If we don't have 20 kids signed up we will have tocancel so please send the forms in ASAP. I know it is going to be a great time for everyone!

June 18-22 Ms. Hanley & Ms. Pollington
June 25-29 Ms. Hanley & Erika Irwin
August 20-24 Ms. Hanley & Erika Irwin

• Each week will be filled with fun activities for St. George students in grades 1-5 (2012/2013)
• $150.00 per week, 7:30-5:00
• Deadline for registration May 18th
• Payment is due at time of registration
**Tuition MUST be up to date at time of registration
• There must be a minimum of 20 applicants per week or program will be cancelled
• Questions please contact jhanley@saintgeorgeseattle.org or call: (206)851-9630

Download St. George Summer Camp Flyer
Download Summer Camp Registration Form
Download Summer Camp Tuition Information

Here is your order form for 2011-2012 yearbooks!

New and improved student-created yearbooks now include color, more pages, and a student drawn cover. This year, the yearbooks are dedicated to our beloved Sue Byrd.

So buy them now, for only $24! The order form(s) are due by May 18th and checks are payable to St. George School.

Need a few more Service Hours before the end of the year?

We are on the home stretch to summer vacation and have a few more events left to staff. If you would like to help at any of the following festivities please email jfontaine@saintgeorgeseattle.org . She'll connect you to the chairs of each event.

The Multicultural Fair Saturday May evening 12th in the school hall.
•  We celebrate the diversity of our community with food and entertainment. Helpers needs in food booths.

Spring Cleaning at St. George: Saturday May 19th 9:00am – Noon
•  Under the guidance of Paul Rittman, families will spruce up the school doing moderate yard work and hall cleaning.

South Seattle Catholic Schools Brunch: Sunday May 20th 8:00am – 1:00pm
This is a tri-parish fundraising and celebration event for all those who support St. George, St. Paul and St. Edward schools and our mission.
•  Friday, May 18th 1pm to 3 pm volunteers are needed to wash the dishware for the Sunday event.
•  Saturday, May 19th volunteers are needed to help set up the hall for Sunday, May 20th 10 am to 12:00 pm.
•  Volunteers are need to help staff set up and run a lunch brunch buffet in our school hall after the 10:30 Mass.
You can download the SSCS Volunteer Sign Up Sheet here.

Field Day: at St. George Thursday, June 14th 8:00am-3:00pm.
•  Volunteers are needed to set up, monitor each station, and help fill water cups for kids. If you are interested you may e-mail Michael Rittman at mrittman08@gmail.com

Cross Country Coach needed: no experience needed:
•  St. George School is looking for a cross country coach for our part of the Tri-Parish School Cross Country team. No experience is needed to coach these kids. The coach would be listed with CYO and would set up practices twice a week. The St. Paul coach ran cross country (D1) for Gonzaga and would be willing to assist you in developing a running workout for you to use. Contact Michael Rittman if you are interested at mrittman@gmail.com.

Date: May 12, 2012
Location: St.George School Hall
Time: Entertainment 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Dancing 8:00pm –10:00pm
Cost: FREE!

Join us for our annual FREE multicultural event. This is an opportunity for both our church and school to celebrate the diverse cultures that make up our St. George Community. Come dressed in your cultural clothing. We are accepting food donations for our multi-cultural food buffet as well as kids performing their cultural dances. Contact Grizelda Sarria at maxteofilo@yahoo.com for questions.

Summer is fast approaching. During the school year St. George School helps to keep the St. Vincent de Paul shelves full. Over the summer the shelves go empty yet people are still in need. Our St. George eighth grade social justice group want to keep the shelves full this summer. Please sent in non-perishable goods every Friday till the end of the school year. See the attached flyer. Post it to your cupboard.

Can we beat the 800 can donation goal? Yes we can.

Thursday, April 19th 6:00PM to 7:00PM
School Hall
Childcare provided for St. George students

Empower yourself by planning ahead and working together to be prepared for the next disaster.

Our hour long presentations are interactive and designed to move participants towards taking preparedness action.

Topics include:

• Information on local disasters
• What to do during an earthquake
• Fire safety tips
• Plan your escape routes
• Items to put into your disaster kit
• Establish Your Out-of-Area-Contact

Join us at California Pizza Kitchen for a flavorful and FUNdraising event.

Just print and bring in the flyer, present it to your server, and 20% of your check will be donated to our organization. Purchases include dine-in, take-out, cartering and all beverages!

Fundraiser in support of St George School Friday and Saturday April 27th & 28th, 2012 (All Day Event)

California Pizza Kitchen
Park West Plaza 150 Andover Park West
Next to SouthCenter Mall 206.242.2112

Dear Parents,

Our Vita Bella auction was a success!

As you know, the annual St. George Auction is our biggest fundraising event. The money raised helps us to maintain and improve our curriculum opportunities for children as well as gives added support to our Georgian Scholarship Fund. By our initial records, we did well!

I want to express my sincere thanks to our wonderful auction committee members who have been planning and organizing since last November ...read more

The PTA Family Night Out was a huge success due to the generosity of Michael and Celeste Lucas of Pig Iron BBQ & Slim's Last Chance. Thank you for hosting such a wonderful event, and your continued support of St. George School.

When: Wednesday, February 15th
Pizza for sale from 6-6:30pm
Math game tables open from 6:30-8pm

Where: School Hall

Parents, come learn about the math skills and concepts your children need to know and some simple, fun strategies to support your budding mathematician.

