St. Patrick School

Welcome Back to School! We have had a short but wonderful week of so many events! From the New Family Reception and the Welcome Back to School event, to our opening liturgy, this has truly been a week of blessings! Each week this newsletter will provide all families with updates and important notices so that you know what has been happening and will happen in the week ahead. You may also access the Parent Portal for dates, times and additional information. Communication and working in partnership with families is very important to us.

I invite all parents to attend Back to School Night next Thursday, September 12 at 7PM in the gym. This evening will provide an opportunity for you to learn about what your child will be experiencing this coming year. The faculty, staff and I look forward to seeing you there!

I also want to take a moment to remind parents to update the Parent Portal Contact information. It is vital that we have accurate contact information in the case of an emergency. Instructions were included in the summer newsletters prior to the start of school. It is very important that parents are listed as the first two contacts. It is also important that contacts 3 and 4 are completed as well. Next week, we will have to test the emergency alert system. We ask for your cooperation in ensuring that we can run this test with correct information.

I wish everyone a restful and blessed weekend!

Blessings,

Dr. Christine Ross

Principal

Thank you to Mrs. Corinne DeJianne and her mother, Mrs. Francine Alcorn, who comprise Alcorn DeJianne Real Estate @ Coldwell Banker for donating the spirit t-shirts for all students! We are extremely grateful for your support of St. Patrick School.

If you did not pick up a spirit t-shirt for your child at the Welcome Back To School Event on Tuesday, please email the Admissions Office at admissions@st-pats.org and a shirt will be given to your child to bring home in their backpack. Sizes left include: Youth sizes medium, large and extra large as well as adult size small, medium and large. We have a limited number of shirts left so first come, first served.

St. Patrick School is pleased to partner with SIMPLY GOURMET for a new hot lunch program! Below are a few details:

• Simply Gourmet is a full-service catering company specializing in providing food services to children.
• You may choose to participate every day or any individual days during the month.
• Orders must be placed three days in advance of the day you would like your child to receive lunch service.
• What's great about Simply Gourmet is that you can receive text message reminders and each component of your meal may be customized.
• Plus, Simply Gourmet offers smaller sized meals for our Early Childhood students.

Register today to assist the teachers and supervise during lunch! All lunch duty volunteers must meet diocesan compliance requirements, including attending a Protecting God's Children session, completing an online background check and signing an online code of conduct. Please note that parents are not able to visit their children in the classrooms during this volunteer time. For future reference, the Sign-Up Genius link is included in the Parent Portal under school links and files, in the parent resource folder. To register, click on the link below.

St. Patrick School is always looking for ways to improve efficiencies in our School Office. At this time, we are implementing a new procedure for forgotten lunch drop-offs at the school. A bin with a white top has been placed outside the main entrance on Chatham Street. We kindly ask that all parents and caregivers who need to bring forgotten lunches place the items in this bin. The bin will be checked periodically and the items will be delivered to the students. Be sure and label items being placed in the bin. Any questions? Email schooloffice@st-pats.org.

The fall sports teams are shaping up however there is still room in cross country, volleyball and the basketball clinics for your child to participate. Please refer to the special After School Athletics & Enrichment Newsletter from this morning to register. “The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” — Phil Jackson

Do you like volleyball and helping people? If so, the SPAA needs your help in coaching the varsity co-ed volleyball team made of students in grades 7 and 8. Practices are after school and the volunteer position is one of the most rewarding you will ever participate in. To volunteer, contact SPAA president, Mike Salvitti at michael.salvitti@hotmail.com.

Supporting the faculty and staff at St. Patrick School is one of the main priorities of the Home & School Association. In the past, the HSA has asked for donations from families throughout the school year to help with events and funding such as teacher appreciation gifts and treats, the annual Catholic Schools Week Faculty/Staff luncheon, holiday and year-end gifts, and more! To make it easier for you and to simplify our efforts, the HSA is consolidating our fundraising requests and asking each family to donate $65 per student by August 30th. Please click on the link below to make your donation today! We hope that this will be easier for you! This up-front donation will cover our needs to ensure that all of us - the HSA and our school families - are able to support the school all year round. Any questions? Please email spshsa@st-pats.org. The HSA greatly appreciates your support!

NEW this year! Based on parent feedback, ONE payment - 4 pizza lunches pre-paid throughout the school year! Don't miss your chance at this student and parent favorite. Pizza days will take place on 10/18, 12/13, 3/14 & 6/5 and include 2 slices of Arminio's cheese pizza and Oreo cookies. Kindly note this is a one time offer and there will not be individual sign-ups throughout the school year to streamline. To pay, please click the link below by September 13th.

Keep up-to-date on events, school closings and more by connecting with our social media accounts. Like and follow us on Instagram and Facebook under the name @SPSCHATHAMNJ. Please note that we are canceling our Twitter/X account at the end of September. Make sure to like and share our posts so everyone knows about the great things happening in our school community!

St. Patrick Parish returns to its regular weekend Mass schedule the weekend of September 14 and 15. Weekend Masses will be celebrated at 5pm on Saturday and 7:30AM, 9:30AM, 11:30AM and 5PM on Sundays. Our weekday Mass schedule remains the same Monday through Friday at 8AM except for First Friday each month when Mass is a 12:30PM.

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U.S. Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

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Email: schooloffice@st-pats.org
Website: www.spschatham.org

Location: 45 Chatham Street, Chatham, NJ, USA
Phone: 973-635-4623
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SPSChathamNJ/
Instagram: @SPSChathamNJ