It's Book Fair Time!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Events

Monday, November 4 ~ Family Night at the Book Fair 3:30-6

Tuesday, November 5 ~ Classes Visit Book Fair*, 1st Grade Cultural Arts Trip to "How I Became a Pirate"

Wednesday, November 6 ~ Classes Visit Book Fair

Thursday, November 7 ~ No School for ECC

Friday, November 8 ~ No School, Professional Development

Tuesday, November 12 ~ 4th grade to Earthworks, The Genius in Every Child Presentation by Author Rick Ackerly at 6:45

Thursday, November 14 ~ Love & Logic at 4

Saturday, November 16 ~ Lunch & Learn from 11-1 for ages 3-10

Friday, November 22 ~ Spirit Day

Wednesday, November 27 - Friday, November 29 ~ Thanksgiving Break, No Classes

Friday, November 29 ~ 50th Anniversary Alumni Party

 

Duke TIP

If your child is currently in fourth, fifth, or sixth grade and scored at the 95th percentile or higher on one of the qualifying subtests of the SAT 10 last Spring he or she is qualified to participate in the Duke Talent Identification Program.  The qualifying subtests include Mathematics Problem Solving, Mathematics Procedures, Total Mathematics, Science, Language, Reading Comprehension, Total Reading , Reading Vocabulary, and Social Science.  There is a $37 registration fee if you choose to participate in this program.  To learn more about the benefits of the program you can visit the website.  If you no longer have your child's SAT 10 scores, Steve Darnell can provide a copy for you.  If you do register you will need the St. Paul's ID # which is 451083 JD.

 

 

2nd Grade Girls' Soccer Fundraiser for Our Sister School

A few weeks ago on a beautiful Sunday afternoon many of our second grade girls and their parents gathered on the St. Paul's soccer field to play against one another as a fundraiser for our sister school in Haiti.  Dressed in their t-shirts designed especially for the event, the girls and their parents played a close game of soccer and managed to raise $400 to donate to Holy Cross School!  Way to go, second grade girls!!!

 

St. Paul's Book Fair

This Monday will be Family Night at the St. Paul's Book Fair.  We hope you'll join us in the gym between 3:30 and 6 to preview and/or purchase books and celebrate the love of literature and reading.  Students may purchase books Monday evening or identify some they want to purchase when their class visits on Tuesday or Wednesday.  Thanks to all of the parents who are helping with the book fair! 

Book Fair Schedule for Class Visits

Follow this link to access the Book Fair schedule.  You are always welcome to join your child when his or her class is visiting the Book Fair.  Students are welcome to purchase books with cash or to charge them to their St. Paul's account if they have the charge form.

 

Rick Ackerly & The Genius in Every Child

Please join us at 6:45 on Tuesday, November 12 in the North MPR to hear author Rick Ackerly present on his latest book, The Genius in Every Child.  We are partnering with Sion and Oak Hill Day School to bring Rick to Kansas City.  Mr. Ackerly has served as the Head of School for four independent schools, including Sion in the 70s and 80s.  We are ecstatic to have this opportunity and we hope you'll be able to join us for a spectacular presentation.  If you would like to preview the introduction, epilogue, and a few chapter of the book you can access them here. 

 

Community Learning Events

We hope you've enjoyed the recent Community Learning Events. Our next event is Rick Ackerly's presentation at 6:45 on Tuesday, November 14.  The November Love and Logic session will be Thursday, November 14 at 4 P.M. There will also be a Lunch and Learn event on Saturday, November 16 from 11-1. This event is best for parents whose children are between the ages of three and ten. Please be sure to RSVP for either or both events with Linda Van Thullenar. If you're attending the Lunch and Learn event we ask that you bring a side dish to complement the Thanksgiving Meal that will be provided.
Thanks to Cristi Williams for helping make these events possible!

Grit: An Essential Ingredient for Success

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to watch a webinar conducted by Angela Duckworth titled "Will Power: Grit, Self-Control, and Achievement." This webinar was hosted by Independent School Association of the Central States (ISACS) and was purchased for teachers, administrators, and parents in our community who might be interested in this topic. If you would like to view this webinar please visit http://www.isacs.org/page/472128_Learning_Bridge_Webinar_Login.asp. Scroll down to the bottom of the page, select “10/9/13 Will Power: Grit, Self-Control & Achievement” and use the password humid. The webinar is one hour long, will be available until November 7, and provides information on what grit and self-control are and how these two variables affect achievement even more than intelligence or academic ability. Helping our students to develop grit and self control are two of the most important things we can do as their role models, educators, and parents. If you're interested in learning more about Mrs. Duckworth's research you can visit her website at https://sites.sas.upenn.edu/duckworth/pages/educators and even take a survey to see your personal grit score.