April 7, 2017 Dear Saint Paul School Families, Thank you to all of the families who attended the Saint Paul School production of Peter Pan Jr. last weekend. Attendance was at an all-time high and our early childhood students haven't stopped talking about it! Congratulations to all of our actors and thank you to the parent support at each show. Technology (phones, iPads, computers, etc.) can be a wonderful tool but do you know what your children are using it for? I learned a lot from the following two documentaries: Screenagers: Growing Up In the Digital World http://www.screenagersmovie.com #Being 13" "Inside the Secret World of Teens" http://www.cnn.com/specials/us/being13 RCAB Office of Risk Management - Kids and Socializing Online Summer Camp at Saint Paul School has a few openings during the following weeks - June 19, 26, July 10, 17, and 24. Please complete registration (found on school website in Virtual Backpack) and send in no later than April 13. Staffing will be current Saint Paul School teachers and to be announced next week. NEHS acceptance letters will be sent out on Monday. Mrs. Melcher was out sick today. Our Outdoor Fitness stations are being delivered on Monday! Stay tuned for more information regarding an installation party! All will be welcome to come help. Report cards for grade 5-7 went home today. On Tuesday, Progress Reports for Grade 1-4 will go home. Please review, sign and return. Sincerely, Ms. Lisa M. Fasano Principal Congratulations to our cast and crew on a successful & wonderful production!
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April 7, 2017
Dear Saint Paul School Families,
Thank you to all of the families who attended the Saint Paul Schoolproduction of Peter Pan Jr. last weekend. Attendance was at an all-timehigh and our early childhood students haven't stopped talking about it! Congratulations to all of our actors and thank you to the parent support ateach show. Technology (phones, iPads, computers, etc.) can be a wonderful tool butdo you know what your children are using it for? I learned a lot from thefollowing two documentaries:
Screenagers: Growing Up In the Digital Worldhttp://www.screenagersmovie.com
#Being 13" "Inside the Secret World of Teens" http://www.cnn.com/specials/us/being13
RCAB Office of Risk Management - Kids and Socializing Online Summer Camp at Saint Paul School has a few openings during the following weeks -June 19, 26, July 10, 17, and 24. Please complete registration (found on school website in VirtualBackpack) and send in no later than April 13. Staffing will be current Saint Paul School teachersand to be announced next week.
NEHS acceptance letters will be sent out on Monday. Mrs. Melcher was out sick today.
Our Outdoor Fitness stations are being delivered on Monday! Stay tuned for more information regarding aninstallation party! All will be welcome to come help. Report cards for grade 5-7 went home today. On Tuesday, Progress Reports for Grade 1-4 will gohome. Please review, sign and return.
Sincerely,Ms. Lisa M. FasanoPrincipal
Congratulations to our cast and crew on asuccessful & wonderful production!
All requests (from new and returning families) forfinancial assistance are processed through theFACTS Grant & Aid Program. This will ensureconfidentiality, as you will not be submitting yourprivate financial information to a school employeebut submitting directly to the FACTS Grant & Aidprogram. Using your FACTS log-in, proceed tothe Grant & Aid application tab on the FACTSwebsite and follow they steps to apply andcomplete the 2017-18 Grant & Aid Application The financial assistance awarded to families isbased on demonstrated financial need and thefunds available to Saint Paul School. ALLapplications must be in the VERIFIED status
Grandfriends DayFriday, May 5th
Program of Events
10:00a Mass @ St. Paul Parish Cardinal Sean O'Malley & Father Thomas Nestor,presiding11:15a Reception in Saint Paul School Gym12:00p Student Musical Program12:30p Tour Student Classrooms
Please reserve a seat for your special friend by Thursday, April 13. On that day, students will create invitations inclass to be mailed to their grandparents or specialfriend.
(not submitted) AND re-enrollment fee musthave been paid for financial aid to be granted.
The deadline for enrollment is Thursday, April 13.
Saint Paul School will begin to render aiddecisions the week of April 25th.
Please note:
Thursday, April 13 - Early Release @ 11:30a forALL students. After School Care will NOT beoffered on April 13th.
Friday, April 14: Good Friday - NO School
Mon, April 17- Fri, April 21: (April Vacation) -NO School.
MISSION TRIP TONPH: GUATEMALAApril 17-24
As you know, a group of SPSstudents, parents and teachers
will travel to Guatemala over April vacation on thefirst ever Saint Paul School Mission trip. We willbe staying at an NPH (Nuestros PequenosHermanos) orphanage in Parramos,Guatemala and will be helping out at the homeand with the children who live there.
Many thanks for your generosity today during ourDress Down Day supporting this mission travel.Over $500 and close to 100 small toys and craftswere collected for the children at NPHGuatemala. All of these will be delivered directlyto the children and staff during our travels.
