St. Sylvester School will hold a 3 & 4 year old Registration Night on Thursday, February 11, 2010 from 6pm - 8pm in the Preschool Room of the St. Sylvester School building. For the upcoming 2010 - 2011 school year our 3 year old half-day programs will meet on Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30am - 11am and 12pm - 2:30pm. In order to participate in our 3 year old half-day programs your child must be 3 years old by September 1, 2010. Our 4 year old half-day programs will meet on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30am - 11am and 12pm - 2:30pm. Our 4 year old Full Day program will meet Monday - Friday from 8:30am - 2:30pm. In order to participate in our 4 year old programs your child must be 4 years old by September 1, 2010. Please bring your child's Birth Certificate, Baptismal Certificate, and Social Security Card along with a $20.00 registration fee. We look forward to meeting you on Thursday, February 11th. Help to spread the word to your friends and neighbors that St. Sylvester School is ready to begin preschool registration for the 2010 - 2011 school year.

2010 - 2011 Kindergarten Registration Night

Kindergarten Registration Night for the 2010 - 2011 school year kicks off with an Informational Meeting on Thursday evening, February 25, 2010 from 7pm - 8:30pm. This informational meeting will be held in the School Library of the St. Sylvester School building. Please call the school office at 412-882-9900 on or before Wednesday, February 24, 2010 with your RSVP. Children are invited as well to meet their new classmates, and to get involved in some classroom activities. All St. Sylvester School 4 year old Preschool parents and students are invited and encouraged to attend this meeting.

Tuition Assistance Available for the 2010 - 2011 Academic Year

Re- registration for Grades K - 7 is fast approaching for the 2010 - 2011 academic year. This is just a reminder of two sources of tuition assistance, the Bishop's Education Fund (BEF) and Scholastic Opportunities Scholarship (SOS), available for families with students in Catholic Schools. The Bishop's Education Fund is awarded on the basis of financial need. In order to be eligible the applicants must be practicing Catholics registered in a parish in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, attend one of the diocesan parish or regional schools and have demonstrated financial need. The Scholastic Opportunity Scholarship (SOS) Tuition Assistance Program was developed when the General Assembly of Pennsylvania established Act 4 in May of 2001. This law provided for the establishment of the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) to be administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). Act 4 authorizes the award of tax credits to businesses that make contributions to the scholarship organizations. Therefore the Diocese of Pittsburgh has formed the Scholastic Opportunity Scholarship program (SOS) to receive tax credit gifts. The funds available through the SOS program will be awarded to families based solely on economic eligibility requirements. Students who are Pennsylvania residents enrolled in any Catholic school in the Diocese of Pittsburgh are eligible. Applicants can be Catholic or non- Catholic. The funds will be sent in the students name to the school where the child is enrolled. You must complete the 2010 - 2011 PSAS form to be considered for either of these tuition assistance programs. This form will be available in a couple of weeks.