December 16, 2016

Dear Saint Paul School Families,

What a beautiful job the afterschool enrichment group did yesterdaypresenting the Christmas Nativity in Spanish. The script was adapted fromthe Gospels of St. Luke and St. Matthew by a dear friend of mine, NanetteBoinay. Thank you to Mrs. Bruno and Mrs. Monnich for assisting thestudents. Congratulations to our November and December virtue award recipients:

Congratulations to our NovemberHONOR VIRTUE AWARD WINNERS

PreKindergarten Andrew Davidson Grade 4 Maeve Kerrigan Kindergarten Joe Shea Grade 5A Caroline Kenneally Grade 1 Lucy Disch Grade 5B Caitlyn Murphy Grade 2 Isabel duBose Grade 6 Clare Kerrigan Grade 3 Hannah Lloyd Grade 7 Patrick Lynch

Congratulations to our DecemberJOYFULNESS VIRTUE AWARD WINNERS

PreKindergarten Joseph Cronin Grade 4 Genevieve Hitt Kindergarten Caela Jamali Grade 5A Ben Wheeler Grade 1 Charlie Hall Grade 5B Vidhi Patel Grade 2 Flannery Straub Grade 6 Ellie Ready Grade 3 Connor MacLeod Grade 7 Jaidan McNiff

Please join us at our Christmas Liturgy and Alumni Reception on Thursday, December 22 at 9:00 AM.This is a full day of school.

Sincerely,Ms. Lisa M. FasanoPrincipal

CHRISTMASCONCERTPreschool ~ Grade 7

This year's ChristmasConcert will be held in Saint Paul Church on

Tuesday, December 20 at 6:30 pm. To make thistransition go smoothly we have outlined a few details.

Students should be dropped off to the schoolgymnasium at 6:oo pm. Parents are welcome totake a seat in the church. There are reserved pews for students, BabyJesus and Family, and Spring Gala winner. Please sit behind these pews.

Want to learn a bit more about our fearlessleader? She is featured this week in the

HINGHAM JOURNALThursday, December 15, page A15

MEET YOU LOCAL PRINCIPAL

LISA FASANO

Students will be seated by class, towards thefront of the church with their teacher(s) andprocess from school to church as a class. Students should wear festive clothing. No jeansand/or sneakers. We ask that you shut off cell phones and notleave until the concert is completely over.Upon conclusion of the concert, we will callparents, by grade level, to retrieve students. This event is mandatory for all students. If yourson/daughter is not able to make the concert,please send in a note explaining why.

We are looking forward to this evening's presentationand hope that you all can sit back and enjoy the truemeaning of Christmas.

ALUMNI CHRISTMASLITURY &RECEPTION

THURSDAY, DEC. 22nd

All Saint Paul School former students, alumni and theirfamilies are invited to join the school for our

Christmas LiturgyThursday, December 22 @ 9am

with a reception in the Rectory to follow

Please share any questions and we welcome your RSVPto jschnorr@spshingham.org

Introducing:THE CRUSADERCHRONICLESWritten and Published bythe SPS Middle School

We are so pleased to sharewith you the first edition ofThe Crusader Chronicles(Fall 2016). This studentwritten and producednewspaper is the product of

hours of work by our Middle School students who chosethis endeavor as their first Middle School Elelctive Class. Thanks you Mrs. Deitsch for your guidance andoversight. We look forward to future editions.

CLICK HERE TO READ

PHOTO RETAKESinterest due: 12/21

SPS BASKETBALL

Our fun Pep Rally has usall excited to cheer on ourSPS teams as they hostgames at HOME tonight :

5:00p 5/6 Gals v. Blessed Sacrament6:00p 5/6 Boys v. Quincy Catholic

at the Saint Paul School GymOur 7/8 Gals have a break this Friday!

For the most up to date schedule of gamesplease see our SPS website:

BASKETBALL 2016-17

Anyone intersted in havingtheir student's schoolpicture retaken or was

absent when O'Connor Studio joined us this fall, pleasecontact Mrs. Breen by December 21st. We willcoordinate a new date for pictures in January.

ROSARY PRAYERGROUPstarts December 2

We believe it is an amazingblessing to be able to praytogether each week offeringprayers for many

people. Please complete the registration form in ourVirtual Backpack so we may prepare for you to join uswhen we start our weekly prayer group in December.

RANDOM ACTS OFKINDNESSCALENDARdue

Saint Paul School hasstarted the "Random Acts

of Kindness Calendar" for you. Complete theremaining dates this Christmas season and return thecalendars by January 6th to win a prize.

THIS WEEK AT SCHOOL...

CAROLING CAROLINGWe are so proud of our School Choir and the many

ways they helped spread joy of this Christmas Seasonby caroling in downtown Hingham and at to our friends

at Allerton House.

Lunch Duty volunteers are needed - esp duringthe cold winter days our students have recessinside. Here, you can access a link to a GoogleDoc, so Lunch Duty Coordinator M.E. Bailey can

sign you up or sign up below at SignUp.com(formerly known as Volunteer Spot).

Sign up on line at SignUP.comA quick review of guidelines while volunteering

for lunch duty are available right here!

IMPORTANT

DATESDECEMBER

16 Rosary 7:45a Pep Rally for Basketball at 2:00p SPS Basketball: 5p, 6p and 7p 20 Christmas Around the World by Grade 1 at1:45p Christmas Concert at Saint Paul Church 6:30pm22 School / "Alumni" Liturgy at 9:00am23- January 2 No School - Christmas Break

JANUARY3 Return to school

"At a Glance"version of the complete

2016~2017 school calendar

**UPDATE**SPS COLLECTIONOCTOBER 10- JANUARY 6

Our generous SPS families and friends havehelped Saint Paul School rise to the currentoverall rank as the thrid best school with

collecting coats in Massachusetts!!!

Let's keep up ths wonderful spirit of giving -

SPANISH NATIVITY

What a wonderful job by our Grade 4-Grade 7thespians! Many thanks to Senora Monnich and Mrs.Bruno for directing a wonderful presentation of theNativity in Spanish. This was a very special way for ourschool to reflect upon the joys of this Christmas season.

and encourage friends and family to JOIN US inthe Coats for KIDS drive to support thousandsof individuals in our own and nearbycommunities without winter jackets. All warmwinter coats- kids, adults, and babies - that arein good wearable condition are accepted.

Please place donated items in the bin in theschool gym or those located in the upper andlower church.

CLICK HERE FOR COAT DRIVE FLYER

Please support SPS and a wonderful cause. Contact Ally Hart with any questions.

SCRIP shopping cards for so many of thelocal, national and online retailers you areshopping with this Christmas season areprovided by SPS PTO and available for

purchase year-round.

Give twice this holiday season by putting yourshopping dollars to work for Saint Paul School.

Click here to Order online

Any questions? Please contact the SPS ScripCoordinator: Rebecca Sheehan at

ScripSPSHingham@gmail.com

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HOUR OF CODEIn celebration of Hour of Code week, our Kindergarten

has been busy at work learning even more aboutprogramming with KIBO.

NEW IPADS @ SPSGrade 2 worked in partners to answer text dependent

questions on our new ipads! Eight new Ipads were purchased this week for

Kindergarten, Grade 2 and Grade 5A.

GINGERBREAD FUN30 builders enjoyed the afternoon enrichment

opportunity to make Gingerbread Houses with Mrs.Knobloch and Mrs. Bruno.

CHRISTMAS CARINGGrade 6 made ornaments with their K buddies

SCHEDULE OF CHRISTMAS MASSESAT ST. PAUL PARISH

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