St. Patrick Catholic School

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Congratulations to our newly confirmed! Be filled with the Spirit!

As we approach Thanksgiving, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the many blessings that enrich our lives, both within our school community and in our personal journeys. At St. Patrick Catholic School, we are incredibly grateful for the ways God continues to bless and guide us.

First and foremost, we give thanks for our students. Each day, their enthusiasm for learning and their openness to growing in faith inspire all of us. We are blessed with young minds and hearts eager to embrace their education and spirituality.

We are also thankful for our dedicated staff. The commitment of our teachers and staff members to serving our students and living out their faith is evident in every lesson taught, every project guided, and every kind word shared. Their devotion creates a nurturing environment where children can thrive academically, spiritually, and emotionally.

We express gratitude for the gift of celebrating School Mass together. These moments of gathering as a school family to worship deepen our connection with Christ and strengthen the bonds within our community. They remind us that, no matter the busyness of life, we must take time to center our hearts and minds on God.

Lastly, we are thankful for the opportunity to integrate our Catholic Faith into our classrooms. This is the essence of who we are. We are able to teach not only academics but also the values and principles that shape our students into compassionate, faith-filled individuals.

During the month of November and as we approach Thanksgiving, let us reflect cherish these gifts with grateful hearts and continue to recognize God’s abundant blessings in our lives. May the spirit of Thanksgiving fill our hearts with joy and appreciation for one another and the grace that surrounds us every day.

Blessings,

Mr. Wiebers

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.

Enjoy your 3 day weekend!

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.

Students are not allowed to wear hooded sweatshirts during the school day, so please plan accordingly.

Students can wear school appropriate Halloween themed shirts or solid colored black, orange or yellow shirts, with uniform bottoms on October 31st to celebrate Halloween.

Students are not allowed to wear costumes or bring costume accessories to school.

Trunk or treat is only days away! 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

October 31st is the last day students are allowed to wear shorts, or skirts without leggings/tights. If you have questions on our uniform policy, you can find our dress code here.

Save the date for February 22nd, 2025 for our annual Main Event, held at the Hilton Garden in Cedar Falls! Our committee is diligently planning an enjoyable event that will feature food and entertainment.The Main Event is the culmination of our annual appeal, with a night dedicated to community building. More information regarding tickets and sponsorship opportunities' will be going out soon!

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.

*A test alert went out on Wednesday, Oct. 23. If you signed up and did not receive the alert, please check your Remind account, or contact the office.

CPTO will once again host our annual night at Ninja/U. 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. Please turn in your form and money to the school office. Ninja/U does require each child have a signed waiver on file. You can find that form here and have that filled out ahead of time.

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.

Hello!

Our winter season is just around the corner! Please save the date for our mandatory parent meeting taking place on October 28 in the BMAP Commons.

There is new information being discussed; specifically our movement to Bound for all activities schedules, ticketing and registrations--including changes with annual physical documentation. Plan to pick up your child's current physical; hard copies will not be kept at the school.

Please join us Monday, October 28 if your student plans to join any of the upcoming winter activities:

CHS basketball-girls and boys

CHS wrestling- girls and boys

CHS cheer- basketball and wrestling

CHS Bowling- girls and boys

BMAP basketball- girls and boys

BMAP wrestling- girls and boys

We look forward to seeing you!

Blessed Maria Parent Meeting (7-8 grade students)

BMAP Commons 5-6pm

Columbus Catholic Parent Meeting (9-12 grade students)

BMAP Commons 6:30-7:30pm

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

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Location: Cedar Falls, IA, USA
Phone: 319-277-6781