March 2007
OUR STUDENTS SHINE
Our 4th, 5th
and 6th grade Spelling Bee was held this past month. The winners
were:
1st
place: Thomas Ziegler
2nd
place: Megan Seibert
3rd
place: Alyssa Diffenderfer
Thomas will represent Our
Lady of the
SUB
The annual Technology Sub Sale begins today. Your support of the sale helps to defray the cost of Internet Service and minor repairs. If you do not want to sell to friends, family and neighbors please consider purchasing one for each family member for supper. Thank you in advance for your support.
TITLE V AND TITLE II
Title V is a federal grant
that we receive automatically. The money must be used for particular purposes.
We used the money to purchase DVD players and CD players for the classrooms.
PARENT CONFERENCES
On Thursday March 22nd
we will dismiss at 12:30 to provide time for parent-teacher conferences. The
public school districts do not bus on these days. K3 will be in session at their normal times.
NEUMANN SCHOLARSHIP
The deadline for
applications is April 1st.
Please if you need tuition assistance, complete the application.
Our Lady of the Angels’ parents
have been given $127,500 through the Educational Tax Improvement Credit
Act. The following businesses have
designated Our Lady of the Angels as recipients:
A & L Doors
Conestoga Title Insurance
Sahd Salvage
Union National Community Bank
Anonymous Donor
KNIGHTS OF
We
are very grateful to the Knights of Columbus for their recent donation of
$2000. The continued support of Catholic education in
OUR LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
As of this date our last
day of school is Friday June 8th. We will dismiss at 10:30.
ANNUAL APPEAL
Hopefully by now you have received your Annual Appeal letter. We appreciate the support that you give Our Lady of the Angels and if you are financially able please consider a contribution to the Appeal. Our goal this year is $40,000. We are able to keep tuition low because of the success of the Appeal, other fundraisers and the continued support of the Holy Trinity and St. Peter parishes.
2007-2008
REGISTRATION
I would like to encourage you to send in your registration as soon as possible. If you are having concerns about registering for next year and would like to talk with me please feel free to call and schedule an appointment. Decisions need to be made and having an accurate enrollment figure is crucial in making those decisions.
WARM WEATHER UNIFORMS
Students may begin to wear
their warm weather school and gym uniforms the week of April 10th.
CONFIRMATION
The eighth graders from Holy
Trinity and St. Peter will receive the sacrament of Confirmation on Friday
March 16th at
ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Students are not permitted
to bring electronic devices to school. This includes cell phones and CD
players.
FRIDAY
FOLDERS
Our most effective means of communicating is the Friday Folder.
This comes home every Friday and contains your child’s work for the week,
various flyers and forms of communication. This folder is to be signed by you
and returned so it can be filled the next Friday. As a faculty we have
discussed this procedure and would appreciate your cooperation in returning the
folder as well as the Family Envelope as quickly as possible.
SURVEY QUESTIONS
There was a parent survey
from the Diocese included with your child’s grade report that went home on
March 6th. We piloted the grade report this year and as I stated
back in September you would have the opportunity to share your thoughts. I ask
that you take the time to complete and return the form. Thank you in advance
for your help with this very important initiative.
YOU MADE HOSS’ NIGHT A HUGE
SUCCESS
We were told that the turn
out was the best that any school has had. You are GREAT! The profit from the evening was $514. This
money will be used to help make our birthday celebration a success. Thank you
for your continued support of Our Lady of the
MIDDLE STATES
The faculty has met to
discuss four of the academic programs (ILA, Math, Science and Social Studies). The
community study is also happening simultaneously. We want to thank those of
you, who returned the survey; it is extremely important to our self study.
AUGUST FAMILY ENVELOPES
The Family envelope for
the 2007 -2008 school year will be available for pick up from Sunday August
12th until Monday August 20th.
The envelopes are at the building that your oldest child attends. The first day of school for grades 1 through
8 is Monday August 27th.
BIRTHDAY PREPARATION
The
logo for our birthday celebration has been chosen. There were 10 entries
submitted. The committee is grateful to the students and parents who shared
their talent. The logo submitted by Lauren Haberstroh was selected –
Congratulations Lauren! The official unveiling will be in the near future. The
next birthday committee meeting is March 27th at 6:30 at the
SAVE THE DATE
Birthday
Picnic
September
16, 2007
HISTORY EXHIBIT
The History Exhibit for
the 4th, 5th and 6th graders will be on
Thursday March 28th from 7PM to 8PM.
