St. Patrick Catholic School Thursday October 14, 2021 |
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IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS Oct. 4th - Oct. 15th: Terra Nova Testing Window Oct. 15th: 2nd and 4th Grade Mass; 11:30AM Dismissal; CCHS Tailgate There will be no after school on Oct. 15th. Oct. 16th: Fall Family Portrait Fundraiser Oct. 18th: No School - Teacher Workday Oct. 22nd: Report Cards Sent Home; 1st & 3rd Grade Mass |
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NEWS FROM MRS. TOBERGTE Dear St. Patrick Families, Terra Nova testing has concluded! Thank you all for your support over the last 2 weeks. Today we have an early dismissal beginning at 11:30AM and concluding by 12:00PM, and there is no After School Program. Students with last names A-L dismiss at 11:30 and M-Z at 11:45. Today 2nd and 4th grade will attend Mass in the Cathedral, and all other classes will participate virtually from their classrooms. Please join us virtually via this link. Next Sunday, October 24th, is our school's Fall Festival, a wonderful family and community event sponsored by our PTO. I encourage you to bring along any prospective families you know, too! It's a terrific opportunity for them to get to know others and have some fun at St. Patrick. Lastly, there is no school on Monday so that our teachers may engage in professional learning and Catholic fellowship. We look forward to seeing everyone back on Tuesday following the extra-long weekend. As October is a month dedicated to the Holy Rosary, a nice activity with your family this weekend would be to pray the rosary together. Here's a great resource to help you get started! God's Blessings, Amy Tobergte |
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IMPORTANT- PLEASE READ COVID Protocol For all COVID related issues/questions please email Principal Tobergte, Nurse Tobben, and Mrs. O'Connor: amtobergte@stpatrickschool.net kstobben@stpatrickschool.net dmoconnor@stpatrickschool.net All Positive Cases: The student with the positive test result may not come to school. Siblings of the student with the positive test results may not come to school either. Further direction regarding return dates will be provided by one of the staff listed above. Contact Tracing and Community Notification: Official contact tracing for exposed individuals while at school will be performed by Mrs. Tobergte and/or Nurse Tobben in collaboration with the classroom teacher. Notification for required quarantine will be given to exposed individuals, and communication of positive cases will be sent to the impacted classroom and grade level. All positive cases reported after 3:00PM Monday through Friday will be addressed the following school day. All positive cases reported over the weekend will be addressed the next day that school is in session. If your child has been quarantined for an exposure, you must email a negative test result obtained 24-48 hours prior to the child's scheduled return date. If your child has a hardcopy negative result, he/she must stop in the school office upon arrival at school on his/her return date with the negative results. Student Work: Quarantined students' work packets will be available for pick up in the front entry of the school between 2:45-3:15PM the day after their first day of absence from school. (Ex: student is absent on Tuesday due to quarantine--work available for pick up on Wednesday 2:45-3:15). All other absences please reference the Student Handbook for our guidelines. |
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INDIVIDUAL STUDENT PORTRAITS Online ordering is now available for student portraits. Click the link below to view your students portraits. Please follow the directions in the flyer to view your pictures. Make-up pictures for students who were absent will be scheduled soon and information will be sent to those parents. | | |
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QUEENS UNIVERSITY PERFORMANCE INVITATION Mr. Pierle will be performing the role of Ralph Rackstraw in Queens University of Charlotte's performance of Gilbert & Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore on Nov. 13th & 14th. The director is offering free tickets to all students at St. Ann & St. Patrick who would like to attend. Tickets can be reserved in the link below. | | |
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BOOK CHARACTER DAY On Thursday, Oct. 28th, all students and staff are invited to come to school dressed as a favorite book character (Catholic elementary school appropriate)! Please see the attached flyer for more specifics on what to wear, rules and examples. No blood, guts, or gore. No masks. No weapons or distracting accessories. No witches or wizards. | | |
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BOOK FAIR VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Mrs. Laney is need of Book Fair Volunteers on the dates below. Please email jplaney@stpatrickschool.net, if you have completed the required volunteer training and would like to help K- 2 classes during their visit! Tuesday, Nov. 9 & 16 9:50 -10:45 (2B) 12:10 -1:45 (1A & 2A) Wednesday, Nov. 10 & 17 12:10 -1:45 (1B & 2B) Thursday, Nov. 4 & Nov. 18 12:10 -1:45 (1A & KA) Friday, Nov. 5 & 19 12:10 -1:45 (1B & KB) |
