St. Paul Parochial School News
March 16, 2016
ALTAR SERVERS:
Saturday, March 19th, 6 PM – Lesley Sloan
Palm Sunday March 20th - 8 AM – Jacob & Mere Coleman
10 AM – Isabella Hockett, Isabelle Alloway, James Merrill
Holy Thursday, March 24th, 7 PM – Lance Tuck, Logan Connor, MaryLou & Yulanie Lozano
Good Friday, March 25th, 7 PM – Allyson & Madelyn Nicklous, Grady Wolf, Juliana Jones
Easter Vigil, March 26th, 8 PM – Clancy, Gracie & Stella Koch, Michael Hiller
Easter Sunday, March 27th – 8 AM – Alex Dela Cerda & Gabe Schibel
10 AM – Hayden & Brody Schindler
NOON DISMISSAL …Friday, March 18th…SPRING BREAK…March 21st – 28th. School resumes on Tuesday, March 29th. We hope everyone has a safe, fun and relaxing break.
FREE DRESS DAY…Tomorrow, Thursday, March 17th…for St. Patrick’s Day…All are encouraged to wear GREEN!
SHAM FEST...Thursday, March 17th in the afternoon. Punch cards are on sale now in the office for $.25/punch. Sham Fest is put on by the 5th/6th grade class and the proceeds go towards Outdoor School expenses. Games are: Leprechaun Trivia - 2 punches, Mystery Game - 2 punches, Treasure Hunt - 2 punches,
Treasure Trove - (gift shop), Hit the Leprechaun - 3 punches.
EASTER EGG HUNT…Our SPPS Easter Egg Hunt & Bake Sale is quickly approaching on Saturday, March 26th. We will begin stuffing our eggs soon so bring in your donation of candy! Each class has a bin for collecting Easter candy and the class that collects the most candy will enjoy a free dress day!
**CANDY WEIGH IN – More Easter Egg candy is needed to fill the eggs for our annual egg hunt! This is a great service project for our community. SPPS will be helping two St. Paul Families this year! Here are the totals for our Candy (per classroom/student) so far:
PS - .85 lbs., KG – 4.2 lbs., 1/2 – 1.17 lbs., 3/4 – 1.12 lbs., 5/6 – 2.47 lbs., 7/8 – 1.0 lbs.
Kindergarten currently holds the lead in 1st place with 5/6 running in 2nd place. Our last weigh in will be Friday morning so remember to bring in your candy! Which class will earn a free dress down day??
BAKED ITEMS NEEDED - Rain got you down….need something to fill your day?? How about baking! Our annual SPPS Easter Egg Hunt and Bake Sale will be held on Saturday, March 26th. The Bake Sale, Games and Flower Sales will begin at 9 AM with our Easter Egg Hunt commencing at 10 AM. Our bake sale proceeds this year will benefit two of our St. Paul Families! Please come & join us for some yummy baked goods, fun games and the quickest Easter Egg Hunt around!! Hope to see you there!
EASTER FLOWERS…Be sure to order your Easter flowers from our SPPS Parents Club. An order form is attached. Orders need to be to the school office by Friday morning.
ST. PAUL GREEN GRAZERS CAN & BOTTLE DRIVE – Have cans & bottles cluttering up your garage….call on our Green Grazers 4H Club and we’ll take care of em!! The money earned from our can & bottle drive goes toward our annual membership enrollment fees, as well as fair/stall fees for our upcoming 2016 Marion County Fair. Our Green Grazer Club has grown to 32 members this year so any help is greatly appreciated. Please call Laurie Nicklous at (503)780-8441 to arrange for can/bottle pick up!
FACTS…is Tuition Assistance through the Archdiocese….for the 2016-2017 school year. The deadline for applying is fast approaching….Online deadline is March 31st….Paper applications is March 15th. You must be Catholic to qualify. Please see the attached flyer for information on how to get on to the website and apply. Also, if you are going to be requesting tuition assistance through the school and you are NOT Catholic, you still need to apply to FACTS. It provides us with information to review our applicants so that we can disperse funds responsibly. Keep in mind, that if you are receiving tuition assistance through the school this year, it DOES NOT automatically rollover year to year. You have to apply to FACTS and meet with the principal each year. If you have any questions about this process, please contact the school office.
