St. Paul News
St. Paul School - Kevin Brever, Principal- February 10, 2017
Inspirational Quote
♥ “There is no friendship, no love, like that of a parent for the child.” ♥
~Henry Ward Beecher (1813–1887) was an American clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love.
♥ Saint Valentine ♥
Officially, Saint Valentine of Rome is a widely recognized third-century Roman saint commemorated on February 14 and associated since the High Middle Ages with a tradition of courtly love.
Born: Terni, Italy
Died: Rome, Italy
Patronage: Beekeeping, Bubonic plague, Epilepsy
- The first is described as a priest who resided in Rome and
- the second is described as a Bishop who resided in Interamna (known today as Terni) in Italy.
- The third Saint Valentine is said to have practiced in Africa with a number of associates prior to his martyrdom, but nothing further is known of this particular personage and it is doubtful that he is associated in any manner with the modern day celebration of Saint Valentine's Day
In 496 A.D., Pope Gelasius declared February 14 to be the Feast Day of Saint Valentine... Patron Saint of Lovers and Engaged Couples, with particular jurisdiction over the quarrels which arise between sweethearts. The patronage of Saint Valentine also extends to epilepsy (from which he is believed to have suffered), bee-keepers, plague, greetings, travelers and young people.
There has been some speculation in modern times that the name of Valentine was originally "Galantine," signifying "gallant," which is a word with obvious associations to courtship. The shift in consonant to "V" is explained by the way Medieval French peasants pronounced the letter "G."
- St. Paul Pennies for Patients Program Kickoff!
- ---Make Change, Beat Cancer
- Valentine's Day Parties
- Valentine's Day Dance - 2/25
- Current Families Re-Enrollment Period Open
- Catholic Education Foundation for Tuition Assistance
- EdChoice KY - Parents Take Action
- Speak Up Be Safe program
- January Bookworm of the Month
- Creative Learning Center News
- ---"We Need Librarians More Than Ever" Video
- ---Saint Paul Middle School Students Present Genius Hour
Raiders Preschool News Link
- Raiders Kindergarten News Link
SPORTS
- Adult Co-ed Volleyball Leagues Starting at St. Paul!
TAKE CITY ST. PAUL!
Spring and Summer Sports Signups are Underway!
Intramural Basketball Teams & Schedule
St. Paul Sports Calendar Link
- STUDENT INFORMATION & SIGN-UP FORM Link
- Catholic Sports Athletic Association Basketball Website Link
---St. Paul Parish School Calendar Link
---School Year Dates for 2016-17
---2016-2017 High School Calendar
- HEN PARTY - 2/20
- PTO Committee Members
- Youth Mass at Incarnation - 2/12
Special Links
Bookworm of the Month
Lunch Menu
School Facebook Link
- Sacrament Information
- Inclement Weather Policy
- Stay Connected with Sycamore Education
- Last Week's Newsletter Link
Saint Paul Catholic Community App
From the Desk of the Principal
St. Paul Pennies for Patients Program Kickoff!
This past Tuesday, St. Paul kicked off our Pennies for Patients Program! Pennies for Patients is a fundraising program that helps fund The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS).
We are having a penny war! Students are encouraged to bring in their silver and gold to help add to the class totals. Students will be able to put pennies in other class buckets to which will subtract from their total, and add silver to their own class buckets to add to their totals.
All silver, checks, paper money ($1s, $5s, $10s, $20s, $50s and even $100s!!!) and online donations will add to the class totals.
This year we are able to donate online at our LLS school homepage http://events.lls.org/pages/ky/StPaulSchoolLouisville-2017.
There are two ways to donate -
Support a specific student from St. Paul - register on the link above - just click on join your school or join your classroom team to start you own donation page. All online donations will count positively towards your classroom goals.
Make a general donation to St. Paul School
Until February 28, students will be collecting money to help support research and treatments to help save the lives of those affected with blood cancers. Students brought home a small box to help them collect coins and bills from home. Students may also ask for donations from family and friends. Checks can be made out to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Any amount will help out!
This year our goal is to collect $4000 so that we, St. Paul School, can help to make a difference in the lives of those that are suffering with blood borne cancers. The the class that raises the most money will receive a pasta party sponsored by Olive Garden!
Help support St. Paul Pennies for Patients Program by helping your child raise money and save lives!