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BASKETBALL SIGN UP Students in 3rd-12th grade may sign up to play basketball for St. Patrick this winter. Sign up will be open from Oct. 1st-Oct. 31st. Click this link to sign up. https://secure.sportability.com/spx/Leagues/Client.asp?ClientID=323 Students in grades K-2 may contact Ralph Boscia for information on playing basketball through Covenant @ ralphboscia@gmail.com. |
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BUDDY WALK The Buddy Walk will take place on Sat. Oct. 30th at Jerry Richardson Stadium at UNCC. All Love Builds Champions participants will meet inside the stadium at our group table. We will have more information on location soon. |
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CARPOOL LINE RAFFLE Do you want to be first in carpool and skip the line? Enter to win and decome the designated first car in afternoon carpool. See the flyer below for entry information. Enter by Oct. 22nd or at the Fall Festival on Oct. 24th. | | |
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FALL FESTIVAL INFORMATION St. Patrick families are invited to attend our Annual Fall Festival on Sun. Oct. 24th from 3-6pm. Bring a friend who may be considering Catholic School for some family fun! Tickets can be purchased in advance. Email Erin Livecchi @ livecchi2@gmail.com with any questions. Click the flyer below for more ticket information. We have some new volunteer opportunities added for that day. Please see this signup genius to volunteer. These volunteer positions are perfect for high school and middle school students who need to earn service hours! | | |
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CALLING ALL BAKERS! Our Famous Cake Walk is back at the Fall Festival and we need lots of goodies! We are looking for donations of cakes, pies, 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 Oct. 22nd. Please sign up to bring item(s) and/or to help collect on the sign up below. | | |
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PTO SEEKING TREASURER for 2022-2023 school year Do you have a background in Accounting or Finance and a desire to make a big impact on your school community!? The PTO needs you! The PTO Treasurer is the custodian of the group’s funds and works with the executive board to develop the annual budget, collect fundraising money, issue reimbursements and organize the books for annual audit using Quickbooks. Most work can be done on your own schedule from home. Additionally, there is the opportunity to shadow and train with the current Treasurer this school year! An accounting degree is not required. Please reach out to Katie Swanson (katieswanson1@gmail.com) with any questions or for additional information. |
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POT OF GOLD FUNDRAISER The Pot of Gold Fundraisers have concluded. We had 82% family participation! Thank you to all who donated. We received 87% of the funds needed for the PTO fund with $4,795.47 remaining to reach our goal and 94% of the Teacher Fund with $1,161.21 remaining to reach our goal. The PTO will continue to accept donations throughout the year! Congratulations to 3B for winning the ice cream party with 100% participation! | | |
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POT OF GOLD DONATIONS Thank you to all of our families who have donated to our Luck of the Irish and Four Leaf Clover Teacher Gift Funds. Click below for our updated list of contributors. | | |
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CHARLOTTE CATHOLIC FOOTBALL TAILGATE Join St. Patrick families to enjoy a fun evening and cheer on our CCHS Cougars on Friday Oct. 15th at the CCHS football stadium. The tailgate will be held from 5-6:30PM with the game immediately following. Game tickets must be purchased online in advance to attend the tailgate. A link for tickets will be sent via email on Mon. Oct. 11th. Please RSVP for the tailgate by clicking the link below by Mon. Oct. 11th so we can give an accurate head count to Charlotte Catholic. | | |
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SPIRIT DAY AT SHAKE SHACK Shake Shack in the Park Road Shopping Center will be holding a Donation Day for St. Patrick Catholic School on Wed. Oct. 27th from 11AM-9PM. 25% of your meal purchase will be donated to our PTO when you show the flyer or enter code DONATION25 on the Shake Shack App for pickup/delivery. | | |
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HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL TOURS All prospective parents for grades 6th-8th are invited to tour our school at one of the following times: Tues. Oct. 26th at 9 or 10:30am Wed. Oct. 27th at 9 or 10:30am Thurs. Oct. 28th at 9 or 10:30am Students will have the opportunity to tour the school with their classes in the Spring. Please use the link below to RSVP. | | |
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MACS OPEN BOARD MEETING The Mecklenburg Area Catholic School board, is hosting one of its open school board meetings on October 19th at 6:30 pm at St. Matthew School. If you plan to attend, and/or have a question you would like answered during the open session, please sign up using the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5J67V28 |
