| | | | | Dear Friends, All Saints Day is celebrated next Thursday, November 1st and on the following day, November 2nd, we celebrate All Souls Day. The vigil or eve of All Saints Day, October 31, is Halloween. The purpose of Halloween is to prepare us for All Saints Day by remembering and celebrating those saints. | | | All Saints' Day honors all the saints, particularly those who do not have their own special feast day, on November 1. All Souls' Day is a day of prayer for deceased souls. Many Christians visit cemeteries where their loved ones are buried. The Catholic Church remembers deceased members of the congregation on this day and often throughout the month of November. | | | | HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
A BIG thank you to our 2018 co-chairs of the Fall Festival; Ivon van Mechelen and Michaela Munda. What a fabulous time everyone had this past Saturday. Thank you also to the many volunteers for their countless hours in making this event such a great success. We truly appreciate the many donations that were dropped off over the past few weeks. | | |  | | HALLOWEEN PARADE
Our K-8 Halloween parade, will begin at 11:00am in the schoolyard on Wednesday, October 31. All are welcome to attend! Costumes may be worn to school on Halloween. When purchasing costumes, please consider the following: - Age appropriate
- Bathroom accessible
- Make up must be applied at home
- Shoes must be comfortable for walking
- No weapons of any kind
Also remember that Wednesday, October 31 is a minimum day with a 12:15/12:30pm dismissal. | | | PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES Just a reminder that Monday through Friday, October 29-November 2 are all minimum days with 12:15/12:30 dismissal to accommodate conferences. Yes, there is extended care each of those days. Students not signed in to extended care will not be allowed to remain in the yard during conferences.
REPORT CARDS
We will be sending report cards home in an envelope on Friday, October 26. We ask you to sign and return the envelope to acknowledge receipt.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE and CITIZENSHIP
This year teachers will acknowledge honors and citizenship awards in their individual classrooms. Students who receive such awards will have it noted on the back of their report card. We will not be holding an awards ceremony following mass.
Two students in each grade, TK-5, will receive Citizenship Awards based on the following criteria:
1. Exemplify exceptional Catholic values
2. Demonstrate overall good citizenship
3. Behavioral Expectation and Learning Skills of 2 or above
Academic Excellence Awards will be presented to students in grades 6 through 8 if he/she maintains outstanding grades in the following subjects: Religion, Mathematics, Reading/Literature, English, Science/Health, History/Social Studies, Behavioral Expectations, and Learning Skills. Students receiving first honors must earn a 3.75 GPA or above in all subject areas, and students receiving second honors must earn a 3.50 GPA or above. As a reminder, all honor roll students must receive a 2 or above in Behavioral Expectation and Learning Skills. | | | | THE FUN RUN RESULTS ARE IN!
The results are in! The tabulating and calculating takes some time, however we are able to report the final results of one of our biggest school FUNdraisers. After paying fees that include operating the website, costs of t-shirts and prizes, the facilitator's salary - the total is.... $44,389.69!!
A very big thank you and heartfelt gratitude to everyone who helped to make this a success. Teachers - thank you for always encouraging your students. Parents, friends and families, thank you for the support you gave and continue to give. We are blessed to have such a caring Bronco family and community that encourages and helps over and over again. | | | SCHOOL TOURS Today we welcomed nine new families on our "Wednesday Walkthrough" school tour. Please share this link to sign up for a tour with family and friends considering TK/Kindergarten for the next school year. - November 7, 14
- December 5, 12
APPLICATION FORMS New student application forms Kindergarten, Transitional Kindergarten and grades 1st-8th for the 2019-2020 school year are available from the front office and may also be completed online. 2019-2020 PRESCHOOL APPLICATIONS Utopia, our preschool, has begun accepting applications for the 2019-2020 school year. If you have a child who is of preschool age (3 years old by September 1st) and you would like them to attend Utopia next Fall, please arrange a tour with Utopia's Director, Rachelle Frantz, rfrantz@stmsf.org. | | | | CIOPPINO SILENT AUCTION COMMITTEE - WE NEED YOU! As we mentioned last week, we are looking for several people to join the Cioppino Silent Auction Committee. The committee will be tasked with the procurement of auction items, organization of class baskets/donations, set up on the night of the event and be responsible for all auction systems the night of the event, and after. If you think this might be something you are interested in, please fill out this short contact form. We will be in touch with you shortly with more information. | | | Enjoy the beautiful sunshine!
Sincerely,
Marie Fitzpatrick
Principal | |
"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud."
- Coco Chanel | | | | | | | | |
