Welcome to the new

school year. Our focus is

for your child to learn with

Christ and to grow in

Christ. Our team is here

for you to work together

in order to provide the

best faith filled education

possible.. A few points of

emphasis:

1. Open Communica-

tion is critical. If you

have a question,

concern, etc. let us

know about it in a

professional manner

so we can work to-

gether to resolve or

address.

2. Faith is practiced

daily. Your child is

provided spiritual

reinforcement on a

daily basis. It is our

hope that your child

attends mass on a

regular basis in order

to fully grow in Christ

and his teachers.

3. High expectations—

your child will be ex-

pected to grow in

faith , character, aca-

demics, and at their

level of capabilities.

Individual student

performance will be

assessed, evaluated,

and instruction will be

tailored to data.

4. Positive support of

the school, staff, stu-

dents is critical in es-

tablishing a culture

and climate that is

conducive to spiritual

growth and educa-

tional growth.

5. The golden rule will

be the expectation of

behavior for all stu-

dents.

New School Year:

St. Patrick Catholic School

August 2019

Immunization

Requirements:

Welcome Back!

Special points

of interest:

School begins

promptly at 7:50 am.

Students may enter

the building no earlier

than 7:30am and

should report to the

lunchroom immedi-

ately upon arriving.

Students arriving

after 8 must be ac-

companied by parent/

guardian and report

to the school office.

School dismisses at

3:25pm

First day of school is

August 21

August 21-23 (11:30

dismissal) for PK and

Kindergarten only

Spirituality, Scholar-

ship, Service guide

our philosophy, poli-

cies, guidelines

Our Staff:

Principal—Tim Conrad

Secretary—Jennifer Johnson

Enrollment-Jessy Carpio

Kindergarten—Cheryl Stimach, Vicki Gorman

First Grade—Bridgette Kelly

Second Grade—Aimee Gable

Third Grade—Julie Leone

Fourth Grade—Lauren Mueller

Fifth Grade/Homeroom—Science—Krista Harding

Sixth Grade/Homeroom-ELA-Amy Neff

Seventh Grade/Homeroom-Math—Michelle Pralle

Eighth Grade/Homeroom-SS—Daniel Geist

Early Childhood Director-Nena Scott

Early Childhood : Karen Hernandez,

Colleen Cunningham, Yolanda Ramos

Specials:

Jenny Laffoon –STREAM

Dawn Pyle-Pacheco—Math

Lisa Pinnell -PE/Religion/Second Step

Veronica Hare—Art/Library

Steven Traylor— Music, Math support

Mindy Beashore—Reading

Karen Wetschensky—Reading

Sister Fidel Marie –Math

Melanie Stordahl—Kitchen mgr.

Era Bristow,Sharon Cunningham—Food

Service

Current Enrollment

Numbers: (as of July 26)

Early Childhood: 40

Kindergarten— 8th

grade: 250

Your support, your

prayers, your energy,

your stewardship, your

service make St. Patrick

Catholic School strong.

Thank you!

Principal Tim Conrad High School gradu-ate of St. Mary’s—Colgan in Pittsburg, Kansas, BSEd and MS from Pittsburg State, Former teacher and coach at Bishop Ward, 30 years experience in public school as a teacher, coach, prin-cipal and superinten-dent. Beginning 34th year in education.

Mr, Daniel Geist will be our social science and church his-tory teacher. Mr. Geist is a re-cent graduate of Kansas State University and completed his student teaching in the Blue Valley School District.

Our New Teachers:

Hobbies: Soc-

cer,biking,traveling, music,

attending concerts, spend-

ing time

with family

and friends.

Favorite

Scripture:

Psalm 27—

”The Lord

is my light

and salva-

tion; of

whom shall

I fear? The Lord is the

strength of my life of whom

shall I be afraid?”

Favorite Historical Per-

son: Martin Luther King.

“I am extremely excited to

be a part of such a strong

faith community with a rich

history and tradition. I’m

especially looking forward

to working alongside the

families to ensure their stu-

dents are receiving the

best Catholic education

possible. I can't wait to

meet the students, faculty,

and parents and I'm look-

ing forward to a great

school year!”

Mr. Steve Traylor will be our music

teacher and math resource/support

facilitator. With several years of expe-

rience as a music educator, Mr. Tray-

lor provides the knowledge

,experience, and talent for our music

program to thrive.

