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Who to Contact?
As many of you know, our principal Mrs. Sagat, had a baby 3 weeks ago. If you have any issues or problems that require her attention, please reach out to your child's teacher or Mrs. Borkhuis in the office. Dragonfly Embroidery Orders We are having a spirit wear and uniform polo sale with Dragonfly Embroidery. All orders must be placed online. https://stpeterfall21.itemorder.com Orders can be made until September 29th. All orders will be delivered to the school when they are done. Calendar Raffles Calendar raffle stubs and payments are due on 12/21/2021. NO LATE STUBS AND PAYMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Any unsold calendars are applied to tuition as this is a mandatory fundraiser. Our parishioners love to buy the calendars, you are welcome to sign up in the office with Mrs. Borkhuis to sell calendars after Masses. These can be turned in as you sell them, you do not need to turn them all in at the same time. Reminder: Sept 30th Alternate Bus Route Day Forms Some of you have a few forms to complete that were not completed from the registration packet you received. If you have forms in your folder, please complete them and return them to school as soon as you are able. Immunization Records We are required to obtain immunization records for each student, and to help remind families when immunizations are past due. If you have an immunization record in your red folder, please complete it and return it to school as soon as possible. Make sure to sign the bottom! Scholastic Books Remember our Scholastic book orders are DUE Sept 15th! If you still need to order, please go to clubs.scholastic.com/ using the code WXN6H . Orders usually arrive in about 2 weeks. Important Reminder: Snacks and Water Bottles A snack and water bottle should be brought to school each day. Red Polo Shirts If your child has outgrown their red church polo and is in need of a new one, please contact Deb in the office. We have several that we can get to you free of charge. Busy Barn Field Trip October 13, 2021 Please return the Busy Barn field trip form and payment as soon as possible! Here are a few reminders for the trip:
Welcome back to a new school year! I hope that the students are excited to be back with their their friends and teachers! With school starting on Monday I wanted to take this time to provide a few reminders and updates so that everyone feels prepared for the first day.
As many of you know I had a baby on Tuesday! So I also wanted to share a cute picture and updates on her! Baby Announcement I will be out for the first few weeks of school, but I will still be working from home as needed and will be available by phone or email should you have any concerns. Uniform Shirts Every Thursday all students 3K-5th grade are expected to wear our red polo uniform shirts to school with dress pants or a skirt. We have had many families give us outgrown shirts from prior students so we have these available in the school office so families do not need to go purchase them. Please speak with Deb in the office and let her know what size you need! Hot Lunch Program We offer a hot lunch program everyday to all students. There is a hot lunch option as well as a cold sandwich option each day. The hot lunch menu was provided in your packet of information given on Back to School Night. Please remember that this is a prepaid program and that families need to keep a positive balance in this account. You can pay using cash, check, or online through our Vanco system. If you have any questions regarding our hot lunch program please call the school office. First Day Monday, August 30th is our first day of school and students are expected to be at school by 7:45am. We will be participating in a school-wide prayer service with Father Mark outside in Mary's Garden at 8:15am. Following the prayer service students will be gathering for an assembly to kick off the year. Students are able to wear shorts, just please be sure that they are school appropriate and do not have any rips or holes. The teachers and I are so excited to welcome students back to school in a few weeks! Teachers begin the year on August 23rd and will be working hard to get the school and classrooms ready! The school office will be open from 9-12pm every day and you are welcome to call or stop in if you need anything!
We felt that it would be great to enter into this year with a theme to help us focus on throughout the year and to ensure that we are keeping Christ at the forefront of everything we do. Anchored In Christ. Explore. Dream. Discover. Students will be working on diving deeper into this theme and what it means to them and to our school community. On the first day, students will be creating posters on what this theme represents for them. We will share these on Facebook and in the newsletter once they are complete! Back to School Night is Wednesday August 25th from 4-6pm. Students should bring all of their school supplies and be dressed for getting their school picture taken. Teachers will be available to answer any questions that you might have before school starts. Deb will be there handing out back to school packets to everyone who attends. Please be sure that you fill out those forms as soon as possible so that the office has all of the necessary information. Following getting their pictures taken, students are encouraged to participate in outdoor activities that will be available. We will have chalk, jump ropes, hula-hoops, and a kickball game. There will also be ice-pops for the students to enjoy! We are excited for all of our families to get together before the start of the year! Teacher Placements
Although we haven't heard a definitive decision from the Archdiocese regarding middle school for next year, we are doing our best to plan and prep what we can. I have made a decision regarding classroom configurations and teacher placements for next year and wanted to share that information as soon as possible. K3-K5- Mrs. Kaminski 1st- Ms. Podany 2nd/3rd- Mrs. Hudec 4th/5th- Ms. Kommer Archbishop Listecki Visit The Knights of Columbus is hosting is annual Corn & Brat Roast on July 30-August 1st. The Knights of Columbus has always been a generous supporter of St. Peter's School and Parish and we decided it would be great to partner with them on this event. We are excited to announce that Archbishop Listecki is going to be stopping by for a visit on Friday, July 30th around 4:30-5pm. We are hoping to have St. Peter's representation at the event, so please consider stopping by or volunteering! We are going to have a tent set up with games and activities for kids to enjoy, make sure to stop by and say hi! If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Keith Witt at: keithawitt@hotmail.com. Angel Fund St. Peter's Parish members have generously donated to the Angel Fund, which is a fund set up to help families afford the cost of tuition should they find this a burden on their family. We have updated our Angel Fund requirements to focus less on financial standings. If you are interested in learning more about Angel Fund requirements, you can visit our website or reach out to the Parish/School office. Referral Incentive We have very exciting news regarding next school year! We are going to be implementing a referral program for our current St. Peter's families. If you refer a family to St. Peter's and they have a child who attends school here next year, your family will receive a tuition discount!! Our School Choice families can also participate and receive discounts on other school related fees! What a great reason to spread the word about how amazing St. Peter's School is! We are available to give tours or answer questions all summer so feel free to reach out! Calendar HERE is the final St. Peter's 2021-2022 school calendar. Please note that we are starting school 2 days before East Troy Public. We are working with the bus company to coordinate buses for these two days and we will update you as soon as we know more details on this. We do our best to match the ETSD schedule, but we have days we are required to take off by the Archdiocese as well as a minimum hour/day requirement and therefore its not possible to match it completely. School Supply Lists HERE is the School Supply list for next year. Please note that there may be minor changes to this list from what was recently posted on Facebook. Teachers slightly revised the lists to fit their needs for the year. Please plan on bringing school supplies at our Back to School Night on August 25th from 4-6pm. Middle School Grades
