Update on Catholic Schools Week

St. Paul School
Catholic Schools Week
January 30 – February 4

Educating in the Light of Christ

Sunday, January 30: Mass at 11:30 a.m. opening Catholic Schools Week. There will be an open house in St. Paul School after the Mass.

Monday, January 31: There will be a Pep Rally at 2 p.m. in the Gym with a school-wide service project : Making bears for patients at Akron Children’s Medical Center.

Tuesday, February 1: A fundraiser for the American Heart Association will be held in Jenkins Gymnasium. Jump Rope for the Heart is scheduled for Pre-K through Grade 5 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and Hoops for the Heart for grades 6-8 from 1 to 2 p.m. There is a wall poster in the Parish Activity Center with hearts affixed to it in memory of those who have died from heart ailments and those who have recovered from them. Hearts may be purchased for $1.

Wednesday, February 22: Dress Down day. Students will wear red, white and blue to show the colors of Catholic Schools Week “A+ for Schools” theme There will be a Teacher Appreciation Luncheon in Boeke Hall.

Thursday, February 3: Author Sandra Philipson will work with students throughout the day with grade-level presentations for Literacy Day. Philipson will use her illustrator in a power point presentation to the community on being an author at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Activity Center. Philipson uses her Springer Spaniel dogs and her books in which they are characters as interactive teaching tools. Her latest book “Creation Station” includes writing opportunities and projects that can be done in school or at home.

Friday, February 4: The student Mass at 8:30 a.m. will kick off Grandparents’ Day. Students will sit with grandparents. Academic Achievement Awards will be presented after the Mass and then members of the St. Paul Drama Club will present a preview of music from “Into the Woods,” this year’s production.

The St Paul School Book Fair will be held
in the school library the entire week.