“PreK-8 is such as critical time for spiritual growth, and music speaks to the soul where no words can. I’m ex-cited to share music with students at

St. Pat's - sharing in successes and progress as students build skills & appreciation. It's exciting to help students increasingly express themselves through music.” Hobbies: I enjoy performing music on trombone and tu-ba plus attending live theatre and music concerts. Art & history museums inspire me. I enjoy the outdoors - hik-ing, backpacking, off-roading in my Jeep, & riding my Harley. I also enjoy fishing with friends. Favorite Scripture: My favorite scripture changes with time, circumstances, and relevance. My current relevant scripture is 1st Timothy 1:5 -- "But the goal of our instruc-tion is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith." Another relevant scripture is 2nd Corin-thians 5:7 -- "For we walk by faith, not by sight." Favorite musician/music genre: I really don't have a favorite musician/genre. I listen and appreciate all music at different times for different reasons. However, some musicians/composers/genres in my current play list. are: Composers: Gustav Mahler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Stephen Sondheim, Carole King; Musicians: Jethro Tull, Steely Dan, Chicago, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Wolfmother, Dexter Gordon, Chick Corea, JJ Johnson, Return to Forever, Dave Taylor, Christian Lind-berg, Josh Turner, Chicago Symphony, North Texas Wind Symphony; Genres: Hard bop jazz, R&B, Funk, Al-ternative rock, Romantic-era classical, wind ensemble music.

Get involved…...CYO Volleyball begins August 5th.

Immunization Requirements:

Reminders: Notify the office by 9am via email: stpat@archkckcs.org if your child is not going to be in school.

Please do not send a sick child to school. Students must be free of fever without the aid of medication for at least 24

hours before returning to school (temp of 98.6 or below). All contagious illnesses and diseases must be reported to

the school office.

1066 North 94th Street

Kansas City, Kansas

St. Patrick Catholic School

Meal Prices:

Due to food regulations/

requirements, the meal

prices for the school year

are as follows:

Lunch: $3.25 Milk: .40c

Your child may

qualify for free or

reduced lunches.

To see if you qualify, complete the

lunch application found in your

enrollment packet or you may pick

one up in the office and return to

school.

Upcoming September events

for you to be

aware of:

No School Sept. 2

Back to School

Night Thursday

Sept. 5 6pm at the Parish Cen-

ter

Ice Cream Social Sept. 21 Par-

ish Center 5– 9pm

No School Sept. 23rd

Bishop Ward Auction Sept.28

5:30pm

Phone: 913-299-8131

www.stpatrickkck.org

@StPatKCKPrincip

S.T.E.A.M. Day with

the TBones August

22nd for grades 7

and 8

Find us on :

PTO—Updates: PTO continues to be a major part of our success and

future of our school! The following are a result of the over

$20,000 raised during the 18/19 school year:

Playground resurfacing and marking

Safety gates around the playground area

Basketball goals (CYO, Sieve family donation, and

PTO collaborated on this purchase!)

Various interior classroom and restroom improve-

ments

Student desks and chairs for two middle school

rooms

Restroom improvements

Thank you for your commitment and continued support!

PTO is always looking for new members! The next PTO

meeting is August 12th 6pm.

Student Ambassador

Program

Beginning this year, students

who are in 8th grade will have

the opportunity to apply to be a

student ambassador! This pro-

gram will allow students who

qualify will be student leaders

who will serve as representa-

tives of St. Patrick Catholic

School as guides, new student

assistance mentors, advisory

council, and other leadership

and service opportunities . Stu-

dents must meet the following

qualifications:

1. Passing all subjects with at

least a 3.0 GPA from the

previous semester.

2. No office referrals in the last

school year.

3. Less than 5 absences dur-

ing the last school year.

4. 2 Teacher/staff reference

letters.

5. Formal letter to Mr. Conrad

stating their interest in the

St. Patrick Student Ambas-

sador Program.

The deadline for all materials to

be submitted to Mr. Conrad is

September 13.

Safety Reminders:

Please adhere to the drop off

and pick up procedures. The

new gated playground area

will provide increased safety

four our students during the

day. The gates will be locked

after drop off and will be un-

locked prior to pick up in the

afternoon. The same drop/pick

pattern will be in force this

year. We ask that each driver

cooperate with procedures in

order to provide safety for all.

An illustration of drop off/pick

up pattern can be found in

your enrollment packet.

Extended Care Enrollment:

If you are interested in extend-

ed care for your child from 3:25

until 6pm, now is the time to

sign up. Limited space availa-

ble! Contact Nena Scott at:

nscott@stpatrickkck.org to en-

roll or it you have questions.

Meet Your Teacher Night:

Monday August 19th 5:30—

6:30. This is a great opportuni-

ty to meet your teachers, see

your classrooms, drop off sup-

plies.