Good Afternoon St. Stephen Families,
WELCOME BACK!
It is my pleasure to welcome everyone back for another great year at St. Stephen Catholic School. We are excited to have our students fill our classrooms again as they embark on another year of learning, exploration, discoveries, and challenges. Our theme this year is Care for Creation and during the year you will see students caring for what God has given us through service projects at school and in the community.
Our school community recently participated in a School Culture survey, and the results were overall positive at a rate of 70%. The domain that showed the highest rating was Community, with some subcategories scoring as high as a 95% positivity rate. Parents, students, teachers, and staff see our school as a positive community where they are engaged, known, and supported. Students feel our school is a place where they are treated fairly with little conflict among their peers. Parents see our school as inclusive, and all students feel welcome. It was gratifying to see these responses after the challenging year we had and know that our students felt safe, respected, and cared for. This year, we are looking forward to welcoming all our new families into our community, and I hope they will have the same experiences. We will share more information from the survey throughout the year as we continue to review the results.
Here are some exciting updates from the summer:
- We completed the installation of a new roof on the main building.
- We hired a 3rd-grade teacher, Mrs. Shannon Hynes, who joins us with many years of experience and much to share with our school community.
- We hired a School Counselor, Mrs. Barbara Cuba, who will be here 4 days a week and is very excited to get to know your children.
Please remember to join us on Sunday for our Back to School Celebration and Open House. Since all students will be arriving through carline on Monday morning, parents may drop off supplies during Open House. All students should wear their regular uniform on Monday. Students will receive their schedules on Monday and PE classes will begin on Tuesday.
Final reminders:
- Fill out the Google Form for your child's T-shirt size
- Acknowledge the Parent/Student Handbook
I look forward to seeing all the students Monday morning, and I pray that all students returning to school this week have a wonderful year filled with many successes.
Peace and Blessings,
Linda Umoh
