Parent Newsletter #22 1/30/23
It’s Catholic Schools Week and we are hoping for a full week of great activities and that Mother Nature minds her business and leaves us alone. Fingers crossed that actually happens because we plan on celebrating the many things that make our school so unique and special. We kicked off our week-long celebration with a special youth recognition Mass on Sunday followed by a fantastic pancake and sausage breakfast hosted by our local Knights of Columbus and a bake sale sponsored by the CLC. We sincerely thank all of the K of C and CLC members who helped organize this event as well as those who purchased a meal or baked goods. We also want to say thank you to the community members who checked us out during our Open House. Each day this week we will be recognizing a special part of our mission and we have scheduled some very fun and meaningful events to celebrate our “little slice of heaven”. Our schedule for the week has been posted on the school website so please refer to it if you have any questions. There are so many things to be thankful for and to celebrate and we want to include all of you in our celebration. Thanks again for choosing to be a part of our family and we hope to see you this week as we celebrate Catholic Schools! In Case You Missed It... ● Our annual St. Peter School Auction event will take place on Saturday, March 18th at 6:00 PM in the St. Peter School gymnasium. We are also looking for help with this event so if you are willing to help, please contact the school office or Paul Wagner at WMS. This is our school’s largest fundraising event so please help spread the word or volunteer to help. ● Our St. Peter School Parent Team is sponsoring a Kid’s Choice Valentines Dance on Friday, February 24th from 6:00-8:00 in the school gym. This will be a fun event with music, food, and pictures. Tickets are $10 per person with a $30 family cap. All St. Peter School students and a guest are invited to attend. Please see the attached flier for more details. ● ATTENTION: Kindergarten registration for the 2023-2024 school year is underway. 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. Our tentative screening date will be Monday, April 17th at the St. Peter School gymnasium. We will be reaching out to our registered students soon to sign-up for preferred screening times. 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. ● A reminder that semester tuition payments are due today. We also ask that any outstanding expenses such as extended day or other invoices be paid by the end of this month in order to keep our account updated and accurate. Please contact the office with any questions or concerns about tuition. ● As part of our Catholic Schools Week celebration next week, we will be honoring our St. Peter School alums. If you are an alumnus or if you know others who are, we would love to hear from you. We are looking for graduation year (or years attended), occupation, and some words of wisdom for our current and future St. Peter School students. Please share your stories with us. Thanks in advance for your participation. Just Thought You Should Know… ● The 5th grade class will be leading our next service this Wednesday at 8:20. Family members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Due to cost constraints, we will no longer be live streaming these services but we will be recording them and posting them on our school Facebook page following the service for those who are unable to attend. This will also be our 2nd Quarter Honors Mass where we will be honoring our 3rd-6th grade honors recipients. We are also asking everyone to wear white for this Mass as we will be taking our whole-school picture following church. If you have any questions about this please let us know. ● Winter MAP testing continues in February for select students. The purpose of winter MAP testing is to monitor our students’ progress towards their academic goals as well as to help our staff identify curricular areas of strength and areas that require improvement. Many of our students have also developed MAP goals that they are working hard to accomplish and winter MAP testing will allow them to check their progress. If you have any questions or concerns about MAP testing please contact your child(ren)’s teacher or the school office for more details. ● 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. ● 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 review the attached flier, visit the website https://nosf.org/ or contact the school office for more information. ● Our next For the Love of Pete drawing will take place on February 1st. 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: Hayden M. (3), Raylan P. (2), and Sam S. (4) ● Good luck to our CYO basketball teams this weekend. The 3rd/4th grade girls host LIAL at 11:10 and the 4th/5th grade boys host St. Patrick’s at 10:00 on Saturday. Quote of the Week: “In order to be number one, you have to be odd.” ~ Anonymous 
Grades 4/5 Boys Basketball Team 
Click HERE to view/print a donor form. Our annual St. Peter School Auction event will take place on Saturday, March 18th at 6:00 PM in the St. Peter School gymnasium. We are also looking for help with this event so if you are willing to help, please contact the school office or Paul Wagner at WMS. This is our school’s largest fundraising event so please help spread the word or volunteer to help. 
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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Feb. 6 Scrip Orders/Raise Right Orders Due
Feb. 8 Liturgy Gr. 4 Feb. 15 Liturgy Gr. 3 Feb. 20 Presidents' Day NO SCHOOL Feb. 22 Liturgy Gr. 6 Ash Wednesday Feb. 24 Kids' Choice Valentines Dance February For The Love of Pete Winners $500 - Jane Rieser $250 - Michael Courtad $125 - Leslie Conigy Next Drawing: Wed. Mar. 1st, 2023 
As part of our Catholic Schools Week celebration, we will be honoring our
St. Peter School Alums. We will also be spotlighting our current students and staff. Please click on the spotlights to view them. 
WE ARE EXPANDING!
St. Peter Catholic School is looking for a full-time 4th grade teacher for the 2023-2024 school year. Candidates must have a current and valid Ohio teaching license or will have one prior to the start of the school year. An English or Language Arts concentration is preferred but not required. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and a resume with references to Mr. Blake England, Principal at bengland@stpeterupper.com or contact the school office at 419-294-1395 for more information St. Peter Catholic School is looking for a part-time K-7th grade PE/Health teacher for the 2023-2024 school year. Candidates must have a current and valid Ohio teaching license or will have one prior to the start of the school year. This position is part-time with the possibility of becoming full-time. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest and a resume with references to Mr. Blake England, Principal at bengland@stpeterupper.com or contact the school office at 419-294-1395 for more information. 
Thank you, Colts fans!! We have the best crowd ever!!! The St. Peter Colts Cheerleaders 
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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. 
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. 
Next orders due by Feb. 6th
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