JUST CHECKING IN ~ APRIL 28, 2010
“…No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared
for those who love Him…” ~~1 Corinthians 2:9
“IF APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAYFLOWERS, WHAT DO MAYFLOWERS BRING?” You might remember the answer to that old riddle—“Pilgrims!”, but May itself brings us close to the end of the school year. It’s a busy month both inside and outside of school and so we are all challenged in keeping everyone focused on the goal of making teaching/learning as productive as possible. Together we can do it, right? Check out the May calendar and you’ll see what we mean from just our end.
IMPORTANT AND TIME-SENSITIVE INFORMATION There is limited assistance available for families with serious financial difficulty. These families may apply for financial consideration. All applications should be in writing to our tuition review committee no later than May 1. Parents seeking assistance will be sent an application form which must be completed before a meeting is scheduled for them with the committee. Please be assured that these families will be treated with dignity, respect and in a confidential manner. Keep in mind that this applies only to families in grades K-8. Full tuition must be paid for Pre-Kindergarten. Families receiving assistance are expected to use our Gift Card (Scrip) Program to reduce their tuition and assistance is limited to families who qualify for the Special Stewardship Rate.
It is important for families to remember that assistance does not automatically roll over to the next year. If needed, it must be applied for each year.
Please note the requirements for 8TH GRADE STUDENTS to participate in school trip on Wednesday, May 12th: Tuition paid in full, Offertory at $660 level, and all fees paid in full by Monday May 3rd.
THANK YOU TO CAPTAIN McCARRICK for bringing the E-Z Identification Program here for K-1st Graders. A good number of our students were registered and so they were able to have all their information including even fingerprints put on a CD. While Captain McCarrick, and Officer Mroz were here at work with their team, some moms here for our H&S Special Lunch expressed their hopes that this grant might be extended to reach more grade levels in the future. Parents who have their CD now are reminded to put it in a place that is safe and you can easily remember where and also to include a piece of your child’s hair for DNA purposes.
SAFE ENVIRONMENT LESSONS take place twice yearly and it’s time for the spring sessions. These are the age-appropriate lessons that reinforce the importance of children being in charge of their own bodies and not letting anyone act inappropriately with them. If you prefer that your child NOT be in the classroom when the teacher presents this lesson, please contact our office for paperwork that you should sign and return advising us of that. We’d ask that you return the sheet by Friday as the lessons are next Monday and Tuesday and we’d need to let the teachers know.
DOING OUR PART AND BEING REWARDED March was a great month paper recycling-wise. We received a check for $160.55 for the month. Good work! Our students likewise reached out to help others in need right here in our Archdiocese by raising $1,087.61 for Nickels for Neighbors. Student Council Officers John Luciano and Shannon Harrington will present our check to the Bishop at Carroll HS tomorrow.
We are also rewarded when we reach out right here in our neighborhood. Please read the back of this newsletter to see how you can join others and reach out to help one of ours suffering with cancer. As the Race for the Cure approaches, we will also let you know how we can show our support for our families who are facing breast cancer. God will never be outdone in generosity to us.
PEOPLE AND EVENTS The office has flyers for Turn Two Baseball Camp at Ryan this summer. Just ask for one to be sent home to you.
B&R Family Fitness Club in Feasterville is holding a summer program for children from 3-14. You can call Jody at 215-355-2700 ext. 108 for more information.
CRITICAL THINKING 101 Congratulations to Brenna Farrell (7-22) for having her correct entry drawn for this week’s $10 Gift Card of Choice certificate. Brenna knew that A=8, B=9, C=5, D=1 when she solved the problems. For next week, try making these sets of words into synonyms by moving one letter from either word in the set to the other. For instance, boast / hip > boat / ship. Here we go: shred/ban --- rag/below--- table/seven--- potless/purse
Friday, April 30, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
April 16, 2010
DailyAnnouncements
- Letter Day: A
- Altar Servers: Bryn Reilly and Anne Marie Rymal
- Mass: 4
- No Title One Reading today
Thursday, April 15, 2010
April 15, 2010
Daily Announcements
- Letter Day: E
- Altar Servers: Christopher Maffae and Michelle Nocitra
- Gym Show practice tonight for all 6:45 to 8:00
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
April 14, 2010
JUST CHECKING IN ~ APRIL 14, 2010
“Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful; and kindle in them the fire of your love.”
THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL TRULY BE AMONG US this afternoon as our 6th Graders are confirmed. At a 4 PM liturgy, Bishop McFadden will anoint each of them with chrism as they are sealed with the Holy Spirit. Together let us pray for them to use the gifts of the Holy Spirit that they are receiving often and in service of others.
