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School Drop-off and Pick-up Procedures
Drop-off Procedures
1. Enter from West High Street (between the school and the small state parking lot)
2. Students in grades 1-8 should use Drop-off line. Pre-K and K students may be walked to the front entrance doors. We recommend working toward dropping K off as the year progresses.
3. The first car should pull up to and stop before the yellow crosswalk and/or the STOP sign.
4. Students MUST exit the vehicle from the passenger side once stopped in the drop-off zone (see diagram).
Parking/Crosswalk Procedures
1. To reduce line congestion, typically, only parents with Pre-K or K students should park and cross students. (Must be walked to crosswalk.) Students with cumbersome items or special circumstances may also use the parking area and be walked across.
2. NO PARKING in the first row of spaces (see diagram).
3. NO PARKING in spaces even with or beyond the crosswalk.
4. NO PARKING along the fence bordering the wooded area.
5. Park facing OUT of the parking space.
6. Students should NOT be dropped off between parking rows (see diagram).
7. EVERYONE must use the crosswalk when crossing the drop-off line, and need to wait to be crossed by the Safety Patrol or adult on duty.
8. DO NOT drop students off between the rows of parking spaces in the “Non drop-off area” (see diagram).
9. 2 lines should be used to exit the lot.
Pick-up Procedures
1. ALL cars entering the lot, parking & pick-up, need to have a St. Peter hang tag with the student last name. If you need to purchase extra tags for other pick-up vehicles please contact the office.
2. Enter from West High Street (between the school and small state parking lot)
3. Gates open at 2:55 p.m. for parking.
4. Parking begins in spaces nearest school past the crosswalk, filling in the furthest spaces of the double row progressing toward the entrance. Once the first row is filled, cars can begin filling in the second double row of parking spaces, then finally the row that borders Main St. (we recommend backing into these spaces)
5. At 3:07 PM, the pick-up line is opened, and cars can begin lining up. Pick-up line cars need to stay as far left as possible so cars wishing to park can still enter the lot. Please do not start the pick-up line until indicated to do so at 3:07 by the staff on duty.
6. Students will be called to the 1st 6-10 cars by last name. Once loading is complete, they will be released, and the process repeated until all students are picked up.
School Lunch:
School lunch is pre-paid through your FACTS Parent Portal. School lunch charges are as follows: Lunch is $2.75 per student. A la carte charges: extra main entree is $2.00, extra side is $1.50, and milk is .50. You will get an email from St. Peter/FACTS when your lunch balance is $10 or below, and you will need to add funds to your pre-paid account. You may add funds at any time. The free & reduced lunch application will be handed out at Open House. Please fill out the form if you think you may qualify. This will benefit you and our school to receive funding. Preschool lunch is included in the cost of preschool student tuition. If you have any questions regarding lunch billing, you may email Kbezler@stpeterjc.org.
Attendance:
It is essential that St. Peter be notified of all student absences. If your child will be absent/needs to leave early, a note, email, or phone call should be made to the school office (573-636-8922). Parents can email attendance@stpeterjc.org with absences and homework requests. The office will notify the teachers as necessary. It is most helpful to notify the office before 8:30 AM. before official attendance is complete. If you are planning a vacation and your child will miss three or more days of school, please fill out a Vacation Request Form from the office. This is to be completed two weeks prior so that teachers can make assignments available for the absence.
Medicine:
If your child requires medicine to be given at school, you must fill out a permission to administer form with dosage information. Medicine forms are sent home at Open House and should only be returned if/when your student needs medicine that the parent provides either over-the-counter or prescription medicine. The school does not provide medicine. Contact our school nurses with any questions or concerns at egarnett@stpeterjc.org.
Health Records:
Under Missouri law, student health records must be up to date in order to attend school. Please note the Diocese of Jefferson City no longer accepts religious exemption as a reason not to receive required vaccinations. The school nurse keeps records of student immunizations and is required by law to report to the state of Missouri the names of students whose immunizations are deficient. If student records are deficient, a reminder is sent to the parents. Parents may be asked to keep students out of school until required immunizations are received.
VIRTUS:
All parents in PK-8th grade must have VIRTUS and complete the background check for their children to attend St. Peter Catholic School. As always, please stay up to date with your VIRTUS training. This is required for all parents/guardians that have students PK-8 in schools in our Diocese. Some things do expire and/or need to be updated, so it is good to log into your account regularly. To complete VIRTUS go to virtusonline.org.
School Newsletter:
The school newsletter is emailed out on Thursdays. You can sign up for the Thursday email on our website. Link: St. Peter Catholic School : Sign Up to Stay in Touch (constantcontact.com.) It is here that exciting announcements are made, updates to the calendar, schedules, and events are shared. It also includes links to things that involve our students and parish.
