What's new for the 2022-23 school year...

The weekly newsletter will be distributed on Thursday evenings.

This school year there will be 3 lunch periods instead of 4: K-2nd will eat together, 3rd-5th, and 6th-8th.

School Mass will now take place on Wednesday at 8:45am instead of Friday. Please make note of this change when planning uniforms. Parents are always welcome to join the school for Mass.

Parent volunteers who are in the school on a regular daily or weekly schedule must now also provide documentation of a negative TB test within the last year to the school nurse. This applies to such volunteer opportunities such as in the library, cafeteria and recess. Sign Up Geniuses for volunteers will indicate if this is a requirement.

Hot lunches can no longer be picked up in the office if your child is absent. Please contact Fairfax Food Service for a refund.

Don't Forget! Back-to-School Forms Due!

The following forms must be completed by every school family and uploaded to the school portal prior to August 24th. Please scan or photograph your forms for submission. Paper copies will not be accepted.

Handbook Agreement Form

Home Language Survey Form

Social Media Guidelines & Agreement Form

Mrs. Megan Aguilar, BSN, RN

Please see the attached information on the COVID isolation and quarantine guidelines St. Louis School will be following this school year per the Virginia Department of Health.

August 22: Hot Lunch Order Deadline

Hot lunch service will begin on Thursday, August 25th for 1st-8th Grades and Monday, August 29th for Kindergarten. All meals include an entree, vegetable and fruit. Vegetarian options are also available.

Hot lunch may be ordered on a monthly basis directly through the Fairfax Food Service website. Lunches are $6.65 each, Monday-Thursday, and on Fridays, pizza will be offered for $7.40. Parents also have the option to order every day for August and September for $162.60

Please follow these steps to place your order:

• Go to www.ffsfood.com (be sure to bookmark this page for future orders!)
• Hover over "Customers"
• Scroll down to select "St. Louis School Ordering"
• Enter the temporary password hawks

Due August 24: EDC Registration

stlouisschool.org/apps/pages/edc

The EDC registration for the 2022-23 school year must be submitted by August 24th for your child(ren) to attend EDC beginning Monday, August 29th. As a reminder, all EDC parents MUST have a FACTS account for payment.

Car Magnets & Water Bottles - School Store is Open!

Families is need of car magnets and water bottles for their children may purchase them through our online Hawk's School Store. Orders placed by Monday, August 22 will be fulfilled and waiting for your child in his/her homeroom when they arrive on August 24th.

PTO Welcome Back to School Event - Sunday, August 21

Join us for our WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL event on Sunday, August 21st - 8:00 am until 12:00 pm in McClunn Hall. Shop for used uniforms and delicious baked goods. Learn about extracurricular groups, volunteer activities, say hello to old friends and make new ones too!

Used Uniform Sale

It is almost time for school to start. The PTO is hosting a Used Uniform sale on Sunday, August 21 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. If you have used uniforms you want to donate for the sale, they can be dropped off on Saturday, August 20 between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. in McClunn Hall.

Bake Sale

The summer PTO bake sale will be held on Sunday, August 21 from 8am – 2pm in McClunn Hall.

CYO Spirit Wear Orders Due August 21

We are making our offering of CYO Spirit Wear available for order. The t-shirts are sanctioned for wearing on PE days with the rest of the gym uniform, and kids need not be on any CYO team in order to buy and wear one. There are shirts specific to basketball and cheerleading, a generic Hawks shirt not specific to any team, and there is a performance wear t-shirt that track team members should buy, but anyone can purchase any one of these shirts and show your Hawks spirit.

There are also hoodies available with all the logos and then can be worn as outerwear going to and from school but CANNOT be worn as part of the school uniform during the day.

Spirit wear can be ordered directly from Sew n’ Luv, a local independent business, at this link: https://www.sewnluv.com/st-louis. This site will be open from August 5 through 11:59 pm, Sunday, August 21. The deadline will NOT be extended. We will deliver spirit wear about 2-3 weeks. If you have any questions about your order, please contact Annemarie Miano Silis at mianoa@aol.com

CYO Coaching Interest

If you’re interested in coaching or volunteering with a CYO team for the 2022-2023 season, please email mathes.amanda@yahoo.com. For the volunteer opportunities, you don’t need to know everything about the sport but be available to help the coaches out at practice! **You must be Virtus Cleared and provide TB test documentation**

Fall Sports – Track, Tennis, Cheer

Winter Sports – Basketball, Cheer

Spring Sports – Volleyball, Track