January, 2014

God's face is that of a merciful father who is always patient. A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just.  Pope Francis

          

January 2014

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and winter break.  What a way to start the new year with this weather!  This is a perfect time to remind you that if we have school closings for inclement weather or any other reason, we will send out a Parent Alert.    Although, we generally close when Hamilton County does, it is not a guarantee.  However, all three Catholic schools do agree on our closings unless there is a school specific reason. We will try to get it on the TV stations, but sometimes it doesn't work out that way.  If we do call you in a Parent Alert, please give it time to relay the recorded message.  I will also try to do a text message with it; however, I can only put in 140 characters in a text message.  So, there may be a time I cannot send it in a text. 

January is basketball season.  The schedule of the games will be posted on our website and in the Fanfare weekly. Our first home game is January 9^th.   However, we have an East Tennessee Diocesan Play Day on January 11^th in Knoxville.  There will be no admissions charged if you wish to attend.  This day has been coordinated with the Notre Dame and Knoxville Catholic basketball game that same date.  So, you may want to save this date as a family outing for basketball.  Next year, Chattanooga will be hosting it. 

January is also the month we celebrate Catholic Schools Week.  This week long celebration will begin with 10:00 mass on Sunday, January 26^th.  There will be a lot of activities throughout this week as we celebrate the theme of "Communities of Faith, Knowledge, and Service".  There will be a lot of information coming out about this in future correspondences. 

Wednesday, January 15^th, is $1.00 out of uniform day, and it is also the day we will be sending home report cards for the last quarter.  We have another Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night on the 16^th.  This month's competition for the Hungry Howie's Pizza Party will be for box tops. 

ChattiGras is quickly approaching (February 15^th).  If you have not yet bought your tickets, you can purchase them from Cissy or online (www.biddingforgod.com/chattigras).  The online auction begins January 27^th.  Plan on attending this annual event as it is fun for all and benefits the three schools and our students. 

Have a wonderful rest of January.

God bless,

Jeri McInturff