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Announcements
Important Safety Notes
Looking back on the week, I’d like to make a few comments on aspects of best preserving safety within the school:
- We continue to refine our practices, stay updated on best practices, policies, building safety features, and educating staff and students on how to respond to unexpected and potentially dangerous situations. This is a new (or not so new) reality of schools and will continue to be top on our list. We are involved in these conversations through the Archdiocese as well, who maintains that student safety is a top priority.
- We will also continue to refine our communication with you, our parent community. Varying levels of alerts indicate a need for different responses and different kinds or amount of communication. In consideration of South High’s lockout – the surrounding area school principals consulted with the Archdiocese and most decided to go into lockout until more information was available. The SRO (Safety Resource Officer for Schools) and District 3 Police gave the consistent message that the possible threat was very specific to and within South High School. Their decision to go into lockout was also based on the fact that they are an open campus with students allowed to come and go on free periods. They needed to shut the open campus status down in order to do a proper safety assessment. We are told that the police and SRO will contact us directly if they are advising us to go into lockout at any time. We will pass that information on to you, our parents, if a lockout is advised from public safety personnel. A lockout requires that all entry into the building is exclusively through the front door where we can best monitor who is in the building. To this end, please do not ask or expect a student to let you in the door at any time, and especially never through the back of the school or side doors. We will be re-educating our children to not open the door for anyone – a tutor, a coach, a friend’s parent, a teacher. Your support in this is paramount so as not to confuse the children. This is clearly a best practice and can be done without harming our very warm and welcoming community. The adults responsible for security will be the ones to let other people in the building.
- This week we learned more about parent response to an alert. Please know that we are constantly alert to dangers – from spilled water on a slick floor to crossing a city street to strangers on the property. When South High locked out our awareness for security was naturally increased. We received about 50-60 parent phone calls into the front office following the alert, and this can hinder the availability of essential staff to be handling what is going on within the school – ie the safety of all the children here. We never want you to feel like you cannot call the school, but would like to assure you that we do have lines of communication with public safety and are aware of surrounding incidents, that we will respond to them appropriately, and will contact you whenever there is need to do so. In this situation, we had only enough information to make a decision to lockout and could not offer more details. As the alert stated, it was through an abundance of caution that we made the decision.
- Finally, just thank you! Thank you for trusting your children to us each day. We value that trust; we believe that you don’t give it lightly, and we intend to keep it.
Volleyball Tournament – SVDP is in the playoffs!
Please come and support our Varsity Girls Team as they enter into a higher level of tournament play this weekend. We went into the tournament as #1 seed and undefeated! We defeated St. Catherine’s this week and play Christ the King at Regis University on Saturday 5/11/2019 at 3PM. Please come and support our team! If we win, we will play at Bishop Machebeuf High School the following Saturday for the championship. Go Crusaders!
Survey for Strategic Planning
In order to gather as much data as possible to begin our strategic plan, please complete the Catholic Identity Program Effectiveness survey. Your feedback, both positive and constructive, will support the process of improvement at SVDP School for the coming years, and can have direct impact on the children who are currently at the school. Thank you for taking the time to provide clear and specific feedback.
Reimbursement receipts by May 30
To help us to close out our books in a timely way, please submit reimbursable receipts no later than May 30th, and sooner if possible. This is particularly important for anyone who is asking for reimbursement for a gala-related expense. Receipts turned in after June 30th will not be considered for reimbursement.
Training for Summer Help in the Outdoor Lab
During the summer months, we rely on volunteers to maintain the chicken coop and the gardens and greenhouse. (Last year our volunteers saved one of the chicken’s lives!) If you are interested in participating in this volunteer program (perks of collecting fresh eggs and fresh vegetables for your family on the days you volunteer) please call the front office to let us know that you would like to be trained. A Sign Up Genius will be published later in May for families to sign up according to their availability/vacation schedules.
Extended Care Registration for 2019-2020 School Year – Open Now!
Registration for Extended Care 2019-2020 is now available. To register please complete these forms along with the appropriate fee and return to the school front office. All unpaid balances must be paid in order to register for Extended Care.
Class of 2015 Alumni Reunion
ATTENTION CLASS OF 2015! It’s hard to believe that four years have passed since you graduated from SVdP School. We hope that you have enjoyed and embraced your high school years. Before you head off for the summer and college in the fall, we invite you to come and catch up with some of your SVdP classmates and teachers. Pizza, snacks and drinks will be provided. Pass the word on to your friends.
