Wednesday Email

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Wed., Feb. 28

                 Hearing Screenings for 3yoMW Preschool, KGN, 1^st, 2^nd, 5^th, known losses and new students

                 Stations of the Cross 2:15 (4^th grade to lead)

                 Mass 5:30/Soup Supper 6:00

                 1^st Communion Parent Meeting 7PM Denning Hall  

Thurs., Feb. 29

           Hearing Screenings for 4yoPM and TK

                 5^th/8^th grade field trip 9:30 – 12:30

                 4^th grade field trip

Fri., Mar. 1

            8^th Grade Career Fair 8AM – 2:30PM    

Sat., Mar. 2              

Sun., Mar. 3

Mon., Mar. 4

            3^rd grade Rosary 10:45 Church     

Tues., Mar. 5

           Panther Perk Day – orders turned in today will get an out of uniform on 3/8

Wed., Mar. 6

           Reconciliation for 2^nd – 8^th grade 9:00 – 11:30

           Stations of the Cross 2:15PM (2^nd grade to lead)

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If you have a submission for the Wednesday email, please submit it to the school office no later than 8AM on the Tuesday before.  Please email announcements to kelly.boche@st-paul.pvt.k12.ia.us. 

ITEMS IN WEDNESDAY FOLDER (AND/OR ATTACHMENTS)

SPS

Panther Perks Order Form (in folders and attached)

8^th Grade Dedication Flyer (attached)

"Beauty and the Beast Jr." Poster (attached)

SPP

AHS

OTHER

Davenport East Registration Flyer (attached)

HEADLINES/DUE DATES

Application Fee Early Bird Price – Feb. 29

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NEW INFO

LOST AND FOUND

Mrs. Van Camp has the lost and found table set up in the milk cooler hallway, and it is overflowing with lost items. If your child(ren) are missing any items, please stop by during school hours to take a peek. Any items not claimed by Spring Break will be donated to the used uniform sale.

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SPRING BREAK

Spring break will be the week of Monday March 11 – Friday March 15. School will resume on Monday, March 18.

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8^th GRADE PARENTS

Parents of 8th Grade Students: Yearbook Dedications are On-Sale! We have saved a special place in our yearbook to feature your 8th grade student as they go on to high school. Please see the attached order form or click this link for directions to purchase a dedication. The deadline to submit ads is March 28, 2024. If you have questions please contact Mrs. Bates at katee.bates@st-paul.pvt.k12.ia.us

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LADIES NIGHT OUT: WOMEN OF ALL AGES!

Join us Sunday, March 17^th from 6-9pm at the Downtown Lounge for Ladies Night Out. This is for anyone in the parish of any age. Happy St. Patty's Day! Come celebrate with us and hang with some other women from our community. See you there! 

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR MUSICAL

We are in the final throes of production and that means we need help with set painting, hair/makeup, and production backstage assistance! I also personally will need one family with a large truck or flatbed trailer (and the ability to do heavy lifting) to assist me in returning borrowed stage platforms and stairs to St. John Vianney church following our last show. 

If you need SPS volunteer hours, you can earn them for anything you have already done or will do to assist us for the musical! If you already have your hours completed but would like to earn jewels in your heavenly crown, we also welcome and appreciate your help! Please sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084AAAAE2CABF49-48090571-beauty#/

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STILL CURRENT

RE-ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR IS NOW PAST DUE

On Monday, February 19 we opened enrollment for new students. If you have not re-enrolled your children they may lose their spot. We have grade levels that will easily be full for next year with the inquiries we are getting. 

If your child is already a PreK-7th grade student at St. Paul's, you only need to update their information. 

Current/Existing SPS Families

1. Please go to:  apply.sccsiowa.org

2. If the student has attended SPS, select ‘Login”.

·      The Parent PowerSchool username and password is used to login to complete the Information Update. If you do not have your login information, contact Kelly Boche at Kelly.Boche@st-paul.pvt.k12.ia.us or Leigh Thompson at Leigh.Thompson@st-paul.ovt.k12.ia.us.

·      After logging in, select your child’s name and click “Update”. 

·      In order to update additional children, please click on “Return to Dashboard”.

·      If you are a current family enrolling an additional preschool, kindergarten or transfer student for the first time, click “New Application” to begin an application for that student.

3. To pay the non-refundable registration fee: 

·      Pay registration fees through your Blackbaud account, under the shopping cart. There will be an item for 24-25 Application Fees.

 Blackbaud Link for NEW Families: Blackbaud link for new families

 Blackbaud Account Login for EXISTING Families: Blackbaud link for existing families with accounts

·      If you wish to pay by check, please make it payable to SCCS and put ‘24–’25 Application Fee in the memo, and drop-off to SPS. 

Annual Application Fee

Annual Application Fee is $125/student for all students Preschool-12th grade. However, if you pay the Annual Application Fee by February 29th, your fee will be reduced to $100/student. This fee is to be paid at time of application and is non-refundable. The fee is applicable to every student, including ESA students, no discounts for the number of children in the family.

St. Paul the Apostle Parish Families

To be considered eligible for the subsidized tuition rate as a member of St. Paul the Apostle Parish, please read and complete the form using the following link - https://forms.gle/1AvhZxjUA6QSq8EF7

ESA Families
The ESA application for the 2024-25 school year is not currently open. Families will receive a communication when the application for next school year is open. (The target date is supposed to be April 16th.) ESA funds may be used by eligible families to cover tuition, fees, and other qualified education expenses at accredited nonpublic schools in Iowa.

·      Families must apply each year

·      Eligible families in 2024-25 are the following:

·      All kindergartners and first graders

·      New transfer students

·      Students who already received an ESA this year due to transferring to SPS for 2023-24

·      Families whose income is less than 400% of poverty, which is just over $120,000 for a family of four

·      In 2025-26, all families, regardless of income will be eligible for ESAs

*A non-qualifying preschooler for 2024-25 is a non-Iowa resident or student who turns 5 on or before Sept 15th. Tuition is charged for this student, and there is a registration fee. There is no extra time fee.

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SAVE THE DATE FOR SCUBA VBS! 

This summer we are going to dive into a friendship with God at Vacation Bible School! St. Paul's Scuba VBS will be held the week of June 24-28 from 8:30 - 11:30 am daily for youth who have finished 3-year-old preschool through 4th grade. Watch for more information coming soon for volunteer opportunities and registration. 

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CALENDAR CHANGE

Monday, April 8 was originally a day that school was going to be in session, but we have changed it back to a Teacher In-service day so there will be no school. Small Beginnings will be open.

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