What a tremendous group of students we took to the YMCA
of the Ozarks last week! They were
cooperative with everyone, encouraging to their peers, enthusiastic
participants in everything, and truly delightful young people with whom to work
and play. We were and are very proud of
them!
Lifetouch Photos will be taken on Sept. 17th
for students in grades 1-8 and the Tuesday Toddlers and Sept. 18th for
ECC. We use Life Touch Studios for
individual and class photos.
(Your child will be in the yearbook, even if you choose not
to order any of the photo reprints.)
There are three ways to order. With
this format there are more options, such as your choice of backgrounds,
personalizing the photos, and so on.
a) Pre-order
on-line
b) Pre-order
using the payment envelope attached to the flier
c) Wait
until there are proof photos and order from those. (Please
note: This choice has fewer options and
the cost is a bit more.)
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If you pre-order, PLEASE return either the order
envelope or the on-line receipt (Picture
Pass) to your homeroom
teacher prior to picture day. The
photographer needs this information to process your order.
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Please keep the Lifetouch flier handy - it
has the information that you will need to complete the ordering process.
These went home on Thursday, September 5th.
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Class photos will not be printed until after
make-up day, so the plan is for no one to be missing from the class photos.
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Please feel free to contact Shirley Laird if you
have questions:
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816-268-6507 school or 816-363-2998 home
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You can also contact Lifetouch at 816-300-4022.
It’s
time for Family Fun Fest! The fun
begins this 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, or even pick up a treat at the store, please drop
off your donation in the morning carpool line on Friday, September 20th.
Volunteers will collect in both carpool lines.
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/Family
Fun Fest2013/Family Fun FestTicketSales/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 by CASH or CHECK ONLY. No school charges
or credit cards will be permitted on the field. Please note that
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!!
A
note from the administration about Family Fun Fest: Students will not be allowed to go to the
Family Fun Fest if unaccompanied by an adult.
So please be sure the school office and your child’s teacher knows if
another parent will be accompanying your child.
Also, if your child goes to after school care, he/she will have to have
your permission if another adult is going to take your child from that program
to the Family Fun Fest. Students are
also not to leave the upper field to go to Starbucks or return to the school
without being accompanied by a parent, once they have been dismissed and/or
gone to the event. Please know that
these are only meant to keep your child safe.
Teachers and administrators will NOT be supervising students during this
family event.
This
Friday is “Feed the Need Friday” in chapel.
If you and your family would like to contribute a non-perishable food
item to the pantry, please bring something to our all-school chapel service.
High
School Night is Thursday, September 26, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the third
floor commons. Eighth grade students and their parents are invited
to first hear from Mr. Van about the high school application process and how
teachers and administrators help in that process. Then at 6:30, they will go to the new
multipurpose room to talk with representatives from local high schools about
their program and application process.
If you do NOT want your child’s address given to local high schools,
please let Mr. Van know, so that he can remove your child’s name from the
mailing list that the schools request.
When I contemplate the last ten years of my life, I am
warmed by the generous spirit of St.
Paul’s families. Your willingness to step forward to volunteer when
needed, the energy and enthusiasm that goes into everything the parents
undertake and the amazing support of our fundraising efforts have never ceased
to amaze me.
One of my greatest pleasures was
working on the capital campaign and seeing the fruits of our labors in the
Early Childhood Center. The North Wing is a true testament to the
commitment of every family to the future of St. Paul’s and I will always be grateful
for the way so many people dug deeply and gave from their hearts for the future
of our school – even though the children of most of these donors were no longer
young enough to benefit from the new building!
Like the North Wing Capital
Campaign, we are asking all of you to consider carefully an additional gift
over and above that which you already do annually. This is our
opportunity to ensure the future of St. Paul’s for our children, our
grandchildren and beyond by making a commitment to our endowment campaign.
Please take a moment to watch the video if you have not seen it already and
spend some time thinking about how you might make a “stretch” gift over time to
support this special campaign.
Success in securing gifts and
pledges of $3 Million for the Endowment Fund will allow all of us to know that
St. Paul’s stands on firmer financial footing for the future.
We are off to an amazing start to the 2013-14 school
year, and the Admissions Office is already busy preparing for 2014-15!
The online application for students applying for the 2014-15 school year is
now available on our web site or can be accessed here:
https://go.speds.org/application.
(Please note that this is slow to upload.)
The deadline for priority consideration for siblings and church members
is
Friday, November 8th. The deadline is earlier this
year because we will be screening students as early as mid-November for
available positions.
All parents are
encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience so we can ensure their
inclusion in our admissions process.
Please encourage your friends to contact Jill McGee in the
Admissions Office (816-268-6542, or
Jmcgee@speds.org)
for a tour and introduction to our school.
Community
Learning Event -- Bill
Severns, coach and author, has written a compelling book titled, Keepers of
the Sandlot, where he provides insight and perspective into what our
children truly seek through their participation in team sports. Bill played
professional baseball for six years in the Brewers organization, but his true
passion came from the twenty-three years he spent coaching youth baseball.
Through Bill’s life experiences, he has valuable insights and perspectives to
share with our community. On October 2nd, 2013, Bill will be at St.
Paul’s for a community discussion at 6:00 PM in the north wing multi-purpose
room.
We strongly
encourage all coaches and parents of children who play sports to attend. There
is no charge for this event but please RSVP by contacting Linda van Thullenar
at
Lvan@speds.org. Copies of
Keepers of the Sandlot and the
Sandlot Strategy are available
for check out from the Early Childhood office. If you would like more
information about Bill or the books please visit:
http://billseverns.com.
Some
of our alums from the Class of 2010 who attend Pembroke Hill School were named
National Merit Semi-Finalists this week! Teddy T., Jon C.,
Quint U., Peter T., and Grant F. have distinguished themselves by being a full
one-third of those so honored at PHS!
Teddy, Jon, and Quint were also named to the Pembroke Hill Cum Laude
Society last May. They were among the
top ten in their class on the basis of grades.
We are so proud of these former students and hope other parents will
share the accolades their children/alums receive so we can publish them, too!
Get ready to Get Your Groove On ... The October
4th Buddy Run is quickly approaching. Remember this is the Parents' Guild's
only fundraiser until the spring auction. Bronze, Silver, and Gold
sponsors will have their names on the back of the Buddy Run t-shirt. The
deadline for names on the back of t-shirts is September 16th - Today!
Please follow this link to make a donation. https://stpeds.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/BuddyRun2013/Registration/tabid/484794/Default.aspx Please
note that the preschool through eighth grade students participate in the Buddy
Run. The toddler classes will have a special buddy activity on this day,
but they will not attend the Buddy Run as a class.
To help us gear up for the Buddy Run, SPIN Pizza will be donating 10% of sales
all day long every Tuesday in
September with the attached flyer or by mentioning St. Paul's school.
http://www.speds.org/file/download/SPINSept2013_sm.pdf Get ready
to shop at STUFF on Thursday, September
26th. STUFF in Brookside will be hosting a donation day with 15%
of sales going to the Buddy Run.
