October 1, 2021 Newsletter

St. Louis Catholic School Newsletter

October 1, 2021

Dear St. Louis Families,

Happy Friday! It is the Feast of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux who is one of the most well known and best loved saints in our Catholic calendar. Her example has much to offer our young students and even us (older students)—she focused much of her time serving others humbly, doing small sacrifices out of quiet love for others. This was her “little way” towards holiness. Fr. O’Hare challenged our students in the spirit of St. Therese to honor their parents and help them be holy through the gift of prayer. We can all be inspired by her beautiful witness to her faith!

Today also marks a new month, new virtue to focus on: Reverence, and a new morning prayer and patriotic song. We look forward to the Fall season with eagerness and enthusiasm as it also marks the beginning of Hawktober for our school community. The annual 5K is October 16th, and Mrs. Carlson and her team of parent volunteers have been working hard to make this year’s run even bigger than years previously. If you have not signed up, please consider either the Fun Run (1 mile) or the 5K—it is a great family activity! There will also be food trucks and family fun activities designed to entertain all ages available after the run. Information is provided below.

A reminder that the parent survey closes Sunday, October 3rd. Please take a moment to share your thoughts and provide input about your experience at St. Louis from the admission process all the way through your grade level experience. Your shared comments and feedback are valuable in helping us devise a strategic plan forward for the next five years.

You should have received an email earlier today with the school, directory—it is in digital form for 2021-2022. Please contact Mrs. Matheis at development@stlouisschool.org if you did not receive the email. Please know families had the ability to opt out of sharing contact information.

A reminder that Friday, October 8th is an early release day for students. Teachers will be working on the DFE self-study in committee during the afternoon. Monday, October 11th is a No School Day for students.

Enjoy the weather this weekend, it looks to be a beautiful one! Prayers for all of you for continued good health.

Peace,

Anne M. Dyke

Principal

DFE Parent Survey

The parent survey closes on Sunday, October 3rd. If you have not already participated and would like to provide your feedback, please do so HERE.

School Announcements

2021-22 Family Directory

We've moved from the traditional print directory to an online directory accessible via web and app. Earlier today, all K-8 families received an email from DirectorySpot with instructions to set up a password protected account for access to the St. Louis School directory. Please click HERE for details and FAQs.

Picture Day - October 6th

Individual student pictures will be take on Wednesday, October 6th. Students who opt to be out of uniform for the day must follow the dresscode guidelines in the Handbook:

Slacks, capris, and jeans may be worn; no holes, rips or tears.
If leggings are worn, they must be worn with skirts or dresses.
No makeup or additional jewelry.
No sandals or other opened toe shoes.
No tight fitting or extremely loose-fitting clothes.

Military Honor Wall

Please help us decorate our military wall with a photo of your military loved one, past or present. Please submit a 4x6 or smaller photo (photos will not be returned) with the attached flyer.

Hawk Happenings - Week of October 4, 2021

Saturday, October 2

Yay Lunch! order before midnight!
PTO Bake Sale, 4-7pm, McClunn Hall
PTO Used Uniform Sale, 6-7:30pm, McClunn Hall

Sunday, October 3

PTO Used Uniform Sale, 8am-noon, McClunn Hall
PTO Bake Sale, 8am-2pm, McClunn Hall

Wednesday, October 6

K-8 Picture Day

Friday, October 8 - 11:30 DISMISSAL

T1 Interims go home

FULL SCHOOL CALENDAR

Did you know you can subscribe to our school calendar for real-time updates, convenient links to SUGs and flyers, and more? Subscribe to auto-populate your iCal, Outlook 2007+ or Google calendar

Preschool Corner

As we enter a new month – and the new Fall season – it’s wonderful to see our preschoolers settling into their classes, embracing new friendships and sharing joy and laughter in their daily lessons and explorations. They fill our classrooms and hearts with such joy! October is filled with pictures days, pumpkin patch visits, Halloween fun, and more! See the Preschool's October newsletter for details.

The November Lunch Bunch sign-up is now open. See flyer for details and sign up HERE.

PTO

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

VIRTUS REQUIRED:

Cafeteria Helpers - October, November

Parent volunteers are needed to assist with receiving, sorting and distributing Yay Lunches AND selling ice cream. This is a 2-hour a week commitment from 11:15am-1:15pm. VIRTUS required. Sign up HERE.

Recess Monitors - October

We are in need of recess monitors during outdoor recess in October. You MUST be VIRTUS TRAINED to sign up. It includes supervising all grades from K-8 between 11:30am and 1:40pm daily. Fill out and send in the interest form.

NON-VIRTUS:

CYO Registration Coordinator

CYO is looking for someone to help manage the online registration process for our sports programs. If you are interested in doing this, please contact Judy Conti, jconti@nelp.org.