St. Peter School, Warwick, Rhode Island


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SPS NEWS & EVENTS St. Peter School Celebrated Catholic Schools Week, January 31st - February 7th! Top 10 Reasons to Send Your Child to St. Peter Catholic School SPS 50th Commemorative Ornament Purchase yours now for only $20.00! Download your order form here... SPS Merchandise Along with the SPS Earth-Friendly Totes, now you can order SPS Sweatshirts and 50th Anniversary Mugs! Just download the Order Form and return it to the school office or drop it in the collection basket. Coming Soon! SPS Cafe Press shop where you can purchase many unique and useful items with the SPS logo. The shop is still under way--many new items are still being added--but you can check it out at www.cafepress.com/stpeterschool. It is imperative to return the Transportation form on the first day of school in order for the teachers to know which children will be picked up and which children will be taking the bus. Download the First Day of School Transportation Form... Summer Solutions: If you missed the June 3rd deadline to order your Summer Solutions workbook, you can still order on their website, www.simplesolutions.org, or download the order form. Gaspee Days Arts and Crafts Painted Pots: Thank you to all of the teachers and parents who volunteered their time to help make the St. Peter's booth at the Arts and Crafts a success!! Poem In Your Pocket Day: Thursday, April 29, 2010 was Poem in your Pocket Day. Please visit the school's poetry page for some SPS student poems! So You Think You Can Dance with the Teachers? Congrats to Ms. Colleen Beirne (2nd grade teacher) and Mrs. Christine Desmarais (5th grade teacher) along with the 7th and 8th grade dancers for taking home the prize for the best dance, to Michael Jackson's *Thriller!! All the teams worked very hard and were fabulous and helped to make this a very fun and entertaining night! SPS Annual Golf Tournament Thanks to everyone who participated and volunteered to make this fun event a success! SPS Annual Walk-A-Thon This fun and healthful event took place on April 30, 2010 and raised over $3,000.00!* Kindergarten Mother's Garden The SPS Kindergarten class planted flowers again this year in the school's Mother's Garden honoring Mother Mary as well as all mothers. They raised over $500.00 and all of the proceeds went to benefit The Gabriel Project. Please check out the article from last year's Mother's Garden Here... 3rd Annual Vacation Bible School: VBS 2010 is an exciting high seas expedition where we'll be "Exploring the Mighty Love of God." When: June 23-29, 2010 VBS offers 5 half day sessions (9am-12pm) or 3 or 5 full day sessions (9am-3pm) for children 4 through HS. (Four year olds half day only.) Please contact Margaret Andreozzi for more information at 467-5691 ext. 128. Spring Yard Sale St. Peter School's Grounds and Garden committee are planning a yard sale on Saturday, June 19, 2010 to benefit St. Peter School. If you have any items you'd like to get rid of, please put them aside in anticipation of this event. Volunteers are needed! Please email Chris Collins or Cheryl Langevin if you are available to help out in any way. SPS Egg Drop Contest: The big winners (in the senior division) of this year's Egg Drop contest were: Biggest Splat: Jordan Huntoon Most Creative: Teddy Der Manouelian Overall Winner: Emma Galvin Congrats to all who submitted an entry in the junior division, whose eggs did not crack! Thanks to everyone who participated and to Mr. Paul Evans and his friends from Ladder 2 of 771 Post Road, Lt. Dan Bradley and Firefighter James Salisbury. Geography Bee: Congratulations to Nicholas Casey (7th Grade) for representing St. Peter school on April 9th at Rhode Island College in the State Geography Bee. A big thanks to Mrs. Langlais for coordinating this year's Geography Bee! Excelsior Book Award: Congratulations to Sarah Langevin who won this year's Excelsior Book Award. This award, established 23 years ago by Mt. St. Charles Academy, is given during Reading Week to students who achieve good grades, display school spirit, and are involved in school/community/parish activities and athletics. Congratulations, Stephanie! Science Fair Winners: Congratulations to Sarah Collins, David Davtian, Emma Galvin, Levi Swanson, Nick Aubin and Maribeth Shaw who were voted Best in Fair and competed at the RI Science and Engineering Fair on March 27th and 28th! Nick Aubin, Maribeth Shaw and Levi Swanson received a 3rd Grant while David Davtian received a 2nd Grant as well as two special awards! Congratulations! Second Trimester Honor Roll: Grade 8:Sarah Collins, Nicole D'Andrea, David Davtian, Jonathan Stringfellow, Levi Swanson Grade 7: Caroline Cavanagh, Monica Davtian, Adam Joyal, Scarlette Schultz, Lucy Stringfellow, Samuel Young Grade 6: Nicole Jones Yearbook: Yearbooks are ready to order! Download your order form here... 25 Week Club Proceeds to Benefit St. Peter Tri-Parish School Grand