Backpack News

IMPORTANT DATES
Feb 10-24 Yankee Candle Fundraiser (More info below)
Tuesday, February 14 Book Club 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in Mrs. Buehler’s room
Thursday, February 16 6th Grade Bake Sale, all items are $.50
Monday, February 20 NO SCHOOL – President’s Day Holiday
Thursday, February 23 Lifetouch Spring Pictures (No Retakes),
Engineering Club 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 25 SSPP School Choir to sing at 4:30 p.m. Mass
Sunday, February 26 8th Grade Retreat
Wednesday, March 1 Ash Wednesday
Saturday, March 4 First Communion Enrichment Day 8:45 a.m. to noon
Monday, March 6 NO SCHOOL – Casimir Pulaski Day Holiday
Wednesday, March 8 Papa John’s Pizza Night
(SSPP gets up to 20% of your order! Buy Scrip too!!)
Friday, March 10 Student of the Month after 8:15 a.m. Mass, End of 3rd Quarter

Yankee Candle Fundraiser
Packets are coming home today. This is a voluntary Fundraiser! Sale starts Friday, February 10 and ends Friday, February 24, 2017. You will receive 30% back on every $1 spent to be used towards the fundraising portion of your tuition. If you need additional order forms, contact the school office.

Chess Club News
Last day for Chess Club will be Monday, February 27, 2017.

Trivia Night March 11
Information for registration is included in the Friday Folder. Please help make this a successful event by purchasing a table to play, volunteering and/or making a donation.

We are looking for volunteers to help in the following roles:
1) Emcee for the night – We are looking for someone who would like to be on stage leading the
activities and reading the trivia questions
2) Judges – 3 or 4 judges are needed to score each round
3) Set-up and decorations – plan decorations and set up
4) Raffle ticket sales – volunteers to sell 50/50 and raffle tickets before and during the event
5) Tear down/Clean up – take down tables/chairs and clean up after the event

Sponsors/Donations Needed: items for raffle, gift baskets, and/or lottery tickets. Items may be dropped off at the school office or we can make arrangements to pick them up. Contact Amy Smith via Fast Direct to make arrangements or with questions. Thank you, in advance, for your support of this fundraiser! It is sure to be a FUN event, so we hope to see you there!!

REMINDER
ANY parent/guardian who may coach, want to be a field trip chaperone, classroom helper (room parent), playground supervisor or lunch helper MUST complete the Protecting God’s Children program plus have a Background Check processed. This is in accordance with the Safe Environment policy of the Springfield Diocese. Background checks are renewed every 5 years.

These upcoming sessions are listed on the diocesan website (www.dio.org), under Safe Environment Program.
St. Paul, Highland, 3/2, 6:30-9:30 p.m. St. Mary’s, Alton, 3/21, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
St. Paul, Highland, 4/6, 6:30-9:30 p.m. St. Paul, Highland, 5/4, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

SHOPWITHSCRIP.COM SSPP Enrollment Code: 16CABCL39324
Additional questions, call the school office at 344-5450.

SCRIP
The school office carries a variety of scrip cards and can order almost anything. Go to www.glscrip.com or www.shopwithscrip.com for the complete list. The school receives different percentages back on each card purchased. If you know you’ll be shopping at a specific store (ie shopnsave, etc) or dining at a specific restaurant (ie olive garden, etc), or paying your store charge (ie kohl’s, etc), please think about purchasing them from school. Thanks for your support!

SCHNUCKS E-SCRIP CARD:
If you don’t have one, contact the school office and we will get one to you. You only have to have them scan it at the time of your checkout – That’s it! Pretty easy, isn’t it?

Amazon Info
If you shop at Amazon, please use the website www.smile.amazon.com and select SS Peter & Paul as your charity and SS Peter and Paul School will receive a percentage of your purchases.

Hornet Socks for Sale
$1 a pair, First come/First serve. Stop by the office to see the selection.

All School Picture
Only 3 pictures left from the Auction! 11X17 colored print taken in Church with the entire school. $20 each. Stop by the office to purchase.

Inserts in today’s Friday Folders: Yankee Candle Fundraiser, Lifetouch Spring Picture Flyer, Band Schedule, Trivia Night Flyer, Camp Ondessonk brochure