April 16, 2010
Dear Parents,

I wish to congratulate all of our students who have achieved academic excellence this past ten weeks. Whether a student achieves Honor or High Honor status or neither is not the point. What is important is that each child strives to do his or her best and gives 100% effort. Please make it a point to congratulate your child if they have given their best.

I would like to thank those parents who answered my email last week concerning next year’s spring vacation. Norwich has not yet published their 2010/11 school calendar, so I don’t know for certain if they will follow the BOCES calendar or not. Once they publish their calendar, I will share a copy of our calendar with all of our parents.

Once again I’m asking those parents who have not returned the enrollment form for next year to do so at their earliest convenience. Please contact me if you have any questions concerning the form.

Every two weeks you should be receiving a statement from our cafeteria. If you owe a balance, please send in payment with your child or give it to Mrs. Hose. Thank you in advance for addressing this issue.

The New York State ELA and Math tests are on the horizon. The test schedule is as follows:

ELA: Grade 7 Mon, April 26, and Thurs, April 29
Grade 6 Tues, April 27, Wed, April and Fri, April 30
Grade 5 Tues, April 27 and Thurs, April 29
Grade 4 Tues, April 27, Wed, April 28 and Fri, April 30
Grade 3 Wed, April 28 and Thurs, April 29

Math: Grade 7 Wed, May 5 and Fri, May 7
Grade 6 Wed, May 5 and Thurs, May 6
Grade 5 Wed, May 5 and Thurs, May 6
Grade 4 Wed, May 5, Thurs, May 6 and Fri, May 7
Grade 3 Thurs, May 6 and Fri, May 7

Please ensure that your child receives the proper amount of rest and eats a good breakfast prior to the exams.

I hope everyone has a great vacation. Kids Zone will be open for the full week.


Gene


Upcoming Events

Maureen Wahlberg Benefit 6-8pm Friday, April 30

National Day of Prayer Thursday, May 6
Family Luncheon 11am - Noon
Festivities 12:15pm

May Crowning Friday, May 7
Crowning & Living Rosary 1pm

April 9, 2010
Dear Parents,

Hope everyone had a joyful and blessed Easter. Time is going by so fast, it’s difficult to keep up, but I’ll try. Enrollment for the 2010/11 school year now stands at 88. If you haven’t returned your form yet, please do so as soon as possible. Speaking of next year, I sent out an email concerning the school calendar. Please choose one of the two options and email me your preference. I will weigh all responses carefully before a decision is made. I am also in the process of finalizing the student schedule for next year. I will be sending home a copy of this schedule after the spring vacation with your child.

Please remember that we will be off from school the week of April 19 – 23. Kids Zone will be open on these days.

Congratulations to all our students who did extra chores at home and donated their own money for the Haiti Relief Services. Our children donated $209.82 that will be forwarded to the Catholic Relief Services. Please continue to keep the people of Haiti in your prayers as they struggle to recover from the disaster.

The Friday, April 30th benefit for Maureen Wahlberg is fast approaching. Please send in your items for the baskets to your child’s teacher by April 16th so that we can prepare the baskets over Spring break.

At this time I would like to congratulate our students and parents for exceeding the goal of 6000 boxtops. As a result of this accomplishment, we will be holding our first Debutante Fashion Show on Friday, April 15th at 1:15pm in the gym. All are invited to attend the show as Roberta (Rob Converse), Petunia Pete Asma), and Gena (Gene Chilion) show off the latest spring fashions. Your eyes will not believe what they see (and unfortunately your minds will remember). Photos are not only encouraged, but required – the girls are not bashful and will be profiled in an upcoming edition of the Evening Sun.

Here is a list of upcoming events:


Fri, April 16th Debutante Fashion Show - Gym 1:15pm
OM Celebration Party 1:30pm
Report Cards Sent Home

April 19-23 Spring Vacation – Kids Zone Open

April 26 – 30 ELA State Exams

Fri, April 30 Maureen Wahlberg Benefit – Gym 6 – 8pm

May 5 – 7 Math State Exams

Thurs, May 6th National Day of Prayer
Lunch – Parents Invited 11:15-Noon
Ceremony – Gym 12:15pm

Fri, May 7th May Crowning – Parents Invited 1 pm
Living Rosary – Gym


God Bless,

Gene