St. Patrick Catholic School Thursday October 27, 2022 |
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IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS Oct. 17th - Oct. 27th: Fall Festival Ticket Pre-Sale Oct 27th: Report Cards Sent Home Oct. 30th: Fall Festival 3:00-6:00pm Nov. 1st: No School - Solemnity of All Saints - Holy Day of Obligation Nov. 10th & 11th: No School - Parent Teacher Conferences |
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NEWS FROM DR. REID Dear St. Patrick Families, A huge THANK YOU to the Cub Scouts Pack 9 for their hard work making the outside of St. Patrick beautiful. They jazzed up the area with various plants and mulch. We appreciate all their hard work. |
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Our third graders learned about the skeletal sysytem. They researched, created, and wrote all about the skeletal system. |
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Our Christmas Concert is happening the evening of Monday, December 12th at The Fine Arts Center at Charlotte Catholic High School for all grades. More information to follow. Recently I sent out a survey from the Diocese regarding the permanent principal search for St. Patrick. The information you provide is sent directly to the Catholic Schools Office. The survey closes on November 1st. The survey is anonymous and confidential. A new opportunity for Mrs. Laney and her family has come about and after six years of being St. Patrick's Librarian, she will be leaving us. Although we will miss her and her daughters, we are excited for them and wish them all the best. Please see below for a letter from her. We are in the process of finding a replacement. A couple of reminders: · Mass uniforms every Friday. · Volunteers MUST be up to date on Protecting God’s Children (PGC) before being allowed to volunteer. · Holy Day of Obligation, no school on All Saints Day, Tuesday, November 1, 2022 I look forward to seeing everyone at the Fall Festival on Sunday, 10/30 from 3pm – 6pm. |
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Blessings, Dr. Alicia Reid |
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Please familiarize yourself with our current COVID protocols. |
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Please take a minute to read the below note from Mrs. Laney: |
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PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES Please use the link below to sign up for Parent/Teacher Conferences. Conferences are Thurs, Nov. 10th from 1-4pm, 6-8pm and Fri, Nov. 11th from 8am-12pm. Each time slot is 15 minutes, if additional time is needed, please contact the teacher. There is no school on either of these days. | | |
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VISION SCREENING Please see the below letter from Nurse Tobben about Vision Screening taking place on Tues, Nov. 15th and Wed, Nov. 16th for grades 1, 3 and 5. Please be sure that your student has their glasses for this screening. | | |
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Please see the below for helpful Halloween health and safety tips. | | |
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INTERFAITH BASKETBALL LEAGUE Online registration for the upcoming InterFaith Basketball (Boy & Girls grades 3rd - 12th grade) season will be open from Oct. 1st through Oct. 31st. Please email jonduffy1@yahoo.com or call at 704-293-2925 with any questions. | | |
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SPIRIT STORE CHANGES PTO is streamlining all new uniform items to be purchased through Flynn O’Hara’s including fleeces and gym shirts. We will sell remaining Spirit Store items at the Fall Festival. The PTO’s Shamrock Shop (gently used uniform clothing) will remain open! Moving forward, certain Spirit Store swag (magnets, water bottles, baseball hats and yard signs) will be sold at in person events-New Family picnic, Open House and Beginners Day. Kids can purchase socks in front office throughout school year for $10. |
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ST. PATRICK FALL FESTIVAL St. Patrick families are invited to attend our Annual Fall Festival on Sun. Oct. 30th from 3-6pm. Purchase your All You Can Play Pass and food tickets during the presale (Oct. 17-27th) and save $5. Presale ends tonight at 9pm! Email Erin Livecchi @ livecchi2@gmail.com with any questions. This event can not happen without volunteers! Please consider volunteering and sign up using the button below. These volunteer positions are perfect for high school and middle school students who need to earn service hours! |
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FALL FESTIVAL CAKE WALK Help make our Fall Festival Cake Walk delicious! We are looking for donations of cakes, cookies, brownies, rice krispie treats and any other sweet treat you enjoy baking (or buying). Donations may be homemade or store-bought. The PTO also needs a few parent volunteers to help collect the sweet treats on the morning of Fri. Oct. 28th. Please sign up to bring item(s) and/or to help collect on the sign up below. | | |
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CHEERLEADING SQUAD Cheerleading is back at St. Patrick! 3rd-5th graders are invited to join our squad which will cheer on both our boys and girl's basketball teams. Space is limited so sign up today! | | |
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HARPER & SKYLER'S TOYS & SWEETS DONATION DAYS From Nov. 7th-9th, mention or show the flyer below at Harper & Skyler's Toys & Sweets in Park Road Shopping Center to receive a 10% discount and have 10% of your total purchase, including gift cards, donated to our school PTO! | | |
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STEAM NIGHT VOLUNTEERS We are looking for parent and student volunteers (Holy Trinity and Charlotte Catholic students seeking service hours) on Thurs, Nov. 17th for STEAM Night. The HT and CC students will receive 3 hours or service for their help. | | |