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TOGETHER IN HOLINESS MARRIAGE CONFERENCE The St. John Paul II Foundation & Diocese of Charlotte invite all engaged and married couples to the 3rd annual Together in Holiness marriage conference on Sat. Nov. 20th at St. Ann. See flyer for more information. | | |
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HELP WANTED! St. Patrick Catholic School is Hiring! Matthew Morgan Assistant (1 on 1 assistant to student with Down syndrome) 37.5 hours/week and benefits eligible Classroom Assistant 10-20 hours/week Substitute Teachers Please email a resume and completed application to Principal Tobergte at amtobergte@stpatrickschool.net if interested. |
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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). A few reminders on our dress code: - Only uniform fleeces and sweaters may be worn indoors, no other jackets, hoodies, etc will be permitted except for during outside play. - Shirts must be neatly tucked in - Girls' hair must be neatly styled, with no dyes, and accessories must be simple and in keeping with our uniform - Boys' hair may not touch the collar of their shirt or cover their ears, and bangs must be above the eyes - alternative hair styles are not permitted - Socks for girls and boys must match and may be white, black, green or navy - Electronic watches may not have texting/internet or calling capabilities even if those are disabled during the school day. - No sandals, Tevas, boots, open back shoes or slides of any kind may be worn - Rain or snow boots may be worn during inclement weather when appropriate |
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MASS SCHEDULE Due to Covid distancing protocols, we will be going to Mass with Prayer Partners rather than as a whole school until further notice. The schedule below is subject to change if conditions improve and full school Mass can begin, but we wanted to get the information out to parents in advance. Students only need to wear their Mass uniforms on the Fridays when their class has Mass. Regular uniforms can be worn on non-Mass days. | | |
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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 Dawn O'Connor 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. |
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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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IMPORTANT!! CARPOOL CHANGES PLEASE TAKE NOTE! Buchanan Street is now closed from Kenilworth to Waverly Avenue. Buchanan Street is open from our parking lot to Dilworth Road East. We will have 2 new dismissal times for afternoon carpool: Last Names A-L dismiss from 2:30-2:45pm Last Names M-Z dismiss from 2:45-3:00pm Please comply with these times in order to lessen our impact on surrounding roads. Due to the closure of Buchanan Street from Kenilworth to Waverly, carpool will follow the map below until further notice. All cars must enter carpool from Kenilworth onto Pierce Street in both the morning and afternoon. All cars must go straight at the stop sign. Do not turn right onto Waverly to enter the parking lot. Cars will continue down Pierce Street and into the playground black top behind the school. In both the morning and afternoon, students will enter/exit cars as usual but cars will NOT loop around the parking lot. Cars will pull straight onto Buchanan St. Cars MUST turn right onto Buchanan St. Cars may turn right or left onto Dilworth Rd. East. In the afternoon, cars will loop around the blacktop and form 2 lines (this is the same as our current procedure). Cars will alternate entering the line near the dumpster, and will follow along towards the gym-side of the school. Please be patient and drive slowly and cautiously to keep our staff and students safe. Note: Parking for the school is available in the school parking lot only. Parking in the rectory parking lot is never permitted. |
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WALKER DISMISSAL PROCEDURES Due to our revised carpool routes and times, we will be modifying walker dismissal as well. Walkers will still continue to enter the gym in the morning as in years past. In the afternoon, walkers will be dismissed at 2:30pm until further notice. 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 As we did last year, students will not be permitted to bring treats from home to celebrate their birthdays with their class. 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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2021-2022 SCHOOL CALENDAR Please keep this for your reference. | | |
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REPORTING PROCEDURES If you have information about possible sexual abuse or misconduct by any clergy, employee or volunteer of the Diocese of Charlotte, report concerns safely, securely and anonymously 24/7 over the phone using the diocese’s new hotline, 1-888-630-5929, or online: www.RedFlagReporting.com/RCDOC Please note: If you suspect a child is in danger, please contact 9-1-1 or your local law enforcement agency. |
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