From the Search Committee: We are thrilled to announce that Andrew Myler has accepted
our offer and is very honored and excited to serve as our next Head of
School. After a very thorough national search to identify our next Head of
School, the Search Committee and the Board of Trustees voted unanimously in
favor of Andrew’s appointment. In the coming weeks, a
transition committee will be formed to help Andrew and his wife, Landis, settle
into St. Paul’s and Kansas City. Read more about Andrew in a letter from Board President, Dave Hall.
Rick Ackerly, author of The Genius in Every Child, will talk about his book tomorrow
(Tuesday) night at 6:45 in our north wing multipurpose room. We are sponsoring this event with Notre Dame
de Sion and Oak Hill Day School -- inviting parents, teachers, and
administrators to take advantage of Mr. Ackerly being in our area for this
presentation. We hope you’ll join
us. This was one of the summer reading
options for faculty and they really felt it was a great book for teachers and
parents.
Megan Helm, who will substitute for Mrs.Haskamp during
her maternity leave, begins her work with us tomorrow. She will be working with Mrs. Haskamp to
learn the school, the schedule, the students, and the performances so she’ll be
prepared to take over when Missy leaves.
By the way, Missy’s doctor has indicated that she should not return
after the Thanksgiving break so she will begin her leave a little earlier than
anticipated. Ms. Helm, an experienced
music teacher, will, with the great plans and advance work by Mrs. Haskamp, be
ready to take charge!
The monthly Parents’ Guild meeting will be held at 8:30
a.m. in the Garden Room of the church, this Wed., Nov. 13. All parents are members of the Parents’ Guild
and are invited to attend.
Exploring
Kindergarten will be the theme of a visit and talk from teachers and
administrators this Thursday morning at 9:00 a.m. in the ECC Commons. Parents interested in our school for the
first time and parents of our own pre-kindergarten students are invited to come
see and hear what kindergarten at St. Paul’s is like. We hope you’ll join us!
Speaking of pre-kindergarten, they’ll be showing off
their talents for parents and guests this Friday, Nov. 15 at 9:00 a.m. in the
north wing multipurpose room. You’ll
see everything from shy, reluctant performers to those who are ready for the
big stage in NYC – and you’ll enjoy all of them! Mrs. Haskamp is the teacher who brings out
the musical talents of these youngsters.
Hear ye! Hear ye!
The great King Arthur Feast will take place in the middle school commons
castle this Friday, Nov. 15 at 12:15.
Sixth graders in full regalia will share their
knowledge of this period of time and dine at the castle table. Sir van Thullenar will preside – or should we
call him King?
Our Thanksgiving Ingathering of non-perishable food and
toiletries begins this week with friendly competition among the grades to bring
in enough supplies to stock the church’s pantry for a couple of months. The Student Council and its sponsors – Mrs.
Willets and Mr. Nerstheimer – provide the labor and keep the statistics for
each grade. Please follow the link to find out more about how your family can enter the competition or just bring the
contribution that you would like to donate to this worthy cause, if you are
moved to do so. This is a great
opportunity to share our bounty with those less fortunate.
If you are
planning to apply for tuition assistance for the 2014-2015 school year, the school is now accepting
applications online, via FACTS Grant and Assessment (the company that processes
our applications). There are some key differences in this year’s application
process, so please read on for this important information: New Deadline: Current families must
complete an online application and submit all necessary supporting
documentation to FACTS by December 31, 2013. This is approximately two
weeks earlier than previous years, so please plan accordingly. Note that an
application is not considered complete until all supporting documentation (2012
tax return and W-2) has been received by FACTS. New
website/login: FACTS has
updated their site, including a new website address, so if you applied for
assistance last year, you will need to create a new User ID and password in
order to access the system this year. You will also have to enter your
information (name, address, etc.) again—the updated platform, unfortunately,
did not retain this from last year’s application. More information, including
the amount of assistance you could receive, is available here.
To begin the tuition assistance process click here.
Remember that your application must be completed by December
31, 2013.
Congratulations
to our Science Olympiad students and their leaders, Mrs. Gruss and Mr. Stewart! Here’s
the message from Mrs. Gruss:
What a great way to spend a Saturday, doing Science!! The St. Paul's Science Olympiad Team took second place out of twenty-one teams at
our first practice tournament this past Saturday at Shawnee Mission South.
Thanks to all these students for their excellent behavior and work ethic this
past Saturday: Gage K., Julia K., Ethan
L., Colin M., Alec B., Liv D., Elsa Jane P., Anna Louise S., Oliver C., Nina
G., Layne S., Zach T., Roy W., Daisy B., Carol Ann G., Catherine H., Jensen P.,
Adam K., John R., Ben S., Grace C., Connor T., Caroline R., Caroline S.,
Kendall I., Mille N., Sydney H., Zach J., Natalie K., and
Will P.
Individual Placing:
Zach J, First Place - Dynamic
Planet
Kendall I & Daisy B. First
Place – Entomology
Caroline R. & Ethan L. First
Place - Sounds of Music
Caroline S. First Place - Rotor Egg
Drop
Zach T. & Will P. Second Place -
Simple Machines
Caroline R. & Roy W. Third
Place – Heredity
Caroline S. & Natalie K Third
Place - Rocks & Minerals
Ethan L. Connor T. & Zach T.
Third Place - Experimental Design
Connor T. & Natalie K. Third
Place - Planetary Science
Layne S. Fourth Place - Water
Quality
Zach T & Will P. Fourth Place -
Metric Mastery
Caroline S. & Jensen P. Fifth
Place – Helicopter
We are very proud of the work of
all of the students and the leadership of Mrs. Gruss and Mr. Stewart!
