ANNOUNCEMENTS • UPCOMING EVENTS • NOTEWORTHY ITEMS OF INTEREST
Announcements
EduKit Information for 2021-2022 School Year
St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School offers the EduKit program as a convenient option for busy families to order school supplies. EduKits include supplies approved by the school.
If you place your student’s order by June 11, 2021, the shipping is free and the student’s order will be in the classroom on the first day of school. Extended ordering is available from June 12th – August 3rd for an additional fee and the kit will be delivered to your home shortly before school begins.
EduKit Order Link:
https://www.edukitinc.com/schools/277/Saint%20Vincent%20De%20Paul%20Catholic%20School%20Denver,%20CO
You can also go to EduKitinc.com and search St. Vincent de Paul School.
Supply list information is also available on the school website at www.svdpk8.com in the Parent Resources section.
EduKit questions may be directed to Shannon Novak by emailing denverskymuffin@aol.com or calling (303) 482-6482.
Home and School
SPIRIT WEAR: Friday, April 30th! Wear your spirit wear top and uniform bottom.
GRANDPARENTS DAY: Keep an eye out for letters to grandparents coming home stamped and ready for you to mail! Videos from the younger grades will also be emailed from your teacher to share with your grandparents.
DINE OUT: Join us for our final dine out of this school year, at Chipotle on May, 19th 4pm-8pm at the 2760 S. Colorado Blvd location.
Home & School April Newsletter, click here to read!
Discussion – Challenges Facing the Modern Parent
Let us know if you would like to join in a discussion as a follow up to the speaker Dr. Selner-Wright on Gender and Identity. Find a related chapter from the book, Made This Way, which could serve as common ground for the discussion. Click on this link for the reading: Discussion
Use this Google Form to provide us your contact information and we will invite you to the discussion which will be scheduled before the end of the school year.
Gala In the Garden 2.0 and Golf on the Greens
Tickets to our Gala in the Garden 2.0 are selling out!
We hope you can join us at the Gala this year, in person or virtually! If you plan to attend in person, be sure to purchase your tickets ASAP as we are almost sold out. If you plan to attend virtually, please also register for your virtual bidding (registration is free).
https://svdpch.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/GalaintheGarden20/tabid/1200406/Default.aspx
Please contact Gala Chair Melissa Regan directly with any questions: 410-336-7097 or Melissa.a.regan@gmail.com
Get your Spring Raffle ticket before we sell out!
Don’t miss your chance to win the SVdP Spring Raffle! For just $100, you will be entered to win a Peloton Bike+ Family Package valued at $2,945! The pictures and full description of the bike package are on this Google Form. We have already sold over half our raffle tickets and can only sell 100 tickets! You can purchase as many tickets as you would like and you do not have to be a school parent to purchase, so feel free to send this link to your family, friends and neighbors. 100% of the ticket proceeds go directly to the school.
To purchase raffle tickets:
Step 1: Complete this Google Form SVdP Spring Raffle sign-up with your information and the number of tickets you want to purchase.
Step 2: Either mail a check to SVdP school with “Raffle” in the memo line, or call Amee Cave at 303-777-3812 and provide her with your credit card info via the phone. (St. Vincent de Paul School, 1164 S. Josephine St, Denver, CO 80210)
If you have any questions or need further info, please contact the Spring Raffle Chairs.
Kim Abbate & Casey Wolf, svdpraffle@gmail.com
Register now for Golf on the Greens
Golf of the Greens Tournament will be held Sunday, September 19, 2021. If you are interested in purchasing a foursome (cost is $1,000) please contact Nick Burns, burns_irish@yahoo.com
Sports
Volleyball Fees Are Due
Families of students who participated in volleyball have received a FACTS email invoice for their volleyball fees. If you did not authorize automatic withdrawals for the current school year’s incidental fees, please log on to your FACTS account and authorize your payment. Thank you!
CSAL is offering Baseball and Volleyball Camps in March! Click here for all the details. There are a couple of new sport events happening.
- Golf Tournament for Friday, May 7th – Click here for details and costs
- 3v3 Basketball Tournament for grades 3-8 on Saturday, May 15th with the make-up date on May 22nd. This will be held on outside courts in Littleton. Click here for more information.
If you are new to CSAL, click here for registration information on all of these events.
First Day of School Schedule for 2021-2022 School Year
We are hoping that next year looks much more normal than this COVID-interrupted year to normal life. Here is what we expect for the first scheduled week of school:
Grades 1-8
August 23: 7:55am -12:00pm noon dismissal
Students may be dropped off beginning at 7:35 and no later than 7:50 to be in their classrooms for the 7:55 start of the day
August 24 – begin full day schedule with 2:55 dismissal
Montessori Classroom
If your child is NEW to Montessori, he or she will be assigned a time slot on Tuesday or Wednesday morning to visit and be introduced to the teachers and the classroom environment. The time slot will increase as the week progresses, having a full morning on Friday, August 27th. (8:00 to 12:00).
Traditional Preschool (3 year old)
Open House for parents and students on Tuesday, August 24 from 10:00am-11:30am
Normal T/Th half day schedule begins Thursday, August 26
Traditional Preschool (4 year old)
Open House for parents and students on Wednesday, August 25 from 10:00am-11:30am
Normal M/W/F half day schedule begins Friday, August 27
Kindergarten
Monday, August 23: Meet and Greet outside from 8:30-10:00 am
Monday, August 23: 1:00-3:00 individual testing as scheduled; look for signup later this summer
Tuesday 8am-3pm: individual testing as scheduled; look for signup later this summer
Wednesday, August 25: Half of class attends 8:00am-10:00am and half attend 12:30-2:30pm
Thursday, August 26 & Friday, August 27: all students attend half day
Monday, August 30: begin normal kindergarten full day (or half day) schedule
