St. Joseph's School Parent Letter
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A Message from Principal Rickbeil
In this week’s video, Mr. Rickbeil visits the local West St. Paul Target to share how you can raise money for the school by shopping through the Raiseright fundraising program.
To set up an account on Raiseright and begin raising money for the school, click here or use our QR Code:
Thank you to Maggie Zumwalde and our Home & School Association for heading up this fundraising effort.
No School - Labor Day Weekend
There will be no school on Friday, August 30 and Monday September 2. Please enjoy the Labor Day holiday weekend with your family! We look forward to seeing our students when they return on Tuesday, September 3..
Parent Letters and Attendance Communication
All non-emergency communications will come electronically through this Parent Letter. Parent letters will only be sent out by email every Friday (or the last day of the school week.) Friday Letters may be found on the school website, www.stjosephwsp.org. Our Attendance Hotline is 651-457-3031. If your child will be absent, late or leaving early, please call our attendance hotline!
ISD 197 Food Service
ISD 197 will begin providing grab and go breakfast items and hot lunch to our students on September 3rd.. Please visit our school website under the Parents section for a monthly menu. Breakfast and hot lunch are free of charge for all students. There is a charge for milk if a student brings a lunch from home and chooses a milk. If students are interested in a breakfast item, when they arrive at school in the morning they should go to the cafeteria before going to their classroom.
ISD 197 Transportation
Bus transportation will begin on September 3rd. You should have received bus cards directly from ISD197. Please let your child’s teacher know what their bus numbers are for their records. If you have questions regarding bus transportation please contact ISD Transportation directly: 651-403-8320 or transportation@isd197.org. Please note, school buses WILL BE LATE the first couple of weeks, please be patient as drivers learn their new routes. School buses will not leave St. Joseph’s School until between 3:40-3:50pm each day.
Curriculum Nights at St. Joseph’s School!
Parents are welcomed and encouraged to attend Curriculum Night for their children’s grade levels. The Middle School event is on September 10 and the K - 5 event is on September 12. Both events begin at 6:30 p.m. with a 15 minute presentation by our administration and then parents will be invited to rotate to their children’s classrooms for a 15 minute presentation. There will be 3 classroom sessions to help you get to most of your children’s teachers. We look forward to seeing you there!
Volunteer Training - September 6 at 9am and September 12 at 6pm
Training will be held for all adults that give of their time to support our school days as a volunteer. Join us to talk about our school procedures and expectations for the lunch room, recess, in the classroom, and on field trips in-person on Friday, September 6 at 9am and at our K-5 Curriculum Night on September 12 at 6pm. Training will last about 30 minutes.
Parent Volunteers - Virtus Requirement Prior to Volunteering
We are very excited to welcome our parents into the building to volunteer. We have many opportunities throughout the year where we will invite parents and grandparents in to share their time and talents with us. All Catholic Schools in MN require that all employees, and volunteers who interact with minors, are required to complete and maintain safe environment credentials through the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The program through the Arch is called Virtus.
If you are a new volunteer and have never completed your Virtus Training, please click here and follow the instructions.
If you are an existing volunteer and need to update your account (updates are required every 3 years), please click here for instructions.
Some existing accounts have been placed in an inactive mode if you have not volunteered recently. If that has happened and you are interested in becoming reactivated, or if you have any questions, please contact Lisa Wrobel liwrobel@stjosephwsp.org.
To ensure successful completion of the requirements, follow the information below before creating your VIRTUS account. If you have an existing VIRTUS account, contact Lisa Wrobel liwrobel@stjosephwsp.org for assistance so your account can be updated prior to login.
Home & School Association
Our Home & School Association works hard to help us coordinate volunteers. Below you will find 2 SUG to help coordinate volunteers for recess helpers and lunchroom helpers! Thank you all so much for coordinating this for our school!
School Mass – Wednesdays at 9:00am. Our School Masses will typically be on Wednesdays at 9:00am. We welcome family members to join us for our school masses. For the first month of school as we are getting our students refreshed and, in the routine, students will remain seated with their homeroom classes. Family members may sit towards the back of the church in areas not assigned to classes. Beginning Wednesday, September 25th students may sit with a family member during mass and should return to their teacher following communion.
Important Dates 2024-2025 School Year
Please click here to view the important dates for the 2024-2025 school year.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR OUR 2024 OKTOBERFEST!
Sunday, September 8 I 12:00 to 3:00pm
Food, music and fun for the whole family! This is our second annual Oktoberfest and we are already planning for a great event again this year.
More information will be forthcoming.
Please click here to view The Church of St. Joseph Website or view the Church Bulletin by clicking here.
