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405 E. National Road
Vandalia, Ohio 45377

937 898 5104

937 454 4790 fax

The child has one intuitive aim: self development

Mr. O’s Weekly News

September 16, 2023

Hello Faithful Falcons!

Our 8th graders are on retreat at Damascus Catholic Youth Camp this weekend. Please pray for them. We’re praying for you! 

CYO Basketball Registration (Grades 3-8, Girls & Boys) is open now through October 1st.  REGISTER HERE.

The Fall Gala is the school’s largest fundraiser for non-tuition needs.

  • Saturday, October 21
  • Tickets can be purchased using this BidPal Link
  • We are asking school families to help us with silent auction packages consisting of gift cards and lottery tickets.
    • Gift Cards: Grades K, 2, 4, 6, 8 
    • Lottery Tickets: Grades 1, 3, 5, 7
    • Gift cards and lottery tickets can be of any value and are very much appreciated!
    • Please submit donations by September 29th in an envelope to Mrs. Paulus (1st Grade Teacher)

Genesis: CJ’s Jr. High A Cappella Group: Does your child like to sing?  Genesis is CJ’s junior high a cappella group for grades 6-8. Genesis is a great way to make friendships before high school and grow as a young musician. Rehearsals are held Tuesdays from 6:00-8:00PM starting Sept.19. For questions, please email Angelo Knight. To register, CLICK HERE.

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Lunch Accounts: please register for Auto-Replenish.  CLICK HERE for details.

Spirit Wear can be purchased from two different vendors:

  1. Educational Apparel: https://www.educationalapparel.com/shop-by-school/st-christopher-150/
    1. These items can be worn to school by students.
  2. Game-One: https://shop.game-one.com/ohio/vandalia/st-christopher-school   Password: falcons (all lowercase letters)
    1. These items can not be worn to school except for Out of Uniform Days.

Parish Youth Choir

  • open to grades 2-8
  • will sing on the first Sunday of the month at the 9:00am Mass and possibly other occasions such as Christmas Eve, Easter morning, First Communion, etc.
  • first Mass will be Sunday, October 1, 9am.
  • rehearsals are on Thursdays from 5:30-6:30pm in the church choir room starting on Thursday, September 21.
  • To register, please email Mrs. Kern.

Falcon Flight (afterschool tutoring) is in full swing. Open to grades 3-8.  For more info, please email Mrs. Wade.

St. Christopher PTO is still looking for more volunteers.  If you are interested in helping with our PTO at any level, please email Mrs. Trentman.

Birthday Book Club is back!  In honor of their birthday, students can adopt a new book for our library.  I will have a variety of books for their selection and, after adding a personalized name plate to the book, your child can check out the book right away!  This is a generous and fun way to support our library on your child’s birthday.  For more information, please click on the image below or use THIS LINK to register your child.  Thank you!  Mrs. Hartley, YOUR St. Christopher School Librarian (and so much more)

School-Mass Choir is open to students in grades 3-5. Rehearsals will be once a week during recess.  Please use THIS LINK to register your child.  

Volunteers: we still need more recess volunteers. If interested, please email Mrs. Bradley in the school office.

Substitute Teachers: we could also use additional substitute teachers. If interested, please email Mrs. Bradley.

With Gratitude,
Mr. O’

Principal
St. Christopher School
toloughlin@sc.sgfp.org
937.898.5104

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