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February 16, 2023
Dear St Louis families,
Happy Thursday! We have had a “souper” week – collecting cans of soup for United Ministries in our community, emphasizing kind acts and charity during Kindness Week, and celebrating St. Valentine’s Day. We are mindful that we are approaching the Lenten season and Fr. Thompson reminded students during yesterday’s Mass that during Lent we choose something to pause in our lives that is overly consuming our time in order to make more room for Christ to enter our hearts and minds.I always love to hear what students have decided to “give up” for Lent, but perhaps you can talk with your children about what they feel is taking over so much time and energy in his/her life that they could pause for awhile. Know that K-8 students will be attending Ash Wednesday Mass, and we will also begin attending Friday Stations of the Cross every Friday at 2:30pm in the church during Lent. Please consider joining us for Mass and/or for stations.
Lent is a time where we grow in our relationship with God through scripture, reflection, and prayer. The power of prayer can be huge in an individual’s life. Pope Francis offers a beautiful and easy way to pray with children, and you don’t need any extra things, just your hand! Pope Francis’ 5 finger prayer is such a simple way to connect with God. I included the visual below. You can even pray with your children on the way to/from school each day using the 5 finger prayer technique!
Tomorrow, Friday Feb. 17th our 8th graders will be selling Chick-Fil-A sandwiches in the parking lot to raise money for their end-of-year activities and graduation gift to the school. Sandwiches are available first come, first serve—it’s an easy way to grab lunch on your way home. Look for them in the upper lot. Also, students in K-7 will be bringing home mid-year assessment results for your review. It is not uncommon to see a dip in scores for a variety of reasons. On the whole, we were very pleased with high achievement percentile scores for classes. Please know that we are still getting used to this new standardized testing and how we compare within the diocese as well as the country with other similar age students. If you have questions, please reach out to your child’s teacher.
Wishing you all a blessed weekend,
Anne Dyke
Principal
****Tuesday is Shrove Tuesday and with the help of our Knights of Columbus, we are serving pancakes to students for lunch if you purchased the meal. We could still use some volunteers if you have time between 11:00am-1:00pm.****
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