Advent Program

Thank you to all of our families who came out and enjoyed our wonderful Advent Program last Friday evening. Thank you to Mrs. Ana Foukimoana (6th grade teacher) for all of her effort and hard work putting together such a beautiful program. Miss McKamey did a superb job of directing our band and we also would like to thank everyone who spent hours "behind the scenes" help making our program the best ever.

Principal Search Committee Named

Fr. Felino has appointed the committee and the following people have agreed to serve: Bruce Abe, Kevin Barber, Carlos Ruelos, Vincent Nguyen, Grace Johnson, Maggie Brown and Gaynell Walker. The ex-officio members are the committee are: Fr. Felino, Kevin Murphy, Karen Tarabochia and Kris Smith. Please pray that God will sent St. Paul School a fantastic principal full of faith, commitment and energy.

Share the Good News About St. Paul School

Research consistently shows that world-of-mouth is the very best form of marketing for Catholic schools. Do you have family, friends, neighbors or acquaintances with school age children that don't attend St. Paul? Please tell them what a wonderful school we have and encourage them to apply for admission. Rita Turner and/or Kris Smith would be delighted to meet with people to answer questions and take them on a tour of the school.

Student Council

We are continuing our drive for food, warm coats, blankets, warm socks, hats and gloves. It will run until Thursday, December 17th. The warm clothes will be donated to St. Vincent De Paul. All grades will collect in their classrooms.

Inclement Weather

Our Inclement Weather Procedure is as follows. We hope it serves sa an efficient means of communication for you. Please keep this information in a place where you can refer to it in the event of an emergency situation. School closure (and late starts) will be announced byradio in the morning between 5:30am and 7:30am. Generally speaking, if Seattle Public Schools close, St. Paul School and the ESS program will be closed also. On occasion, although our school is not closed, the hot lunch program may not be provided. If possible, this will be announced also. When it is necessary to close because of inclement weather, or any other emergency, parents will receive notice by radio and TV. Listen to early morning broadcasts from KJR, KOMO, KIRO and KING. If no announcement is heard over these stations, assume school is open at the normal time. Late Openings at St. Paul School will always be at 9:30am. Please refer to your Parent Handbook for the Emergency Closure section. You can also log in to www.king5.com for school information.

Student Absences

Please remember to contact the school office by 8:00am to report your student's absence. Student arriving to school past the tardy bell at 7:55am need to check in the school office before going to their classroom. Students with an early dismissal MUST be picked up in the office by a parent. The school office number is 206-725-0780.

Christmas Vacation

School will be on 1/2 day school schedule dismissing at 12:00 noon on Friday, December 18th, for our Christmas Vacation. THERE WILL BE NO ESS PROGRAM AFTER SCHOOL ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 18TH. School will be closed Monday, December 21st, through Friday January 1st. School resumes on Monday January 4th, with a full day schedule.

Class Pictures

Classroom pictures are scheduled for Tuesday, January 5th. This will include the entire school PK-8th grade. All students grade K-7 are in UNIFORM DRESS. PK is to wear their normal attire. 8th graders are to dress in their "Sunday Best" clothes for their group picture and bring their St. Paul uniform to change into after their pictures are taken. Order packets are included in this week's parent envelope. Checks must be made payable to Buteau's Photography.

Health Update

We have received word that the H1N1 vaccine is now available everywhere in the area. Please contact your doctor's office to receive any additional information you might need regarding this vaccine.

Health Screening

Please note: The date our Vision and Hearing Screening has been changed to a date not yet determined. Please continue to watch your weekly newsletter for information. This screening will include all students from St. Paul School Pre-K through 8th grade. If there are any concerns regarding your child's screening results, you will be notified. Feel free to contact the school office for additional information.