Dear Parents,
We are fast approaching the beginning of Holy Week this coming Sunday, which is Palm Sunday. At school, children have been preparing their hearts for Jesus’ death and resurrection by reflecting with their teachers, writing special prayers, learning about the Stations of the Cross, receiving Reconciliation, and attending Mass. During your Lenten journey, I pray that you and your family have grown closer to God, and continue to strengthen your faith and service towards God during Holy Week and throughout the year.
Let us pray:
Heavenly Father, we enter into Holy Week so that we might accompany you through your passion to your death. We have to remember that your story does not end in sadness. Rather, your story is the greatest love story that we could ever know. Holy Week gives us an opportunity to participate in that love story in a profound and personal way. We pray that you give us a special attentiveness during Holy Week, Lord. Shower us with your grace! AMEN.
(Adapted from “The Joy of Lent: Encouragement and Daily Prayers”)
--Mrs. Sandra Jimenez
CALENDAR REMINDERS
Next week, we have our usual Minimum Day dismissal on Wednesday; and Thursday, April 14 is another Minimum Day. Also, on Thursday, April 14, the school office will close at 1:30 PM.
Easter vacation is from April 15 through April 24. The school office will be closed during Easter vacation.
Classes will resume on Monday, April 25 with a Minimum Day dismissal.
COVID TESTING AFTER VACATION
Next week, all students will be sent home with one COVID home testing kit. Please use this COVID test on Sunday, April 24, BEFORE your child returns to school after Easter vacation.
All students will submit their COVID result before returning to school after the break. Photo results may be sent to Mrs. Jimenez on Class Dojo messages or via email at sjimenez@sanpedro.org.
Please call the office if you have any questions.
**Note that we have no extra COVID home tests kits; only one test kit per student will be given.
RE-REGISTRATION FOR 2022-2023
The completed re-registration forms are now overdue. Please submit this form if you haven’t done so already.
The $500 registration fee is due on April 13, 2022, and will help to secure your child’s spot in their class for 2022-2023.
To reference the letter with the tuition rates and re-registration form, see the Class Dojo post from February 24, or call the school office to have another letter and form sent home.
MESSAGE FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE FAMILY GRANT
April 15 is the annual deadline for submitting all information to TADS, the third party needs-evaluation company that the Archdiocese uses to collect the financial data from families. This is consistent with the process we used to award tuition assistance for this year. After the Student Aid Form has been processed by TADS, the Department of Catholic Schools gathers the completed application materials. The Archdiocese of San Francisco is unable to provide financial aid to all students who apply. Applicants are ranked on the basis of financial need. Within the limit of available funds, the Archdiocese of San Francisco will then award financial aid.
Late applications will NOT be considered. Students must live in Marin, San Francisco, or San Mateo Counties to be considered for the Archdiocesan Scholarship. Please visit the other scholarship programs section for more opportunities. Grant notifications will be sent out to the elementary student’s families in late May/early June. To use the TADS Financial Aid online application go to mytads.com. You will be guided through the application. If you have any questions, you can phone TADS at 800-477-8237.
CYO SUMMER CAMP
Thanks to the help of our friends at Caritas Creek (where our middle schoolers attend camp during the school year), our 2nd through 8th grade students have the opportunity to attend CYO Summer Camp at a discounted rate!
At this week-long CYO Summer Camp in Occidental, California, students can participate in a number of different activities, such as nature hikes, campfires, archery, arts & crafts, and swimming, just to name a few camp experiences. Campers are encouraged to try new activities, build positive relationships, and have fun!
To learn more about CYO Summer Camp, visit their website at https://www.catholiccharitiessf.org/cyocamp/cyo-pages/catholic-charities-cyo-summer-camp.html
The regular price of this week-long camp experience is $865, but St. Peter’s students may attend at the discounted rate of $145 as long as all requested documents are submitted on time.
**There is an optional $60 transportation fee if your child will be using the CYO bus service to travel to and from camp. Otherwise, parents may drive their child to and from camp.
The Camp sessions are listed below:
Session 1 → June 26 - July 2
Session 2 → July 3 - 9
Session 3 → July 11 - 17
Session 4 → July 19 - 25
Session 5 → July 27 - August 2
SPACE IS LIMITED IN EACH SESSION.
All completed forms and payments must be submitted to the St. Peter’s School office in order to reserve your child’s spot at camp with the discounted price, and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
If your child is interested in attending CYO Summer Camp, please call the school office at 415-647-8662 or send a message via Class Dojo, and we can send home the camp registration forms with your child. Or, you may drop by the school office to pick up the forms.
Please contact the school office if you have any questions!
BVCC SUMMER PROGRAM
BVCC Summer Camp Registration is now available!
BVCC welcomes all students from St. Peter's and other schools to join our camp, June 13 - July 29. Extended Care is available. Register online using this link – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kbXPMXFnUyRpyKA9R8W98HZcIIjNM3VtJj5nxe0mJA8/edit.
If you need help with the application, please call BVCC at 415-283-5545 or 415-713-0625 to set up an appointment. Financial Assistance available for everyone.
SCHOOL MASS
We continue with our weekly school Masses on Tuesday mornings at 8:30 AM. At this time, we will now be attending Mass as a whole school instead of half-school groups, as COVID mandates in church have been lifted. Parents are now welcome to join us at these school Masses, finding places to sit in the pews behind the students’ seating area. The livestream of the Mass will no longer be offered.
If there are any further changes in our school Mass procedures, those will be communicated on Class Dojo.
FREE TAX HELP
Free assistance is available in preparing your Tax returns! Visit uwba.org/taxhelp for trusted and secure tax help. Help and information is also available in Spanish.
REMINDERS:
April 6 Minimum Day Dismissal
April 10 Palm Sunday, HOLY WEEK begins
April 12 8:30 AM School Mass
April 13 8:30 AM Stations of the Cross Prayer Service
April 13 Minimum Day Dismissal
April 14 Minimum Day Dismissal; School Office closes at 1:30 PM
April 15 Good Friday, Easter vacation begins
April 15-24 EASTER VACATION
April 25 Classes resume, Minimum Day Dismissal
