St. Simon the Apostle Catholic School “Open Our Hearts, Lord, to Your Community” 11019 Mueller Road St. Louis, MO 63123 314­842­3848 FAX 314­849­6355 September 23, 2016 Newsletter St. Simon’s School Website Twitter: @stsimonbulldogs FastDirect Calendar Saturday, September 24 ● 8th Grade/Parent Soccer/Volleyball Night Tuesday, September 27 ● 8:15 Liturgy (3­1) ● Choir Practice 3:00 ­ 3:30 pm Wednesday, September 28 ● Spirit Dress Down Day ● Backpack Buddy $5/family donation ● 8th Grade REAP Retreat in LCH Thursday, September 29 ● 8:15 Liturgy (3­2)/4th Grade Bible Blessing ● High School Night at DuBourg 7 pm Saturday, October 1 ● Mass in the Grass 5 pm ● KofC Soccer Challenge (after 5 pm Mass) Monday, October 3 ● Picture Day ● STUCO Meeting 3 pm ● TJs Pizza Order Pick up in LCH 2:45­6 pm Tuesday, October 4 ● 8:15 Liturgy (2­2) (7th Grade Special Person) ● 8th Grade Regional Mass at SMMA 9­11:30 am ● Choir Practice 3:00 ­ 3:30 pm ● 6th Grade mandatory Parent Coalition meeting 6:30 at St. Catherine ● 5th Grade mandatory Parent Camp Lakewood meeting 7 pm Church Wednesday, October 5 ● R.I.G.H.T Start Parent meeting for Reconciliation 7pm Church Thursday, October 6 ● 8:15 Liturgy (8­1) ● 2nd Grade Mandatory Parent meeting for Reconciliation 7pm Church ● 8th Grade Cotillion 3:05­4:30 pm LCH Friday, October 7 ● Class t­shirt with uniform ● Living Rosary 2:15 pm Church Principal’s News “Open Our Hearts, Lord, to Your Community” Dear Parents, The students worked really hard this week on Standardized Testing. Testing can be very tiring for some students. Make­up tests for students that were absent this week will taken next week. Reminder that Wednesday, September 28 is a collection day for Back Pack Buddies and a dress down day for those that donate. Thank you for continuing to help this program flourish. Please join us on Thursday next week for the 4th Grade Bible Blessing Mass. This week, upon suggestion from the School Board, we will be implementing a new section in the newsletter called “Tips and Tricks”. In this section, little tips and tricks for new families as well as seasoned parents will be shared. If you have any tips that you think could help some parents out, please email them to me ​[email protected] or send through Fast Direct. Please mark your calendar! We will be testing the Fast Direct School Closing Text Messaging system on Monday, October 10 in the evening. If you do not receive the text on that day, please notify the office so that you can be notified. Local news channels will still be notified as well. Four year old pre­schools are now wearing teal class t­shirts on Fridays. We are excited to share this tradition with them. Open Our Hearts, Lord, to Your Community, Mrs. Hiatt Important Attachments & Links ●
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Holy Family Half Hour Simon Says Trivia Night Friday Night Lights Chili Open Casino Night Flyer Mehlville High School Visit Catches of the Week!!! Alex Aubuchon, Jacob Bader, Alexis Boyer, Alison Brosch, Shannon Burke, Nicholas Camden, Jack Chambers, Michael Chastonay, Tommy Collora, Alex Croft, Megan Darrow, Trip Dilthey, Camden Dohack, mary Eernisse, Lexi Esker, Gwen Francis, Anthony Franke (2), Emma Fraraccio, Gianna Fraraccio, Anna Grzovic, Blakely Hames, Alli Hof, Jake Inskip, Mara Josse, Madison Kakta, Caitlin Kuehl, Sophia Lanzafame, Rosie Lampe, Preston Lawrence (2), Trent Lawrence, Torie Lewis, Finn Liebrock, Anna McLaughlin, Brendan McLaughlin, Joey Meehan, Owen Meehan, Clayton Miller, Madison Miller, Gus Moll, Emery Murphy, Luke Perkins, Sophia Randazzo, Andrew Sadl, Samantha Schaffer, Charlie Sease, Melanie Sievers, Liz Simon, Audrey Stubblefield, Jack Stubblefield, JJ Thiel, Lydia Thomas (2), Brogan Townsend, Evan Welker Fall Pictures Picture day is Monday, October 3. Mark your calendars for this special day when uniforms are not worn to school. Please remember to wear clothing appropriate for a Catholic school setting. Order forms and information concerning picture packages and costs were sent home last week. Please ask your child for their envelope and return to school prior to Picture Day (October 3). Class T­Shirts Next Friday, September 30, our students (K ­ 7) may start wearing their class t­shirts every Friday with their school uniform. We thank St. Simon Home & School for providing the class t­shirts to our students free of charge. TIPS of Survival for New Parents 1.