Valentine's Day Parties
During the course of the year, we celebrate holidays and events. We have two major celebrations at Halloween and Christmas. These events involve the room mothers and parents. We do have Valentine celebrations but they do not include room mothers and parents. These celebrations take place on Valentine's Day and are coordinated by the teachers only.
You will soon receive information from the homeroom teacher as to their plans for Valentine's celebrations. If the teacher would like you to provide anything such as valentines for the children they will let you know. These celebrations are class and age-specific ensuring the children enjoy and understand the meaning of the day
Current Families Re-Enrollment Period Open
Re-enrolling parents, please login to your Sycamore Site| My Sycamore| My School| Enrollment | Online Form.
If you have questions please contact Jessica (jessica.votaw@saintpaulschool.net)
Catholic Education Foundation for Tuition Assistance
As we begin a new year, I want to encourage each of you to invite more families to join the Catholic school experience than ever before. Last year with your encouragement and with the help of the CEF we were able to achieve record-breaking enrollment. We have not stopped growing and with your help we expect our enrollment to once again grow in 2017. To any family who yearns for a Catholic education for their children but cannot afford it, The Answer is YES!
The 2017-18 FACTs management application is available online at www.ceflou.org. This is the only way to apply for aid this year. The completed application, along with the $25 fee, should be submitted on or before March 15, 2017.
We are sending an instructional flyer to every St. Paul family. Asking for tuition assistance is a very private family decision. Often families who are experiencing difficulty are reluctant to take the steps needed to request assistance but let me assure you if this is the case the answer will be “Yes” to assistance.
For the past two years, every single family who applied to the Catholic Education Foundation for tuition assistance – and demonstrated a financial need – earned an award, 100%! Last year with the help of the CEF, need-based to tuition discounts, archdiocese voucher fund and school choice St. Paul families were awarded $204,256 in assistance!
Instead of talking yourself out of a Catholic education for your children, shouldn’t you consider reaching out to the Catholic Education Foundation and provide a better path for both your children and your family?
- NOW IS THE TIME for more families to join our storied Catholic school community with 106 years of tradition.
- For more information, click this link: CEF Tuition Assistance 2017/2018
Parents Take Action
Expand Educational Opportunities with Scholarship Tax Credits / House Bill 162 & Senate Bill 102!
EdChoice KY’s email call to action was distributed on 1/25/17 through Voter Voice. Please continue to encourage those around you to contact their legislators. The Voter Voice link can be found below. You are welcome to copy it for use through email and social media.
https://www.votervoice.net/EdChoiceKY/campaigns/49293/respond
This link directs people to our Voter Voice page. With a few clicks, they can send a message to their legislators. While the initial response is positive, we still have a great deal of work to do in order to get the attention of state lawmakers this week.
Sincerely,
Andrew J. Vandiver, Associate Director, Catholic Conference of Kentucky
1042 Burlington Lane, Frankfort, KY 40601, PH: 502-875-4345, Cell: (859) 308-9048
Speak Up Be Safe Program
"Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe" is a research-based, developmentally appropriate curriculum for Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade. It helps children and teens learn the skills to prevent or interrupt cycles of neglect, bullying, and child abuse—physical, emotional, and sexual. The program uses an ecological approach to prevention education by providing materials to engage parents and caregivers, teachers, school administrators, and community stakeholders.
- In addition to increasing children’s ability to recognize unsafe situations or abusive behaviors and building resistance skills, lessons focus on helping children build a responsive safety network with peers and adults that the child identifies as safe.
- Focused on enhancing a child’s overall sense of confidence.
- "Childhelp Speak Up Be Safe" is a child-focused, school-based curriculum designed to build safety skills within the child while addressing today’s societal risks, such as bullying and Internet safety. The program focuses on enhancing the child’s overall sense of confidence with regard to safety and promotes respect for self and peers that can be applied to general as well as potentially harmful situations.
- The overarching goal of this curriculum is always to provide children with the skills to identify and be able to approach a safe adult should they ever be in a situation in which they are unsure if they are safe.
PreK-2nd Grade
- A primary focus at the earliest age groups is to shift the responsibility for child abuse and neglect prevention away from children and onto the adults in their lives. Children learn basic concepts around personal safety and how to identify safe adults.