At this time we have made the tough decision to request a temporary removal of grades 6th-8th from Archbishop Listecki. Ultimately this is his final decision and we are currently waiting to hear back on that decision. Once we know more, I will update everyone. Our hope is to build up our grades by one level for each of the next 3 years so that we will once again be a K3-8th grade school. We appreciate everyones support and understanding through all of this! Archbishop Listecki Visit The Knights of Columbus is hosting is annual Corn & Brat Roast on July 30-August 1st. The Knights of Columbus has always been a generous supporter of St. Peter's School and Parish and we decided it would be great to partner with them on this event. We are excited to announce that Archbishop Listecki is going to be stopping by for a visit on Friday, July 30th around 4:30-5pm. We are hoping to have St. Peter's representation at the event, so please consider stopping by or volunteering! If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Keith Witt at: keithawitt@hotmail.com. Angel Fund St. Peter's Parish members have generously donated to the Angel Fund, which is a fund set up to help families afford the cost of tuition should they find this a burden on their family. We have updated our Angel Fund requirements to focus less on financial standings. If you are interested in learning more about Angel Fund requirements, you can visit our website or reach out to the Parish/School office. Referral Incentive We have very exciting news regarding next school year! We are going to be implementing a referral program for our current St. Peter's families. If you refer a family to St. Peter's and they have a child who attends school here next year, your family will receive a tuition discount!! Our School Choice families can also participate and receive discounts on other school related fees! What a great reason to spread the word about how amazing St. Peter's School is! We are available to give tours or answer questions all summer so feel free to reach out! Calendar Attached is the final St. Peter's 2021-2022 school calendar. Please note that we are starting school 2 days before East Troy Public. We are working with the bus company to coordinate buses for these two days and we will update you as soon as we know more details on this. We do our best to match the ETSD schedule, but we have days we are required to take off by the Archdiocese as well as a minimum hour/day requirement and therefore its not possible to match it completely. Lunch Balances
Some families still have a remaining negative lunch balance so we have mailed balance forms to those families. Please take care of that balance by making an online payment on Vanco or stopping into the school office between 8am-12pm Monday-Friday. Updating Classrooms We have been working hard over the first few weeks of summer to begin updating our themed classrooms. We have cleaned them out and Mr. Darel has given them a fresh coat of paint. We are in the process of creating a "wish list" of items that we would like for each classroom and we will be messaging out soon how you can help if you wish. Middle School Grades As we enter into the middle of summer we begin planning for teachers and grade levels for the upcoming year. We have been continuously assessing our enrollment and unfortunately our middle school grades 6-8th have a reduced enrollment moving into next year. At this time, we have reached out to the Archdiocese for guidance on next steps and I will continue to keep everyone updated. Angel Fund St. Peter's Parish members have generously donated to the Angel Fund, which is a fund set up to help families afford the cost of tuition should they find this a burden on their family. We have updated our Angel Fund requirements to focus less on financial standings. If you are interested in learning more about Angel Fund requirements, you can visit our website or reach out to the Parish/School office. Referral Incentive We have very exciting news regarding next school year! We are going to be implementing a referral program for our current St. Peter's families. If you refer a family to St. Peter's and they have a child who attends school here next year, your family will receive a tuition discount!! Our School Choice families can also participate and receive discounts on other school related fees! What a great reason to spread the word about how amazing St. Peter's School is! We are available to give tours or answer questions all summer so feel free to reach out! Calendar Attached is the tentative event calendar for the 2021-2022 school year. We have many events that we are already hard at work planning for. Our official school calendar has been approved and will be sent out next week. Lunch Balances
Lunch Statements went home yesterday in red folders. Please be sure that you take care of any negative balances before the last day of school. Any lunch balances remaining will be carried over to next year. Memory Books We used a different school picture company this year and yearbooks were much more expensive then they had been in the past and therefore we decided to not purchase them. Instead we created memory books for all students at no cost to families. Students will be signing these tomorrow and bringing them home to share with their families. Awards Ceremony On Thursday June 3rd at 2pm we are going to be hosting an Awards Ceremony for our students. We will be honoring the students hard work and participation in various events throughout the school year. At this time we will also be celebrating our 8th graders and presenting them with gifts from the staff. This event is open for families to attend. 8th Grade Graduation Mass Our 8th grade Graduation Mass will be on Friday June 4th at 10:30am. Students in grades 5-7 will also be participating in choir for this Mass, so we ask that they do not wear shorts tomorrow. They can bring shorts to change into after Mass. 8th graders are welcome to leave with their families following Mass. Report cards and all supplies will be sent home with 8th graders tomorrow. Congrats to our Grads! Field Day On Monday June 7th we will be participating in our annual Field Day. This is a day filled with fun and games that many students look forward to all year! We will be outside for the majority of the day, so we ask that you apply sunscreen to your child before bringing them to school and also send them with a water bottle. We thought it would be fun for the students to wear their Summer Camp shirts on this day as well. Many of the games and activities for the day involve supplies that we already have on hand. However, some of the students have requested that we have a water balloon fight in the afternoon. So I thought I would reach out and see if any families would be willing to donate a few packages of "Bunch-o-Balloons" for us to use for this event. A few parents have reached out about attending field day and the more hands the better. We can always use help running the different stations, so please reach out if you are interested in helping! Thank you and I am looking forward to this day filled with activities and fun! Kindergarten Graduation On Tuesday, June 8th at 9am we will be having a small ceremony celebrating our Kindergarteners! Students are welcome to "dress their best" for this event. Families are encouraged to attend and students are welcome to leave following the celebration. Referral Incentive We have very exciting news regarding next school year! We are going to be implementing a referral program for our current St. Peter's families. If you refer a family to St. Peter's and they have a child who attends school here next year, your family will receive a tuition discount!! Our School Choice families can also participate and receive discounts on other school related fees! What a great reason to spread the word about how amazing St. Peter's School is! We are available to give tours or answer questions all summer so feel free to reach out! Calendar Updates 6/3-Awards Ceremony 2pm 6/4-8th Grade Graduation Mass 10:30am 6/7-Field Day 6/8- Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony 9am 6/8-Last Day-Early Release 11:15am Summer Office Hours/Communication School office hours will vary throughout the summer, but we will keep you updated in the newsletter on what hours we are available if needed. Following the last day of school, the office will be closed until June 21st. Should you need something before then, you can email me directly. I will continue sending out weekly newsletters throughout the summer to keep everyone informed and up-to-date on the happenings of the school! Circle of Grace Lessons
