November 11, 2009

God bless our veterans who served so nobly and for our present military who serve so now.

H1N1 UPDATE Our absentee rate has dropped but we are still experiencing a mix of H1N1, a short but serious stomach bug, head colds, and even Fifth disease in Pre-K. Those of you with older children remember it as a fine rash that simply lets you know that your child has it and is no longer contagious.

We ask again that you not get upset about missed work, tests, and the like if your children are out sick for a long period of time. From the sounds of things, children who have the flu are too tired and weak to do anything but let their bodies recover. Teachers will work out plans with students on an individual basis to help them and so when you see information about test dates, etc. on their webpages, know that is for the students in school.

As of now, we do not have the accompanying paperwork for the administration of the nasal vaccine tomorrow and so our parent volunteers will be busy filling out those forms. If they come later today, we can start. Otherwise we’ll have a system in place before we have any students come to receive the vaccine. Please remember that Pre-K parents must be present and any other parents are welcome to be if they so choose. As described to me by our nurse, it is an easy administration—first up one nostril and then the other. Mrs. Wira has administered the vaccine at two public schools and she said that it went very smoothly and was not a bit upsetting for the children.



EVEN WITH OUR WEBSITE IN TRANSITION… you can still find what you need about school, we hope! Just click on Daily Announcements to see what’s most recent and clicking on the Tentative Calendar line shows you the year in review. We think that some people don’t realize that. As always, by going to Teachers on the sidebar, you can open any teacher’s webpage as well as Mrs. Tremper’s and mine. We are looking to have a Student Council link in the future as well. We know from many of you that you have bookmarked certain teacher webpages and made them favorites for yourselves.



WE HOPE THAT IT’S BEEN EASIER FOR YOU Having conferences spread out between progress reports and the first report card seemed like it would be easier for you to meet a teacher before or after school or in the evening depending on the arrangement. Your feedback about how we are doing conferences this year would be welcome.



REMEMBER HOW MUCH FUN YOU HAD AT THE LAST H&S LADIES BINGO? Tomorrow night’s event sounds like it will be even better. The committee has a fun evening arranged for you.

When the Board met this week, they decided to change from Lunch with Santa to a Bunny Brunch this spring and so you can look forward to that event with your young ones. They are still looking for a fun venue to replace the Halloween Party and you can be sure it will be a fun one.



RIPPED CUFFS? When we met with the representative from Flynn and O’Hara yesterday to talk about next year’s uniform specs, we told her about a concern that you have about ripped cuffs and bottom seams on their sweaters. Erin told us without flinching for anyone to be sure to return the sweater to them for a new one if you bought it in the past year. There is a school year warranty in place which they ascertain with your phone number. You don’t even need to know where your receipt is. They will replace your sweater and send the one you returned to the manufacturer so that they can see the problem.



PEOPLE AND EVENTS Congratulations to trumpeter John Birch (8-18) who will be representing SCS in the 2009-2010 Archdiocesan Honors Band. We are very proud of John who is a veteran with the Honors Band.

Our Swim Team won against St. Katherine’s at their last meet and we congratulate them for yet another win. This Sunday, the 15th, they will meet Calvary at 3 PM and we look forward to hearing those results.

Holy Redeemer Hospital is offering a Safe Sitter Course November 21 and 22 from 9-2:30 each day. It is for boys and girls 11 to 13 and registration is required. Please call 1-800-818-4747 or go to holyredeemer.com.



CRITICAL THINKING 101 Pheasant, ant, adder, rat, turtle leech, char, hare, eel, lion, newt, tiger—Ashley Sullivan (4-13) had them all when her correct entry was pulled and she will receive this week’s $10 Gift Card of Choice Certificate. For next week, it’s simple. What is a char?