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Weekly Newsletter
Written by Ellen Leary   

Dear Parents,

We hope that your child(ren) had a successful school year.  We remind you that they have assigned summer reading but I urge you to encourage your children to read far more than what's on their class lists.  It's the best possible preparation for future success in school.  The lists of assigned reading are at the end of this letter arranged by class.

 

Bottle & Can Collection.  We continue to collect during the summer.  If you have Dot Day collections, bring them up on the first Saturday of July, the 4th.

 

There  is a picture of last month's collection stacked to the sky in the pickup truck which comes every month.  We thought we finally had him stumped, but the driver managed to get every single bag onto the truck!!

 

Tuition bills were given to everyone.  I remind you that tuition is due in full by August 1st.  If you are using the payment plan you need to be fully registered by that date.  Enclosed is the enrollment form and a sheet of FAQs for those who expressed interest in using TMS for a 10 month plan. 

 

 If you would like to use this option applications are available at the school. Please call the school first to be sure someone is here .

 

ABSOLUTELY NO STUDENT WILL BE ALLOWED TO BEGIN SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER IF TUITION IS NOT PAID OR YOU HAVE NOT ENROLLED IN THE TMS (TUITION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS) PLAN.

 

You also received  flyers from JBEdwards Uniform Company and CORI forms.  These forms must be filled out each year by everyone who has any contact with children for the safety of the children.

 

Thank you for the privilege of teaching your children.  May God keep you and your children safe, happy, and holy this summer and always.

Have a wonderful summer.

 

 

                                                                Summer Reading Lists

 

K2       Bedtime for Frances   by Russell Hoban

           Corduroy by Don Freeman

 

Gr. 1    If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff

                   Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

 

Gr. 2     Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

                     Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judith Barrett

 

Gr. 3      The Lucky Baseball Bat by Matt Christopher

                       American Girl-Addy Learns a Lessopn 1864 by Connie Porter

 

                       The eXTREME Team on Thin Ice by Matt Christopher  

                       (Mrs. Murphy has this book and will give it any new student.

 

Gr. 4       Required:  And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? by Jean Fritz

 

                       Choose any two (2) of the following:

 

                      Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary

                      The Secret Soldier by Ann McGovern

                      The Twits by Raold Dahl

                      The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare

                 

 

Gr. 5       Choose any two (2) of these novels:

        

                 Because of Wynn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

                 Crash by Jerry Spinelli

                 Lily's Crossing by Patricia Giff

                 Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

 

                 In addition, choose any two (2) of the following:

 

                 Football Genius by Tim Green

                 The Wanderer by Sharon Creech

                 The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

                 Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion by Loree Burns

                 Rules by Cynthia

                 Any book (not previously read) from the Percy Jackson series which includes

                  Battle of the Labyrinth and The Last of the Olympians. 

                  You may only read one book from this series.

 

Gr. 6    Required: all three of the following:

 

                   Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

                   Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff

                   Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

 

                   Additionally, choose two (2) from the following:

 

                   The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byars

                    Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman

                    Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

 

 
Guild Announcements
Written by Christine Bailey   

Thank you to everyone who made this past year so successful. 

We are especially grateful to Jill Sweeney for all of the hard work she put in to making the auction so successful.  We could not have pulled it off without her and are extremely grateful for her expertise!

A big thank you to Pat Connolly, Susan Gallagher Shea and Dave Blandino (DJ) who so generously volunteered their time.

To all of you who came and supported us at the auction, sold your chances as best you could, donated an item, or helped out in anyway - thank you so very much.  Without parent involvement it would not be possible to do what we did this past year.

Unfortunately the same people seemed to help out throughout the year and many parents did not participate at all!  We know how busy everyones lives can be  (we all have jobs and families too) - but if we all work together great things can happen.   The school cannot and will not stay vibrant without parental input and support.

Thanks again for your support throughout the year!  We will have an updated amount that has been raised this year on the website in a few days.

Christine, Kelly, Mickelann and Joann

 
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