YEARBOOK INFO….This year we are excited to announce that you will be able to upload pictures directly to our yearbook program, Lifetouch Online Yearbooks. Uploaded pictures will be considered, but not necessarily guaranteed to be used in the yearbook. Thank you for your understanding. Here is the following link: community.lifetouch.com. The access code is KRJBZF. Follow the step online to begin the uploading process.
Please upload high quality pictures in a JPEG format and select the best pictures from the particular event. For example, rather than uploading 20 pictures from the pumpkin patch, we are asking for 2-3 pictures. Photos need to be at least 300 dpi to ensure acceptable print quality. In other words, some phones and iPad photos will not work for this program. Also, please make sure to upload pictures to the correct online folder and please add a detailed description of the picture(s) being uploaded. Thanks you! If you have any questions, please email Mr. Williams at . Thank you! Mr.Williams and Miss Benson, Yearbook Advisors.
SHOPAROO CONTEST…Keep snapping pictures of those receipts to support SPPS. The current SPPS parent or staff member who has brought in the most points for the month of March will win a Banker’s Cup coffee of their choice.
COMING THIS FALL…OUTDOOR SCHOOL…at Hancock Field Station, Monday, September 19th –Thursday, September 22nd …for 2016-2017 school year 5th/6th graders. Parents mark your calendars….we will need 5 parent chaperones (at least 2 female & 2 male).
ST. PAUL KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PALM SUNDAY BBQ DINNER...The St. Paul Knights of Columbus welcome you to their 56th annual Chicken BBQ Dinner at the Community Hall, St. Paul on Palm Sunday, March 20th, 11 AM – 3 PM, or while chicken lasts. Full dinner with dessert-$11, Children-$7. Dinners or chicken to go available. Support those who support our school and community and spare yourself a day of kitchen duty in the bargain.
SOFTBALL CLINIC for all girls in grades 1-5, Saturday, April 2nd. The goal of the clinic is to gain some general softball knowledge for developing players and to form a bond between the younger girls and the high school players. The clinic will be hosted by girls from the high school team and our coach as part of Elizabeth Brentano’s Senior Project. Please see the attached form for more details.
Thanks for your support-Elizabeth Brentano.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
-Thursday, March 17th – Free Dress Day – All encouraged to wear GREEN
-Thursday, March 17th – Sham Fest in the afternoon
-Friday, March 18th – Noon Dismissal
-Monday, March 21st – Monday, March 28th – Spring Break
-Saturday, March 26th – Easter Egg Hunt/Bake Sale/Flower Sales
-Tuesday, March 29th – School Resumes
-Thursday, March 31st – Spring Pictures
-Friday, April 8th – No School – Professional Development
-Sunday, April 10th, 10 AM – 1st Communion
-Thursday, May 26th , 7 PM – Spring Concert
-Friday, May 27th – Noon Dismissal – Professional Development in PM
-Monday, May 30th – No School – Memorial Day
-Thursday, June 2nd – Fun Run
-Thursday, June 9th, 7 PM – 8th Grade Graduation
-Friday, June 10th – No School – Conferences (as needed)
-Monday, June 13th – Field Day/Talent Show
-Tuesday, June 14th – 11 AM Dismissal – Last Day of School
CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHT AWARD WINNERS:
KG – Sienna Meza
1st/2nd Gr. – Madison Schindler
3rd/4th Gr. – Gracie Koch
5th/6th Gr. – Clancy Koch
7th/8th Gr. – Joseph Montoya
BE SURE TO SEE THE FOLLOWING ATTACHMENTS:
-Easter Flower order form
-FACTS flyer
-Softball Clinic Flyer
-Egg Hunt/Bake Sale Work Signup Sheet