A SPECIAL PRAYER REQUEST Our 4th Grade teacher, Mrs. Muldoon was put in the hospital last week by her obstetrician and will remain there until the birth of her baby. Mrs. Muldoon was going to be delivered on the 30th and so is waiting as patiently and restfully as possible. We’ll let you know when the baby comes and you can all celebrate their joy with us. Parents who’ve been in our school know that the Muldoon lost their first child, an eleven day old son, last February and know why we are all praying so hard for them. When you come into our main lobby, if you look to your left, you will see a beautiful St. Christopher statue there in Baby William’s memory.
SOME GRADE SPECIFIC REMINDERS Families interested in having their 6th and 7th Grade students try for the Andy Wallace family scholarship are reminded the student’s essays are due by the last Friday of this month, the 30th.
Families of 5th Graders should look for physical forms from the nurse which must be filled out by the student’s doctor for 6th Grade admission. In addition to a physical exam, three vaccines are required. They are 1 dose of Tdap, given after the 10th birthday, 2 doses of Varicella vaccine, and 1 dose of meningococcal vaccine.
NOW THAT WE’RE NOT SWEATING… Parents can be sure that their students are wearing the appropriate summer uniforms. Please remember that uniform shorts are just that—uniform shorts. Not just any khaki shorts fit the bill. Likewise, sneakers and socks should be white and socks should be well over ankles. Shirts should be tucked in as ever and belts should be worn. On cooler mornings, wearing our uniform sweater with the summer uniform makes sense. If it’s gym day, please be sure that the gym shorts are body appropriate. It looks like some students are wearing shorts that they had three or four years ago. Gym shorts should neither be tight or, sorry for the pun or whatever it is in this instance, short. You know what we mean. Please remember that summer uniforms are an option, but if this option is chosen it should be complete. For instance, sneakers with winter uniforms don’t cut it nor do black socks. As we said, you know what we mean.
DRUM ROLL, PLEASE! We are proud to announce the Connelly Scholarship winners for 2010. Congratulations go out to Isabella Brown, Hannah Cochrane, Ryan Hearn, Kevin Jurgelewicz, and Victoria Kahhan. These five 8th Graders will be receiving a third of their archdiocesan high school tuition all through high school. There is a presentation ceremony at Ryan on the evening of May 10th at which winners will be recognized and celebrated.
PEOPLE AND EVENTS Brooke Anderson (3-8) passed her Junior. Black Belt test this past Saturday by taking a grueling four hour test. She will receive her official black belt at a ceremony in June. Imagine all the hard work that got Brooke this far when she’s just in 3rd Grade!
Amanda Hearn (5-16) donated her hair to Locks of Love, the charity for children with cancer who need wigs. We know that Amanda’s curls will make some child’s life brighter and we’re proud of her.
Mary Elise Lynch, a 2002 graduate of St. Chris, was just awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study the discordance between HIV rapid testing in Kisumu, Kenya. She will go to the Kenya Medical Research Institute in August to work on this research project for a full academic year and then begin medical school in the fall of 2011. Like us, her parents are so excited for her and this great accomplishment and proud that she began her education at St. Chris!
We’ve also been told that Jessica Sylvester SCS ’07 has not only been admitted to the National Honor Society at Nazareth Academy but also to the Spanish Honor Society and the Mathematics Honor Society. We’re honored that Jessica got her start here.
The Philadelphia Department of Recreation is offering Summer Art Camp 2010 for artistically motivated participants from 6-18 years of age. If you’d like a copy of the information brochure, let our secretary Mrs. Lombardi know and she’ll see that your child brings home a copy for you.
CRITICAL THINKING 101 Congratulations to Chris Tamulis in Pre-K who had his correct entry drawn for this week’s $10 Gift Card of Choice certificate. The answers were: 1. flight>light 2. fact>act 3. frank>rank 4. fever>ever. For next week, you’ll need to figure out the code the following. The asterisks separate the words.
20-2-10-13-19 *** 4-7-17-10-20-19-16-15-7-6-17 *** 20-4-7-16-16-11***10-20**19-7-6***1-6-20-19.
“Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful; and kindle in them the fire of your love.”
THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL TRULY BE AMONG US this afternoon as our 6th Graders are confirmed. At a 4 PM liturgy, Bishop McFadden will anoint each of them with chrism as they are sealed with the Holy Spirit. Together let us pray for them to use the gifts of the Holy Spirit that they are receiving often and in service of others.
