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February 18, 2022
Dear St. Louis Families,
Today is Fr. O’Hare’s 50th birthday! We made cards and have offered spiritual bouquets for well wishes, and we want to draw your attention to a special birthday drop-in tomorrow at the new “Little Way Café.” Please see the invitation below. A very special happy birthday to our pastor, Fr. O’Hare.😊
It has been a great week! Our students are fully immersed in their learning. From simplifying fractions in 4th grade, to determining bias in 7th grade, to designing a prosthetic beak for an injured bald eagle in STEM in 8th grade, to tapping out syllables and letter sounds in the primary grades. In every grade, we are singing, dancing, and reading about important, notable Black Americans during Black History Month. Our study has also included notable contributions of people of faith – like Venerable Pierre Toussaint, a former slave who worked as a hairdresser in New York more than two centuries ago and is on track to become the first Hatian-American man canonized as a saint from the United States; and Josephine Bakhita, the first African woman to be canonized as a saint by the Church in the 21st century who lived her entire childhood as a slave; and Fr. Uncles, who broke the color barrier in Baltimore’s St. Mary’s Seminary, at a time when segregation within and outside the Catholic Church was the norm and made it his mission to evangelize African-Americans in the US; and St. Martin de Porres who is perhaps the best-known black Catholic from the Western Hemisphere because of his work on behalf of the poor. We see how these notable individuals have used their faith to move mountains.
A special thank you to the PTO for the continued support of our school and its mission—Trivia Night is this evening and proves to be a spirited, fun evening sharing knowledge and laughs. I hope to see many there!
We pray in a special way for peace in our world, for the people of Ukraine, and for all those in harms’ way working to restore peace.
Blessings to all of you over the weekend!
Anne Dyke
Principal
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Eyeglasses and Hearing Aids Donations
St. Louis is looking for donations of eyeglasses and hearing aids. Adults or children’s glasses or hearing aids will be greatly appreciated. The Lions Club thanks you for donations in advance. There will be a donation box in the front office starting on Monday 2/28. The Lions Club will be here in the beginning of April to help with hearing and vision screenings for St. Louis students. Please look for more information coming home in March.
Allergy Season
As the weather changes and it becomes windy, I have noticed allergy season appears to be starting sooner than usual. If your child(ren) has documented seasonal allergies, I suggest talking with your pediatrician to see if they suggest starting their daily allergy medication sooner.
Thank you for all the donations to the clinic over the last two weeks. The 8-ounce bottles of water are always appreciated and greatly needed.
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Carpool Chick-fil-A - March 7
Order by Wednesday, March 2!
Chick Fil-A fundraiser to benefit 8th grade end-of-year activities! The 8th grade will be hosting a Chick-fil-A lunch sale on Monday, March 7 (11:30 dismissal). Pre-order and pre-pay by using the google form HERE. We will have some extra sandwiches and lunch packages (which include a sandwich, chips and cookie) for same-day sales, but they will be limited, so make sure you do not miss out. Also, look for a flyer in your child’s Friday folder to send your order in to school if you do not wish to order and pay electronically.
EDC families can also order Chick-fil-A to be delivered to their child(ren) for lunch!
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Yearbook News!
The deadline for submitting pictures for the yearbook is March 16th. Please see the attached flyer for instructions on how to upload pictures and order your yearbook.
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St. Louis School Parents Rosary Group
Monday, February 28, 8:05am – Meet by the statue of Mary by the front entrance of the school for our first rosary together! Everyone is welcome to come and pray for our students, teachers, staff and priests at St Louis. No prior experience required!
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At St. Louis, we celebrate Literacy Month in March!
Tuesday, March 1st, we kick it off with Characters Come to Life!
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Kindergarten through 5th grade may dress up as their favorite book character! (Costumes must adhere to all dress code policies.)
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Middle School may wear CRAZY socks!
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Hawk Happenings - Week of February 28, 2022 |
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Saturday, February 26
- Yay Lunch! order before midnight!
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Monday, February 28
Tuesday, March 1
- Characters Come to Life Day
Wednesday, March 2
- Ash Wednesday Mass
- Chick-fil-A orders due
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Saturday, March 5
- Yay Lunch! order before midnight!
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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
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Thank you, Mr. Schiller, for spearheading the return of the Science Fair! This event would not be possible without all of our volunteer judges. We are grateful for your time and expertise.
More than 70 families were able to participate in last week’s Spirit Dinner provided by Northside 10. Thank you, Teresa and Kevin Keefer, for the amazing food and for your support of St. Louis. Our Spirit Dinner Chair, Dina Koch, coordinated another successful event!
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Upcoming Spirit Dinners
Why not take a break from cooking and support our school? Mark your calendar for upcoming Spirit Dinners - a percentage of proceeds from these events will be donated to the PTO.
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Wednesday, March 16 - treat your family to tacos, burritos or bowls from CHIPOTLE. Dine-in or carry-out from 5 pm until 9 pm.
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Tuesday, April 12 and Wednesday, April 13 - from 2 pm until 8 pm meet up with family and friends at MC ALISTER'S (or order for carry-out) for a variety of soups, salads, baked potatoes, sandwiches and more!
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Viva Las Vegas Casino Night & Silent Auction
Join us on Saturday, May 21, 2022 for our silent auction! See flyer HERE. Purchase your tickets today, and join us for an evening of charitable gaming, mingling, and supporting our school community. Heavy appetizers, beer, wine and soft drinks all included in the ticket price. Do you have items, services, sign-up party ideas, experiences, or getaways you’d like to donate? Would you or someone you know be interested in sponsoring this event? We have many opportunities available! We're looking forward to seeing you there.
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VOLUNTEER
COORDINATORS
Jannette Amedome
Juliette Theroux
Don't forget to log your volunteer hours!
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
VIRTUS REQUIRED:
Cafeteria Helpers - March
We have a critical need for parent volunteers in the cafeteria in order to continue with hot lunch options. Parent volunteers are needed to assist with receiving, sorting and distributing Yay Lunches and selling ice cream. Sign up HERE.
Recess Monitors - March & April
We are in need of recess monitors during outdoor recess in January & February. It includes supervising all grades from K-8 between 11:30am and 1:40pm daily. Fill out and send in the interest form.
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CYO Girls Volleyball
The CYO Volleyball program will be for girls in grades 3 – 8. We are currently working to figure out when practices will be and will share that information as soon as it’s available. Practices will likely begin the second week of March and will likely be once a week. Matches would be on the weekends in April through the end of May If you have a daughter who is interested in playing volleyball, please contact Lauren McCarthy at laurenp317@hotmail.com so she can keep track of who wants to play and share out information as soon as it’s available. Thank you!
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CYO Track Alumni Update
Congratulations to St. Louis alums Samantha Rough (STL 2019) and Anthony Alvarado Rojas (STL 2019) who won the coaches’ award from the Bishop O’Connell HS winter track team. Both of them were outstanding CYO athletes at St. Louis and have continued their impressive athletic and personal journeys in high school.
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CYO Spring Track
The CYO will be sponsoring a spring track meet, scheduled for May 14. Be on the lookout for information on the signing up for the spring season in the near future. All athletes in 3rd through 8th grades will be welcome to join the team.
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Mark Your Calendar for Annie!
The worldwide phenomenon and award winning musical Annie, produced by the Mt. Vernon Community Children’s Theatre, will be coming to Bryant HS, right next door to St. Louis. The show will run March 18-20 and 25-27. One of the producers is a St. Louis parent and the show will feature current St. Louis students, Katie Dunn, Alison Nienaber, and Isaac Nienaber.
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