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Transitional Kindergarten through 8th Grade

2017-2018 School Year | October 3, 2017 Newsletter #9

Principal's Message

Lord of all compassion,

We pray for all of those caught up in the midst of tragedy or disaster.

For those who have lost life and those working to save life

For those who are worried for people they love

For those who will see their loved ones no longer

Lord Have Mercy.

For those in need of the peace that passes all understanding

For all who turn to you in the midst of turmoil

For those who cry out to you in fear and in love

Lord Have Mercy.

For those in confusion and those in despair

For those whose tears are yet to dry

For those in need of your unending love

Lord Have Mercy

Amen.

Dear Families,

May we continue to pray for all those affected by the tragedy in Las Vegas. May they find strength and hope in God’s love for them and the love we share for each other.

The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary. Together as a community, we are saying the rosary on the yard each day this week. We invite you to join us.

Feast of Saint Francis: Tomorrow we celebrate the Feast of Saint Francis with our annual tradition of the Blessing of the Animals. Saint Francis is known as the patron saint of animals, merchants, and ecology. Reminder to please keep all dogs on leash, and other animals in cages.

We welcome our 8 ^th graders back from Caritas where they bonded as a class, learned to open their minds and to understand that God’s love is ever-flowing and never ending. The 8 ^th graders described Caritas with the following words: friendship, challenging, awesome, fun, uncomfortable, emotional, dirty, fantastic, bonding, spiritual.

Progress Reports: All TK-5 students will have a progress report sent home on Tuesday, October 10 ^th. Please check your child’s backpack. Middle school students will also have a progress report, but it will be in PowerSchool. Parents are to print out the progress report and bring it to the Parent/Teacher/Student conferences. The PowerSchool portal opens on Friday, October 6th. Please contact Mrs. Keast if you need assistance accessing Power School. A letter with PowerSchool instructions will be sent home this Friday.

Student -Parent-Student-Teacher Conference

October 11-13: Parent-Student-Teacher conferences are coming up! At this point you should have received a note from your child’s teacher with the date and time of your conference. Your child is also required to attend the conference. It is very important that you are on time for the conferences as several are scheduled back to back. Thank you for your partnership!

Harry Potter STEM Night

When: Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Time : 5:30-7:00

Where: O’Brien Hall

What: This year the PTG will again host the Harry Potter STEAM night. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering and math. Families will have the opportunity to experience hands-on fun all centered around our beloved Harry Potter book series. Please email Alex Wanigatunga if you would like to help with food, or decorations at mrsaw@me.com.

Parent Night Ed Night

When: Wednesday, October 25

Time: 7:00pm

What: This evening's topic is Key to Literacy. All parents are invited and most especially all TK through 5th grade parents will truly benefit from this event. Parents will earn two (2) hours of volunteer hours simply by attending - it's Win Win! See the flier in today's family envelope.

RSVP is required, Please respond by this Friday, October 6th.

Our fifth grade class engineered and designed their own board games! I’m looking forward to learn about and play a few games!

Fall Pictures: Kurt Burton Photography will be delivering photo orders by the end of next week. Because of the delay, we have rescheduled the retake and make-up day on October 18.

Peace and blessings for a wonderful week!

Jessica Murray