*DATE: May 14, 209
*TIME: 3:30pm-5:00pm
*WHERE: Garden Room – SVdP
*RSVP to Ms. Meyer at smeyer@svdpk8.com or by calling (303) 777-3812 x102.
Home and School
It’s time to order EduKit School Supplies for the 2019-2020 school year. Get ready to have school supplies ready to go for the first day of school. The last day to order for shipment directly to the school is June 12th. All orders from June 13th – July 31st, will be sent to your home with bulk items (paper towels, copy paper, etc.) sent to the school. Click https://www.edukitinc.com/schools/277/Saint%20Vincent%20De%20Paul%20Catholic%20School to order. Remember you are ordering for your child’s next year’s grade.
Click here to read the Home and School May Newsletter!
3rd Trimester Accelerated Reader Point Exchange
Students will have Tuesday May 28th to meet their AR goals. Students that meet their goal will receive an ice cream sundae treat during lunch on Wednesday May 29th; students that exceed their goal will have the opportunity to “Spin the Wheel” on Thursday May 30th for prizes (Homework Pass, Dress Down Day, Board Game Recess, Chipotle coupons!) which can be used during the last week of school. Sign up genius will come out in the next week for volunteers to help on those days. If you have any questions regarding a students AR Goal, you can reach out to their teachers.
Recycling Event
Students will recycle their left-over school supplies and books on June 3rd-June 5th. We need just 1-2 more volunteers with trucks that can come on Wednesday June 5th, load boxes of books, and deliver to the Sustainable Recycling Center (1270 S. Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80223). Please contact stephaniecarreira@yahoo.com
Dine Out on Tuesday May 21st- Brightmarten
Schools ALMOST out for summer! Join us at Brightmarten restaurant in Bonnie Brae to celebrate a fantastic 2018/19 school year on Tuesday, May 21st from 4-9 pm. 20% of the proceeds from ALL patrons that dine that evening will go to SVdP. It’s sure to be an evening not to miss.
BIG NEWS in our King Soopers card world – please read: King Soopers has made it easier for us to earn $$ for SVdP.
The King Soopers program is changing. You will no longer have to reload your King Soopers gift card or purchase a King Soopers gift card in order for SVdP to receive money back!
After you follow a few simple steps (listed below), all you will need to do is use your King Soopers loyalty # (as you do to receive discounts) and your purchases will earn SVdP $$.
Here’s the few simple steps to follow. Anyone can do this for SVdP, so feel free to share the information!
Go to King Soopers Community Rewards
Step 1: Sign in to your account or create a new one:
If you have already set up a King Soopers account, just sign in. FYI: If you have a loyalty #, that does not mean you necessarily have an account.
If you do not have an account, simply create a new one.
Select “Create an account”. Enter email and create a password (FYI – you will need to know the password later).
Select “Use Card Number” and enter your King Soopers loyalty #, your last name and zip code.
Under “Select Preferred Store”, enter your zip code and select “Find Stores”. Choose the store location you prefer and select “Create Account”.
You will be prompted to check your email for a confirmation email. In your email, click on the link and to finish creating your online account.
Step 2: You now have an online account:
Please sign-in. Enter your email and password, then select “Sign In”.
Select “My Account” from the drop-down menu, then select “Community Rewards” from the left-hand side under “Account Summary”.
Click on “Community Rewards”. Under “Find an organization”, enter either Saint Vincent de Paul or school code: Then select our school.
You should now see SVdP listed under “Community Rewards” in your “Account Summary” page.
IMPORTANT: The old system for getting credit will discontinue, so please do not reload your King Soopers gift card to get credit.
If every family spent $500 this summer alone, our school would benefit over $6,000.00. What a great way to start off the 2019 school year.
Fall Sports Season
Registration for the Fall 2019 Athletic season is open. Sports available to students are:
- Cross Country-grades 5th through 8th grades, boys and girls. A total of 4 meets will be hosted by CSAL.
- Flag Football-grades 3rd through 8th grades, boys and girls (coed competition). Teams will play 8 regular season games over 4 weeks (September 21st, September 28th, October 5th-all games at Mullen High School-, October 12th, and October 19 (Championship/3rd Place Games).
- Speak with our Athletic Director Dave Strawbridge at sports@svdpk8.com with any questions.
To register for athletic teams, go to www.csalden.org, select Register Now, then click St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School.
Upcoming Events
2019-2020 Calendar Dates & Vacation Days now available
These are housed on the Parent Portal under the Friday Forecast and will remain as their own post.
Noteworthy Items of Interest
- Catholic Schools Private Night at Elitch Gardens is May 17th. To purchase tickets go to www.elitchgardens.com/CatholicPrivateNight
