Get the latest news and updates from Mrs. Bradford in the St. Pats Dispatch. This is a quick read too keep parents informed on what is happening or coming up.
Last year, the 4th, 5th, & 6th grade students learned about what school and living was like in Ghana, Africa. The class became pen pals with St. Anna's Family Home. During Lent, students organized a fundraiser for the Africa Youth Now Foundation which supports St. Anna's Family Home. Fr. Tony Adawu helped to found the foundation. Tuesday, Fr. Tony visited students at St. Patrick School and he celebrated the school mass. Click here to read more about Fr. Tony and his visit.
Jones County CPPC/Family Council is working with KCRG again to get Coats for Kids in Jones County. The Jones County CPPC/Family Council will also provide any additional size coats that may be needed and hats and gloves. Coat request must be made by 5pm October 2nd. Coats will be delivered to school early November. Click here to request a coat.
Reported by the Office of Catholic Schools: It's celebration time! Our schools have 8,840 K-12 students and 10,424 PK-12 students enrolled according to first day enrollment. This is an increase of about 300 K-12 students and about 350 for PK-12, or 4% growth! St. Patrick School is proud to report 10+% increase in PK-6 enrollment, this is a 10+% enrollment increase for the second year in a row! Click here to see the full list of schools reported by the Office of Catholic Schools.
Join St. Patrick School families for Restaurant Night Out, Thursday September 28th, and enjoy a great meal with friends while supporting St. Patrick School. This monrth we are proud to partner with Scooters Bar and Grill. A portion of proceeds from the evening will be donated to St. Patrick School.
Parents, Teachers and Supporters of St. Patrick School are invited to attend the monthly PTO meeting to discuss upcoming events and community building opportunites. Meetings are held downstairs in Ms. Reeses's classroom. If you have questions you can reach out to Terrie Prybil at (319)462-2688.
The monthly school board meeting is held the third Tuesday of every month. They are open to parents and parishioners to attend. For more information reach out to Michael Volk.