As we move closer to the feast day of St. Valentine, we ask that you remember those less fortunate around you by showing a little love. The parable of the Good Samaritan from the Gospel of Luke is a great example of this. The parable tells of a traveller who is beaten and robbed along the side of the road. First a priest and then a Levite come by, but both avoid the man. Finally, a Samaritan comes by. The Samaritan helps the injured man. We mentioned last week that the St. Martin de Porres House of Hospitality are currently in need of some specific items for their mostly male clients. The items they are requesting are blankets, men's socks, travel sized toothpaste, toothbrushes, shaving cream, and razors. We will be collecting these items as part of our L♥ve Thy Neighbor Campaign through the month of February. Please send them with your child or drop them off in the bins at the front office.
Sandwiches-for-the-Needy: Our next collection for the Martin de Porres House is this Friday, February 14th, when the 5th and 6thgraders will take the lead. We encourage ALL families to provide an extra sandwich. Some of our older students will prepare 50 additional sandwiches with the residents at Alma Via to add to this collection.
Cioppino 2014!: Saturday, February 22nd is fast approaching! We are just ten days away from our best Cioppino dinner ever. More than half the families in the school will be there. We have been told that Cioppino is sold out and that any reservation not paid for by this Friday's deadline will not be held as there is a waiting list.
Silent Auction: In today’s envelope you are receiving information about the Cioppino silent auction items. Please review the items and send in your bids! Thank you for dropping off your donations to the school office. We are still accepting donations for our silent auction and for balloon prizes.
Mother-Son Dance: Watch out for our next exciting family event scheduled during March. Saturday, March 22nd, is a special night for mom’s and their sons at the annual Mother-Son Dance. Check out the flyer you are receiving in today’s envelope.
A Minimum Day and a Holiday!: Please remember that this coming Friday, February 14th, is a minimum day for optional parent-teacher conferences. Dismissal for the primary grades will be at 12:15 followed by the fourth through eighth grades at 12:30 as usual. We remind you also that Monday, February 17th is a holiday in honor of Presidents' Day.
USF Digital Media and Learning: Congratulations go out to our students who were selected for this program: 8th graders, Nathan Candle and Brandon Santos and 7th graders, Michelle Auyeung, Izadora De Oliveira, Zoe Taylor and Shivaya Urcuyo. In addition to their schoolwork here at STM, they will begin additional classes at USF tomorrow!
Neighborhood Concerns: Please be aware of your surroundings when picking up and dropping off your students. We have had some issues recently with attempted break-ins to vehicles parked nearby as well as reports of strangers in the vicinity of STM. The police have been alerted and we remind you not to leave personal belongings in plain sight in your vehicle.
Sincerely,
Marie Fitzpatrick
Principal
