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Parent Newsletter #15 12/6/21
We had a great first week of the Advent season and the students and staff drew their Advent friends and are busy praying and making their friend something special. We lit the second candle on the Advent wreath this morning and were treated to a nice prayer and story from our fifth grade class. This week, we will be decorating a candy cane treat for our Advent friends and will provide another clue to their identity. We encourage all of you to pray with your child(ren) at home and share in the spirit of Advent. This week also marks the midterm point of quarter number two already. Midterm grades will be posted to Gradelink on Friday afternoon by 3:00 PM. If you have any questions or concerns about grades or if you would like to request a paper copy of the midterm report, please contact the office. As always, we want to genuinely thank all of you for your support and trust in our mission. May God continue to shine His blessings on our school family and community. In Case You Missed It... ● Please remember to send an excuse note to school upon your child’s return after an absence. Also, please remember that our school policy states that if a student is absent or sent home with an illness, they must be symptom-free for a minimum of 24 hours before returning to school. This is especially important as we continue to navigate the COVID-19 health and safety protocols and monitor the health of our students. ● We are still in need of volunteers for lunch and recess. It can be moms, dads, sisters, uncles, grandmas, we accept them all. Any way you can help out goes a long way and the kids love seeing our volunteers. We are extremely grateful for all of the help we get. Please contact the school office if you are interested in helping during lunch and/or recess. ● Due to high demand and problems with inventory, we will only be selling ice cream on Fridays during lunch. We can still accommodate whole class birthday treats as long as we are notified in advance to ensure we have enough available. We apologize to the students as this has been devastating news to them. ● The December church bulletin board was decorated by our 4th grade class. Be sure to check it out! ● Mark your calendars. Our annual St. Peter School Auction event will take place on Saturday, March 19th in the St. Peter School gymnasium. This is our school’s largest fundraising event so please help spread the word. ● Reminder that monthly tuition payments are due by December 17th. Just Thought You Should Know… ● Kindergarten will be making their debut leading our school liturgy service this Wednesday at 8:15. There are no longer any seating restrictions for these services so parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. These services will also be live streamed on our school Facebook page for those who are unable to attend. ● We will be conducting a full-scale lockdown and evacuation drill in the coming weeks. As required by the Ohio Department of Education, every three years, we must conduct a full-scale evacuation which includes a secondary evacuation site and parent reunification in order to test our school’s emergency preparedness. The details of this drill will be shared with everyone prior to it being conducted and if you have any questions, please let us know. ● St. Peter School is excited to announce that we have a new counselor to help our students and staff cope with any stress or anxieties they may be experiencing. Our new counselor is Miss Kaitlyn Bilsing and she is contracted through the Wyandot County Counseling Association. She will be starting semi-regular office hours at St. Pete’s after Christmas break and will be available Wednesday afternoons from 12:00-2:00 for individual counseling and whole class discussions. We are excited to offer this resource for our students, staff, and families so if you would like to schedule an individual appointment, please contact Mr. England directly and we can get you connected. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to let us know. ● The application window for the Northwest Ohio Scholarship Fund is now open for any family wishing to apply for tuition assistance. We strongly encourage any family who is interested in tuition assistance, to please apply. Please contact the school office for more information. ● Our annual Coats for Christmas drive has concluded. We want to sincerely thank everyone who donated an item for needy families this Christmas. Coats will be distributed on December 11th from 9:00-11:00 in the school gymnasium. ● The Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Christmas party on Friday, December 10th starting at 6:00 at the K of C Hall. Santa and his reindeer will be coming at 7:00 for the kids. All families are welcome to attend. ● Our annual St. Peter School Christmas program is only a week away and your child(ren) are anxiously preparing to put on a good show. In order to prevent large gatherings and a late night for our kids, we will be having the program over two nights. Our PK-2 program will take place on Wednesday, December 15th at 7:00 and our 3-6 program will take place on Thursday, December 16th at 7:00. Dress rehearsal will take place on Wednesday, December 15th starting at 12:30. This will include both performances and will be open for anyone who wishes to attend. More information will be shared as we get closer to the dates of the program. We will also be live streaming both performances for anyone unable to attend in person. ● Congratulations to our December For the Love of Pete raffle drawing winners. The first prize winner was Ken and Teresa Stark ($500); the second prize winner was James Schroeder ($250); and the third prize winner was Danielle Brodman ($125). Our next drawing will take place on January 3rd. There are still tickets available to get entered into next month’s drawing. Please contact the school if you would like to purchase a ticket. Ticket price is $100. Thanks so much to all who have participated so far. ● Happy Birthday this week to: Sam T. (4) ● Our CYO basketball season kicked off this past weekend with our 5th/6th grade boys team falling to Galion St. Joseph on Saturday. The boys will be back in action this Saturday at Carey OLC at 9:00 AM. ● Please check the school website at www.stpeterupper.com for latest updates, schedules, or changes. Quote of the Week: “A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.” ~ Francis of Assisi 
Thank you Mr. Korte for sharing the Ready to Eat Military meals!! 5th and 6th grade enjoyed a feast of chicken and noodles, tortellini, and steak!