A SPECIAL PRAYER REQUEST Our 4th Grade teacher, Mrs. Muldoon was put in the hospital last week by her obstetrician and will remain there until the birth of her baby. Mrs. Muldoon was going to be delivered on the 30th and so is waiting as patiently and restfully as possible. We’ll let you know when the baby comes and you can all celebrate their joy with us. Parents who’ve been in our school know that the Muldoon lost their first child, an eleven day old son, last February and know why we are all praying so hard for them. When you come into our main lobby, if you look to your left, you will see a beautiful St. Christopher statue there in Baby William’s memory.
SOME GRADE SPECIFIC REMINDERS Families interested in having their 6th and 7th Grade students try for the Andy Wallace family scholarship are reminded the student’s essays are due by the last Friday of this month, the 30th.
Families of 5th Graders should look for physical forms from the nurse which must be filled out by the student’s doctor for 6th Grade admission. In addition to a physical exam, three vaccines are required. They are 1 dose of Tdap, given after the 10th birthday, 2 doses of Varicella vaccine, and 1 dose of meningococcal vaccine.
NOW THAT WE’RE NOT SWEATING… Parents can be sure that their students are wearing the appropriate summer uniforms. Please remember that uniform shorts are just that—uniform shorts. Not just any khaki shorts fit the bill. Likewise, sneakers and socks should be white and socks should be well over ankles. Shirts should be tucked in as ever and belts should be worn. On cooler mornings, wearing our uniform sweater with the summer uniform makes sense. If it’s gym day, please be sure that the gym shorts are body appropriate. It looks like some students are wearing shorts that they had three or four years ago. Gym shorts should neither be tight or, sorry for the pun or whatever it is in this instance, short. You know what we mean. Please remember that summer uniforms are an option, but if this option is chosen it should be complete. For instance, sneakers with winter uniforms don’t cut it nor do black socks. As we said, you know what we mean.
DRUM ROLL, PLEASE! We are proud to announce the Connelly Scholarship winners for 2010. Congratulations go out to Isabella Brown, Hannah Cochrane, Ryan Hearn, Kevin Jurgelewicz, and Victoria Kahhan. These five 8th Graders will be receiving a third of their archdiocesan high school tuition all through high school. There is a presentation ceremony at Ryan on the evening of May 10th at which winners will be recognized and celebrated.
PEOPLE AND EVENTS Brooke Anderson (3-8) passed her Junior. Black Belt test this past Saturday by taking a grueling four hour test. She will receive her official black belt at a ceremony in June. Imagine all the hard work that got Brooke this far when she’s just in 3rd Grade!
Amanda Hearn (5-16) donated her hair to Locks of Love, the charity for children with cancer who need wigs. We know that Amanda’s curls will make some child’s life brighter and we’re proud of her.
Mary Elise Lynch, a 2002 graduate of St. Chris, was just awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study the discordance between HIV rapid testing in Kisumu, Kenya. She will go to the Kenya Medical Research Institute in August to work on this research project for a full academic year and then begin medical school in the fall of 2011. Like us, her parents are so excited for her and this great accomplishment and proud that she began her education at St. Chris!
We’ve also been told that Jessica Sylvester SCS ’07 has not only been admitted to the National Honor Society at Nazareth Academy but also to the Spanish Honor Society and the Mathematics Honor Society. We’re honored that Jessica got her start here.
The Philadelphia Department of Recreation is offering Summer Art Camp 2010 for artistically motivated participants from 6-18 years of age. If you’d like a copy of the information brochure, let our secretary Mrs. Lombardi know and she’ll see that your child brings home a copy for you.
CRITICAL THINKING 101 Congratulations to Chris Tamulis in Pre-K who had his correct entry drawn for this week’s $10 Gift Card of Choice certificate. The answers were: 1. flight>light 2. fact>act 3. frank>rank 4. fever>ever. For next week, you’ll need to figure out the code the following. The asterisks separate the words.
20-2-10-13-19 *** 4-7-17-10-20-19-16-15-7-6-17 *** 20-4-7-16-16-11***10-20**19-7-6***1-6-20-19.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
April 7, 2010
JUST CHECKING IN ~ APRIL 7, 2010
“Jesus is risen! Let us sing! Praise to the ever living king! Alleluia!...”
SPRING IS REALLY HERE Having all celebrated a blessed Easter, having the Phillies ready to go, having the IRS counting down toward the 15th, having cherubs out on baseball and softball fields, all are signs that spring is really here and that we must be diligent in keeping our students tuned into a strong 3rd Trimester effort. With sunny days and longer evenings, it is a challenge, but one that won’t be daunting to those of you looking for a strong finish for your children to the school year.
