St. Paul Parochial School News
November 23, 2016
HAPPY THANKSGIVING….to all of our families & friends!
WEEKEND ALTAR SERVERS
Saturday, November 26th, 6 PM – James Merrill
Sunday, November 27th, 8 AM – Michael Hiller & Gabe Schibel
10 AM – Sarah Naegeli & Grady Wolf
SLE OF THE WEEK: SPPS students are Effective Communicators who: Express ideas and opinions respectfully
AMAZON SHOPPING… Christmas is coming and many will be ordering online through Amazon. Remember to make the St. Paul Parochial School website www.saintpaulparochial.org your first stop. Simply click on the Amazon.com link on the homepage. It will take you right to Amazon.com. Shop as you normally would, and SPPS will receive 10% of your purchase amount!
NOTES FOR ACTIVITIES…If your child is participating in a sport after school at the public school, St. Paul Parochial School requires a note giving your permission for them to walk to the public school for practice, games, etc. We need a note for each sport that they are participating in. This is for the safety of your child and the liability of the school.
ACCREDITATION NEWS… Our staff members have now completed the first five sections of the ISL document! We are halfway through with the accreditation documentation process, and are beginning the chapter on academic data analysis to determine areas in our curriculum that are strengths, and areas that we would like to strengthen. We appreciate your earlier feedback on this topic, and look forward to sharing this information with you when the document is completed!
BOOK FAIR…Online shopping will be available until 26th. Visit: http://www.scholastic.com/bf/spps to support our school. Not only can you purchase books online, but students can make their wish list for you to share with relatives. All of the books will be shipped to the school around the 10th-15th of December….just in time for Christmas!
SCRIP… There are only three more dates to complete a Scrip order before Christmas. Orders will be submitted on Tuesday, November 29, December 6, and December 13. Orders will arrive by the Friday after the order is placed. Please see updated Scrip order form in the attachments. Also, there is a special Regal $10 gift card that is not listed on the form. Quantities are limited, so don’t delay!
CHRISTMAS MUSICAL…Our Christmas concert will be a Christmas musical this year. It will be at 7 PM on December 15th at the Community Hall. Preschool will open the musical in song, and K-8th students will all take part in the musical in various ways. We look forward to seeing you there!
PRAESIDIUM ONLINE TRAINING…Every year the Archdiocese requires volunteers that have a current background check and work with students 4 or more times year to do an Child Protection online training. The training this year is: “Social Media Safety-Protecting the Youths in Your Care”. The complete the course go to: www.praesidiuminc.com, click on the “Armatus online training” in the top right hand corner and sign in.
The sign in is: ID: first name initial, last name (ex: asmith); PW: 2 digit birth month, then 2 digit day, then OR (ex: 0116or). You will find the list of courses on the left. Scroll down to find the one you are to take and click on it. Continue through the course until you are done. Once you have completed the course, it will automatically register your completion. If you have any questions or trouble signing in, please contact the office. This needs to be done by the end of December. Thank you for helping to keep our students safe!
YEARBOOK INFO….This year we are excited to announce again that you will be able to upload pictures directly to our yearbook program, Lifetouch Online Yearbooks. Uploaded pictures will be considered, but not necessarily guaranteed to be used in the yearbook. Thank you for your understanding. Here is the following link: community.lifetouch.com. The access code is EXLECS. Follow the step online to begin the uploading process. Please upload high quality pictures in a JPEG format and select the best pictures from the particular event. For example, rather than uploading 20 pictures from the pumpkin patch, we are asking for 2-3 pictures. Photos need to be at least 300 dpi to ensure acceptable print quality. In other words, some phones and iPad photos will not work for this program. Also, please make sure to upload pictures to the correct online folder and please add a detailed description of the picture(s) being uploaded. Thanks you! If you have any questions, please email Mr. Williams at .
Thank you! Mr. Williams and Miss Benson, Yearbook Advisors.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WEEKLY HIGHLIGHT AWARD WINNERS:
K – Austin Massie
1st/2nd Gr. – Zac Massie
3rd/4th Gr. – Miles Massie
5th/6th Gr. – Emma Matthiesen
7th/8th Gr. – 8th Grade Math
DATES TO REMEMBER:
-Wednesday, November 23rd – 11 AM Dismissal – NO Lunch at school
-Thursday & Friday, November 24th & 25th – NO School – Thanksgiving Holiday
-Wednesday, December 7th – Public School Winter Band Concert (for our 6th & 7th graders)
6pm students meet at the Elementary School. Concert 6:15-6:45. Please wear black and/or white nice clothes.
-Thursday, December 15th – Christmas Concert/Play, 7 PM at the Community Hall
-Tuesday, December 20th – 11 AM Dismissal
-Wednesday, December 21st – Monday, January 2nd – No School….Christmas Break
-Tuesday, January 3rd – School Resumes
ATTACHEMENT:
Scrip Order Form
A PRAYER FOR THANKSGIVING
Loving God, we thank you for all that you provide for us.
We are grateful for all the loved ones in our lives now,
and those who have gone before us.
You nurture us in so many ways.
May we always remember to praise you
and love others as you love us.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.