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From the Principal
First Principal’s Note of the 2010 - 2011 School YearWednesday, August 4, 2010
ECCLESIASTES, CHAPTER 3, VERSE 1: There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every matter under the heavens.
Believe it or not, it’s almost the appointed time for school! The beginning of the 2010-2011 school year is rapidly approaching and the faculty and staff of St. Peter School have been working hard to ensure that this will be a year of incredible growth, both spiritually and academically, for all of our students. So let's get started...
First of all, there will be NO SIGN-UP DAY. We will be working with the Home and School Association to ensure that all forms are electronically distributed. As always, parents may stop by the school office to pick up any forms that they cannot download OR drop off any forms that are completed. The school office is open every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 a.m. until noon. On Monday, August 23rd, the school office will resume normal hours of operation from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Completed forms may also be returned by mail or placed in the drop box outside the school office at any hour of the day or night.
EMERGENCY CONTACT FORM! This is the most important form that we need as soon as possible. If you scroll down, you will find it at the end of this note. We certainly hope that no child is ever involved in a life-threatening emergency; however, we want to be prepared . . . just in case! Your completion of this EMERGENCY CONTACT FORM provides us with all pertinent contact information. Beginning Monday, August 9, as St. Peter School receives your completed EMERGENCY CONTACT FORM, we will personally contact you (via phone or email, if necessary) with the name of your child's/children's homeroom teacher. If that's not a great incentive for completing this form, I don't know what is!!!
ILLINOIS HEALTH REQUIREMENTS! Also following this note are the Illinois Health Requirements. Please read them carefully and be certain that you have complied with all of the state's requirements. All of the forms are available as downloads from our website or in the school office.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOLUNTEER AT SCHOOL? If so, please contact Lisa O'Leary Volk in the Parish Office (630-232-0124). She will provide you with a packet of information that must be completed. All individuals volunteering at school, whether it be weekly in the lunch room or simply one day for a class field trip, must complete the volunteer requirements.
HOT LUNCH: Our Hot Lunch program will be automated this year allowing you to pay for your children's meals with an automatic checking account deduction. We will share the September menu from Sodexo and the ordering procedure in the next Wednesday note (August 11).
MILK: As of today, the State of Illinois has not informed us of the milk reimbursement that St. Peter School will receive from them. As soon as we have this information, we will provide you with an order form to purchase milk for the upcoming school year.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: School supply lists are online on our website, or they can be picked up in the school office. Remember, beginning August 6 and ending August 15, the State of Illinois is offering "tax-free" back-to-school shopping for school related items. Don't miss this opportunity to save some money!
FACULTY UPDATES: Finally, our faculty has undergone some changes over the summer months. Mrs. Wego, our first grade teacher, has asked to go part-time for the 2010-2011 school year. She will be teaching all of the Language Arts/Reading and Religion in the morning. Mrs. Boehm, a recent graduate of Aurora University with her Masters Degree in Education, will be sharing the first grade teaching responsibilities with Mrs. Wego. Mrs. Boehm will be teaching Science and Math in the afternoon. Mrs. Krueger will be assuming all of the responsibilities for our preschool program. Mrs. Scanlon will be teaching full day kindergarten in the morning and half day kindergarten in the afternoon. Ms. Nora Scherschel, a recent graduate of the University of Iowa and a not-so-recent graduate of our own St. Peter School, will be teaching the afternoon enrichment portion of the full day kindergarten. Ms. Scherschel is a certified elementary education teacher in the State of Illinois with specializations in Reading and Language Arts. We welcome our two newest faculty members to our staff!
PLEASE NOTE that the first day of school for students in first grade through eighth grade will be Wednesday, August 25th. This is the same day that the Geneva School District starts. As always, school will begin at 8:30 a.m. Students may begin arriving at 8:10 a.m. (There is no supervision before 8:10 a.m.) However, school will dismiss on the first day at 1:00 p.m. Bus service to and from school will be provided for those who meet the Geneva School District requirements. In addition, if you have a child in preschool or kindergarten, please note the dates for his/her orientation. They are indicated on the school calendar, which is on our website.
As we embark on the journey of another new school year, let us pray that God showers all of us with His wisdom and His blessings!
Roseann Feldmann
Principal
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