March 2008
OUR STUDENTS SHINE
Congratulations to the
following students for placing in the Knights of Columbus Council 2294 Free Throw
Contest:
Boys
12 year
old – Ben Snyder
13 year old – Stephen
Schober
14 year old – Chris Detz –
alumni
Girls
10 year
old – Hannah Knowlton
11 year old – Emma Seibert
12 year old – Megan
Seibert
Ben Snyder and Megan
Seibert won at the District level and will go on to regionals.
Diocesan Spelling Bee
The
participants were:
6th
Graders 5th Graders
Olivia
Best Jack Elliot
Zach
Porta Andrew Fischer
Mary
Reich Adam Geltz
Dan
Ricci Chris Grab
Nick
Zell Hannah Knowlton
4th Graders
William Bourne
Tate Hoffmaster
Kimberly Horst
Walter Katalinas
James Pessalano
Tate
Hoffmaster took
Dan
Ricci took
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 in excess of $145,000 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
Anonymous Donor
2008-2009 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.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Students are not permitted
to bring electronic devices to school. This includes cell phones and CD
players.
MIDDLE STATES TEAM
The Middle States Team
will arrive on April 20th and will be visiting classrooms on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. We will
dismiss at 12:30 on Wednesday April 23rd so that the team
can present their oral report to the faculty. There will be NO bus transportation at the
12:30 dismissal.
GRADE REPORTS
Your child’s grade report will be in their Friday folder tomorrow. You
are asked to sign and return the
report to your child’s teacher.
SNOW MAKE UP DAY
School will be in session
on Monday, March 24 as a snow make up day.
Lunch will be the same as planned for Feb. 22nd, toasted
cheese and tomato soup. If your child
was to pack on Feb 22nd they are to pack on March 24th. Penn Manor and
KNIGHTS OF
This past month the
Knights of Columbus presented us with a $2000 check. We are very grateful for
their continued commitment to Our Lady of the
THANK YOU
We are grateful to the
family of Catherine (Kay) Romaine for naming Our Lady of the Angels as her
memorial. She and her family will remain in our prayers.
PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
The class collecting the most money for "Pennies from
Heaven" project will be awarded a dress down day. Please continue to
support this project in memory of Emily Rose Geyer.
A NEAR COLLISION
Earlier this month there
was a near collision in the parking lot at the
TITLE
V
Title V, a federal grant
we received automatically, has been excluded from the President’s budget. We
will no longer receive Title V monies.
On April 2nd in
celebration of our 10th birthday we will be traveling to
K4 will be in session on
April 2nd.
PARENT CONFERENCES
We will be dismissing
early on April 9th for parent conferences. Look for information in
your Friday folders. These conferences are optional but give you an opportunity
to speak with your child’s teacher.
UNIFORM FITTING
Representatives from the
uniform company will be here on April 17th to assist you. They will
be at the