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St. Louis Catholic School Newsletter
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February 16, 2018
A Message from the Principal...
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Dear St. Louis Families,
President's Holiday Weekend is here, and while your children are dismissing at 11:30am today, our teachers will be having professional development time. Well before the tragedy in Florida this week, we had already planned to do a review of our security and safety procedures during our meeting time. We understand that safety of the students is our top priority, and we know that a safe building & property and well-practiced procedures are the key to keeping everyone safe. We continue to maintain daily security of the parish grounds with a mixed use of a private security company and the use of the Fairfax County off-duty police program with armed officers and both marked & unmarked cars. We maintain our locked buildings, we have camera-wired security entry doors, we have interior and exterior security cameras throughout all buildings, and we are vigilant with people as they come into and out of the front office. We also have regular drills, and we will prepare for a code red drill next week, prepping the students beforehand so that they are part of the process. One change that we are prepping for is an update of the door at the EDC entrance - - a needed replacement and a help to our EDC staff. Parent donations through the PTO fundraisers and the annual fund help lighten the load on many budget items for the school so that our security account line can increase - and for that, we are most appreciative! Our prayer is always for peace, so our continued, daily message in the classroom is Jesus' message of loving our neighbor. If we can teach our students how to solve problems and ask for help, we can help to prevent future tragedies. We are grateful to our families for supporting us in our mission, and we are thankful for everyone in following all of our processes and procedures to keep St. Louis safe.
Lent has begun! As we seek God's merciful love, it's a great time to seek confession - - the St. Louis Church schedule is as follows: Sunday: 8:20am- 9:20am; Mon-Sat: 9:15am; Wednesday: 6:30pm; Saturday: 4:30- 5:30pm.
Peace,
Kathleen McNutt
Principal
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Weekly Prayer Intentions
Each day our school community prays for the intentions of our families. This week the following families were included in our prayers: Nienaber, Niswander, Njong, Norris, Northrop, Ntambwe, Ntumba, O'Connor, Ohlson, Olson, and Oppel.
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Stay Connected - Follow Us on Social Media!
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Congratulations to our 2018 Science Fair Winners!
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A complete list of winners and projects can be found here.
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First Communion Parent Meeting - February 20th
Second Grade parents of students who will be receiving their First Communion are reminded to attend a meeting with Fr. O'Hare on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 7pm in the church. For more information, please see the attached
letter.
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Rice Bowl
Our "in house" Rice Bowl collection for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has begun! Throughout Lent, there will be a container in the cafeteria for students to place their donations of change and dollars. Please see the attached flyer for more information!
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Reminders About the Flu
Symptoms include: headache, body aches, fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, fatigue and sometimes vomiting and diarrhea.
The flu may be spread by shedding the virus from 1 day before getting sick to 5-7 days after being sick. However, children and people with weakened immune systems can shed the virus for longer, and may still be contagious past 5-7 days of the flu illness, especially if they still have symptoms.
Per our school illness policy, a student must be fever and symptom free for 24 hours without medication.
It is not too late to receive the flu vaccine!
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Dr. Seuss Day is March 1st
Let's celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday!
Grades PK-3 may come to school dressed as a book character.
Grades 4-8 may wear crazy socks.
Please see the attached flyer for details.
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Lions Club Vision & Hearing Screening
On March 13th and March 14
, the St Louis School clinic will be partnering with the Woodbridge Lions Club to offer vision & hearing screenings for our students. Please click here for additional information and the permission form.
Return the form to your child's teacher as soon as possible. Students must have a permission form in order to be screened.
Vision Screening Volunteer Opportunity 3/13 & 3/14
The Nurses request 4-5 Virtus-trained parents assist with the Hearing & Vision Screening. Volunteers help keep the students calm and quiet as we walk from classrooms to the screening areas. If you are available to help from about 9:00am until about 1:00pm or a portion of that time, please email Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Carlson at nurse@stlouisschool.org
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New Family Coffee - March 21st
Families new to St. Louis School this year are invited to attend our final New Family Coffee of the school year on Wednesday, March 21st at 8:15am in the school cafeteria. Younger siblings are welcome.
