May 13, 2024
CHAPEL OFFERINGS FOR APRIL
The offerings for the month of April & May will go to the Beatrice Food Pantry. If you would like to donate items, these things are needed:
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Rice
Rice a Roni
Fruit Snacks
Cereal
Frosting
Sugar
Flour
Saltine Crackers
Our current total is: $186.20 and 53 items of food.
UPCOMING FIELD TRIPS
May 15th – 5th Grade to SAC Museum
May 16th – 1st Grade to Lincoln Children’s Zoo
May 17th – 2nd Grade to Morrill Hall
LIBRARY CHECKOUT
The last library checkout will be Monday, May 6th. All library books, magazines, and DVDs must be returned by Friday, May 17th. Parents, please check at home to see if your child has any of these that will need to be returned.
SUMMER OFFICE HOURS
The school office will be open from 8:30am to 11:30am Monday through Thursday. It will be closed occasionally, so please call ahead!
SUMMER READING PROGRAM
St. Paul’s Summer Reading Program will begin on May 22, 2024! Your Child can log books on the paper form, and come to the school office for fabulous prizes! An information sheet is coming home today!
GRADUATION
5th Grade Graduation will be celebrated on Sunday, May 19th @ 10:30 a.m. with a worship service at the school. A cake reception will be at 11:30 a.m. The K-5th grade students will sing during the service. Please mark your calendars now and plan to attend this special celebration!
FINAL SCHOOL DAYS
Last day for Pre-Kindergarten is Monday, May 20th, with regular class times. Last day for Pre-School is Thursday, May 16th, with regular class times. Last day for K-5th is Tuesday, May 21st with an 11:45am dismissal after our closing chapel service. Chapel will begin at 11:00 a.m. and parents are invited to attend.
FACTS GRANT AND AID
Any families wishing to apply for scholarships for the 2024-2025 school year must fill out an application on the FACTS Grant and Aid website. A paper about this process is coming home with your child today. The FACTS website can be found with a link on the school website, www.stpaulbeatrice.org on the forms tab. The Scholarship Link is now open, from May 1st – June 15th.
END OF YEAR CELEBRATION- Outdoor Party
To celebrate our blessed year at St. Paul’s, the students and staff will be enjoying wet bounce houses and outdoor games (weather permitting) on Monday, May 20th on the school lawn. Students will need swimming suits, towels, and a bag for wet items. If the weather does not cooperate, we will bounce in the school gym.
GRANDMA’S ROADHOUSE FOOD TRUCK
Grandma’s Roadhouse Food Truck will be at the school on our last day, Tuesday, May 21st, serving Hotdogs, Chicken Nuggets, Footlong Corn Dogs, Fried Pizzas, fried Corn on the Cob and fried desserts Cheesecake, Twinkies, Oreos and Funnel cakes (Payment method is CASH ONLY). 100% of all proceeds will be donated to St. Paul’s School. They will be open from 11a.m. – ?? that day!!
REPORT CARDS
4th Quarter report cards will be mailed out to your home by May 24th. If you have any questions about your child’s report card, please contact your child’s teacher.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS -CAMPING FIRELIGHT VBS
It’s Vacation Bible School Time!!
Come explore with us at St. Paul Lutheran School, June 24th – 27th from 9 – 11:00 a.m.
This year our VBS is called CAMP FIRELIGHT – It’s time for a summer camp adventure with God! Explore timeless Bible stories that demonstrate how people trusted God in the face of their own fears and went on to do great things in God’s name. We will explore the stories of God goes with Jacob, Ruth Chooses to Go, Jesus Calms the Storm, and others! Registration forms will be out soon!
YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL
Youth Sunday School has now ended for the summer but will resume September 8th, 2024.
NEBRASKA SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
As we approach the end of a school year and beginning of summer break, we know access to the school nutrition program’s daily nutritious school meals offered to students will change. The Summer Food Service Program operates at approved sites in eligible locations each summer; this program can help meet children’s nutrition needs when school is out for summer.
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a free summer food service provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ¹. Here are the details of the program ²:
– *Eligibility*: Children aged 18 and under are eligible to receive free meals during the summer months at participating program sites.
– *Participating Sites*: Meals are served at sites located in areas with significant concentrations of children from low-income families.
– *Meals*: All meals and snacks served through the SFSP must meet federal nutrition standards, and require servings of grains, proteins, fruits and vegetables, and milk.
– *How to find a site*:
USDA’s Summer Food Service Program Outreach can be posted on websites, newsletters and/or flyers to parents.
Check out Nebraska’s Summer Food Service Program. The program which provides free summer meals to kids and teens (ages 1 – 18) may be available in your area at select locations. The meals help ensure children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is out for the summer. There are many open summer meal sites throughout the state of Nebraska. Call 2-1-1 or text FOOD to 877-877. Visit http://www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks or http://www.education.ne.gov/NS/SFSP/index.html
Get updates via Twitter at #NESummerMeals and the Nebraska Department of Education-Nutrition Services’ Facebook page.
SCHOOL COLLECTIONS
OUR FAMILY AND BEST CHOICE UPC CODES
Please save the labels from all Our Family and Best Choice products and bring them to school or church. We need the UPC codes from them. We receive $25.00 for each group of 500 Our Family UPC codes we send in. We receive $30.00 for each group of 1,000 Best Choice UPS codes we send in. So please bring all your Our Family and Best Choice labels to school or church. They are Valuable!
In Christ,
Amy Duever