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Drop-off Procedures
1. Enter from West High Street (between the school and the small state parking lot)
2. Students in grades 1-8 should use Drop-off line. Pre-K and K students may be walked to the front entrance doors. We recommend working toward dropping K off as the year progresses.
3. The first car should pull up to and stop before the yellow crosswalk and/or the STOP sign.
4. Students MUST exit the vehicle from the passenger side once stopped in the drop-off zone (see diagram).
Parking/Crosswalk Procedures
1. To reduce line congestion, typically, only parents with Pre-K or K students should park and cross students. (Must be walked to crosswalk.) Students with cumbersome items or special circumstances may also use the parking area and be walked across.
2. NO PARKING in the first row of spaces (see diagram).
3. NO PARKING in spaces, even with or beyond the crosswalk.
4. NO PARKING along the fence bordering the wooded area.
5. Park facing OUT of the parking space.
6. Students should NOT be dropped off between parking rows (see diagram).
7. EVERYONE must use the crosswalk when crossing the drop-off line; and need to wait to be crossed by the Safety Patrol or adult on duty.
8. DO NOT drop students off between the rows of parking spaces in the “Non drop-off area” (see diagram).
9. 2 lines should be used to exit the lot.
Pick-up Procedures
1. ALL cars entering the lot, parking & pick-up, need to have a St. Peter hang tag with the student last name. If you need to purchase extra tags for other pick-up vehicles please contact the office.
2. Enter from West High Street (between the school and small state parking lot)
3. Gates open at 2:55 p.m. for parking.
4. Parking begins in spaces nearest school past the crosswalk, filling in the furthest spaces of the double row progressing toward the entrance. Once the first row is filled, cars can begin filling in the second double row of parking spaces, then finally the row that borders Main St. (we recommend backing into these spaces)
5. At 3:07 p.m., the pick-up line is opened, and cars can begin lining up. Pick-up line cars need to stay as far left as possible so cars wishing to park can still enter the lot. Please do not start the pick-up line until indicated to do so at 3:07 by the staff on duty.
6. Students will be called to the 1st 6-10 cars by last name. Once loading is complete, they will be released, and the process repeated until all students are picked up.
School Lunch
School lunch is pre-paid through your FACTS Parent Portal. School lunch charges are as follows: Lunch is 2.75 per student. A la carte charges: extra main entree is 2.00, extra side is 1.50, and milk is .50. You will get an email from St. Peter/FACTS when your lunch balance is $10 or below, you will need to add funds to your pre-paid account at this time. You may add funds at any time. The free & reduced lunch application is attached HERE. Please fill out the form if you think you may qualify. We receive federal money toward professional development for teachers and title services for our students based on the number of children who qualify for free and reduced meals. Preschool lunch is included in the cost of preschool student tuition. If you have any questions regarding lunch billing, you may email [email protected]. There will be a Wellness Committee meeting Thursday, August 17 at 3:30 in the school cafeteria. All are welcome to attend.
Attendance
It is essential that St. Peter be notified of all student absences. If your child will be absent/needs to leave early, a note, email, or phone call should be made to the school office (573-636-8922). Parents can email [email protected] with absences and homework requests. The office will notify the teachers as necessary. It is most helpful to notify the office before 8:30 a.m. before official attendance is complete. If you are planning a vacation and your child will miss three or more days of school, please fill out a Vacation Request Form from the office. This is to be completed two weeks prior so that teachers can make assignments available for the absence.
Medicine
If your child requires medicine to be given at school, you must fill out a permission to administer form with dosage information. Medicine forms are sent home at Open House and should only be returned if/when your student needs medicine that the parent provides either over-the-counter or prescription medicine. The school does not provide medicine. Contact our school nurses with any questions or concerns at [email protected].
Health Records
Under Missouri law, student health records must be up to date in order to attend school. Please note the Diocese of Jefferson City no longer accepts religious exemption as a reason not to receive required vaccinations. The school nurse keeps records of student immunizations and is required by law to report to the state of Missouri the names of students whose immunizations are deficient. If student records are deficient, a reminder is sent to the parents. Parents may be asked to keep students out of school until required immunizations are received.
VIRTUS
All parents in PK-8th grade must have VIRTUS and complete the background check for their children to attend St. Peter Catholic School. As always, please stay up to date with your VIRTUS training. This is required for all parents/guardians that have students PK-8 in schools in our Diocese. Some things do expire and/or need to be updated, so it is good to log into your account regularly. To complete VIRTUS go to virtusonline.org.
