Dear Parents,
The end of the school year is a reminder of the many traditions that have been established at Queen of Angels and mark certain “rites of passages” for our students.
Last week QA hosted 17 Catholic schools within the Archdiocese of Atlanta with over 300 student participating in the
Battle of the Books.
What a great celebration of the importance of reading and teamwork. I am most grateful for the many parent volunteers of that assisted QA in hosting this annual event.
Congratulations to our 6
th
Grade team for winning the 6
th
Grade competition.
We celebrated a beautiful 1
st
Communion Mass with our 2
nd
grade students and families last Friday.
While our Queen of Angels students are prepared in their home parishes, we come together as a faith community to honor their reception of the Sacrament. The innocence of our 1
st
Communicants is a testament to the beauty of their faith and a growing relationship with Jesus.
At the other end of spectrum is our 8
th
grade students. We will celebrate the traditional Lux Reginae Angelorum Mass on Friday, May 17
th
where the
Light of the Queen of Angels
will be passed from the 8
th
grade to 7
th
grade students.
The practice of lighting candles is an important tradition in Catholic churches, communities and families. Its origins can be traced back in the Old Testament times where an oil lamp is lighted to “keep a flame burning perpetually” (Exodus 27:19-20). Symbolically, the person who receives the “Light” will continue to live and walk in Truth based on a foundation of respect, righteousness and readiness needed to keep the flame of faith burning. We look forward this passing of the “Light” as we begin the process of bidding farewell to the Class of 2019 and preparing the Class of 2020 for their leadership at Queen of Angels.
There have been additional updates to our faculty/staff I would like to share with you.
- We say good-bye to Mrs. Erin Chesnutt who has served as our Communications Coordinator for the last three years. The Herald, special communications, posts on social media, press releases, and stories on our website are due to Mrs. Chesnutt as she relays the wonderful stories of Queen of Angels. We thank her for her dedication and commitment to QA!
We welcome to QA:
o
Mrs. Anna Panjwani
who will serve as the
QA Enrichment/STREAM
teacher. Mrs. Panjwani comes to QA with
a B. S. Middle Grades Education with a concentration in Math and Language Arts. She presently teaches at
C
hrist the King as the math resource and enrichment teacher.
o
Mrs. Shannon Nicolosi
who will join Mrs. Toso as the
KA para-pro
. Mrs. Nicolosi
has been a long-term substitute, a certified teacher, and has prior experience in teaching Kindergarten
.
o
Mrs. Peggy Smith
who will join the
5
th
grade
as the
para-pro
. Mrs. Smith has worked in our Extended Day Program staff for the past 3 years and has previously served as a Preschool teacher and director for 23 years.
As we approach the last week of school, there will be important information in the final Herald. I would ask you pay special attention to this issue as it will include information to prepare for school year 2019-2020.
In closing, I share with our school community what a wonderful year this has been at Queen of Angels Catholic School!
God Bless,