Parent Newsletter #37 5/22/23 We have made it to the finish line of the 2022-2023 school year. Our hair is messed up, our eyes are bloodshot, our clothes are disheveled but we are in one piece. What a year it has been and we are so blessed to have experienced it with you. We hope that we have met your child(ren)’s educational, spiritual, and emotional needs this year and we hope they continue to flourish this summer. Although we are gone for the summer, we want you to know that we are still available if you have any questions or need assistance this summer. Our job doesn’t stop after the kids walk out the door on the last day. In the final few days of school, we are finishing up schoolwork and completing end of the year checklists. One of those checklist items is ensuring that all invoices and outstanding bills are paid in full so please call the school office if you need clarification about any invoices. We also ask that you return any school items including library books, materials, or other items to school this week. Finally, we have a large amount of unclaimed lost and found items that will be sent to Goodwill if not claimed by the end of the week. Please refer to the picture attached to this email for the items in question. If you have any questions about any end of the year policies or procedures, please do not hesitate to ask. Since this will be the final newsletter of the school year, I wanted to sincerely thank you all for your continued support and cooperation during this school year. Our goal this year was to continue to create a unique and enriching learning environment that would allow our students to grow and accelerate. I know this was a challenge and that change is never easy, but I am proud of the way we were able to overcome those challenges and focus on our students. Thanks again for a great school year and I look forward to seeing you all again in August. God bless and have a safe summer. In Case You Missed It... ● PK registration is also still open for the 2023-2024 school year. In order to be eligible, a child must be four years old by September 1st. This year, we will be offering full-day services (8:00-2:30) five days a week. Please remember that you DO NOT need to be Catholic to join our school family. If you or someone you know is interested in joining our St. Peter School family, please call our office to request information or share on Facebook and other social media outlets. ● Our annual St. Peter School Bike Ride took place last Friday with over 140 participants making the 20 mile trek. A very special thank you goes out to all of the volunteers who helped make this a very special last hurrah for Mrs. Eyestone. ● We still have summer youth sports camp registrations still available in the office for anyone who might be interested in attending this summer. These camps are sponsored by our local varsity sports coaches and are available for most ages. Please let us know if you would like a registration form and what sport you are interested in. ● The St. Peter Summerfest will take place on August 26th and 27th this year and will feature a lot of the same events and attractions as last year. The festival committee is accepting volunteers so if you would like to help with the festival, please contact Mr. England, Kristin Stringfellow, or Jeremy Stringfellow. Thanks in advance for your help. Just Thought You Should Know... ● There will be no extended day services for the final week of school (May 22-25) in order to finalize billing. Please make arrangements to have your child(ren) picked up after school during this time. PK extended day will be offered until school dismissal time. ● All outstanding balances including tuition, extended day, and other fees are due to the school office by May 25th. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. ● The 4th grade class will be leading our liturgy service this Wednesday at 8:20. This will also be our 4th quarter Honors Mass. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. These services will also be recorded and posted to our school Facebook page for those who are unable to attend. ● ATTENTION: Scholarship Opportunity: The 2023-2024 EdChoice Expansion Scholarship application window HAS BEEN EXTENDED to the end of June for any family that is interested in tuition assistance. The EdChoice Expansion Scholarship provides vouchers for students with household income levels at 250% or below the Federal Poverty Guidelines. The EdChoice Expansion Scholarship amount is typically around $5500 per student in grades K-8. For more information about the EdChoice Scholarship Expansion Program please visit education.ohio.gov/edchoice for more details. We strongly encourage any family who might qualify for this scholarship to apply. If you have any questions, please contact the school office. ● ATTENTION: Scholarship Opportunity: The application window for the Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund WILL BE CLOSING at the end of May for any family wishing to apply for tuition assistance. We strongly encourage any family who is interested in tuition assistance, to please apply. Please visit the website https://nosf.org/ or contact the school office for more information. ● The Kindergarten and PK Graduation ceremonies will take place on Thursday, May 25th at 9:30 in the church. All are invited to attend this ceremony and it will also be filmed and posted to our school Facebook page for those unable to attend. This will also be our end of the year awards ceremony for the other classes. If you have any questions, please let us know. ● 4th quarter grades will be available on Monday, May 22 and final grade cards will be sent home that week. Please note that any student with an outstanding balance will not receive a final grade card until that balance is paid in full. Thank you for your cooperation. ● Our annual St. Peter School Golf Scramble is scheduled for Saturday, June 10th at 9:00 at Lincoln Hills. There will be prizes, contests, and lunch provided. Please sign up on the St. Peter’s Golf Scramble Facebook page and see the attached flier for additional details. Thanks to Bill and Sarah Knapp for organizing this event once again. ● Our next (and final) drawing will take place on the last day of school, May 25th. There are still tickets available to get entered into this drawing so please contact the school if you would like to purchase a ticket. Ticket price is $100. Thanks so much to all who have participated this year. ● Happy Birthday this week to: Luke D. (3), Pete S. (5), Hayden A. (6), Maddux M. (PK), Brooke G. (1) and all of our summer birthdays ● Please check the school website at www.stpeterupper.com for latest updates, schedules, or changes. Quote of the Week: “You can fail at what you don’t want, so you might as well take a chance at doing what you love.” ~ Jim 
Reminder to St. Peter School families who are enrolled in Smart Tuition to please check the due date for tuition payments to ensure they are paid on time. Smart Tuition charges a $50 late fee for all delinquent payments so please pay attention to due dates. If you have any questions please let us know. Thanks. 
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St. Peter School Golf Scramble is scheduled for Saturday, June 10th at 9:00
St. Peter Summerfest will take place on August 26th and 27th 
Today was my final St. Pete annual bike ride. I am retiring after 35+ years of teaching and 26 of those at St. Pete. My sister suggested I invite all my former students for the bike ride. Today we had 140 bike riders that included current 5th and 6th graders, middle school students, high school students, college students, adult alumni, parents, teachers and law enforcement. It was a great day! After our 20 miles bike ride we came back to the school for cake and ice cream. As things were winding down I got a tap on my shoulder and eight former students came up and each gave me a big hug and said Happy Retirement! They do not know how much that meant to me. It was the "icing on the cake" to a fantastic day. The bad thing.....I had helmet hair!
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St. Peter School is now accepting Kindergarten registrations for the 2023-2024 school year. In order to be eligible, a child must be five years old by September 1st. Please remember that you DO NOT need to be Catholic to join our family. If you or someone you know is interested in joining our St. Peter School family, please call our office at 419-294-1395 to request information. Thank you for considering St. Peter School and we look forward to meeting your family’s academic and spiritual needs.
Pre-K registration for the 2023-2024 school year is now open. In order to be eligible, a child must be four years old by September 1st. This year, we will be offering full-day services (8:00-2:30) five days a week. Please remember that you DO NOT need to be Catholic to join our school family. If you or someone you know is interested in joining our St. Peter School family, please call our office to request information or share on Facebook and other social media outlets.
The 2023-2024 EdChoice Expansion Scholarship application window will open on February 1st for any family that is interested in tuition assistance. The EdChoice Expansion Scholarship provides vouchers for students with household income levels at 250% or below the Federal Poverty Guidelines. The EdChoice Expansion Scholarship amount is typically around $5500 per student in grades K – 8. For more information about the EdChoice Scholarship Expansion
Program please visit education.ohio.gov/edchoice or view the attached flier for more details. We strongly encourage any family who might qualify for this scholarship to apply. If you have any questions, please contact the school office. 
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