School Newsletter
The school newsletter is emailed out on Thursdays. You can sign up for the newsletter email on our website HERE. It is here that exciting announcements are made, updates to the calendar, schedules, and events are shared. It also includes links to things that involve our students and parish. Please read it weekly.
School Text Alert
The school-wide text system is also available for parents to sign up to receive school news, and can be found on the school webpage or the link attached. Important updates, such as weather-related cancellations and upcoming events, are often communicated through text message updates. Sign Up for Text Alerts
School Website
The school website (found here) has a lot of important information. You can find the staff phone extensions and emails on the webpage.
Water Bottles and Uniforms
Uniform shirts can be ordered through the doc HERE. Orders will be sent home as soon as they are available. You can order anytime, but no order is guaranteed if it is past an order deadline. Order deadlines are: July 12, 2023, October 2, 2023, January 8, 2024, March 4, 2024. The link is also attached to our school website. School-approved water bottles can be ordered on the same doc. Water bottles will be sent home with students after the order is received by the school office. Only clear water bottles are allowed at school. Water bottles and uniforms will be invoiced through your FACTS Parent Portal account.
On “Spirit Wear Days,” students may wear any St. Peter Catholic School top that contains the “Keys to the Kingdom” with dress code bottoms. ALL items with the “Keys to the Kingdom” must be purchased through the school. "Spirit Wear Days" are Fridays and special occasions throughout the school year.
If you would like Spirit Wear, you can order through the online store offered by an outside company. When the store is open, a link to order will be attached to the newsletter and webpage. On-line payment will be accepted at the time of the order. The online store will be open August 14th-August 25th, October 23rd-November 3rd, and February 5th- February 16th. Uniform-approved fleece 1/4 zip pullovers, jumpers, and skorts can be purchased through our link HERE with Lands End. If you have any questions or need assistance with your order, please contact Carrie Hayes at [email protected].
FACTS
We continue to use the FACTS student information system, which you used to enroll or re-enroll your student(s). You can use the same login information at www.factsmgt.com to check your child’s grades, to apply funds to their lunch account, etc. School fees are billed through FACTS Parent Portal, and you will pay through FACTS Financial. You will receive a notification for when your fees will be taken out per the plan you signed up for. The FACTS system will send you an email when your fees will be taken out. If you need to schedule a different date you may go in and change your date. You will go to your financial tab to see the details of your payment plan, balance and payments. You may also print from there any receipt you might need; ex. Preschool payments.
Picture Day
Wagner will do online ordering only again this year. Fall pictures will be taken for the yearbook on August 31, 2023. This is uniform dress only. If your child is absent or unable to take pictures that day, picture retakes will be October 11, 2023. We will also have a Spring picture day on March 22, 2024. This is a dress up or dress down day within the guidelines in the dress code section of the school handbook, please review.
Early Out Tuesdays
Early out Tuesdays are Dress Down Days and take place the second Tuesday of each month. Students may dress down on the early out Tuesdays in school approved dress down clothing {review the student handbook}. School will dismiss at 1:30 PM on scheduled early out days and there will be no after school care for Pre-K thru 8th grade.
1:15 PM Bell- PK, K, and 1st grade and siblings dismissed
1:20 PM Bell- 1nd-4th grades and siblings dismissed
1:25 PM Bell- 5th-8th grades dismissed
The first early out Tuesday is September 12th.
Scrip/Fundraising
A new Scrip order form, the Scrip and fundraising explanation letter to all families, and the electronic Scrip sign up form (if you are not already signed up) are all attached here as well as on our webpage. All Scrip orders need to be placed by 10:30 AM. on Mondays to be guaranteed for that week. If you have a paper order, please use the blue pouches (if you have them) to send them to school. Your family receives 40% of the percentage of the product you buy.
There will be other fundraising opportunities throughout the school year. All money received from these fundraisers will go into your account to be used for the next school year. The money you earn can be used for preschool-8th grade fees, it can be sent to Helias for school fees, or donated to church or school.
There are 4 documents attached to help with your fundraising this year.
Fund Raising Calendar
Scrip and Fundraising Information
23-24 Fundraising Packet
New Scrip Order Form
We are still collecting Box Tops for Education. Box Tops for Education has an App for parents to use to scan Box Tops with the benefits coming straight to St. Peter. This is a really simple and a great program for our school. Your participation is appreciated!
Job Opportunities
St. Peter Catholic School is still looking for an Classroom Aid 7:25-4, subs for the school year, and aftercare workers. If you are interested or know someone that would be a great fit, please encourage them to apply on the Diocsean website (HERE) and email Gayle Trachsel, Principal [email protected].
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