School Text Alert:
The school-wide text system is also available for parents to sign up to receive school news, and can be found on the school webpage or the link attached. Important updates, such as weather-related cancellations and upcoming events are often communicated through text message updates. Sign up for St. Peter Interparish Catholic School text alerts (mobile-text-alerts.com)
School Website:
The school website has a lot of important information. School | ST PETER CATHOLIC CHURCH (saintpeterjc.org). You can find the staff phone extensions and emails on the webpage.
Water Bottles and Uniforms:
Home and School will host a Uniform Resale on Monday, August 12th, in Selinger Center Gym from 4:30-6:30 PM.
Uniform shirts can be ordered through THIS doc. Orders will be sent home as soon as they are available. You can order anytime, but no order is guaranteed if it is past an order deadline. Order deadlines are: June 21, 2024, October 2, 2024, January 8, 2025, March 5, 2025, July 7, 2025. The link is also attached to our school website. School-approved water bottles can be ordered HERE. Only clear water bottles are allowed at school. Water bottles and uniforms will be invoiced through your FACTS Parent Portal account.
On “Spirit Wear Days,” students may wear any St. Peter Catholic School top that contains the “Keys to the Kingdom” with dress code bottoms. ALL items with the “Keys to the Kingdom” must be purchased through the school. "Spirit Wear Days" are Fridays and special occasions throughout the school year.
Home and School will give a free Spirit Wear shirt to each student at Open House on August 12th. If you would like additional Spirit Wear, you can order it HERE. The online store will be open August 12th-August 23rd, October 14th-October 25th, and February 2nd- February 14th. Uniform-approved fleece 1/4 zip pullovers, jumpers, and skorts can be purchased through our link (HERE) with Lands End. If you have any questions or need assistance with your order, please contact Carrie Hayes at chayes@stpeterjc.org.
FACTS:
We continue to use the FACTS student information system, which you used to enroll or re-enroll your student(s). You can use the same login information at www.factsmgt.com to check your child’s grades, to apply funds to their lunch account, etc. School fees are billed through FACTS Parent Portal, and you will pay through FACTS Financial. You will receive a notification for when your fees will be taken out per the plan you signed up for. The FACTS system will send you an email when your fees will be taken out. If you need to schedule a different date, you may go in and change your date. You will go to your financial tab to see the details of your payment plan, balance and payments. You may also print from there any receipt you might need; ex. Preschool payments.
Open House:
Open House is on Monday, August 12th from 4:30-6:30 PM. Be sure to pick up your free Spirit Wear shirt from Home and School.
Picture Day:
Wagner will do online ordering only again this year. Fall pictures will be taken for the yearbook on August 29, 2024. This is uniform dress only. If your child is absent or unable to take pictures that day, picture retakes will be October 1, 2024. We will also have a Spring picture day on April 4, 2025. This is a dress up or dress down day within the guidelines in the dress code section of the school handbook; please review.
Early Out Tuesdays:
Early out Tuesdays are Dress Down Days and occur the second Tuesday of each month. Students may dress down on the early out Tuesdays in school approved dress down clothing {review the student handbook}. School will dismiss at 1:30 PM on scheduled early out days and there will be no after-school care for Pre-K through 8th grade.
1:15 PM Bell- PK, K, and 1st grade and siblings dismissed
1:20 PM Bell- 1nd-4th grades and siblings dismissed
1:25 PM Bell- 5th-8th grades dismissed
The first early-out Tuesday is September 10th.
Scrip/Fundraising:
A new Scrip order form, the Scrip and fundraising explanation letter to all families, and the electronic Scrip sign up form (if you are not already signed up) are all attached here as well as on our webpage. All Scrip orders need to be placed by 10:30 AM on Mondays to be guaranteed for that week. If you have a paper order, please use the blue pouches (if you have them) to send them to school. The profit breakdown for scrip is as follows: Family 45%, School 45%, Diocese 10%.
There will be other fundraising opportunities throughout the school year. Money received from these fundraisers will go into your account to be used for the next school year. The money you earn can be used for preschool-8th grade fees, it can be sent to Helias for school fees, or donated to church or school.
There are documents attached at the bottom of the newsletter with directions and links to help with your fundraising this year.
We are still collecting Box Tops for Education. Box Tops for Education has an App for parents to scan Box Tops, and the benefits come straight to St. Peter. This is a really simple and great program for our school. Your participation is appreciated!
Job Opportunities:
St. Peter Catholic School is still seeking subs for the school year and aftercare workers. If you are interested or know someone that would be a great fit, please encourage them to apply on the Diocsean website and email Dr. Gayle Trachsel, Principal gtrachsel@stpeterjc.org.
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