We will accept donations in the MainOffice until Thursday, April 13.
April 24-28When we return from
Support as a Volunteer
Student Poetry & DrawingContest
optional
Preschool through Grade 2: Draw a pictureshowing a Saint Paul School scene. This could
include a favorite school activity/person. Drawing should be done on 8.5 x 11 plain, white,stock paper. Please place the student's name and
grade on the back of the submission.
Grade 3 through Grade 7: Create a poemexplaining what you love about Saint Paul School
in 1 page or less. Be creative and have fun! Poem should be written on 8.5 x 11
paper. Please place the student's name andgrade on the submission.
The top three drawings and poems will be
showcased at Grandfriends' Day. Drawings andpoems are due by Wednesday, April 26.
Please submit to the Main Office(attn: Grandfriends Day Contest).
break week ourstudents will befocusing on scienceconcepts across allareas of ourcurriculum. Theimportance of each
subject in this area of study will be emphasizedthrough examples and fun coursework. Everygrade is showcasing special science projects intheir classrooms on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26thfrom 1:30-2:30p. Middle School Science Fairprojects will also be on display in the Gym thatafternoon for review and the announcement ofthose projects progressing to the RegionalScience Fair.
WARM WEATHERUNIFORMBegins on Monday, April 24th.
After April break, all studentshave theoption of wearing the warmweather uniform for the rest ofthe school year (unless noted).
Please review the SPS Uniform Requirementsposted on our website. Any questions should be directed to yourhomeroom teacher or the Main Office.
If you interest accessing resources in our UniformCloset, please contact Mrs. Cyndi Kesterdirectly.
SummerEnrichment Summer Camp atSaint Paul School hasa few openings duringthe following weeks - June 19, 26, July 10,17, and 24. Please
complete registration (found on school websitein Virtual Backpack) and send in no later thanApril 13. Staffing will be current Saint PaulSchool teachers and to be announced next week.
THIS WEEK AT SCHOOL:
Shipyard, HinghamJoin us as we casually gather to
connect, converge and celebrate Spring!
Save the Date!Save the Date!Sunday, April 30thSunday, April 30th
5-7pm5-7pmSaint Paul SchoolSaint Paul School
CLICK HERE FOR THE CLICK HERE FOR THE SIGN UP FORMSIGN UP FORM
If not attending, please consider VOLUNTEERING TO HELP
Seeking Fathers as well as Mothers who don'thave sons. Any questions? Please contact:
Bernadette Johnson
FLASH BACK FRIDAYS
Providing our students with the best technologyand programs that enhance their educationalexperience continues to be a priority for SPS .
Here's a flash back to our first computer lab andPCs avaialbe to an entire class.
If know who is in this picture & / or what year itwas taken, please email Jean Schnorr.
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Many thanks to the Catholic Schools Foundation for
sharing the opportunity for our Gr 5-8 students toenjoy the BSO performing songs from Romeo &Juliet and Indiana Jones at Symphony Hall on
Thursday.
Last week....Thank you Kate Anderson (SPS '89 & Parent Gr. 4 & K)
for helping us ID this 1985 or '86 flashback
L-R: Gabrielle Boyle is Annie. Anna Vilani is the girlbehind her and Kevin Driscoll is the boy in the wayback. Two characters remain: Daddy Warbucks is Will ____,and the student on the far right?
Do you know these students?
Lunch Duty volunteers are needed - for all grades.Here, you can access a link to a Google Doc, so LunchDuty Coordinator M.E. Bailey can sign you up or sign
up below at SignUp.com (formerly known as VolunteerSpot).
Sign up on line at SignUP.comA quick review of guidelines while volunteering for
ONE BOOK ~ ONE SCHOOL The 6th and 7th grades read Counting by 7's forOne Book One School. The book is a New YorkTimes best seller by Holly Goldberg Sloan that
deals with themes of friendship, loss and diversity. The students meet weekly on Mondays for 4 weeks,during which we discussed plot and theme and readsections and passages (and had snacks). Our finalactivity involved small groups (mixed 6/7) making alife sized silhouette of the character they found most
intriguing. Then, they used character traits todescribe their character ...and supplied quotations
to support their choices. We had some greatdiscussions!
IMPORTANT DATES
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7 Grade 5-7 Report Cards 11 His Last Days 1:30 pm Grade 1-4 Progress Reports 12 His Last Days performed at Bethany Health Ctr13 Stations of the Cross 10:00 am Early Release @ 11:30am14 Good Friday - No School 17-21 April Break SPS to Guatemala - Mission trip24 Warm Weather Uniform Begins 25 Mr. Pilalas, Lourdes excursion / Prayer Petitions 26 SPS Science Fair 27 NEHS Induction Ceremony 1:00 pm Regional Science Fair 28 Middle School Dance at SPS30 Mother & Son Dance @ 5p
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