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Principal's Message
 I would like to wish everyone a Happy and Healthy 2008.  I can’t believe that it is already January and we are now getting ready for Catholic Schools Week. Please take a few minutes and look at all of the attached notes.  There are a lot of things going on and we need your help to make this week a fun filled exciting week for our students.

If you have not yet turned in your $5.00 donation for your child’s class Silent Auction Basket – please do so by Tuesday, January 15th so the chairperson can finish shopping.

Here is a glance of Catholic School’s Week activities.  Mark your calendar and save these important dates.

·  Wednesday, January 23 – Book Fair Set-up

·  Thursday, January 24 and Friday, January 25 – Teachers Book Fair Preview Days

·  Friday, January 25 – Winter Carnival 5-8:30

·  Saturday, January 26 – Clean up Carnival & Set up for 7th/8th grade Pancake Breakfast

·  Sunday, January 27 – 7th & 8th grade Pancake Breakfast, All Family Mass, Book Fair Open

·  Monday, January 28 – Parent Coffee @ 8:30 am, Classroom Book Fair Preview Day

·  Tuesday, January 29 – Teacher Appreciation Day with Luncheon

·  Wednesday, January 30 – Student Appreciation Day (Bowling Day)

 

  Thank You!  Thank You!!  Thank You!!! Lisa Narine, Jenny Urban, Suzie Probus, Van Holman, John Leitsch, Sandy Welsh and Cecilia Storbeck for planning a wonderful New Year’s Eve Party at the School.  A special Thank You to John Leitsch for working the bar and donating all his tips back to the school.Thank You to Lisa Narine and Judy Sundine for their donations.Another Thank You goes to Steve Liaromatis who donated his Texas Hold’m winning to the school.A Very Special Thank You to Rita Rabideau who donated $500 to our students.  The money will be used for an assembly.  To Joel and Deb Stava family for donating $500 to our school this Christmas.  They requested the money be used for the students.     
 A Message from…Mrs. Bryant (Preschool)  

Happy New Year! 

  Kid quote/story of the Week:  1.  Jack Miller:  “Mrs. Bryant, Did you know that the Chicago Bears are playing the elephants this weekend?”  Mrs. Bryant:    “No Jack I did not know that.  Where are they playing?”Jack Miller:  “They are playing at Coal City and the elephants are really tough!  2.  Mrs. Montgomery:  “For Christmas Break I went to South Carolina to visit.”Jack Miller Raises His Hand Immediately After That:  “Oh, I went to South America for break.”Mrs. Montgomery:  “Was it warm there?”Jack Miller:  “No, It was snowing there.”        
Christmas Program Video/CD’s  $1.00 Please send in $1.00 if you would like a copy of this year’s Christmas Program.  The dollar should be sent in an envelope marked “Christmas Program” and with your name on it.  The video turned out rather dark due to the low amount of lighting in the church that evening but we did the best we could with it.  Orders need to be turned in by next Friday, January 18th.Jim & Tammy Bryant  
A Message from…Mrs. Johnston (Kindergarten) 
Thank you to Mrs. Van Duyne who has volunteered to walk with us to the library on Friday.  Please come to the classroom by 12:45. This week we are working on letter H, shapes, geometric patterns and learning all about weather.We are also working on our next mass which is next Thursday- please join us. 
        
A Message from...Mrs. Vimpeny (First Grade)   Happy 2008!  Can you believe that the first semester is finished?  We started Monday off by making New Year's Resolutions.  We've gotten right back to work.  In Reading and Language Arts, we are learning about the "Big (Main) Idea," subject-verb agreement, and friendly letters. In Math we are learning about solid figures.  We are carrying our geometry over to Science where we are learning that to build something, you need to make a plan or design.  We've also reviewed compass directions.    One more Flat Stanley has come home.  Mark's Stanley traveled to Michigan and Ohio!  Stanley now has a suitcase with all his adventures inside.  Soon, Stanley will visit your home so that you can see where his travels have taken him.    We will resume our library walks next Friday, January 18.  Please let me know if you would like to chaperon.    Don't forget....        Tomorrow, bring $1.00 and wear blue with your blue jeans.        Return your Museum of Science and Industry field trip permission slips and money. 
  A message from...Mrs. Van Duyne (Third Grade) Third grade has made a big transition from printing to cursive and I am very proud of the job that they have done. We did not miss a step in the process, they just kept marching forward. In Religion we are studying about saints and talked about our patron St. Rose. We searched the church for signs of her; ask your children where we found her. We are Reading how authors write books, how hard it might be, and the steps that they must take to get a book published. Our skill lesson is steps in process and how every step is important to achieve the best result. Spelling test on Friday. In Math we are doing addition/subtraction timed test every day, this should be reinforced at home also. It is fun to do oral drills and see how many you can do in a minute. We will be finishing this chapter and taking the end of the unit test next week. We started a new unit in English and are working on pronouns. We also finished another set of poems and the book should be coming home soon. Thanks to all who could attend the basketball game and for sending your child to school dressed appropriately. Happy Healthy New Year and thank you for a great Christmas season and all your generosity. 
      
  A Message from... Miss Kalmes (Fourth Grade)                                                                                         
We hope everyone had a very nice holiday and are looking forward to a

 great New Year! We are enjoying reading some tall tales about John

 Henry and Paul Bunyan. We are also learning about the Ten Commandments and

 how we can follow them.

   

  The class is making a set of multiplication flash cards to study at

 school and they should have another set at home to study at least 10

 minutes each evening. Students who have mastered the facts usually have a

 much easier time when it comes to multiplying, dividing, and doing

 fractions.
  A Message from... Mrs. Specht (Fifth Grade)                                                                                          

First, I would like to thank everyone who made the Christmas Eve Mass such a meaningful liturgy.  I was so proud of our students who gave their time and effort to make this celebration special for our parish. 

We have jumped right into 2008 in Fifth Grade.  Multiplication facts are the big focus for the New Year and anyone who is not able to whiz through them will need to get to work.  Practice on www.aplusmath.com to improve your speed.

We are learning so much about Latin America in social studies.  Most of us decided we would not want to live in Mexico City since they have so many earthquakes.  We also read some books about the ancient cultures of the region and will learn more about the Mayan, Aztec and Incan people in the next few weeks.    

After reading about the heroic acts of Kate Shelley, students designed postage stamps to honor some heroes they admire.  Some chose national heroes like Rosa Parks or service members who defended our country, while others opted for family members who had saved lives. 

We continue to pray for family and friends as we begin our religion lessons.  Students are learning more about Jesus death, resurrection and ascension into heaven and how that affects our lives. Because of Jesus’ love for us, we need to try to love others the same way.  It is not always easy, but God is pleased when we do our best. 

May God bless you all as we begin this New Year.  

  
         
         
 
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