Next week, all students grades K3-8th will be taught lessons from the Circle of Grace Curriculum that was created and required by the Archdiocese. Lessons similar to this have been taught every year to students and generally involve topics of personal safety and security. I listed below the topics that the students will be learning about this year at various grade levels. Please know that you do have the option to opt your child out of these lessons should you choose. Email me directly if you do not want your child learning these topics. Pre-K-2nd Grade- Personal space & Safe/Unsafe Situations 3/4 Grade-Internet Safety 5/6 Grade- Understanding the Influence of Media 7/8 Grade- How to be morally responsible in todays culture Referral Incentive We have very exciting news regarding next school year! We are going to be implementing a referral program for our current St. Peter's families. If you refer a family to St. Peter's and they have a child who attends school here next year, your family will receive a tuition discount!! Our School Choice families can also participate and receive discounts on other school related fees! What a great reason to spread the word about how amazing St. Peter's School is! We are available to give tours or answer questions all summer so feel free to reach out! Awards Ceremony On Thursday June 3rd at 2pm we are going to be hosting an Awards Ceremony for our students. We will be honoring the students hard work and participation in various events throughout the school year. At this time we will also be celebrating our 8th graders and presenting them with gifts from the staff. This event is open for families to attend. Field Day On Monday June 7th we will be participating in our annual Field Day. This is a day filled with fun and games that many students look forward to all year! We will be outside for the majority of the day, so we ask that you apply sunscreen to your child before bringing them to school and also send them with a water bottle. We thought it would be fun for the students to wear their Summer Camp shirts on this day as well. Many of the games and activities for the day involve supplies that we already have on hand. However, some of the students have requested that we have a water balloon fight in the afternoon. So I thought I would reach out and see if any families would be willing to donate a few packages of "Bunch-o-Balloons" for us to use for this event. A few parents have reached out about attending field day and the more hands the better. We can always use help running the different stations, so please reach out if you are interested in helping! Thank you and I am looking forward to this day filled with activities and fun! Calendar Updates 5/31-No School 6/3-Awards Ceremony 2pm 6/4-8th Grade Graduation Mass 10:30am 6/7-Field Day 6/8- Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony 9am 6/8-Last Day-Early Release 11:15am Band Lessons I have found a band teacher who is interested in coming to St. Peter's next year to provide private band lessons for students in grades 3-8. The cost would be $60 a month for 4 individual band lessons. I would like to have at least 5 students participating in this to make it worth while for the teacher to come one day a week for lessons. Please email me directly or call the school office if you are interested in having your child participate in band next year. Parent Vision Meeting Notes
A few weeks ago school staff, administrators and parents met to discuss our dreams and visions for the future of St. Peter's School. I know some of you were unable to attend due to prior commitments. I have attached the meeting notes at the bottom of this newsletter for you to review. If you feel that you too have input or something that you would like to discuss about the future of the school, please feel free to reach out to me directly. School Accreditation Visit We went through our Accreditation visit recently and things went great! They praised us for how the school looked and felt while walking through and doing observations of classrooms. The Archdiocese will be giving us a formal write up of this evaluation in a week or so and from this we will begin creating long term plans for improvement. Throughout the summer we will continue to update you on these goals and plans. Registration Forms School registration forms for next year went home in red folders last week. We ask that you please turn these into the school office as soon as possible so that we can more accurately plan for next year. Staff assignments, book purchases, and supplies are ordered over the summer and we appreciate having as accurate of numbers as possible. Referral Incentive We have very exciting news regarding next school year! We are going to be implementing a referral program for our current St. Peter's families. If you refer a family to St. Peter's and they have a child who attends school here next year, your family will receive a tuition discount!! Our School Choice families can also participate and receive discounts on other school related fees! What a great reason to spread the word about how amazing St. Peter's School is! Awards Ceremony On Thursday June 3rd at 2pm we are going to be hosting an Awards Ceremony for our students. We will be honoring the students hard work and participation in various events throughout the school year. At this time we will also be celebrating our 8th graders and presenting them with gifts from the staff. This event is open for families to attend. Field Day On Monday June 7th we will be participating in our annual Field Day. This is a day filled with fun and games that many students look forward to all year! We will be outside for the majority of the day, so we ask that you apply sunscreen to your child before bringing them to school and also send them with a water bottle. We thought it would be fun for the students to wear their Summer Camp shirts on this day as well. Many of the games and activities for the day involve supplies that we already have on hand. However, some of the students have requested that we have a water balloon fight in the afternoon. So I thought I would reach out and see if any families would be willing to donate a few packages of "Bunch-o-Balloons" for us to use for this event. Thank you and I am looking forward to this day filled with activities and fun! Calendar Updates 5/31-No School 6/3-Awards Ceremony 2pm 6/4-8th Grade Graduation Mass 10:30am 6/8- Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony 9am 6/8-Last Day-Early Release 11:15am Band Lessons I have found a band teacher who is interested in coming to St. Peter's next year to provide private band lessons for students in grades 3-8. The cost would be $60 a month for 4 individual band lessons. I would like to have at least 5 students participating in this to make it worth while for the teacher to come one day a week for lessons. Please email me directly or call the school office if you are interested in having your child participate in band next year. Raffle Baskets A huge thank you everyone who participated in the basket raffle! Winners will be picked tomorrow morning and we will call those personally who win! All of the proceeds from the baskets will go towards our "Themed Classrooms" that we are going to be working hard on creating this summer! We will update you all with pictures of our progress this summer! Covid Policies Beginning Monday May 24th, we will no longer be requiring masks for students or staff while in the school building. At this time, we are still recommending that masks be worn, but we are leaving this decision up to individuals and families. We have also stopped temperature checking students in the morning. If you feel that your child is sick, please check their temperature before coming to school. Muffin Monday's in May