ALL school families are welcome to attend this coffee. Mrs. McNutt will be joining us to speak about safety and security at St. Louis School.
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St. Louis Community Meal Ministry
We are looking for volunteers who might be willing to provide a meal every once in awhile. If you sign up, you're not required to provide a meal unless it's convenient in your schedule. You'll get a sign-up when we need meals for families, experiencing a hardship or for those welcoming new babies (we have several of those right now!). The families who receive the meals are always so grateful, and it's an easy way to help others. If you'd like to be added to the list, please send an email to Jennifer Cotnoir at
jcotnoir@stlouisschool.org. Even if you've signed up before, please send again so we know you'd like to continue.
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Box Tops
The deadline to submit any Box Tops is quickly approaching. Friday, February 23rd is the last day that you can submit them for the next deadline.
Any Box Tops you have, please send them into school via Kid Mail to Laura Fannon - Ryan 3-15.
This is a great and easy way to support our school. These Box Tops are turned into cash that the school can use as needed!! Thank you.
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CYO & Extracurricular Activities
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Advanced Band T-shirt Design Contest
St. Louis Advanced Band students are invited to participate in a T-shirt design contest for the band trip to Busch Gardens. Please see the
flyer for more information.
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Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole
GIRLS ON THE RUN and HEART AND SOLE are coming back to St. Louis School this Spring. They are both self-confidence and character building programs for girls in grades 4
- 8.
Check here next week for more details on dates, times, and fees. The season starts the week of March 5th
and ends at the end of May with practices two days a week after school until 4:45pm. If you have questions or have interest in coaching, please contact Jennifer Cotnoir at
jcotnoir@stlouisschool.org
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Knights of Columbus Free-Throw Contest Winners
Congratulations to the St. Louis students who will be heading to the District contest on February 18th -- Callie Buffaloe, Morganne Chapman, Camryn Craig, Sophia Elling, Qin Kramer, Michael Lavanga, Connor McNutt, Dmitry Schroeder, Valentino Schroeder and Eli Swanson
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Head Meets Heart
Head Meets Heart, a two-day workshop developed by John Van Epp, PhD, is an entertaining educational program supported by ten years of research to help singles make better dating/marriage choices from a psychological point of view. Sharing values is essential, but there is so much more to consider and work on BEFORE marriage. This class is geared towards older high school teens and college students. St. Louis Parish is hosting this workshop on Saturday, March 10, 10am-5pm AND Saturday, March 17, 10am-5pm. Lunch, drinks and snacks will be provided. Cost: $100/person. Please see the
flyer for more details.
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Youth Apostles Institute Pro-Life Essay Contest
Students in Grades 7-12 are invited to submit an essay for the 24th Annual Youth Apostles Institute Pro-Life Essay Contest. Entries are due by April 6th. For more information, please see the attached
flyer.
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UPCOMING CALENDAR EVENTS
Please refer to the
school calendar on the website for additional information. Subscribe to the calendar to automatically receive all of the latest updates.
Feb. 19 - President's Day, No School
Feb. 20 - First Communion Parent Meeting, 7pm, McClunn Hall
Mar. 1 - Re-registration Due
Mar. 1 - Dr. Seuss Day
Mar. 12 - No School (Professional Development)
Mar. 13-14 - Vision & Hearing Screening
Mar. 14 - Comfy Clothes Day Reward for attending CSW Mass
Mar. 21 - New Family Coffee, 8:15am, cafeteria
Mar. 29 - Holy Thursday, 11:30 Dismissal (no PM EDC)
Mar. 30-Apr. 8 - Easter Break
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St. Louis Catholic School
2901 Popkins Lane, Alexandria, VA 22306
Principal: Kathleen McNutt
Phone: 703-768-7732
www.stlouisschool.org
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Copyright 2017-2018. All Rights Reserved.
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