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St. Patrick Catholic School
This Week's News
Information, upcoming events and activities
January 4th, 2024
Open House - January 21st
Please mark Sunday, January 21st on your calendar for our preschool and K-Gr. 8th school Open House. This is the perfect time to tell your friends and neighbors how great we are, and encourage them to come visit! Our preschool and main school building will be open from 8:30 a.m to 11:15 a.m to come tour, and learn more about the wonderful things happening at Clover Patch Preschool and St Patrick Catholic School.
Catholic Schools Week - Parent Volunteers Needed!
Catholics Schools Week 2024 will be January 28-February 3. A schedule of all the fun events will be available in early January.
Our Catholic Schools Week Committee is asking for parent and student volunteers to help make this a great week! We are in need of student and parent volunteers to help with our CSW Mass on Saturday, January 27th. Pull up our Volunteer SignUp to sign up for Mass, or helping in other areas, by Friday, January 12. There are a lot of opportunities to help!
Amazon Wish List
Parents, are you looking to give a gift to your child's teacher? You are in luck! The Amazon Teacher Wish Lists can be found here. This is such an easy way to give your teacher something they would like for their classroom, at any time of the year!
Lunch Menu Change - Jan 18th
A menu correction for January 18th. We will be serving Pizza Hut Pizza, not turkey and gravy. Please make note of this change. The corrected menu is now available here as well.
Applications now being accepted for tuition assistance through STO!
See timeline below. Click here to apply.
Volunteer at the Cedar Valley Food Bank - Jan 9th
St. Patrick School has a long standing tradition of family volunteer nights at the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. Our next volunteer night is January 9th, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This is also great way for the 5th-8th graders to complete their required service hours. We have a limited number of spots, so if you are interested, please contact Erin Youngblut at erinyoungblut@gmail.com to register.
Godfather's Pizza Night - Jan 10th
Congratulations to Mr. Wheelans 3rd/4th grade home room! They were the winners of the December Godfather's Night pizza party. Our next Godfather's Pizza night will be Wednesday, January 10th. Turn your flyer in, with your students homeroom teachers name, and Godfather's will donate a portion of the evenings profits to our school, and Godfather's donates a classroom pizza party to the home room with the most participants. This is such an easy, and delicious, fundraiser! 🍕
The Main Event - Feb 10th
Join us at The Main Event on February 10th. For more information, and to buy your advanced tickets online, please click here.
Educational Savings Accounts
Education Savings Accounts, ESAs, have given parents a choice in their child's education. Catholic education is becoming more affordable for families. For more than 35% of families, the Our Faith Student Tuition Organization, or STO, is the first piece of financial assistance income qualified families rely on. Even with the ESA's this year, more than 3100 students in the Archdiocese of Dubuque received more than $5.5 million in tuition assistance from the STO. Iowa taxpayers that donate to the STO receive a 75% Iowa tax credit, or 75 cents back for every dollar you contribute on your Iowa tax return. The 75% STO tax credit is the only tax credit of its kind, and it reduces the amount of taxes you pay to the state of Iowa at tax time. If you want to learn more about how to turn your taxes into tuition, watch this video, call the school office or go to OurFaithSTO.org.
Annual Appeal
Congratulations to our Week 16 Football Bash Winners!
Congratulations to our Week 17 Football Bash Winners!
Winter Weather Alerts
Columbus Sailor Section / Sailor Nation
Attention 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade boys: Sailor Nation Baseball Season
March - June, 2024 Phil Nash, 319-883-0277, philnash31@gmail.com Courtney Donohue, 319-240-1816, Donohue.Courtney@gmail.com Thank you for your interest in Sailor Baseball! We need to know if your child would like to participate as we begin planning for the 2024 spring/summer season! If you expressed interest when you signed up for the clinic, you won't need to fill this out too. Our seasons typically start with practices in late March or early April depending on weather and facilities. We will divide into groups based on grade level. I'm hoping this year to have a team per grade but the numbers will dictate that. We have practiced 2x per week, and played in a league with games 2x per week, and during that time will try to practice 1x per week still. There is potential for tournaments if the families and coaches and players are up for it, it depends on the team. Fill out the form and we will start to communicate for uniform fitting in January, split up teams and get coaches lined up, and be ready to roll in March. Happy to answer any questions if you give me a call. Thanks!
Deadline to register is 2nd week of January.
https://forms.gle/UkzGhWEs6YRfKyr5A
Thank you,
Brian Herbst
Scrip
Stock up on Scrip
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.
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