Every Monday in May we are welcoming parents into school between 7:30-7:50am to drop off your child and enjoy a muffin and coffee to go! Muffins will be individually packaged and we are asking that they be consumed once you leave the building. What a better way to start off the week?! School Accreditation Visit-Tuesday May 4th Every school within the Archdiocese of Milwaukee goes through the accreditation process every seven years. For this process we rate ourselves on 88 standards and justify how we accomplish those standards through documentation. This process is a great way for us as a school to receive feedback from the Archdiocese and create long term goals based on that feedback. I am asking that all students Dress Their Best or wear our school uniform for this day. No shorts please. Three administrators from the Archdiocese will be in the school throughout the day interviewing staff and observing classrooms. Teacher Appreciation Week Just a reminder that next week, May 3rd-7th is Teacher Appreciation Week. We are not asking for anything specific from families this year, however I wanted to make you all aware of it in the event that you did want to do something special for your child's classroom teacher. Something as simple as a card made by the child is very meaningful and appreciated. Throughout the week we are going to be showcasing each of our teachers and celebrating their unique gifts and talents that they bring to our school. Look for special newsletters about our teachers next week! May Crowning Mass Next Thursday, May 6th at 10:30am is our special May Crowning Mass when we celebrate our first communion students. First communion students are encouraged to wear their gowns and dress clothes to mass on Thursday. If extended families of the first communion students plan to attend this mass, please reach out to me or Deb in the office to let us know so that we can reserve a pew for your family. Parent Vision Meeting May 6th at 7pm in the school cafe we are inviting all St. Peter's parents to attend a vision meeting. Our hope for this meeting is to bring parents and staff together to discuss our hopes and ideas in regards to the future of St. Peter's School. More details about this meeting will be sent in a separate newsletter at the beginning of next week. Please mark your calendars and join us for a positive and collaborative meeting! Art to Remember Tomorrow is the last day to submit order for Art to Remember. Below is the link to place your orders. Art to Remember Orders Graduation Our 8th grade Graduation Mass will be held on Friday June 4th at 10:30am. This mass will be limited to graduates and their families, so there is no limit to the number of family members that you are able to bring. We simply ask that you continue to social distance while in church. Unfortunately, due to Covid restrictions, we are not able to celebrate graduation with a family breakfast this year. Students are however able to leave immediately following mass to celebrate with friends and family off of school and church grounds. Spring Play Students are going to be performing a play on Thursday, May 13th, with a 1pm and 6pm show for a live audience! We are so excited to welcome our families and parishioners into school to show off all of the students hard work. Please remember that masks are still required while in the school. Band Lessons I have found a band teacher who is interested in coming to St. Peter's next year to provide private band lessons for students in grades 3-8. The cost would be $60 a month for 4 individual band lessons. I would like to have at least 5 students participating in this to make it worth while for the teacher to come one day a week for lessons. Please email me directly or call the school office if you are interested in having your child participate in band next year. Raffle Baskets During our Spring Play we are planning on having raffle baskets available to win! We are asking that each class help make a different themed basket for this event. What we would need is each student to bring in an item or two that follows the theme of their class basket. Please turn in these items by April 30th so we can begin assembling the baskets. Tickets to win these baskets will be available to school families and parishioners beginning in May. Classroom Basket Themes: K-Arts and Crafts 1/2- Beach 3/4-Outdoor Adventure 5/6-Take it Outside 7/8-Cooking/Baking Parent Vision Meeting
May 6th at 7pm in the school cafe we are inviting all St. Peter's parents to attend a vision meeting. Our hope for this meeting is to bring parents and staff together to discuss our hopes and ideas in regards to the future of St. Peter's School. More details about this meeting will be sent in a separate newsletter. Please mark your calendars and join us for a positive and collaborative meeting! Graduation Our 8th grade Graduation Mass will be held on Friday June 4th at 10:30am. This mass will be limited to graduates and their families, so there is no limit to the number of family members that you are able to bring. We simply ask that you continue to social distance while in church. Unfortunately, due to Covid restrictions, we are not able to celebrate graduation with a family breakfast this year. Students are however able to leave immediately following mass to celebrate with friends and family off of school and church grounds. Spring Play Students are going to be performing a play on Thursday, May 13th, with a 1pm and 6pm show for a live audience! We are so excited to welcome our families into school to show off all of the students hard work. Mrs. Bezak is requesting that all students grades K3-6th grade purchase a "camp shirt" as their costume for the play. The cost of the shirt is $5 per child. An information form went home about this in red folders today for the students who have not yet purchased one. Student Appreciation Week Our 8th graders are working hard to continue to earn money for their class trip. They have created a Student Appreciation Week on April 26th-April 30th. To participate in this event, we are asking families to pay $10 per child to show your appreciation for all of the wonderful things your child does. Each child who participates will receive a special treat or prize everyday of the week showing how appreciated they are! There will also be special events for all students throughout the week. All proceeds from this event will benefit their class trip. Hopefully it is a fun filled week for all! Band Lessons I have found a band teacher who is interested in coming to St. Peter's next year to provide private band lessons for students in grades 3-8. The cost would be $60 a month for 4 individual band lessons. I would like to have at least 5 students participating in this to make it worth while for the teacher to come one day a week for lessons. Please email me directly or call the school office if you are interested in having your child participate in band next year. Raffle Baskets During our Spring Play we are planning on having raffle baskets available to win! We are asking that each class help make a different themed basket for this event. What we would need is each student to bring in an item or two that follows the theme of their class basket. Please turn in these items by April 30th so we can begin assembling the baskets. Tickets to win these baskets will be available to school families and parishioners beginning in May. Classroom Basket Themes: K-Arts and Crafts 1/2- Beach 3/4-Outdoor Adventure 5/6-Take it Outside 7/8-Cooking/Baking Student Appreciation Week
