DISMISSAL HELP NEEDED: The school office needs assistance with daily dismissal procedures. Duties include safely escorting students to vehicles in the car line and directing traffic flow from roughly 3:00 to 3:25 p.m. If you or someone you know may be interested in this position, please contact the school office for more information. Please indicate your day(s) of availability. Individuals will be compensated with a tuition stipend per day worked.
BLESSING OF THE PETS: The Blessing of the Pets will take place on Friday, October 1st, at 3:00 pm. The event will be on the blacktop near the bus garage. Students participating will meet their parents at 2:55 pm (packed up and ready to leave school for the day). Please see the attached PERMISSION SLIP in order for your child(ren) to participate. Students MUST return this completed permission slip no later than Friday morning, October 1st.
WEST SIDE GIRLS BASKETBALL: GRADES 4th to 8th - Please see the attached FLYER and REGISTRATION FORM for information regarding girls basketball opportunities.
RICORD FUNDRAISING EVENT: Coopersville Brewing Company is hosting a fundraiser Saturday, October 2nd for the benefit of the Ricord family. Please see the attached FLYER for more details.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Friday October 8, 2021 is a 1/2 day of school. Dismissal will be at 11:15 a.m. and there will be NO BUSSING home.
CHILDREN'S CHOIR: For Grades 2-8: Children's Choir is always open to new singers as their schedules allow. Children's Choir meet on Thursday evenings from 6:00 - 6:45 p.m. in the Church. Please contact Vonnie Clark with questions: Vclark@saparish.com or leave a message at 616-453-8229 X124.
LUNCHROOM NEWS:
Due to the continued shortage of items, the lunchroom cannot supply cold lunch students with extra condiments (ranch, mayo, mustard, etc). If you are sending your student with a cold lunch, please make sure they have everything packed including silverware.
Doubles are still not available.
Students should bring a water bottle to school and lunchroom daily.
International Catholic Awareness for ALL youth: Please see the attached FLYER.
STUDENT OFFICE NOTIFICATIONS: If you are contacting the school office with a late arrival please do so prior to 8:30 a.m. and indicate whether your student will need hot lunch for that day.
END OF THE DAY ANNOUNCEMENTS: If you are contacting the school office regarding an appointment, early dismissal, change of dismissal plan, etc. via email please do so prior to 2:50 p.m. Any changes after that time, should be called to the school office 616-453-8229 x 200.
SCHOOL ABSENCES: Please include symptoms or reason when you contact the school office for absences. This information needs to be reported weekly to KCHD.
Notes from last week:
AUCTION FOR EDUCATION RAFFLE: Who couldn't use some holiday cash? The annual Auction for Education Raffle is here and tickets are available now. An envelope (with your name) with tickets is in the gathering space for pick-up. Sold tickets and money can be dropped off at church or in the parish or school office. Additional tickets can be purchased in the parish office for $10 each. Drawing is November 6!
GYM SHOES: Please note that kids go outside for physical education as much as possible. Students are encouraged to leave an extra pair of old athletic shoes at school (see school supply list).
3RD TO 8TH GRADE GIRLS: Please see the attachedFLYER for cheer open gym opportunities.
6TH TO 8TH GRADE STUDENTS: West Catholic High School is providing an opportunity for students interested in Robotics. See FLYER.
FLPC 5K TRAIL WALK/RUN: The seventh annual Franciscan Rhythms 5k Trail Walk/Run will be on Saturday, October 2. They are offering parishioners and staff a $5 off code tosign upfor Trail Run, which directly supports our Music Therapy program.
VIRTUS: We plan on having parents back in school to volunteer for the 2021-2022 school year. Any parent who volunteers with children MUST have completed the online Virtus class - this includes coaching, classroom parties, field trips, and playground supervision. Please take some time this summer to take the Virtus class if you plan to volunteer in any capacity during the school year. If you have taken the class in the past, your account should still be active.
Scrip Office Updates:
Are you interested in reducing the tuition costs of sending your child(ren) to St. Anthony of Padua K-8 and/or to West Catholic / Catholic Central? If so, and if you aren’t already a participant, then enrolling in the St. Anthony SCRIP program might be a great decision. Please see the attached document for some frequently asked questions on SCRIP.
Home and School Association Updates:
St. Anthony Family Fun Run - Thank you to everyone that came out for the Fun Run. It was a great event and everyone had fun getting dunked!
COOKBOOKS AND SNOW BAGS are still for sale in the school office! If you are interested, please contact schooloffice@saparish.com. Cookbooks are $10 and snow bags are $5.
Home & School Meeting - our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 20. Please join us to share your ideas.
Save the Date - Family Art night will be held on Wednesday, November 10. Look for more information coming soon!
Athletic News:
WINTER I SPORTS REGISTRATION: Registration is now open for winter sports grades 5th to 8th, which includes boys basketball and competitive cheer. Please register before October 13th for team formation and mergers to be set. Remember to begin practice students must have a valid sports physical form dated after April 15th on file with the athletic director.
HEALTH SCREENINGS: Please continue to fill out health screenings on TeamSnap for practices and games. Screenings open up approximate 8 to 10 hours before the events.
St. Anthony of Padua App:
Please search "St. Anthony of Padua School" in the App Store or follow one of these links to download it.
