Hello St. Lawrence Families!

What a fantastic first few days of school; we are so blessed to have your children here at St. Lawrence.

Arrival and Dismissal are one of the busiest and dangerous times of the school day.

Please DO NOT park your car in the side parking lot and walk your children into the school. If you are going to park, please park up front near the main entrance and walk your child(ren) into the school. This policy is in our handbook to ensure student safety during this busy traffic time.

Hot lunches and milk start on Monday, September 16th!

In this weeks newsletter:

• School Contact Information
• Lunch Volunteers Needed
• Walkathon 2024!
• CPR Training
• Pick Up Patrol
• Welcome Back Mass
• School Emergency Drills
• CASE Training
• Student & Family Handbook
• 2024/2025 School Calendar
• Upcoming Events
• Weekly Prayer

I wish you and your family a blessed week filled with happiness, love, and laughter.

God bless,

Crystal Criticos, Principal

Main Office: StlawrenceOffice@dor.org

Nurse Office: Stlawnurse@dor.org

We are looking for some parent / grandparent volunteers to assist in our lunch room.

If you are able to assist during the school day, please use the sign up link below to start next week for the month of September!

Please note all volunteers must be CASE trained.

Monthly Sign Ups will be sent around the 15th of each month prior.

All volunteers for September MUST have their CASE training current.

We look forward to partnering with our families to continue enhancing the school and home relationships!

Please click on the sign-up Genius Link below to volunteer in the month of September.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 26th from 10am - 1pm for our 23rd Annual Walkathon.

Our Kick-off Assembly is this Friday, September 13th!

Weekly Walkathon updates will be sent through the Tuesday newsletter.

We will share important dates, deadlines, and information that you’ll want to know about.

Here’s our Walkathon Kick-off Newsletter

*Everything you need to know to get started*

https://conta.cc/4glyyIz

Check out all important information on our Walkathon website

If you have questions, please reach out to us: stlawrencewalkathon@gmail.com

We are excited to partner with North Greece FD again this year to offer our family and friends two opportunities to learn CPR, the Heimlich and use of AED's.

Space is limited to the first 30 people. The training will be held at North Greece Fire Department.

1766 Latta Road, Rochester, 14612

Please use the sign up link below to save your seat!

This is a free training, you will not receive a CPR Certified card at the end; however, you will learn all the same skills!

If you attended last year, you are welcome to join again!

You must be 13 or older to attend.

Session 1:

Tuesday, Sept 24th from 6-8pm

Session 2:

Thursday, Sept 17th from 6-8pm

Thank you again to all the families for working through the new process, things are going well at school with this, the teachers appreciate the help with ensuring they are sending home their kids the correct way!

As a reminder, please update the app with any changes prior to 1:30. If you need to make changes after 1:30, please call the main office at 225-3870.

Save the date for our Welcome Back Mass at St. Lawrence!

More details to come.

St. Lawrence follows all NYS Rules and Regulations regarding emergency protocols.

We hold at least eight evacuation and four lockdown drills each year to practice the emergency protocols.

Prior to St. Lawrence holding a lockdown drill, families will be notified at minimum 48 hours in advance.

In school, we share with students we practice these drills incase there is stormy weather. We do not discuss active shooters, or anything to this nature. This is a parent conversation, not a school conversation.

If you would like to discuss further, or have any questions about these drills, please do not hesitate to reach out to myself (Crystal Criticos).

Just a reminder all parent volunteers must be CASE trained prior to volunteering within our school. CASE training is good for 3 years. If you are interested in becoming CASE Trained please reach out to Brianna Parker at Brianna.Parker@dor.org

We are excited for our upcoming 2024-2025 school year and wanted to share with you our updated handbook for your reference.

Attached is a copy of the 2024/2025 School Calendar.

Fri 9/13: Walkathon Kick-Off - students can dress down in their favorite super hero / character or positive shirts and bottoms! (No uniform required)

Mon 9/16: Mass K-2

Mon 9/16: First day of hot lunch and milk orders

Tues 9/17: Mass 3-5

Weds 9/18: Parent Information Night K-5 6:30 - 7:30pm. No students, this is for parents only

Thurs 9/19: Sept Student birthday celebration (students with a birthday in Sept will receive an ice cream during their lunch)

Tues 9/24: Hazard House for students K-5

Tues 9/24: Family CPR Training at North Greece 6-8pm

Sat 9/28: Welcome Back Mass at 4pm (more information to come)

Tues 10/1: Ice Cream Sales begin during lunch

Weds 10/2: Walkathon Wednesday

Mon 10/7: Adoration (2nd-5th Grade)

Tues 10/8: Picture Day

Weds 10/9: Picture Day

Fri 10/11: No School for Students

Mon 10/14: No School for Students

Thurs 10/17: Oct Student birthday celebration (students with a birthday in Oct will receive an ice cream during their lunch)

Thurs 10/17: Family CPR Training at North Greece 6-8pm

Sun 10/20: Spotlight Mass at 10am Mass - Celebrating our Parents and Caregivers

Mon 10/21: Mass K-2

Tues 10/22: Mass 3-5

Sat 10/26: Walkathon 10am - 1pm

Thurs 10/31: Halloween, students can dress down and wear costumes.

Thurs 10/31: Half day dismissal (Students dismiss at 11am). All districts will provide bussing

Dear Lord,

We thank You for the gift of our school community and the blessings of our first week together.

Guide our hearts and minds as we continue this journey, nurturing our faith, our friendships, and our love for learning.

May we always strive to see Your presence in one another and grow in wisdom, kindness, and grace.

Amen.

Happy Birthday to our August faculty celebrating their birthday!

Happy birthday to these amazing staff members:

Ms. Veitch - August 9

Mrs. Criticos - August 12

Miss. Grande - August 28