Our 8th graders are working hard to continue to earn money for their class trip. They have created a Student Appreciation Week on April 26th-April 30th. To participate in this event, we are asking families to pay $10 per child to show your appreciation for all of the wonderful things your child does. Each child who participates will receive a special treat or prize everyday of the week showing how appreciated they are! There will also be special events for all students throughout the week! All proceeds from this event will benefit their class trip. Hopefully it is a fun filled week for all!! Band Lessons I have found a band teacher who is interested in coming to St. Peter's next year to provide private band lessons for students in grades 3-8. The cost would be $60 a month for 4 individual lessons. We would like to get a count of how many families would be interested in this opportunity, so please let me or the school office know you are interested by Friday April 30th. Raffle Baskets During our Spring Play we are planning on having raffle baskets available to win! We are asking that each class help make a different themed basket for this event. What we would need is each student to bring in one item that follows the theme of their class basket. Information forms went home in red folders regarding each students classroom basket. Please turn in the items by April 30th. Tickets to win these baskets will be available to school families as well as parishioners. Graduation Our 8th grade Graduation Mass will be held on Friday June 4th at 10:30am. This mass will be limited to graduates and their families, so there is no limit to the number of family members that you are able to bring. We simply ask that you continue to social distance while in church. Unfortunately, due to Covid restrictions, we are not able to celebrate graduation with a family breakfast this year. Students are however able to leave immediately following mass to celebrate with friends and family off of school and church grounds. Zoo Field Trip All students are going to be taking a field trip to the Milwaukee County Zoo on May 12th from 9am-2:30pm. Permission slips went home this week in red folders for those students who have not yet turned them in. Please be sure to send the permission slip and fees back to school by Friday, April 16th. Spring Play Students are going to be performing a play on Thursday, May 13th for a live audience! We are so excited to welcome our families into school to show off all of the students hard work. Mrs. Bezak is requesting that all students grades K3-6th grade purchase a "camp shirt" as their costume for the play. The cost of the shirt is $5 per child. An information form went home about this in red folders today for those who have not yet turned them in. Seeking Room Parents We need your help! After a brief hiatus, we are bringing back Room Parent Volunteers aka RPVs. RPVs provide an invaluable service to our school. They help coordinate class parties and events, as well as serve as a source of communication between the teacher, school and parents in your class. As a RPV, you will be invited to attend an orientation meeting where you will receive an overview of the Room Parent role. To learn more, contact Erin Seaverson: erin.seaverson@gmail.com. Thursday April 1st
Please be aware that we do not have school mass tomorrow. It is a tradition in the church to only hold one mass on Holy Thursday and it is typically held at night for all to attend. Instead, we are going to be participating in a reenactment of the Last Supper with the students. Younger students will be grouped with older students during this so that they are able to gain a deeper understanding. We are however asking that students Dress Their Best tomorrow in celebration and recognition of Holy Thursday. If students wish not to participate in dressing up, we ask that they wear a St. Peter's polo. Jelly Bean Guess Contest Our 8th graders are working hard to continue to earn money for their class trip to the Wisconsin Dells in May. They have created a contest for the students to participate in. They are asking that students pay $.50 to take a guess of how many jelly beans are in the jar outside of the school office. The students whose guess is the closest will win all of the jelly beans! You are welcome to send money to school for your child to make a guess anytime between now and April 16th. A winner will be drawn on April 16th at the end of the day. Good Luck! Graduation Our 8th grade Graduation Mass will be held on Friday June 4th at 10:30am. This mass will be limited to graduates and their families, so there is no limit to the number of family members that you are able to bring. We simply ask that you continue to social distance while in church. Unfortunately, due to Covid restrictions, we are not able to celebrate graduation with a family breakfast this year. Students are however able to leave immediately following mass to celebrate with friends and family off of school and church grounds. Parent Advisory Committee This is our primary school committee that meets once a month and discusses various topics that relate to the functioning of the school much as enrollment, fundraisers, marketing, policies, etc. The meeting is tonight at 7pm in the cafe. If you are interested in being a part of this committee, I urge you to attend our meeting tonight. Zoo Field Trip All students are going to be taking a field trip to the Milwaukee County Zoo on May 12th from 9am-2:30pm. Permission slips went home last week in red folders. Please be sure to send the permission slip and fees back to school by Friday, April 16th. Spring Play Students are going to be performing a play on Thursday, May 13th for a live audience! We are so excited to welcome our families into school to show off all of the students hard work. Mrs. Bezak is requesting that all students grades K3-6th grade purchase a "camp shirt" as their costume for the play. The cost of the shirt is $5 per child. An information form went home about this in red folders today. Seeking Room Parents We need your help! After a brief hiatus, we are bringing back Room Parent Volunteers aka RPVs. RPVs provide an invaluable service to our school. They help coordinate class parties and events, as well as serve as a source of communication between the teacher, school and parents in your class. As a RPV, you will be invited to attend an orientation meeting where you will receive an overview of the Room Parent role. To learn more, contact Erin Seaverson: erin.seaverson@gmail.com. Spring Break Reminder that we have spring break from April 2nd-April 9th. Students will be returning to school on April 12th. I have been made aware that ETSD will not be having school on April 1st due to teacher vaccinations. However, we will still have a normal school day. Student Drop Off Beginning after Spring Break, we are once again welcoming families back into the school building for morning drop off. I recognize that this is an important opportunity for parents to interact with other parents as well as teachers and that its a part of what makes us so special! We are requiring parents who enter the school to wear a mask and be temperature checked at the door so that we are able to maintain a safe environment for all students and staff. Although we encourage parents to take advantage of this wonderful time, we politely ask that all parents begin exiting the school once announcements begin at 7:50am. Please note that although this is an option, it is not necessary. You may continue to drop off students at the door the way you have been doing. Zoo Field Trip
