St. Aloysius School Update

October 4, 2019

The Bulldog Bulletin

Important Announcements

We're shaking up the format a bit this week and giving you the key info. right up top:

NEW FRONT DOOR POLICY (Starting Monday, October 7)

An email was sent to parents this week about the new front door policy. Please make sure you read that and contact Dr. Alfone or Mr. Lance with any questions.

THIS SUNDAY: Our SLAM students will be speaking at all Masses at St. Matthew's Church in Norwalk. Please come to a Mass and show your support! We request your children come dressed in Winter Uniform to support our school. (View Mass schedule.)

ENROLLMENT UNDERWAY: If you intend on sending an incoming Kindergarten student for the 2020-2021 school year, please call Mrs. Kirby by Friday, October 11. She will be compiling a list to ensure your younger child's placement for next year. Thank you!

NUT POLICY: Please scroll down to the announcement below from Mrs. Hogan.

SCHOOL SPIRIT WEAR: Show your St. As pride & shop using this link: https://sasncctshop.com/saint_aloysius_school/shop/home

Happy Friday!

Upcoming Dates

OCT 7: Winter Uniforms Begin (See Policy Here )

OCT 11 & 14: No School

OCT 15: Safe Environment Training for Students

OCT 18: Kindergarten Family Potluck Dinner

OCT 19: Annual HSA Lobster Bake

OCT 22: Individual Picture Day (More info. to come)

OCT 23 : Class Picture Day (More info. to come)

Events Information

Annual HSA Lobster Bake (10/19)

Please return your RSVP form ASAP next week!

Family Portraits - HSA Event (10/20 & 11/3)

Capture that perfect family photo with a professional photographer. Click here to sign up and book your spot now!

From the Admissions Office

Wednesday's first Morning Meet & Greet was a success!

We had 9 prospective families attend the Information Session, School Tour and Q&A. The prospective families only had positive comments - they loved our school and were very impressed seeing our school day in action! Thank you to Mrs. Gayer and Mrs. Sullivan from the HSA for setting up coffee and treats, answering questions, and supporting me!! Please help spread the word! These parents who came visited us because of word of mouth!! Your love of St A's is contagious so please help spread the word. Take a bunch of Morning Meet and Greet Postcards with all our session dates and bring to your preschools, neighbors and friends! Next Morning Meet and Greet is November 6th.

Mrs. Marybeth Nisco

Director of Admissions

From the Nurse's Office

PLEASE READ FULLY & CAREFULLY

No Donuts for Sharing/Shared Food Policy

Please do not bring in Dunkin' Donuts or Donut Delight for shared birthday treats, parties, bake sales etc. Both these facilities use nuts/nut products in their products and use the same equipment for bakery goods with or without nuts, so there is a strong chance of cross contamination.

Please click HERE to view our Shared Food Policy for guidelines to follow when bringing in snacks for birthday treats, parties etc. Thank you for your cooperation.

Kim Hogan, RN

School Nurse

Student Announcements

Hello,

I have joined the American Cancer Society in support of their lifesaving work by becoming a Team Leader at my local Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event on October 20th at Sherwood Island in Westport, CT. As a Team Leader, I am committed to raising awareness and funds to help the American Cancer Society saves lives from breast cancer.

Please consider joining Team Cailey on this 5k walk and/or fundraising. Each person that joins Team Cailey has the opportunity to do their own fundraising within the Team Cailey page if you so choose. It is really quite simple:

1) Register - FREE of charge - to join Team Cailey at http://main.acsevents.org/goto/TeamCailey

2) Send out the URL link to your page within Team Cailey to family and friends to ask them to join in the walk and/or donate to this cause.

There is NO set threshold or requirements for any fundraising amount. The more people who support this event, the bigger our impact will be in helping to save lives from breast cancer. For more information, please see the attached flyer.

Thank you for your support!

Cailey V.

7th Grade

Hurricane Dorian Relief Efforts

Thanks to Charlotte and Norah and all of our students, we are proud to announce that a total of $1, 843.71 was raised! 4th grade earned the pizza party. Way to go everyone!

Lauralton Hall Science Olympics

Unfortunately, the event was cancelled, so there is nothing to report.

Parish News

LIVING ROSARY

This Monday, October 7 - Please join us!

Class News

KINDERGARTEN

The STEM challenge this week had Kindergarteners collaborating, designing, engineering and building houses with recycled materials for the Three Little Pigs that could stand up to the Big Bad Wolf (AKA the hairdryer!) In the end the students discovered that “teamwork makes the dream work!”

SECOND GRADE

Second grade has a praying mantis as a pet! We found her while outside during recess. Her name is Patty. Patty stays with us during the day and goes home with one of our students. Just 2 days after being with us, Patty laid her egg sac. We learned that a praying mantis egg sac can have over 100 babies! Another teachable moment at Saint A's.