- Lessons emphasize that adults are responsible for child safety, but by learning and using a few key safety rules, children can help those adults keep them safe. Children learn how to recognize potentially unsafe situations, how to identify safe adults, and how to talk about feeling unsafe.
- While adults continue to be responsible for child safety, lessons acknowledge the growing responsibilities and privileges of children in this age group and the new opportunities for potentially unsafe situations. Children learn how to recognize potential risks as well as resistance strategies that can be used until they can talk to a safe adult.
From the Classrooms
January Bookworm of the Month
But 1st grade has the highest percentage passed for 3 months in a row!
Congratulations!
Creative Learning Center News
Saint Paul Middle School Students Present Genius Hour
The middle school students at St. Paul have been given an opportunity to participate in what is called “Genius Hour”. Genius Hour is a concept adopted from Google, who found that providing its employees with time to explore things they are interested in exponentially increases workplace productivity, climate, and culture. The middle school students have been working over the last several months to identify areas of interest, conduct research, and create a final product to show how much they have learned. We have been very pleased with the level of engagement and enjoyment that our students have displayed throughout this process.
This night is their chance to show an authentic audience what they have learned and created.
HERE IS THE SCHEDULE:
- Grade 6 - Tuesday - 2/21/2017
- Grade 7 - Thursday - 2/23/2017
- Grade 8 - Wednesday - 2/22/2017
Parachute Fun!
Busy Week!
Sports
The 8th-grade Students vs Faculty Volleyball Challenge
The 8th-grade Students vs Faculty Volleyball Challenge Final score:
- 8th-Grade - 25
- Faculty - 23
Adult Co-ed Volleyball Leagues Starting at St. Paul!
St. Paul is starting an adult coed volleyball league on Saturday nights! Traditional coed rules will apply. We want teams of all ages and abilities, so we will offer an A/B league and a C/D league.The fee entry fee is $120/team. If interested, contact Jennifer Burba at (502)836-1545 / jen.burba@saintpaulschool.net or Beth Carr at (502)8191918 / bethhc21@yahoo.com.
TAKE CITY ST. PAUL!
WHAT AN AMAZING FEAT!
ALL OF OUR TEAMS WON TUESDAY NIGHT AND WILL BE PLAYING FOR CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS SUNDAY, 2/12/17 AT TRINITY.
HERE IS THE SCHEDULE:
- 2:00 Pm 5/6 Boys A
- 3:00 Pm 7/8 Girls A
- 4:00 Pm 7/8 Boys B
- 5:00 Pm 7/8 Boys A
Congratulations to the players and coaches and TAKE CITY ST. PAUL.
Come out and cheer the teams on and "Rock the Gym" on the Trinity Rocks floor.
Sports Links
Calendars
From the PTO
HEN PARTY - 2/20
Saint Paul will host its annual HEN PARTY on Monday, February 20, in the gym. Admission is $5. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Play begins at 7:30 p.m. Bring a friend and join us for an evening of fun!
All proceeds from this fundraiser are used to purchase altar bread, wine, candles, vestments, etc., essentials for our worship experience.
The school children will participate in our effort by bringing in canned goods for the garbage can of groceries. One canned good per family would help a great deal.
Thank you.
Jeanie Schmucki on behalf of the Hen Party Committee
447-3418
PTO Committee Members
Vice President -- Michelle Huber ----- 502-671-3851
Secretary -------- Bobbi Osborn ----- 502-645-5326
Treasurer -------- Becky Baird ----- 502-418-6343
Community Happenings
Youth Mass at Incarnation - 2/12
- Mass is open to ALL youth grades 6-12 (parents are encouraged to join as well!!!)
Events at Local Branches of the Louisville Public Library
Southwest Branch
Shively Branch
Fairdale Branch
10616 West Manslick Rd.
Louisville, KY USA 40118
Phone: 502-375-2051
Click to Visit Branch Website
Special Links
Bookworm of the Month
But 1st grade has the highest percentage passed for 3 months in a row. ! Congratulations!
Lunch Menu
Check out the latest news on our St. Paul Facebook page, and remember to LIKE us!
Sacrament Info
Click here to see important Sacrament Information and link to some very user-friendly family resources at the "St. Paul Catholic Community Faith Formation".
Inclement Weather
Click here to view our Inclement Weather Policy.
Stay Connected
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