Prizes - $1,000, $500, $300, $200, $100 105 chances to win! Check back after the summer for the 2010-11 entry form. MORE FUNDRAISERS... Lemonade Sales Thank you to Ms. Kane and Mrs. Robinson and the Outreach Committee for selling lemonade and goodies and raising over $300.00 to benefit the Campus Crusade for Christ. Lenten Operation Rice Bowl Coordinated by Charlene Langlais. The Theme this year is Solidarity Will Transform the World. Kindergarten raised the most during the Lenten season, and was the winner of the rice bowl basket for the upcoming year! The school as a whole raised close to $1000.00 during the Lenten season. BeSlim Challenge St Peter School's Healthy Fundraiser for 2010! For more information, go to www.stpeterschoolri.tsfl.com or listen to the webinar. We are in desperate need of empty ink cartridges! We have been redeeming 30 cartridges per month allowing us to earn $90.00 per month! For more info on our yearly fundraisers, please visit our Fundraising Page. Sr. Mary Angelus 65th Anniversary Over 400 friends, family and former students of Sr. Angelus gathered together on Sunday, September 13th to celebrate her 65th Anniversary as a Sister of Mercy! "This truly was the 'Day the Lord has made!' Never did I believe I'd live to celebrate 65 years as a Sister of Mercy. I give praise and thanks to God for His goodness to me. Each of you have touched my life in a special way...I say thank you and God bless you." -Sr. Mary Angelus, RSM View a slideshow of the event... A special thanks to Carmen and Frank Piperata, and their company, Live Peace Now, for sponsoring the SPS Newsletter for an entire year! We appreciate your generosity and support! Please visit their website, www.livepeacenow.com.	SPS QUICK CALENDAR: SPS NEWS & RESOURCES St. Peter School proudly sponsors Box Tops 4 Education is a great way to earn money for our school. For more info on this program, please visit the General Mills website. SPS Earth Friendly Bags are here! Find out how to get yours! St. Peter School Rockin' Robots: Watch the St. Peter's Robotics team at the First Lego League statewide Robotics Tournament! Click on movie to play... Visit the Robotics page for more info... St. Peter School News Volume 3 courtesy of SchoolTube.com: St. Peter School News Volume 2 courtesy of SchoolTube.com: St. Peter School News Volume 1 courtesy of SchoolTube.com: Uniforms and School Supplies Donnelly's Official school uniforms French Toast Optional resource for uniforms Target Uniforms and School Supplies Staples School Supplies Vacation Bible School 2009 Vacation Bible School 2010 was a big success! Please read the Rhode Island Catholic write-up about this fun, educational and rewarding program for the children of St. Peter's Parish. St. Peter School Shaw's Rewards Program Please help out the school by joining the Shaw's rewards program. All you need to do is register your Shaw's rewards card with the school ID and Shaw's will give a percentage of your purchases back to the school. It costs you nothing, but brings in a lot of revenue for the school. If you do not currently have a Shaw's rewards card, you can easily register online or register at your local Shaw's. In order for the school to benefit from the Shaw's rewards program, we ask that you please register your Shaw's Rewards card online, or send in you Shaw's Rewards number, and the school will register your card for you. The school number is 49001019076. Thank you for your support! SPS Book Recycling Program The Monsignor John F. Cox Library at St. Peter School will soon be having its Annual Used Book Sale. We are seeking donations of children's books to add to our sale. All proceeds will go toward new books and magazines for the library and technology supplies. Please send donations in by May 15, 2009. SPS Uniform Recycling Program Are your kids growing like weeds? Hate to buy brand new uniforms in the middle of the school year? St. Peter's Uniform Recycling program makes it possible to obtain and donate gently used uniforms. For more info, please call the office at 401-781-9242 and leave a message with the size and style you are looking for or send a quick email to cpiperata@aol.com. One of our volunteers will check availability and send the requested item(s) home with your child or make the item(s) available for pick up in the school office. Magazine subscriptions make a great gift. Place an order or renew a subscription here. Our school code is 425054235. The school will receive 40% of your gift/magazine renewal. St. Peter's Creche Program St. Peter's Creche program is a baby-sitting service and Pre-K faith formation program available during the 9:30 and 11:00 am Sunday masses from September through April. The program is available for children 18mos. to 5 years. You do not need to sign up--just drop your children off at the back door of the parish admin building before the masses. Questions? Please contact Margaret Andreozzi at 461-5691.
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