Dear Parents,
Lots of things coming up. The Peru report is due on Monday, January 25th. I have already received a few reports from the students. They look good. International Night is on Tuesday, February 9th.
Mardi Gras Madness is on Saturday, January 30th at St. Patrick's Church Hall. Catholic Schools Week is starting on Sunday, January 31st. Be sure and attend one of Masses and have your child were his/her uniform to show the parishioners how proud you are of OLM School. Lots of activities are planned for Catholic Schools Week. Be sure and check the yellow paper that went home in the Family Envelope with the schedule of activities for the week. Friday is the Mass at St. Patrick's Church. Please drop your child off at the church by 7:50 a.m. A VIA bus has been provided by Mr. Pellicano so drivers are not needed. If you would like to ride the bus back to school from the church please let me know. I believe there are approximately 47 seats on the bus and 34 of those seats will be taken up by Second Graders.
When you see Mr. Pellicano thank him for the VIA bus.
A Permission slip to ride the bus will go home on Monday, January 25th. Please return the permission slip by Friday, January 29th.
NAMES ON PAPERS Several students keep forgetting to write their name on their papers. I have been taking 3 points off each time they forget to write their name. The students know this. Please remind them at home to write their name on homework assignments. I remind them everyday to write their name on their paper.
Have a wonderful week.

Dear Parents,
If any of you are intersted in either driving or helping out at school and have not had the Safety Environment Training, you are in luck, because there will be a training meeting on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 6:p.m. in the school auditorium.
No school on Monday, January 18th, Martin Luther King Day.
The Auction is on Saturday January 30th. This is always a fun evening.
International Night is February 9, 2010 in the school auditorium. The country we are learning about is Peru. Your child will bring home an index card with a topic written on it. I will explain to your child that he/she can have parents help them with their report. The report should be at least one page long. Please skip lines between sentences. The report needs to be in their own handwriting. If all you can find is one paragraph to write on that is okay. The report is due on January 25, 2010. Please be sure that your child uses his/her best handrwriting. If your child finds a picture to go along with the report please have them staple it to the report.
We are having a Math test on Chapter 6 on Friday, January 15th. I will be sending Math papers that will be stapled together for your child to use as study sheets for the test.
Have a wonderful week.

Dear Parents,
Happy New Year! Welcome to the 3rd Quarter of school. How time flies! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas break. My vacation was nice. I spent some time with my 3 grandchildren.
We will begin Science this quarter. We will start with Living and Non Living things. We will learn about Peru. Peru is the country for International Night. Each student will write a one page report on a topic that will be assigned to them. More details will follow.
First Communion will be here soon. We will begin by learning about the different parts of the Mass.
Report Cards go home on Friday, January 8th. At the beginning of each quarter I give my speech to the students. "You begin each quarter with an "A" in every subject. It is up to you to keep those A's. You are the one who determines whether the grade goes down or stays an " A".

Thank you, thank you, thank you! The Santa hat covered with money was a huge surprise.
Thank you for thinking of me.

Have a great week.