Wednesday, May 4, 2016

STM Newsletter for May 4, 2016

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Newsletter for Wednesday, May 4, 2016


Dear Parents,

As we continue through the Easter season, we look forward to the celebration of the Feast of Pentecost on May 15th. Pentecost is when we celebrate the birthday of the Church and the gift of the Holy Spirit – the sending of the Holy Spirit by our Lord Jesus Christ. Having been with his disciples for forty days after the resurrection, the Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven and now sits at the right hand of God the Father. Pentecost closes the Easter Season and from then until the beginning of the Advent Season we will celebrate the church season known as Ordinary Time.

Last Friday evening, Bishop Wang administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to our seventh grade students. We congratulate them on their further initiation into the Catholic Church. May the gifts of the Holy Spirit continue to work in their lives. Thank you to seventh grade teacher, John Kavanagh for preparing such a prayerful and meaningful ceremony and to our fabulous student choir, led by Shelley White. A special thank you also to the sixth grade families for their help with the confirmation reception.
 
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HOOP-A-THON
The Athletic Board will conduct their annual Hoop-a-thon for Kinder through 8th graders on Friday, May 13th beginning at 12:00pm in the gym. Sign-up forms are included in today's envelope. Encourage your child to participate in this fun event! We'd love to see you there to cheer on your children!

Progress Reports: Progress Reports are going home today. All students, third grade and up, are receiving such a report. These progress reports show a snapshot of the student's current academic standing with optional comments from their teachers. The grading scale is available here. As a system default, art, PE, music and tech will show P/100% for students who fully participate. Students in the lower grades with behavior and/or academic concerns have already been contacted by their child's teacher.

Parent Tuition Agreement and Parent Participation Requirements: Thank you to those who returned their Parent Tuition Agreement and the Parent Participation Requirements for the 2016-2017 school year by the deadline. Please note that your registration IS NOT complete, and your child will NOT be allowed to attend in the fall unless we receive that signed form.

Scrip Requirement: Funds from our Scrip requirement are used to directly fund our PE and Music programs. We budget this income to cover most of the costs of these valuable programs. We are grateful to all of the families who have completed this requirement for the 2015-2016 school year. As of May 1st, any scrip purchases will be credited to the next school year. All families will be notified next week as to whether or not they have fulfilled this requirement. All balances owed will be billed to your FACTS account.

Parent Volunteer Hours: We will be checking in with the Parents' Club to ensure that all families have completed their minimum 12 volunteer hours. Families who have volunteered less than 12 hours will be billed the $450 fee on Wednesday, May 18th. There are still some volunteer opportunities available for Family Bingo on May 7th and Mother-Son Dance on May 14th.

No-Fuss Fundraising: Don't forget to keep sending in all your Boxtops for Education and Campbell Soup labels. The Campbell Soup label program is coming to an end, so get them in now! These can be turned in for cash which we use to buy extra supplies for the classrooms.

May the 4th be with you!

Sincerely,

Marie Fitzpatrick
Principal         

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