🙏 The Messenger - March 22, 2019 🙏

March 22, 2019

Dear St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School Families,

This week’s exploration of the Parent Survey looks at Communication. The results are seen in the chart below. The survey statements read as follows with the percentage of “agree” or “strongly agree” being graphed:

Communication from teachers meets our expectations – 68%
Communication from administration and advancement meets our expectations – 84%
We feel informed about school events – 86%
We feel informed about school policies and procedures – 81%
We find the new format of The Messenger to be user-friendly – 86%
We find the website to be a useful communication tool – 74%

As our mission statement shares, our partnership with parents is of paramount importance to us and we realize that the first step to a successful partnership is communication. While these graphs demonstrate good communication, we strive for better. We have already put in place new policies and guidelines to improve communication on our end. Please also reach out to teachers, staff and administration when you have a concern. We want to address any questions you may have.

Only by His Grace,

Veronica D. Tucker

ALL-SCHOOL NEWS

2019-2020 SCHOOL CALENDAR UPDATE :

We are waiting for approval of the 2019-2020 School Calendar from the Catholic Schools Office. We promise to send it out to families as soon as we have final approval. Thank you for your patience!

NURSE'S NOTES

For 3/18/19 to 3/21/19:

03/19/19 | 5B, 2B, KB | Reported case of lice in each classroom

03/20/19 | 5B | Influenza A

03/21/19 | Pre-K3 | Influenza A

TESTING INFORMATION

During the weeks of April 1-5 and April 8-12, students in 1st through 8th grades will be taking the IOWA Assessments as well as students in 1st through 7th grades will be taking the CogAT. It is important your child(ren) are in attendance.

Students should be on time by 8 a.m. on testing days.
Students not arriving by 8 a.m. will need to come back at 10:30 a.m. so as not to disrupt the testing environment.
Please do not schedule dentist or doctor appointments on these days.

CHARACTER COUNTS NOMINATIONS - FEBRUARY - COOPERATION

1st-3rd GRADE

Evelyn Lipinski

Ainsley Walters

Noah Daigle

Jahna Ebert

Khloe Flores

Kate McCollor

Nicole Ritchey

George Tamas

Brynne Schmittauer

Michael Vacek

Juan Tejeda

Carlos Garza

4th-8th GRADE

Daniel Walker

Pablo Cavaluzzi

Anderson Dufrene

Samy Ibrahim

Valentina Otero

Shantelle Muakum

Marko Krstulovic

Rocky Grado

Martina Lease

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

FISH FRY & STATIONS OF THE CROSS

FRIDAY, MARCH 29

PARENTS: There are many more opportunities to bring in baked goods & treats to sell at the fish fry. Thank you for your help with this fundraising opportunity!

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS & ALL PARENTS: There are service opportunities to assist the Knights during the fish fry and at the baked goods table.

FAMILIES: Enhance your family's Lenten journey by helping to lead Stations of the Cross.

FISH FRY & STATIONS OF THE CROSS

PARTIES & SOCIALS

The Mardi Gras Ball is over, but there are still many amazing parties and socials available! We are so grateful for the families and teachers that make the effort to host these great events for the benefit of our students. Parties and socials are a great way to support the school, meet new friends and have a TON of fun!