ST. PETER CATHOLIC SCHOOL Principal’s Weekly Newsletter

November 16, 2016

November 2016 Outreach – Covington Food Bank November 17 (Thurs) Romaguera Picture Retakes November 18 (Fri) All School Mass for Thanksgiving, 9:30 am

4th grade class Thanksgiving Feast 7th grade departs for Washington, DC

November 21-25 (Mon-Fri) Thanksgiving Break November 29 (Tues) #Igivecatholic drive

December 2016 December 2 ( Fri) Grandparents’ Club Bake Sale at Recess December 5 (Mon) Advent Reconciliation for 3rd – 7th grade Feast of St. Nicholas December 7 (Wed) Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night December 8 (Thurs) Immaculate Conception All School Mass, 10:00 am

REGISTERED, ACTIVE & SUPPORTING at St. Peter Parish

Reminder: To be considered SUPPORTING for the 2017-2018 school year, you must give

$450 to St. Peter Parish through the envelope system by December 30, 2016. Church parishes

other than St. Peter may give vouchers for your contribution. All vouchers are due

April 13, 2017. Click here for the 2017-2018 Parish Activity & Support Form.

Dear St. Peter Families,

A Night at the Oscars Green and Blue Gala 2016 was a wonderful and fun-filled suc-

cess! It was a blast to be with so many joyful people throughout the night. We even had

a few movie stars and superheroes make appearances. Before the excitement kicks in

for the week off of school, I want to sincerely thank all the volunteers, sponsors, par-

ents, teachers, and staff that made this past Gala a great evening to be together.

On Monday, we honored all of the veterans for our Veterans Day assembly. We were blessed with many parent, grandparent and

family veterans at the assembly, and our Student Council did a great job recognizing all veterans who have served our country. We

are incredibly grateful for their sacrifices to protect our country and freedom.

When we return from our break, we will be launching our Annual Fund Drive with the

Archdiocesan #iGiveCatholic online giving drive on Tuesday, November 29th. Last year,

a total of 112 parishes, schools and ministries participated in the event, and $1,357,270.68

was raised. Out of 2867 donations, 111 were designated for our school, and another 22

gave to St. Peter Parish. This means that over 4.5% of all generous donors gave to St.

Peter. Our families have been incredibly generous over recent years. #iGiveCatholic is designed to be an opportunity to support

Catholic parishes, schools and ministries during the busiest shopping week of the year. Please consider donating during the

#iGiveCatholic event for St. Peter Catholic School or emailing family or friends who would give to support our Catholic education.

I have very much enjoyed spending so much time with our families during our recent school events. Thank you all for the sacrifices

you make to provide a Catholic education to your children. I hope you have a safe, family-filled Thanksgiving week!

God alone,

Michael Kraus

Academic Accolades Suzanne Roth, Dean of Academics

Do you love children of all ages? We are in need of substitute teachers! Please email Janice Bardy at jbardy@stpetercov.org if you are interested.

Students in Mrs. Mahne’s 4th grade Science class are measur-

ing mass and volume.

Some of the seventh grade girls have started a prayer group

during recess. Pictured below: Grace Farizo, Corynn Cochran,

Erin Devlin, Carter Johnson, Ali Dominique, Ashlyn Wandstrat

and Lucy Galezewski. 5th Grade Colonial Day Fun!

Faith Happenings Clint Goss, Coordinator of Religious Education

Family Virtues in Action

The Timmons Family Hi! We are the Timmons Family. We have four kids at SPS. Luke is in 6th

grade, Drew is in 4th grade, Gabe is in 2nd grade, and Lucy is in Kindergar-

ten. We have been a part of SPS for 9 years now! Our days are incredibly

busy with school, two working parents, and afterschool/weekend activities.

We carve out time daily to talk as a family- electronics free! It might some-

times be in the morning discussing the day’s events. It may sometimes be

around the table in the evening praying over our meal or for special inten-

tions. It might sometimes be playing our dinner game which is to go around

the table and say something nice to a family member. We find the car on the

way to and from school to be the most stressful time of day, so we started

taking turns talking about the virtue of the month. Last month it was what

brings us joy, this month it is what we are thankful for. During the Christ-

mas season, we decorate a Jesse tree and tell the daily bible story in the car.

We try to carve out time to visit the Chapel monthly for a short prayer time.

We also strive to attend Mass on the weekends together. We guide our chil-

dren in their daily choices by talking about our Catholic be-

liefs and steering them towards making good decisions. In

the virtue of Thanksgiving, we frequently remind ourselves,

as a family, to dwell on all the blessings we have, and not on

the material possessions we do not have. As a family, we

have so much to be thankful for!

Mrs. Sigler instills a

love for the Blessed

Sacrament in her

Kindergarten relig-

ion classes.

