Tomorrow Mr. van Thullenar, Mr. Stewart, Ms. Glass, Mrs.
Gruss, our eighth grade students and I leave for the YMCA Camp of the Ozarks
(formerly known as Potosi) trip.
Mrs. Willets will join us on Wednesday.
We will be gone through the end of the day on Friday, experiencing
challenges on the ground and on high elements, goal setting activities,
orienteering, an excursion to Elephant Rocks and Johnson Shut-Ins, a dance, and
three nights in cabins by the lake. It will
be a memorable time for all of us!
The first Parents’ Guild meeting of the year will be this
Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 8:30 a.m. in the Garden Room of the church
building. All parents are members of the
Parents’ Guild and are invited to attend this and all other meetings of the
group to hear what is happening in the organization and find out ways in which
you can be more involved, if you’d like.
We are very concerned about the parents who are walking
their children between parked cars and through carpool traffic in the parking
lot each morning. This puts both
adults and children in danger and we want to ensure your safety. Security officer Aaron Braun is located near
the north playground to assist those crossing the street and there is a striped
crosswalk closer to the school. PLEASE
use one or the other of these to cross, if you do not join the carpool line
(which is, of course, our preference) so we and your fellow carpoolers can know
where you’ll be! On another carpool note:
We are also very concerned about parents parking south of 41st
street and walking their children across all of the oncoming and turning
traffic at the corner of 41st and Walnut. Please use the carpool line. If your children have after school
appointments, please arrive early to be one of the first to have your child
load into your car.
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.
Our first session of the Becoming a Love and Logic Parent Curriculum will be on Thursday, September
12th from 4:00-5:30 in the ECC commons. Love and Logic facilitators Cristi Williams’
and Lynnette Rempel’s Introduction to Love and Logic session will include: The
Two Rules of Love and Logic, Delayed Consequences, Empathy, and Love and Logic
One-Liners to Neutralize Arguing.
• Designed for families with children of all ages and
will address topics including discipline, chores for all ages, tantrums, and
much, much more
• Session fees are $50 per family (includes all adults
wishing to attend) or $25/person.
Financial assistance is available.
• Sign up for the introductory session and receive 50% off
the next class you attend
• Sign up for all 8 sessions and get $50 off your total
• Contact Linda van Thullenar at the ECC office to sign up
today! Lvan@speds.org
• Childcare is available through our Extended Care Program
for a small fee
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Sessions can stand alone so you can sign up for
individual sessions, if you cannot commit to the whole program
• Questions about the sessions on Love and Logic? Mrs.
Williams can be reached at cwilliams@speds.org
or 816-268-6534
Introducing the SPEDS 13-14 Annual Fund Five-Week Pledge
Drive Team
Coach – Casey Simmons
Toddler Captain – Katherine Coughlin
Pre-School Captain – Polly Breitenkamp
Pre-K Captain – Laura Brooks
Kindergarten Captain – Micah Hobbs
First Grade Captain – Suzanne Raney
Second Grade Captain – Courtney Angilan
Third Grade Captain – Felicia Bondi
Fourth Grade Captain – Mary Kennedy
Fifth Grade Captain – Audrey Chinnock
Sixth Grade Captain – Lina Dickinson
Seventh Grade Captain – Jeanne Bolinger
Eighth Grade Captain – Melanie Bolin
New Families – Brittany Harris
Grandparents – Ann Long
Get ready to Get Your Groove On
... The Buddy Run is coming. The
October 4th Buddy Run is quickly approaching. Remember this is the Parents’
Guild's only fundraiser until the spring auction. Families or companies
donating at the Gold ($500), Silver ($250), or Bronze ($150) level make it
possible for every St. Paul's
student to receive a t-shirt to wear the day of the run. Families or
companies donating at any of these three levels will have their names on the
back of the t-shirt. The deadline for names on the back of the t-shirt
is September 16. Please help us make the 2013 Buddy Run a success by
following this link to make a donation. https://stpeds.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/BuddyRun2013/Registration/tabid/484794/Default.aspx Thank you for your support. Please note that
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.
REMINDER: Tuesday is SPIN donation day.
Print the flyer and 10% of your bill will go back to the school. http://www.speds.org/file/download/SPINSept2013_sm.pdf
50th Anniversary Endowment Campaign
