Parent Bulletin
February 25, 2021
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What “personality” does our school have that is noticeable to visitors and newcomers? I think one thing that stands out is St. Louise School has the nicest kids. It is a simple statement, but it says a lot about not only our students, but our school parents.
When substitute teachers, who have experience in a variety of different public and Catholic schools, end up subbing here, they often make this same statement to me as they return their sub keys at the end of a day working here: “St. Louise has the nicest kids!” I’ve heard it often. This doesn’t happen by accident. Our students turn out “nice” because they are raised in families who believe in the importance of being kind, thoughtful, giving, and considerate. Add this to a school environment where the teachers and staff stress these same Christian values, and you are bound to turn out the nicest kids.
Good manners is one indication of someone’s “niceness,” and in your children, this is displayed in ways such as holding a door open for someone, saying “thank you”, and looking at adults that pass them in the school hallway and courtyards and saying, “Hello!” I certainly noticed the many well-mannered, considerate kids each morning who greet me at carpool drop-off, as well as throughout the day as they show courtesy and respect. Other indicators of the nice boys and girls you are raising is that they give thoughtful compliments to their classmates, and they know to apologize when they realize they might have slipped up and weren’t being so kind.
You have probably heard of the “Precepts of the Catholic Church,” which are a description of the absolute minimum actions required of Catholics regarding practicing their faith. Following are the Church’s minimum expectations, realizing that out of a love for Christ and a desire to advance in the spiritual life, Catholics should typically try to do far more than what these precepts minimally require.
1. You shall attend Mass on Sundays and on holy days of obligation.
2. You shall confess your sins at least once a year.
3. You shall receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter season.
4. You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church.
5. You shall help to provide for the needs of the Church.
Similar to the Church having minimum actions required of its members, St. Louise Parish School has minimum actions required of its students. The following "Precepts of St. Louise School" are the minimum requirements of our students in all grades, pre-kindergarten through eight. Due to a desire for advancing school spirit and strengthening one’s virtues, students should typically try to do far more than what the precepts minimally require.
1. You shall make prayer a part of your day.
2. You shall care about others as shown by using kind words, apologizing when needed, and greeting adults.
3. You shall walk quietly, keep to the right-side, and line up orderly.
4. You shall keep your desk, locker, and classroom clean and tidy.
5. You shall dress with decorum and follow uniform policies, committing yourself to neatness and school unity.
The teachers and I are very fortunate to have such wonderful boys and girls at St. Louise who are able to display the above Precepts! You are bringing up your kids admirably! Thanks for sharing them with us for seven hours a day.
Blessings on your day!
MR. FITZ
p.s.
By now, every school parent should have already opted-in to our emergency texting service. This is how we contact parents in emergencies, such as if we wake up to a snowy morning and school will be canceled, delayed, or held-remotely.
If in the past you have not opted-in, please text the word YES to 87569 . You will then be sure to receive texts from St. Louise School during emergencies such as school closures, snow-caused delays, or lockdowns.
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CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Today and on Wednesday, March 3
- 7th and 8th graders go to the Sacrament of Confession
Today and Tomorrow
- Vehicles with STL-logo decals who are spotted by our volunteers in the parking lot at carpool time will have their children rewarded with a future free dress day.
Tuesday, March 2
- Zoom meeting at 7PM to discuss the school Auction (see article below)
Thursday, March 4
- School Commission Meeting at 6:30PM; parents interested in joining the Commission for a 3-year term are encouraged to attend this meeting
Friday, March 5
- Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament; grades grades 2-8 attending in the afternoon
- Second Trimester Ends; report cards to be distributed on March 25
- Used Uniform Sale and Charger Gear Sale - in the St. Louise Room of the original school building from 2-4PM
- Charger Cards will sell out their sales window in the original school building both in the morning (8:15-9:00) and in the afternoon (2:00-3:30).
