Dear Parents,
As we celebrate Thanksgiving this week, I want to say Thank You for being part of the St. Peter’s School family! I am proud to be part of our community as we continue to teach our children to live out and celebrate our core values to grow, accomplish, love, serve, and unite.
While we are thankful for all our blessings—like our families, our friends, and our homes, to name a few—let us also remember to pray for those who are in need and who are facing particularly difficult challenges during this holiday time. Together, let us offer this prayer (written by “Anonymous”):
O Heavenly Father:
We thank You for food and remember the hungry.
We thank You for health and remember the sick.
We thank You for friends and remember the friendless.
We thank You for freedom and remember the enslaved.
May these remembrances stir us to service,
That Your gifts to us may be used for others. AMEN.
Also—this Sunday marks the beginning of the ADVENT season. As this liturgical season approaches, begin thinking of ways that you and your child can prepare your hearts for the coming of Jesus at Christmas time!
Have a blessed, happy, and SAFE Thanksgiving!
--Mrs. Sandra Jimenez
THANKSGIVING BREAK
There is NO SCHOOL Wednesday-Friday, November 23-25, for the Thanksgiving break. After the Thanksgiving break, school will resume on Monday, November 28 with a Minimum Day Schedule.
TRIMESTER 2
We are now beginning our Second Trimester of the school year. Report Cards for Trimester 1 will be going home with students on Monday, November 28, when we return from the Thanksgiving break.
COVID HOME TESTS
On Monday, November 21, all students were sent home with a COVID test kit. On November 27, please use these COVID tests to test your child for COVID before returning to school after the Thanksgiving break.
If your child is ill or not feeling well, please remember to keep him/her at home until he/she is better, or until cleared by a doctor to return to school.
Thank you for your cooperation as we keep our school community safe!
SCHOOL PICTURE RE-TAKES
LifeTouch School Photo Re-Take Day is scheduled for Tuesday, November 29. If your child was absent on our first picture day, or would like to re-take their school photo, he/she may take their photo on November 29 in their complete school uniform.
To order online, go to https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/ and enter our Picture Day ID: EVTC6D6DF
* If you purchased a photo package from the original picture day but would like to return that package for a new photo, please have your child bring the complete photo package back to school, and he/she may take a re-take photo. You will receive the same photo package once the re-take photos are ready.
BVCC AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM
Students MUST be registered with BVCC in order to stay for their after school program.
* Students waiting for sports practice: If not registered with BVCC, you may not wait in the hallway or the schoolyard. If a player would like to stay at school so they don't have to go home and come back for practice, they MUST ENROLL with BVCC at no extra cost, but can ONLY attend on practice days. Please contact Judy (415-283-5545) or Rochelle (415-713-0625) if you have any questions.
DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION
On Thursday, December 1, St. Peter’s School Administration will hold an informational Zoom meeting about the possibility of adopting a Spanish/English Dual Language Immersion program at our school. If such a program is implemented, it would be a GRADUAL adoption, beginning with the incoming Kindergarten class in 2024-2025, at the earliest.
To learn more about the potential of a Dual Language Immersion program at St. Peter’s School, join the ZOOM on December 1 at 6:00 PM. (Zoom link will be shared next week.) After the meeting, a community survey will be shared to gather parent input.
MORNINGS IN KINDERGARTEN and SHADOW VISITS
Spread the word! Students entering Kindergarten for the 2023-2024 school year are invited to participate in “Mornings in Kindergarten.” While parents take a tour of the school, the prospective Kindergartener will spend some time in the Kindergarten classroom.
Students entering grades 1-7 for the 2023-2024 school year are invited to participate in “Shadow Visits,” when they spend some time in their grade-level classroom, and take their entrance exam afterwards.
If you or someone you know is interested in scheduling a Morning In Kindergarten or Shadow Visit, contact the school office at 415-647-8662, or email our School Marketing Coordinator, Janelle Godoy at jgodoy@sanpedro.org.
COVID VACCINES
Message from the Latino Task Force and Unidos en Salud at the 24th and Capp Street site:
“We’re here to keep your family and community safe during the holidays. Everyone 5 years and older should get the new Bivalent COVID booster. Everyone 6 months and older should also get a flu shot. Appointments available at https://my.primary.health/a/bridgevaccine?access_code=748F2ABB5AEF6DBC or visit our site at 24th and Capp Street, Friday, Saturday, and Monday, 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM. For questions or assistance making an appointment, call 844-965-0987. And keep testing before gathering with friends and family!”
INFECTION MITIGATION PLAN
We continue to endure the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. To prevent the spread of COVID-19 at school, we have developed a School Infection Mitigation Plan, which was given to each parent on the first day of school as part of the Parent-Student Handbook. The Infection Mitigation Plan is also available on our school website at http://www.stpeterssf.org/pandemic-reopening-plan
Please remember -- If your child is feeling ill or has been exposed to COVID-19, phone the school office and keep your child at home!
🡪 Symptoms to watch out for include:
Fever -- 100.4°F / 38°C or higher
Cough
Severe headache
Sore throat
Shortness of breath or trouble breathing
New loss of taste or smell
Vomiting
Diarrhea
REMINDERS:
November 23-25 NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
November 27 ADVENT Begins
November 28 Minimum Day Dismissal
November 28 Report Cards sent home
November 29 School Picture Re-take Day
November 29 8:30 AM School Mass
November 30 Minimum Day Dismissal
November 30 5:30 PM Parent First Communion Zoom Meeting
December 1 8:30 AM 5th and 8th Grades Advent Reconciliation
December 1 6:00 PM Dual Language Immersion Program Zoom Meeting
