St. Patrick Catholic School
Principal's Weekly Newsletter
Our Leader in Me Lighthouse Team would like to thank our K-8 families for helping with our family service project. We know the MercyOne Festival of Trees committee and those who attend the festival will love our tree.
November 10, 2022
As Thanksgiving approaches it is a great time to reflect back on how we have been blessed. I know that I have been blessed being the principal here at St. Patrick Catholic School. The students are amazing and hard working. The staff is terrific. They work with dedication to meet our students' needs. They do this all while providing a Catholic centered education.
Thanksgiving in the Bible means to respond to God's goodness and grace with gratitude. The word for giving thanks in the Old Testament means to raise hands to God in gratitude. Here at St. Patrick, we have much to be thankful for. We definitely need to give our gratitude to God for he has blessed us with an amazing staff that cares about kids.
Blessings,
Mr. Wiebers
FAITH
We are all thrilled with the return of our traditional K-8 multigrade Faith Families this year. Today, students met in these groups to make cards to go with the poinsettias that the parish delivers to the homebound at the holidays.
EXCELLENCE
Mr. Matthew Baird is making biology fun for our fifth and sixth grade students. Today he was using the web-based game Kahoot! to help them review what they have been learning.
SERVICE
Have you noticed the new additions to our landscaping? After installing the lovely pollinator garden in the green space last year, Mrs. Sink and her husband Steve did more this fall! Thank you, Lora and Steve. We can't want to see what grows this spring!
Please Tell Your Friends
Share the good news about St. Patrick and Clover Patch with families that might be interested! If everyone did just one of these, think how many families we would reach:
- Let your friends know about our Friday, November 18, Fall Admissions Open House. They may sign up for a tour time between 9 AM and 3 PM by visiting our website. You are welcome to join them on the tour.
- Share our Facebook post about the Fall Open House.
- Use our Referral Form to let us know who might be interested. We can mail a postcard.
CPTO Meeting Tonight, Thursday, November 10
Come and learn about LEGO League! Our FIRST LEGO League Challenge Team will share what they are doing this year.
November 11 Gr. 5-8 Night at Ninja\U
The event is 6-8 PM. Here’s how to register:
- Fill out the online waiver here. You must do this for your child to attend. Just click ‘Submit.” No printing is required.
- Send a check to school with ‘NinjaU and your child’s name(s) in the memo. Cost is $6 per child. Make checks out to St. Patrick Patrick Catholic School.
Thanksgiving Holiday Schedule
School and preschool buildings will close when classes let out on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 22. All preschool students need to be picked up by 3:15 and K-8 by 3:20 PM as there will be no Circle of Care after school. There will be no school or Circle of Care Wednesday through Friday. Enjoy your family time!
Halloween Costumes Needed
CPTO has traditionally run a Halloween costume booth at the parish Fall Festival. We are in need of costumes to restart this activity. If you have any costumes your family will not use again, please send them to the donation boxes at school, preschool, or the parish office. Have a wand or a witch hat? A mask or a wig? We'd love accessories too! Thank you for helping us be ready for next year.
Don't Forget About Scrip for the Holidays
Earn big with 150+ bonuses on eGift cards and reloaded gift cards on RAISE DAYS, Nov. 17 & 18.
- Already have a RaiseRight participant account? View and shop bonuses Nov 17 - 18 on the RaiseRight mobile app or at RaiseRight.com.
- List of $5 & $10 gift cards
- Gift Giving Guide (all the cards Scrip has to offer) There are so many cards we can't stock or even list them all on our regular school order form.
Don’t have a RaiseRight account yet? Follow the easy steps at RaiseRight.com/m/StartEarning. Contact Mrs. Patterson in the school office to get our school's unique enrollment code
Save the Date
The Main Event is coming to the Hilton Garden Inn on Saturday, Feb. 18. Pencil it in and watch for details on new plans for the evening! The committee will share details soon. Let us know if you have an auction item or have contacts to secure something. Plan to come and celebrate St. Patrick and Clover Patch Preschool.
This Week's Winners
Congratulations, Football Bash winners! Many thanks to all who supported our playground project. 10 weeks left to go. So many more chances to win!
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