Dear Parents and Students,
The feedback we’ve received from Back To School Night is very
positive. Parents seemed to appreciate having more information
about the initiatives we are committed to this year. My thanks to
each of you for “reporting to class” last Thursday night. We hope
the information was helpful in showing you ways to help your child
succeed this year.
We have concluded
the Child To Child Campaign sponsored by the National Catholic Education
Association. We have sent them a check for $4956.37. Thank you parents and students for supporting so many
people who need the assistance this money will provide.
Conferences are coming up sooner than you
think. This week I will be preparing the conference letter asking
for times you can come for a conference. Please mark your calendars
for October 18-21. Our goal is to communicate with you your child’s
progress thus far. This should provide ample time to raise grades,
if that’s necessary, before the end of the trimester scheduled for
December 1st.
It is important to affirm the good conduct and
attitudes we enjoy here every day. This year’s Stand Out &
Shine awards will be as follows:
September Friendship
October
Responsibility
November Cooperation
December Generosity
January
Self-Discipline
February
Honesty
March
Compassion
April
Respect
May
Perseverance
June
St. Clare Award
At the end of each month, one or two students from
each classroom will be named to receive this award. The traditional
Smoecoas (Hot Cocoa with Sr. Moe) treat will be served the following week
after Stand Out & Shine Awards are announced. Teachers will
make the selection and it will be based on how well a students lives out
that virtue throughout the month.
The exterior of our building looked pretty shabby
around late August. I called David and Patricia Suva, who have
Maria in our 1st grade. They own a landscaping business and
graciously agreed to clean up our exterior grounds before everyone
arrived on the first day of school. They trimmed, weeded, hoed, and
cleaned up some pretty overgrown flower gardens. Please join me in
thanking them for their generosity and a job well done!
From a budgeting perspective I would like to
emphasize how important working on fundraisers is to the success of our
program. We count on over $150,000 in fundraising dollars which is
a significant line item in our budget. Your help on committees may
pale in comparison to a chairperson’s duties, but every hand that chips
in to help is making a difference in inching our way toward this lofty
goal. When the target goals are achieved, I heave a huge sigh of
relief because that money is already earmarked! I can guarantee you
that the chairs of these major fundraisers carry a huge weight on their
shoulders to achieve estimated returns. Let’s give them our full
support every chance we are asked to help. Remember how happy you
made a faculty feel when they returned and saw all the improvements to
their classrooms this year! Thanks so much parents!
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