Friday, August 29-Monday, September 1

No School - Labor Day Weekend - See you on September 2!

Saturday, September 6

9:00 a.m. 14th Annual JME Run/Walk

10:00 a.m. Family Fun Fest (church parking lot)

Sunday, September 7

Sandlot Spirit Store ends

Monday, September 8

JME Spirit Wear (wear a JME shirt)

Thursday, September 11

First day of Library

Tuesday, September 16

PTO meeting 6:00 p.m. (pizza & childcare provided)

Wednesday, September 17

United Financial Credit Union School Branch

Friday, September 19

School Pictures (packets will be sent home next week)

Kona Ice PTO Fundraiser 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 21

Y5/K & Grade 1/2 sing in church 8:00 a.m. (arrive by 7:45 a.m.)

Thursday, September 25

11:30 a.m. Half Day early dismissal

Parent-Teacher Conferences (SignUpGenius to come for Y5/K-Grade 8)

VLHS Spirit Day (wear a Valley Lutheran High School shirt if you have one)

Friday, September 26

No School

Parent-Teacher Conferences

VLHS Homecoming & Tailgate

"Thy Word is a Lamp unto my feet and a Light unto my Path."

Psalm 119:105

Oh God, the Author of our life

Keep us this day from bitter strife

Let every heart and every tongue

Rejoice for what Your hand has done

Help us to hear and heed your call

And bring us peace here at St. Paul

We see both familiar and new faces in the building these days! Along with welcoming back those who are familiar, we would like to introduce a few of our new students & staff:

• Tyler Burk - Grade 7
• Jane Bachman - Grade 3
• All our new Kindergartners, Young 5's, & Preschoolers
• Miss Hannah Lewicki - Y5/K Teacher
• Miss Megan Gallagher - Grade 3 Teacher
• Miss Katie Fehn - Grade 4 Teacher
• Mrs. Sue Berger-Headings - Head Cook

If your student is sick or will be coming to school after the 8:00 a.m. bell, please notify the office and the classroom teacher via FastDirect.

One message to both parties is greatly appreciated. A quick FastDirect email message informing the office and classroom teacher of the who, what, when, and why will help communication flow smoothly and keep a helpful record.

If you are having trouble accessing your FastDirect account, please contact the office for assistance (office@stpaulbaycity.org) or 989-684-4450.

Starting on Tuesday, September 2, students are expected to enter the school building independently. Good-byes can happen either in the parking lot (if parking a car when a student needs help with buckles, strap, and doors) or in the car-line (if students can exit a car/truck without assistance). If a special need arises (birthday treats, school projects, etc.) parents are invited to help assist in carrying in items for ease of the student.

At the end of the day, teachers will accompany their students to the main parking lot and will stand in designated areas with clear signage.

Parents/grandparents/guardians should plan to park their vehicles and walk toward their students. All adults are encouraged to step inside the cones towards the school, this will allow moving cars to safely pass through the parking lot.

Teachers will release students to parents once parents have reached the group (no students running into the parking lot to meet parents standing by cars).

As we navigate the beginning of the school year, please be patient with your child and your child’s teacher.

Reminder: The teachers are taking church attendance. In person attendance at a church service is what will be accepted. 

The students and teachers of St. Paul School enjoy Chapel every Wednesday morning from 8:10 a.m. until roughly 8:45 a.m. in the gym. Parents are invited to join us for Chapel. All parents wishing to attend Wednesday Morning Chapel should first stop in the School Office to sign the Visitor Log before going to the gym.

Dear St. Paul Church & School Families,

The Church and School have a new apparel store!

The stores will be open now until September 7. Orders will then be fulfilled and delivered to the school by the last week of September. The office will communicate how the orders will be available for pickup once fulfilled.

This will be the first of three campaigns throughout the 2025-2026 school year. If you have any questions, please contact office@stpaulbaycity.org.

Thank you for supporting St. Paul Lutheran Church & School.

Click HERE for the store.

Thank you PTO for the beautiful “Welcome Back Wildcat” sign and coupons for Kona Ice on the first day of school. The colorful sign made a great backdrop for back to school photos. The Kona Ice was a wonderful treat for our first day of school. Thank you for loving the St. Paul School Community–you are appreciated!

The Wildcat Club is an organization for St. Paul students in grades 4-8.

During the First Quarter, the Wildcat Club will experience a Service Project. St. Paul was gifted a Thrivent Action Grant to prep the upstairs boys bathroom for a bathroom stall paint refresh.

The paint refresh is tentatively planned for October 1-4, 2025, while school is out and the teachers are attending a conference. Students will be using gloves, magic erasers, washcloths and water to peel existing blue paint and remove white primer. This club will require students who are good listeners, hard workers, and possess the desire to help our school.

Any student in 4-8th grade can participate as long as they have a signed permission slip. A paper copy went home with your students today. Students need not attend every single meeting. Principal Matyas will be the adult in charge.

Please join us for a morning of exercise, fellowship and remembrance - Our Annual JME Memorial Run/Walk will be held Saturday, September 6, 2025. 

Registration deadline has passed, but you are more than welcome to come on out and join in the fun. Thank you for your continued support of this event. We hope to see you on September 6!

Seeking Fun Fest Helpers

We are seeking volunteers to help make our Fun Fest run smoothly on Saturday, September 6th. Contact Kristen Glasser if you can lend a hand: 989-529-2962.

Help is needed for set up and clean up, as well as during the event. Any amount of time volunteering is greatly appreciated!

• Set up: 7:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Sept. 6th outdoors at the Ministry Center (moving and setting up tables, chairs, and pop-up tents)
• Event Hours: 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. - (food prep and serving, generally monitoring children at the bounce house, assisting at the dunk tank, etc.)
• Clean up: 12:30-1:30 p.m. (cleaning up food area, taking down pop-up tents, tables, and chairs)

A new Sunday School year begins September 14, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m., in the Ministry Center.  It’s the goal of the Sunday School program to provide a foundation upon which children and youth will build a lasting relationship with Jesus.

Children, preschool through 8^th grade, are welcome and encouraged to come. Junior High Youth (Grade 6-8) will meet in the Youth Room & High School students are encouraged to go to Sunday morning Adult Bible Study.

Click here for the Y5/K-8th grade choir schedule for the

2025-2026 school year.

Volleyball A Team

Coach Mrs. Nicole Burnison

Click here for full game and practice schedule

Volleyball B Team

Coach Miss Katie Fehn

Click here for full game and practice schedule

Soccer Grades 6-8

Coach Mr. Mike Weiss

Click here for full game and practice schedule

Soccer Grades 2-3

Coaches Mr. David Michaels & Mrs. Natalie Michaels

Click here for full game and practice schedule