St. Louis Catholic School Newsletter
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A Message from the Principal...
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Dear St. Louis Families,
Today we joyously celebrated our veterans and veteran families with a special Mass and reception. We are so grateful for the sacrifice and service of all our military members especially those who are part of our St. Louis school community. Our military families are just one more way that we share in diversity and celebrate our differences. St. Louis is a special place, where we are immersed in academic excellence and dedicated to working with students of all learning abilities and backgrounds. Because we have truly sought to create a more inclusive environment at St. Louis, I was asked (along with Mrs. McNutt) to share with all the diocesan principals and pastors this week about our inclusion model - it is our goal to find more innovative ways to be able to make Catholic education available to all who wish one for their child.
A reminder that Monday, Nov. 11th and Tuesday, Nov. 12th are parent-teacher conferences - we look forward to meeting with you and having the opportunity to share about your student’s progress. Teachers will be providing both Scantron results for students in grades 3-7 and HMH Inventory results for students in grades K-2. This is such an important time for us to be able to provide that important feedback for you about your child-if for some reason you find you are unable to attend the scheduled conference, please let your child’s teacher know so you can arrange a different time to meet.
In this month of expressing gratitude, I am beyond grateful for our wonderful school community!
Many blessings to each of you on this long weekend.,
Anne M. Dyke
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: Dorman, Driggers, Dsouza, Dunn, Elhihi, Fallon, Fannon, Farrell, Ference, Ferguson (7th) and Ferguson (1st, 4th).
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December Lunch Orders Due Nov. 17
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Place your December lunch order
online
today. All orders are due no later than Sunday, Nov. 17th. Please click
here
for a preview of the December lunch calendar.
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Open Houses for Prospective Families
November 17 & 19
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St. Louis will be welcoming prospective families to visit our wonderful school on Sunday, November 17, 10am-1pm and Tuesday, November 19, 9-11am. K-8 Applications are available on our
website
and will be accepted beginning November 17th. Please share this information with family and friends who may be interested in sending their children to St. Louis.
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Picture Re-takes - Wednesday, Nov. 13
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Students who wish to have their school photo re-taken, may do so on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
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Our School Counselor, Mrs. Jennifer Cotnoir, will be available during parent-teacher conferences on Monday and Tuesday. If you’d like to stop in to say hello or if you have any concerns about your child, she’s available to help. Her office is just inside the teacher’s lounge in the main building of the school. If you have any concerns following your conference, please stop by. If you know you’d like to have a meeting, please send an e-mail and a set time can be arranged. She can be reached at
jcotnoir@stlouisschool.org
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Vote for Jillian! Last
WTOP Junior Reporter Contest Semi-finalist
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St. Louis 6th grader Jillian Sheedy is a semi-finalist in the WTOP Junior Reporter contest! Help her by voting once per day from Nov. 2 until Nov. 10. She may win $1000 and St. Louis School will too! PLUS Jillian will have the chance to be featured on WTOP!
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School Store Now Open Online!
Do you need another water bottle, car magnet or tote?
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Check our our new
online school store
for these and other great items previously sold through PTO Boosters. Orders for in-stock items are available for pick-up or Kidmail delivery only. These items will no longer be sold in the school office.
Land's End
will still offer the school and alumni logos on a variety of apparel and gear.
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Spirit Dinner at Firehouse Subs - Nov. 13 & 14
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Come to Firehouse Subs in Kingstowne for our next Spirit Dinner. It will be Wednesday, Nov. 13 and Thursday Nov. 14! Subs, chips, salads, drinks and firehouse hats! Please see attached
flyer
for more details. This event makes money for anyone with our flyer - school family or not. Please share them! It is an all day event, great for teleworkers and stay-at-home parents.
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Don't forget!
Individual families are required to track their volunteer hours throughout the school year and to submit them in the
Volunteer Hours Log
for
credit. Questions regarding volunteering? Contact Elizabeth Moncher,
efdmoncher@gmail.com
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Extracurricular Activities & CYO
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CYO Spiritwear Orders
- Last round of orders is due Sunday, Nov. 10. Please visit
www.sewnluv.com/st-louis
to
place your order.
Mandatory Basketball Parent Meeting
- All parents of a CYO basketball player must attend a meeting Nov. 19, 21 or 23. Please 'read more' for details.
Cross Country Championship Meet Results
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Tickets on Sale for MVCCT's
Matilda
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The upcoming the upcoming Mt. Vernon Children’s Community Theater production of
Matilda
will feature performances from three St. Louis students –6th graders Isaac Nienaber and Katie Dunn along with 8th grader Isabella Spooner. This show is funny, fast paced, and family friendly. While all the shows of this run will be great, there is a group of St. Louis families who will be attending the November 16th show at 7pm. You can buy your tickets
online.
If you decide to attend the November 16th show, there is a section called “Special Seating Needs” with a text box. In that box, please write “St. Louis group” and the MVCCT staff will do their best to seat us in a group if you put that in the box.
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Monday, Nov. 11 - No School, Parent Teacher Conferences
Tuesday, Nov. 12 - No School, Parent Teacher Conferences
Sunday, Nov. 17 - Prospective Families Open House, 10am-1pm
Tuesday, Nov. 19 - Prospective Families Open House, 9-11am
Wednesday, Nov. 20 - Coffee with the Principal, Cafeteria, 8:15am
Thursday, Nov. 21 - High School Placement Test (8th Grade)
Tuesday, Nov. 26 - First Trimester Ends
Nov. 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break
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