first fifty years of our
school. This
colorful history of our school, Here on Main Street, is a special
treasure that we think you’ll want to own.
The cost is $25.00 and it can be purchased by going to this link: https://speds2.ejoinme.org/?tabid=452595 Copies are available at school, if you would
like to see it before buying a copy, or if you would like to buy it there. You can also email Jane Pennington at jpennington@speds.org and ask that a
copy be charged to your school account, and we can send one home with your
child.
Our
Fourth Grade Showcase is this Thursday, April 11 at 7:00 in the north wing
multipurpose room. Come see our fourth graders under the
direction of Tamara Everly “strut their stuff” as they entertain parents and
guests.
The
Kindergarten Moms’ and Special Friends’ Lunch
is at 12:15 on Friday, April 12.
We hope you’ll join your kindergarten student for a visit to see what’s
happening in kindergarten, have lunch, and play a few games with your child or
special friend.
Our
search for an Admissions Director brought us four very qualified candidates who
went through the complete process.
We are pleased to announce that Jill McGee was the successful candidate
and will continue to serve as our Admissions Director.
Standardized
testing for grades 3 – 7 will take place the week of April 15 – 18.
Students will spend approximately 2 hours each morning completing different
sections of the test. We are using the newest version of the Stanford
Achievement Test, the SAT-10. Parents can be helpful to their child in many
ways:
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Please
arrange for doctor appointments or other time away from school during the
afternoons of that week, if necessary. Missing test sessions puts a
strain on your child when alternative class time is used for make-ups.
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- Provide
your child with a balanced breakfast each morning, including protein.
Send an extra healthy snack for the afternoon.
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- See
that your child gets a full night’s sleep.
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- Encourage
your child to do his/her best, just like every day! But also remind him/her that there are
questions that are meant to be easy and some meant to be very difficult, so
perfection is not expected.
If you have any questions regarding the test or
schedule, please contact Gingie Watt or Ted van Thullenar.
The
MCTM math contest was held Saturday, April 6 at Barstow and St. Paul's was
represented well! Fourth through sixth graders competed in a
concepts contest and a problem solving contest.
Three of our students will be competing at the state level on Saturday,
April 27 in Warrensburg: Julia K, Gage
K, and Colin McC. In 4th grade, Charlie D and Grant B received Honorable
Mentions and Jack M came in 5th! In 5th
grade, Mark H and Pacey S received Honorable Mentions. In 6th grade, Ethan L received two Honorable Mentions. Gage K and Colin McC
both placed 3rd, and Julia K placed 2nd!
What wonderful mathematical minds we have at St. Paul's! Congratulations to these students and to their
teachers, Ms. Glass, Mrs. Van Maren and Mrs. Cowan.
Please join the Parents' Guild Book Club on Tuesday, April 30th at 8:30 am in the Garden Room of the church for discussion of the novel The Cutting Season by award-winning author Attica Locke. Michelle Johnson, our Diversity Coordinator at St. Paul's, has agreed to lead the discussion of this book. The Cutting Season is a page-turning mystery that involves intriguing issues of race in Louisiana in both modern times and during the slavery era. It should provide a fun, interesting and thoughtful discussion. We hope you will join us! Questions? Please contact Joanne Reardon at 816-532-6181.
Congratulations
to Miss Sambursky, one of our MS French teachers, who has been selected to
teach in Paris next year! Olivia will
be teaching middle and high school students and this was her first choice out
of the possible opportunities. While we
hate to lose her, we’re delighted that she will get to work more on her French
in such a delightful way!
