MISSION STATEMENT: 
United by faith and service, St. Anthony of Padua School community forms knowledgeable students who are 
moral and courageous Catholic leaders.
Calendar

All upcoming dates can be found on the school website or app.  
Notes from Mrs. Pudelko     

A BIG thank you to the families who have provided treats for our staff throughout the last couple of weeks. Your thoughtfulness is truly appreciated!
  • Lunch - 
    We are happy to announce that ALL St. Anthony students are now eligible to receive FREE school lunches. A new program through the US Department of Agriculture is providing universal lunches to students throughout the country through December 31, 2020. You do not need to fill out a free/reduced lunch application to take advantage of this program.

    At SAP, only complete combo lunches will be free (students must take one of each - an entree, a fruit, a vegetable and milk). Students will still be charged for a double entree. Please be sure to keep money in your student's account if they plan on making these purchases. If your student has money in his/her account it will be saved for when lunches are charged again.

    Our school was able to begin offering free lunches Tuesday, September 1 and accounts have not been charged for combo meals since that time. Please be aware that the program is currently set to run through December, however, it may be extended. If your family has applied for free/reduced lunches, your application is being held and will be processed when this program ends.

    We are excited to now be serving our students delicious, free meals each day!
  • Dismissal - Dismissal continues to get better each day.  You may have noticed that a Grand Rapids Police Officer was in the parking lot last week.  We invited him to review our process to give feedback on the safety of our dismissal.  We got a great rating and the only advice he gave was to encourage parents to enter the parking lot from Richmond going Westbound versus making a left hand turn into the parking from Richmond.  Thank you for your continued patience as we adjusted our procedure to ensure social distancing and student safety. 
  • Walkers - It has been brought to my attention that there are some students who are leaving as walkers who do not have parent permission to be walking.  Effective immediately, those students who are not on the list will not be allowed to leave with the walkers unless his/her emergency form is updated.  For the safety of students, all families are encouraged to follow our dismissal procedures.  We discourage using alternate locations for pick up to protect the safety of all students.
  • Health Department Toolkit - The Health Department continues to update the School Toolkit.  All parents are encouraged to review these updates here.   When you are calling in for your child, please be specific in the symptoms that he/she has and update us if the symptoms change.  We appreciate all that parents are doing to ensure that our students stay healthy, which will allow us to stay in school for in-person learning.  If your child is displaying symptoms, please keep him/her home from school. 
  • Devices - In our return to school plan, we indicated that we would be 1:1 with Chromebooks or iPads for our students.   At this point, we are still waiting on 3 back orders of Chromebooks in order to accomplish this goal.  Our hope is that 2 of the 3 orders arrive by the middle of September, and they are ready for student use by the end of September.
  • Canvas - If parents choose to access via app, they need to download the Blue Canvas parent app.  Search for diocese of Grand Rapids - parent.
    Parents can access student views by clicking the appropriate class then choosing "front page" at the top banner.  More FAQ information to follow next week!

  • SA WILDCAT YOUTH & ADULT FACE MASKS FOR SALE:     Support Home & School by purchasing a St. Anthony Wildcat face mask with a built-in lanyard for your student or yourself.  Cost is the same for youth or adult sizes.  Please see the link below for more information: SA WILDCAT FACE MASK                       
  • SEPTEMBER 9 / DAY OF PRAYER:  Bishop Walkowiak is declaring September 9th a day of prayer and fasting in our diocese as we work to eradicate the sin of racism from our country and peacefully seek racial justice. September 9th is the Feast of St. Peter Claver:   September 9: Day of Prayer & Fasting  The Mass will be livestreamed from the cathedral that evening on the diocesan website and Facebook page: Diocesan Facebook Eventsnts                                                   
  • FREE COVID-19 TESTING SITES:                                               Please see the link below for information on drive-through and walk-through Covid-19 testing sites: Covid-19 Testing Sites
  • MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION FORM:
    If your child(ren) need to take medication during the school day, you must fill out a Medication Administration form
    (available in the school office).

    If it is a prescribed medication, your physician must complete and sign the bottom portion of the form.
    ALL medications must be kept in the school office.
    At NO time, should a student have medication on their person or in their locker/desk. Medication - prescribed or over-the-counter - must be in it's original container - not a baggie.  Please contact the school office with any questions.   
  • PESTICIDE ADVISORY:                                                             
    Pesticides are applied - after school hours - on the third Wednesday of the month.  Please see the link below if you need FURTHER notification of application.  You may call the school office with any questions. Pesticide Advisory


ST. ANTHONY SCHOOL APP


Please search "St. Anthony of Padua School" in the App Store or follow one of these links to download it.  
ORGANIZATION INFORMATION

BOX TOPS/FUNDRAISING:  Just a reminder....you can send in Box Tops, Family Fare receipts or MyCoke reward #'s (found on 12 and 24 pack cartons).
WILDCAT SPORTS

SPORTS FEES:  Sports fees will be billed through Smart Tuition.  Fees will be due on their preselected date of either the 5th or 20th.
NEWSLETTER EMAILS

Please take caution when viewing the School Newsletter via a tablet or smart phone, that you do not 'unsubscribe' to the school emails.  While 'swiping' with your finger to view the newsletter, it is easy to hit on the 'unsubscribe' button on the bottom of the page. When this is done, you will no longer be able to receive newsletters or email blasts from the school.

If you find you are no longer receiving emails from school, please call the school office.  We will send you a 'resubscribe' email.  After we get confirmation from you that you that you accept it, you can be added back to the contact list.

Please call the school office with any questions: 453-8229, ext. 200