Important Dates:

Thurs. 12/19 Christmas Tableau Grades 5-8 (1:15pm & 7pm) in Church Basement

Fri. 12/20 Christmas Play Grades 1-4, (1:15pm & 7pm) in Church Basement Christmas Vacation Begins

Mon. 12/23 No School- Christmas Vacation Begins

Thurs. 1/2 Classes Resume

Tues. 1/7 Home & School Mtg. at 7pm

Thurs., 1/9 8th Gr. Graduation Parent Mtg. at 7pm

Mon., 1/20 Martin Luther King Holiday (No School)

Jan. 26-31 Catholic Schools Week

Mon., 2/17 Presidents’ Day – (No School)

Sun., 2/23 Confirmation Retreat

Wed., 3/5 Ash Wednesday

Fri., 3/ 7 Second Trimester Ends

Mon.,3/10 Third Trimester Begins

Fri., 3/14 Report Cards Grades K-8

Mar., 14-21 Terra Nova Testing

Sat., Mar 15 Confirmation at 10 a.m.

December 19, 2013

Dear Parents,

Advent is coming to a close and our efforts to reach out to others and to be a peaceful people have been a successful one. We have raised funds for the “Make a Wish Foundation,” collected food for the poor and made holiday stockings for the residents at Wellington. We wrote letters to our Prayer Partners and tried to use kind words when we talk to others. What a heartfelt way to prepare our hearts for the birth of Jesus!

Let us look to the example of Time Magazine’s Man of the Year, Pope Francis, as described by Chris Mominey, the Secretary for Education in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. His latest blog post states, “In the end what we have here is an opportunity to celebrate the triumph of love over hate, of peace over war, of humility over arro-gance and of trust over betrayal. What Francis has done in his less than 300 days in office (yes, it’s only been that many days) is to take the world by storm with the simplicity of his namesake, Francis of Assisi. Perhaps then it is providential that it was Francis of Assisi who was credited with this quote: “Preach the Gospel everyday and when necessary use words.” I suspect when histo-rians look back on this papacy that we have been privileged to witness, they will remember much more about what Pope Francis DID rather than what he SAID. And isn’t that the point for all of us?”

Merry Christmas to all and have a happy and healthy New Year!

Sincerely, Mrs. Margaret Egan Principal

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2014-2015 Enrollment Information Re-enrollment forms will be sent home January 3rd and also posted on the School website. A

re-enrollment form for each child with a $50 per child registration fee is due on Friday, Janu-ary 24th. Re-enrollment forms not received by January 24th will be considered available seats for new students. The registration fee will increase for all families to $100 per child after Jan.

24th (pending availability). *Siblings new to Saints Peter and Paul School in 2014-2015 may register during the re-enrollment time, but are required to pay the $100 new student registration fee. New Student Registra-tion Forms will be available on the website and in the Main Office.

New families will have the opportunity to enroll during Catholic Schools week, Jan. 27– Jan. 31. If you have friends or neighbors interested in enrolling a child for the 2014-2015 academic year, please inform them of the enrollment week and encourage them to contact the Advancement Office to schedule a visit prior to open enrollment.

Contact Trish Kyle, Advancement Director, at Advancement@sspeterandpaulrc.org with any questions.

2013-2014 Annual Fund

As we approach the end of the 2013 calendar year, we would like to thank everyone who have already contributed to the 2013-2014 Saints Peter and Paul School Annual Fund Campaign. We invite all of the members of our community to demonstrate support for the school mission, by in-vesting in the Saints Peter and Paul School Annual Fund. Donations can be sent directly to school or made online by visiting: www.sspeterandpaulrc.org/school/support-us/give-now/

The 2013-2014 Annual Fund is being used to

support the following: An additional day per week for the Saints Peter and

Paul School Art Program The Foreign Language Program for students 5-8 Weekly on-site IT support to maintain a state-of-the-art

technology program Immediate repairs and ongoing maintenance to the

school building, which is used by school children, the Religious Education Program and the SSPP CYO program.

This total, of $74,955, brings Saints Peter and Paul School to 62% of it’s goal of $120,000 by June 30, 2014. Each gift to the 2013-2014 Annual Fund will be used exclusively at Saints Peter and Paul School during the current fiscal year!

By the numbers: As of December 18, 2013, the 13-14 Annual Fund has: 182 donors Received $69,355 Pledged: $500 Completed $5,100 in Match Gift applications Total: $74,955

Gifts received by Dec. 31, 2013 are eligible tax deductible

donations for 2013.

Deck the Halls, In the Halls...

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Home and School Association

Join us on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 7pm for the next

Home and School Meeting. All are encouraged to attend

Free babysitting is provided. The Home and School is the best way to be

connected to the school community.

2014 Home and School Meeting Schedule Tuesday, January 7th Thursday, March 6th

Tuesday, May 6th

Meetings begin at 7pm

Save The Date!!

The Saints Peter and Paul School

Spring Auction is

Saturday, March 29, 2014

at the Desmond Hotel.

Save The Date! CYO Annual Beef & Beer

January 25, 2014 3rd Grade Rocks!!

SSPP JV and Varsity Girl’s Basketball team is selling white crew sock for $10 a pair. Sizes include: Youth Large, Adult Medium and Adult Large. Only 100 pairs available! Proceeds to benefit Catholic Charities work with the victims of the typhoon in the Philippines. Contact Bridget Doyle, P’14, P’16 & P’19 at Doyle624@verizon.net to purchase.

Check out page 7 to find out how to get your 2014 Saints Peter and Paul School Calendar featuring beautiful pictures of every grade!

More great Pics like these… BUT Bigger & Better!!

