SPS Newsletter

Picture of the week: Christina Torres takes a picture with SPS Alum Gregory Cooper, who is on the Harvard Crimson Basketball team.

St. Peter School students and CYO players headed over to Harvard University for an unforgettable time at the Crimson vs. Princeton Men's Basketball game this past Saturday. Our talented students & CYO players got to scrimmage on the court at halftime, shine on the Jumbotron and cheer on our very own Gregory Cooper (SPS Class of 2018). Huge thank you to Gregory who spent time with our kids after the game. The Coop Troop was thrilled!

January:

• No School Tomorrow
• Friday, January 17, Teacher PD
• Monday, Januay 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.

• Join us for the State of the School Address on Thursday, January 23rd at 6:00 pm in the Parish Hall.

• Grades 1-8 Progress Reports will go home with students on Thursday, January 23rd

• Catholic Schools Week (school is in session) January 27th-January 31st.
• We are seeking several parents who have completed a CORI form and attended Virtus training to chaperone our school-wide service learning activity on Thursday, January 30th at 9:00 am (right after Mass). For the second year in a row, we will be forming a bucket line along Concord Ave. to the soup kitchen (Harvard Square Churches Meals Program) at Christ Church. Students will be passing down clothing donations for the needy in our community. (We especially need extra help with grades K1, K2, 1 and 2.) More information on this Catholic Schools Week activity will be provided in upcoming weeks. If you are able to help, please contact your child’s homeroom teacher.
  

• International Night Friday, January 31st 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
• Come celebrate and enjoy a potluck dinner and learn about the amazing international cultures represented at SPS!
• Sign up to host a table (alone or with others) with food and decorations for your country OR sign up to drop off a dish at the potluck table! Click here to Sign-Up!
• Food portions are small bites for tasting as folks walk around learning about all the cultures represented at SPS. Decorate your table in any way you like to show off your country, some examples: country flag, posters with maps and key details, media, photos, cultural games and crafts. Interactive tables are very popular and we will be putting together a scavenger hunt for the kids.
• We will provide you with a table and stickers to hand out to the children for their passports.
• New this year! We’ll be putting together a play list of international songs to listen to as we enjoy the evening. Please recommend some fun family appropriate tunes for us to play from your country! Click here to Sign-Up!

• Fill a bag of used uniforms for $25 cash or check.

Are you interested in Volunteering or Chaperoning? You will need to complete a CORI form (every year) and Complete VIRTUS training (once). CORI forms are available in the main office! Drop by to fill out a form and bring your license or passport to be scanned. Please keep in mind you need a CORI form and VIRTUS training to volunteer in any capacity, including chaperoning a field trip or volunteering in the classroom. If you have completed the VIRTUS Training in the past and have forwarded your completion certificate to Mrs. Flynn you are all set! If not, you must complete a training before you can volunteer. Register for ANY training (including, but not limited to training(s) held at SPS) at https://virtusonline.org and forward us your completion certificate.

Dear SPS families,

Happy New Year! We have exciting classes to offer during the Winter Session at Saint Peter School! In addition to our regular After School Program, After School Clubs will be Monday through Friday. Please note that all Clubs require a minimum number of students per class (if not enough students register, we can't run the Club!). Please check the attached flyer for more information.

Students attending an After School Club will be offered a snack. You DO NOT have to be registered in the After School Program to attend the clubs. To sign up, please complete the sign-up form and we will send you an email to confirm if the Club will be held. Please DO NOT send any checks, you will be billed through RenWeb (FACTS).

If your child(ren) are only attending the Club, please be sure to pick them up right after the class, you do not need to come at regular dismissal. Any student who stays 15 minutes after their Club ends will be automatically charged as an After School Program attendee for that day. There are no exceptions.

Sign-up form

Please use one form per student. If you have multiple students, please complete one form for each. THANK YOU!

Dear Friends,

As you might know the annual celebration of all things Catholic School, Catholic Schools Week (CSW), is approaching at the end of this month. Our faculty is in the midst of planning exciting activities for everyone, and many of them include the opportunity for parents to volunteer and get involved. You will hear from the PA soon, but here are a short list of the opportunities available to parents during CSW (January 26-31st):

• Celebrate your Parish Sunday: bring your child to the 9am mass in-uniform and bring them to parish hospitality afterward! Any student that attends the 9am mass in uniform will receive a Consider celebrating the mass with us on Thursday morning at 8am.
• Celebrate the Community Monday: We will also have an exhibition game from the Harlem Wizards during the evening, so save the date!
• Celebrate the Nation Wednesday: Open house is from 8:30 am-11:00 am. Invite your friends or familiy who are interested in hearing more about SPS. Wendy Burns could always use some parent volunteers to help with tours! This is also Career day, you should expect to hear from your homeroom teacher about coming to speak to the students about your career!
  
• Celebrate Vocations Thursday: We will be having our second annual drive for the Harvard Square Churches Meals Program during Catholic Schools Week. After Mass on Thursday, January 30, the entire school will form a bucket line to Christ Church's soup kitchen, which is at the bottom of Concord Ave. outside of Harvard Square.
• Harvard Square Churches Meals Program Requests:

• backpacks

• men’s t-shirts: M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL

• men’s boxers: M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL

• men’s coats: (winter and spring): M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL

• books and National Geographics

• jeans: sizes 30-30 through 52-36 (and anything in-between)

• men’s dress shirts: sizes M through 3X

• sweat shirts: XL-XXXXL

• white socks

• Celebrate Faculty, Staff, and Volunteers Friday: The PA has some plans for this day, so please reach out to the PA.

This winter, dive into a world of snowy excitement at our February Vacation Program! Packed with laughter, friendship, and thrilling activities, it is the perfect way for kids to make the most of the chilly season! We will be learning about the Wind! Students use their understanding of weather to engineer windmills that can cause the energy of the wind to perform work.

The program will run from Tuesday, February 18th to Friday, February 21st. You can join all week or on individual days! Each day we will have an art and craft, a science experiment, or a STEM project. We will also have a daily "special activity" (each day we will surprise our students with either cooking, yoga, a movie, or a talent show!). We will provide a morning snack at 9 am and an afternoon snack at 3:30 pm. Students MUST bring their own lunch. The regular day is offered from 9 am to 3 pm for $110/day ($399 if you register for all 4 days). We are also offering an early drop-off option from 8 am (for an additional $10/day) and a late pick-up option until 5:30 pm (for an additional $20/day). We are also happy to offer a special sibling discount of 10% (the first sibling will be full price and a discount will be applied to subsequent siblings). A minimum of six students each day is required to be able to run the program.

Sign up form

Please fill out one form per family. Any questions please ask Mrs. Carazo at pcarazo@saint-peter-school.org.

Additional daily Masses have been added. Mass will continue weekly with the students at 8:00 am on Thursday mornings.

• Monday and Friday morning starting at 7:00 am
• Thursday 6:00 pm Adoration and Reconciliation
• Thursday mass at 7:00 pm

Added:

State of the School Address will be held on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 6:00 pm in the Parish Hall.

Friday, March 28, 2025 No School-Gift from the Bishops visit.

Updated:

March 5, 2025 Terms 2 Ends