PA Update - January 16th

Key Dates

• Tuesday 1/21 - Pizza Lunch
• Friday 1/24 - Used Uniform Flash Sale
• Saturday 2/1 - Family Mass
• Sunday 2/2 - Ice Skating Event
• Tuesday 2/4 - PA Meeting
• Friday 2/7 - Middle School Dance
• Wednesday 2/12 - Valentines Cupcakes

• All volunteers must check in with the security desk and pick up a nametag in the kitchen upon arriving for their shift. The names of all volunteers will be shared with security in advance of the event. No parents who are not volunteering for an event should attend. There are security and space concerns that stem from having non-volunteers randomly show up for school events/
  
  

• The 3rd pizza lunch of the year will take place on Tuesday, January 21st for those students enrolled prior to the deadline. Please send your student to school with a drink and snack to go along with their pizza if needed. If you have not signed up for pizza lunch please be sure that your child comes to school with lunch.  Students without a lunch and who have not signed up for pizza lunch WILL NOT be served pizza.

• Friday, January 24th: Used Uniform Flash Sale - 7:45 AM to 8:15 AM in the School Store
  
  

• Saturday, February 1st: Family Mass
  
  Please consider volunteering or making a donation to support the family mass pizza party. At morning drop-off on the days leading up to Family Mass, we will have donation boxes to collect the following items:

  - Disposable Table covers
  - Water (8 oz or 12 oz)
  - Oreo's or other similar nut-free packaged cookies
  - Paper Plates
  - Napkins

  Cash Donations always welcome! Please click here to email Ed Butler for more information.

• Sunday, February 2nd is our 5th annual Ice Skating Event at Wollman Rink. Tickets must be ordered no later than January 23rd. Please see the attached flyer.

• Volunteer Signup for the Valentine’s Cupcakes Event (2/12) and Pizza Lunch (3/24 & 5/19) are available for signup. Click on Volunteer in the sidebar of the Parents Association section or click the link above.

• Box Tops for Education now has an App available for download from their website (https://www.boxtops4education.com/).  Please consider downloading and scanning your receipts to support our school. We will still continue to collect box tops outside of the kitchen.  

• Access to minutes from prior PA meetings can now be accessed from a password protected page off of the PA section of the website. Click on Meeting Minutes in the sidebar, or visit https://parentsassociation.online/MeetingMinutes

• Photos: All event photos can be found on our SmugMug page: https://parentsassociation.online/photos (also accessible from the sidebar of the PA section of the website) - Password: ssoh

Additional Information:

1. Ronald McDonald House: Thank you to all for bringing in pantry donations, and to our 55 runners who raised a total of $7,460!
   
   
2. Giving Thanks Lunch: Volunteers Needed. Please sign up! For additional details, please Click Here to review the PA email sent on November 11th.  
   
   
   As a reminder, this year, in lieu of food donations, we are asking for a suggested donation of $5 (or more) to support Cabrini Immigrant Services, a Catholic charity that works closely with immigrants to assist with housing, food, clothing, job placement, ESL and job skills.
    
   Any amount big or small would be most appreciated. Donations (check or cash) will be collected on November 19th.
3. Used Uniform Sales: We have added a red lockbox on the wall in the school store.  If you are in need of a uniform item between our monthly sales you are now able to purchase as necessary.  All blazers are $20 and everything else is $5. Please drop the correct amount in the box so we are able to continue this service.
   
   

4. Family Mass: Please consider volunteering or making a donation to support the family mass pizza party.  At PA meetings and at morning drop-off the days leading up to Family Mass we will have donation boxes for collecting the following items:

   - Disposable Table covers
   - Juice Boxes
   - Water (8 oz or 12 oz)
   - Oreo's or other similar nut-free packaged cookies
   - Paper Plates
   - Napkins

   Cash Donations always welcome! Please reach out to Ed Butler for more information. ed.m.butler@gmail.com. Sign up to volunteer at family mass here (donation/setup/serving): https://saintstephen.online/FamilyMassVolunteer

   The next Family Mass is on Saturday, December 7th. 

5. December PA Meeting Cancelled - at the November PA meeting, there was a unanimous vote to cancel the December meeting due to the Foundation holiday party on 12/4 and the limited time between Thanksgiving & Christmas Breaks.

Additional Information:

1. Tuesday 11/5 is Fall Picture Day. You can order pictures and make selections online If prompted, enter Picture Day ID: OV389100Q0
   
   
2. PA Meeting on Tuesday 11/5 with a guest speaker - Dr. Anna Levy-Warren, who will be speaking about Executive Functioning. Please Click Here to RSVP
   
   
3. The Ronald McDonald House Fun Run is Saturday, November 9th.  Click Here to register and search for St. Stephen's when signing up for a team.
   
   
4. Ronald McDonald House Service Project: 
   
   

   While their children are being treated at New York City Cancer Centers, the Ronald McDonald House of New York is a home away from home for families from around the country and around the world.  These families are faced with many expenses including the cost of food, paper goods, and other products while they are staying there; and some of the children’s illnesses require them to be there for months at a time.  The Parents Pantry Programs was created to alleviate some of these costs. Schools throughout Manhattan are asked to help to support these families in need by providing food and pantry staples.

    

   As a kick-off to the November 9th Fun Run, St. Stephen School will support the Parents Pantry Program by hosting our annual collection from November 4th - November 8th.  We have been asked to focus on pantry items listed in the attached file, but it is not meant to restrict you if you have other pantry items you wish to donate. Eighth graders will be helping with the collection during morning prayers.  The families and staff of the Ronald McDonald house thank you in advance for your generosity.

    
5. Families that signed up for pizza lunch will be billed through the SMART system in November. Those that signed up late will likely see the charge in the December billing. If you made changes to your pizza order after the initial lunch, please send in cash or a check (made out to St. Stephen of Hungary School Parents Association) for the difference.