LENTEN SERVICE PROJECTS
The students are
participating in two Lenten service projects. The students in K5 through 3rd
are doing the Hop-a-Thon for the MDA.
Students in grades 4 through 8 were invited to participate in the
Math-a-Thon for St. Jude’s research hospital. Information was sent home several
weeks ago.
WEBSITE
If you have Internet
accessibility please take the time to visit Our Lady
of the Angels website. We make every attempt to keep it up to date and
informative.
SPRING PICTURE DAY
We are trying something new this year and would appreciate any
thoughts you have about it. The pictures taken on March 21st will
not be used for school. They are strictly for your use and of course optional.
The big difference is that you will be able to see the proofs before ordering.
All children will have their pictures taken but you are under no obligation to purchase
any of the pictures. Children may dress
up and this means no sneakers, clogs, jeans, t-shirts or shorts. This
is NOT a dress down day. If you have any other questions about the dress
code please call the office. If I find a student’s attire is questionable I
will call and ask that you bring their uniform. I ask that you cooperate and
make this a nice day for all involved. Thank you in advance.
BJ’S WHOLESALE CLUB
The school received a
check for $100. This represents 20 families who renewed their membership
through Our Lady of the Angels. Thank you for your support.
UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER
March 21: Picture Day
March 22: Student Council Slipping
into spring
March 29: History Exhibit 7-8PM
in the gym
April 5-9: Easter Break
April 16: Cultural Assembly
April 17: Pastries for Parishioners
April 19: Uniform Fitting 2:30 4:00
April 20: ½ Way Point in the 3rd
Trimester
April 25 & 26: Creative Arts Fair 7-8pm
in the gym
April Events
at the Library
*Story
times for children ages 3‑8 are held on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Themes for
the month of April are:
4/7: Happy Easter-Let's Hunt Easter Eggs
4/14: Do You Like Animal Crackers?
4/21: Meet and Greet Corduroy
(cameras
welcome)
4/28:
Let's Celebrate How Good Pretzels Are
Family
Movie Time will be held on Tuesday, April 24 at 6:00pm.
Join us
as we celebrate National Library Week, April 16 to 21. Special programs
offered this week will include:
Tuesday, April 17-6:30pm, Stuck on
Stamps @ the Library! with Janet Houser, Youth Program
Coordinator, from the American Philatelic Society,
Wednesday, April 18-6:30pm,
The
Library Club (ages 9-14) and Teens in Action (ages 15-18) will meet on
Thursday, April 19 at 6:30pm. They will be planning upcoming events
for their appropriate age groups including the summer programs.
Registration is required.
The Adult
Book Discussion Group meets on Monday, April 9 at 6:00pm. The book selected for
this month is Ten Things I Wish I’d Known --Before I Went Out into the Real
World by Maria Shriver. Please contact the library to register and
reserve a copy of this book.
The Make
and Take Scrapbook Borders class will meet on Monday, April 16 at 6:00pm.
Registration is required by noon on the Saturday preceding the event, and a fee
of $10 will be collected at the beginning of the class.
The
Genealogy Workshop will not be held in April.
The Adult
Program Series continues on Thursday, April 12 at 11:00am when John Brown of
The
Scrapbook Club will meet on Saturday, April 14 from 12:00 to 3:30pm.
Please
contact the library for availability of Adult Computer Classes. A $5 deposit is being assessed to hold your
seat, and will be returned at the end of the class if you attend.
Classes
offered in April will include:
Mouse
Basics on Monday, April 2 at 6:30pm
E-mail 2
on Wednesday April 18 at 10:30am Word 1 on Thursday April 26 at 6:30pm
Excel 1
on Friday April 27 at 10:30am
Windows 1
on Monday April 30 at 6:30pm
Hours
are:
Monday
through Thursday
8:30am-noon
and 3:30-8:00pm
Friday 8:30am- noon and 3:30-6:00pm Saturday
9:00am-4:00pm
To contact the library, please
call 684‑2255.