St. Peter School hosted their annual Open House this Sunday, January 26th, during Catholic Schools Week.The focus was on "What makes St. Peter different from local public and private schools?" Parishioners, prospective parents and students, and current school families were welcomed to the school for a school tour and discussion with staff, administration, and students. Registration for the 2020-2021 school year is now fully underway and they are almost at full capacity. Seats are still available in pre-K through 8th grade and may be reserved by means of the application process, which includes the completion of the registration form with payment of the fee - $100/child, $300/family. A second Open House opportunity will be offered on Thursday, January 30th from 6:30-7:30 p.m. 

The second and newest edition of Merchantville School's Knight's Knews, a monthly newspaper written, edited and published by MES students, is available to view online at www.merchantvilleschool.org. This is your go to place to see hot topics, articles and ideas from our elementary school. Each issue includes "Hot Topics", interviews, event pictures and articles, artwork, sports news and much more. Check it out!

Merchantville School kicked of the 2019-2020 Renaissance school year with a GO VIRAL! assembly reminding students to make positive connections with each other. Our school is proud to remind students about the importance of treating each other with respect. GO VIRAL is a new 40 minute multi-media experience from Camfel Productions designed to challenge students to make real connections. Cell phones and social media have altered how we communicate today in some amazing ways. These fabulous tools are incredibly useful for navigating through life today. However, too many students are abusing these tools as well. Social media is filled misleading information or students posting images seeking affirmation via hearts, likes and smiles. Some even use social media as a way to bully and criticize others to build themselves up. GO VIRAL motivates students to act responsibly within the social media world. They'll be challenged to post more real and encouraging comments. They'll be inspired to seek out face to face encounters and GO VIRAL with kind words and a smile. GO VIRAL will help students gain a new sense of their own innate worth, they'll grow to appreciate the diversity of race, language, and culture that make up the community in which they live.

Merchantville School is excited to allow parents to view their child's schedule on RealTime starting on Friday, August 16th. Information has been mailed to parents with login instructions. Parents must acknowledge certain forms and then will be able to view their child's schedule and teachers. Picture Day Information, links and forms will come home the first or second day of school. You can either order on line or return form with your child(ren). Picture Day is Wednesday, September 18th. If you have questions, Merchantville School is open from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Mondays - Thursdays throughout August.

Merchantville School's website has a new layout and look powered by Frontline Education. Frontline is a school administration software that helps districts proactively manage people and processes for greater student success. The Quick Links on the website allow parents of students in Merchantville School to access and change demographic information, review 3rd-8th student grade books, manage absences and provides lunch information for all students in grades Pre-K through 8th grade. Check it out!

Saint Peter School in Merchantville has rounded out its curriculum with a Latin Studies program for students in all grades. Principal Joseph Saffioti said that nine students from Saint Pete's were recognized for their stellar marks on the National Latin Exam. The test, which is administered globally, requires students to read and interpret passages and answer questions relating to Roman culture, Latin grammar and Latin vocabulary - all in Latin. The exam was administered to the school's 7th and 8th grade honors students, and nine out of the 25 students obtained national recognition for their performance including AnaMair Muller, who obtained a near perfect score. New Jersey is among the more competitive states in terms of the number of students participating in the National Latin Exam, so these initial achievements are no small feat. Furthermore, there is a clear correlation between those students who perform well on this exam and top level performance in all English Language Arts domains.