St. Patrick Catholic School

For the best viewing experience, turn your phone sideways!

Thank you to all who have stopped in and supported our Book Fair this year. Our semi-annual Book Fairs is one of our main resources for purchasing new books for our school library. The Book Fair will be open again today for 30 minutes after school today and Friday, so be sure to stop in! Teacher wish lists are posted in the library, if you would like to purchase books for classroom libraries.

If you can't shop in person, you can shop online here.

Fall conferences are Wednesday, Oct. 23 and Thursday, Oct. 24. Families should have received an email with details. These are student led conferences. If you did not receive information, please contact the school office.

Coming up on Thursday, October 24th we will have an out of uniform day, to benefit the Junior League of Waterloo-Cedar Falls. Students may donate $1 to wear out of uniform attire that is both school and weather appropriate. Students are not allowed to wear hooded sweatshirts during the school day, so please plan accordingly.

To celebrate Red Ribbon Week, students may wear a red shirt with uniform bottoms on Monday, Oct. 28th. This year's theme is 'Life is a Movie, Film Drug Free'. Red Ribbon Week highlights the importance of living a drug-free life During Red Ribbon Week, youth and adults around the nation pledge to increase their knowledge by learning more about the destructive effects of drug abuse, including prescription drug misuse, and renew their commitment to live a healthy, drug-free lifestyle.

A reminder to parents that due to Conferences on October 23rd and 24th, we will not have school on Friday, October 25th.

This means there is no Pre-K through Grade 8 school, daycare or Circle of Care.

Trunk or treat is only 9 days away! We are still in need of several items to help make the event a success. As a reminder, you can send items to the school or Amanda McKee's house. Every year this event has gotten bigger and better! As a reminder, cars are an important part of the event so please consider joining another family and decorating a car. We provide all the items to pass out!

Details: Saturday, October 26. Join us for 5:00 p.m. Mass, a meal, and then Truck or Treating! Trunk or treating vehicles will be located inside the fenced playground area here at school! See you there!

To sign up to donate items, click Signup Genius

To keep everyone informed of unexpected changes in the school schedule due to weather, or other important announcements, we use the Remind alert notification system. In addition to this, we send out an email from the school and post the information on our social media pages. For changes due to weather, we also inform KWWL.

Our weather policy is posted as “Weather Announcements” under the Quick Links on the home page of the school website.

Through the Remind alert notification system, parents can sign up for text alerts, push notifications (when you download the Remind app), or emails.

If you are new to St Patrick School, or have not signed up in the past, text @cd4he to 81010. If you're having trouble with 81010, text @cd4he to (619) 450-1267. For emails only, go to rmd.at/cd4he on a computer to sign up for email notifications. You do not need to sign up again if you've signed up before.

**We will send a test notification Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 11:30 AM. If you do not get our test alert, please double check your information on the Remind website/app. We cannot access your account information**

CPTO will once again host our annual night at NinjaU. Students in grades 3rd-8th are invited to attend on Friday, November 8th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. The cost will be $8.00/person. Eligible students will be bringing home a flier this week to get registered for this event!

Our St Patrick Apparel Store is open year round online through Iowa Sports Supply. With the weather changing, now is a great time to think about fall uniform apparel. Click here to view our online store to order items. Please note that turn around time for ISS is about 3-4 weeks, so now is the time to order!

St. Patrick School has a long standing tradition of family volunteer nights at the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. This year, we are hoping to get involvement back up to pre-COVID levels, but we need your help. The food bank always has great volunteer jobs for us to do that are age-appropriate for our students and give you the opportunity as parents to teach your kids about why the food bank is critical to our community.

Please join us on the 2nd Tuesday of each month (except March) this school year from 6-7:30pm. This is a great way also for the 5th-8th graders to complete their required service hours.

We are limited to 30 spots, so if you are interested, please contact me, Erin Youngblut, at erinyoungblut@gmail.com to register.

St Patrick girls in grades 3rd-8th have the opportunity to sign up for Sailor Nation Girls Basketball, which will run from late October to late January. Each grade will practice at least twice per week and participate in tournaments and/or leagues throughout the winter. The goal of Sailor Nation Girls Basketball is to build fundamentals and foster growth in the sport. There will be a participation fee to cover tournament entry fees and uniforms. Please contact Todd Jamason at toddjamason@gmail.com or Janae Gross at jgross@cfcatholicschool.org with any questions or if interested in helping coach the 3rd/4th grade.

Tentative Schedule and Coaches

7th Gr. 9-11am @BMAP; 8th Gr. 8-10am Practice Saturdays @BMAP gym. Coaches: Jimmy, Jason Hosch, Zach

Registration deadline is Friday, October 18th, 2024

Please fill out this Google Form: Sailor Nation Girls Basketball

Please send these other forms attached to Todd Jamason, or bring them to the first practice along with your check.

Registration Sheet

AAU Information

Indemnity Agreement

Sailor Nation Boys Basketball is open to 3rd through 8th graders and will run from late October to late February. Each grade will practice at least twice per week and participate in tournaments and/or leagues throughout the winter. The goal of Sailor Nation Boys Basketball is to build fundamentals and foster growth in the sport. There will be a minimal participation fee to cover tournament entry fees and uniforms.

Please contact Dustin Whitehead at 319-961-6545 or dustinwwhitehead@gmail.com with any questions or are interested in coaching. We still need coaches for 3rd grade and 8th grade.

Registration deadline is Friday, October 18th, 2024.

https://forms.gle/wShzvYe9AKyCyP8JA

A sports package is available through Columbus Booster Club for in K-Gr. 8. The package is $20 and includes free admission to all regular schedule Columbus Catholic homes, concession coupon for one free drink and one free candy item. Click on photo to the right for a form to fill out and send to St. Edward School.

Tickets link

Bound Info Sheet Link

Are you looking for a way to get involved at school? Would you like to work with friends on a project, or meet new friends? There are many opportunities to help. Please consider helping as we continue to make this a great school for our students! Click on the volunteer graphic to pull up the Fall Volunteer

Scrip cards and certificates are great for gifts and everyday use. Visit our website to find out about our Scrip program. Place your order through your Raise Right account, email scrip@cfcatholicschool.org, or print a paper form.

Fall Volunteer Sign Up upcoming needs are at the top of the list

Winter Weather Announcements

Clover Patch Preschool Ages 3-5

Facebook cfcatholicschool

Instagram stpatrickcatholic

Email: office@cfcatholicschool.org

Website: cfcatholicschool.org
Location: Cedar Falls, IA, USA
Phone: 319-277-6781