IMPORTANT DATES
Friday, Sept 16 – Sept 30 Yankee Candle Fundraiser
Saturday, Sept 24 SSPP School Choir to sing at 4:30 p.m. Mass
Sunday, Sept 25 Confirmation Affirmation at 10:30 a.m Mass & Meeting following
Thursday, Sept 29 Lifetouch Yearbook Pictures
Thursday, Sept 29 Back to School Reconciliation Service 12:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept 30 Final turn in day for Yankee Candle Fundraiser!
Friday, Sept 30 Final turn in day for Sock It To Cancer
Friday, Sept 30 6th Grade Retreat
Friday, Sept 30 8th Grade Soccer Night
Friday, October 7 Student of the Month after Mass,
Blessing of Animals 1:40 p.m., No bus service (Unit 10 is off)
Monday, October 10 NO SCHOOL, Columbus Day
Friday, October 14 End of 1st Quarter
Friday, October 21 Honor Roll after Mass, 7th Grade Retreat
Wed, Oct 26–Fri, Oct 28 Parent/Teacher Conferences
Friday, October 28 NO SCHOOL, Parent/Teacher Conferences
Yankee Candle Voluntary Fundraiser Packets were in last week’s Friday Folder!
Parents, you will receive 30% back on every $1 spent to be used towards your fundraising commitment. Fundraiser begins 9/16 and ends 9/30. Checks payable to SSPP.
AUCTION NEWS!
Thank you to everyone for all your time and effort thus far! The auction planning is coming along but we have a few updates…
We are still taking donations for class baskets. Please send those in ASAP! Deadline is Oct 1.
Raffle info in this week’s Friday folders. Please turn those in to office c/o Kat Marchetti. We have 3 great items we are raffling this year!!!
We are excited about the whiskey & wine pull & need donations as well. Please turn into the office or we would be happy to pick up these items for you!
Any volunteers for hosting party central parties, please contact the committee!!
Auction volunteer meeting at KC Hall Tues, Sept 27th at 6:30!! Thank you!!
2016 Auction Committee (Kelley Gaither, Betty Greer, Jamie Ramert, Georgia Wilde)
Soccer Pictures
For those who have purchased soccer pictures, they are in your student’s Friday folder this week. Questions, please call Patty Martz at 618-604-6950 or contact her via fast-direct.
CHESS CLUB:
Chess club will be held on Mondays from 2:30-3:15 p.m. beginning October 3rd. Please send in
$10 fee (per family) to offset the boards and chess pieces that keep disappearing.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month!
Earlier this month, the students received socks to collect their spare change for Kellsie’s Hope Foundation “Sock It to Cancer” Change Drive. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month and again this year the Foundation is continuing their mission to fund research for pediatric cancers. We will collect the socks at the end of the month.
Fr. McGivney Events:
McGivney Fall Golf Classic & Lunch/Auction, October 2 @ 7:00 am – 3:00 pm
McGivney Halloween 5K Run/Walk, October 29 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fall Open House, November 6 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
ASPIRE Placement Test & Prospective Parent Breakfast, November 12 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Early Decision Deadline, December 15
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP SSPP SCHOOL:
SHOPWITHSCRIP.COM SSPP Enrollment Code: 17B3D3639324
You should have received information in your summer packet! 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?
Inserts in today’s Friday Folders: Picture Day Order forms, Soccer Pictures, Year of Mercy Faith Sharing Group, Box Tops for Education Info Sheet, Chess Club (3-8), Basketball (3 only), Band Schedule, Auction Raffle Tickets (oldest/only)