ANNOUNCEMENTS • UPCOMING EVENTS • NOTEWORTHY ITEMS OF INTEREST
Announcements
Milk for the School Year – Last Call
Please complete this form if your child wants milk with their lunch for this school year. Milk will be purchased through Meadow Gold once for the entire 2021-2022 school year. Orders must be submitted by the end of the business day on September 9th.
Please do not send checks or cash to the school office. Watch the Friday Forecast for information. We will use Incidental Billing in FACTS to handle payments.
Leonard Sax – Parenting Expert September 16th
Physician, Psychologist, and Author who has contributed greatly to the conversation on the importance of recognizing the differences between boys and girls in education is being hosted by Our Lady of Lourdes Church & School on Thursday September 16 at 6:00pm. Please use this link to learn more and to RSVP by Friday, September 10 if you intend to partake of the meal (hotdogs and hamburgers, possibly).
Picture Day is Coming This Week – Order Now!
Wednesday, Sept. 8th – Preschool Saints, Montessori, Kindergarten, First, Second and Third Grades
Thursday, Sept. 9th – Preschool Angels, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grades
All orders will be online only with school code: EVTZQNT7T at Lifetouch.com
Home and School
Home & School Newsletter: Be on the lookout for our e-newsletter that is designed to help you stay in touch for the month ahead. The newsletters will be sent by email the first Tuesday of every month.
Oktoberfest Volunteers Needed: Help us on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th from 4pm-7pm. CLICK HERE to check out available time slots and fun opportunities to help.
Fall Raffle
Wanted: Crusaders for a Rafflin’ Good Time! Fall Raffle Incentives include:
- A ‘Free Dress Pass’ for every student in a family who returns ALL TICKETS SOLD by Friday, September 17th at 3pm
- Classroom Incentive Requirements: 100% Class Participation, at least one ticket sold per student, all tickets returned (sold and unsold) by Friday, September 17th at 3pm. Classrooms who meet these requirements will have the choice between: a themed dress down day, an extra recess with ice cream, or a movie and popcorn.
The raffle helps fund our spring gala, which is the largest fundraiser for SVDP. Please reach out to our Fall Raffle Chairs, Jennifer Harber, jennharber@gmail.com or Jameela Khadiwala, jameelamarie@gmail.com, with any questions. Thank you for your participation!
THANK YOU to all the volunteers who helped in preparation for the first day of school. We could not have made this happen without your efforts. We need lots of volunteers this year since we’re hosting school events again. Volunteering at school is a great way for new parents to meet people and get acclimated to the school. Sign-up info for the following opportunities will be available at Back to School Night:
Room Parents
SVDP Serves
Gala Class Reps
Oktoberfest
Grandparents Day
Library Assistance
DINE OUT: Our first dine out of the year will be on Monday, 8/30, from 11am-9pm at the Modern Market in Glendale. Mention SVdP in the store or over the phone, or if ordering online use the promo code of “giveback002” and 30% of all sales will be donated back to our school.
Golf on the Greens
Golf on the Greens SVDP Golf Tournament
Sunday, September 19, 2021
1:30 shotgun start
$1,000/foursome
Join us for a fun afternoon on the greens with the SVDP community! Grab your foursome and register here: https://svdpch.ejoinme.org/golf
Registration includes 18 holes, lunch, swag bag, contests & prizes and drinks! Foursomes will sell out, so don’t delay in registering! Please contact Nick Burns with questions, burns_irish@yahoo.com
SVDP Serves – Kick Off Meeting – Join Us!
Charity is the cement which binds communities to God and persons to one another.
– St. Vincent de Paul
In the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul, SVdP Serves offers opportunities for students to be stewards of the faith through education and awareness of the needs of others while creating partnerships within our community. The SVDP Serves Program is designed to inspire and educate our students of the Corporal Works of Mercy through service projects, school drives, and community events.
If you are interested in volunteering with the SVDP Serves committee, or just want to learn more about what we do, please contact Lara O’Shaughnessy, lara_osh1@yahoo.com. Or join us on Friday, September 10th at 8am on the patio to learn about ways to support our efforts.
Sports
SVDP Cross Country Update 2021
Practice
We are super excited to start Cross Country practice this coming TUESDAY 8/24/21. Practice will be right after school and finish at 4PM. We will hold practice one day a week on Tuesdays up to the State Meet on Saturday October 23rd.
Kiddos are able to change in the bathrooms prior to practice at the gym. Please remember to bring water and their favorite running gear.
Registration
All runners wishing to participate must sign up on CSAL no later than 8/27/21. 5th Graders are welcome to join our CC practices and run in Meets that allow. 5th Graders will be unable to place or run in advanced races. Waivers are required and must be returned prior to participating in practice.
Volunteers
To make CC happen we need your help as we can not do this without YOU. Volunteers are essential to keep our kiddos safe at practice. We make a conscious effort to be inclusive and open CC to all who wish to run. Having a large group means that the team gets spread out during practice and it is vital to have enough volunteers to keep track of all our kids. Please consider volunteering to provide bike support on Signup Genius…If the roster is full – don’t worry we can always use another volunteer.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4CA5A82BA3F49-svdp
Team Snap
We will communicate via Team Snap for practices, meets, and announcements.
Our Head Coach this year is Ken Cilia and our co-coaches will be Katie McCloskey and Carla Lane. We are still looking for a volunteer who can provide administrative support. Cross Country has a unique admin need for registering each runner for all the meets. This is a super important role and perfect opportunity for someone who wants to volunteer but perhaps their schedule keeps them from participating during the day.
