Wednesday Email
August 20, 2025
Week at a Glance:
Wed., Aug. 20
Inservice Day
Thurs., Aug. 21
Inservice Day
Unpack your Backpack 1:00 PM – 5:30 PM
School Supply Kits/Bus lists distributed at Unpack your Backpack
Uniform/Spirit Wear Pickup at Unpack your Backpack
Fri., Aug. 22
Inservice Day
Sat., Aug. 23
Sun., Aug. 24
Town Hall Meeting- 3:00PM Denning Hall
Mon., Aug. 25
1st Day of School for Kindergarten – 8th Grade (7:45 – 2:55)
1st Semester lunches start
Small Beginnings Wraparound Care opens 7AM – 5:30PM
Before Care opens 7AM – 7:35AM
Adoration 7AM – 4PM
Divine Mercy Chaplet 3:05 Church
After Care opens 2:55PM – 5:30PM
Boohoo/Yahoo Coffee and Donuts with the Principal 8:00 AM Denning Hall
Tues., Aug. 26
1st All School Mass 1:45
Wed., Aug. 27
ITEMS IN WEDNESDAY FOLDER (AND/OR ATTACHMENTS)
SPS
School Supply List (attached)
Boohoo Yahoo Flyer (attached)
Block Party Flyer (attached)
Academic Calendar (attached)
Uniform Sweatshirt Flyer (attached)
Spirit Wear/Uniform Flyer (attached)
SPC
AHS
KBA Flyer (attached)
KBA Registration (attached)
OTHER
DEADLINES/DUE DATES
Spirit Wear/Uniform clothing orders due – September 1
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NEW INFO
UNPACK YOUR BACKPACK
Unpack your Backpack will be TOMORROW, Thursday, August 21 from 1:00 – 5:30 in the afternoon. If you have not signed up, please do so here: Unpack your Backpack This is also a great time to drop off immunization forms, physicals, action plans and medications to the school office.
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SCHOOL LUNCH
School lunch will start on the first day of school. You will be billed in September for lunch orders.
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WEDNESDAY EMAILS
Starting next week, the office will send a Weekly email and a Principal Post every Wednesday throughout the school year. Each email will have important information, so please read both! You will get a lot of your questions answered through reading these informative emails. Please also make sure to open and look at all attachments!
If you change your email address at any time, or would like to add another email address, please notify Kelly.boche@st-paul.pvt.k12.ia.us AND your child(ren)'s teacher(s).
A Wednesday folder will also come home each week with important school news. Please make sure you check these on Wednesdays and return folders to school on Thursday.
If you have a submission for the Wednesday email, please submit it to the school office no later than 8AM on the Tuesday before. Please email announcements to kelly.boche@st-paul.pvt.k12.ia.us. All submissions must be approved by the principal.
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BEFORE/AFTER CARE LINK
If you plan on using our Before or After care program any time this school year (Kgn – 6th grade students only), please complete the online registration at Before/Aftercare Sign Up. There is also a $50 per family registration fee which can be paid through your Blackbaud account under “Purchase optional items”.
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HOME AND SCHOOL
As we kick off the 2025/2026 school year, St. Paul Home and School Association is excited to welcome Claire Pittman as the 2025/2026 President! Home and School is made up of all parents and teachers at St. Paul’s and serves to support our children and school, and we raise money to provide our students with extra resources outside the school budget such as technology, library books, art supplies, PE equipment, and so much more. We also work to support our teachers with funding for their classroom and hospitality during the year to show our appreciation for the incredible work they are doing with our children. Finally, we facilitate social events throughout the year to help foster community in both our school and parish. We are looking for parents to join the board in positions such as treasurer, secretary, vice president, panther perks helpers and much more. There are many manageable jobs that you can work into your schedule to help earn volunteer hours. This is a great way to get involved in the school and to help support our teachers and children. If you are interested in getting more information or getting involved in Home and School, email saintpaulhomeandschool@gmail.com for more information.
Home and School meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of the month from 6:00 – 7:00 PM in the School Media Center. Anyone is welcome to join in these meetings to get involved and get more information. A short agenda will be shared on our Facebook page prior to each meeting. Don’t forget that attending a Home and School meeting counts for a volunteer hour each month!
Each K-8 family has the obligation to help Home and School by:
- completing 20 volunteer hours which can be logged on the school website: Record Volunteer Hours,
- a $200 buyout in lieu of volunteer hours,
- $200 in Panther Perks rebate profit (script),
- or a combination of all three.
More information will come out about Panther Perks at the start of the year. Home and School will have representatives at a table at Unpack your Backpack Thursday August 21st. Please stop by for more information, and we are happy to answer any questions.
We will send emails with volunteer opportunities throughout the year and help volunteers get coordinated with committees. Look for announcements via email as well as on the St. Paul the Apostle Home and School Association Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/saintpaulhomeandschool
Thank you all for your generous donations to the Best Day Ever Fundraiser this past school year. The new safety window films have been installed over the summer in all main floor classrooms. This is a great additional protection for our students and school facility.
We are excited for a great 2025/2026 school year!
