Hello Mighty Cardinals,

Welcome back to another exciting year at St. Matthews K-8 School!  St. Matthews K-8 is an extraordinary school community.  As you walk onto the school campus you can feel the warmth of an inviting learning atmosphere. As always, we diligently strive for excellence based on the premise of Teaching and Learning, and use that culture of learning to empower and prepare children to compete and succeed globally.

There are many exciting things that are happening at our school during this transformational time in education.  Over the past two years, we have developed a Reading Plan that provides ninety minutes of uninterrupted reading instruction in grades K-8. We have STEM opportunities for students in seventh and eighth grades.  We use technology to drive research based instructional practices, and we continue to explore innovative leaning environments.

This upcoming school year will be among the best years ever at St. Matthews K-8 with our school and community working together.  There will be many opportunities for you to become engaged with our school.  We will have parent workshops that will engross you and your children academically and foster lifelong skills.  At St. Matthews K-8, we believe that Cardinal Character Counts! Thus, parents will have the opportunity to participate in activities at home with their children that promote character education skills. 

As an administrative team, faculty, and staff, we are committed to doing what's best for children!

 Your administrative team,

Ms. Treda Keith, Principal

Dr. Melissa Peeples, Assistant Principal

From our K-8 family to yours....

Welcome back to another great year of "teaching and learning" at St. Matthews K-8!

Important Dates/ Upcoming Events  4th     No School, Labor Day Holiday  6th     Third Grade Chrome Book Roll Out 3:30-6:00 15th    Hispanic Month Begins 19th    OPEN HOUSE 5:00-7:00 PM 22nd    First Day of Autumn, Scholastic Book Fair Starts    25th    School Improvement Council Meeting  27th GRAND DAY at the Book Fair!   Grandparents are invited to come eat lunch with their grandchild for only $3.25 and               shop the Book Fair! Come Lasso up some great books at the Scholastic Book Fair! Shop the Book Fair online: SMK8 Scholastic Book Fair _____________________________________________________________________________________ Attendance Works Parents please click on the Attendance Works link to read about advancing student success by reducing chronic absence. _________________________________________________________________________                     ATTENTION: We will now be using SchoolPay.  SchoolPay is a payment service that allows families to pay for items such as (registration fees, athletic fees, event tickets, uniforms, and donations) online at your convenience. With SchoolPay, there is no need for cash, or sending money with students. Pay online from anywhere, at anytime, on any device via Visa, MasterCard, Discover (or electronic check).   Please click on the SchoolPlay logo below to register. SchoolPay makes Manual Registration quick and easy for payers. Here’s how it works: Go to SchoolPay and click Create Account. You will need your child’s student ID number. Though it is convenient when making multiple payments over time, you are not required to store payment information to make payment. SchoolPay is PCI-DSS certified (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards). If you have any questions we are happy to help. P: 888.88.MYPAY (69729)E: support@schoolpay.com SchoolPay offers live English- and Spanish-speaking operators from 7 am to 7 pm Central Time, Mon-Fri. After hours and weekend support is available via email at support@schoolpay.com.  Please click on the SchoolPlay logo below to register. Lunch Menu Cardinal Newsletters August