St. Patrick Catholic School Thursday September 29, 2022 |
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IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS Sept. 30th: NO SCHOOL Oct. 3rd - Oct. 14th: Terra Nova Testing Window Oct. 7th: No School Mass due to testing Oct. 21st: Early Dismissal @11:30am There will be no after school program on Oct. 21st |
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NEWS FROM DR. REID Dear St. Patrick Families, Amazing things have been happening at St. Patrick! Our 2nd graders went to an apple farm and got to experience a hayride. They picked tons of apples that they used in science class as they made apple volcanos and learned about friction and force when they bowled with their apples. They also used the apples in math class and created bar, picture, and tally mark graphs. |
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Speaking of amazing! How about a random act of kindness. A group of 1st graders asked a kindergartener if she wanted to play with them during recess. They had a great time and made a new friend. |
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Today our marketing team from the Catholic Schools Office was at school taking candid shots of staff and students. These pictures will be used for our marketing material. If you have yet to complete the Back to School google form, please do so now as it includes our photo/video release form. |
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Student Council decided on a Dress Down Day and a fundraiser on October 10th. Students can dress down for a donation (minimum donation of $1.00). All monies received will assist the people in Puerto Rico. Iglesia del Santismo Sacremento (The Blessed Sacrament) is a Catholic Church in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Hurricane Fiona left this part of the island deeply distressed and many people lost everything. The money raised from our Dress Down Day will focus on replacing stoves and mattresses in the local community. Thank you for your support. Terra Nova testing is scheduled for Monday, October 3rd through Friday, October 14th. All testing must be completed by Friday, October 14th. If your child is absent, he or she will make-up the test prior to October 14th. Results are expected in December. Thank you for making sure your child is on time and present during testing. Remember to sign up to be a part of our Love Builds Champions Team for the Buddy Walk on October 15th at UNCC’s Jerry Richardson Stadium (register link is below). |
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Congratulations to Ms. Tan, who is now Mrs. Stephens! |
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Have a great weekend and stay safe. Blessings, Dr. Alicia Reid |
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Please familiarize yourself with our current COVID protocols. |
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DOWN SYNDROME BUDDY WALK TEAM INFORMATION On Sat. Oct. 15th, all families are invited to celebrate the Buddy Walk with St. Patrick, Holy Trinity & Charlotte Catholic families at Jerry Richardson Stadium at UNCC. You can register to join our team "Love Builds Champions" | | |
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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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FAMILY PE WEEK St. Patrick will be participating in Family PE Week from Oct. 17th-20th. Parents are invited to sign up to participate in their child/ren's PE class. See the below letter for details and use the button to sign up. *This is for parents only - no siblings please. |
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OCTOBER LIBRARY LETTER Please take a minute to read Mrs. Laney's October Library Letter. | | |
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OPEN HOUSE SIGN UP On Tues. Oct. 25th from 9-11am, St. Patrick is hosting an Open House for all prospective families. We are seeking volunteers to show these families around the building and share their love for our school. | | |
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POT OF GOLD FUNDRAISER Tomorrow is the last day to donate to our Pot Of Gold Fundraiser! |
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The top two classes with the highest percent participation will receive an ice cream party. As of the morning of 9/29/2022, 3B and 4B are in the lead, followed by KA and 2B right on their heels! For the party, it’s participation that counts not total amount raised. Every amount helps! One more day to donate to put your classroom in the top spot! |
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POT OF GOLD DONATIONS Thank you to all of our families who have already donated to our Luck of the Irish and Four Leaf Clover Teacher Gift Funds. | | |
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CHARLOTTE FC SPIRIT NIGHT St. Patrick is hosting our first Spirit Night for the 2022-2023 school year! Come join us and cheer on the Charlotte FC team as they play against the Philadelphia Union on Sat. Oct. 1st. There are 2 different price points for the tickets and they are on a first come first served basis. Unfortunately, we could not reserve a whole section like the Checkers so families will be spread out among available seats/ sections. If you would like to sit with a group we suggest you purchase all tickets together. $5 of every ticket goes back to the school. It will be a great event and a lot of fun! Hope you can join us! | | |
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CCHS LADIES TENNIS FUNDRAISER Please join us for the 6th Annual Ladies Tennis Fundraiser on Tues. Oct. 25th at Park Crossing Rec Club. This annual event is a fun morning of tennis with round robin style play wrapping up with lunch and prizes. All proceeds benefit the student athletes and coaches of Charlotte Catholic. If any questions, please email Marcie Elaasar, mmelaasar@gmail.com | | |
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HOM - HOMEMAKERS OF MERCY HOM - now part of Catholic Charities - furnishes apartments for refugee families being settled in Charlotte, using good-condition used furniture and new and good-condition housewares. The next furniture and houseware drive is Sat. Oct. 15th at St. Gabriel Church parking lot. |
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Items currently needed:
Dressers, night stands, end table and coffee tables, kitchen tables, paper towels, Kleenex, napkins Sorry, these items cannot be accepted:
Bed frames or mattresses, cribs, used beds, linens, glass tables, mirrors, TV cabinets or, large armoires, TVs and electronics |
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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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BEGINNING OF YEAR FORMS Thank you to all our families who have completed our beginning of the year form online and sent back your emergency cards! If you have not yet completed this form, please click on the button to access and fill out the form. Please send the an emergency card filled out for every student to the office through backpack mail. | | |
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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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