High School - Jr. High - Elementary
French I and French III-IV students had a petit-déjeuner with croissants, tea and coffee today to celebrate the first day of autumn. Introduction to French students put on costumes to portray different family members and are researching different French-speaking countries.
Thank you to Mrs. Sarah Russell for sending this info and photos.
Students from both the elementary and junior high/high school buildings took time to celebrate the International Day of Peace on Wednesday. As part of the celebration, Montessori schools across the globe participate by singing.
The elementary school also took part by inviting members of the local police department and sheriff department to the school so students could sing and show their appreciation by presenting each officer with a St. Michael medal. Everyone there also had the honor of watching three students present the medal to their fathers who are law enforcement officers. St. Michael is the patron saint of law enforcement and the military.
In the junior high/high school, the student body observed the Day of Peace with a prayer led by principal, Mr. Mike Wasiniak, followed by a moment of silence and prayer for peace as the bells rang at noon. Marching band/pep band director, Mr. Lew Friend, then played taps in honor of all men and women who have fought for freedom.
The HS/JrHi will also be hosting the annual “See You at the Pole” event on the high school front steps next Wednesday, September 28, at 7:20 a.m. This global day of prayer started in 1990 and with just ten students, and now millions pray together on the fourth Wednesday of September.
Thank you, also, to our media friends at Richland Source and Mansfield News Journal who joined us. Read their stories at richlandsource.com and mansfieldnewsjournal.com
The Annual Magazine Sale is coming to a close! We do need a BIG PUSH to close the gap in our sales as the initial numbers are down from last year.
Please pass the word to friends and family to renew those magazine subscriptions with St. Peter’s. In most cases, they will save money on their renewal and St. Peter’s also will keep 40% of the cost of the magazine.
In the high school, our students will be selling a 24 oz. Spartan letter tumbler at a cost of $20. This tumbler is virtually indestructible, double insulated — keeps drinks hot or cold and comes with a drink-thru lid. ST. PETER’S TUMBLERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE. If you would like to purchase one, please call the high school office at 419-524-2572.
Magazines and other items can be purchased online. Each student can build their own page and share links to your social media channels. Get started at www.gaschoolstore.com.
Elementary School ID: 2626687
Junior High/High School ID: 4564639
This week begins a new year for the values program entitled Virtues in Practice. This program is in place at St. Peter’s Elementary School to promote character development in our students. The program was written in 1995 by four members of the St. Peter’s School staff. First implemented during the 1995-1996 school year, it has undergone a number of additions and refinements, including expansion of the original one-year program to a two-year program. St. Peter’s has copyrighted the material.
The Virtues in Practice (VIP) program is comprised of 18 virtues which are presented to students in a monthly fashion during a two-year cycle. Each month’s virtue includes weekly tips or suggestions for students to follow at school and at home as a concrete way to “practice” the virtue being emphasized. Students are reminded of the virtue and weekly tip during morning announcements and teachers emphasize the virtues when possible during classroom discussions and activities.
“Student of the Month” awards at St. Peter’s Elementary School are given based on teacher selection of the student who best displays the month’s virtue.
This year’s virtues are cooperation, empathy, citizenship, generosity, idealism, charity, mercy, humility and perseverance.
For September, the virtue is “cooperation” and this first week’s tip is Work together to solve problems. Many heads are better than one.
We will continue to update the website each week with the week’s tip for the current month’s virtue.
The Spartan girls tennis team and their coaches served up their community by volunteering at the New Store. They helped over 30 children find clothes for this upcoming school year and those children may not have been able to get them otherwise. The girls and coaches said it was a great experience which they all loved and they plan to continue to help out more in the future.
Thanks to Corrine Amalfitano for sending this photo.
