Dear St. Patrick School Family,

I recently saw a post somewhere that said, “Missouri weather just be throwing out temperatures like Powerball numbers…56 33 68 47 72! I had to laugh because the weather has been so crazy! One day I am wearing a jacket and the next day, my coveralls for morning drop off! 

If you have not had a chance to read the revisions to our Covid-19 guidelines, please be sure to check them out. We ask for your continued due diligence with keeping your children home when they are showing any symptoms or not feeling well. Thank you!

It has been a successful month since the October newsletter. The parent-teacher conferences went very well! We appreciate the open communication and support from all of our parents. I hope you were able to take some time for your family over the break. It sounds like many even traveled.

And how about this year’s Food Drive?!?! Oh my gosh! What a true testament to our St. Patrick School community! The goal of 5,000 was met two days before the deadline! Thank you soooo much for contributing and for helping us teach our students the importance of helping others!

Moving along, we are a short week away from Thanksgiving. We always look forward to Ms. Rita hosting our Thanksgiving Feast, which is tomorrow this year. Some of our 8th-grade students are representing St. Patrick School at the St. Charles County Teen Drug Summit tomorrow.

In addition to updating and purchasing new chrome books for our students, the CARES Act money also allowed us to purchase laptops for our teachers! They have finally arrived and will start being set up on Friday. 

Our school community is always hopping with great opportunities and we have a few dates to mention. Monday, November 29 is Dine to Donate at Panera between 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm. Our 2nd-grade students will celebrate the sacrament of Reconciliation that evening, too! We want to keep them in our prayers and wish them the very best! It is such a blessing to watch them as they finish making their first reconciliation. They come out smiling from ear to ear! 

Please be sure to note the dates of Santa’s Workshop, Wednesday and Thursday, December 8 and 9. The St. Patrick Youth Group sponsors this for our students and it is always such a big hit! The students will make a list of adults (no children) that they would like to buy for and send in $3 for each person. Then they will get to go “shopping” in the social hall for items they think their loved ones would like. 

Our students in grades kindergarten through 4^th will be hosting a Christmas program on Thursday, December 9 beginning at 6:30 pm. All are welcome to attend.

Tuesday, December 21 will wrap up 2021 for us! We will dress in our Christmas attire, celebrate with a class party, and end the day at noon! There will be NO aftercare that day. 

We want to wish all of you healthy and happy Thanksgiving! Let us give thanks for God’s Gift of Love, may His blessings always be with you! 

Yours in Christ, 

Mrs. Gould

NOVEMBER

24 Spirit Day! Noon Dismissal - RSVP for Aftercare

25-26 Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL

29 First Reconciliation

29 Panera Dine to Donate - 4-8 PM

30 Mid-Quarter - 2nd

DECEMBER

02 Otis Spunkmeyer Order PICK UP

03 Spirit Day! Noon Dismissal - RSVP for Aftercare

08 All School Mass

08-09 Santa's Workshop

09 Christmas Program - Gr. K-4 - 6:30 PM Gym

21 All School Mass

21 Christmas Parties - Spirit Day! Noon Dismissal (No Aftercare)

22-JAN 01 Christmas Break

Thanksgiving Feast for Kindergarten on November 11.

NO SCHOOL NOVEMBER 25-26

Thanksgiving Break starts with NOON DISMISSAL on Wednesday, November 24. Please RSVP with valerie@stpatsch.org for Aftercare so she can schedule workers. There will be NO SCHOOL on Thursday or Friday, November 25 & 26. Classes resume on Monday, November 29. Have a safe and enjoyable break!

December dates have been filled. Thank you! We're accepting sign-ups for 2022. We are in need of one volunteer to help with playground and lunchroom supervision from 10:55-12:40 each day lunch is scheduled. If you are able to help, please email margie@stpatsch.org or call the school office to check available dates. Note: Every volunteer must be compliant with Protecting God's Children and Prevent & Protect. Thank you for all your help.

*We need January volunteers. Contact the office to schedule.

UPDATE: Pick-up date which was set for 12/2 is delayed. Just like most businesses in the Nation, Otis Spunkmeyer is having a shortage of staff and has delayed all orders. We are hoping to have the delivery date the week of 12/13 but we will not know until we get closer. We are sorry for the inconvenience and will keep everyone posted.

Volunteers Needed!

We are working on creating a social committee to help plan and organize some upcoming events such as Trivia Night and the Easter Egg Hunt. If interested, contact homeandschool@stpatsch.org.

Dine to Donate Fundraiser

The St. Patrick Home & School Association is sponsoring a Dine to Donate from 4-8 PM on Monday, November 29 at Panera (St. Louis Bread Co) in Wentzville. 20% of your subtotal will be donated to St. Patrick School. Enter code PRFUND if ordering online or show the image below to the cashier. Don’t forget to pick up your Panera gift cards from SCRIP to earn a scrip rebate on your purchase.

St. Patrick Basketball needs basketball referees! Youth (high school freshman & above) and adults are welcome to apply. You will be paid for any game you officiate. Please email Ken Treadway at kentreadway@gmail.com if you or anyone you know may be interested. Training will be held in December and games are January-March. 

