A Successful Buddy Run & Lots More Fun Events To Come

Thanks to all who made the Buddy Run so much fun!  It was nice to see all the school spirit and to see buddies exercising together and encouraging one another!  

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, October 8th ~ 1st Grade Field Trip to Pumpkin Patch
Friday, October 10th ~ 3rd Grade Field Trip to Mahaffie Farmstead
Monday, October 13th ~ Columbus Day, No School Due to Professional Development
Wednesday, October 15th ~ 4th Grade Cultural Arts Trip to Kauffman Center
Thursday, October 16 ~ T-2nd Grade Open House for Prospective Families & Fifth Grade Showcase at 7 PM
 Friday, October 17 ~ End of 1st Quarter & Feed the Need Friday
Tuesday, October 21st ~ Chef to School Day, 3rd Grade Food Art Class with the Chef, & Make-up Picture Day
Wednesday, October 22nd ~ 1st Grade Music Program at 9 AM
Thursday, October 23rd ~ Parent Teacher Conferences from 12 PM -8 PM
Friday, October 24th ~ Parent Teacher Conferences from 7:30 AM - 12 PM
Monday, October 27th ~ First Grade to Folly Theater to See Curious George
Wednesday, October 29th ~ Second and Third Grade Attend Zoomobile Event on Amazon Animals
Friday, October 31st ~ Halloween Ball at 9AM for T-2nd Grade, Second Grade to Bishop Spencer Place, and Class Halloween Parties
Thursday, November 5th - 7th ~ Book Fair


Field Trips & Cultural Arts Events
Be sure to check your child's grade level blog for all upcoming field trips.  We have several scheduled for October.
Much thanks to our Parents Guild and Cultural Arts Representative for helping arrange numerous, exciting Cultural Art activities!  We are thrilled to offer these events to our students and would not be able to do it without the assistance of Parents' Guild.

1st & 5th Grade Musical Programs
We hope you'll join us for these grade level performances.  The students and their teachers have been working hard to prepare for their performances.  First Grade will perform at 9 AM on Wednesday, October 22nd and fifth grade will perform at 7 PM on Thursday, October 16th.  Both performances will take place in the North MPR.

Parent Teacher Conferences
We are looking forward to visiting with you at Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday, October 23rd and Friday, October 24th.  Sign ups became available last month and can be accessed by the emailed link and/or by accessing the link via the class blog.

ISACS Survey
Mr. Myler will be sending out a communique sharing information about our upcoming ISACS survey.  This is a standard electronic survey that is conducted through our accreditation organization.  We'll be opening the survey soon and are hoping that you'll take the time to share your input with us.  Our hope is to have 100% of all constituents complete the survey. Thank you in advance for your time and input.

Halloween Celebrations
Halloween is a very busy day at St. Paul's!  Students are invited to wear their costumes to school on Friday, October 31st.  We ask that they refrain from wearing any costumes that are too gory or scary and that they do not bring any inappropriate props such as fake weapons with them to school that day.  After All School Chapel, our toddler through second grade students will participate in the annual Halloween Ball in the Parish Hall where they'll sing lots of fun, festive songs and parade around in their costumes.  Later that morning, our second graders will visit Bishop Spencer Place where they will perform their Halloween Ball songs and will also trick or treat with the residents.  Our first and second grade class parties will be from 2-3 PM and our third through fifth grade parties will be from 2:30-3:15.  Thank you to all of the room parents for helping plan these special events.

Do you know someone who is interested in our toddler through second grade program?
If so, be sure to have them contact Jill McGee.  We will be hosting a T-2nd Grade Open House for prospective families on Thursday, October 19th at 9AM.

Please help us welcome Mr. Casey Howell

While Mrs. Shurtleff is on maternity leave, Mr. Casey Howell will be teaching first through fourth grade PE classes on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday.  Mr. Howell is certified in kindergarten through twelfth grade physical education and is excited to be joining our St. Paul’s community.  He is a graduate of Northwest Missouri State University and, during his student teaching experiences, taught several different physical education courses at Blue Springs High School and worked with kindergarten through fifth graders at Cordill-Mason Elementary School.  He has also taught summer school and substitute taught in the Independence School District for several years.

Mr. Howell can be reached at chowell@speds.org or at 816.268.6595.

Thank you for helping us welcome him to St. Paul’s.