Dear Parents/Guardians,
March is going to be a very busy time for us as we continue our Lenten journey towards Easter as well as our preparation for, and the taking of, our standardized tests. Strange that I think both of these journeys in some sort of parallelism; however, both of these are very important to us—one spiritually and the other academically.
One of the most incredible events our eighth graders put together for our school and the parish is the Living Stations. They have already begun planning and rehearsing this. If you can make it to our presentation on Friday, March 26, please do. I promise you that it will be one of the most inspirational events you will attend.
As I said, we will also be taking tests this month. The National Religion Assessment will be taken by the 5th and 8th graders on March 11th & 12th. The IOWA’s will be taken by 1st-8th graders the following week (week of March 15th), and the COGAT’s will be taken by the 3rd, 5th, and 7th graders the following week (March 23rd-25th). There will be more information going out on this, but we do ask that the students get plenty of rest and bring a healthful snack for those days. Do not make any dentist or other appointments for those mornings. The testing will be in the mornings only.
The following are other happenings of the month:·
- Tuesday, March 2—Read Across America·
- Wednesday, March 3, 6:00-8:00 P.M.—Science/Math night through the Creative Discovery Museum. This evening will be for all ages. Hope to see you there.·
- Saturday, March 6, 5:30 P.M. Mass—Celebration for all scouts at OLPH. Dinner to follow at PLC.·
- March 8-10—UTC Science Fair. We will be having many great entries from our middle school there. ·
- Wednesday, March 10—Kindergarten Open House from 6:00-7:00 P.M. for prospective families.·
- Thursday, March 11—Talent Show from 6:00-7:00 P.M. This should be a fun evening for all.·
- Friday, March 12—End of the third nine weeks (Can you believe it?!?!)·
- Monday, March 15—Teacher In-Service Day. No school for students.·
- Wednesday, March 17—Report cards go home. (Happy St. Patrick’s Day)·
- Thursday, March 18—Open House for all prospective families grade 1-8 from 4:00-6:00 P.M.·
- Monday, March 22, 6:30 P.M.—School Committee Meeting.·
- Wednesday, March 24—Home and School Meeting.
We will begin our Easter Break with Good Friday on April 2nd. Hopefully, I will be able to get my April’s Principal Corner out before we go on break. Until then, have a wonderful March.
Sincerely,
Jeri McInturff