NOON DISMISSAL REMINDER FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY Please be reminded the Sacrament of Confirmation will be conferred at 4 PM on the 14th and that we will be dismissing at noon. Your prayers for these students will help them on this very special day in their spiritual lives. We know how important the graces they will receive are for them.
TITLE I SERVICES When we sent home letters about summer school for Title I eligible students, some parents were surprised that their children were on eligibility lists. When our Title I teacher spoke at the first H&S meeting in the fall, she told the audience that lists were determined based on given guidelines. By the use of Terra Nova test scores in Grades 3-8, by the inclusion of as many as possible under the umbrella in 1-2, and by total inclusion in K we were able to make lists that put as many students as possible on them. Services are then provided on an as-needed basis with parent approval to a limited number of those students with the exception of summer school which is available to all the eligible students. As you can guess, some students will have no need of these services, but by being on the lists which are formalized by the third week of September, they would be immediately able to have them if the need arose during the school year. With all that this Title I program can do for our students, we want to be sure that we cover as many students as possible.
MORE BRIDGE GRANT MONEY AVAILABLE The Bridge Foundation has notified us that we will be receiving an additional $8700 in EITC funds to be shared by nine financially qualified SCS families. To be considered, please call Maryann Junod at the Parish Center by next Monday, April 12th, and your name will be put in the lottery. Drawing will take place on Thursday, April 15th, and those whose names were drawn will be notified. Those families whose names were not drawn in the earlier lottery we held for $10,000 in funding will also be included.
FINANCIAL AID FOR 2010-2011 There is limited assistance available for families with serious financial difficulty. These families may apply for financial consideration. All applications should be in writing to our tuition review committee no later than May 1. Parents seeking assistance will be sent an application form which must be completed before a meeting is scheduled for them with the committee. Please be assured that these families will be treated with dignity, respect and confidentiality. Please keep in mind that this applies only to families in grades k-8. Full tuition must be paid for Pre-kindergarten. Families receiving assistance are expected to use Gift Card (Scrip) Program to reduce their tuition. Assistance is limited to families who qualify for Special Stewardship Rate.
A TRUE EARTH DAY CELEBRATION can take place very easily at SCS if we renew our efforts to recycle and get our green and yellow bins as full as possible this month. April 22nd will mark the 40th birthday of Earth Day and we can give our Earth a great gift by being extra-aware of how much we can/should recycle.
APRIL STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Congratulations to the following students: Pre-K-Caitlin Coan; Kindergarten- Jennae Yeager and Patrick Lonergan; First- Juliette Lamb, Ethan Ramos, and Robert Fredericksdorf; Second- Ryan DiVergilis, Nicholas Schmid, and David Teesdale; Third-Kada McGovern and Casey Coan; Fourth-Katie Rogers, AJ Naylor, and Kassidy Rusden; Fifth-Joseph Comas and Brianna Geiger; Sixth-Lisa Valentino, Juliana Pascali, and Kelsey Tyrrell; Seventh-Jill Snyder, Maria Market, and Maria Schuck; Eighth-Laney Coull, Anna Ryan, Nora McWilliams, and Jenna Plunkett.
PEOPLE AND EVENTS Imagine winning a trophy almost as tall as you are! That’s just what happened last weekend for Katie Weller (1-31) at the Amerikick International held at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Katie came in 2nd Place in the 6-7 year old competition for yellow belts. Way to go, Katie!
How about these alums? Holy Ghost will be presenting their spring musical on April 15, 16, 17, 18 at 7:00 pm each evening. The show is Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with four St. Chris alums involved in the production: Edward Spangler (Stage Crew Manager), Edrick Chow (stage crew), Emily Gaggianno (orchestra) and Conner Smith (Benjamin). We’ll post the flyer with ticket information by the main office.
CRITICAL THINKING 101 Congratulations to Michael Rocks (4-11) for having his correct entry drawn. We didn’t catch very many people. Almost everyone knew that exactly 250 dozen eggs would be needed. Michael will be receiving this week’s $10 Gift Card of Choice certificate. For next week, let’s go back to a popular kind of puzzle. See if you can take away the first letter of the word and still have a valid word. Here are the clues. It’s up to you to figure out the words. 1. A trip through the air > illumination; not heavy 2. true statement > part of a play; something done 3. straightforward; blunt > position in a hierarchy 4. high body temperature > at any time; at all times.
“Jesus is risen! Let us sing! Praise to the ever living king! Alleluia!...”