All students are going to be taking a field trip to the Milwaukee County Zoo on May 12th from 9am-2:30pm. Permission slips went home today in red folders. We are seeking a few volunteers for this field trip, but please remember that you must have your Safe Environment Training prior to volunteering or attending field trips. Feel free to reach out to the school office if you need more information. Spring Play Students are going to be performing a play on Thursday, May 13th for a live audience! We are so excited to welcome our families into school to show off all of the students hard work. We hope you are able to join us! More information coming soon! Parent Survey Reminder The school office emailed all parents a survey on Monday March 22nd and we are asking that parents fill out the survey for each student that attends St. Peter's. Please complete the survey by Thursday April 1st. We appreciate everyone taking the time to provide us meaningful feedback so that we can continue to improve. Seeking Room Parents We need your help! After a brief hiatus, we are bringing back Room Parent Volunteers aka RPVs. RPVs provide an invaluable service to our school. They help coordinate class parties and events, as well as serve as a source of communication between the teacher, school and parents in your class. As a RPV, you will be invited to attend an orientation meeting where you will receive an overview of the Room Parent role. To learn more, contact Erin Seaverson: erin.seaverson@gmail.com. St. Peter's Yard Signs We ordered yard signs to help advertise around our community how much we all love St. Peter's School. We have signs available for parents to pick up to place in their yards. We are also looking for a few families to volunteer to give out signs after masses on the weekend. This would only involve you standing outside after mass for 5-10 minutes to offer signs to parishioners that are interested. Please email or call the school office if this is something you are willing to help with! Spring Break Reminder that we have spring break from April 2nd-April 9th. Students will be returning to school on April 12th. I have been made aware that ETSD will not be having school on April 1st due to teacher vaccinations. However, we will still have a normal school day. The only change will be an alternate bus route for those students who take the bus. If you need bus services on this day, please contact the school office if you have not already done so. All School Mass Update Students now attend mass on Thursdays at 10:30am. Due to Covid we could no longer allow parents or guests at our school mass. However, the Arch has changed their guidelines and we are able to now invite parents back to mass with us! Parents and Grandparents who reside in the same household are welcome to come join us in celebrating mass. We ask that you arrive a little early, sit with your child(ren), and wear a mask. This will allow us to maintain our social distancing and health guidelines we have in place in church. Parent Advisory Committee This is our primary school committee that meets once a month and discusses various topics that relate to the functioning of the school much as enrollment, fundraisers, marketing, policies, etc. The meeting occurs on the last Wednesday of each month at 7pm. If you are interested in being a part of this committee I encourage you to call or email the school office. Student Drop Off Beginning after Spring Break, we are once again welcoming families back into the school building for morning drop off. I recognize that this is an important opportunity for parents to interact with other parents as well as teachers and that its a part of what makes us so special! We are requiring parents who enter the school to wear a mask and be temperature checked at the door so that we are able to maintain a safe environment for all students and staff. Although we encourage parents to take advantage of this wonderful time, we politely ask that all parents begin exiting the school once announcements begin at 7:50am. Please note that although this is an option, it is not necessary. You may continue to drop off students at the door the way you have been doing. Spring Play
Students are going to be performing a play on Thursday, May 13th for a live audience! We are so excited to welcome our families into school to show off all of the students hard work. We hope you are able to join us! There will be an afternoon showing as well as a night showing so that we are able to accommodate everyone interested in attending! Mac & Cheese Dinner To Go We will be hosting a Lenten dinner to go this Friday, March 19th from 4-6pm. Dinner will include homemade mac & cheese, garden salad, and breadsticks. There will also be a family fun night package option that will include a game and 2 crafts. We will be accepting orders until Friday at 12pm. If orders are made on Friday, we can not be guarantee that Family Packs will still be available. Piggly Wiggly Receipts Time is running out to get those 1st quarter receipts turned in. Any purchases made at Frank's Piggly Wiggly in January, February, or March need to have the corresponding receipt turned in by March 31st. Thanks for your past, present and future contributions to this fundraiser. Last year you helped raise $1,400 and over the last five years we have raised $7,700. All those receipts add up, Thank You! Seeking Room Parents We need your help! After a brief hiatus, we are bringing back Room Parent Volunteers aka RPVs. RPVs provide an invaluable service to our school. They help coordinate class parties and events, as well as serve as a source of communication between the teacher, school and parents in your class. As a RPV, you will be invited to attend an orientation meeting where you will receive an overview of the Room Parent role. To learn more, contact Erin Seaverson: erin.seaverson@gmail.com. St. Peter's Yard Signs We ordered yard signs to help advertise around our community how much we all love St. Peter's School. Beginning tomorrow at pick up time, we will have signs available for parents to pick up to place in their yards. We are also looking for a few families to volunteer to give out signs after masses on the weekend. This would only involve you standing outside after mass for 5-10 minutes to offer signs to parishioners that are interested. Please email the school office if this is something you are willing to help with! Spring Break Reminder that we have spring break from April 2nd-April 9th. Students will be returning to school on April 12th. All School Mass Update Students now attend mass on Thursdays at 10:30am. Due to Covid we could no longer allow parents or guests at our school mass. However, the Arch has changed their guidelines and we are able to now invite parents back to mass with us! Beginning tomorrow, March 18th, parents are welcome to come join us in celebrating mass. We ask that you arrive a little early, sit with your child(ren), and wear a mask. This will allow us to maintain our social distancing and health guidelines we have in place in church. Parent Advisory Committee This is our primary school committee that meets once a month and discusses various topics that relate to the functioning of the school much as enrollment, fundraisers, marketing, policies, etc. The meeting occurs on the last Wednesday of each month at 7pm. If you are interested in being a part of this committee I encourage you to call or email the school office. Student Drop Off Beginning after Spring Break, we are once again welcoming families back into the building for morning drop off. I recognize that this is an important opportunity for parents to interact with other parents as well as teachers and that its a part of what makes us special! We are requiring parents who enter the school to wear a mask and be temperature checked at the door so we are able to maintain a safe environment for all students and staff. Although we encourage parents to take advantage of this wonderful time, we politely ask that all parents begin to exit the building once announcements begin at 7:50am. Please note that although this is an option, it is not necessary. You are welcome to continue dropping your child off at the door as you have been. Exciting News!!
