PawPrints: The latest school news

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

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Wildcats in the News
Important All-School Announcements, Japonica Announcements and University Announcements.
Links to calendars
Wildcat Cafe information & links
Online Campus Store information & link
Church Information
Ways that you can help SLES

ST. LUKE'S FACULTY & STAFF PARTICIPATE IN SAFETY TRAINING

This week, St. Luke's faculty and staff participated in a training session provided by Officer Brad Penton with the Mobile Police Department.

K3 CELEBRATES THE LETTER "D!"

K3 loved celebrating the letter "D" by having D-D-Donuts with D-D-Daddy.

CLASS OF 2023 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Hear from Andrew Burchett, President of St. Luke's chapter of NHS, as he discusses requirements and goals while also offering great advice about the National Honor Society!

Click HERE to read NHS article.

WILDCATS LOVE SOCCER!

Soccer season is in full effect. St. Luke's students represented us well on opening day of the season & they're incredibly cute, too! Go Wildcats!

WE CELEBRATE NATIONAL GIRLS & WOMEN IN SPORTS DAY WITH COACH DONALD

In honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, our interns talked with Coach Donald about her journey and how she motivates and encourages female athletes to reach their full potential.

Click HERE to read more about Coach Donald

BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES: NEW CULINARY MEDICINE CLASS BUSY EXPERIENCING "FIRSTS" FOR ST. LUKE'S

Recently, St. Luke's Culinary Medicine class was treated to a delicious day as they explored several dishes from local establishments while learning a little food history along the way. They also attended a cooking demonstration and discussion in the USA Health teaching kitchen. The overriding lesson for the day was to follow Michael Pollan's rule: eat as much real food as possible, avoid overeating, and eat mostly plants. They had such a fun day filled with learning! Thank you to our tour guide Chris Andrews of Bienville Bites Food Tour and Dr. Robert Israel for sharing his expertise and passion for healthy food with us!

Cheryl Brown, Director of Dining Services at St. Luke's, recently taught our Culinary Medicine class about thickening agents, food texture, and consistency. Drawing on her years of experience working with patients in assisted living facilities and hospitals, Ms. Cheryl explained the importance of providing liquid and soft diets to those with swallowing difficulties. They added a thickening agent to apple and orange juice, making it the consistency of nectar, honey, and pudding without changing the taste. Finally, they pureed sausage biscuits (most were not a fan ). They learned these diets are often necessary for patients who have suffered a stroke, have an advanced disease such as dementia or Parkinson's, have their jaws wired shut from a traumatic injury or surgical procedure, or have other swallowing difficulties. The students thoroughly enjoy their experience in this class and are great sports when it comes to tasting various items.

K2 HAS "SMORE" FUN LEARNING

K2 is always making "SMORE" memories! To celebrate learning the letter "S," K2 students enjoyed making s'mores!

ST. LUKE'S AHSAA ALL-STARS

Congratulations to Cammie Waite (volleyball) and Ella Downing and Garrett Dolbear (Cross Country) for being named to the AHSAA All-Star Team. All-Star Week is July 17-22 in Montgomery!

ST. LUKE'S CELEBRATES SENIOR NIGHT FOR BASKETBALL

Last Friday, we celebrated our senior basketball players and cheerleaders during an afternoon pep rally and Senior Night Ceremony that evening.

FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

The Development Office will gladly provide a tax receipt for any donations made from January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022. To request an electronic receipt for gifts you have made to our school, please email dmccleery@slesmobile.org and indicate TAX RECEIPT in the subject. And again, thank you to all of our donors who give over and beyond their tuition.

NOTE: Tuition and Extended Care are not considered donations. Receipts for those payments must be requested through the Business Office.

As we return to our roots and what makes St. Luke's strong, we are also returning to our traditional name for our annual campaign. Thank you to everyone who has given to the Mother Oak Annual Campaign (aka Imagine More) thus far. But to those who have not, we need YOUR help! Every gift makes an impact, no matter the size. The higher our participation percentages, the better the chance we have of receiving funding.

Please do your part. Give anything, just give something!

Click HERE to Give!

Imagine More / Mother Oak Annual Campaign

Board participation: 80%

Vestry participation: 20%

Faculty Staff participation: 41%

Parent participation: 22%

Click here for Development Website Page

AMAZON SMILE PROGRAM ENDING FEBRUARY 20th

Please note that AmazonSmile will end by February 20th. Until then, you may still make purchases that will benefit St. Luke's. Thank you to those that have contributed to this program over the years.

VOLLEYBALL TEAM HOSTS YARD SALE FUNDRAISER THIS SATURDAY

The volleyball team is hosting a fundraiser yard sale February 4th. If you have anything you are willing to donate to the volleyball team, please let Coach Donald or Mrs. Busby know by today! Thank you in advance!

BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR WILDCAT BAND PERFORMANCES

Be sure to cheer on our band if you are parading!

SAVE THE DATE - BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES BLOOD DRIVE

St. Luke's knows the importance of donating blood! In celebration of National Blood Donor Month, we want to remind you of the life-saving impact of blood donors! For every pint of blood donated, the potential is there to save 3 lives! Millions of people including cancer patients, organ recipients, and victims of accidents rely on blood donations from people like YOU!

St. Luke's Biomedical Sciences Department will be hosting our annual Blood Drive on March 15th. We hope you will join us and help us beat our previous blood donation record! More information coming soon!

PLEASE NOTE: CHANGE IN SPRING FEST 2023 DATE (MAY 5th)

Please note that Spring Fest will now be on May 5th and the make-up day is scheduled for May 25th. This will allow students who qualify for the National Archery Tournament to also attend Spring Fest.

We apologize for needing to change the date again!

Click here for Japonica Campus Announcements & Important Dates

Click here for University Campus Announcements & Important Dates

Click here for the All School Google Master Calendar

Click here for the 2022-2023 Academic Calendar

Click here for Senior Calendar

BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

BASEBALL SCHEDULES

TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE

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K2-5th Grade CLICK HERE for Helpful Tips and Information about the lunch program

K2-K3 February Menu

K2-K3 February Order Form

K4-K5 February Menu

K4 February Order Form

K5-5th February Order Form

University Campus February Menu

Cheryl Brown

Director of Dining Services

St. Luke’s School

cbrown@slesmobile.org

251-666-2991 Ext 8130

Cell 404-403-6688

SHOP ST. LUKE'S ONLINE CAMPUS STORE

All proceeds of the Online Campus Store go to school programs and supplies. We will deliver purchases to your student unless you request pick-up.

*Please don't forget to leave your student's name and grade during the checkout process so that we know which campus to deliver to. Thank you for having Wildcat Spirit and supporting SLES!

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