NOTES FROM THE PRINCIPALS’ DESKS

JUNE 3, 2008

THE BEARY NICE AWARDS The Beary Nice Award winners for the week of May 26^th are: Kayla Marucci, Jake McCormick, Alicia Skinner, Kate Hogeland, Bridget Zidek, Evan Serratore, Geena Owen, and Leah Patrick

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

“Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.”

DATES TO REMEMBER

June 4^th – Pre – K Celebration in the Hall @ 10:00am

June 5^th – Kindergarten Celebration in the Hall – Children to be dropped off @ 1:30pm

June 6^th – Last Day of Hot Lunch Program

June 9^th – Free pizza lunch for grades 1 – 8 courtesy of Pizza Plaza and the Guerra family

June 10^th – 8^th Grade Graduation @ 7pm

June 12^th – Last Day of School Grades 1 – 7 – 3:15pm Dismissal

June 20^th – Gym uniform orders due to the school office

COMMUNITY PRAYER

We value the children who are the leaders of community prayer each morning. They are called upon to proclaim the word of God to our school community daily during community prayer. We thank and congratulate the following students for their leadership during the week of May 26^th: Erin Durnin, Matthew Triner, Jenna Susson, and Kelechi Chukwunenye.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH

We congratulate the following students who been named Student of the Month for June. These students live the example of joy: Kindergarten – Emily Branchide, Kayla Marucci; First Grade – James Magee, Justin Brown; Second Grade – Melissa Bauman, Jake Nubbemeyer; Third Grade – Meghan Reguera, Emma Craparo; Fourth Grade – Alaina Ellis, Kasondra Pfiester;

Fifth Grade – Daniel McDonald, Devon Haviland; Sixth Grade – Joseph Colbert, Nicholas Wolf; Seventh Grade – Deanna Mauro, Dominic Zupito; Eighth Grade – Marianne DiLiegro,

Kathleen Troy.

SUMMER SKILLS PROGRAM AND TUTORING

We are sending home information about the opportunities presented this summer by our faculty to help students maintain their academic skills or find new ways to study. Please contact the school office or the individual teachers for more information.

THANK YOU!

Thank you to all who helped make this year special for our children…to Mrs. Ludovico and Mrs. Devanney for greeting the students with a smile as they get off the bus, even in miserable weather; to Mr. Oliver, Ms. Burckhardt, Mrs. Conroy and the car line valets for their service to the school and fellow students; to all of our volunteers in the lunch room and other school endeavors, particularly our Home and School Board members for planning the activities and fundraisers that do so much to help our school.

THANK YOU # 2

Field Day 2008 was a huge success despite the less than optimal weather. Thank you to Mr. Oliver for planning the day and all of the parent volunteers for supervising the events and providing refreshments. We applaud the students for their sportsmanship and fair play which enabled everyone to have an enjoyable day.

FINAL TUITION PAYMENTS

The last tuition payment was due to the Parish Business Office on May 1^st. Please make arrangements to settle your tuition accounts as soon as possible. If accounts are delinquent, participation in Pre-K, Kindergarten and 8^th grade graduations, receipt of report cards and academic record transfers will be withheld until accounts are settled. Please do not put us in the position of denying your children these events due to inattention of financial arrangements.

PLAN AHEAD FOR LUNCH

The last day of the lunch program is Friday, June 6^th. On Monday, June 9^th, Mr. Hector Guerra, owner of Pizza Plaza and father of Alexia and Hector, is treating the students and faculty to a pizza lunch. On this day, the children should bring in a drink and any other snack items. We are grateful to Mr. Guerra for his generous treat to our students and staff. On June 10 – 12, students should bring in lunch and drinks from home.

JOIN THE FUN!

Nativity of Our Lord School will be celebrating its 50^th anniversary this Fall. In honor of this celebration, we are looking for volunteers to prep and paint the classrooms and school hallways. Gather a group of 4 or 5 friends or family members and select a classroom you would like to paint! We will reserve that room just for your group. Food and refreshments will be provided. We guarantee a day filled with lots of laughs. We will begin painting both during the day and for a few hours into the evening beginning Monday, June 23^rd. We need your help to make this project a success. To volunteer call Jerry at 215-962-0671 or Patrick at 215-918-0572 or e-mail your availability to stacedez@comcast.net.

SCRIP UPDATE

Sunday June 15, 2008 there will be no Scrip sales – Happy Father’s Day!!

Starting June 16, 2008 Scrip summer hours will be as follows:

Monday - No Sales

Tuesday - 6:30 PM to 7:30PM @ Rectory

Wednesday - No Sales

Thursday - 6:30 PM to 7:30PM @ Rectory - No AM sales

Friday - 6:30 PM to 7:30Pm @ Rectory

Saturday - 10:00AM to 2:00PM @ Rectory

Sunday - 8:45AM to Noon @ School (Entrance C)

VOLUNTEER ALERT

Those volunteers whose clearances expire in the upcoming school year have been sent reminder letters. Avoid the Fall rush by renewing your State Police Record Check and Child Abuse Clearance during the summer.