Dear St. Peter School Community,
- Many thanks to Mrs. Bisch, Ms. Corrigan, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Grasso, Mrs. Kaiser, Ms. Kopff, Mrs. Kuppinger, Mrs. Mahon and Mr. Remes who will be moving on from St. Peter to the new phases in their lives next year. Please join me in gratitude for their years of service to your children and our mission at St. Peter School. We wish them the very best in their futures. We have filled some of the open positions for next year and will continue to interview quality candidates to serve your children at St. Peter. Please feel free to send me references of good candidates you would recommend.
- What a great blessing this week with Confirmation on Wednesday evening and our May Crowning on Thursday. God's grace and Holy Spirit have poured out on our community.
- This Wednesday at our school Mass we will celebrate our Grandparents. Grandparents will be joining our 2nd grade students and sitting with them during Mass.
- Our 8th grade students will graduate from St. Peter on Thursday evening as the class of 2022. Please pray for our graduates as they move to high school next year.
- Last Tuesday we celebrated 10 years of Faith In Action service at an all-school assembly. It is almost impossible to comprehend the number of lives that have been touched by the faith and work of our students, parents and staff members through Faith In Action. Please continue to pray for everyone who serves and is served. Sometimes we are blessed to both at the same time.
Thank you for your continued prayers and support.
Respectfully,
Dr. John Freitag, Principal
Sharing the Good News at STP by Anne Loida
The Class of 2023 Has Been Called to Rise Up and Lead
We celebrated our traditional Transfer of Leadership Mass this week. Eighth graders passed on the light of leadership to our current seventh graders. Fr. O’Toole led the students in a wave of leadership. Eighth grade passes on to seventh, seventh to sixth, sixth to fifth, and so on. How apt that Wednesday’s readings recalled how leadership in the Church was conveyed by the laying of hands! Congratulations to our eighth grade friends who celebrated their last Mass with us and also who were confirmed on Wednesday night!
Next Week’s Mass Celebrates Our Grandparents
Our second graders invite their grandparents to join them at next week’s all-school Mass. Many thanks to the St. Peter Grandparents Association, who is sponsoring this Mass and a reception after for the second graders and their grandparents. Grades 1-7 will attend.
Tuesday’s Faith in Action Celebration
We are grateful for the many parents who have provided opportunities for us to put our faith into action this year. As Fr. O’Toole asked us, What did you do today to build up the Kingdom of God? Thank you to Mrs. Orlando and Mrs. LaBarge for beginning this program 10 YEARS AGO. At Tuesday’s celebration, students shared what projects they had completed and what organizations they chose to donate funds to: St. Louis Catholic Academy, World Bird Sanctuary, Aberdeen Heights, Sts. Peter and Paul Meals Program, Missouri Veterans Home, Melissa’s Hope, Bridge Bread, Pioneer Bakery, and the Zahra Nazari family from Afghanistan. We were also pleased to meet more friends from St. Louis Catholic Academy: Riley and Madison.
This video showcases some of the year’s projects:
May Crowning
The temperatures were soaring but we were able to crown the Blessed Mother. Second graders Thomas Finlay and Grace Kramper reverently placed crowns on Mary and Baby Jesus as we sang “Hail Mary, Gentle Woman.”
May is always a busy time, so be gentle with yourself.
Breathe in compassion for yourself--and others.
Breathe out anxieties about getting it all done.
Breathe in God’s peace.
Breathe out any concerns you have.
Breathe in God’s assurances that these times will pass.
Breathe out whatever is causing you anxiety right now.
Breathe in God’s promise of new life. Breathe in hope.
Mary, Queen of Peace, pray for us.
Nurse's Notes
ST. PETER QUARANTINE TRACKER: 5/13/22
Current COVID 19 Positive Community Members this Week
Students: 7
Staff: 2
Community Members Currently in Standard COVID Quarantine: 9
St. Peter School will continue to follow our COVID infection and exposure procedures outlined on our COVID GUIDANCE CHART (see chart in the newsletter).
Please continue to notify me by email at jmetzger@stpteach.com if your St. Peter child tests positive for COVID.
Please keep your child home if they are sick. If your child has an elevated temperature (above 100°) they should stay home until they are fever free for 24 hours without the use of a fever reducing medication.
