July 2023 Summer Mailing
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St. Joseph’s School
Summer Mailing – July 2023
Happy Summer, from all of us at St. Joseph’s School! For your convenience, this is your electronic “Summer Packet”. All forms and important information will be provided to you electronically and made available to you through our school website www.stjosephwsp.org. Many items will be located under the “Parents” tab located at the top of the homepage.
Today you are receiving your Summer Mailing – July 2023. In early August you will receive additional electronic mailings with additional information including class lists.
If you are unable to access this information or have further questions, feel free to contact our school office 651-457-8550 or office@stjosephwsp.org.
Summer Packet Links:- School Supply List Hard Copy
- 2023-2024 School Calendar
- Uniform Policy and Overview 2023-2024
- ISD 197 Transportation (Bus) Registration (Registration Closes August 1st)
- Phy Ed Required Uniform – Purchased directly through Donald’s (Grades 4-8)
- Fall Sports Registration for grades 5-8 Registration Closes July 28
St. Joseph’s School Hours and First Day of School for 2023-2024: Students in grades PreK-8 will have school hours of 8:30am-3:10pm. Morning drop-off will begin at 8:15am with the start of school being 8:30am. Students will be dismissed at 3:10pm.
Please Note: ALL students in grades PreK-8 will start school on Monday, August 28. There will be no bus transportation or food service provided until September 5th. Parent transportation will be required, and students will need to bring a bag lunch from home August 28 – 31st.
Before and After Care grades Pre-8: After Hour Kid Power School Age Care Program operates in our school building cafeteria. They will be providing care for the K – 8 students. Our Preschool will be providing before and after school care for our preschool age students. The hours of operation for both programs will be 7am-8:15am and 3:10pm-5:30pm. Please watch for an email registration shortly.
Family Picnic, Open House & School Pictures:
Family Picnic ~ Principal, Mr. Kyle Rickbeil and Middle School Director, Ms. Audrey Wenner invite you to join us for a family picnic, Monday, August 7th at 5pm. You are welcome to bring your picnic dinner and a blanket and meet us on the back field near the playground. We will provide a treat! This is a wonderful way for our families to mingle and celebrate St. Joseph’s School together!
Back to School Open House Thursday, August 24th 2pm-6pm. We invite all students K-8 to come to school and bring your labeled school supplies to your classroom and meet your teacher(s). Please park in the back parking lot and enter through any of the back school entrances.
School Pictures ~ Students will be getting their school pictures taken during our summer Open Hours on Thursday, August 24th. Photographers will be ready to take pictures beginning at 1:45pm. Pictures will be taken in the great room. Please stop there before you come to Open House or on your way out. We do need every child’s photo taken for the yearbook. Please watch for a link to order your picture packages.
Fall Sports Registration for Grades 5-8: Fall Sports Registration is now open. We offer Volleyball and Soccer for girls (5-8), Soccer for boys (5-8) and Football for boys (6-8). If you would like to register for fall sports, please click here.
Moving Over the Summer? If your family has moved or is planning to move over the summer, please share with us your updated information. Please email that information to Lisa Wrobel – Thank you!
Updated Contact Information? Do you have a new email address or would like to add your spouse to our correspondence? Or do you no longer have a home phone and are just using your cell phones? Please email updated information to Lisa Wrobel – Thank you!
Updated Emergency Contacts and Health Information? If you have not already done so, please log into your TADS account. Once you are in your TADS account click on Enrollment, click on the blue student number, scroll to the bottom and edit enrollment > Health and update information. Go back and edit Contact information. Thank you for completing this important step.
Used Uniform Sale and Book Covering Events: Our Annual Used Uniform Sale will be held July 24th at 5:30-7:00pm in our school gymnasium. We invite our kindergarten and new families to arrive at 5:00pm. Please park in the back school parking lot and enter through the Gymnasium Doors #11. The gym is located up the stairs.
We are also looking for volunteers for the sale. Please click here for more information and to sign up to volunteer.
We need your old uniforms and Spirit Wear! Please consider dropping off any uniforms or Spirit Wear your children have grown out of. We are especially in need of red polos, small jumpers and small pants/shorts, and middle school girls' shirts in decent condition. A bin will be available for you to drop Items off inside the gym doors during the day from Monday, July 17-Thursday, July 20th, or please bring them to the office. Thanks so much for your help!
Please drop any donations off in the bin inside the gym doors (door #11) Monday, July 17 – Thursday, July 20 between 8am – 5pm.
We will have our annual book covering event again this year for students in grades 4-8. Please watch for an email with instructions on how you can have your student’s books covered for you at school! Thank you to our Home & School Association for sponsoring these events.
NEW FUNDRAISER: Mabel's Labels!
School uniforms are great...except when you're trying to keep track of whose are whose! Avoid the uniform mix-up and label your kids' items with personalized, durable, waterproof labels from Mabel's Labels. They are great for everything from shoes and clothing tags to water bottles and backpacks. You can customize them with your name and a design, and they are dishwasher, laundry and microwave safe. Mabel’s Labels also offers clothing stamps, silicone bands for water bottles and medical alert labels.
Visit campaigns.mabelslabels.com and type in St. Joseph's Catholic School (West St. Paul) into the search bar. Shipping is FREE and 20% of your purchase will go directly back to St. Joe's! So, avoid digging through the Lost & Found - get Mabel's Labels today!
Gerten's Fall Mums Fundraiser: Sale goes live August 7!
Mark your calendar for August 7, because the Gerten's Fall Mums Fundraiser is returning! 30% of all plant sales and 15% of gift card sales will go directly back to St. Joseph's School - so feel free to share with friends and family! Plants will be delivered to the school on Thursday, Sept. 14 and must be picked up that day.
How to order:- Go to www.gertensfundraising.com
- Enter the Store ID for St. Joseph's School: 506.
All orders must be placed by Monday, Aug. 28 at 10 PM and quantities are limited on fundraiser items! Please order early to ensure availability. Items that are sold out will be removed from the website.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL ORDERS MUST BE PICKED UP FROM SCHOOL ON THURSDAY, SEPT. 14. Pick-ups will be available in the afternoon along with limited evening pick-ups.
Please contact Christina Mahady, Home & School Fundraising Coordinator, with any questions.
Thank you to our Home & School Association for providing these wonderful opportunities for our families!
Announcing the First Annual St. Joe's Oktoberfest!
Join us on Sunday, September 10th after the 11am Mass from 12pm to 5pm for the First Annual Oktoberfest presented jointly by St. Joseph's Catholic School and the Church of St. Joseph. This German themed event will have themed food, activities for adults and children, beer garden, dunk tank, music, dancing, and more! All are welcome so bring a friend!
We expect this to be a very well attended event. We are in search of people who are willing to contribute in any way they can through volunteer service or sponsorship. If you are able to volunteer for or sponsor this event, please email oktoberfest@churchofstjoseph.org.