Saint Stephen Protomartyr School FRIDAY NOTES, SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

WEEK IN PREVIEW: SEPT. 6-10, 2021

MONDAY 9/6… Labor Day—No School

TUESDAY 9/7 Lunch: Chicken Nuggets; Alterna ve: Chicken Caesar Wrap

or Salad: Caesar; Tuesday Treat: Long John

WEDNESDAY 9/8

In‐Person Mass: Grades 6—7—8

Lunch: Toasted Raviolis; Alterna ve: Chicken Bacon Wrap

or Salad: BLT

THURSDAY 9/9

In‐Person Mass: Grades 1 & 2

Lunch: Jumbo Corn Dog; Alterna ve: Chicken Snack Wrap

or Salad: Taco

FRIDAY 9/10

In‐Person Mass: Grades 3—4—5 Lunch: Papa John’s Pizza; Alterna ve: Taco Wrap or Salad:

Garden

The St. Louis Public Library is hos ng its "Read It Forward" program again this fall. SLPL is giving away free copies of a book to anyone in 6th grade and up (including adults). The book giveaway this me is "10 Things I Hate About Pinky" by Sandhya Menon, a (teen) roman c comedy featuring characters who don't like each other but are forced to get along one summer. Middle‐school students can get a free copy of the book at any of the St. Louis Public Library branches. All they have to do is ask for it. No library card is required and the book is theirs to keep.

The next Holy Name Society (Men’s Club) mee ng is Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. Current school dads are encouraged to join and learn from veteran SSP dads and grandfathers about the important ministry of being a Chris an role model for your children in today’s society. For more informa on, visit www.saintstephenstl.org/holy‐name‐society.

Congratula ons to the newest SSP STAR Inductees: Ka e West, who encouraged a classmate (who a empted to be invisible) to ac vely play the ou ield by saying, “I have faith in you!” Elise Goedeker, who came to the aid of a kindergartner who needed assistance in the girls bathroom. Bryce McMahon for helping big brother Brock as he adjusts to naviga ng SSP with a cast and crutches. (Bryce was the beneficiary of Brock’s brotherly love last year; it is great to seeing Bryce paying it forward!) Finally, Theresa Lueke for fleshing out the Summer Reading program and to all the students who par cipated. While most of our students par cipated in the summer reading program, 108 read enough books ( er 4) to earn a NUT Card and 100 of those ( er 5) read and documented the required books to qualify for the epic water balloon fight this a ernoon!

The PTO will host SSP Movie Night on Friday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. on the Lower Lot. SSP students are narrowing down the feature film from a group of 5 family‐friendly movies. (See page 2 of the Notes for specifics.) Any 7th and 8th graders available to help this evening to sell concessions for service hours should contact Mr. Sturgill. Thank you to the PTO for its con nued support of our school community. The next PTO Execu ve Mee ng will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 7:30 p.m. The next PTO Dine Around will take place at Cecil Whi akers on Sept. 16 (10 a.m. to 10 p.m).

S S  P 21  21 

 SSP DAILY HEALTH SCREENING

h ps://forms.gle/xwUAzDDzRkyc3KqN9

DROP OFF 7:30 — 7:55 AM

SSP DAILY HEALTH SCREENING (Paper Copy)

Child’s Name: Date: 09/ /2021

Grade:

Is your child experiencing any new or worsening of the following symptoms that are not con-

sistent with a previous medical condition? Please check all that apply.

_____ Fever (100.4°Fahrenheit or greater)

_____ Sore throat

_____ New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing (for students with chronic allergic/

asthmatic cough, a change in their cough from the baseline).

_____ Diarrhea, vomiting, or abdominal pain

_____ Loss of sense of taste or smell

_____ New onset of severe headache, chills or body/muscle aches especially with fever

_____ Pink eye, red eyes, or conjunctivitis

Y or N Have you given your child fever-reducing medication in the past 24 hours?

Y or N Is someone in your household currently being tested for COVID-19 and waiting to receive results?

Y or N In the past 14 days, has the student or someone in the household had close contact (within 6 feet of an

infected person for at least 15 minutes) with a person with confirmed COVID-19?

Y or N In the past 14 days, has the student or someone in the household been in close proximity to anyone

who has traveled outside of the country or to an area of the country with a high rate of COVID-19?  

Temperature: __________________ (entered by School Staff)

If you checked any new or worsening

symptoms, answered YES to any of the

Y or N questions, or your child has a

temperature of 100.4°F or higher, please

contact the School Office. Your child

(ren) will be learning from home today.