Principal Update

Dear St. Stephen Families,

We have finished STAR Testing and have much to celebrate!

As a school, on average, our 1st-8th Grade students are 1.0 Years Above Grade Level in Reading, and 0.3 Years Above Grade Level in Math.

Our teachers are working extraordinarily hard to provide the best academic experience for our students, integrating the classical curriculum and classical education practices.

This week Progress Reports will go home. Progress Reports are one of many "snapshots" of a student's proficiency and growth.

Consider discussing Progress Reports with your children with some of these questions:

1) Is the child giving his/her best effort?

2) Is the child communicating social or learning needs to the teacher ?

3) Is this child seeking to be a leader, helper, or good listener?

If concerns arise in a teacher's class, connect with the teacher first to express those concerns appropriately. I look forward to continuing the strong momentum our school has shown to start the school year.

Many blessings.

In Christ,

Bradley J. Stalder

Principal

All parents/guardians volunteering in any capacity for St. Stephen are REQUIRED to complete Protecting God’s Children. This includes volunteer drivers. Please read the information here. Use the following link to register here.

Any parent planning to drive for field trips will need to complete the form linked here and submit the required driving information to the front office.

Additionally, volunteers who have not already completed a background check this year should complete this form and return it to the front office OR e-mail to schooloffice@ststephennb.education

The Athletic Booster Club is looking for Applefest Parking Volunteers. Service hours are available. Use this link to sign up.

Please use this link for signing up for AppleFest Pie Making or use the QR Code

The PSG is selling merchandise in honor of 70 years of St. Stephen Catholic Education. The order form went home with students, is available in the office, and is attached. Please also see t-shirt images for reference. Note that this merchandise is spirit wear and is not to be worn on regular uniform days. Use this link for the order form to turn into the front office.

The Parent Support Group (PSG) September Newsletter is linked here.

Quilt raffle tickets are now available, and the quilt is on display in the school in the Parent Support Group (PSG) display cabinet. See the flier.

Congrats to all of our parents and students who contributed and attended the Festival of Lights in Romulus.

Dear parents,

School pictures are ready!

To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student's student ID number.

All families can also log on and order a FREE Digital SmileSafe card.

More about the Smilesafe program here.

Thank you!

Math and Reading Intervention Begins this week.

Students were identified from STAR testing to be the best candidates for Intervention Support.

Please see our Interventionist Kim Goins message for parents here.

The school calendar has changed slightly from earlier this summer. The St. Stephen mid-winter break is now better aligned with Huron School District’s break. Please see the updated school calendar linked here.

Picture Re-Take Day is November 5th.

First Quarter Progress Reports come out on Wednesday, September 25th. Teachers have begun to input grades and will continue to do so.

The traditional Fall all-school field trip to Trabbic Farm is scheduled for Friday, October 4th– The Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi.

The Fall pilgrimage for 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th graders to Sorrowful Mother Shrine in Bellevue, OH is scheduled for Thursday, October 24th. Permission Slips have gone out and should be returned ASAP.

The Fall pilgrimage for the Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders to the Solanus Casey Center will be Friday, November 22nd. More Details and permission slips will be going out soon.

Our next Jeans Day Thursday will be Thursday September 26th and then the last Thursday of the month moving forward. Per the handbook, “Jeans must be blue denim and loose fitting. Gym shoes are to be worn with jeans. Money collected on this day is put into the Technology Fund.”

JV Soccer Upcoming

Tuesday Sept 24 6 PM JP2

Thursday Sept 26 5:30 PM Home

Monday Sept 30 5:30 PM Home

Friday Oct 4 5:30 PM Anderson

Saturday Oct 12 TBD St. Stephen

VARSITY

Wednesday Sept 25 545 PM Holy Ghost

Saturday Sept 28 1000 AM St. Stephen

Wednesday Oct 2 515 PM JP2

Saturday Oct 5 1000 AM St. Joseph (Erie)

Wednesday Oct 9 515 PM Anderson

Friday Oct 11 515 PM St. Stephen

8th Graders are invited to Discover Day at Divine Child High School on Thursday October 3rd. Please see this link for more information.

8th Graders are also invited to University of Detroit Jesuit High School’s Open House Sunday October 27th. Details are linked here.

St. Mary’s Catholic Central High School is inviting our community to their Open House Sunday November 3rd. Please see the flier linked here.

Gabriel Richard Catholic High School is inviting our 7th & 8th grade parents to Arnaldo's Banquet Center on October 16. See this link for more information.

Senate Bill 280 was signed into law in December 2023. Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, the parent/guardian, who registered a child for the first time in kindergarten or first grade in a school in Michigan, must comply with the following:

Have a dentist or dental hygienist conduct a dental oral assessment on the child not earlier than six months before the date of the child’s registration with the school and obtain from the dentist or dental hygienist a written statement certifying that the child has received the dental oral assessment.

Please utilize the form linked here for all kindergarten and first grade students.

Please see the information regarding concussion awareness linked here and the AOD policy here. Please sign the following concussion material acknowledgment linked here and bring it to the front office or e-mail to schooloffice@ststephennb.education.

Please contact the St. Stephen school office if you wish to find out more information about Huron District provided bussing– even if your family utilized district bussing in previous years.

Time is running out to sell St. Stephen Parish Raffle Tickets. The Drawing will be held on Saturday, October 5th at 6 PM. Please see Mrs. Fluent in the Parish office if you wish to sell more tickets. Each ticket directly helps offset the costs for the school.

1st Prize- $10,000

2nd Prize - $2,000

3rd Prize- $1,000

One of our parents is looking for immediate babysitting support. Please see this link for details.

The Knights of Columbus at St. Stephen Catholic Church are inviting our school community to join them in a Rosary Rally at Lajko Park at 12-Noon on Saturday October 12th. Please contact Jim Cislo (313) 405-2683 for more information.

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