End of the year reminders:
1. A physical examination and a current immunization record are required for students entering preschool, kindergarten, third and sixth grade. Please make an appointment with your child’s healthcare provider early so we have the documentation prior to the first day of the 2022-2023 school year. As soon as you have your child's physical completed and current immunization record, please submit it through the email you received regarding physicals and immunizations. If you have questions about submitting those, please contact Diane Wagner (dwagner@stpteach.com). A physical is current if completed after September 1, 2021.
2. If your child has medication at school, please pick it up in the health room after Field Day on Thursday, May 26, 2022, from 11:30-12:30 or on Friday, May 27, 2022, from 9:30-11:00. Medications not picked up will be properly disposed of.
Thank you.
Joan Metzger, RN
News and Announcements
This Week
Wednesday, May 18 - 8:15am Mass, Gr 2 Grandparents Mass, Gr 1-7 attend plus Gr 2 Grandparents, Gr K and 8 livestream
Wednesday, May 18 - Last Day for 8th Grade
Thursday, May 19 - 8th Grade Graduation, 6pm Mass
Wednesday, May 18 - Last Day for 8th Grade
Thursday, May 19 - 8th Grade Graduation, 6pm Mass
Looking Ahead
Wednesday, May 25 - No Mass for School
Wednesday, May 25 - PreK Completion Ceremony, 9:45am
Wednesday, May 25 - PreK Last Day, Dismiss 10:30am
Wednesday, May 25 - PreK Completion Ceremony, 9:45am
Wednesday, May 25 - PreK Last Day, Dismiss 10:30am
Thursday, May 26 – Field Day, 11:30 Dismissal (students dress out of uniform)
Friday, May 27 – 8:15am Mass, planned by Gr 7, Gr K-7 attend
Friday, May 27 – 10am Dismissal – Last Day of School
Cafeteria Helpers
Cafeteria Helpers
Monday 5/16 Maria Mousdicas, Jessica Grebel (sub for Lana Thoele)
Tuesday 5/17 Kelly Kirk, Angie Smith
Wednesday 5/18 Christy Porterfield, Meghan Holland
Thursday 5/19 Halle Dart, Lana Thoele
Friday 5/20 Tony Ruebsam, Kathleen Emin, Laura Lueken
Playground Helpers
Monday 5/16 Laura Greco, Sara Ardekani, Laurie Kuchy
Tuesday 5/17 Theresa Finlay, Angie Schnell, Genna Pennington
Wednesday 5/18 Kristen Jensen, Gretchen Findlay, Kelly Kirk
Thursday 5/19 Julie Kavanagh, Larry Heller (sub for Nicole Reh) , Jennifer Stanze
Friday 5/20 Maggie Poling, Erin Dunlap, Emilie Morris
St. Peterfest T-shirts
Reminder: Students can wear St. Peterfest shirts in place of their uniform shirts until the end of the school year. Thank you for your orders.
St. Peterfest T-shirts
Reminder: Students can wear St. Peterfest shirts in place of their uniform shirts until the end of the school year. Thank you for your orders.
Purchase a Yearbook
There is a small supply of yearbooks available in the office to sell.
If you would like to purchase a yearbook for your student(s), please send in $18 per yearbook cash or check (made out to St. Peter School) to the office.
What to Wear for Field Day
Thursday, May 26 is Field Day. Students do not wear their uniform.
Please send your child(ren) to school with comfortable shorts and athletic shoes.
They also need to wear a lightweight tshirt because a colored “field day” shirt will go over it when they get to school.
The colored shirts help to keep each student with their family group.
The We LOVE Our School Raffle Winner - May
The raffle winner for May goes to Elizabeth Stratton!
Congratulations on your cash prize of $750!
Thank you to the winning ticket sellers, Claire, Bennett and Graham Stratton!
The raffle winner for May goes to Elizabeth Stratton!
Congratulations on your cash prize of $750!
Thank you to the winning ticket sellers, Claire, Bennett and Graham Stratton!
School Supply Wrap Packs for 2022-2023
The school supply lists for the 2022-2023 school year can be found through the link below and on the website here: https://stpeterkirkwood.org/documents-1
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