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The Glacier Gazette

April 10th, 2025

Principals Message:​

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Good evening, St. Peter’s families and friends.

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Once again, let me share the message I gave in chapel this week as we think about Good Friday. Pax, Pastor Lans

Who here has made a mistake? Do we mean to do something wrong? Or have we hurt someone by accident? We might say to ourselves, ‘I wish I hadn’t done that’. We can feel bad about our mistakes, & I hope you always try to do better, whether it was bumping into someone when you’re playing, missing a few too many spelling words, or just being too loud in class.

 

Whenever we hurt someone, we’ve been taught to say we’re sorry. Friends don’t want to hurt each other, so when we hurt our friend’s feelings, we can make them feel better again by apologizing. I’m sure that your parents & other family members expect you to say you’re sorry when you hurt them. So why is it important to apologize? What happens when you don’t?

 

It's very important to make things right because when we don’t, we may lose a friend. If you can’t get along with brothers or sisters, your family won’t be a very happy one. One of the most important things Jesus taught us is to forgive each other. It’s in the Lord’s Prayer when we say, ‘forgive us our trespasses’, which is an old way of saying wrongs or sins.

 

This story we tell of Jesus’ death on the cross [Luke 23:32-49] is all about forgiveness. He even says that about the people who were there doing this terrible thing of killing him. Jesus also made a promise that a criminal who was sorry for what he’d done was going to be with Jesus in paradise, or heaven! When Jesus does this amazing, powerful thing of giving his life for our sins, he’s making everything right between us & God. This means we can be forgiving toward others since God has been so kind & merciful to us. I hope all the people in the world who are angry or mean to others would learn Jesus’ lesson of forgiveness. I believe that God’s love will stop all the wrong & the hateful, evil things that some people do. We need to love others so that people learn this good lesson from us.

 

Pax,

Pastor Lans Alexis

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We are excited to announce that there will be an Open House for interested families on Saturday, April 26th, 2025, from 9 a.m. until noon! Please pass the word!

 

​Announcements​​​​

  • We are extremely excited to announce that we will have a new principal beginning on April 21st! Her name is Mrs. April Blahut. A copy of her “Welcome Letter” was sent home this week. An electronic copy is attached to this newsletter. We also want to sincerely thank Pastor Lans Alexis for bringing positivity, peace, and consistency to our school during his tenure. He is absolutely a “gift” to our school and church.

  • For those planning ahead to Easter Break, SPES will be closed from Thursday, April 17th through Sunday, April 27th. Classes will reopen on Monday, April 28th. Please keep in mind that our schedule is subject to change depending on the number of snow days we have accumulated.

  • We will continue to collect our chapel offering to support Lutheran World Relief in their efforts to send aid to those who have been affected by wildfires through March.​

  • An important note from Before & After Care: An adult must be signing children into Before Care and out of After Care. Children may NOT sign students in or out.

  • If anyone ordered "Nothing Bundt Cakes", they will be delivered on Wednesday, April 16th. Pick up will be in the Fellowship Hall from 3:15 to 5:00 p.m.

  • Lifetouch photographers will be in our building on Wednesday, April 30th to take class photos, graduation photos, and any retakes that parents request. When we receive the paperwork, we will send it home.

  • We are still waiting for copies of the Acknowledgement/Agreement for the St. Peter’s Elementary School Food Policy. Congratulations to our third-grade class! They are the first class with !00% return rate! Kindly read over this document carefully. We ask that you sign the Acknowledgement/Agreement portion on the last page and return it to the school office. Please get those into the office as soon as possible. If you have misplaced your copy, contact Ms. Darney for another. Thank you for your support.

  • We have a new dumpster on our property. This dumpster locks to prevent unauthorized people from using it. Please do not leave trash near or next to the dumpster. Your cooperation is appreciated.

  • If you have any questions about enrollment, or need additional registration packets, please contact Ms. Darney or Mrs. Yelovich in the school office. Please note that, in addition to the hard copies of the registration packet, all of the documents are available on our website under the "Registration & Enrollment."

  • Did you know that there is an alternative way to access our school, other than turning from Belair Road onto Lincoln Avenue? If you travel on Belair Road, in either direction, you can turn onto Rossville Blvd. heading west, toward Parkville. As you drive up the hill, you will pass Grandee Ct. and Bridgeview Ct. on the left. Turn onto the third street on the left, which is Rolling View Ave. If you continue to follow that around, it will become Vernon Ave., and you will see the school playground. This is also an alternate way to leave the school at dismissal. We hope this helps!

 

REGISTRATION INFORMATION​

  • Our OPEN ENROLLMENT for the 2025-2026 school year has begun, as of Tuesday, January 14, 2025! Registration packets were sent home with your child/children. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Darney or Mrs. Yelovich in the school office.

