Congratulations to Mrs. Sherri Kincaid for having her great idea published in Todays Catholic Teacher in the August publication. She wrote about the scavenger hunt we played during Catholics' school week last year.

 Mrs. Katie Roling went to meet the author Dav Pilkey this week at Scholastic. Dav told of his trials in school and how he overcame his struggles and used those to help write his books. He is the author of Captain Underpants.

 The school received $5,000 from Orscheln Farm and Home. A special thanks to all the staff, parents, and students who helped participate in the 2nd annual color run. It was well attended and great fun!
Reminder please continue to save your box tops and send them to the school office. Each box top earns .10 cents for our school.

We have extra 2014-2015 yearbooks if you would like to buy you may get from the office or Mrs. Brauner, they are $13.00 each make check payable to St. Peter School.  

Monday is a holiday, Scrip orders will need to be turned in on Tuesday Sept. 8th by 10:00 that morning. Origami Owl Lockets are no longer available through scrip, new scrip order forms are in the attachments. Remember for every $250.00 that your family spends in Scrip; your name is entered in a drawing to win a sustaining fee for the next school year, that is a $275.00 winning !!! 

The Fall Gift Fundraiser starts this Friday, Sept.4th. It will continue until Sept. 18th. Pick up of ordered items will be on Thursday, Oct. 22nd.

We are currently working on getting email addresses entered into Parent Portal, if you do not receive an email with a login and password by Friday September 4, 2015 please let us know. If your email address has not changed since last year, your login and password are still the same. This email will not come from St. Peter, so please check your spam as well. Again if you have any questions please let us know at sis@stpeterjc.org. Thank you!

We are needing substitute teachers for our school  you must have 60 college credit hours. If interested please send in a resume to Gayle Trachsel. Virtus training date is September 23rd at Jefferson City Diocese Office, time 6:30 pm. 

We are currently working on getting a committee together to start planning our next Big Bucks Dinner. If you are interested in helping in the planning and preparation for the dinner/dance please email gtrachsel @stpeterjc.org. Thank you for your consideration and support of St. Peter School.  

We would like to thank Angela Hull and Allison Vassos for volunteering to take over our 2nd Thursday of the month can drive for this year. Please bring your cans to the big flat in the morning at 7:15 to 8:00 they will be collecting. First collection would be Sept. 10th.

Music Wish List:
CD-R's for recording music ( pkg. of 50 or 100)
AA batteries for keyboards
AAA batteries for remotes to stereos
DD batteries
Non-candy prizes ex: stickers, music paper clips, pencils, etc.
Art Wish List:
Blue dawn dish soap
small mirrors with stands
size large old t-shirts
plastic lids-cool whip,butter,pill bottles caps, etc.
magazines
old ties
wire
paper towels/paper towel tubes
exacto knife blades
P.E. Wish List:
AA batteries

All 7th and 8th grade student at St. Peter School are invited to participate in our Middle School Youth Ministry. Our first gathering will be on Oct. 13th @ Selinger Center from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.. There will be games, talks, activities, food sports, music, trips and lots of fun. Please join us our registration form is attached. Feel free to contact Garrett Forck, St. Peter parish Youth and Young Adult Minister @ gforck@stpeterjc.org or call 573-636-8159 ext. 312. God Bless and look forward to seeing you at our gathering.
Registration Form

We are accepting registrations for our Sunday School ages 3 years to Kindergarten. We will have the first class on Sunday, October 4th from 9:45 am to 11:15 pm. Please see the attached registration form, fill out and return to church.     
Registration Form

Helias Catholic High School is hosting a FUN & FAITH Family Day on Sunday, September 20, 2015. The speakers / performers will be Gary Foote: comedian and speaker, our most reverent Bishop Gaydos and the Phillip Augustine Band. Please mark your calendars as it will be a great day for all. For further information please contact Marybeth Hunton @ 573-635-9127 or email youthevents@diojeffcity.org

The CCHD will again offer a flu clinic at school to our students. The paper work is coming home Friday 9/4/2015. It MUST be returned to school by Friday 9/11/2015. They will not accept any forms that come in after Friday the 11th. PLEASE fill out both the front and back, answering all questions. Incomplete forms will be cause for your child to not be able to receive the vaccine. We do not have a date for the clinic at this time, when date is set we will let you know. If you have questions about the clinic please call the CCHD at 636.2181.

If you have any of these items that you would like to donate to the preschool aftercare program please send the to the school office or drop off at preschool. Items needed: hot wheel cars, barbies, legos, lincoln logs, puzzles, or collections of toys appropriate for 3-5 years of age.

  "Parents, as you attend your child's events associated with St. Peter Interparish School please take pictures.  I am looking for group pictures or action shots from the many different activities that go on.  I use these pictures to create the web shows that you see running on our web page. Please send these to rthoenen@stpeterjc.org.  Thank you, Ms. T."

Home & School will again host the our Annual Chili & Cinnamon Roll Supper. The chili supper helps support special projects for our school. It will be October 12, 2015 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm in the Selinger Centre Gym. We have attached a link for a flier for this event and ticket pre-order form. You can also pre-purchase tickets before/after church on October 10th & 11th.
Chili Supper Flier
Chili Supper Ticket Order Form

Reminder if your student has option A lunch (which eats every day) you need to send in your monthly lunch payment of $42.00 in a marked envelope with the students name. You will not receive a bill for this just know to send it in every month the 1st thru the 8th. If your student is B lunch (brings lunch but may still eat school lunch) you will receive a monthly lunch invoice home through your oldest student. If you have more than one student they will all come home with oldest. We will send this invoice home starting on Sept. 30th and continue each month on the last day thru May. Please pay the amount shown on the 1st thru the 8th of each month. Send payment in a marked envelope with student(s) name, and the amount you are paying for each student. If your child brings their lunch whether they are A, B or free and reduced lunch option they must pay for their milk daily in the cafeteria line. The cost of milk is .30 cents. 

We are sending items that are not able to be scanned to attach on the electronic newsletter home with your child on every Friday. I will list in the newsletter the items that will be coming home for you to look for, please ask your child for them. For any students on B lunch your invoice will come home monthly this way as well. Coming home this Friday Sept. 4th will be the following:
Fall Gift Fundraiser Packet
Cole County Health Flu Shot Form

You're invited to an Evening of Inspiration with SPIRE   Join members of our community to learn about the importance of inclusive Catholic Education. SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2015 6:00 PM SOCIAL HOUR; 7:00 PM PROGRAM; THE COLONEL BOLTON HOME 9125 WINKELMAN PLATZ, WARDSVILLE, MO   Special Guest Speaker is Todd Mayfield. Todd and his wife Pam are the parents of Elijah.  Elijah was born with Down Syndrome and is a graduate of St. Peter's Catholic Grade School and Helias High School.  Todd will share his family's inspiring story on the benefits of an inclusive religious education.  Appetizers and drinks will be served.
RSVP by September 10th to spire@diojeffcity.org or   573-301-6556. There is no cost to attend the event.  However, donations will be accepted.

General questions, schedule, school uniform, etc: wwinkelman@stpeterjc.org, mwoodland@stpeterjc.org  or kbezler@stpeterjc.org 

 

Athletic, policy, or discipline/homework questions: mveit@stpeterjc.org 

 

Administrative questions: gtrachsel@stpeterjc.org 

 

Enrollment or counseling questions: lralston@stpeterjc.org