Pencils

Although we had plenty at the beginning of the year, our pencil supply is running low. This is due to the poor quality of pencils being sold. Some have a plastic casing instead of wooden. This does not hold the graphite well, so it falls out when sharpened. Some have such poor quality graphite that it is impossible to sharpen them without the graphite breaking. If you are able to send in new pencils, I would greatly appreciate it. Ticonderoga are expensive, but they are the best quality.

REMINDER

 

Students have the day off on Monday. Enjoy!

Cursive Handwriting

Second grade is beginning cursive handwriting. They are so excited! I am sending home a copy of Zaner-Bloser  lowercase and uppercase cursive letters. I would prefer students not write particular letters until we have learned them in school. Should you choose to allow them to work on other letters, please be sure they are following the formation instructions on the sheet. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to drop me a note.

Service Project

Students are required to complete two service projects each year as part of the curriculum. One of these projects was the food drive for St. Elizabeth’s during the Thanksgiving season. The second is the math-a-thon for St. Jude Hospital. I have only received six response forms. All remaining students need to return their permission slips as soon as possible. Next week, students will receive a math booklet or may choose to complete the activities online. They have one week to complete the math problems. All monies collected will be due the following week. The exact date will be sent home soon.

Please stress the importance of participating in this project.

Important Dates for Your Calendar

January

18     NO SCHOOL

22     Mass at school at 1:45PM

29     Report cards go home

31     CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK BEGINS

          *Watch for information/schedule

          *Please return required slips ASAP :)

February

    2-4     CSW activities at school

        6     First Penance Retreat (all candidates)

               10AM-2PM at St. Stephen Church

        8    Early Dismissal/Jeans Day

       12   NO SCHOOL for students

       15    NO SCHOOL

       16    Mardi Gras

       17    Mass at school at 1:45PM

       20    St. Stephen First Penance 1PM

       27    St. Joseph   First Penance 11AM

             

Happy New Year!

 

I hope that everyone had a joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Please be reminded that the children will be square dancing on Monday and Tuesday (10:30-11:30AM) and again with the entire school on Wednesday afternoon (beginning at 1PM).

Students are asked to wear jeans or sweatpants, appropriate tops,and gym shoes all three days.

We will not have gym class on Thursday (January 7th) because of the square dancing schedule.

Remember to listen to the radio or check the Erie news stations for morning school delay or cancellation reports as we are now knee-deep in western Pennsylvania winter weather!