Friday, April 19

Middle School Dance at St. Paul

Monday, April 22

NWEA Spring Testing Window Begins

Friday, April 26

Confirmation Weekend Retreat

Monday, April 29 - Friday, May 3

School Staff Appreciation Week

Tuesday, April 30

PTO Meeting 6:00 p.m.

Friday, May 3

United Financial Credit Union

Kona Ice 2:30-3:30 p.m.

School Staff Appreciation Week is April 28 - May 3. Feel free to show your thankfulness by blessing our teachers, aides, after school care workers, office ladies, kitchen ladies, janitor, and principal with a gift of appreciation. A kind word, a note of appreciation, or a letter of gratitude are always welcomed and warmly received.

During the week, each staff member will have a basket/bucket near their work area (desk, counter, cabinet, etc.). For more ideas for appreciation feel free to explore the Amazon Wish Lists listed below.

Mrs. Wyman

Mr. Garcia

Mrs. Matyas

Miss Abraham

Mrs. Dent

Miss Stanley

Mrs. Polzin

Library

Kitchen

Office

The upcoming May PTO meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 30 at 6:00 p.m. Please plan on attending this meeting and taking part in the next PTO officer election.

Additionally if you are interested in serving on the PTO board, please reach out to the current board to express interest. There will be two new board members elected.

Pizza and childcare will also be available.

St. Paul Lutheran School has been chosen this year again for Drydock (Downtown Bay City Fundraiser) Please save the dates for June 5, 6, 7, 8.

The PTO is looking for business donations to help off set the up front costs for this event. Your business will be advertised online, in newsletters and displayed during the 4 day event.

Please contact Cassie Hechlik (989) 213-3461, hechlikc@gmail.com. The PTO will also be looking for volunteers to be at the event, look for the SignUpGenius next month.

The next PTO Kona Ice fundraiser will be on Friday, May 3, 2024 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the school parking lot.

Friday, May 10, 2024, is Track and Field Day for Y5/K-8th graders hosted by Immanuel, Frankentrost.

Permission slip was sent home today and is due back by Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

If you know you will be attending and would like to be a volunteer who helps with one particular event, please click the link below to sign up:

The Michigan Association of Non-public Schools (MANS) stays apprised on all policies, laws, and government actions that impact non-public schools in the state of Michigan and act as an advocate for Michigan non-public schools. They shared the below information:

In reviewing the fiscal year 2025 budget proposed by Governor Whitmer in February, MANS noticed that non-public schools were not included in several funding opportunities, including an appropriation for school safety and mental health initiatives. Non-public schools have been eligible for this funding for the past nine years, including a per pupil distribution over the last two years totaling $36 million. Funding has allowed schools to install and update safety measures in school buildings and has permitted schools to enhance student mental health services.

As advocate for non-public schools, MANS is working hard to inform state legislators of the importance of this funding for students and families. MANS invites you to join in the effort and contact your legislators as well. (Click here to follow a link to the Michigan Catholic Conference website where you can contact your state legislators asking them to include non-public schools in school safety and mental health services funding.)

To learn more about the 2024 Valley Lutheran High School Middle School Summer camps please click here.

The Wildcat Club is an organization for St. Paul students in grades 3-8. During the Fourth Quarter, the Wildcat Club will experience Diamond Painting. Any 3-8 student can participate as long as they have a signed permission slip. Paper copies of permission slips went home with students in grades 3-8.

Spring NWEA Testing will take place at St. Paul during the weeks of April 22-26, 2024 with absent students making up missed tests during the week of April 29-May 3. The school schedule is as follows:

• Tuesday: Math
• Wednesday: Reading 
• Thursday: Language Usage (Grades 3-8)

All testing will be conducted between 9 am and 11 am. Please encourage your child to get a good night’s sleep and a quality breakfast before arriving at school. Adequate sleep and quality nutrition are great ways to improve focus and academic ability.

During the Fourth Quarter, St. Paul Lutheran School will be collecting Chapel Offering for the POBLO International. POBLO is a recognized service organization in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. They are a Christian mission organization working to transform the way missions are approached in the United States.  To learn more about POBLO please visit https://www.poblo.org/

Tuition assistance applications for the 2024-2025 school year can be accessed here. There is a non-refundable $40 fee required for FACTS to process the application. Please submit your application by June 5 (the last day for Y5-8th grade) so that we can notify you of your award during the summer. Thank you!

Lisa Stanley has accepted the call to serve as the first grade teacher at Bethany Lutheran School in Parma, OH. Please mark Sunday, June 2, 2024, on your calendar for a potluck dinner to celebrate the many years of Miss Stanley’s faithful service to St. Paul.

Click here for the track schedule.

A letter from our Art Teacher Mrs. Helmreich. You can read it here.

Don’t wait till spring to see what we’re up to in the Art Room!

Join us on Facebook in a private group: Art Room Adventures at St. Paul

Not on Facebook? I’ll occasionally share pics on my Instagram (without kid’s faces) @dutchcreekstudio

Our Art Program is growing! Support upcoming projects and activities through our Amazon Wish List

Feel free to email me with any questions or to volunteer to help with Art Fair set up! squaretangle@gmail.com