St. Patrick School Newshttp://www.stpatsparish.org/school-news/en-US2010-03-16T19:58:18ZSquarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Book Sale Reminderhttp://www.stpatsparish.org/school-news/2010/3/16/book-sale-reminder.htmlSt. Patrick School2010-03-16T16:41:47ZThere will be a used book sale during all lunch periods on March 17, 18, 19. Students will get the chance to look through these books and make purchases. All hardbound books are just $1, and all paperback books are 50 cents. Profits from this sale will go towards our school's annual Lenten collection for the Catholic PIME missionaries located in Southeast Asia and the needy children they care for. St. Pat's has spiritually "adopted" eleven children for the past four years, and our annual collection provides food, clothing, shelter, and an education for these children.

The books will also be available for sale during the Knights of Columbus fish fry on March 19. Come out and enjoy a fish dinner and look through these great books we have for sale. Children's and adult's books will both be available at the fish fry. If you have any questions, please contact Chris Hoover at 926-3417.

==================================Mrs. Lee Ann CoshPrincipalSt. Patrick SchoolChesterton, IN 46304phone: 219 926 1707email: lcosh@stpatsparish.org==================================

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]]>Special Order SCRIPhttp://www.stpatsparish.org/school-news/2010/3/16/special-order-scrip.htmlSt. Patrick School2010-03-16T15:05:02ZThere will be a SCRIP order placed this afternoon. If anyone needs toorder special order scrip for your spring break, you may place theorder today before the end of the school day. The order will bereceived this Friday. Many hotels and restaurants for your SpringBreak destinations are available. Take a look at stpatsparish.org/scrip for a complete list of vendors available.

More information about SCRIP availability over Spring Break will bepublished soon.

Thank you,Lynne and Jeff Herr

==================================Mrs. Lee Ann CoshPrincipalSt. Patrick SchoolChesterton, IN 46304phone: 219 926 1707email: lcosh@stpatsparish.org==================================

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]]>Celebrate St. Patrick's Day!http://www.stpatsparish.org/school-news/2010/3/16/celebrate-st-patricks-day.htmlSt. Patrick School2010-03-16T14:20:43ZIn celebration of St. Patrick's Day, students and teachers may have a dress down green and white day tomorrow! They may wear dress down pants including, jeans, sweats, etc. and any type of green or white shirt (with sleeves, etc.)! Tomorrow we will honor St. Patrick!

==================================Mrs. Lee Ann CoshPrincipalSt. Patrick SchoolChesterton, IN 46304phone: 219 926 1707email: lcosh@stpatsparish.org==================================

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]]>5K Runhttp://www.stpatsparish.org/school-news/2010/3/12/5k-run.htmlSt. Patrick School2010-03-12T14:32:30ZAny student who is running this weekend in the 5K Run is welcome to wear their 5K t-shirt to school on Monday with uniform pants or skirts. We look forward to good weather and a good turn-out for the race!

Mrs. Cosh

]]>Baked Goodshttp://www.stpatsparish.org/school-news/2010/3/11/baked-goods.htmlSt. Patrick School2010-03-11T16:47:40ZThe 10th annual Runnin' with the Irish is Saturday, March 13th. We are in need of baked goods to help make this event a success.You can obtain 1 profit hour for every 2 dozen goods baked. There is a 2 hour limit on this or 4 dozen total per family. Please drop off your goods in non-returnablecontainers, clearly marked with the quantity and family name, in the small kitchen by 3:00 on Friday, March 12th.Please no rice krispy treats, they don't travel well. Contact Lisa Wielgos at 926-3830 with any additional questions. Thank you

]]>Ushering Committeehttp://www.stpatsparish.org/school-news/2010/3/9/ushering-committee.htmlSt. Patrick School2010-03-10T00:27:13ZThe Ushering Committee is looking for a family that usually attends Sunday evening mass at 7pm to help with the offertory collection of envelopes. Fr. Meade generously donates all the loose money that is collected during this mass directly to the school. Any member of a school family can help with the collection as long as they are in high school or older. Each person helping can earn 1/2 hour for attending mass. How simple is that? Please contact Kim Morton at kmmarykay@comcast.net if you are interested in helping with this ministry.

]]>Lenten PIME Collection Used Book Salehttp://www.stpatsparish.org/school-news/2010/3/9/lenten-pime-collection-used-book-sale.htmlSt. Patrick School2010-03-09T22:38:34ZDear Parents:

In addition to our Lenten classroom collections for the Catholic missionaries of PIME, the Spiritual Growth Committee is also conducting a used book sale with all proceeds going to PIME.

We are now in the process of collecting any gently used children's/young adult books suitable for our students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade. We will be offering these books for sale to our students during their lunch period March 17, 18, and 19.

If you have some books you would like to donate to this book sale, please drop them off at the school office during school hours.

If you have any questions regarding this project or would like to help during the sale, please contact Chris Hoover at choover@stpatsparish.org. or reach me at home at 926-3417.

Thank you for your support of this Lenten project.

Spiritual Growth Committee

]]>Used Book Salehttp://www.stpatsparish.org/school-news/2010/3/8/used-book-sale.htmlSchool Site Editor2010-03-09T00:40:51ZUsed book Sale for PIME Missions

What? Used Book Sale

Why? To add to our collection for the PIME missions and the children we sponsor

When? During all lunch periods on March 17, 18, 19 and during the evening fish fry on March 19

Cost? Books will be priced to sell at 50 cents for paperback books and $1.00 for hardback books

Bring in any used books you no longer have a use for at home to add to our sale. Drop them off at the school office or either library before March 17.

Buy a book – help the missions!!

]]>Thursday's incidenthttp://www.stpatsparish.org/school-news/2010/3/8/thursdays-incident.htmlSt. Patrick School2010-03-08T22:07:39ZDear Parents, I apologize for the delay in getting back to you in regards to Thursday's incident. I came down with a bad case of the flu, which left me ill all week. On Thursday, March 4th, there was an incident involving police action in Chesterton. St. Patrick School went into a voluntary lockdown in the morning after being informed by another school of the possibility of dangerous activity. We felt it important to take precautions to protect the children. Later in the afternoon, a code red was issued, in which students were locked in classrooms, lights were turned off and students were sitting on the floor in a safe area. This action went into effect after an officer arrived at school informing us that police were combing the area, but he provided no details of the situation. The staff immediately went into action to keep the children calm and safe. The calling system notified parents of the code red and again when we received the all clear from the police department that it was safe to dismiss and the area was secure. The staff did everything in their power to protect and keep the children calm. During times like these, the students' safety is our number one priority and the school staff works together to protect each and every child. The staff did an excellent job in doing so. I commend them all.

Sincerely,Mrs. Lee Ann Cosh

]]>Give Back lettershttp://www.stpatsparish.org/school-news/2010/3/8/give-back-letters.htmlSt. Patrick School2010-03-08T13:33:37ZDear Parents:

In the recent Friday Folder, some of you received "Give Back"-related letters. Families exceeding their profit requirement receive 50% of the overage as a credit against next year's tuition. Unfortunately, the statement letters you received had some incorrect timeframes on them. To clarify, the credit you earn applies to the 2010 - 2011 school year tuition. Also, you can continue to earn profit credit in the current school year until 4/30/2010.

The financial information contained in the letters was correct and current based on the information received by the Hours and Profits committee as of 2/28/2010. Please note that Gala information has not yet posted to your account.

Sorry for the incorrect information...

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