  • We are accepting registration payments and paperwork for 2025-2026. Thank you to those families who have already registered. If you have any questions about enrollment, or need additional registration packets, please contact Ms. Darney or Mrs. Yelovich in the school office. Please note that, in addition to the hard copies of the registration packet, all of the documents are available on our website at https://www.spesmd.org. The Book and Technology fee will be due on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

  • A special reminder to our fifth grade parents: Please remember that when you register your child for middle school, you will need to sign a Release of Records form at the new school which will be sent to Ms. Darney in our SPES school office. Once received, she will scan and forward your child’s confidential records, as requested. These records cannot be transported otherwise. 

  • As you are getting ready for the new school year, please remember that if it is necessary to keep medicine for your child in school, whether for daily administration or in case of emergencies, you must provide us with a copy of the Medical Administration form, completed by yourself and your child’s doctor for each prescription. A copy of this form is attached to this newsletter. Please DO NOT send in any medication with a child.​

  • The BOOST application is now open on the MSDE website. This offers need-based scholarships for anyone in Maryland. If you are interested visit the site. The “window” to apply is from March 10th to May 9, 2025. Here is the link: https://marylandpublicschools.org/Pages/boost/index.aspx.

  • The Children’s Scholarship Fund of Baltimore has notified all families by email in February that applications were being accepted for the 2025-26 academic school year. IMPORTANT, do not wait. Please check your email and follow the link. Contact the office with any questions.

  • New Student Referral: SPES offers a $1,000.00 tuition credit to any registered SPES family that also refers a new student who registers.

 

PACE NEWS: We need you!​​​​​​​

  • Congratulations to our new PACE Officers!

    • President – Ashley Kane

    • Vice President – Jeanenne Hostler

    • Secretary – Christine Miles

    • Parent Room Coordinator – Sarah Kiley

    • The Treasurer and the Hot Lunch Coordinator spots are still open. Let us know if you are interested.

  • On Wednesday the 16th, there will be a PACE Easter Egg Hunt! The Easter Egg Hunt will be from 10am-noon (during school hours). The children will be split into two separate groups: the lower and upper grades, between those 2 hours. The Easter Bunny will also be making an appearance!

  • Following the Easter Egg Hunt, take your family out to dinner to celebrate Spring Break! PACE is sponsoring a Chucky Cheese Night from 3 to 9 p.m. at the 8886 Waltham Woods location. Come and enjoy dinner, have some fun, AND earn 20% of your order to benefit our school.

  • If you are interested in earning some volunteer hours by helping to supervise recess, please sign up using the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4FAAA829AAF9C70-50591290-recess

  • The teachers and the children would love it! If it is too cold, recess will be indoors. Please review our recess information above.

  • Thank you to the parents who have volunteered to help with Hot Lunch! You are all very much appreciated, but we can always use more volunteers, every Tuesday and Thursday.

  •  https://forms.gle/Bw5cAiqtknE7L8Q1A.

  • Our spirit wear apparel is available through XSELL Promotions via the following link: https://stpeter24-25.itemorder.com. Orders will be filled and delivered to the school and packaged by invoice. Embroidered logos can be completed on any polo shirt for $8. Ms. Darney will call you when your order arrives.

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ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN CHURCH NEWS:​​​​​

  • If you would like a copy of the flyer about retreat opportunities for families and children at Mar-Lu-Ridge, a year-round outdoor camp and ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the mountains of Frederick County, please contact Ms. Darney.

  • St. Peter’s Lutheran Church offers a $1,000.00 tuition incentive to every school family who attends twenty worship services in one school year, from August 1st to July 31st. Contact Karen Yelovich if you would like more information. The church offers a traditional service at 8:45 a.m., Sunday School and an Adult Bible Class at 10:00 a.m., and a contemporary service at 10:15 a.m.

  • Beginning on Wednesday, March 11th, and continuing through the Lenten season, there will be an informal Lenten service and lunch in the Grace chapel at 11:30 a.m. Bring a sandwich. Drinks and a side dish will be provided. Parents and extended family are welcome!

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JOIN US for Lenten & Easter Services at St. Peter’s!

Palm Sunday (4/13) Worship in church at 8:45 and 10:15 a.m. with Sunday School at 10 a.m.

Maundy Thursday (4/17) and Good Friday (4/18) Worship in church at 7:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday (4/20) “Sunrise Service” outdoors in the cemetery at 6:30 a.m.

FREE Pancake Breakfast in the Fellowship Hall from 7 to 10 a.m.

Worship in church at 8:45 and 10:15 a.m. with Sunday School at 10 a.m.

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:​

  • If you are interested in resolving outstanding service hours or accumulating NEW service hours, here are several opportunities! Please contact the school office at 410-665-4521. Your help is MUCH appreciated! Thank you in advance!

  • We are in need of parent volunteers to help us with recess duty. If you are able to help, please use the link to sign up for a day. We greatly appreciate it! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4FAAA829AAF9C70-50591290-recess#/

  • We are in need of Hot Lunch volunteers! If you are able to help, please use the link to sign up! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084DAAAC2CA5F49-51153332-spes#/

  • The school entrance breezeway needs to be power-washed.

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