St. Paul the Apostle Home and School Association Leadership Board
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H&S PANTHER PERKS UPDATE
In years past, Homes and School offered a Credit Back Incentive Program once a family fulfilled their obligation of 20 volunteer hours or contributed $200 through Panther Perks, half of the rebate earned through the program was applied directly toward student tuition. This Credit Initiative Program for our Panther Perks patrons provided both an opportunity to support the school, and a way for families to receive a benefit in return on tuition.
With the implementation and growth of the Education Savings Account (ESA) program, Home and School, along with the School Advisory Board, has re-evaluated our resources and needs moving forward. Home and School, with the School Advisory Boards approval, has made the decision to conclude the Credit Initiative Program for our Panther Perks patrons after the 2024 –2025 school year.
Moving forward, all rebates earned through Panther Perks will benefit St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School directly, and the Credit Incentive Program will no longer be offered. Thank you for your continued support for our main Home and School Fundraiser!
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SPIRIT WEAR AND UNIFORM ITEMS
The uniform and spirit wear store is now open! Orders need to be placed by September 1st and will be delivered by September 24th. This is a great time to order your uniform approved quarter zip sweatshirts for those cold winter days ahead. Check out all the fun St. Paul spirit wear and show your school spirit. Remember that spirit wear tops can be worn with uniform bottoms on early out days so stock up. Home and School will have sample uniform sweatshirts you can check out at unpack your backpack if you are unsure of sizing. Stop by the Home and School table for more information.
Order Here!
https://stores.inksoft.com/saint_paul_davenport
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DONUT WORRY, IT WILL BE A GREAT YEAR COFFEE AND DONUTS
Whether you are sad or happy that your child is starting school, please join us in Denning Hall for Boohoo/Yahoo coffee and donuts after drop off on Monday, August 25.
All parents and non-school aged siblings are invited to celebrate the first day of school, have some breakfast, socialize, and meet the new principal, Mr. Ethan Connors!
We also need volunteers to help make coffee, serve donuts, and clean up afterwards. If you would like to volunteer, please click on this link: Boohoo/Yahoo Coffee and Donuts Volunteer Form. You can turn in volunteer hours for helping too!
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BLOCK PARTY 9/20/25
The Back-To-School Block Party is one of our most loved events. This fun evening has something for the whole family! It takes many volunteers to make this event happen and we are so thankful for our St. Paul community who always shows up to help. Please sign up for a time slot to volunteer and contact Shannon Elliott with any questions at saintpaulhomeandschool@gmail.com. **ALL VOLUNTEERS, PLEASE CHECK IN WITH SHANNON ELLIOTT UPON ARRIVING AT YOUR SCHEDULED TIME SLOT**
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040A45ACAA2CAA8-57967293-block - /
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CAKE WALK DONATIONS 2025
Our students’ favorite event at the Block Party is the cake walk! Showcase your talent at our annual block party! We welcome all treats! Cakes, cookies, cupcakes, brownies, Bundt cakes etc! Store bought is ok too! We will have stickers available for your name and description at drop off. Disposable packaging only;) All items can be dropped off in denning hall Friday and early Saturday before event!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040A45ACAA2CAA8-57967394-cake
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SCHOOL SWEATSHIRTS (all) AND PE UNIFORMS (4th-8th Grades only)
It may be hot now, but Fall is coming and our old building can get cold very quickly. Uniform approved sweatshirts for students in KGN – 8th grade and Gym uniforms (required for all students in 4th – 8th grade) can be purchased at this link: Sweatshirt and Gym Uniforms. 6th – 8th grade students may also wear the Assumption uniform sweatshirts (red, white, or black) available in the AHS school office.
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IMMUNIZATION FORMS AND PHYSICALS
Iowa State law requires a record of Immunization for all students (or a religious or medical exemption).
If you have a child in preschool, and they did not attend St. Paul’s last year, please send in an immunization record. We also need an updated physical (within the last 365 days) for ALL preschool students.
If your child did attend preschool last year at St. Paul’s, we should have your form on record, but if they received any boosters since it was submitted to us, we need the updated form.
All Kindergarten students must submit
· an updated immunization record with KGN boosters (or a religious or medical exemption),
· proof of a vision screening (can be listed on annual physical under the vision section, but must be a number (20/20 for example), or the Lions’ Club Kid sight exam results from Preschool (we have a copy of these in the office from last year if your child attended St. Paul’s preschool). You do NOT have to see an eye doctor for this requirement,
· and proof of a dental screening.
· We do NOT need a physical for KGN (unless it has the vision screening on it).
All 3rd Grade students need to submit proof of a vision screening. You do not need to see an eye doctor, as this can be marked on the annual physical form from your regular family doctor, but it needs to have a number written on it (20/20 for example). WNL or OK will not be accepted.
All 7th grade students need proof of 1 dose of meningococcal vaccine (MenACWY) and a Tdap vaccine BEFORE the first day of school. Many kids got these in 6th grade and turned them in. We only need a handful more!
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TOWN HALL MEETING
Sunday, August 24, 2025
3:00 pm in denning Hall
Please plan to join us for an important town hall meeting to discuss a proposed Fine Arts addition for the school. We will be sharing the results from the recent parish survey, reviewing the plans, and answering your questions.