Monday, March 8 - NOON DISMISSAL
Tuesday, March 9
- Stations of the Cross; all students attending one of three prayer services in the parish hall today (unfortunately there is no space for parents)
Wednesday, March 10 and Thursday, March 25
- 5th and 6th graders go to the Sacrament of Confession
Thursday and Friday, March 11 & 12 - NO-SCHOOL DAYS
Friday, March 19
- Mass on the Feast of St. Joseph; grades 3-8 attending 9AM Mass; grades K-2 viewing livestream
CHECK OUT OUR COMPLETE SCHOOL CALENDAR HERE
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Congratulations to the St. Louise Speech Team who performed exceptionally well at the 2021 Seattle Prep Speech Tournament! Prep's tournament director called out St. Louise for special recognition because our team swept an entire category taking 1st, 2nd and 3rd place among the 10 competing schools! Last Saturday's tournament took place virtually. We are proud of all our 6th, 7th, and 8th graders for their hard work in preparing for the tourney, including these category winners and finalists:
Debu Ratnam – Best Overall Male Performance for the entire tournament; 1st Place in Open Expository; 1st Place in Open Impromptu; 2nd Place in Open Humorous; receives a $2,500 scholarship to Seattle Prep
Eliana Estrada – 1st Place in Open Humorous; receives a $1,000 scholarship to Seattle Prep
Ben Goett – 3rd Place in Open Expository
Emmanuel Vimal – 1st Place in Novice Humorous and 1st Place in Novice Oratory
Brooke Nowak – 1st Place in Novice Dramatic and 3rd Place in Novice Expository
Ellie Nightingale – 2nd Place in Novice Dramatic
Anthony Caso – 2nd Place in Novice Impromptu
Blake Wilken – 2nd Place in Novice Humorous
Michael Charles – 3rd Place in Novice Humorous
Many thanks go out to the parents and alumni who served as coaches this year, as well as Rebecca Nightingale for her extraordinary Speech Team leadership. Also, a big thank you to the following people who judged at the Seattle Prep tournament: Kat Caso, Kristy Charles, Theresa Estrada, Susie Goett, Rebecca Nightingale, Ed Nightingale, Sangeetha Kanicka Dass, Vimal Stephen, and Mr. Gallant.
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Display a Car Window Decal and Be Rewarded |
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Today and tomorrow, we will have volunteers in the parking lot during both drop-off and pick-up times, collecting names of families with St. Louise car-window decals. We'll send a list out to confirm we saw everyone, and these families will earn a free-dress-day award for their kids in the coming weeks.
Please note that if you don't normally drive to campus, simply snap a picture of your sticker on the back of your car and send it to Julianne Read no later than tomorrow.
Also, if you are an 8th grade or graduating family, but still have a sticker on your car, please email a picture of it to Julianne by tomorrow. Thanks so much!
Thanks for sharing your Charger Spirit when you drive around the greater Eastside!
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Just 19 Days Left to Reserve Your Own Can of Silly-String |
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Mr. Fitz and Mr. Fuerte are not currently worried that they will have to endure the Silly String Event on March 16th - but take a look at the numbers here - they tell a different story! Week over week, you are donating and pledging so your grade level will get their silly string!
As of this Tuesday, our 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th grades are closest to earning their silly string for the livestream event! Remember we need 100% of families in each grade to pledge or donate no later than Monday, March 15, to participate in Silly Stringing Mr. Fitz and Mr. Fuerte on Annual Fund Giving Day!
Want to make your donation now? Click the button below. Want to pledge now and pay later? Send a note to Angie Ogilvy to set up your pledge!
Thank you so much for your support of the Annual Fund! To learn more about how your contribution makes a difference, click here.
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Spring & Fall Auction Interest Meeting - Join in the Fun! |
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Here's some fun news! We are getting ready for our Spring and Fall Auctions! If you've been waiting for that moment to decide how you want to become involved at St. Louise, wait no longer! The auction here is undoubtedly one of the most fun, community-building, fund raising events we have here and we'd love to have you be a part of it!
Here's how you can get involved! We are hosting a Zoom Interest meeting this Tuesday, March 2nd, from 7 - 8pm. Find out more about what this April's event will look like, and also we'll prep for the fall event (which gets us back on schedule for our typical November date!).
Here's the Zoom link:
Topic: Auction Planning Meeting
Time: Mar 2, 2021 - 7:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting:
Email Julianne Read for more info, or simply join next Tuesday night's call! We look forward to seeing you! |
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If you ordered student photos, they will arrive via the Red Envelope today! Here are the two things you need to know:
- Re-takes will be held on March 23.
- Class photos will arrive separately in the next Red Envelope. Today you're only receiving any individual photos you ordered.
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It's Time for March Madness!
For the month of March (1-31), if you use your credit or debit card for purchases, there is no ‘fee’ for transactions in excess of $100 and cards with over 3% rebates!
You may choose to pay in-person at the window Friday mornings from 8:15-9:00 am.
Or you may choose to skip the window line and submit your order online, then pay by credit card online when we send you an invoice for payment. Here's how:
- Place your order on ShopWithScrip and pick “Pay by Check” instead of PrestoPay.
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Then email chargercards@stlouiseschool.org to let us know you wish to pay by credit card.
- We will email you an invoice with a link allowing you to go online to enter your credit card payment.
Still another option is to return a paper order form to the Charger Card office by 9:00 am on the Monday the week you want your cards. We will enter your order and email you an invoice with a link allowing you to go online to enter your credit card payment. Cards are ordered once payment is received and delivered to you via kid mail by Thursday/Friday of that week, or you can collect your cards in the school office.
