SPS Summer Newsletter

I am excited to share that our newly revised Family Handbook for the 2025-2026 school year is now available by clicking the link below. This comprehensive guide serves as your essential resource for understanding Saint Peter School's policies, procedures, and community expectations.

Updating this handbook has been a significant summer project of mine and I hope that you find that it has been thoughtfully updated from previous versions to provide clearer information and a more usable organization. This is where you should look if you have questions about almost anything! It contains information about practical details like pickup procedures and uniform requirements and also some explanation of deeper topics like our approach to character formation and spiritual development. My hope is that this handbook will help every family navigate the school year successfully!

Please take time to review the handbook carefully.The signed acknowledgment form will be provided to you by your homeroom teacher during the end of the first week of school.

As always, the handbook reflects our commitment to academic excellence, spiritual growth, and building a vibrant community where every child can thrive. If you have any questions about the policies or procedures outlined in the handbook, please don't hesitate to contact me.

This year we will have very few staffing changes, but one of the major changes is that Brendan J. O'Connor (Learning Center) will be taking over from Patricia Carazo as our After School Director.

This decision comes after a period of discernment for Patricia that finally resulted in her decision to step back from the role for a time. We are so grateful to Patricia for running the program for these past several years, and appreciate her guidance as Brendan takes over the reins. Patricia will remain in her position as Spanish Teacher, now with more time than ever to focus on her classroom instruction!

Brendan is excited to begin the role, and we have already begun making some positive changes to the way that the program operates, including adjustments to our daily structure and billing processes. You should expect to hear from Mr. O'Connor in the next two weeks as he gets settled into his new role and shares more details about these upcoming improvements.

Thank you all for supporting both Mr. O'Connor and Ms. Carazo during this transition!

Please be advised that, particularly for new parents, we must have your updated medical forms and vaccination records for your children to attend Saint Peter School. Please submit your medical forms to the nurses office at your earliest convenience. The nurses office will follow up with families at the beginning of the school year, but begin gathering your information now!

This year, back by popular demand, we are sharing a "Parent Directory" for all classes at SPS. This Parent Directory is a resource designed to help families connect with one another, help students to find neighborhood peers, support classroom activities, arrange play-dates and birthday parties, plan carpools and last-minute pickups, and more! Our desire for this document is to strengthen and further connect our school community. I hope you find it useful throughout the summer!

The parent directory is assembled from the information that parents share on FACTS. Some information is withheld at the request of those parents. If you see any information that requires an update, or if you would like to redact some of your own information, please contact ekristiansen@saint-peter-school.org and the change will be made for the next version of the directory (likely monthly updates).

The parent directory was shared with you all via RenWeb direct email. We share this newsletter on our website and wish to keep the parent directory information confidential. Please check your email or get in touch if you do not have the current revision of the directory.

THIS WEEK ONLY: School Uniforms by Tommy Hilfiger, one of our our school uniform providers, is having an extra 10% back-to-school promotion on school uniforms this week (July 28 - August 4) in case you missed their earlier back-to-school promotion! The promo code will be WK7WHTEN25. Please note that that promo code will ONLY work until August 4.

Starting August 6th, they will be shifting to a different promotional code (August 6 - 11). The promo code will be AUG25BMSVM. Please note that that promo code will ONLY work during those dates August 6 - 11. Savings offered during the promotion: 10% off orders $99 - $249, 15% off orders $250 - $349, and 20% off any orders $350+. (Order total is calculated before tax/shipping).

A few parents have reached out to ask for a digital version of the summer work packets that our teachers provide for students each summer. You will find those packets on our school's website by doing the following:

• Navigate to https://saint-peter-school.org
• Hover over the "Academics" menu bar item item in the top middle of the page
• Click on "2025 Summer Work and Supply Lists"
• Navigate to the appropriate grade for your student and download the PDF of the summer work and supply list packet

You can also simply click on the button below to go directly to the Supply List folder

In most cases, you will find only one file in each folder (as well as a "Packet Components" folder that you can ignore). Hope that's helpful!

We’ve been incredibly grateful for the strong interest in St. Peter School over the past few years. This year, seven of our ten grade levels have waitlists—a testament to the joyful, values-based, and academically rigorous environment we strive to provide.

We have a few openings in our rising Kindergarten (K2), Grade 4, and Grade 5 classes. If someone you know is exploring school options for the Fall, now is a great time to connect with us.

Referrals from our current families is our best marketing tool, and we’re so thankful for your continued support in sharing what makes SPS special. The Admissions Office is happy to meet, provide a tour, and answer any questions prospective families may have. Spread the word!

The date for the sacrament of Confirmation for our 8th Graders has been confirmed by Bishop Cristiano:

Confirmation Day will be on June 21 (Father’s Day) at 11:30 AM at Saint Peter Parish

Due to scheduling conflicts the following dates have been updated and published on the revised 5/23/25 SY calendar.

• Teacher PD on March 13, 2026 moved to March 20, 2026
• Auction & Gala moved to Saturday, March 14, 2026

PS: You will see these dates uploaded to our new website as well!

Dear SPS families,

If you are looking for fun, educational, and entertaining programs for your children you will have them here at Saint Peter School. You know who we are and your children will be in a safe environment at SPS with their friends during the summer months. This is a program for everyone!

Around the World Summer Program (All grades)

Every week from June 16th to August 22nd - 10 weeks

Each week, we will "travel" to a different place in the world, discover their culture, create their art, make their science projects, learn their language, and have fun in the sun! This program includes one hour of water play every day. We may receive the visit of Chef Doug and do a cooking class!

We maintained the same prices as last year! All Summer Programs at SPS pricing is as follows:

Week-long Program session – 5 days/9:00 am to 3:00 pm: $525/week.

Week-long Program session for week 3 (no program on July 4th)– 4 days/9:00 am to 3:00 pm: $420/week.
Extended day before program – 8:00 am to 9:00 am: $10/day.
Extended day after program – 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm: $20/day.

Lunch is not included.

Special sibling discount of 10% (First sibling full price/second sibling with discount).

Multiple-week discount of 10% (Students attending more than one week - First-week full price/second week and consecutive weeks will have a discount if they do not have already the sibling discount).

Discounts can not be combined. Only one discount will apply per student.

There is a minimum of eight students per week to run the program. Families will be billed on FACTS/RenWeb Incidental Billing. Registration is due two weeks before the program starts.

Do you have a friend or neighbor who would like to attend even though they go to a different school? This summer we are inviting friends and neighbors of our students to come to our Summer Program! We would love to show them our school and they will be able to get to know us and have fun with us at SPS! Please give them my email, pcarazo@saint-peter-school.org, to enroll.

If you have any questions please contact me at pcarazo@saint-peter-school.org.
Thank you for helping us to enjoy a fantastic summer with your children!

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This link takes you to the Cambridge War Memorial Recreation Center Summer Brochure. They ask us to share this each year for Cambridge residents.

Are you interested in Volunteering or Chaperoning next school year 2025/2026? If so, you must complete the updated CORI form (every year) and attend VIRTUS training (if you have not already done so). You can print the CORI forms complete it at home and / or pick one up in the main office! All forms are to have a government issued ID such as: State ID, license or passport when dropping it off at the front office.

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.