St. Louis Catholic School Newsletter
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A Message from the Principal...
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Dear St. Louis Families,
President's Holiday Weekend is here with a very needed break to enjoy time with families and friends! Our week began with the 100th day of school and special recognition of our Science Fair winners who will now represent St. Louis in April at the diocesan fair. We are especially grateful for the parents and parishioners who shared their time and talent judging the projects. Next week is a short one due to the Monday holiday, but it will not be without important time set aside for continued work on our virtue, Cheerfulness, as it relates to our interactions with one another. Mr. Peace will be visiting the students on Wednesday to help motivate and inspire them to share their smile and good cheer with one another as they continue to find the goodness in all things. And, particularly appropriate,
Random Acts of Kindness Week
falls next week so our teachers and Counseling team have been busy planning activities to encourage our students to show kindness in simple and meaningful ways. I am grateful to Mrs. Cotnoir for her work with our students because kindness is not just something that happens in one week, and she does a great job of helping our students understand what kindness means throughout the year.
What won’t be random next week is holding a code red drill - Code Red is our signal for lock down within the classroom in case of an emergency onsite. The drill will be held one day next week, and we will prepare the students beforehand so that they are part of the process. Being safe is always a priority at St. Louis.
The Silent Auction is coming, Saturday, February 22nd and the auction team has been working hard to organize a fantastic night of fun in addition to fundraising for the PTO! If you can’t be there, you can join in spirit by taking a chance on the road trip through the auction raffle. If every family sells just 3 raffle tickets, the school could earn an additional $26,000 that we could use for school improvement needs!
Wishing you a very happy Valentine's Day and a lovely long weekend!
Peace,
Anne M. Dyke
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***Mark Your Calendars***
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First Day of School 2020-2021
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
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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: McLendon, Megee, Melidossian, Mercer, Messick, Michaels, Middleton, Milewski, Miller, Miller and Miller.
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2020 Science Fair Winners
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Click
here
for a complete list of the winning science fair projects.
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LAST CALL! March Lunch Orders Due February 19th!
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Place your March lunch order today! Orders must be placed
online
by Wednesday, Feb. 19th. The March lunch calendar may be viewed
here
.
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Random Acts of Kindness Week - Feb. 17-21
Parenting tips, Podcast Picks and more!
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Order Your Purple Up! Socks Today
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April is the "Month of the Military Child." As a Purple Star school, St. Louis students will be celebrating our military families with the option to wear purple uniform approved socks on their PE days during the month of April. Socks are crew elite athletic socks customized for St. Louis School. These will be the only purple socks that can be worn with the PE uniform. All proceeds will benefit Operation Gratitude.
Socks must be pre-ordered
online
by February 29th.
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2020-21 Re-Registration Due March 2nd
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Re-registration letters for the 2020-2021 school year were sent home in your child’s folder. Re-registration forms and fees are due by March 2nd. Please be sure to check your child’s folder, but you can also find a copy of our
re-registration letter
and
form
attached.
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Shakespeare will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 18 from 3:30-4:30pm and on Friday, Feb. 21 from 3:30-5:00pm
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Silent Auction - Know Before You Go
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Planning on going to the Silent Auction? Click on the links below for important information.
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Mr. Peace - Wednesday, Feb. 19
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The PTO is hosting “Mr. Peace” on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7pm in McClunn Hall. He will be speaking to parents about the dangers of cyber bullying and social media. See the attached
flyer
for more information. Babysitting will be available.
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Extracurricular Activities & CYO
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Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole Registration
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Girls on the Run and Heart and Sole are coming back to St. Louis School this spring so make sure you register your daughters soon! We begin practice the first week of March. GOTR is for 4th and 5th grade girls and will meet on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Heart and Sole is for 6th-8th grade girls. Please sign up at the
link
provided. If you have any questions about GOTR, please send an e-mail to Ms. Balough at
sbalough@stlouisschool.org,
and if you have questions about Heart and Sole, please e-mail Mrs. Cotnoir at
jcotnoir@stlouisschool.org
. Scholarships are available if financial assistance is needed.
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Volleyball Season is Coming Up!
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Our volleyball teams will start practicing the first week in March, on Thursday evenings. Girls in grades 3 – 8 are eligible to play. If you are interested, please contact Marcy Grzadzinski at
gatorlady10@yahoo.com
. The first practice will be on March 5 at 5 pm. The coaches will then decide how to break up the kids for practice sessions between 5 and 8 pm on Thursday evenings.
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Come see 8th grader Josie McCabe and 7th grader Julie Dunn in MVCCT’s performances of Sherlock Holmes. This funny and suspenseful play will run for 5 shows – 7pm on Saturday Feb. 15, 21 and 22 and 3pm on Sunday Feb. 16 and 23. All shows are at Heritage Presbyterian Church on Fort Hunt Road. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time online at
www.mvcct.org
or at the door. The game’s afoot – don’t miss it!
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Monday, Feb. 17 - No School, Presidents' Day
Wednesday, Feb. 19 - "Mr. Peace", 7:00pm, McClunn Hall
Saturday, Feb. 22 - PTO Silent Auction, 6-10pm, McClunn Hall
Wednesday, Feb. 26 - Ash Wednesday Mass, St. Louis Church, 8:45am
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