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Picture Day: The students still go outside for recess and PE class so wear/pack tennis shoes. BackPack Buddies donations. Students who donate $5 the last Wednesday of the month can dress down on that same day. You can pay for the year in advance. Parent­Teacher Conferences will held Friday, October 28 in the gymnasium between 1­7 P.M. Sign up instructions will be in next week’s newsletter. Class t­shirts start next Friday, September 30 with their uniform bottoms or jumpers. They may be worn every Friday. Notify the teacher and the office of absences or early pick­up. Dress Down Day ­ Wednesday, September 28 Please remember that Wednesday, September 28 is our first Dress Down Day. This is a day for all students to dress down in thanks for participating in our Backpack Buddies collections, and TJ’s Pizza Sales.. Thank you all for your continued support of our parish and school activities! DELIVERY: Monday, October 3. Pick up your pizza orders in the LCH from 2:45 pm ­ 6:00 pm. Please be prompt; if you cannot make this time please make arrangements to have pizzas picked up. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Carolyn Roth at 314.459.4694 or Angie Moon at 314.320.4046. Empty Nets We still have a few “wish fish” that have not been filled. If you can help, please let us know which wish you can fulfill. Donation letters are available upon request. These are the Wish Fish still available: ★ Good 3­hole punch­ Mrs. Hiatt ★ $5 gift card to Teachers Pay Teachers ­ Mrs. Callanan BIBLES On Thursday, September 29, at Mass, Father Brad will bless Bibles for our fourth graders. Each fourth grader will receive his/her own Bible with their name in it. It will be theirs to keep. Hopefully, they will treasure and use this Bible throughout their school years and life. IMPORTANT.......Text Drill St. Simon School will conducted an emergency text drill Monday, October 10. In the event it is necessary to cancel school due to inclement weather, or an unexpected emergency, a text message using our School Reach system is the procedure our principal, Mrs. Karin Hiatt, will use to contact families. Please check your parent information on Fast Direct to make sure we have your cell phone provider for both parents listed. If you do NOT receive a text message during the evening of Monday, October 10, please contact Mrs. Wrablik by calling the school office at (314) 842­3848, ext. 200 or by message on Fast Direct, in order to update your cell provider information on Fast Direct. Backpack Buddies Program Thank you for supporting our Backpack Buddies program which supports 35­50 kids in the Hancock School District. These children receive free breakfast and lunches through Hancock. Evening and weekends food is very sparse, if there is any at all. Our backpack donations have allowed them to have food during times when they normally would not. Our 7th and 8th grade students hand deliver the food weekly to Hancock. To hear their testimonials warms your heart and opens your eyes to what a powerful program this is. All grades will participate in the packing of the backpacks each week. It is incredible to see some of the kids carefully select what they are packing to make sure their backpack buddy gets the best! Our first collection of the school year will be Wednesday, September 30. We are asking that each child donate $5 to our Backpack Food Pantry. In donating your child will be allowed to dress down on Wednesday, September 28. Please contact Nicki Wobbe ([email protected]) with any questions or issues regarding the Backpack Buddies Program or call Mrs. Wrablik in the school office at 314­842­3848, ext. 200. Your donations are greatly appreciated!!! Golf Tournament/Chili Open​ (St. Simon Youth Ministry) The Youth Ministry is hosting a 4 person scramble Golf Tournament/Chili Open at ​Triple Lakes Golf Course in Millstadt​, Il. on Saturday, October 22 as a fundraiser to help offset some of the costs for our yearly Steubenville Youth Conference that the teens attend in July. Please see today’s attachments for more information. October Field Trips 8th Grade Tuesday, October 4 9:00 am ­ 11:30 am Region Mass at St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Students are to be dressed in SCHOOL UNIFORM with class t­shirt (no birthday dress down today). Field trip permission form is due TODAY, Friday, September 23. 1st & 8th Grades Friday, October 14 8:30 am ­ 11:30 am Zoo Field Trip Students are to be in their school uniform with class t­shirt (no birthday dress down today). The field trip permission form is due in the school office by Wednesday, September 28. Kindergarten Friday, October 21 ­ 8:30 ­ 11:30 am Pumpkin Patch at Eckert’s Students will have lunch upon return in Cafe. Kdg ONLY students are to dress down. Students will have lunch upon their return to school. The field trip permission form/money is due in the school office by Friday, October 7. 8th Grade Wednesday, October 21 ­ 8:00 am ­ 2:30 pm Greensfelder Park “Outdoor Experience” Students may purchase a field trip sack lunch and drink from the McBulldog Cafe (order forms were sent home with the permission slip). Catholic school appropriate dress down with LONG pants. The field trip permission form is due in the school office by Friday, October 7. "Spartan for the Day" 8th grade boys are cordially invited to visit De Smet Jesuit and be "Spartan for the Day" as we are now scheduling shadow visits for the months of September, October and November 2016. During your customized visit, you will meet current students, teachers, club moderators and coaches. Lunch is provided and dress is uniform casual. Embrace the greatness of De Smet Jesuit and learn bons [email protected] ​to schedule your visit. Bellarmine Speech League Information To Parents and Students in Grades 5­8 An information meeting for parents regarding the Bellarmine Speech League will be held on Thursday, September 29, 2016 in Rm. 11 after school for any interested students and parents to learn about joining the St. Simon team. Bellarmine Speech League helps students in grades 5­8 develop and improve their public speaking skills by memorizing and performing material in humorous, serious, and duet categories. Students compete in three speech meets and one final meet with teams from other schools within the St. Louis Archdiocese during the school year. Please FastDirect or email Ms. Gill with any questions. St. Simon CYC Athletics Friday Night Lights is Friday, October 14, 2016. This is an evening that celebrates CYC Soccer and CYC Volleyball in a Fall Festival type environment. New this year: 62' double slide obstacle course (twice the size of year’s past) and your ability to purchase meatballs from ​Fuhgeddaboudit Mangia Food Truck​. Fun and Yum!