Santa Slam, a basketball tournament hosted by St. Patrick, will take place December 10-19 with divisions for 5th, 6th, & 8th-grade boys and 8th-grade girls. Deadline to submit registration with entry fee is December 3. Questions? Contact David Yates at 314-308-0182 or dyates2007@yahoo.com.

The annual Thanksgiving Feast will take place on Thursday, November 18 during regular lunch hours. The cost is $3.75 and includes turkey, dressing, mashed potato & gravy, sweet potato, green bean casserole, corn, dinner roll, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, milk, and juice. Seconds will not be offered and this is the only food option provided by the cafeteria that day.

Give thanks for great rebates and use SCRIP when you go shopping for holiday get-togethers and gifts!

Walmart has recently updated its payment options, so gift cards can now be used to pay for online grocery orders. Earn 2.5% on all your Walmart purchases, including groceries. Whether you shop in-store or online, for pickup or delivery. Simply select “gift card” as your payment method and enter your Walmart gift card details to pay for your order. Applies to eGift cards and physical gift cards.

Orders are accepted via email at scrip@stpatsch.org, online at www.stpatrickwentzville.org/scrip, the RaiseRight app, and before & after weekend Masses. You may also purchase on-hand cards in the parish office during regular office hours.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP IN SCRIP ROOM

Contact Sarah at 636-332-9225 ext 222 or scrip@stpatsch.org

LAST CHANCE TO ORDER BEFORE CHRISTMAS!

Visit our online store to order uniform tops, shorts, and spirit wear! Remember, orders placed between November 1-30 will be delivered by December 20.

St. Patrick Youth Ministry would like to thank everyone for your generous donations and prayers during our M&Ms campaign. Your commitment to helping our Youth Ministry program is sincerely appreciated. With your generous support, we can keep costs low as we form disciples and lead each other to Christ.

Santa's Workshop will be on Wed & Thu, December 8 & 9 in the social hall. All students will have a chance to come and shop for their loved ones. All gifts are $3 each and pre-wrapped. We will have a wide variety of men’s and women’s gifts (sorry, no children’s gifts). Send cash or check (payable to St. Patrick) with your student on December 8. Proceeds benefit the St. Patrick Youth Group’s retreat fund. 

Breakfast with Santa will be held on Sun, December 5 after the 7:00 & 9:00 AM Masses at St. Patrick. Santa will visit and take pictures with children of all ages. The Knights will also be hosting an all-you-can-eat pancake & sausage breakfast fundraiser.

Proceeds from our Santa events will benefit our St. Patrick Youth Ministry.

Cleaning out a closet, the basement, a junk drawer, or a craft room? Think about our Makerspace before you throw it out!

Here are a few items we would love:

• LEGOS
• buttons
• paper towel and toilet paper rolls
• scraps of wood
• nuts and bolts-odds and ends
• old electrical pieces (think building a robot)
• fabric
• newspaper
• Bblloons
• straws
• egg cartons

If you have anything else that you think may be fun for creating - please send it our way!

Thanks so much - Mr. Roe and Mrs. Edwards

Emma and Zach received third and fourth place awards, respectively, from the Wentzville VFW Post 5327 for their essays, "How to be a Good American." They read their essays and received a certificate and monetary award on November 15 and will now move on to the state competition. Congratulations to both of you!

We have a few spots available! St. Patrick School and Knights of Columbus are co-sponsoring a Blood Drive, Tue, November 30 from 3-7 PM in the social hall. To schedule online, visit bloodcenter.org or call the Blood Center at 866-448-3253. Our code is 10741. If 20 or more units are collected, St. Patrick School will receive a $250 grant with an additional $1 for every unit donated!

The rarest blood type is the one not on the shelf when it’s needed by a patient. Schedule your appointment today!

NOVEMBER FOOD DRIVES

Food Bag Drive - Save-a-Lot Food Bags are available for purchase now through November 30 (only 30 days this year). Bags include food for a family of four, excluding meat. To help, just go to the Wentzville Save-a-Lot store, pick up one of the Save-a-Lot pre-packaged bags, pay for it, and drop it in the bin. The Knights buy a turkey breast for every bag that is purchased and take the meat and bags to St. Vincent de Paul.

Scouting for Food - Scouts, including those from St. Patrick Pack & Troop 949, delivered blue Scouting for Food bags throughout the area and will return SAT, NOV. 20 to collect the bags full of donated canned goods. By giving to Scouting for Food, residents are helping those in need right in their own community. Scouts take donations directly to local food pantries, including St. Vincent de Paul.

Canned Food Drive - Don’t forget to bring your canned food items to the 9:00 AM Mass on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, at St. Patrick Parish to benefit our St. Vincent de Paul Society. 

When it comes to food donations, UNEXPIRED canned fruits, vegetables, soups, tuna, chicken, and pasta sauce, and meals in a box, such as hamburger helper, are most needed.

St. Patrick Catholic School

636-332-9913

Office Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.