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on 2nd grade first communion from Fr. Conrad Sutter, OFM, Conv. 
Free Meals Extended Through the End of the 2022 School Year! We are pleased to announce that students will receive free lunch for the remainder of the 2021 school year and the 2022 school year.. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Ohio Department of Education announced extensions of nationwide waivers permitting school meals to be served at no cost through June 30, 2022. Students have been able to receive free meals since September 14, 2020, and will now continue to be able to eat lunch at no cost until the end of the school 2022 school year. Any questions, please contact me or Mrs. Melissa Rall our Federal Food Coordinator. Thank you! Blake England Principal St. Peter Catholic School (419) 294-1395 
CALLING ALL ST. PETER SCHOOL ALUMNI!
We need your help. We are compiling a contact list of our alumni in order to keep you all up-to-date on the happenings here at St. Peter School. This is part of our continuing effort to further connect our past with our present so we would greatly appreciate your assistance. Please click on the link below and fill out the contact information and we will be sure to keep you in the loop! Thanks for leaving a great legacy that our future and current generations can look up to. Click HERE to submit your contact information. 
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St. Peter’s School is now registered through Amazon Smile. This program is a fundraising program through Amazon.com. Each time a purchase is made through this program, Amazon donates .5% of the purchase price back to the School. Please consider using this each time you purchase an item on Amazon. There is no limit on the usage, and this can be used by anyone who currently has an Amazon account. Please go to https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/about/ref=smi_ge_ul_lm_raas for more details on the program. 
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Dec. 11 Coats for Christmas 9:00 – 11:30
Dec. 15 Liturgy Gr. 6 Christmas Programs Dress Rehearsal starting at 12:30 Christmas Program Pre-K to 2 7:00 p.m. Dec. 16 Christmas Program Gr. 3 – 6 7:00 p.m. Dec. 17 Advent friend Gift exchange St. Pete Night Fantasy of the Lights 5:30 -7:45 Click HERE to view the December Calendar 
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For the Love of Pete tickets on line. Next drawing Jan. 3rd
Please note that due to national food shortages, there may be some slight changes to the upcoming school lunch menus. While we don’t anticipate drastic changes, we have been told to expect some changes based on food availability. Any changes that happen to the menu will be communicated with families ASAP. Thanks for your patience and understanding. Click HERE to view December week #2 menu. 
STEM students were tasked with making floor plan blueprints for a single-layer home. They learned how to determine interior and exterior perimeter. Some of the houses had some extravagant floor plans.
Now, we can keep you informed in real time. If you would like to receive periodic messages from Transfiguration of the Lord or St. Peter School (or both) just follow the link below to sign up. Once you complete your profile and select "Text" or "Email" you are in the loop. It's great for last minute schedule changes (which will be targeted to effected parties) or news to share about the parish and school or perhaps an inspiring video message. We are excited to have you better engaged and to share opportunities for involvement. Thanks for all you do. eva.us/godisgood 
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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