The last year has been really tough and I am so grateful for all of the support that our families and parishioners have given us through this difficult time. We are finally starting to get some sense of normalcy back and its such a great feeling! Our school thrives on its relationships with families and the community as a whole. We are so excited and looking forward to this spring and summer when we can once again begin to celebrate and come together as a school community. This newsletter is filled with good news about upcoming events for both students and families. Hopefully this is just the beginning of all the fun things that we will get to enjoy together over the next few months! School Lunch Clubs We are going to begin offering clubs for students during lunch recess! These clubs will give students the opportunity to interact with students in other grades and express their interests and creativity in many different ways! Some of the options will include Lego Club, Science Club, Design Club, Fitness Club, and more! Beginning next week, students will have the opportunity to sign up for clubs of their choice. These clubs will run for a 4-6 week period and be held once a week. Spring Play Students are going to be performing a play on Thursday, May 13th for a live audience! We are so excited to welcome our families into school to show off all of the students hard work. We hope you are able to join us! More information coming soon! Mac & Cheese Dinner To Go We will be hosting a Lenten dinner to go on March 19th from 4-6pm. Dinner will include homemade mac & cheese, garden salad, and breadsticks. There will also be a family fun night package option that will include a game and 2 crafts. Order forms are being sent home in red folders today and can also be found in the church bulletin. Please submit dinner order by March 16th. 8th Grade families-ETHS Course Options Paperwork was sent home last Wednesday with all 8th graders about choosing course options for next year. If your child is going to be attending ETHS next year, please be sure to get that paperwork back to us by Friday. Also, be sure to go to ETHS website to register your child for 9th grade next year. Art to Remember Orders Just a reminder that Art to Remember orders are due by March 8th. The form was sent home with students last Wednesday in red folders with information about how to order. If you have any questions or need any assistance you are welcome to call the school office at 262-642-5533. A portion of the proceeds from these orders goes directly back to support our art program next year. Lenten Fish Fry To Go Dinner
We are still accepting orders until Friday at noon for the fish fry dinner we are hosting this Friday from 4-6pm. Simply place your order, pull up at your designated pick up time and we will bring your order out to you! Thank you to everyone for your support! St. Peter's School EIN Number I wanted to send a quick message to parents letting you know that you can get a tax deduction for any tuition paid during 2020. Call for or EIN number. If you need prior statements showing payments or if you have any questions feel free to reach out to the school office at 262.642.5533. School Choice Registration Wisconsin School Choice Registration begins February 1st and runs through April 15th. Current families please be sure to register for next year asap. If you need any help with this or have any questions feel free to call the school office. Also, this is a great time to spread the word to neighbors and friends about how amazing St. Peter's School is! School Choice is available for students in grades K4-8th grade for those families that qualify. If you would like more information or know someone who does, please have them call us at 262.642.5533. MAPS Testing Scores-Not sent home this week Scores will be sent home next week Wednesday with students. Sorry for the delay! Please check your child's red folders. Lenten Hygiene Drive We have decided that for our Lenten service project we are going to be collecting hygiene items. In students red folders today you will find paper bags that list various items that the bag can be filled with. This is not mandatory, we just wanted to do something to give back to others during this Lenten season. Thank you for your generosity! Sincerely, Megan Sagat  My apologies on the delay of this weekly newsletter. We were prepping for Fish Fry much of the day yesterday and then when I sat down to do the newsletter we were having internet issues so I was unable to complete it. Huge thank you to everyone who ordered a fish fry last night! I hope you enjoyed it and can join us next Friday February 26th for our next Fish Fry To Go Dinner. Order forms were sent home in red folders yesterday and can be turned in until next Wednesday. Thank you so much for the support!
MAPS Testing We will be sending home MAPS testing scores with students in grades K-8 next Wednesday. Please remember that these tests are helpful at seeing a glimpse of how students are performing, but they are only a small piece of the whole picture. If you have any specific questions about the results feel free to reach out to me at anytime. Open House: We have re-scheduled our open house for this Sunday February 21st from 10:30am-12pm for new and prospective families. Teachers will be available to answer questions and give a school tour. Current families who refer new families as well as all new families will receive a St. Peter's Swag bag! Thank you for spreading the word! School Choice Registration Wisconsin School Choice Registration has begun and runs through April 15th. Current families please be sure to register for next year asap. If you need any help with this or have any questions feel free to call the school office. Also, this is a great time to spread the word to neighbors and friends about how amazing St. Peter's School is! School Choice is available for students in grades K4-8th grade for those families that qualify. If you would like more information or know someone who does, please have them call us at 262.642.5533. Temperature Checks We have decided to suspend afternoon temperature checks for students. Parents have been amazing about keeping students who aren't feeling well home from school and we feel that this is a process that is no longer necessary. Should a student feel sick at any point during the day we will temperature check them immediately. We will continue with morning temperature checks just as a way of ensuring the safety of all students and staff entering the building. On a more personal note, my husband and I made an exciting announcement this last weekend and I wanted to share it with all of you! Sincerely, Megan Sagat Catholic Schools Week
The week has been a blast so far! We will continue to update our Facebook page with fun pictures of activities that the students have participated in throughout the week! Please see below for details about the remaining days: Thursday: -Dress Your Best -All School Mass -Sundae Bar for all students ($2 per student) Friday: -Class Color Day 3K-5K-Red 1/2-Orange 3/4-Yellow 5/6-Green 7/8-Blue -Schoolwide Spelling Bee -Team Building Activities Penny War Fundraiser We are hosting a Penny War to raise money for a local charity called Livgracefully. Information about the charity was sent home in red folders yesterday. Students are encouraged to bring in change to try to collect as much as they can. The winning class with the highest total at the end of the week will receive a pizza party! We have raised over $150 so far, lets keep it up!! -Pennies and Dollars are positive towards their classroom total -Nickels, dimes, and quarters are negative towards other class totals Open House: We have an open house scheduled for February 7th from 10:30am-12pm for new and prospective families. Teachers will be available to answer questions and give a school tour. Current families who refer new families as well as all new families will receive a St. Peter's Swag bag! School Choice Registration Wisconsin School Choice Registration begins February 1st and runs through April 15th. Current families please be sure to register for next year asap. If you need any help with this or have any questions feel free to call the school office. Also, this is a great time to spread the word to neighbors and friends about how amazing St. Peter's School is! School Choice is available for students in grades K4-8th grade for those families that qualify. If you would like more information or know someone who does, please have them call us at 262.642.5533. Sincerely, Megan Sagat Pork Street Tacos To Go Dinner
