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Announcements
Extended Care for Noon Dismissal Day
Report Cards Published November 22
Report cards for Grades K-8 will be published online for families on the afternoon of Friday, November 22. This is our first go-around with the FACTS platform, but hope this part of communicating grades to families will be seamless. Please note that if you have a child who will have a D or an F on a trimester report card, the teacher should have already been in contact with you to let you know what is contributing to the insufficient performance. Please work with the teacher, not to change the first trimester grade, but to ensure all supports are in place that will enable the student to be successful in the second trimester.
2020-2021 Academic Year//Major Calendar Dates for Your Planning
8/24/2020 – First Day of School/Noon Dismissal
11/25-11/27/2020 Days off for Thanksgiving Break
12/21/2020 – 1/1/2021 Days off for Christmas Break
4/2-4/9/2020 – Days off for Easter and Spring Break
National Holidays – 9/7/20 (Labor Day); 1/16/2021 (MLK,Jr Day); 2/15/2021 (Presidents Day); 5/31/21( Memorial Day)
Please note: a full calendar of days off and half days will be published around January/February 2020
Gala 2020
Home and School
Babies’ First Library: Mrs. Edmonds, our Librarian, and Mrs. Kueber, our P.E. teacher, are expecting baby boys in December!
Let’s “shower” Mrs. Edmonds and Mrs. Kueber with some of your favorite books you read to your children. We will put two baskets (one for each expecting mom) at the front office from Friday November 15th- Wednesday November 27th.
Pick out your favorite and special book! Enter your book onto this document to make sure it’s not already purchased! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yBEK8B-IrPzK0ML4C4rullCBrB1edwGyXdMULbjkKss/edit?usp=sharing
Have your family write a personal note inside the book (no need to wrap). Include a gift receipt if you like.
Deliver by Wednesday November 27th to the baskets located at the front office. H&S will deliver it to them the week of December 2nd.
Purchase Spirit Wear for Christmas for the whole family! : Online Store is open until Nov 24th If you purchase over $100 you get a free SVDP beanie! (Great stocking stuffer). Estimated delivery date will be December 13th.
https://svdpapparel.itemorder.com/sale
School Directories: The printed directories are on their way. If you ordered a directory, you will receive it via kid mail next Tuesday. We do have about 30 extra copies that will be in the front office- remember these are free this year and first come, first serve!
Christmas Fund: H&S will be arranging the Teachers/Staff Christmas Fund again this year! This is an easy way to get all of your Christmas shopping done for all your kids’ teachers. Be on the look out for a letter in next Tuesday’s folder with more information. The deadline to contribute will be Dec 6th. There will be additional ways to contribute: preferred method will be through FACTS Pre Pay, we will also have a square reader for credit cards in the front office, and checks are always welcome. Look for more information on Tuesday.
Christmas Shoppe: It’s that time of year at SVDP and the elves have hit the ground running to get ready for the Christmas Shoppe. This year it will be on December 11th and 12th. This provides our students an easy way to purchase simple presents for their immediate family members (and pets) for Christmas. The order form due Friday, December 6th. Click here for more information.
SAVE THE DATE: Dine out at Modmarket on Wednesday December 11th. 50% will be donated back to SVdP.
SAVE THE DATE: Grandparents Day: Was just added to the school calendar for Thursday, May 7th which is the May Crowing Mass on the Thursday before Confirmation and Communion. A formal invitation will go out in the next few months.
Home and School November Newsletter – click here
Thanksgiving Food Drive – LAST WEEK!
Our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive will begin on Monday, October. 28th – November 20th. Each classroom brings in their assigned item. Please click here for the list. Extra Halloween candy will also be collected in the front lobby. The food is organized by our 8th graders as their SVDP Serves service project and delivered to those in need before Thanksgiving. Thank you in advance for your support this year! We are also collecting toiletries and drawstring bags in the front lobby.
SVDP Serves All School Service Day
This is the season of Thanksgiving! We have much to be grateful for. Please consider helping us giveback to our community in service. We are in need of parent volunteers to assist the students complete in-school service projects on Tuesday, November 26th, 9-10:30am. We will be working on projects to benefit Christ in the City, Father Woody’s Christmas dinner, Anchor Center for the Blind, and A Little Help. 8th grade will be cleaning the parish in preparation for the Advent season. Students in grades K-7th will be paired with their buddies. Please review and sign up the available slots on Sign Up Genius. Thank you!
Upcoming Events
Use the School Calendar Tab on the Parent Portal to stay up to date on events.
November 20th – Noon Dismissal
December 6th – Christmas Shoppe Forms Due to the front office
January 2nd – Catholic Schools at the Avalanche
