St. Louis Catholic School Newsletter |
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Dear St. Louis Families,
Happy Sunday! It is the end of our Easter Break and it is also the Feast of Divine Mercy where Christ visited his apostles bringing them peace and mercy, invigorating them with the call to be active witnesses to their faith. It is a great way for us to start our push to the end of the school year, refreshed, renewed, and spirited!
We have some great things going on this week. We start back with some shout-outs to our students who have done particularly good work demonstrating the virtue of Respect, please join us tomorrow for morning prayer and announcements as we recognize them for their good efforts. Spring Uniform begins Monday, April 12th, please see the handbook for appropriate uniform. Class pictures will be taken on April 13th and 14th to ensure we get both White and Blue teams. April is the month of the Military Child and on April 15th we want to “Purple Up” for the day in recognition of our military community at St. Louis—students may wear their purple socks along with a purple shirt, or sweatshirt with their regular uniform pants, shirts, skirts or jumpers. And, we are introducing a new lunch program, Yay Lunch! which will be piloted starting April 20th until the end of the school year. More information will be forthcoming, stay tuned.
I hope you all had a restful, enjoyable break with plenty of time focused on your loved ones. We are excited to welcome our students back to learning, remember it is Week 1 in our rotation.
God Bless,
Anne M. Dyke
Principal
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Students may begin to wear the spring uniform beginning April 12th. The spring uniform includes the navy blue walking shorts with the regular uniform and the St. Louis gym shorts with the PE uniform. For complete uniform guidelines, please view the handbook.
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Class Pictures - April 13 & 14
Great American Photo will take individual pictures of each student wearing their regular school uniform (not PE) on Tuesday, April 13th (Blue Team) and Wednesday, April 14th (White Team). Virtual students may have their pictures taken on either day from 7:45-8:15am, 8:30-8:40am or 11:30-11:50am. The pictures will be arranged together by homeroom like we did last year.
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St. Louis School is excited to announce we will be partnering with Yay Lunch! to provide a secure, fast and easy way for parents to order, prepay and manage hot lunches online. Look for an email on April 15th on how to get started! |
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April 15th - Wear Purple to Celebrate our Military Families! |
Students may wear their purple socks along with a purple shirt, or sweatshirt with their regular uniform pants/shorts, shirts, skirts or jumpers. |
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April is the Month of the Military Child
Send us your pics!
There are 1.2 million military children of active duty members worldwide. As a Purple Star school, we are honored to call these children our friends and classmates at St. Louis. During the rest of the month of April, we will be running a special “St. Louis Kids Serve Too” social media campaign that recognizes the military families in our St. Louis School community. If your family would like to participate, please share a photo and the following information:
- Military branch
- Number of places lived (locations optional)
- Number of schools children have attended
- “What makes St. Louis School special for your family?”
- Please let us know if we may use your family’s last name in the post, or if you would prefer to be “anonymous”
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The Annual Fund Participation Challenge Has Begun!
And 7th Grade is already in the lead...AGAIN!
Get involved! This is our final push for the
2020-21 Campaign!
Weekly drawings for great prizes, AND NEW THIS YEAR—enter to win priceless student/teacher experiences and family perks—Principal for the Day, front of the carpool line, tie-dye party, tea time, bowling and more! And of course, the grade(s) with the highest participation will earn a comfy clothes day and ice cream treat!
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Career Day - May 3rd
St. Louis Catholic School is hosting a VIRTUAL Career Day on Monday, May 3rd for students in grades 4-8. Our goal is to encourage lifelong learning, spark curiosity, and highlight the importance of school. Students will listen to a panel discussion of several volunteers willing to share information about their chosen profession. If you are interested in participating, please fill out this FORM.
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New Family Coffee - April 14, 9am, Zoom
Families new to St. Louis School are invited to attend a Zoom coffee with Mrs. Matheis. As the school year progresses, this is a great opportunity to ask timely questions and learn more about what to expect in the homestretch of the school year.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 859 1420 4001
Passcode: welcome
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Yearbook Orders
To order a yearbook or upload photos for the yearbook, visit Pictavo Community at commpe.pictavo.com. Use Google Chrome for best results. Please see the attached flyer for more information. If you have trouble uploading photos, you may send them to Mrs. Ferguson at [email protected].
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Hawk Tree House Student Store
Since January 2021, the Hawk Tree House has been very successful thanks to your generous support! As a result, we are happy to report that a donation of $200.00 has been made to Catholic Charities - COVID Relief on behalf of St. Louis School! Thank you!
NEW ITEMS! We are excited to announce that shortly after spring break, we will be adding two additional items to the inventory ~ frisbees and beach balls! As the weather gets warmer, we plan to ‘jump into spring’ and enjoy our recess opportunities with jump ropes, frisbees and beach balls!
Place your order HERE. Please check with your parents before placing an order. All product and money handling will be performed within strict COVID safety guidelines.
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Hawk Happenings - Week of April 12, 2021 |
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Monday, April 12 - 1:00 DISMISSAL
- BLUE
- Spring uniform begins
Tuesday, April 13
- WHITE
- Class picture day (regular uniform)
Wednesday, April 14
- BLUE
- Class picture day (regular uniform)
- New Parent Coffee, 9am zoom
- Spirit Dinner@Tropical Smoothie
Thursday, April 15
- WHITE
- Purple Up! for Military Kids
- Spirit Dinner@Tropical Smoothie
Friday, April 16
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Subscribe to auto-populate your iCal, Outlook 2007+ or Google calendar
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VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS
Jannette Wills
Juliette Theroux
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Recess Monitors
We are in need of recess monitors during outdoor recess. You MUST be VIRTUS TRAINED to signup. It includes supervising all grades from K-8 between 11:15 am and 1:30 pm during outdoor recess.
You can sign up for one or multiple days during the week or month, based on your availability. This will allow our teachers a well-deserved break during the school day.
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Spirit Dinner @ Tropical Smoothie, April 14 & 15 |
Help the PTO raise funds for school projects while eating heatlhy! Bring yourselves & the flyer to Tropical Smoothie at Belle View on March 14 or March 15 from 4-8 PM for a quick and easy dinner or yummy after-school treat. Grab a smoothie and a healthy wrap, sandwich, salad or bowl & have a picnic by the river! The PTO will receive 15% of the sales with the attached flyer.
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Bishop Ireton Summer Camps |
Bishop Ireton High School will be hosting summer camps in the following areas: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Lacrosse, Soccer, Volleyball, Art, Computer, STEM and Theater. These half day camps are led by Bishop Ireton Coaches and Faculty. Camps are for students in rising 4th - 12th grades. Prices increase after May 1. Click HERE for camp descriptions, dates, costs and to register.
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St. John Paul the Great Spring Open House - April 20 |
Want to learn more about John Paul the Great and becoming a member of the Wolfpack? Save the date for our Spring Open House! John Paul the Great looks forward to hosting interested 4-7th graders and parents for this in-person open house. The event will be broken into two shifts to accommodate as many guests as possible while maintaining all COVID protocol. If interested, please RSVP for your family using this link:
If you prefer an online option, JP's Virtual Open House will be online from May 1-15, with a Zoom Q&A Panel on May 2 from 7:30-8:30pm. Please visit jpthegreat.org to reserve your spot at these virtual opportunities! Please contact [email protected] with any questions.
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