Reminder to those families that ordered our dinner to go for Friday January 29th. Orders can be picked up at your selected time slot. Please park in a designated slot outside of school and call us to let us know you are ready to pick up your order. Thank you again for supporting our school and we hope you enjoy your dinner! Catholic Schools Week Next week, February 1st-7th is Catholic Schools Week! We are participating in many fun activities to celebrate. The theme this year is Faith, Excellence, and Service so we have incorporated all of those things into our week. In your red folders you can find detailed information about our events for Catholic Schools Week-below is a brief description of the events! Monday: -Dress like your favorite book character -Read-A-Thon Competition Tuesday: -Pajama Day -Classroom Movie in the Afternoon -Popcorn snack Wednesday: -Wildcat Wednesday -Schoolwide Scavenger Hunt -Craft project Thursday: -Dress Your Best -All School Mass -Sundae Bar for all students ($2 per student) Friday: -Class Color Day 3K-5K-Red 1/2-Orange 3/4-Yellow 5/6-Green 7/8-Blue -Schoolwide Spelling Bee -Team Building Activities Penny War Fundraiser We are hosting a Penny War to raise money for a local charity called Livgracefully. Information about the charity was sent home in red folders yesterday. Students are encouraged to bring in change to try to collect as much as they can. The winning class with the highest total at the end of the week will receive a pizza party! -Pennies and Dollars are positive towards their classroom total -Nickels, dimes, and quarters are negative towards other class totals Open House: We have open house scheduled for February 7th from 10:30am-12pm for new and prospective families. Teachers will be available to answer questions and give a school tour. Current families who refer new families as well as all new families will receive a St. Peter's Swag bag! School Choice Registration Wisconsin School Choice Registration begins February 1st and runs through April 15th. Current families please be sure to register for next year asap. If you need any help with this or have any questions feel free to call the school office. Also, this is a great time to spread the word to neighbors and friends about how amazing St. Peter's School is! School Choice is available for students in grades K4-8th grade for those families that qualify. If you would like more information or know someone who does, please have them call us. Sincerely, Megan Sagat We have heard that there are other schools and districts that are preparing for a snow day tomorrow. I wanted to take the time to explain what the snow day procedures will be should we find ourselves in that position. As with prior years, we will follow what East Troy Public decides to do. This means if East Troy Public School has a snow day, we will as well. This includes a 2-hour delay. We have many families who use the bus and therefore we will follow their schedule as it relates to a potential snow day. I will email families as soon as I become aware of school being canceled and I will also post it to numerous news outlets. Feel free to email me if you are unsure.
The question of virtual learning came up and whether we would have the students participate in virtual learning during their snow day. We have decided that this is not the route that we are going to take. Many students do not have the necessary technology at home to make this a viable option and it also puts undue stress on the teachers to have to prepare virtual lessons with no advanced notice. However, we do not have extra days built into our schedule this year. So, we would be in a position where we would need to make up whatever time is taken off due to a snow day. We have the option of adding a day at the end of the year, adding a virtual day during a scheduled vacation day or adding a few minutes to each school day. Should we find ourselves in this position, we will notify you ASAP as to what the calendar change will be. Thank you! Sincerely, Megan Sagat Pork Street Taco To Go Family Dinner
We have decided to extend our deadline for signing up for Pork Street Tacos to Monday January 25th. I have attached the form below and it was sent home in red folders today. The family night packs include dinner for 4, 2 games and a craft for $40. This is a great way to support the school and have an exciting night in with the whole family! Check out the order forms for more details. Pork Street Taco Order Forms Scholastic Book Order Book flyers were sent home with students in red folders today. These orders are due by January 28th. Due to the current pandemic we have decided not to do a book fair this year. However, we encourage you to still purchase books for your children through the monthly book orders. This is a great way to get kids excited about reading! To place an order through St. Peter's School please use our code WXN6H. Virtual Christmas Concert Below are the links to our Christmas Concert that the students performed yesterday. We are very sad that we were not able to have guests at this years performance, but we hope that you are able to enjoy the show from the comfort of your own home! All of the students did a wonderful job! Also, a big thank you to Mrs. Bezak for all of her hard work preparing the students for the concert. Christmas Program Outline K3-2 https://youtu.be/jc0N5pYzH1g 3 and 4 https://youtu.be/AXuQWI1rFwU Chime Choir https://youtu.be/3iQWg50SW3o 5-8 1st half https://youtu.be/YTAwsGb2wTk 5-8 2nd Half https://youtu.be/U5eDIu2xNDc I hope everyone has a wonderful week!! Sincerely, Megan Sagat This week has been so wonderful having all of the students back in school learning where they are meant to be! The students seem excited to and eager to get back into the routine! Here are a few school updates to be aware of in the next few weeks:
MAPS Testing: This week grades 5th-8th will be MAPS testing. Next week Grades 1st-4th will be testing. Once all grades 1-8 have completed their testing, then we will test Kindergarten. These tests will take place in the morning, so please be sure that students are rested and at school on time. Popcorn & Juice: We are going to be taking a break on the popcorn and juice sales. The students seemed excited about it the first few weeks, but quickly lost interest. We may bring it back the last few weeks of school if there is an interest by the students. Immunization Records: If your child's records are out of date or we are missing documentation, we have placed the necessary forms in your child's red folder that went home today. Please be sure to get those completed and turned into the school as soon as possible. Pork Street Taco's Dinner To Go: To kick off Catholic Schools Week on Friday, January 29th from 4-6pm, we are going to be hosting another Family Fun Night Dinner To Go Event. This time we are featuring Mr. Dan's famous pork street tacos, spanish rice, and a churro. Once again there will be the option the purchase the "family fun night pack" or just a meal to go for 2 or 4 people. Please submit your order and payment by Wednesday January 20th. Sincerely, Megan Sagat Thank you to all of our families who took the time to take the survey last week! We had many more responses to the survey than last time, so that is greatly appreciated! With that said, a majority of our families do not feel comfortable sending their child back to school on January 4th and 79.3% of our families support our decision to be virtual the week after Christmas break. Please know that I understand virtual learning is not ideal, and honestly not what any of us want for the students, but Father and I believe it is the best and safest decision at this point. We have every intention of returning to face to face instruction beginning Monday, January 11th.
We currently have 3 students and 1 staff member that have tested positive for COVID-19. We have created a COVID dashboard on our website that we will continue to update with the number of positive cases as well as the number of students and staff currently quarantined. This can be found under the school drop down menu on the website. We are urging families to please keep us updated on your symptoms and positive test results. It is imperative that we have this information to help keep everyone in the school community safe. Thank you for your continued support and please let me know if you need anything! Sincerely, Megan Sagat This is just a friendly reminder to any of you who may still need to turn in calendar raffles. CALENDAR RAFFLES AND STUBS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2020. Calendar stubs and payment can be turned in one of the following ways:
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