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The Blarney Stone
August 3, 2023
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Saint Patrick Catholic School, a ministry of Saint Patrick Parish, guides students in the pursuit of academic growth while inspiring joyful lives filled with love, service, and respect as disciples of Christ. | |
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Hedgefest
We will pull weeds, trim hedges, prune plants, and pressure wash the playground. Remember to bring gloves, water bottles, and sunscreen. Gas-powered tools are appreciated too!
August 5 & 6
8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Saint Patrick Catholic School
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Facility Manager Felipe Uc and Saint Patrick Parent Association [SPPA] volunteer Jeff Large will lead the project.
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Pastor's Letter
Are you reading our weekly parish newsletter, The Cornerstone? To read Fr. David Mulholland's pastoral letter, view Mass schedules, and learn about faith formation opportunities, sacramental prep, outreach, advocacy programs, news from the Seattle Archdiocese, and more, subscribe to receive The Cornerstone in your inbox when published on Fridays!
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Summer Office Hours
Summer office hours are subject to change. You can call 253-272-2297 or email us at [email protected]g to confirm before you visit.
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
August 8, 9, 15, 16
Regular hours resume on August 21
Monday - Friday
8:30 am - 4:00 pm
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Lunch Orders for September
The lunch program, catered by Love My Lunch, offers three daily choices, including snack and drink add-ons: no canned fruits or vegetables or high fructose products.
Each regular-size meal is $5.75 plus tax and includes fruit, vegetable, and a side item. Larger meals are more. Additional snacks and drinks, priced individually, are also available.
Orders are due two days before lunch service, and Love My Lunch sends weekly email reminders to all families with registered accounts.
For food and menu questions, call 206-354-0980 or email [email protected]
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Kindergarten Picnic
Let's kick off the start of the new school year together! Kindergarten students and their families are invited for fun in the park with Kindergarten teachers Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Wheeler.
August 16
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Garfield Park
400 North Borough Road
Tacoma, WA 98403
Bring a blanket to sit on and dinner for your family. Please share your fun family photos with us!
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Shammy Diaries
Whether you are staycationing or traveling, please email us a summer photo for the Shamrock Diaries. We would especially love to hear from new families and staff! You can submit more than one entry!
Bonus if you are sporting your Shamrock spirit wear. We'll share Shammy's Diary entries on social. Check out Shammy's summer photo diary.
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Safe Environment Training
All adults must complete the Virtus Training to volunteer at Saint Patrick Catholic School.
Adult volunteer requirements include:
- Background check completed on or before the first day of service and every three years while in active service.
- Abuse prevention initial training is completed within 30 days of starting service, and refresher training is every three years while in active service.
- Policies are read and signed on or before the first day of service.
If you have finished the initial training, please log into your account to ensure you are up to date with the background check and all modules!
You can visit the Seattle Archdiocese Virtus Tool Kit for a step-by-step how-to.
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School Hour Changes
School Hours are changing to the following for the 2023-2024 school year:
Monday - Friday
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
- No Early Dismissal on Wednesdays.
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The first Friday of the month is a Noon Dismissal for staff meetings (unless otherwise noted).
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Summer Climb
We are ready to climb! Teachers at every grade level have prepared Summer Climb assignments for students to complete over the summer.
The 'E' in RISE, our schoolwide learning expectations, stands for Excellent. Please check out Summer Climb and prepare to turn in the assignments on the first day of school! Teachers will use this work in their first lessons of the school year and enter the assignments' completion into the grade book.
Grades 3 and up— pay close attention to your summer reading assignments.
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School Uniforms by Tommy Hilfiger
Save the date for back to school shopping promotion! Did you know that shopping at Global Schoolwear for School Uniforms by Tommy Hilfiger earns rewards for Saint Patrick Catholic School?
through August 6
10% off your order
Plus, if you shop with gift cards from RaiseRight, formerly Scrip, you'll earn the school an extra 5%. All by doing what you already would do to prepare for school!
Join the Global Schoolwear email list to ensure you receive email notifications with all the details of exclusive promotions, most importantly, the promotion code. Learn more about how to order.
Click the SHOP button below to browse before the sale and bookmark the site for shopping later.
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Uniform Resale
Shop the annual summer Uniform Resale event and save money!
August 27
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saint Patrick Catholic School
Skip Butler Gym
Donate
Donations of gently used uniform apparel are welcome! Please drop off donations in the school office or bring them to the Uniform Resale event.
How to Purchase
Purchases can be billed to SchoolAdmin, or paid by cash or check.
Volunteer
The Uniform Resale is a perfect opportunity to volunteer and get a jump start on fulfilling required commitment hours for 2023-2024.
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New Family BBQ & Orientation
Join us for an evening to get to know each other. We'll start with a short orientation program and end with a BBQ!
August 29
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Saint Patrick Catholic School
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All new students are invited to attend with their families. You'll meet other new families, current Shamrock families, the principal, vice principal, teachers, and staff.
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RaiseRight scrip
Gear up for another great school year! The Back to School Shopping Guide is a great place to start the adventure.
Make the most of the guide:
- Use the shopping list for a glance at some of our most popular back-to-school brands and their available earnings
- Learn about upcoming bonus-earning opportunities
- Get tips on how to maximize your earnings with gift cards
- Read inspirational stories from participants just like you
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Subscribe to our Google calendar. To subscribe, click on the + in the bottom right-hand corner of the calendar on our website. | |
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AUGUST
8, 9, 15, 16 | Office Hours | 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
5-6 | Hedgefest
16 | Kindergarten Picnic
21 | Regular Office Hours 8:30 am - 4:00 pm resume Monday - Friday
27 | Parish Picnic
27 | Uniform Resale
29 | New Family BBQ
30 | First Day of School Meet & Greet | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
31 | First Full Day of School
SEPTEMBER
4 | No School — Labor Day
14 | Back to School Night for PreK - Grade 5
19 | Back to School Night for Middle School
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Middle School Electives
Preference selections for Middle School electives will be completed via a Google Form in mid-August.
Class Placements
Information about your child's class placement will be made available in mid-August.
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These Shamrocks met their great aunt— Sister Beatrice of the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood order headquartered in Hong Kong. She was visiting from Taiwan.
Do you have a photo, video, or story to share? Please email it to [email protected].
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