Wednesday Wire, October 29, 2025

Announcements

Aftercare Early Closings:
- Aftercare will close at 5:00 PM this Friday, October 31 so students can spend time Trick-or-Treating with family and friends!
- Aftercare will close at 4:30 PM on Friday, November 21 due to the gyms being used for the Craft Fair set up.

Heads up, Cardinals — things are looking up! Morning carpool is going above and beyond this Friday! Our faculty will be dressed for Halloween in costumes that are truly out of this world. Keep your eyes on the skies — you won’t want to miss this stellar start to the day!

Thank you to everyone who sent in candy for our Treat Trail this past Sunday. Our Home and School is excited to announce our candy drive winners:
- Mrs. McGuire’s class (5B) is the winner with 54.55 lbs.
- Mrs. Nunn’s class (5A) placed second with 48.2 lbs.
- Mrs. Williams’s class (3A) placed third with 41.65 lbs.
- We had a grand total of 452.66 lbs. of candy!

Winter uniforms only are permitted beginning Monday, November 3. This means that K-6 boys should wear pants and not shorts with their uniform. Additionally, the PE sweats should be worn on cold weather days for all students. If the temperature is above 50 degrees PE sweatpants are not mandatory.

These cold weather items, which are all sold in our Spirit Shop, are classroom approved: Gray fleece jacket with SLS logo, black SLS sweatshirt, girls red embroidered neckline sweatshirt. Additionally, the PE sweatshirt sold by Lands’ End is classroom approved.

Homeroom pictures will be taken on Wednesday morning, November 5. All students should be in full uniform on this day. If your child has PE on Wednesday, November 5, please have him/her wear the school uniform instead. Students will wear their school uniform for PE. Junior high boys should be in white shirts and ties.

Did you know that St. Louis Church has a chapter of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul? The Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers tangible assistance to those in need on a person-to-person basis. Our food pantry is in immediate need of food. Specific needs include soups, canned meat, any protein, spaghetti sauce, and pasta.

The school calendar on our website is up to date with breaks and holidays for the 2026-27 school year. We appreciate families planning vacations and days off to coordinate with the school calendar to not overlap with academic time.

2026-2027 Important School Calendar Dates

o Thursday, August 6, 2026: First Day of School for 1st-8th Grades

o Monday, September 7, 2026: Labor Day

o Monday-Friday, October 5-9, 2026: Fall Break

o Monday-Tuesday, November 23-24, 2026: Flex PD Days (No School)

o Wednesday-Friday, November 25-27, 2026: Thanksgiving Break

o Monday, December 21, 2026-Friday, January 1, 2027: Christmas Break

o Monday, January 4, 2027: Teacher Inservice (No School)

o Monday, January 18, 2027: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

o Friday, February 12, 2027: Professional Development (No School)

o Monday, February 15, 2027: President’s Day Holiday

o Monday-Friday, March 8-12, 2027: Spring Break

o Thursday-Monday, March 25-29, 2027: Easter Break

o Friday, April 23: Professional Development (No School)

o Friday, May 28, 2027: Last Day of School

Stars 901 Lacrosse Club – Spring 2026 Registration opens November 1 and runs through December 15, 2026! Stars 901 Lacrosse Club provides girls from Memphis-area Catholic schools the opportunity to learn and play lacrosse from an early age. Lacrosse is perfect for girls who love speed, competition, and physical play. It offers more contact, excitement, and open-field action than most traditional sports for young women. Stars 901 is ready to welcome players at every level, from beginners to seasoned athletes. The program is open to girls grades 1-8.

First-time players in grades 6–8 are especially encouraged to join—it’s never too late to start and get ready to play in high school!

Discover why lacrosse is one of the nation’s fastest-growing sports.
Learn more and register at stars901lax.com or contact SLS Parent and Stars 901 Coach, Ken Kimble at stars901lax@gmail.com

Reminders

Do you have a college degree, a good sense of humor, and the ability to roll with a little chaos? Then you might be just who we’re looking for! St. Louis School is in need of substitute teachers who can jump in, have fun, and keep the learning (and laughter) going. Interested? Contact Amy Newsom at 901-255-1900 or anewsom@stlouismemphis.org. (Bonus points if you know how to fix a jammed stapler.)

Crazy for Our Country is Friday, November 7. Through this day the Student Council will be raising money for Folds of Honor (org). Folds of Honor provides scholarships to the spouses and children of America’s fallen or disabled service members and all first responders. There is a class competition! Check out the Wednesday Wire for details.

All students and parents are invited and encouraged to attend our annual Open House on Sunday, November 9 from 1:15-2:15 pm. Come see what Life as a Cardinal is all about, visit our school, meet our teachers, and see the amazing work of our incredible students!

The SLS Student Council will be hosting our annual Veterans Day celebration this year on Tuesday, November 11. We are hoping to have many of our family members join us on this special day as we honor those who serve and have served. Please invite your veterans to our celebration. Additionally, our Student Council is creating a special slideshow and would love to honor your veteran. To include your hero in the sideshow, please complete this form by Monday, November 3.

Our Charleston Wrap Fall Fundraiser began on Monday, October 13 and ends on November 3. Fundraiser packets were sent home last week. Help us reach our fundraising goal!

The Share the Love 5Kand family fun run/walk will be on Sunday, November 9. This fundraising event is held in memory of Collins Leach, who sadly died during her kindergarten year here at SLS and was a classmate of our current 6^th This is a great family friendly event with a moon bounce, face painting, the 901 goats and it raises money for the Center for Good Grief, our local grief center that provides free grief counseling to our area. It is a great event for a great cause! Our team is called - St. Louis School Friends of Collins. So please register today and come out for fun day for the family! https://raceroster.com/registration/9f38d8c8-d77f-48b2-86a2-7509fca12410/entry?team=868098