St. Peter Weekly News!

Principal's Message:

Dear St. Peter Family,

Next week, we begin the season of Lent on Ash Wednesday. We will have Mass at 9:00, and all are welcome to join us! Over the next six weeks, we will be focusing on the three main themes of Lent: pray, fast, and give. Certainly prayer is a part of our daily life here at St. Peter, but during Lent, we will be looking to connect with Jesus in a deeper way. We will trace the steps that led to Jesus' death and Resurrection each morning on announcements, we will be praying the Stations of the Cross with Father Kyle and Father Ambrose, and we will have special ways to give during Lent. We will encourage our students to fast by giving up something they really like during Lent and/or by not eating meat on Fridays. It is in many of our little sacrifices that we can grow closer to Jesus. We hope you join us on our Lenten journey as we prepare for the ultimate proof of God's love for us, the death and Resurrection of His Son, Jesus.

St. Peter, friend of Jesus,

PRAY FOR US!

Mrs. Kadel

COVID Mask to Stay

The following is from the Ohio Department of Health: Direct contacts, regardless of vaccination or masking status, may remain in the classroom environment if they do the following:

wear a mask for 10 days after their last date of exposure
self-monitor, or parent-monitor, for symptoms of COVID-19
isolate and get tested if they start to experience symptoms associated with COVID-19 (regardless of severity)

Direct contacts for COVID-19 are those individuals who are identified as being directly exposed to COVID-19 by the positive case.

Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice is the first Black woman to serve as the United States' national security advisor, as well as the first Black woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State. Rice was born on Birmingham, Alabama in 1954 and was surrounded by racism and segregation. She didn't let that stop her as she earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Denver, her master's degree from the University of Notre Dame, and her Ph.D from the University of Denver's School of International Studies.

"Freedom is never given; it is won."

-A. Phillip Randolph, civil rights activist

Looking Ahead:

Monday, Feb. 28th, In-house Registration Ends (Registration fee is now $125 per family)
Tuesday, March 1, Open Enrollment for next school year begins...space is limited! Grades 6-8 to Chaminade Julienne for musical
Wednesday, March 2, Ash Wednesday, 9:00 Mass
Friday, March 4, 6th grade to the Cincinnati Museum of Art

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Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday is one of the most popular and important holy days in the liturgical calendar. Ash Wednesday opens Lent, a season of fasting and prayer. Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days before Easter Sunday and is chiefly observed by Catholics, although many other Christians observe it too. Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us. As the priest applies the ashes to a person's forehead, he speaks the words: "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." Priests administer ashes during Mass and all are invited to accept the ashes as a visible symbol of penance. The ashes are made from blessed palm branches, taken from the previous year's palm Sunday Mass. Ash Wednesday begins a season of penance, reflection, and fasting which prepares us for Christ's Resurrection on Easter Sunday!

Science Fair

After months of research, planning, testing, and experimenting, the 8th graders presented their Science projects to judges today in Fehrenbach Hall. Students presented their projects to a pair of judges who asked the students questions and provided feedback. Special thanks to our judges who included Father Ambrose, Mr. Moorman, and Mr. and Mrs. Josefovsky! Thanks also to Mrs. Myers for all the support and guidance for the experiments and to Mrs. Funke for help writing the research papers. Our students will be ready for high school science!

This Week Around St. Pete's

Fifth graders sharing the Golden Rule with us. Great work over the past few weeks fifth graders!

Seventh graders having a ball with Mr. Mahl!

Kindergartners learning about the great presidents!

Mrs. Schenck and the 4th graders learning about Wilma Rudolph and her impact on history.

Early Childhood Center

Open House will be on April 3^rd at 12 pm after the 11:00am Mass. The Early Childhood Center will be open for a short presentation of our program, and the teachers will be able to show and speak about their classrooms and curriculum. We are excited to share our program with current and future families. The open house is open for anyone to attend, so bring a friend!

March 18^th is a non-school day, so we will be sending home sign-up forms! Deadline to sign-up is March 4^th.

Spring picture forms have gone home, so please return to the teacher prior to picture day. Pictures will be with a live BUNNY: March 10: Transitional Kindergarten and Threes

March 11: Fours

The online flower sale has gone LIVE and will be accepting purchases through March 9^th! We are supporting the fundraiser for St. Peter Catholic School!

SAP: SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM (before/after school care)

Non-School Day March 18^th:sign-up forms have gone home, so please return by March 4^th! Summer Camp registrations will be coming out March 7th. Please check out the bulletin boards that the children and Mrs. Iannachione and Mrs. King-Addison have worked on for the Easter season.

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