ST MATTHEW SCHOOL / PSA

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March 4, 2010
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PROFESSIONAL DAY: Friday March 12; An in-house Mathematics instruction presentation and conference among our teachers, to help your children excel in mathematical concepts and problem solving.
DIOCESAN PROFESSIONAL DAY: Monday March 22; The Diocesan Catholic Schools Office will be introducing all Catholic elementary school administrators and teachers to the Terra Nova Edition 3 test which we will be administering to students in the fall of 2010.
There are some changes from the Terra Nova 2 which we have given in the past, including a writing component for grades 4 and 7.

PSA EVENTS
MOVIE NIGHT – March 19 at 6:30 p.m. Details forthcoming. This evening always assures great entertainment for our families complete with popcorn and enjoyment with the folks we know.
FOXWOODS BUS TRIP – April 10th ; Reservations due by March 26th. Sponsored by SMS Parent School Association. Details on the flyer.

RACE FOR EDUCATION – Mrs. Roberta Roussel, Chair of this day-long SMS tradition, invites your participation in planning this year’s event.
Join the committee this Wednesday, March 10th at 5:30 p.m. in our school cafeteria. Bring your ideas. As, Principal, I urge you to get involved.
Plan the activities. Obtain corporate sponsors. Book interesting guests to come to the Race. Make this the best race yet!

BUSINESS OFFICE: Families whose tuition payments have fallen behind are respectfully asked to call Miss Dwyer to officially adjust your payment schedule. It is important that you call or schedule an appointment.
ACADEMICS
EXAMS will be administered next week, beginning March 8.

REPORT CARDS: After examining you child’s report card on Thursday, please sign the card and promptly return it to your child’s teacher.

SUPER BEAR: Second grade parents should expect this little guy with his diary to come home one night. The 2nd graders are writing BEAR’S experience as a guest in your home. You will be impressed with the children’s writings in the diary. Also, these students have proudly mastered regrouping with double digit subtraction. In English, they are now recognizing and using adverbs in sentences. Congratulations!

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: Ask your child if he/ she can now recite The Ten Commandments and The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy from memory. The Commandments are the foundation of forming our conscience, The Judeo-Christian sense of right and wrong. The student body has memorized these tenets of our faith, and recites them each morning. Each morning, additional instruction on doctrine will continue to be presented to our students with tenets to be committed to memory. These basic truths will carry them throughout their lives.

SCHOOL CLUBS
SPANISH GUITAR: Mrs. Norma Laura, our Spanish teacher, who frequently incorporates music into her instruction, is now offering weekly guitar instruction after school to students who have expressed interest. We thank her for her dedication.

SCHOOL PLAY: Mr. Pare, Music Instructor and Drama Coach, is about to cast the roles for our spring school play, a musical! Once that he announces the title of the well-known musical to his Drama Club, I will announce it to you.

BASKETBALL: Boys grades 7-8 and grades 5-6 teams are in the semi-finals. If the team(s) win this weekend, they go to the championship.
Let’s cheer them on and pray! Congratulations boys and coaches!

VOLLEYBALL: Mr. Raspberry wants to begin a spring co-ed volleyball team for students in grades 7and 8. There will be an informational meeting sometime next week or the week after next. Students who are interested are asked to let your teacher know.Stay tuned for more details.

LENT AND OUR CHRISTIAN FAITH
Please don’t forget to worship this weekend and every weekend as a family. Faith formation and values formation, as you know, begin in the home.
During this Lenten time of personal reflection, and of building our personal relationship with the Lord, let us take time to reassess what we value as reflected in our relationships, lifestyles and commitments. In the name of inclusiveness and acceptance, our society has gradually slipped into deviant moral practices that are out of keeping with our God-given nature. As individuals, it is so easy to get swept into the group mentality. We call it tolerance and then permit our laws to uphold practices and relationships that will ultimately harm individuals and undermine the well-being of our society.
As individuals, we do make a difference and we can make a difference for better or worse. The future of our children depends on what we do today.

ENJOY THE SPRING-LIKE WEEKEND WEATHER!