Class parties to celebrate special days will be permitted on certain holidays and parents will be notified beforehand. After consulting with the classroom teacher, Room Parents will arrange these parties. If a parent wants to recognize a child’s birthday, arrangements must be coordinated with the classroom teacher. 

Please do not send or bring party invitations to school to be distributed unless everyone in the class is invited.  The disturbance in the classroom and the instructional program caused by these parties is detrimental to the learning process.  Failure of parents to abide by this request places an unreasonable burden on the students and teachers. Mixed parties involving students in the upper grades held on weekends or after school are discouraged because of the difficulty of guaranteeing appropriate adult supervision. The school assumes no responsibility for the supervision of private parties or dances that are not directly sponsored by St. Patrick’s School. This includes activities sponsored by St. Patrick Parish Jr. High Youth Group. It is the responsibility of the parents to be sure that adequate supervision is provided. Since the school does not sponsor these activities, school supplemental insurance does not provide coverage for these activities. Additionally, school disciplinary practices and procedures are not applicable. It is part of school personnel policy not to attend non-school sanctioned parties and activities. School personnel should never be contacted or asked to invoke school disciplinary policy or practices regarding incidents that occur at one of these activities. Supervisory responsibility rests with those individuals or organization(s) who sponsor the activity.