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St. Patrick Catholic School

Thursday March 9, 2023

IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS

 

Mar. 9th & 10th: Kids Rule the School Auction

Mar. 11th: St. Patrick's 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

NEWS FROM DR. REID

 

Dear St. Patrick Families,

 

Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. (1 Peter 1:13) (Bible verse of the day)

 

We have a minor adjustment to our Spirit Week schedule. The Wednesday activity during Spirit Week has changed. Please check the revised Spirit Week calendar below.

 

We hope to see all St. Patrick families at the Charlotte St. Patrick’s Day Parade this Saturday, March 11th. The parade starts at 11am, it is recommended that we arrive by 9:45am and line up on Tryon Street. St. Patrick Catholic School is #26 in line at the parade. Please see the flyer below. Remember the parade will happen rain or shine. The weatherperson says sunshine! So, we will see you there. 

 

Don’t forget to bid on Kids Rule the School. Bidding opened this morning and closes at 9pm on Friday, March 10th. The Kids will Rule the School on Tuesday, March 14th.

 

A few reminders:

  • Girl and Her Guy Dance is this Saturday, March 11th from 6pm – 8:30pm in our gym. See flyer below.

  • 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 tomorrow, Friday, 3/10 during carpool from 7am-8am. Be sure to wave to Chubby. Get your tickets for our Charlotte Checkers Night on March 25th. To purchase tickets, see the information below.

  • Mass uniforms on Fridays.

Blessings,

 

Dr. Reid

NEWS FROM THE SCHOOL

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.

2023-2024 SCHOOL CALENDAR

MACS has released an updated 2023-2024 school calendar: 

2023-24 Updated Calendar

SPIRIT WEEK!

REVISED

St. Patrick's Student Council has organized a spirit week starting on Monday, Mar. 13th! See below for the REVISED schedule.

 
Schedule

CLASS PORTRAITS

Class portraits are now available. Please use the button below to purchase.

 
Purchase Here

2022-2023 YEARBOOK SALES

Yearbooks are now available for online purchase. Click the link below to order your yearbook today!

Flyer
Order Here

NEWS FROM THE PTO

PTO March Newsletter
PTO Calendar Rev. 03.07.23
Spirit Rock Sign Up

KIDS RULE THE SCHOOL

The “Kids Rule the School” fundraiser kicked off today! Kids will rule the school Tuesday Mar. 14th.  Online bidding will close tomorrow at 

9pm ET Friday, Mar. 10th!

Happy Bidding!

Flyer
Bid Here

CHARLOTTE ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE - FLOAT #26

The Charlotte St. Patrick's Day Parade is back on!  5th graders are invited to ride our float, 4th graders can walk in front of the float and all families are welcome to walk along with the float.

Parade starts at 11am.

Floats will line-up on Montford Point Street. Those participating in the parade should meet in the Hal Marshall Parking lot and look for float #26.

 

PARKING: You can park in any of the area parking garages surrounding the festival site. The closest one to the festival area is the parking garage at The Green. You will only be able to enter that parking  garage from College St. as the Tryon St. entrance will be closed.

NOTE:  Tryon St. will be closed from 3rd Street to Brooklyn Village Ave. and will  not allow through traffic. 

Flyer
Parade Route

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.

 
Purchase Tickets

PENQUIN DRIVE-IN SPIRIT NIGHT

On Wednesday, Mar. 22nd Penguin Drive-In will be teaming up with St. Patrick from 4-8PM for a Spirit Night. 10% of the sales will go back to our school when you mention St. Patrick School.

 
Flyer

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.

Flyer
Volunteer

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.

 
Flyer

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.

Flyer
Volunteer

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.

 
Purchase Tickets

NEWS FROM THE DIOCESE

ST. PATRICK CATHEDRAL

SUMMER CAMP

Totus Tuus is a week-long summer camp for children and teens held at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick from June 25th - 30th. The program combines daily Mass, songs, games, Eucharistic Adoration, lessons and tons of fun! Totus Tuus is split into two age groups: Grade School (rising 1st - 6th Graders -- kindergartners are welcome with prior approval) held Monday through Friday from 9 am to 2:30 pm and Middle/High School (rising 7th-12th Graders) held Sunday through Thursday from 7 pm to 9 pm. The registration cost is $30 per child with a maximum fee of $90 per family. All are welcome regardless of which parish you attend. Register online at: www.stpatricks.org/totus-tuus.

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.

Flyer
Register

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.

 
Apply Now

RESOURCES

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).

Parent Handbook 22-23
Dress Code 22-23

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.

 
Cafe Lunch Ordering

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

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.

 

 
Communications Flyer

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.

 
Flyer

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

BOX TOP REWARDS PROGRAM

Box Tops for Education has changed their format. You can donate by uploading receipts on the Boxtops App.

NEWS SO NICE WE SAY IT TWICE

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.

 
Carpool Directions

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.

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.

 
2022-23 Calendar

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.

1125 Buchanan St, Charlotte, NC 28203, USA
704-333-3174

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