Class of 2014

Special guest, Mr. Carl Trovato, a rock enthusiast and collector, visited Mrs. Lowthert's and Ms. Trovato's 3rd grade science classes. Mr. Trovato shared slides, interesting rocks, minerals and a few fossils to enhance the students' classroom expe-rience and bring the science curriculum to life.

First Holy Penance

At Saints Peter and Paul School

During this Advent the second grade students of the Parish received the Sacrament of Penance. In

preparation, the children learned about the Ten Command-ments, using free will, listening to their conscious, and above all, forgiveness. They arrived at church ready for the Sacrament. During the ceremony, Father Welsh asked many question, and the children knew the answers. The priests assisting in the cele-bration of the sacrament were impressed by the preparedness of the Saints Peter and Paul second graders. The second graders are beginning to understand the greatness of God's love and that He will never stop loving us. We ask second grade parents to continue to share the sacrament of Penance with the children as they learn about The Eucharist and Jesus' ultimate sacrifice.

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6th Grade Science Fair Congratulations to all of our 6th Grade Science Fair Participants!

Most Outstanding Project: Sizzle, Pop and Blow— Kyra Doyle, Sydney Binder & Kate McCullough Most Original Experiment: Battery Life- Nolan Chalmers, Dan Logue & Christian Curry Super Soda Surprise– Sarah Kenney, Julia Khan & Madison Feola Most Outstanding Verbal Presentation: Sports Switch-Colin Hueston, Matt McAllistion & Tommy Callahan Do Distractions Affect Your Driving- Mitch Zingani & Dan Faunce

Saints Peter and Paul School’s 3rd Grade ROCKS!!!

First Holy Communion is just around the corner!

Congratulations to the second grade!!

Most Outstanding Visual Presentation: What Flavor Gum Lasts the Longest– Ally Clarke, Elyce Shew & Erin Linahan Playing With Your Personality– Katie Regan & Colleen McGuire

Reminders:

Keep saving Box Tops and Labels for Education! Payforit.net provides online payment for the SSPP cafeteria. Remember our “district” is The Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Not only can you add money to your child’s account, you can view purchase history!

Scrip Gift Certificates are now available online! Visit Shopwithscrip.com and use the Saints Peter and Paul Presto-Pay enrollment code: CDB1D9153828

Earn cash for Saints Peter and Paul with Giant’s A+ School Rewards Program! Register your

Giant Bonus Card online at www.giantfoodstores.com/aplus, enter our school code, 04003, and use your Giant Bonus Card when your shop!

Present a Swiss Farms discount card when you shop at Swiss Farms and receive a 5% discount on your total purchase. Swiss Farm will then donate an additional 3% back to Saints Peter and Paul School.

Kid Fit Club Dates: 1/16, 2/20, 3/20 & 4/24

LEGO CLUB—Grades K-2: 1/8, 2/5, 4/9 Grades 3-5: 1/22, 2/19, 4/23

Labels for Education has 2 new challenges! Make sure to clip & submit labels from the following brands: Pepperidge Farms, Goldfish, Campbells, Emerald, Glad, Pop Secret, V8, Danonino (Dannon), Post, BIC, Pace, Prego, and Swanson. Ask your neighbors, family & friends to give you a bag of labels when you see them during the holiday!

Saints Peter and Paul School has the opportunity to earn lots of points towards items to be used in the classroom and books for the library. Keep on clipping & submitting Box Tops. Make online purchases through the Box Tops Marketplace at www.btfe.com. Any questions, email the Box Top Coordinator, Stephanie Beisser P’23 at sbeisser@gmail.com or place a message on the Saints Peter and Paul School Facebook Page. Happy Holidays!!!

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5th Annual Holiday Teddy Bear Drive Just a reminder that tomorrow, December 20th, is the last day of our Teddy Bear Drive. All bears must be new with tags still on it. The bears will be collected @ 2:15 Friday afternoon and donated to the Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children.

Bid, Sip & Celebrate Calendar featuring the students of Saints Peter and Paul School

All those beautiful faces together in one place!

On Sale now! $20 each

Proceeds benefit staff/teacher tickets for Bid, Sip & Celebrate Auction Ways to purchase:

In the Narthex after 9 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 22 At the 7:00 p.m. performances of the student Christmas shows

(Grades 1-4 and 5-8) School office via Mrs. McCarron Email paultifboden@comcast.net

Calendar features:

2014 monthly calendar featuring SSPP students, by grade Staff/Faculty photo

Saturday, March 29, 2014 | 7:00to Midnight The Desmond Hotel | Malvern, PA

Buffet Dinner, Open Beer & Wine Bar, Specialty Cocktail, Desserts Live and Silent Auction, Class Baskets, Specialty Prize Box, Live DJ

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

NO SCHOOL

2

Classes Resume

3 First Friday Mass 10am

4

5 6 Irish Dancing HSA General Mtg. at 7pm

8 Board of Limited Jurisdic-tion Mtg. Lego Club (K-2)

9 8th Grade Graduation Mtg. Science Explorers after school

10 National Geography Bee 9am to 10am in the Gym

11

12 13 PreK visits the Great Valley Nature Center

14 Irish dancing after school

15 Principals’ Mtg. at St. Max

16 Science Explorers after school

17 Cluster dance at SS. Simon & Jude 7pm to 10pm

18

19 20

NO

SCHOOL

21 Irish dancing after school

22 Lego Club (3-5) after school

23 Science Explorers after school

24 Re-enrollment Deadline

25

26

27 28 Grab ‘n Go Breakfast Irish dancing after school

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1327 Boot Road, West Chester, PA 19380 www.sspeterandpaulrc.org/school/

tel: (610) 696-1000 email: School@sspeterandpaulrc.org

fax:(484) 631-0181 Principal: Mrs. Margaret Egan

“Dairy Month”

Drink Milk!

Catholic School’s Week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!