Welcome back from what I hope was a wonderful Spring
Break for each of you! Returning
from spring to more snow was a bit disconcerting but we keep being promised
that spring really is on the way.
We launched into the break with three delightful
performances of “Seussical, the Musical” with a cast of talented,
enthusiastic middle school performers.
Many thanks to Julie Willets on lights and sound, Shirley Laird on
scenery and props, Colette Rousey on acting, and Tamara Everly on the music and
dancing – all with help from their very capable student crews! The show was accompanied by Sarah Oberle,
Tamara Everly (on drums and percussion at one show), and Matt Ronan. We all set off on our break, singing the
songs from the show! Great job, All.
Have you purchased your tickets for our fabulous “Great
Expectations” auction on Sat., April 12?
If not, you need to do so! Mary
Morris and Mary Wetzel, along with their huge pool of volunteer assistants, are
planning a wonderful evening for us at Starlight. Tickets can be purchased on line by going to
this link: http://www.stpaulsauction.com/
Andrew and Landis Myler will be in town next week,
looking for housing and, when possible, visiting the school. We have not arranged many official events for
them, since their primary purpose is to find housing, but we have invited them
to come to campus whenever their schedules permit.
Some important Community Learning Center events have been
planned for you, so please take advantage of all these experts have to offer.
ECC-3rd
grade parents, Tuesday, April 22nd, 6:30PM
Join
us as Drs. Kevin and Natasha Burgert visit St. Paul's to share their passion
for successful "digital parenting." During
this program, they will highlight the current research regarding the use
of technology with young children, focusing on technology's influence on a
child's mental, physical, and academic development. Drs. Burgert will share
suggested guidelines for the early introduction of technology to children,
including help to define a quality screen interaction. Finally, they will
offer practical tips for safety and success as grade schoolers steps into the
vast world wide web.
4th-8th
grade parents, Tuesday, May 6th, 6:30PM
Join
us as Drs. Burgert continue their conversation on parenting and technology. In
this presentation, they discuss how to successfully navigate a child's growing
independence on the Internet. The Drs. will offer foundational boundaries
and expectations for a child's early tech devices. From these essential starting
blocks, they will discuss tips for avoiding unintentional negative and risky
online exposures, teaching first steps in online communications. Finally, they
will briefly discuss active monitoring for online safety, and consequences to a
child's intentional misuse.
If
you plan to attend either event, email Linda van Thullenar at lvan@speds.org so we can make the necessary
seating arrangements.
Sun Safety and Healthy
Nutrition – Re-Scheduled for Monday, April 28th, 4:30 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 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. Head into summer armed with information
and solutions for keeping ourselves and our children healthy and safe. If you plan to attend, email Linda van Thullenar
at Lvan@speds.org so we can make the
necessary seating arrangements.
Save The Date: Diversity Coordinator Michelle T. Johnson
will host a St. Paul’s Diversity Forum in the North MPR on April 29th. The
forum will include showing a 30-minute excerpt of the PBS documentary “American
Promise.” The documentary follows the 12-year journey of two
African-American students navigating a private school in New York City. The
forum will also include a panel discussion after the film excerpt. Everyone is
welcome!
Zimmer Real Estate Services, our property managers, have
reorganized the staff that serve our school, effective this Thursday. Eric Koch will be our new building engineer,
with Jason Krueger as the assistant engineer.
Eric takes the place of Larry Maddox.
It should be noted that we had no complaints with Larry and the team we
had on board but this is a restructuring that the company has chosen to
make. Since Zimmer has served us so well
in the years with which we have worked with them, we trust that they are making
the decisions that will serve us and their employees well. It will, however, mean some adjustments for
all of us as the new team learn as much about us as the previous team knew.
Google Docs Email Spam. We wanted to let you know
that we’ve seen a lot of activity from a Google Docs email scam in the past
week. The email messages say something like “An Important Message has been sent
to you”, and the from address will be someone you know. Then it says “Click
here for your secure doc”. Please don’t click! The link takes you to a fake,
but convincing, Google Docs site and prompts you to log in. When you do, it
captures your login credentials. It also appears that the address books of the
people that click and log in are being used to send more spam. We have seen
these spam messages come through with teacher names, parent names and even
student names, so be on the lookout. If a Google Docs message has been sent out
in your name, or if you have clicked on one of these messages, please change
your Google password ASAP. *Disclaimer: Please note that this is in no way related to any St. Paul's website or account. This is a known internet scam that can affect anyone clicking on the link. We are sharing this information simply because we have seen several of these "spoofed" messages from people in our community.
