Dear Parents,

I enjoyed seeing many of you at conferences and sharing in your child’s progress.  Your involvement in your child’s education lets them know that their education is important to you.  

I am very grateful for your support during our week of severe illness. We returned to school this week with a normal absentee rate of 5% and much healthier students.

November will be another busy month.  The Angel for A Day program for 3^rd and 4^th grade girls began with their first meeting in October. The November meeting has been scheduled the 18^th. Meetings will be held in the Parish Center.  Our eighth grade students will begin their journey to Confirmation with the enrollment ceremony on Sunday, November 8^th followed by their first faith formation session at 9:15 in the gym. Mr. Dassinger has done a wonderful job of assisting our students in their faith journeys.

Our next Home and School meeting will be held on Monday, November 9^th at 6:30 pm in the gym. We will recap the Hawk Hike among many other topics. I am very grateful to all who made this event such a wonderful success!  It is always enjoyable to spend the day with others from our school family.

School will dismiss for the Thanksgiving holiday at 3:15 on Wednesday, November 25^th. School will not be in session November 26^th and 27^th. Classes will resume on Monday, November 30^th. November 25^th and November 30^th will be a make up days. I hope your Thanksgiving holiday is filled with the love of family and friends.

                                                Fondly,

                                                  Mrs. Phyllis Konchar

From Mrs. Konchar’s Desk      

v      The next Home and School meeting will be November 9th at 6:30 in the gym.  We hope to see you there!

·         Did you know that physicals, immunizations, or other health care services can be performed at the House of Mercy for those students and parents who are uninsured or underinsured? This service is provided as part of our continuing partnership with Mercy Hospital. Call 643-6525 to schedule an appointment. In addition to regular office hours Monday through Friday the clinic is open until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Friday evenings.

v      School will not be in session for the Thanksgiving holiday Wednesday, November 26th, Thursday, November 27th or Friday, November 28^th.  School will resume on Monday, November 30^th. We wish all of you a joyful and thankful holiday.

·         A meeting for the parents of our 8^th grade students will be held on Monday, November 24th at 6:30 p.m. in the 8^th grade room. Items of discussion will be the 8^th grade trip, Video, and graduation. Please plan to attend.

v      Be on the look-out for our Pilgrims and Indians (our Kindergarten and first grade students) as they celebrate their 19th annual Thanksgiving celebration on Tuesday, November 25^th at 9:00 am in the gym. Parents are invited to attend this celebration. More information will be sent home with your child. Thanks to Miss Murphy and Mrs. Landa for their work in this event.

·         The enrollment ceremony and the first Confirmation session for our 8^th grade students and their parents/sponsors will be held on Sunday, November 8^th at the 8:00 mass. The first session is held from 9:15 am-10:30 am in the gym.  Please continue to pray for our young people as they continue their faith journey.

·         ITBS testing has been rescheduled to the week of November 9^th for our students in grades 3-8.  This standardized test is one assessment of your child’s educational progress, and while important, is only one indicator. Please make sure your child receives enough sleep during the week and eats breakfast.

·         Mrs. Haider and our band students will present the first band concert of the year on Sunday, November 15^th at 2:00 pm in the church. Please join them for some sounds of the season!

·         Our all school Rosary will be held on Wednesday, November 11^th at 2:00 in the church. Our intention this month is for all those serving our country.

·         The end of our first trimester is Friday, November 13^th. Progress reports will be sent home with your child on Friday, November 20^th.

·         A Chess Tournament will be hosted by Zoo team members on Saturday, November 21st from 9 am -3 pm in the school. Several of our students will be competing- we wish them much success!