SPRING IS REALLY HERE Having all celebrated a blessed Easter, having the Phillies ready to go, having the IRS counting down toward the 15th, having cherubs out on baseball and softball fields, all are signs that spring is really here and that we must be diligent in keeping our students tuned into a strong 3rd Trimester effort. With sunny days and longer evenings, it is a challenge, but one that won’t be daunting to those of you looking for a strong finish for your children to the school year.
NOON DISMISSAL REMINDER FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY Please be reminded the Sacrament of Confirmation will be conferred at 4 PM on the 14th and that we will be dismissing at noon. Your prayers for these students will help them on this very special day in their spiritual lives. We know how important the graces they will receive are for them.
TITLE I SERVICES When we sent home letters about summer school for Title I eligible students, some parents were surprised that their children were on eligibility lists. When our Title I teacher spoke at the first H&S meeting in the fall, she told the audience that lists were determined based on given guidelines. By the use of Terra Nova test scores in Grades 3-8, by the inclusion of as many as possible under the umbrella in 1-2, and by total inclusion in K we were able to make lists that put as many students as possible on them. Services are then provided on an as-needed basis with parent approval to a limited number of those students with the exception of summer school which is available to all the eligible students. As you can guess, some students will have no need of these services, but by being on the lists which are formalized by the third week of September, they would be immediately able to have them if the need arose during the school year. With all that this Title I program can do for our students, we want to be sure that we cover as many students as possible.
MORE BRIDGE GRANT MONEY AVAILABLE The Bridge Foundation has notified us that we will be receiving an additional $8700 in EITC funds to be shared by nine financially qualified SCS families. To be considered, please call Maryann Junod at the Parish Center by next Monday, April 12th, and your name will be put in the lottery. Drawing will take place on Thursday, April 15th, and those whose names were drawn will be notified. Those families whose names were not drawn in the earlier lottery we held for $10,000 in funding will also be included.
FINANCIAL AID FOR 2010-2011 There is limited assistance available for families with serious financial difficulty. These families may apply for financial consideration. All applications should be in writing to our tuition review committee no later than May 1. Parents seeking assistance will be sent an application form which must be completed before a meeting is scheduled for them with the committee. Please be assured that these families will be treated with dignity, respect and confidentiality. Please keep in mind that this applies only to families in grades k-8. Full tuition must be paid for Pre-kindergarten. Families receiving assistance are expected to use Gift Card (Scrip) Program to reduce their tuition. Assistance is limited to families who qualify for Special Stewardship Rate.
A TRUE EARTH DAY CELEBRATION can take place very easily at SCS if we renew our efforts to recycle and get our green and yellow bins as full as possible this month. April 22nd will mark the 40th birthday of Earth Day and we can give our Earth a great gift by being extra-aware of how much we can/should recycle.
APRIL STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Congratulations to the following students: Pre-K-Caitlin Coan; Kindergarten- Jennae Yeager and Patrick Lonergan; First- Juliette Lamb, Ethan Ramos, and Robert Fredericksdorf; Second- Ryan DiVergilis, Nicholas Schmid, and David Teesdale; Third-Kada McGovern and Casey Coan; Fourth-Katie Rogers, AJ Naylor, and Kassidy Rusden; Fifth-Joseph Comas and Brianna Geiger; Sixth-Lisa Valentino, Juliana Pascali, and Kelsey Tyrrell; Seventh-Jill Snyder, Maria Market, and Maria Schuck; Eighth-Laney Coull, Anna Ryan, Nora McWilliams, and Jenna Plunkett.
PEOPLE AND EVENTS Imagine winning a trophy almost as tall as you are! That’s just what happened last weekend for Katie Weller (1-31) at the Amerikick International held at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Katie came in 2nd Place in the 6-7 year old competition for yellow belts. Way to go, Katie!
How about these alums? Holy Ghost will be presenting their spring musical on April 15, 16, 17, 18 at 7:00 pm each evening. The show is Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with four St. Chris alums involved in the production: Edward Spangler (Stage Crew Manager), Edrick Chow (stage crew), Emily Gaggianno (orchestra) and Conner Smith (Benjamin). We’ll post the flyer with ticket information by the main office.
CRITICAL THINKING 101 Congratulations to Michael Rocks (4-11) for having his correct entry drawn. We didn’t catch very many people. Almost everyone knew that exactly 250 dozen eggs would be needed. Michael will be receiving this week’s $10 Gift Card of Choice certificate. For next week, let’s go back to a popular kind of puzzle. See if you can take away the first letter of the word and still have a valid word. Here are the clues. It’s up to you to figure out the words. 1. A trip through the air > illumination; not heavy 2. true statement > part of a play; something done 3. straightforward; blunt > position in a hierarchy 4. high body temperature > at any time; at all times.
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