Student Life Dr. Kathleen Crouchet, Dean of Students and Student Life

ROMAGUERA

PICTURE RETAKES

& Key Cottage 2 Day Class

Picture Day

TOMORROW, November 17th

Last Name First Name

Bedell Samuel

Bordenave Kelsey

Casey Rachael

de la Houssaye Christopher

Derenbecker Chase

Faherty Thomas

Fouchi Roman

Jarrell Blaine

Jones Annabella

Kitchen William

LaBorde Carter

Lyons Ian

Maestri Rachel

McWilliams Michael

Nastasi Grant

Nastasi Abbey

Silva Avery

Turni Brayden

Vargas Marco

Vincent Jonathan

White Jack

Congratulations to our 6th & 7th Grade

Co-Ed Soccer Team

5th - 7th Grade Athletic Jacket

Orders Due

Friday, November 18th

Do you have a 5th, 6th or 7th grade

student who participated in a sport

this year?

Order your school-approved athletic jacket TODAY.

Click here for the order form.

4-H Club members participated in the parish 4-H Food Fest

- Egg and Beef Division. Pictured are: Ella Wandstrat,

Molly Clement, Mary Grace Wilson, Ashlyn Wandstrat and

Mary Calderone.

Mary Grace Wilson (4th grade) - third place overall dessert

category (strawberry cake)

Ella Wandstrat (4th grade) - second place over all Quick

and Easy Main Dish (jambalaya).

Ashlyn Wandstrat (7th grade) - 1st place over all Dessert

Category (German chocolate cake)

Molly Clement (4th Grade) - 1st place over all Appetizer

Category (deviled eggs)

Advancement Activities Karen Van Zandt, Advancement Director

Get some Christmas shopping done and help

St. Peter School at our Learning Express

Fundraiser on Thursday, November 17th

from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm. Let them know you

are with St. Peter School and 20% of your

entire purchase will be donated back to us.

Celebrate the sweetness of the season

with a stop by Cupcake Concept on Sat-

urday, November19th and mention our

school. The class with the most visitors will win a deli-

cious cupcake party. St. Peter School will also receive a

portion of sales on that day.

Dear St. Peter Families,

What a night we had! The 2016 St. Peter Gala, A Night at the Oscars, is in the books, and it was fantas-

tic. Thank you so much to all of our guests who attended the event and bid at our auction. We hope to have the

grand total of funds raised to report to you in the next few weeks. Remember, every dollar raised through our

fundraising events and our annual fund drive keeps the cost of tuition down. Please continue to support our

efforts; we will use funds for tuition assistance, professional development, facility improvements, technology

upgrades and to fund the school’s endowment.

There is no way this event could take place without the volunteer efforts of many, many people. The

following are extremely dedicated and enthusiastic. On behalf of our 770 plus students and 70 plus faculty and

staff, thank you for loving our school and for furthering the mission of Catholic Education.

Blessings and a very Happy Thanksgiving

to you all,

Karen Van Zandt

Advancement Director

Jeanne Breaux Decorations and Specialty Glassware

Maggie Stone, Lori Calderone and

Jan Wandstrat

Auction

Nicole Siverd and Amy Palmer Food

Jeanne Kavanaugh and Haley Acquis-

tapace

Beverages

Caroline D’Hemecourt and Nealy Frentz Sponsor Party

Adrienne Baumgartner High School Volunteers

Mandy Mott Ticket Sales

Kelly Stahls Public Relations and Program

Melissa Edmonds Floor Plans

Tina Mauterer Band and Sponsors

Jennifer Leboeuf Permits and Security

St. Peter Faculty and Staff Set-up and Clean-up

Joanie Dittman Cleanup Crew

Melanie Clabert and Lisa Marinello Room Mom Coordinators

Wendy Bowers, Amanda Moreau, Stacy Au, Erica Hutchinson, Amy Verberne and

Paula Nolan

St. Peter Parents’ Club Board St. Peter Dads’ Club

St. Peter Grandparents’ Club

The Team Leaders

...and last but not least, our behind the

camera crew...Kristin Fristche, Michelle

Aceves, Michelle Kraus, Jeanne Tre-

anor, Jill Farizo, Christine Baglow, Vir-

ginia Gammon, Michelle Acevedo, Tami

Hotard, Tiffany Snyder, Mary Grace, the

Room Moms, Alyson Finley, Heather

Stansbury, Heidi Pear, Mary Beth Mi-

chel, Jaime Underhill, Rebecca Harri-

son, our facility and housekeeping staff,

the administration and our beloved

priests, Pastor Father Otis Young and

Parochial Vicar, Father Bryan Howard.

I feel certain I have unintentionally left

someone out - sincere apologies. Know

of our tremendous gratitude.

Veterans Day

Celebration

Thank you

for serving

our country!

SPS loves

our

Veterans!

Colonial Day - A 5th Grade Tradition

Thank you, Mrs. Miller!