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KINDERGARTEN & NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT OPENING SOON! If you will have a new PK, TK, Kindergartner or new student in grades 1-12 for the 2023-24 school year, enrollment will open Wed. Nov. 2nd. Current students will receive an email in March with information to re-apply for the next school year. Please do not fill out a new application for current students. |
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INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL PICTURE Don't forget to purchase your child(ren's) school picture. Use the button below to purchase. Make-up pictures for students who were absent will be scheduled soon and information will be sent. | | |
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PARENT HANDBOOK & DRESS CODE Please take a moment to read our St. Patrick School Handbook and dress code to familiarize yourself with our rules and regulations. You will sign an electronic form indicating you have read the Handbook in our Online Form (above). |
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CAFETERIA ORDERING If you know in advance that your student will be absent the following week, please be sure to cancel your ordered lunches in the ordering system. You will receive a credit on your account. | | |
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BACKGROUND CHECKS & PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN Any parent who would like to volunteer in their child's classroom, on field trips, for parties or even come to lunch with their student must have completed Protecting God's Children and a background check. Create an account on www.virtusonline.org. You may take the online class. You will then be directed to create an account with Sterling and enter your information for a background check. Once you have completed the PGC class, you are required to keep up to date on monthly bulletins to stay active. Please contact Kristin Robbins with any questions. |
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NEW TO OUR SCHOOL? We’re glad you’re here! Here’s all the ways to stay connected to news and noteworthy events about our school. | | |
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GROCERY REWARDS PROGRAMS Be sure to register your Harris Teeter and Publix rewards cards for added support to St. Patrick Catholic School. Rewards cards must be registered every Fall for schools to receive the fund. Harris Teeter link code: 2409 - ST. PATRICKS-CHARLOTTE |
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BOX TOP REWARDS PROGRAM Box Tops for Education has changed their format. You can donate by uploading receipts on the Boxtops App. |
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NEWS SO NICE WE SAY IT TWICE |
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CARPOOL DIRECTIONS Please take a moment to look at our map and instructions for carpool. Carpool runs in this pattern both in the am and pm. Cars should not enter the parking lot from Buchanan or Waverly, enter through Pierce. | | |
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WALKER DISMISSAL PROCEDURE If your child will be a walker this year at any point, be sure to select "walker" as one of the options on our Online Form (below). This form states that your family must live within walking distance of the school (no more than 1 mile away) and as parents you understand that your child will be escorted out of the building and expected to walk home without supervision. For safety reasons we will not allow students to be walkers if you do not live within a reasonable walking distance of the school, no more than one mile. Walkers will still continue to enter the gym in the morning as in years past. In the afternoon, walkers will be released out the door nearest the first grade classrooms which exits near the Family Life Center. A staff member will walk students to the Family Life Center area at which point they will continue to walk home. If a parent will meet the child to walk with them, they should plan to meet their child on the sidewalk between the church rectory and the Family Life Center. Families will not be permitted to play on the playground after school due to carpool traffic. Parking is not permitted in the rectory parking lot under any circumstance. |
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BIRTHDAY TREATS Students are permitted to bring in store-bought (not homemade) treats to celebrate their birthdays with their class during lunch. Families have the option to purchase ice cream from the cafeteria for the birthday boy/girl and/or for the whole class to celebrate a birthday. Ice cream orders must be placed with Mrs. Loeber, the cafeteria manager, at least one week prior to the date to ensure enough ice cream is available for the class to participate. Mrs. Loeber can be reached via email at ejloeber@stpatrickschool.net. |
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2022-2023 SCHOOL CALENDAR The approved school calendar for next school year has (2022-2023) been released by the MACS office. Please keep this for your reference. | | |
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REPORTING PROCEDURES Everyone has a role to play in protecting children. North Carolina law requires all adults to immediately report suspected child abuse by anyone to law enforcement agencies. If you know or suspect that a minor (person under 18) has been abused, please call 9-1-1 or contact local law enforcement. Also, if you have information about possible sexual abuse or misconduct by any clergy, employee or volunteer of the Diocese of Charlotte, report concerns securely and anonymously 24/7 over the phone or online: 1-888-630-5929 or www.RedFlagReporting.com/RCDOC. |
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