Thursday, October 5, 2017
NEWSLETTER
FEATURES
NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, PROFESSIONAL DAY
Shared professional time is not always easy to come by in a busy school day or week. Next Tuesday, October 10, faculty will spend a Professional Day working in advance of students' return from the Fall Break Weekend on Wednesday. The intention of any Professional Day is to have teachers work together on topics that will enhance the student experience for your sons and daughters. In addition, these days provide time for us to engage in any required work that might otherwise be difficult to complete.
FACULTY TEAM HEADS TO HAITI
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By the time HoundsTruth lands in your inbox, eight St. Patrick's faculty members will have likely reached the top of a bumpy ride up a Haitian mountain to the community of St. Etienne. For six, this journey is a kind of homecoming, as they return to St. Etienne, St. Patrick's partner school and church.
CONFERENCE SIGNUPS FOR GRADES 1 TO 8 STUDENTS NOW OPEN
Parents of students in Grades 1 to 8 received an email this morning with instructions for signing up for Parent-Teacher Conferences (Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences in Grades 7 and 8) using our online scheduling system, Canyon Creek Online Scheduling. Please refer to that email or the instructions below to sign up for your child(ren)'s Parent-Teacher Conference(s) by midnight Friday, October 13. Conferences are scheduled for Grades 1 to 8 on Friday, October 20, and Monday, October 23. Parent-Teacher Conferences for Nursery School and Kindergarten students, to take place on Friday, November 10, will be scheduled separately.
TALKING ABOUT RACE WITH YOUR CHILD - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 6:30-8:30 PM
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What was your first experience with difference? Think back, what is your first memory of someone being noticeably different? How did you react? How did adults around you react?
ADMISSION PARENT PROGRAMS BEGIN SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21
We hope you will share your wonderful St. Patrick's stories with family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues—word-of-mouth is how most families find us! In addition, please let your network know about our upcoming Parent Programs:
NEW FLU INFORMATION FOR 2017-2018
Getting an annual flu vaccine is the first and best way to protect yourself and your family from the flu. Flu vaccination can reduce flu illnesses, doctors' visits, and missed days of work and school due to flu, as well as prevent flu-related hospitalizations. In 2017, a study in Pediatrics was the first of its kind to show that flu vaccination also significantly reduced a child's risk of dying from influenza. The more people who get vaccinated, the more people will be protected from flu, including older people, very young children, pregnant women, and people with certain long-term health conditions who are more vulnerable to serious flu complications.
ALL SCHOOL NEWS
NORTHWEST CURRENT: GRADE 7 STUDENTS REPORT ON NEW MACARTHUR CAMPUS
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Throughout the school year, the local newspaper Northwest Current publishes a "School Dispatches" section featuring student-written updates from local elementary, middle, and high schools. St. Patrick's students have participated in the past, and this year we will post regularly. Grade 7 students Henry Frickert and Will Spector started us off. We are fortunate to have so many talented student writers with teachers that support their endeavors. Keep your eye out for these pieces in the Northwest Current! To download a copy, visit https://currentnewspapers.com/school-dispatches-sept-27-2017/
GRADES 5 AND 6 STUDENTS TAKE ANNUAL FALL OUTDOOR TRIPS
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Nothing says fall like our annual outdoor adventures. Grade 5 will head to the mountains of Virginia, and Grade 6 to the Chesapeake Bay.
THIS WEEK IN THE LIBRARY - CELEBRATE NATIONAL HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH - SEPTEMBER 15 - OCTOBER 15
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"Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures." --Cesar Chavez
WOLFHOUNDS TEACH US HOW TO WELCOME ONE ANOTHER
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After our St. Francis Day Chapel yesterday, one of our youngest students asked, "Are the wolfhounds friendly or scary?"
ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE DURING CONFERENCE DAYS AND PROFESSIONAL DAY
Pumpkins, Color Me Mine, Bounce Houses, KID Museum, and more! Enjoy Field Trips This Fall During Parent-Teacher Conference Days and Professional Days.
NEWS BY DIVISION
WRITING AND LEARNING CENTER - STARTING SCHOOL RIGHT
The first coffee sponsored by the Writing and Learning Center, Starting School Right, will take place on Thursday, October 12, at 8:15 am in the MacArthur Campus Dining Room.
WOLFHOUND WATCH
THIS WEEK IN CROSS COUNTRY AND SOCCER
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Wolfhound runners continue to shave their times, and soccer teams remain strong.
PARENTS ASSOCIATION AND COMMUNITY NEWS
PARENTS ASSOCIATION OPEN MEETING: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, AT 8:30 AM
Join the Parents Association Executive Committee for the first of two open meetings. At October's meeting, you'll get to hear Head of School Peter A. Barrett's monthly report and enjoy a presentation from the Rev. Amy Yount '77, Assistant Head of Upper School, one of the recipients of a Parents Association Summer Study and Travel Grant this past summer.
SUPPORT ST. PATRICK'S AND SHOP FOR GREENERY, SPRING BULBS, AND AMAZON!
Holiday Greens, Spring Bulbs, and Amazon!
PARENTS ASSOCIATION LOGOWEAR SALES
We have brand new logowear! Come and check it out—while it lasts. You can also pre-order your dress-code approved fleeces!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
IT'S A GIRL!
Madeline Peck (Grade 2 Learning Specialist) and husband Doug welcomed baby Charlotte Rose at 8 lbs., 6 oz.
PARENT POTLUCKS FOR PARENTS OF NURSERY SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS
We hope you'll join your fellow parents of young St. Patrick's students at the Parents Association-sponsored Parent Potlucks on Wednesday, October 18, at 6:30 pm. Complimentary childcare is available.
LUNCH MENUS
CALENDAR
October - 2017
St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School
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