| Mr. Baird's Newsletter, Issue 24 |
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| Tuesday, 16 February 2010 12:26 |
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Little Flower Newsletter 2-16-10 Congratulations Little Flower 8th Graders! Congratulations to all 21 of our 8th grade students. They were all accepted to their first choices of high schools. We have students that will attend Nerinx Hall, Rosati Kain, Vianney, St. Louis University High School, DeSmet, CBC, and Maplewood Richmond Heights High School. Trivia Night Coming Soon! The holidays are over and the Super Bowl is done. Now it’s time for some trivia fun! Spaghetti and Meatball Supper! Congratulations 5th Grader Lily Kerns Congratulations Lily as she recently participated in the Catholic Schools’ Week Essay Contest. Lily received honorable mention for her entry, nice going Lily! Thanks to Russ Knutsen and Beth Kozel A special thank you to these two parents that recently provided a Sheldon Performance Theatre performance for the entire school. The PreK-4 grade students saw a performance of Peter Rabbit and the 5-8 grade students viewed a performance on Amelia Earhart. Thank you for the kind gesture and the students loved the shows. Magazine Drive Turn-In Days A reminder that our final two turn in days for the magazine drive are Friday Feb. 19 and Tuesday Feb. 23. Thank you to all that participate! Documentary On The History & Future Of Catholic Education A newly-produced one-hour documentary on the history and future of Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis, Mission to Educate: A Faithful Past, A Faith-Filled Future, will air on HEC-TV (Cable) at the following times: Sunday, Jan. 31, 6 p.m. HEC-TV is Channel 26 for Charter Cable customers and Channel 99 for AT & T U-Verse customers with HEC-TV option. When Mission To Educate is being aired on HEC-TV, it will be simultaneously shown online at hectv.org. The documentary will soon be available on the HEC-TV site and on iTunes U, available for downloads to iPods or iPhones. Go to hectv.org for more information. View a promotional video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7xAlXNF2pk
Easy Fundraising For Little Flower How often do you use Search Engines? My guess is that you use them often. You can raise money for our school while completing your searches. Use www.goodsearch.com and you can support our school. They give 1 cent for every search that is made. Over the course of a year this could translate to hundreds of dollars for our school. Shoe Drive, Get Rid Of Those Old Smelly Shoes Want to help needy people around the world? Want to make your house smell better and become more organized? We have a way for you to do both. Starting during Catholic School’s Week and throughout the month of February, Little Flower School and Parish will be collecting old shoes. The shoes are recycled at $0.35 a pound. This money is taken by Pastor George Hutchings to help the poor and needy around the world. For more information go to www.shoeman.org Six Flags Read To Succeed Forms Due Soon! The Six Flags Read To Succeed tally sheets are due to your child's teacher by February 24.The tickets will arrive sometime in April. Little Flower After-School Care Program On Monday January 4 we began our after-school care program. The program is available from 3:05-6 every school day. The costs of the program are: $240 a month, everyday, all day $65 a week, everyday, all day $15 a day for 3 hours $3 per ½ hour These numbers reflect what your cost would be depending upon how much time you commit to and can be pro-rated depending on how much time you need. The program is being run by one of our Little Flower parents, Stephanie Lucas. At our after care program the students will complete homework with assistance, play board games, have snacks, and socialize. To enroll your child or for questions please contact Mr. Baird. Reminders About Drop-Off and Pick-Up Procedures Morning Drop-Off Arch Terrace is a one-way street going south. If children are dropped off on the east curb, children should exit on the left side of the vehicle. When cars stop in the middle of the street or on the west curb, students must exit their vehicles on the right side of the car and proceed down the sidewalk to the crossing guard. Parents may not drive onto the parking lot under any circumstances. No cars are allowed on the parking lot during the school day, except in the case of a funeral. Dismissal Students who walk home exit the building by the rear doors nearest the church and walk straight to Arch Terrace or walk between the school and church to Boland Place. Students who ride home in cars exit the building through the rear north doors. Patrol boys and girls will direct students to their cars. Any child not picked up within ten minutes after dismissal should return to the school office to call a parent and wait. A late fee is assessed for these students, based on time of pick-up. This includes mid-day dismissal for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students. Dismissal Pick-Up Parents enter the parking lot at the northernmost Arch Terrace entrance and park in the angled parking spaces. The children walk to their cars under the direction of the student safety patrol.
Calendar: 2/19 3rd Magazine Turn In Day 2/19 Stations of the Cross 2:30 2/20 8th Grade Spaghetti Dinner 2/21 Children’s Liturgy Mass, 10:30 a.m. |