October 2017
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St. Philomena School
Parent Council Newsletter
Hello SPS Parents,
We are excited about our upcoming events this Fall. We have a Parent Roundtable coming up on October 19th in which St. Philomena parents will have the opportunity to get together, have fun and share ideas on how to strengthen the school community. Of course, we look forward to seeing everyone at our annual fundraiser, the Fall Fair 2017. Please consider volunteering for a shift at the Fall Fair if you are available. Thanks! 



Fun For Everyone!
St. Philomena School Fall Fair
October 14th 11-3PM
Job Opening: Looking for some spirited parents that enjoy watching smiling faces jump around and have fun. If this describes you please click the link to volunteer to take tickets at one of our Inflatables. 1hr Shifts Available

Job Opportunity: Do you enjoy the outdoors? Wearing orange? Do you dream of using flags to direct traffic? If so please sign up below to be a parking attendant. 1hr Shifts Available

New Job Posting: Are you one of those people that enjoys making someone's day? Do you long for the opportunity to collect raffle tickets and pull out winners? If so please click the link below to be our Raffle table coordinator or to help sell tickets. 1hr Shifts Available
The success of the fair relies on families getting involved the day of the event. There are still a variety of opportunities available including parking coordination, ticket collecting for the inflatables, help with the raffle table, face painting and game booths. Each shift is one hour. 
Do you have great ideas to share on how to make the Parents Council better in the future?
Do you want to hear what others think will make the St. Phil's community stronger?
Do you have a strong desire to wear name tags and use sticky notes and markers?
Then please attend the Parent Roundtable on October 19th and share your thoughts...
Parents Roundtable Discussion - A chance for everyone to openly share ideas
Thursday, October 19 th 6:30-8:00 PM
Student Activity Center (6-8th building)
Childcare Available

Mark your calendar to join us for the first Parent Roundtable. This will be your chance to provide feedback on the reinvention of the Parent Council as it is going through redevelopment for the 2017-2018 school year. This session will focus on brainstorming ideas for the mission of the council, volunteering and ideas for family events.  The Parent Council will be offering a supervised movie & pizza for the children. So if childcare is needed feel free to drop them off in the auditorium. 

Each classroom has a designated room parent and assistant. The room parents primary responsibility is to act as the liaison between the classroom teacher & class parents. Room Parents will reach out to you via email shortly, if they have not done so already. We welcome and encourage all parents to get involved with their classrooms as needed throughout the year!

2017-2018 Room parents & assistants list:


SAVE THE DATE October 27th Grades 3-5 Halloween Party at St. Philomena School. More details to follow.



One of our missions is to promote family fun activities throughout the year. At any time a class/entire grade can coordinate to have a family-friendly or parent-only event.  We encourage families to get together for park outings, bingo nights, pot luck etc. We will be able to promote & highlight your event in this section of the SPS Parent Council Newsletter. If you would like to coordinate an event for your class or grade, please let your room parent or the parent council know and we can help you!
What is "THE GALA" that everyone is talking about?

The Gala is St Philomena's largest fundraiser of the year!  It is a night for parents & guests to gather to celebrate the community that is St Phils.This years event will be held on Sat, Nov 18th at Whites of Westport and is open to parents in all grades. There will be silent auctions, live auctions and various activities throughout the night. This year there will also be a DJ on-hand to get the dance floor moving!  Gather your friends, get a table and enjoy a night out on the town while raising funds for our amazing school. 

Please email Jeanine Barry with any Parent Council questions: jmbarry15@hotmail.com
Want to add information to the Newsletter? Alison Murphy alison4events@yahoo.com
Room Parent questions? email Laura Hundt secretacorn@yahoo.com