Catholic Schools Week

Catholic Schools Week is the week of January 29th through February 3, 2006. It is a time when we celebrate the many contributions of Catholic schools to the betterment of our community, and the many selfless teachers and administrators, both lay and religious, present and past, who have made the academic excellence and spiritual growth of our children their life mission.

Catholic Schools Week
January 29 through February 6, 2006

Catholic Schools: Character. Compassion. Values

Catholic Schools Week is quickly approaching.  The theme this year is: Character. Compassion. Values. (each word is followed by a period not a comma.)

For those of you who are new to the Catholic schools this is a national celebration.  All across the country all Catholic schools celebrate Catholic Schools Week.   Each day has a different focus for the students.

Sunday, January 29 - Our Parish

• All students are encouraged to wear their uniforms to Mass.  All students who attend St. Patrick’s are asked to help bring the gifts up during the Offertory.
• 2:30 There will be an All Schools Mass held at St. Matthew’s.  We encourage all students to wear their uniforms and attend this Mass that is being celebrated by Bishop Jugis. Parents and siblings are welcomed to attend.

Monday, January 30 - Our Church and Our School

All School Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Jugis at 9:00 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Parents are encouraged to attend.

Tuesday, January 31 - Our Community

The 4^th and 5^th graders will travel to Pinewood Elementary School.  The students will make friendship bracelets.  The books that the Kindergarten -3^rd graders collected will be given to Pinewood Elementary students.

Wednesday, February 1, 2006 - Our Parents

Parents are invited to attend a program at 1:30 in the gym

Thursday, February 2, 2006 -
Teacher Appreciation Day

Breakfast will be served to the teachers in the lounge.

Friday, February 3, 2006 - Field Trips (11:00 to 1:00)

K-1 Bowling: Please bring a Bag lunch.  Please wear white bottom tennis shoes

2-3 Bowling: Please bring a bag lunch.  Please wear white bottom tennis shoes.

4-5 Blast: Please bring a bag lunch.

All students will be sent home with a large triangle on January 20th.  We ask each family to take a few minutes and help decorate the triangle.  Please return all triangles by January 26^th.    Each grade is being asked to decorate the triangle in the theme assigned to that grade.  Please feel free to draw, cut pictures out of magazines, and paste photos of something that you think represents the theme.  Have fun with this project.

Theme for each class:

                K-1 Compassion

                2-3 Values

                4-5 Character

Please feel free to ask any member of the Catholic Schools Week committee for information.

              Joy Bolly
                Linda Shea
                Carmen Garmilla
                Jennifer Reed
                Mary Ognovich

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