St. Patrick Catholic School Thursday March 2, 2023 |
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IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS Mar. 3rd: Teacher Workday - No School Mar. 9th & 10th: Kids Rule the School Auction Mar. 11th: St. Patrick Day Parade & Girl and Her Guy Dance Mar. 14th: Kids Rule the School Mar. 14th-17th: Bedford Falls Book Fair Mar. 23rd: End of 3rd Quarter Mar. 24th: Teacher Workday - Early Dismissal @11:30am - No After School |
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NEWS FROM DR. REID Dear St. Patrick Families, And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Luke 11:1-13 (Bible verse of the day) Remember last week when our 5th graders helped their kindergarten prayer partners research animals for their unit on habitats? Well look at the creative dioramas the kindergarten students designed based on the research they conducted! |
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Our students made dog toys for the Humane Society as a community service project. They made 396 toys and raised $418.00 for the Humane Society. Thank you, student council and Mrs. Davis, for suggesting the project, and thank you families for all the socks you donated! |
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MACS has updated the previously released 2023-2024 school calendar. Due to feedback received from staff and families, January 2nd is now a teacher workday. Also added is a potential day off in observance of the Feast Day of St. Katharine Drexel on March 4th. In the coming years, we would select March 3rd – the actual Feast Day for St. Katharine Drexel. This will be the selected day off for all our schools should Bishop Jugis choose to honor our schools during Catholic Schools Week. The hope is that by adding this date to the school calendar in advance, it will help faculty and parents prepare for the possibility of a day off. |
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So many pennies! The coins are finally counted, and the winner of the Penny Wars was third grade. They had the most pennies, collecting 10,620 pennies. The total raised for Roof Above was over $1200! Book Fair - The Book Fair is scheduled for Tuesday, 3/14 – Friday 3/17, students will have the opportunity to visit the library and create a wish list on 3/9, 3/10, & 3/13. Be on the lookout for their wish list to come home with directions on how to purchase the books on their list. Parents are invited to shop the Book Fair on Wednesday & Thursday – 3/15 & 3/16 from 7:30am – 8:30am. Chubby, the Charlotte Checkers mascot, will visit St. Patrick on Friday, 3/10 during carpool from 7am-8am. Be sure to wave to Chubby and be sure to get your tickets for our Charlotte Checkers Night on March 25th. To purchase tickets, see the information below. There is no school tomorrow, Friday, March 3rd. Have a great weekend! |
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COVID PROTOCOLS We want to thank you for your continued support in keeping our school community safe and healthy. As we move into the second half of our school year we will be following our diocesan infectious disease policy for COVID. This means that should an individual contract COVID, they will be able to return to school after 24 hours fever free and symptom improvement. This aligns with how we currently manage all communicable diseases throughout our school communities. We are grateful for your collaboration to help maintain our safe environment. |
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2023-2024 SCHOOL CALENDAR - UPDATED MACS has released an updated 2023-2024 school calendar: |
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SPIRIT WEEK! St. Patrick's Student Council has organized a spirit week starting on Monday, Mar. 13th! See below for the schedule. | | |
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2022-2023 YEARBOOK SALES Yearbooks are now available for online purchase. Click the link below to order your yearbook today! |
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KIDS RULE THE SCHOOL The “Kids Rule the School” fundraiser will kick off next week Thursday, Mar. 9th – Friday, Mar. 10th. Kids will rule the school on Tuesday, Mar. 14th. 100% of proceeds will go to our staff! Please see the below flyer with additional details. | | |
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SPRING PARENT SOCIAL All parents are invited to the Spring Parent Social on Saturday, Mar. 18th at 7pm at Queen Park Social. See the flyer to RSVP. | | |
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GIRL AND HER GUY DANCE Girl and Her Guy Dance is Saturday, Mar. 11 from 6-8:30pm in the school gym. Tickets are $10.00 for one girl + her guy, $15.00 for 2+ girls + their guy. | | |
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COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES St. Patrick's PTO Service Committee is looking for students and their parent(s) to volunteer at MiraVia on Feb. 20th, Mar. 3rd and Mar. 24th. Volunteers will help with sorting, organizing and bundling. |
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ST. PATRICK'S DAY OF FUN The PTO is planning many festivities for our students to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Friday, Mar. 17th. Please use the link below to volunteer. |
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CHECKERS SPIRIT NIGHT Saturday, Mar. 25th at 4pm, St. Patrick’s will have a spirit night to cheer on the Charlotte Checkers! We have one section completely reserved for St. Patrick families and the link will select the best available seats in the section. It will not allow you to pick the exact seats, but we do have the whole section currently reserved. Our 5th Graders will also be able to Hi-Five the players in the tunnel at intermission! Parking is also included. $5 of every ticket goes back to the school. | | |
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HOLY TRINITY FOOTBALL MINI-CAMP Rising 6-8th graders are invited to Holy Trinity's annual spring football mini-camp. The camp will run on Saturday, May 13th from 9:30-12:30pm at Holy Trinity. |
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MACS RE-ENROLLMENT MACS Re-Enrollment for current students begins on Mar. 15th. Current students will receive information via email in March. Families will have between March 15 and March 31 to complete re-enrollment to secure their seat. | | |
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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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SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING Did you know that every Church worker must go through abuse prevention and education training? Find more information about the Diocese of Charlotte’s Safe Environment program, sign up for Protecting God’s Children training and more: https://charlottediocese.org/human-resources/safe-environment |
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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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MINTED'S FUNDRAISING PROGRAM Enjoy 20% off Minted stationery + custom gifts for you and your supporters all year, and Minted will donate 15% of each purchase back to St. Patrick’s. Use code FUNDRAISESTPATRICKSCH This code can be used year round. | | |
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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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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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