Students, come play games!!!

•Adult volunteers needed, please contact Mrs. Plehal at cplehal@saintgeorgeseattle.org
•Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian
•Special thannks to Blue Highway Games and Explorations in Math for their help in making this night happen!

In case of inclement weather, St George School will announce any delays or cancellations on the school website via twitter by 6:30 a.m. This will be our primary and only official vehicle for communication.

We will also communicate this information to KOMO, KIRO and KING media outlets. However, because of changes in their reporting policies, we cannot ensure whether, or when, announcements will appear. In cases of delay where we have a 10:00am opening, there will be NO Morning Care Program. Students may arrive at 9:45 am, no earlier. King5.com has a section where you can sign up for text alerts in the event our school is closed or delayed.

Ultimately, our highest priority is the safety of our students and families. Regardless of the official start status of the school, we always defer to parents in the use of their own best judgment with regard to whether, and when, it is safe for their children to come to school. When weather conditions dictate that families cannot accommodate the regular school schedule, there will of course not be any negative consequences for individuals making alternate decisions in the interest of their children's safety.

Thanks for respecting our No Parking Yellow Zones. In the interest of safety and smooth traffic flow, we ask parents to drive southbound on 13th Ave. during drop – off and pick up and westbound along Dawson Street on the south end of the school. Even though this pattern may force you to drive a block or two out of your way, it helps protect everyone's child and gets you where you need to go more smoothly. Having traffic both ways with cars parked everywhere is a recipe for trouble when transitioning 223 students. Children’s safety comes before convenience every time!

Next week ALL of our new after school clubs begin. Be sure to check the FCE for the various fliers. Fill them out and send them in ASAP. We have Monday Math Club for students in graders 6-8 taught by Mr. Rinker, a high school math teacher. Ms. Fredette is also teaching a math club on Mondays in the form of knitting! Ms. Lana has offered another Monday Art Club. Study Hall continues on Tuesdays and Thursdays with an additional day on Mondays for student in grades 3-6 with Ms. Hanley. Be sure to purchase your $24 trimester Study Hall pass from Mrs. Fontaine. Lastly, on Friday’s, Mr. Virdell continues with Scrabble Club. Thanks to all the teachers and parents who are volunteering their personal time for the benefit of all St. George's kids! We welcome new club ideas and volunteers to run them at any time! Do you have a talent to share?

St. George is working with parents to promote positive social behavior and relationships. The following workshop was presented at Parent Education Night on November 9th with a follow-up workshop for girls in grades 5-8.

You can view the Student Workshop Website here.

The boys in grades 5-8 participated in a workshop with Mr. Tom Schutte from O'Dea High School. The following is his PowerPoint discuss with the boys.

Growing in Character from Boys to Young Men (.pdf)

We are reflecting and working continuously to lead our lives as Jesus.

Book It Theater will present Where the Mountain Meets the Moon at 1:00 in the school hall on Friday, November 18. We have invited the seniors of our community to join us for lunch and theater that day. Parents are welcome to attend the theater, too. We ask each child to bring in $2.00 to support this in-house field trip.

Hey everybody! For several decades St. George had its yearbook done by Sue Byrd. She was gracious enough to take time out of her schedule to take our pictures and organize the pages for us. Now St. George are continuing her tradition with a new Yearbook Club! We will be in charge of taking pictures at all of St. George's fun events as well as clubs and classes. The Yearbook Club is made up of 7th and 8th graders of St. George School. We are Miss Fredette, Mrs. Dittrich, Audrey, Caitlyn, Chelsea, Michelle, Malia, Serenity, Vanya, and Zion.

St. George was offered a grant for a Mathematician in Residence from the Explorations in Math program for this academic year.

What this means is that starting next Wednesday, Dave Gardner, a Master Teacher from Explorations in Math, will come to the fourth grade once a week for math class to provide assistance with engaging students with math games, differentiating for different ability levels, and strengthening math lessons. This will last for tend weeks before he moves on to other primary classrooms in the school. Dave writes a weekly blog called "Math Matters" that can be found online at www.explorationsinmath.org. This is for kids and parents, too. Go check it out.

eScrip* is a fundraising program where families can sign up and support St. George School by simply shopping at Safeway with their Safeway Club Card.

So gather Safeway Club Card numbers from all your family and friends and start earning money for St. George School.

Box Tops for Education. Students at St. George are encouraged to go on a scavenger hunt in their own homes to look for the pink Box Tops on hundreds of products. Clip Box Tops and earn cash for our school. Deposit in the container near front office.

Labels for Education. Earn cash for our school just by saving the labels from some of the foods that you already eat at home. Many food labels can be collected and turned in to raise money for our school; not just Campbell's Soup Labels. Check the attached page to see other participating products. Deposit the labels in the Campbell's Soup container near the school office. For more information on how this program raises money for our school, visit the official website at www.labelsforeducation.com

We are doing our best to keep traffic flowing in the morning and after school. We ask that your drive southbound on 13th when dropping off and picking up your children. There is NO PARKING at any yellow curb. When picking up, if you don't see our child, please drive around the block so as to allow parents whose children are ready to be able to pick them up and go. If your child needs assistance getting in and out of the car, we ask that you park away from the school, outside the yellow zones, and walk to meet your child. We have also had reports of hurried drivers in the neighborhoods who are speeding due to tardiness. We ask that you respect our local community and maintain safe driving in the neighborhoods at all times. Police will be monitoring our area to ensure our safety.