Think Spring and Plan Ahead
Do you have any travel plans for Easter break next month? If so, buy Charger Cards for your plans now, pay with your credit card (NO FEE!), earn your CC points AND support St. Louise at the same time! You can use Charger Cards for your Easter vacation needs such as hotels, gas, airfare, and rental cars. Charger Cards carries many cards useful for travel! Where will you be during Spring break?
· Hotels – Best Western, Clarion Hotels, Comfort Inn,
· Rental Cars – Avis, Budget
· Air – Delta, Southwest
· Travel – Disney, Princess Cruise, Celebrity Cruise, Carnival Cruise, Royal Caribbean
· Gas & Auto – Chevron, Shell, 76, Arco, Safeway, Jiffy Lube, Sinclair
Charger Cards Will Hold Special Afternoon Sales Next Friday
Next Friday, March 5th, Charger Cards will be sold out of the CC window at the usual morning time from 8:15-9:00am, and there will be an additional sales time slot that day from 2:00-3:30pm. We will be selling cards out of the Charger Card office at the same time as the Used Uniform/Charger Gear sale in the St. Louise Room of the original school hallway. Stop into the original school building net Friday starting at 2:00 to get Cards and Used Uniforms!
RELOAD Month Runs thru March 8
To reload a card, simply purchase a plastic gift card from the Charger Card office and later add funds to that same card, reusing it over and over each month! If you reload any Charger Card from February 8th through March 8th, your name will be entered for a chance to win a $25 card of your choice! Will your prize be $25 Nordstrom? $25 at Safeway? $25 on Amazon?
Each Reload is a chance to win! Enter as many times as you like! Once you set it up, you’ll see how easy it is to reload!
We all buy groceries and gas and other basics each month! Here is an example of one family’s monthly purchase using reloadable cards!
Reloadable
Cards Rebate Rebate earned
Shell 2% x $100 = $2.00
Safeway 4% x $200 = $8.00
Starbucks 7% x $25 = $1.75
amazon 2.2% x $10 = $2.20
Dominoes. 8% x $25 = $2.00
Target 2.5% x $50 = $1.25
TOTAL: $17.15 in rebates earned in 1 month just for monthly basics...and you can reload and start over the following month.
For more information on brands/cards available for purchase 24/7 please go to shopwithscrip.com.
In-person sales every school-Friday from 8:15-9:00AM in the central hallway of the original school building.
Thank you for supporting St. Louise Charger Cards!
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Time for Another Sale of Uniforms |
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Both our Used Uniform Sales and our Charger Gear Program are offering sales next Friday, March 5.
From 2-4PM in the St. Louise Room of the original school building, parents can come shop for gently-used skirts, sweaters, and pants at ridiculously low prices.
Additionally, Charger Gear will be there with drastically reduced prices for some Friday-wear hoodies and track jackets.
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Upload Photos in Your Personalized School Yearbook |
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Here is the list of themes of photos we'd love to receive from you. Don't let this structure prevent you from uploading any pictures about anything at any time. These themes are a guide of what we plan to include in the 2020-21 St. Louise School Yearbook.
· February - Very Very Valentine
· March - Practically Prefect (Saint) Patrick
· April – Spinning Skyball in the Spring
· May - Fantastic Flipping Flowers
· All year – Other Remote Learning
Here is how to upload photos:
1. If you don't already have a TreeRing account, click HERE to create one (and see the purchase information below).
2. Load them into the Shared Photos section of Treering. Select Shared Photo Folders. All folders are there for the year. We encourage everyone to load throughout the year.
3. You must have a Treering account in order to contribute photos.
To purchase & customize your school yearbook:
2) Enter St Louise passcode: 101439484318388
The yearbook will be published and distributed in June, 2021. If you have questions, please contact our School Yearbook Co-Editors, Janey Rabon and Penny Williams.
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Before-School or After-School Childcare Is Available |
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We are happy to inform you that registration for our Kids’ Club program for the upcoming 2021-22 school year is now open.
For those of you not familiar with Kids’ Club, this is our before-school and/or after-school onsite program for St. Louise School students in grades K-8. At Kids’ Club, our goal is to ensure a smooth transition between the school day and the before-school and after-school program. Activities are designed to spark academic interests, recreation, physical fitness and nurture social-emotional growth. We also provide the time, the place, and the assistance to ensure your children have enough time to complete their homework.
There are so many advantages to being part of a before/afterschool program. A report by the U.S. Department of Education shows that students in after-school programs can have fewer behavioral problems, more self-confidence, and can handle conflicts better than students who are not involved with after school programs. Our Kids' Club family is strong and engaged, and we welcome the opportunity to share it with you!
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Thursday's Theology: Lent Runs thru March 31 |
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