St. Paul School Weekly News November 29, 2024

Week of December 2-6, 2024

Upcoming Events

Monday 2- Healthy Hunger: Boston Pizza

Wednesday 4- Santa Hat/Reindeer Antler Day; School Council Meeting @ 6:30 PM

Thursday 5- Christmas Riddle Day; St. Thomas More Girls Volleyball Tournament- PM

Friday 6 - Candy Cane Hunt; Hot Lunch: Subway; Advent Mass @ SJE- 1:00 PM

Principal's Message

"In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains and shall be raised above the hills; all the nations shall stream to it. Many peoples shall come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.” Isaiah 2.2-3

Advent is a time when our eyes are set to the future, and we are filled with hope. We know that Jesus, the Messiah, is coming very soon, and that his presence is a gift of love for us from God, our Father. This passage from the prophet Isaiah, the first reading of our Advent journey, shows us the promise of a world that will see us coming together to learn and walk in peace and joy.

May this Advent season be filled with abundant opportunities for you to not only reflect on the presence of hope, faith, joy, and peace in your lives, but to also share those gifts with those around you!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Mrs. Carr-Jeschke & Mrs. McNamee

Parent Council Meeting

Our next SAC meeting is Wednesday December 4th at 6:30 PM. This meeting will take place in the Kindergarten classroom across from the Learning Commons. We will be sharing updates on the school, upcoming initiatives and fundraising - we hope you will join us!

Advent Mass- Please Join Us!

This Sunday marks the first week of Advent. Please join us at the Church on Friday, December 6th at 1 PM, to celebrate the season of advent as we wait in great anticipation for Jesus' arrival

Superintendent's December Message

CLICK HERE

Christmas Concert

Our Christmas Concert will be held on Tuesday December 17, 2024 at St. John the Evangelist Church at 6:30 PM. We are in full preparation for this magical event. Please see info below regarding ticket sales for "Best Seats in the House (and parking lot!).

For our Christmas social justice initiative, St, Paul school will be collecting "Boxes of Hope," for WINGS (Women In Need Growing Stronger). Please see the list for items assigned to each grade level. Items are due December

12 Days of Christmas Activities!

Grades 3-6 Snow Valley Ski Trip

Students in Grades 3-6 will be attending a ski trip to Snow Valley on Wednesday December 11th. Please ensure that permission forms are turned into your child's homeroom teacher

All families are required to fill out a Google Form: Please see HERE.

Best Seats in the House/Parking Lot!

St. Paul will once again be selling raffle tickets for the opportunity to win the "Best Seats in the Church" and "Best Parking in the Lot" for the Concert. Families were swifted the order form today, Please send the second page of this letter back to the school no later than Friday December 13, 2024. The draw winners will be announced the morning of December 17, 2024. Cash only please.

Reminder- Follow us on Instagram for more of what we get up to each week at St. Paul!

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Have a wonderful weekend!

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