• We kicked off Catholic Schools Week this morning at the 9 am Mass; the Keys Choir sang beautifully, seventh graders prayed petitions, and our Student Council President, eighth grader Brendan Ortbals, shared a heartwarming message about his journey as a student at St. Peter's School.

• While junior high students and their family members visited their hugely successful Science Fair (congratulations seventh and eighth graders and Mr. J), we also had several Student Council and other students, PTA Exec Board members, parent helpers, and some of our dedicated faculty and staff assist with our prospective family Open House this morning. If you helped, I hope you know how grateful I am for your time!

• Tomorrow our Catholic Schools Week theme is "Celebrating Our Community." Students may dress as a community helper or career - ideas might include police officer, teacher, doctor, mail carrier, mayor, parks and recreation, farmers, and others. I know our students are very creative and will come up with wonderful ways to represent those who support our community through their work and volunteerism.

• Tuesday we will "Celebrate our STUDENTS!" Students may dress in their finest or silliest swag! There will be treats and a Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) time school-wide in the afternoon. Students can bring a drink for this "Sip n Read" time, too. We encourage families to write notes of encouragement to their students for Tuesday - consider dropping a note in backpacks or lunchboxes to surprise your children.

• Wednesday we will "Celebrate Our Nation" and all are invited to wear something patriotic or red, white, and blue. We will have CSW during CSW (Concession Stand Wednesday during Catholic Schools Week), so students may bring 50 cents or $1 to make purchases for this special concession stand opening during the school day.

• Thursday we "Celebrate Vocations" with school Mass, the Keys Choir will sing, and we will have special vocations videos to share with our students. Students will be dressed in school uniforms today.

• Friday we "Celebrate our Faculty, Staff, and Volunteers." In addition to the ways we will honor our faculty and staff at school, especially, we invite special notes or emails from families to our teachers and staff, too! Our volunteers are essential to our school and parish. We are always thankful for volunteer support and help!

• Activities we will enjoy all week include Family and Teacher Feud Questions, as well as Spirit Updates. I will send daily CSW messages with special reminders. Please note the Food Pantry Drive will run the entire week.