Weekly School Newsletter
1.28.2021
Mission:
United by faith and service, 
St. Anthony of Padua School community forms knowledgeable students who are moral and courageous Catholic leaders.
From Mrs. Pudelko:

  • Please see the sign up link for Parent Teacher Conferences: Winter Conferences. Conferences will be the evening of February 11 and during the day on February 12 (both a virtual and in-person option will be available.) Students will have a virtual day of learning with work posted on Canvas on February 12. This is a change from our original calendar, but with continued concern of the spread of COVID and need to ensure proper time to sanitize classrooms, our Board of Education approved the adjustment for February conferences.
  • Smart Aid - Families are encouraged to get their completed applications in as soon as possible. St. Anthony scholarships are given based on Smart Aid applications, as well. Link is here.
  • Valentine's Day parties will be the afternoon of February 11. Room parents will be reaching out to share details for the parties. We ask that all snacks/treats are pre-packaged and individually wrapped to adhere to COVID guidelines.
  • As a reminder, your activities fee included a yearbook for each student, so there is no need to order a yearbook this year.

COVID 19 INFORMATION

  • HEALTH DEPARTMENT TOOLKIT: The Health Department continues to update the School Toolkit. All parents are encouraged to review these updates here.

We are excited to celebrate Catholic Schools Week beginning this weekend, January 31 - February 5th! Please join me in praying for our students and staff during this important week where we recognize the blessing of being part of such an amazing community!

**Each student received a CSW shirt to be worn on Tuesday, February 2nd. Please be sure your students wears his/her shirt that day! **
***parents are welcome to log in and join the fun from home!

Cold Weather Fun!  

Although the warmer fall weather has long faded away, you and your child can stay active and get moving indoors! Try acting out a story that you and your child have read together. Create an obstacle course to get your child moving and have a fun time indoors. Or move the activity outdoors with sledding, skating, building a snow person or even shoveling snow. Winter is also a great time to cook soup with your child.  

For at home parent resources, click here!
St. Anthony of Padua App:

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


Calendars:

All upcoming dates can be found on the school website or app.  


NOTEWORTHY NEWS:

  • SPELLING BEE WINNERS: Congratulations to Elliott Plum and Aidan Taylor!! Elliott was the winner of this year's Spelling Bee and Aidan was Runner-Up!! Great job, boys!! Also, congratulations to ALL our students who represented their grade level this year!!
  • WESTERN LITTLE LEAGUE SIGN-UPS: Please see the link for registration and other pertinent information for Western Little League: Western Little League
  • MARNE/PIONEER BASEBALL SIGN-UPS: Registration information for the Marne/Pioneer baseball league went home today with students (PS-7).
  • Kindergarten Ministry: St. Anthony School Kindergarten Ministry is collecting Play-Doh for the Child Life Specialists at Helen DeVos Childrens' Hospital. Our goal is to collect 100 tubs of Play-Doh by the 100th day of school (Monday, February 1st). These may be tubs of Play-Doh or Play-Doh sets. Please, Play-Doh brand only. Please send all donations to Mrs. Sutherland by Friday, February 5th. Thank you!!
  • Art Box: Outside of the office is a turquoise "Art Box." Students have the opportunity to donate art to be brought to area Nursing Homes. We will be creating artwork during Catholic Schools Week, but if you have a chance to create at home or have completed projects that students would like to donate, these can be place in the box any time within the next couple of weeks. The first pick up will be the second week of February. Thank you!
  • ST. ANTHONY FACE MASKS & SNOW BAGS will be available for purchase in the school office. Only child-size face masks are available. Proceeds benefit Home & School Association. Please see the link for more information: SA Wildcat Face Mask  
  • FEBRUARY HOT LUNCH MENU: February Hot Lunch Menu

PLEASE NOTE:
Hot Lunch for Friday, 2/5, will be pizza from Little Caesars.
Students pre-ordered in their classroom.
Reminder, if students order "doubles" (two slices), the additional $1.00
charged will be placed on their Hot Lunch account.

Organization and Sports News:

  • NW Youth Soccer Association: Please see the flyer for more information on the NW Youth Soccer program. Sign-Ups are February 1 - March 14. NW Youth Soccer
  • BOXTOPS/FUNDRAISING: Just a reminder...you can send in Boxtops, Family Fare receipts or MyCoke reward #'s (found on 12 and 24 pack cartons).
  • SCRIP UPDATES:

  • WINTER I ATHLETIC FEES: These will be billed in Smart Tuition on the 5th or 20th of the month.

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